This test is for all the people out there who have read/taken the Original Mary Sue Litmus Test written by Melissa "Merlin Missy" Wilson (missy@reimer.com) and gone, Hey! I resemble that! Now you too can find out if you are a Real Life Mary Sue. Won't that be fun? This list will be updated as I get ideas (or you send them to me!) so check back to see if it has changed since you were last here. Now, on to the test!

Scoring is simple -- for every question answered "Yes," (even if it's "technically yes, but," still count a yes) add the number of points in brackets to your score. Be honest; you're not helping yourself by saying "But it doesn't really count because..." The higher your score, the more likely it is that you are a Mary Sue.

Note: This is all in fun, not to be taken seriously.

Is your name a more unusual spelling of a more common name or word? [1]
Is your name unusual in another way?
A female with a male-sounding name? [1]
A name your chose for yourself, because you thought it was more cool-sounding? [1]
A noun or adjective not normally used for a name [1]?
Were you named after a character in a book? [1]
Do you have a really sweet (possibly sickeningly so) nickname that others call you by? (Like Mitzy, or Muffin, Kitten, etc.) [1]

Section Two -- Physical Attributes

Do you look like you are in your teens/early twenties for no apparent reason? [2]
Are you (or do you consider yourself) beautiful or roguishly handsome? [1]
Do many people find you attractive? [1]
Do others see you as a threat because of this? [1]
Do you have unusual eye color? [3]
Do you fit a particular stereotype? (Ie, a tall blonde Californian who surfs, a New Yorker with big hair and thick accent who chews gum a lot, etc.) [2]

Section Three -- Personal Traits

Were you adopted or live with people who were not your biological parents while growing up? [1]
Did you have a tragic youth? (For this, read abuse, neglect, abandonment, sexual trauma, second- or third-class cultural status, slavery, extreme poverty, forced criminality, or being the sole survivor of any calamity.) [3] (Add an extra point for rape or other sexual abuse.)
Do you suffer from guilt for something you did in the past? [1]
Do your friends constantly try to tell you it was not your fault? [1]
Did you have an unusual birth? [1]
Do you have a twin or close sibling of the same gender? [1]
Do you have a very good singing voice? [2]
Or play a musical instrument amazingly well? [1]
The guitar or flute, for instance? [2]
Do you make more wise-cracks than any three Disney side-kicks? [1]
Do most people end up liking you? [1]

Section Four -- Super Powers

Do you believe you are one of the Fay? (elves, faeries, etc.) [1]
Are you telepathic or telekinetic? (between twins counts) [2]
Do you just "know" things for no apparent reason? [2]
Do animals (especially fuzzy ones) instinctively like you? [2] (Take away two points if the only animals that like you are non-butterfly insects and crawly lizard-types.)

Section Five -- The Real World And You

Would you like to be friends with yourself if you met someone exactly like you in real life? [1]
If someone tells you he/she doesn't like you, do you take it as a personal attack on you? [1]
Has anyone ever told you you act JUST like a character they read about in a book? [1]

Section Six -- The Fiendish Plot

Have you ever managed to develop a friendship with an otherwise villainous person, and through this friendship, reform that person? [2]
Do you wish you could be transformed because of the neat powers? [1]
Do you tend to save the day and/or other people's lives? [3]

Possible Points: 47 (assuming some questions obviate the rest)

Preliminary testing suggests the following basic scoring scheme:
0-10 You seem to be your own person, a very unlikely Mary Sue.
11-20 Borderline. People in this range are potential MS's, who can go either way dependent on your own choices.
20+ Mary Sue/Gary Stu. Proceed with greatest caution.
35+ Consider your actions. Please

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