I need help from the Star Wars fandom!

sniperct:

itsnotjessica:

*POSSIBLE SPOILERS?*

When the whole “Rey being a Mary Sue” thing came up, I agreed because coming out of the theater after seeing the movie, I thought exactly that before knowing what the term meant. I did think she learned the force too fast and I didn’t have a lot of stuff explained to me about her character’s skills and what not. It didn’t affect how much I loved her and how important she is in the grand scheme of things, but I thought it was a flaw nonetheless. However, after seeing a few conversations online about how that privilege has been given to a lot of male characters, my opinion changed. Someone had also pointed out that even Anakin had this privilege.

I was just having a conversation about it with my brother. He really likes Rey, but still believes she is a Mary Sue. I brought up the point I had seen about how other characters had been Mary Sues, and no one batted an eye. I brought up Anakin. When he said “Name one character who people like,” I was at a loss, so I dropped it for the time being.

However, I want to learn more now. I’d like all the help I can get. I’d appreciate if anyone and everyone could reblog this and add as many male characters (since Mary Sues are traditionally female) that fall under this category. I’d like to be more active in this conversation. Thanks in advance!

Han Solo
Luke Skywalker
Starkiller (from the force unleashed games)
Steve Rogers
Tony Stark
Indiana Jones
James Bond
Bruce Wayne
Superman
Aragorn (in fact literally everyone in the Lord of the Rings. Everyone)
Harry Potter
90% of all anime men

Any of my followers want to add to the list?

Bats and Supes are two big ones, yeah.

Basically, take any given male character, then think how people would react if a female character did those same things that he does. If the answers is “they would call her a Sue” or “they would complain that she was unrealistic,” then congratulations (sarcasm) you might as well have found a Marty Stu/Gary Stu.