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ITT: gary stus & mary sues
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i'll start with a pretty obvious one
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>>140735201
>b-but he was edgy that one time in that one arc
>that means he's deep and not another goku ripoff
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>>140735201
>>140735237
poo poo no hero academia fans everyone
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>>140735201
Fuck off tumblr
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>dattebayo
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Literally Jesus.
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>>140735201
I've got a better idea. Post characters who are irrefutably NOT gary/mary sues.
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>>140736109
Gon
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>>140735201
Killua
>>140736109
Gon
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all of them
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>>140736013
The entire fucking guild is full of sues.
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>>140736478
She's the loudest one though.

Nothing Natsu does will ever beat the GMG shit, how Kyoka turned out, or those Edo Tensei wannabes.
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>>140735201
>no Uchiha Madara in sight
u dissappoint me /a/nons
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So pretty much any Jump protagonist?
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>>140735201
>gets outclassed by every other hunter
>mary sue
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>>140736731
I think the two leads from Bakuman weren't very sueish. Too bad they were both boring.
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>>140736360
>didn't beat Mach 40
>sues/stus
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>>140735599
I don't know how many times I got to keep saying this but if you like SAO for the plot you're a mouth breather
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>>140735201
He's adorable.
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>>140735201
>gets beaten constantly by more powerful enemies, mentors and even unimportant peers
>gets shoved to the side for other characters to take a main role, didn't even meet the last major antagonist at all
>obvious emotional and mental problems
>hypocritical, lacks a moral compass, tends to take his best friend for granted

He's not even any sort of hero who saves the day let alone a Mary Sue, he's just a really talented but relatively small fish in a big pond.
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>>140736715
>sue
>ultimately loses against his rival and has most of his work done by a kid who was brainwashed
>owns all of the characters until literally getting hijacked by an even bigger villain
>dies ignominiously at the feet of pitying rival.
Yeah no
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>>140737796
>If you like SAO [...] you're a mouth breather
Fixed that for you.
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>>140735201
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ONII-SAMA
ONII-SAMA
ONII-SAMA
ONII-SAMA
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>>140737697
>go to space and return soon later without consequences
>overthrow soldiers
>defeated killers with ketchup
yeah, sues and stus
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>>140738524
I thought that was Jesus-Yamato for a second
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>>140736576
What even is the point of him
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He's kinda cool when he does it though.
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>>140738698
Beat the shit out of Kaneki once in a while so he doesn't become a Gary Stu
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>>140738549
>implying those soldiers were worth shit
>even then it took every single student together
>ignoring the fact that Karasuma was always strong
Just what I'd expect from memespouters
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>>140735201
>>140735237
>>140735280
I like both of them. ;_;
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>>140738702
No he's not, Jotaro is by miles the worst JoJo MC.

The sad thing is that he's entertaining as a supporting character
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>>140738524
>>140738629
/thread
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>>140738783
>implying those soldiers were worth shit
Well, I guess, because they were professionals. Unless all the pros from this series are incompetent.
>>even then it took every single student together
So teamwork makes everything extremely easy? Haikyuu!! should be a pretty boring series, then.
>ignoring the fact that Karasuma was always strong
Because he's a gary stu too.
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>>140738843
>"Friends of Justice of course"
>"You can't pay back what you owe with money"
>"I'll be the judge of that"

Come one, you gotta admit he has some epic one-linners
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>>140738757
holy shit how have I not realized this over the years
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one of the worst part of the new canon and all the rectons
horrible actor as well
jj is bad and disney is shit
regressive pandering and fanbase doesn't help either
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>>140736109
Gon
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>>140739004
Fuck off /tv/.
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>>140738967
>bullying middle schoolers
>"professional"
I like how getting captured and requiring a full on assault as retaliation is "easy".
>Haikyuu!! should be a pretty boring series, then.
Probably because it is, you fucking fujo.
>emotionally distant to majority of his peers
>dense
>treats his wife like shit
>stu
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>>140738843
Joseph is best JoJo
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>>140735201
are gary stus are inherently bad?
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>>140735201
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>>140738843
be more contrarian. who is giorno anyway
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>>140738698
He is so far remove from humanity that he's just as much of a monster as any ghoul.
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>>140739004
While I kind of agree she was ultra powered, all force jesus kinda were. Still nowhere justified the asspull on Kylo fight, she should've lost an arm or get scarred.
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>>140739607
That ain't infinite prep time Batman, anon.
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>>140739607
But he dies
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>>140739707
And he's also full of important flaws.
Only people who have never read Superman think he's a stu.
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>>140736360
There's a difference between good kids and being a Gary Stu or Mary Sue. One of the reoccurring things in AssClass is Koro-sensei helping them with their problems.
Except for Karma. Karma is definitely a Stu.
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>>140739289
>bullying middle schoolers
>"professional"
They work for the government, are trained soldiers. = Professionals. The problem is that for the series that doesn't mean anything. Cowardly writing I must say.
>you fucking fujo.
You know that most AC readers in Japan are women, right?
>emotionally distant to majority of his peers
>dense
That did not stop him from invading the enemy's hideout and defeat him in a blink (with help of ketchup, of course).
>treats his wife like shit
That didn't stop him to marry her and get her pussy. See, the supposed weaknesses of them make no difference, cos everything always contributes to their success.
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>>140739707
Implying that fucker will stay dead
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>>140739607
But how come all the best comics I've read were Superman? I think his gary stu parts are pretty surface level
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>>140739607
Nigga he has more depth then most characters
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>>140739862
Irina was also employed by the government and bickered with the children often, in fact she had a whole arc about "being a professional".
>You know that most AC readers in Japan are women, right?
You know that it doesn't mean you get to drag your gay volleyball where it isn't needed, right?
Or is it that difficult for fujos to stay on topic and they need to bring up every series under the sun?
>That did not stop him from invading the enemy's hideout and defeat him in a blink
Yet none of this made him a flawless person, as he was still in a "professional" mode until he realized he was in the wrong as a human and didn't consider anyone's feelings.
Keep bringing that tomato juice that wasn't even his own plan, you autist.
>get her pussy
Citation needed or get the fuck out.
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>>140739786
>One of the reoccurring things in AssClass is Koro-sensei helping them with their problems.
and they learn fast as fuck, because nothing seems to go against their way for more than two seconds. plot armor is something recurrent in shonen, but in assclass this is just ridiculous.
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>>140739707

