源自《星际迷航》二创小说《A Trekkie's Tale》(Paula Smith著)中一个被作者故意写得很优秀的角色的名字。
Mary Sue (複數 Mary Sues)
- (粉絲用語,常貶義) 玛丽苏
2010年8月3日,Ta-Nehisi Coates,“A Whole New World”, in The Atlantic[1]:Bella may be a Mary Sue, but if we don't identify with her, and even if we do, there's no other interpretive place for us in the universe.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
2015年1月20日,Sian Cain,“Why a non-white Nancy Drew could be amazing”, in The Guardian[2]:She was a mashup of ideals that made her feel very fake; a Mary Sue who was popular, pretty, athletic, artistic, all the while loved by everyone who met her.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
2015年12月19日,Tasha Robinson,“With Star Wars' Rey, we've reached Peak Strong Female Character”, in The Verge[3]:So here's a radical suggestion: instead of being concerned about whether her Mary Sue flawlessness is a problem, why not, just this once, enjoy it for what it is?- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)