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"Gee, golly, gosh, gloriosky," thought Mary Sue as she stepped on the bridge of the Enterprise. "Here I am, the youngest lieutenant in the fleet—only fifteen and a half years old." Captain Kirk came up to her. "Oh, Lieutenant, I love you madly. Will you come to bed with me?"

"Captain! I am not that kind of girl!"

"You're right, and I respect you for it. Here, take over the ship for a minute while I go get some coffee for us."

Mr. Spock came onto the bridge. "What are you doing in the command seat, Lieutenant?"

"The Captain told me to."

"Flawlessly logical. I admire your mind."

Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and Mr. Scott beamed down with Lt. Mary Sue to Rigel XXXVII. They were attacked by green androids and thrown into prison. In a moment of weakness Lt. Mary Sue revealed to Mr. Spock that she too was half Vulcan. Recovering quickly, she sprung the lock with her hairpin and they all got away back to the ship.

But back on board, Dr. McCoy and Lt. Mary Sue found out that the men who had beamed down were seriously stricken by the jumping cold robbies, Mary Sue less so. While the four officers languished in Sick Bay, Lt. Mary Sue ran the ship, and ran it so well she received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Vulcan Order of Gallantry and the Tralfamadorian Order of Good Guyhood.

However the disease finally got to her and she fell fatally ill. In the Sick Bay as she breathed her last, she was surrounded by Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, and Mr. Scott, all weeping unashamedly at the loss of her beautiful youth and youthful beauty, intelligence, capability and all around niceness. Even to this day her birthday is a national holiday on the Enterprise.

Mary Sue stories—the adventures of the youngest and smartest ever person to graduate from the academy and ever get a commission at such a tender age. Usually characterized by unprecedented skill in everything from art to zoology, including karate and arm-wrestling. This character can also be found burrowing her way into the good graces/heart/mind of one of the Big Three [Kirk, Spock, and McCoy], if not all three at once. She saves the day by her wit and ability, and, if we are lucky, has the good grace to die at the end, being grieved by the entire ship.

"Ensign Mary Amethyst Star Enoby Aiko Archer Picard Janeway Sue is the youngest officer in Starfleet. A skilled linguist... an unmatched warrior... a cunning strategist... a scientific genius... a gentle healer... a passionate lover... She is a woman of exceptional beauty; bubbly, pure of heart and perfect in every way...

...and she's driving the crew of a certain enterprising starship INSANE!"

Captain... Everyone... thank you. I love you all so very much. Ensign (later Lieutenant) Mary Amethyst Star Enoby Aiko Archer Picard Janeway Sue begins the story as the new medical officer on the Enterprise. She is beautiful, talented, kind, and perfect in every way. But unfortunately for her, no one else acts as if they're in a Suefic, and her Sue-ish ways annoy them. Unfortunately for everyone else, she's very hard to kill...

Basic Trope: A character is perfect, but is a bit too perfect.

Straight: Mary Sue is good at everything, loved by everyone and has no flaws. She marries and has babies with Charlie in the end. Exaggerated: Mary Sue is so kind and lovable she tastes like diabetes, is an All-Loving Hero and Friend to All Living Things, is loved by her arch-enemy Alice, has every possible positive trait imaginable, no flaws, no weaknesses, and kills the Obviously Evil Emperor Bad and his Mook armies in a Curb-Stomp Battle. 30-Sue Pileup God-Mode Sue Downplayed: Mary Sue has some things she's average at, and can by clumsy at times, however her clumsiness has no relevance to the plot. The Ace mixed with Incorruptible Pure Pureness This example contains a FlameBait entry. It should be moved to the FlameBait tab.Jerk Sue/Villain Sue Justified: Mary Sue was made perfect by a witch. Mary Sue's parents raised her to be perfect. Inverted: Bob Badness is a cruel jerk Stupid Evil ditz who doesn’t hook up with anyone and is horrifically ugly. Hate Sink Gender-Inverted: Marty Stu Subverted: Mary Sue seems perfect, but as the story progresses her Fatal Flaw becomes apparent. Double Subverted: It turns out this was just an Informed Flaw. She becomes a Jerk Sue. Parodied: Parody Sue Averted: Mary Sue has flaws like an average person. Enforced: The creator ensures that Mary Sue has no flaws and that everyone likes her. The creator tried to make The Ace but failed. The work still has to go through early editing. Lampshaded: "My god, Mary Sue can do anything!" Defied: Emperor Bad kidnaps Mary Sue and forces her to give up all her kindnesses. Discussed: "Sometimes I wish I was very perfect like these characters in these crappy fanfictions." Conversed: 'Isn't it weird Mary Sue doesn't have any flaws in this work?' Deconstructed: Mary Sue becomes The Scrappy. Mary Sue tries to do something wrong. Remember how Mary Sue is a paragon? Turns out it was just the author's escapism; her powers being useless in Real Life will throw her under the bus. Reconstructed:: Mary Sue then becomes well-liked for stopping Emperor Bad from destroying the universe or, better yet, letting someone else do it without her intervention. ...but then she acts like that attempt was no big deal, and goes back to her old ways. Mary Sue becomes a stand-up comedian or an actor in Real Life, as she pretends to be great while letting people mock it. Played for Laughs: The usually casual Mary Sue has moments of being a God-Mode Sue through Dream Sue or Her Codename Was Mary Sue, and it's funny. Played for Drama: Mary Sue's lack of flaws prevents her companions from relating to her or sympathizing with her. Played for Horror: Mary Sue's exponential growth in power, lack of personal flaws, freedom from any consequences for her actions, and overall perfection swells to the point where it's debatable if she's even human and her existence creates discomfort to those around her.