डिज़्नी प्रिन्सेस Countdown: Which DP is the most like a Mary Sue? Round 10- Choose the LEAST LIKE a Sue. (Eliminated द्वारा टिप्पणियाँ explaining why!)

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Rapunzel
   38%
Snow White
   33%
Belle
   29%
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AudreyFreak picked Snow White:
13. Merida
12. Tiana
11. Anna
10. Jasmine
9. Pocahontas
8. Ariel
7. Cinderella
6. Mulan
5. Aurora
4. Elsa
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A Mary Sue is an idealized character meant to be the Author Avatar (a character who shares traits with the author like name, appearance, beliefs, etc.) or a self-insert character for the reader to live through. Common Sue traits (note, having a few of these to a degree doesn’t necessarily make a true Sue):

-Exceptionally popular/gets lots of attention, even if the Sue is *supposed* to be shy, anti-social, or socially awkward. People are drawn to her, her advice is great, and she’s trusted fairly quickly.

-Only people who challenge or dislike the Sue are portrayed as mean, stupid, or villainous (and usually get a comeuppance)

-Has no real flaws, or ones that are meant to be endearing and relatable (popular ones are clumsiness, temper, awkward, and stubbornness) that are justified by the author or not even intentionally written. These ‘flaws’ will ONLY help her, never hurt her because she’s always right. (For example, she’s rightfully stubborn against something bad or she loses her temper on someone who deserves it.)

-She doesn’t have to suffer consequences for selfish, bad, or reckless behavior

-Exceptionally beautiful, often with exotic traits like unusual coloring meant to make her stand out physically.

-Magical tools/weapons

-Magical abilities/traits like wings, healing factor, immortality, etc.

-Unusual pet(s)

-is a Woobie (has a tragic past or crappy life) but is still perfect/likable despite what happened.

-Exceptionally talented or good at things the author deems good. The Sue might be bad at things the author considers stupid (girly things like sewing, fashion, etc. but good at “boyish” stuff or things outside the norm like fighting, reading, or weapons are common). Even if the talent/skill isn’t realistic for the time period (like being a scholar or warrior when you're a medieval peasant, for example).

-Usually or always get their way even when she’s actually in the wrong. Never gets called out for being wrong, but if they do, the person calling them out is portrayed as a jerk (see above). If she does do something wrong, she’s remorseful and is instantly forgiven.

-Good fashion sense, even if she’s meant to be a rough-and-tumble type or one who doesn’t care about clothes and is effortlessly attractive. Male characters will often comment on how they like this about her.

-Is a Special Snowflake who “isn’t like the other girls”. Something unique, physically or personality-wise, sets her apart from everyone else.

-A Friend to All Living Things. Animals like her and she loves everyone and forgives their imperfections. Willing to protect or risk all for someone she just met recently.

Summed up, the Mary Sue is meant to stand out from everyone else in a good way and is generally portrayed as the ideal character/role model, very cool and universally relatable, usually. Anyone who dislikes the Sue is the one portrayed as in the wrong.
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AudreyFreak picked Snow White:
Finally, it's easier to vote. I agree with what others have said, Snow is pretty idealized, but she's definitely not a snowflake who is always right, which the other two have going on pretty hard. Snow's not magical or portrayed as set apart from everyone else except for her beauty.
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AudreyFreak picked Snow White:
*sigh* well you riggers must not really care as much about the ones you're voting for as much as it seems, because if you did you'd still leave a comment. IT'S NOT COUNTING if you don't.
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truth76 picked Snow White:
She's suppose to leave.
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manu962 picked Belle:
Well, everyone loves her and Rapunzel. While the there are a few that dislike Belle and are not portrayed as evil.
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LightningWhite picked Belle:
Belle is slightly less Sue-ish than Snow White because Snow White doesn't do any big wrong in the movie, a bit of a Woobie (dead parents, evil stepmother), a friend of all living things, and I see rather idealized in the movie. Belle isn't perfect, she's kind of a loner and impractical and abstract (maybe even absent-minded).
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3xZ picked Belle:
*disappointed* Ah, for me Elsa is the most Mary Sue... I don't see Belle is that much a Mary Sue. She made mistakes but not a right 'mistakes'. And she got her 'punishment' for doing that. Like she ran away from Beast's castle after made a promise, she was attacked by wolves and if not for Beast, she would have die.
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dclairmont picked Snow White:
Glad that Rapunzel and Belle are still here :)
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BKG201 picked Belle:
:'(
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AudreyFreak picked Snow White:
But her loner thing and being abstract are portrayed as good things that make her unique (the special snowflake).

and I would say she definitely didn't get punished. well, for the wolf thing sure, but she's never once portrayed as being in the wrong. when she's cleaning the beast's wound, she's portrayed as right, as the victim, even though she broke the rules.
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