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Mary Sue

stock character; youthful but one-dimensional character with overly idealized and hackneyed mannerisms, often considered a stand-in for the author
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Mary Sue

Summary

Mary Sue is a stock character[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mary Sue's instance of is recorded as stock character[3].
  • Mary Sue is a type of author surrogate[4].
  • Mary Sue's described by source is recorded as Geek Heroines: An Encyclopedia of Female Heroes in Popular Culture[5].

Body

Definition and Type

Mary Sue's instance of is recorded as stock character[3]. It is a type of author surrogate[4].

Influence

Things named for Mary Sue include The it[6], a website[7].

Why It Matters

Mary Sue has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Entities named for it include The it[6], a website[7].

Related Entities

The Mary Sue

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mary Sue. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-sue
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mary-sue_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mary Sue}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mary-sue}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 19d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → stock character
    Subclass of → author surrogate
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Geek Heroines: An Encyclopedia of Female Heroes in Popular Culture
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q140354409]]"
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