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The Mary-Sue ABC's

Act

Let's Go Rangers!
So, uh, I rolled out of bed and decided to do a mass edit on this. I wrote it like two years ago, and pulled it out of my hard drive because I was insanely bored. *shrug* and that one-shot contest is going on and I totally suck at one-shots, so I figured I'd best use one I already have. I tried revamping Sincerely, Feebas, but stream-of-thought blurby things just aren't as good revamped, IMO. In my case, anyway. So now you can suffer through this.

So, yeah. When I wrote this, this kind of stuff was rampant. It doesn't really apply as much as it did, but I guess the principle still holds true.

So, take it for what it is and please, do enjoy. :)

Oh! And much credit to Irony-chan for the idea.

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A is for Ash
Who ten years from now
Will be buff and handsome
(Please don’t ask how)
And whether Misty or May
We know for sure
It’s his daughter’s turn now
For journeys galore

B is for Blaze
A charmander of legends
But he’s not one lizard
He’s more like seven
Or several hundred
It must be confusing
To be battling another
Which Blaze is losing?


C is for Claire
Who was walking one day
When an injured pokemon
Happened her way
Joy came to her with the thought
Of having this pokemon not having fought
She rushed to the center, heedless of care
And had her license revoked when she arrived there.

D is for Dana
A very strange trainer
Unlike the others, everyone hates her
Her hair is not blonde, legs are not straight
She runs away to change her fate
Along with a pokemon
(And without certification)
This anti-sue will plague the nation

E is for Eevee
Who’s sick of this land
They’re tired of always being
At some sue’s right hand
When he makes an appearance
And sees readers shudder
He could only wish they’d
Been born another

F is for Flora
A morph on the run
Her name fits her sunflora blood
She’ll win over Rockets, passing each test
She’ll be loved by some
Hated by the rest
Page after page, breath after breath
This fic will go on ‘til the author’s death

G is for Geoff
Who finds it quite funny
That he can shove in his backpack
A years’ worth of money
Some CDs, some scissors
The kitchen sink, too
I guess a U-Haul
Is coming with you

H is for Hannah
And she can’t keep quiet
An abusive trainer
Makes her riot
All this righteous talking
‘Bout what not to do
Might make the reader
Want to run to the loo

I is for Inari
A new trainer is she
Like, totally kawaii!
It’s a cross-culture spree
Complete with ‘Konbonwa’
And even a ‘Hai’
Hopefully, next
She’ll learn ‘goodbye’

J is for Judy
Who knows she is great
Her fics are amazing
Out of five? An eight!
But when she uploads
Her latest Sue
She’ll be starting a war
After the first review

K is for Koby
The poor central guy
In one of those parodies
That burn out the eyes
No spelling or grammar
A poorly planned plight
Even satire has boundaries
Please, know how to fight

L is for Lena
Her starter, it’s true
Was none other than
You guessed it—mew!
With her fire-red eyes
Hair silver like a rhino
It’s weird to think
That the girl is albino

M is for Mew
Who begs you, please
Leave me to slumber
Do leave me at ease!
I’m not someone’s pet
Nor a happy little toy
With legendary powers
I’m built to destroy

N is for Nick,
Who proudly annoys.
Every bit of canon
He refuses to employ
Mews roam the streets
Dexter won’t be quiet
And as the pokemon talk
Reviewers riot

O is for Oliver
Who started out late
Yes, some years have passed
He’s now twenty-eight
The professor looks on
With a pitiful hunger
He has no idea
He’ll lose to those younger

P is for Polly
With a flip of her hair
She has the guys drooling
And the author doesn’t care
She’ll prance around
in very much glory
This is, you remember,
A pokemon story

Q is for Quagsire
Who too has a complaint
He’s been written off
And is frankly ashamed
He’s a fine, good pokemon
Who’s immune to spark
Can everyone please stop
Leaving him in the dark?

R is for Ruby
The girl, not the game
Though according to her title,
They’re on in the same
She has her own chronicle
Many times over
And is forced to be
A forgotten holdover

S is for Steve
Who just got a power
That lets him become
A pokemon shower
One after the other
With very much ease
Who though that shape-shifting
Was such a breeze?

T is for Tula
Who has some cool gear
It can hold so many ‘mon
I can’t fit the numeral here
But it seems quite odd
With hardly four hundred found
You’d have some need
For that many pokemon around

U is for Uma
A militant shipper
Who flames anyone
Who doesn’t agree wit’er
Wrong pairing? Uh-oh!
Here she comes now
I can’t believe you dared
To call Misty a cow

V is for Vulpix
Who is near going crazy
With how many authors
Are so close-minded and lazy
This poor little fox
Is so tired out
When she see a vulpix
Even she wants to shout

W is for Walter
A cute little lad
Who’s been going to school
So he’s late a tad
But here I ask
Something I truly can’t get
How do you learn ‘bout pokemon
When you don’t have one yet?

