(August 12, 2016 at 7:52 am)Anomalocaris Wrote:I agree that having a character so unusually capable can be a sign of lazy writing, unless it is somehow justified by her back-story or progeny.(August 12, 2016 at 3:58 am)Alex K Wrote: Also, I want it to be good because all the dudebro assholes on the web are screaming "Mary Sue!" because they can't stomach strong female leads.
I scream "mary sue" not because she is supposedly strong, but because she is supposedly a guttersnipe who is somehow born better than Han Solo in piloting Millenium falcon and Better than a trained apprentice in light saber fights.
Quote: The story is written like a sloppy fan fiction in which the character Rey is the author's fantasy of herself.
Yes, that's what Mary Sue means. I don't think it is one in this case.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
