Aeris: a mary-sue?

[Imperia]

If you don't really know what a mary-sue is, it's a girl in a story who is almost perfect or is too perfect (though sometimes they are just fictional versions of an author) . Do you think Aeris is a mary-sue? If not, why? I'm having trouble deciding this myself.

[Chris]

Most definitely not.

[crazybayman]

no.

It was decided on previous threads that she's a drug dealer, and a ho.

[TheAbominatrix]

I dunno, but she's certainly become Mary-Sue like in the eyes of many fans. People tend to overlook her flaws and bad points for the overall 'purpose' of her character. For example, many talk about how shy and quiet and naive she is... which really isnt true. She's very straight-forward and openly flirtatious (and quite mean to Tifa at times, what with the very pushy Cloud-flirting), but people have this idealized view of her as a gentle flower-girl healer.

I'm not saying she's a bad character, but I've noticed that fans tend to overlook her flaws (and Cloud's as well) moreso than the other characters.

When it comes straight-down to the Mary Sue definition, she certainly fits a Mary-Sue mainstay; the tragic death that all the characters mourn and which comes back into play and is re-iterated many times in the story.

[Perducci]

no.

It was decided on previous threads that she's a drug dealer, and a ho.

[Lenna]

Nope, I mean come on!!! She thought of cloud dressing up as a girl!! she probably gets some sort of kick out of it lolol. And she WANTED to go into Don Corneo's mansion regardless of knowing what went on in there!! :P Plus she cant be that innocent asking Cloud to go on a date as reward for being her bodyguard lolol. Even I'm tooo shy to ask someone out on a date yet I'm not innocent *smirks :P*

[Drift]

nobodies perfect even the person u admire aint u jst dnt wanna see their bad stuff so ur subconscious blocks it out...i bet aeris was swearing in every sentence bt we didnt notice it :P

[TheAbominatrix]

Just as an aid for this thread, here's the definition of a Mary-Sue.

Mary Sue: A story in which a new character is so brilliant, witty, amazing, attractive and wonderful that one (or all) of the main canon characters completely falls head over heels for. Basically, this character tends to be a thinly disguised wannabe of the author themselves. This type of fic is usually associated with romantic stories in which the female author lives out her fantasy of being with a particular character through her story. However this designation has come to mean any character that is over-emphasized, whether in the fanon or canon world. When you see or hear something or someone called a "Mary Sue," it tends to be meant as an insult.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Basically, this character tends to be a thinly disguised wannabe of the author themselves.

Aeris, however, is a thinly disguised wannabe of the author's dead mother.

[TheAbominatrix]

Aeris, however, is a thinly disguised wannabe of the author's dead mother.

xD

Oh, and just to make it clear to the world in general, I didnt write that, got it from a website.

[Destai]

I wouldnt think so. I think shes very straightforward and not at all naive at times.

[Squall of SeeD]

Aeris, however, is a thinly disguised wannabe of the author's dead mother.

(SPOILER)Aerith's death was Nomura's idea. The emphasis on life and death itself was Sakaguchi's, whose mother died early on during the production of the game. Both of the two are credited as coming up with the overall basis for the story, which Nojima and Kitase then fleshed out. In other words, the commonly believed idea that Aerith's death was due to the death of Sakaguchi's mother and that he came up with the idea as a result isn't so. He only ever claimed that it made him think about studying life in a mathematical or logical manner, whereas Nomura claimed to have come up with Aerith dying.

[Spiffing Cheese]

no.

It was decided on previous threads that she's a drug dealer, and a ho.

Heh. V.funny.

[Destai]

(SPOILER)Aerith's death was Nomura's idea. The emphasis on life and death itself was Sakaguchi's, whose mother died early on during the production of the game. Both of the two are credited as coming up with the overall basis for the story, which Nojima and Kitase then fleshed out. In other words, the commonly believed idea that Aerith's death was due to the death of Sakaguchi's mother and that he came up with the idea as a result isn't so. He only ever claimed that it made him think about studying life in a mathematical or logical manner, whereas Nomura claimed to have come up with Aerith dying.

I thought he was kidding, but nevertheless *IMPRESSED*
Do you have contacts in Square or something?

[Ikwens]

Most of the Aeris fans think she's a angel. I don't think she's a Mary-Sue.