Are talking about in the new movie?

Because if so, top kek lad
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>>140740410
>why are things happening so fast in a short series
Autism
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>>140739895

Because you haven't read enough comics. And this isn't a discussion of who's the biggest stu. It's a discussion of who is a stu at all, ie. Superman

>>140739911

Most characters in fiction or in DC? Cuz if it's the former, I will fight you, famalam. In fact, I will also fight on behalf of the latter
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Is this bait? How is he a Stu? He's outclassed by antagonists and other hunters in every arc, loses all the time and is constantly presented as a flawed character who takes bad decisions. He also was responsible for Kite's death and was called a liability back in CA.
Even his victories are either shallow or because of someone else half of the time.
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>>140735201
Gon lost most of his battles in the series.
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>>140740510
>>140740540
Trust me it is bait. The sad thing is that in defending that Gon is a good character you automatically open yourself to all sorts of trolls to "prove you wrong". HxH is the ultimate manga with the most complex and brutal situations and I don't give a rat's ass about the responses this post will get.
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>>140735201
HHAHAHAH TRY AGAIN YOU NIGGER
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>>140735201
HHAHAHAH SMILE AGAIN YOU NIGGER
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>>140740508
Recommend some better comics then
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>>140740722

Depends. Comics in general or strictly superhero?
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This little faggot right here. Literally the whole comic is just about Gon being as cool as possible. When he acts like a dick, it's presented as adorable. When he does nice things, he's a fucking savior. If he can't win a fight he wins the favor of creatures he fucked over for some reason, and they have a big fat fucking party. I've heard the term "Mary Sue" thrown around a lot, but Gon really takes the cake with that term.

Not that it ruins his manga, I mean it works, but this little prehistoric shit is 10x more of a power fantasy than Kirito ever was in VR. I recommend you check it out, and especially if you love a reptilian Gary Stu.
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>>140740808
uh just superheroes for now
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Haifuri mc.

You know it to be true.
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>>140740465

No retard, he's talking about the Death of Superman. It was a comic back in the 80's
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I've always felt like what makes a "Mary Sue" has less to do with how super powered and seemingly perfect a character is, and more to do with how loved, fawned over, and worshiped the character is by others. Particularly in the case of fan fiction, which is where the term originated. If a character is ultra capable but you don't get the feeling that he/she is destroying the agency of nearly every other figure in the story by creating worshipers that orbit the person in question, then said character isn't actually a Mary Sue.

So in anime terms harem protagonists fit the bill better than anything.
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>Gon
>Gary Stu
This is either bait or OP is genuinely retarded. HxH's Gary Stu is Killua.
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>>140741047

I know what Death of Superman is. And he didn't even die there either, you dummy
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>>140737796
>i like it for the little girls like a well adjusted member of society! my social media pages are littered with ironic anime girls! just kidding, i dont use social media, that's for normies, hah!
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>>140741188
Nah, Killua is too dependent on Gon and has his share of personality flaws. Even if he's a bit more talented, he chooses to sit on the sidelines for Gon and doesn't steal the spotlight the way a gary stu should.
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>>140741275
He die until the Return.
He might be OP, but he's by no means immortal or undefeatable.
Hell, even Wonder Woman with Hefestos sword could win over him.
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>>140740923

It's difficult to really name general superhero comics that are good because a lot can be hit or miss

Try Hitman, Frank Miller's Daredevil or Trials of Loki
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>>140741400

He was in a comatose state until Return. He never officially died. Also, Mary Sues/Gary Stu's can be beatable while still being exactly that. Superman usually bests people he was beaten by, or surpasses them. The character didn't start off this way, and I just chalk it up to lazy writing because the writers constantly want to top his feats instead of fleshing out his character a little more
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>>140737857
This
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pic related
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I personally hope they add a little bit more to Killua's character. When they went to the tower, that part of the anime was fun and very interesting.
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thinly veiled wish fulfillment anime rec thread
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So what defines a Mary Sue anyway?
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>>140743125
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue
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