X is for Xandy
A growlithe of sorts
Who acts like a human
And one’s name he sports
A pokemon is not
A human in new skin
I’d say characterization is good
Going out on a whim

Y is for Yvonne
Who won’t catch rattata
The former’s too good
For the weak little latter
No caterpie or birds
No nirdoran, it seems
One has to wonder
How this girl builds a team

Z is for Zach,
Who looked up at the screen
He hates sues so much,
He understands what I mean
The creatures are degrading
They send him into a fit
Unless, you see,
It’s him writing the fic

 
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PDL

disenchanted
abosultely marvelous use of rhyme :)

and you managed to hit nearly ever cliche that appears in every pokemon fic ever.

this one is the one I'm most concerned with:

X is for Xandy
A growlithe of sorts
Who acts like a human
And one’s name he sports
A pokemon is not
A human in new skin
I’d say characterization is good
Going out on a whim

I'm now kinda scared that the characters in my fic may be something like Xandy here ::dons tinfoil hat::
 

katiekitten

The Compromise
XD Nice Act! A very well done piece, and a good way to get your point across. :)

X is for Xandy
A growlithe of sorts
Who acts like a human
And one’s name he sports
A pokemon is not
A human in new skin
I’d say characterization is good
Going out on a whim

Um... *shoves horror one shot under bed* You were saying? XD
 

Bay

YEAHHHHHHH
Liked this one shot Act! Yeah, the Sues can be a drag at times.

Q is for Quagsire
Who too has a complaint
He’s been written off
And is frankly ashamed
He’s a fine, good pokemon
Who’s immune to spark
Can everyone please stop
Leaving him in the dark?

Aw, poor Quagsire! Maybe in one of my fics I will put him in! He needs some love! (Hugs)

;134;~Good night, and good luck~
 

The Great Butler

Hush, keep it down
May I be honest?

Act, you are a great writer and a great reviewer (a double-doozy!) but honestly.....I didn't really like this.

I don't know. Poetry/rhymes aren't my cup of tea.......and really, if you must know, I think the whole thing of Mary-Sue bashing is kinda old (Not defending them, but just saying.........) Not only that, on a more personal level it bugs me because I feel like some of the things are aimed at me.

I mean, my hero in my first fic caught a Lugia. And the villain owned Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Mewtwo and Mew. Everyone raved.....yet I still feel bothered by some of it.

I know you're probably thinking I need a thicker skin, and you're probably right. I just hope you'll forgive me......this is the first negative review I've ever written. :(
 

Act

Let's Go Rangers!
Whoa... reviews. Craziness.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. And very creative, Skimarufan xD.

Butler, I'm sort of curious, what didn't you like about it as a fanfiction? Is there anything you feel I can improve on it? I'm sorry you dislike poetry and feel victimized and all (which I boggle at, by the way... if your character has sort of sue-ish characteristics, I'm not sure how it's my fault), but I'd really appreciate knowing how my mechanics were as a whole, whether you enjoyed the plot, and how I can fix it if there were any problems. Do I really deserve havning *another* one factored into my rating because you aren't a fan of poetry?

Admittedly, I'm not a fan of reading poetry myself. -.o'

I'm sure I did it for fun and didn't mean anything snarky in the tone, so I do hope everyone can just enjoy it. Smile, loves!


Anyway, I think this is the most reply I've gotten to a single thing ever before in my life. Which scares the living crap out of me. The dead crap, not so much. Just the living crap.

Thanks again, all.
 
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PDL

disenchanted
Act said:
Anyway, I think this is the most reply I've gotten to a single thing ever before in my life. Which scares the living crap out of me. The dead crap, not so much. Just the living crap.

that's the price of being popular XD
 

Negrek

Lost but Seeking
It doesn't really apply as much as it did, but I guess the principle still holds true.
Oh, no! The Sues are evolving!

Hmm... I don't remember if I've said this already, but the "Xandy" entry keeps making me think of Xanthic Growlithe Contract. Update soon, Facia.

Anyway, this is definitely better than I remembered. It still flows awkwardly in some places, but in general it had a lot more rhythm and better rhyme to it, or at least so far as I can remember from the original. Funny when you say that these don't appear to be as relevant... I guess I haven't read many stories with these particular problems in a long time. But perhaps I'm just getting better at separating good stuff from dross and have avoided clicking my way into it.

In the end, amusing and true as ever. I do plan to review Misconception soon, too.
 
They’re one in the same

Thought I might point out the typo there.

