The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release

Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by ska on Friday May 12, 2023 @09:33AM (#35916009)

I think this is an idiosyncratic use of the trope “Mary Sue”, which isn’t really gendered, or wasn’t originally. Unless the usage has drifted a lot more that I’m aware of?

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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by FumblingBear on Friday May 12, 2023 @10:00AM (#35916464)

I think there may be some linguistic drift here, because I've always heard of a male "Mary Sue" referred to as "Gary Stu".

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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by ska on Friday May 12, 2023 @10:33AM (#35916928)

Huh, interesting. I think I recall running into that one also, but not consistently. The mis-match with GP usage are deeper than re-gendering the name though.

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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by Gareth321 on Saturday May 13, 2023 @07:06AM (#35927267)

There are certainly examples of men embodying the Mary Sue trope. I'm highlighting the recent trend of women in the role.

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