This was sort of inspired by some comments in an entry in
elisem's journal. But talking about Anita Blake was entirely my idea and she bears no responsibility!
I think that Anita Blake, the "vampire hunter" character serialized by Laurell K. Hamilton, is something of a Mary Sue. She does not lack flaws, but she is idealized to the point where she does function as a wish-fulfillment fantasy in a very obvious way.
(I will note that Mary Sue is a sexist term for an excessively idealized character. The male counterpart is commonly called Marty Stu, but I think he should be called James Bond.)
There are two related reasons Anita is a Mary Sue. One, after the first few books in the series ( here come the spoilers, but they are pretty general )
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I think that Anita Blake, the "vampire hunter" character serialized by Laurell K. Hamilton, is something of a Mary Sue. She does not lack flaws, but she is idealized to the point where she does function as a wish-fulfillment fantasy in a very obvious way.
(I will note that Mary Sue is a sexist term for an excessively idealized character. The male counterpart is commonly called Marty Stu, but I think he should be called James Bond.)
There are two related reasons Anita is a Mary Sue. One, after the first few books in the series ( here come the spoilers, but they are pretty general )