Mary-Sue/Gary Sue thing......

Sooo yeah. MalikStudios did this journal awhile back and I thought I'd take a crack at it to see if Rez is a Gary-Stu.


Trait 1: Overall Beauty: MS/GS are generally described as having perfect bodies and a generally gorgeous appearance. While its not the worst MS/GS quality, it is unrealistic for someone to look that beautiful. MS, in most cases, have insanely large and seriously unrealistic breasts.
         
            Answer:  Negative. Rez has the average body of the DBZ male character. Nothing about him is gorgeous.

Trait 2: Relation to a Canon Character: A lot of people consider having a character related to a canon character is a MS/GS quality. But, it depends on the context/ success/ immersion of your character. Brother/Sister/Cousins are fine, but avoid identical long lost twins because that is a HUGE MS/GS trait.
           
            Answer:  Yes and No. Rez is ADOPTED by Goku, so he isn't related to the canon characters by blood. He has a birth mother named Caulli who died years ago on his home planet Yustaria, which was being invaded at that time. He managed to escape to earth, Goku found him and took him under his wing, you know the story. XD

Trait 3: Relationships with other characters: MS/GS get along with almost EVERYONE. Not everyone gets along with everyone. Its only natural that there are conflicting personalities. The characters shouldn't agree with everything your character says and does. It's realistic.
           
            Answer: NEGATIVE. Rez is friendly, that is true. But his pranks and shenanigans often gets on people's nerves and usually they try to avoid the prank happy saiyan(Like Vegeta XDD). Plus, Rez has made many enemies during his lifetime. So yeah he doesn't get along with EVERYONE.

Trait 4: Spotlight: MS/GS have the spotlight on them. ALL. THE. TIME. There are other characters who deserve to have the spotlight as well! Even if the story is about your character, there has to be focus on other characters too. It's not all about the MS/GS.
           
            Answer: Negative. Yes Rez is ONE of the MANY main characters in Dragonball Beyond, but all characters WILL have their time to shine and each will get equal share of the spotlight. Even if the story follows Rez's adventures, other characters help to shape and form the story as well. (Once I get started on it :I)

Trait 5: I'm Absolutely Flawless!: MS/GS are perfect in every possible way. The argument that they are a fictional character and should therefore be perfect is no excuse. Everything they do is flawless and they suffer no negative repercussion or consequence for their actions in any way, whatsoever.

Once again, that is unrealistic. People have flaws! Everyone has flaws and makes mistakes! And no, clumsiness is not a flaw, its a quirk. Flaws are what makes us learn from things like our own mistakes - or maybe other people's mistakes - and help us grow as individuals, something even fictional characters should emulate. Mistakes are part of growing up and developing. That's why it's called character development!
       
            Answer: NEGATORY PEOPLE! Rez is in no way shape or form perfect. For one, he's notoriously immature, he's cocky, He has a VERY low attention span. Plus he loses control of himself, ergo he gets an insatianable drive for destruction if in DSSJ for too long.


Trait 6: 100% Chance of Success: The MS/GS is capable of executing everything to utmost perfection. Nobody is perfect. Failure happens, so play around with how it affects your character.

An example is Tex from Red vs. Blue. Tex, despite being skilled and powerful, is doomed to fail no matter how hard she tries. This makes her less of a MS. That, and that most of the other freelancers are almost as bad ass as her.
           
            Answer: Negative again. Rez will lose several times in his life. In sparring matches, Real battles, or even simple games. That doesn't mean he will never achieve victory, he will succeed every once in a while, but he will DEFINITELY lose to powerful villains if he is not prepared.

Trait 7: Romance: Who loves MS/GS? EVERYONE! MS seem to attract the attention of EVERY male character, while GS attract EVERY female character, even if they have vastly different personalities and don't make sense being together. This is usually a wish fulfillment fantasy on the part of the author, typically with characters made to portray the author with the character the author likes most. A love triangle is also common in this.

How does the romance usually start? Well, it usually doesn't at all. The love interest(s) just SEE the MS/GS and BOOM! They fall in love instantly. No, not a little crush or just seeing a pretty girl. FULL adoration and love. No build up at all. And most times it occurs between two characters with no substance for actual relationships. 

Like in real life, relationships take time to build. And they're not perfect. Friction/tension happens. Love is never instant.
           
            Answer: Pfffft! Negative. As I said earlier nothing's gorgeous about this kid. He never really looks for love cause he doesn't focus on things like that. The only thing that goes on in that little brain of his is food, fighting, and pranks. That's it.


Trait 8: MS/GS is actually me: In most cases, a MS/GS is an embodiment of the author for "wish fulfillment" purposes. While basing your first character on your personality is ok, if you're not careful, the story might end up becoming a huge emotional diary entry about your life.
           
            Answer: Ha! NEGATORY MY FRIEND. I am NOTHING like Rez. Rez is NOTHING like me. We are entirely different. I created Rez by just throwing ideas I had in my head together. His personality didn't come until WAAAAY later. All I did was go with the flow from the beginning, and his personality just kind of built up from there.

Trait 9: The Power Level... ITS OVER 9000!: The character has all the power in the world and is far more powerful than the series main protagonist and sometimes all the main characters combined. Nothing can defeat them.
           
            Answer: Negative and Positive. Rez was DOGGED by Vegeta at one point. He is still trying to surpass Goku, his adopted father. DO NOT GET ME WRONG. Despite this, Rez is VERY strong. He has managed to hold off Vegeta for a full minute in just his False DSSJ 3 form. Imagine him at DSSJ 4. Still would not be TOO powerful and if teamed up on he will LOSE.

            Judgement: 1/9-Not a Gary-Stu
Welp, you heard it here live peeps! If you agree or Disagree with any of these, comment below. Don't be afraid, just tell me what you think. I won't bite! XDD