The male-gender counterpart to 'Mary Sue' — an idealized, overly competent, wish-fulfillment original or self-insert male character. Terminology for the male variant has never been as standardized as for Mary Sue; 'Marty Stu' is arguably the more frequently used variant, with 'Gary Stu' (and 'Gary Sue,' 'Larry Sue') simply common alternates.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"The OC could win any fight, romance any character, and never made a mistake — classic Gary Stu."
LORE & ORIGIN
'Mary Sue' itself originated in 1973 via Paula Smith's parody 'A Trekkie's Tale' in the Star Trek fanzine Menagerie #2. The male variants developed later as community-invented labels rather than from a single coiner.
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