It was quite amusing, though it never really struck me as hilarious.

N is for Nick,
Who proudly annoys.
Every bit of canon
He refuses to employ
Mews roam the streets
Dexter won’t be quiet
And as the pokemon talk
Reviewers riot

Hands down the best stanza.

Anyway, this made me smile. Nice job

*places flan down and bows*

Er... yeh...
 

Act

Let's Go Rangers!
Thanks much Negrek and Byaz :)

Oh, no! The Sues are evolving!

Dunno, it seems less to be sues and more to be the English abuse that's the problem recently *shrug*

It was quite amusing, though it never really struck me as hilarious.

Ditto. Like I said, the original actually makes me laugh (or chuckle, anyway). Hopefully this ol' guy is just enjoyable.
 

CHeSHiRe-CaT

A Curious Breed
Q is for Quagsire
Who too has a complaint
He’s been written off
And is frankly ashamed
He’s a fine, good pokemon
Who’s immune to spark
Can everyone please stop
Leaving him in the dark?
Act, you officially made me love Quagsire that much more ;-; I put him a short-lived show I had. I even wrote a one-shot about Quagsire and their loverly celebration of round stuff @w@ Excellent work, and lovely poetry that fits the mood of the comedy *nodnod*
 

Tezza

Bird Master
Heheh! I remember reading that elsewhere and I loved it so much I saved it on my computer. My favourite verse is Polly's. Brilliant stroke of inspiration!
 

The Great Butler

Hush, keep it down
Butler, I'm sort of curious, what didn't you like about it as a fanfiction?

As a fanfic, it really was well-written truthfully. The subject, though, I dislike. I just feel that the anti-Mary Sue genre doesn't have much steam left in it, I guess. I personally don't see too many Mary-Sue fics pop up here, sure there are some, but they can be dealt with as they appear.

(which I boggle at, by the way... if your character has sort of sue-ish characteristics, I'm not sure how it's my fault)

I never intended to imply that. In fact, I said that because I hold such high respect for you as a reviewer----I'm going to try and say this without offending either you, Act, or my regular reviewers, which isn't an easy thing to do---but when I see one of the forum's top ace reviewers writing such things that could be applied to me, I feel as though my work just doesn't measure up. Now, I definitely respect and enjoy the input of all and I don't mean to make anyone feel that their opinion is inferior, but there's still that feeling that I'm not doing all I could do.

I just know I offended someone by posting that. :(
 

Sike Saner

Peace to the Mountain
Entering this thread, I wondered if and how it could actually be possible to have an entire alphabet's worth of entries on a single subject without having to really stretch. Well, now I know. Helluva job, this. Comedy-wise, it did make me laugh in places, while in others its sheer cleverness brought a smile.

My favorite parts (with the lines that got the biggest laughs out of me underlined):

C is for Claire
Who was walking one day
When an injured pokemon
Happened her way
Joy came to her with the thought
Of having this pokemon not having fought
She rushed to the center, heedless of care
And had her license revoked when she arrived there


K is for Koby
The poor central guy
In one of those parodies
That burn out the eyes
No spelling or grammar
A poorly planned plight
Even satire has boundaries
Please, know how to fight​

That one was a prime example of smile-inducing cleverness. ^^

L is for Lena
Her starter, it’s true
Was none other than
You guessed it—mew!
With her fire-red eyes
Hair silver like a rhino
It’s weird to think
That the girl is albino


U is for Uma
A militant shipper
Who flames anyone
Who doesn’t agree wit’er
Wrong pairing? Uh-oh!
Here she comes now
I can’t believe you dared
To call Misty a cow

Yes, I underlined all of that one. That one is my absolute favorite; it cracked me up. XD

V is for Vulpix
Who is near going crazy
With how many authors
Are so close-minded and lazy
This poor little fox
Is so tired out
When she see a vulpix
Even she wants to shout

EDIT: Oh, and one more highlgiht from this thread, one that’s actually not a part of the poem itself:

Act said:
Anyway, I think this is the most reply I've gotten to a single thing ever before in my life. Which scares the living crap out of me. The dead crap, not so much. Just the living crap.

XD I loved that.
 

Act

Let's Go Rangers!
*pops in*

Thanks much for the kind words. Uh... *spammypost*

That revamp of S,F is looking more and more appealing... though, admittedly, that doesn't apply at *all* any more.

I just feel that the anti-Mary Sue genre doesn't have much steam left in it, I guess.

Oh, I totally agree with that. *points to the ever-present author's note at the top of the post* I wrote this a very long time ago, and, on a whim, edited and reposted it.

Hmm... maybe a 'the grammar faux paus abcs' are more appropriate... xD

ttfn~
 
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