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A character who hunts [[Mary Sue
[[Newest Ones in The Book|The genre did not exist before]] [[The Nineties]], that being when the oldest Mary Sue Litmus Tests started circulating.
The hunter will use a definition of [[Mary Sue]] most often based on [[Common Mary Sue Traits]], or perhaps just select [[Original Character
Usually, these stories are done in a style similar to ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', taking excerpts from some other [[Fanfic]] writer's work and building around it. The tone will usually be [[Deadpan Snarker|cynical and satirical]].
While some works with this sort of character are revered, random examples of this genre are not as accepted as normal [[MST
Mary Sue Hunters are more tolerated if the author also creates the
The big problem with this sort of character and this sort of sport is [[He Who Fights Monsters]]. The kinds of Mary Sues that most need hunting are the ones who [[Black Hole Sue|warp the reality of their 'verses]] to resist it. The more Mary Sues your Mary Sue Hunter can successfully take down, and the easier the takedowns, the more likely her name could land on some other Mary Sue Hunter's list. Also, not all authors or Hunters can reliably tell if an [[Original Character]] is a Mary Sue, but Hunters are almost always presumed to be able to
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* The ''[[Protectors of the Plot Continuum]]'' could be argued to be the [[Trope Codifier]] for Mary Sue Hunters, as whether or not they [[Trope Maker|started it]], they definitely popularised the idea. Different from others in that it has its own shared universe.
* Similarly, the ''[[Anti Cliche and Mary Sue Elimination Society]]'', ([[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Thus, the name]]) also in its own shared universe but in a much smaller shell. The Society goes up against [[Parody Sue|mostly Parody Sues and Stus]], except some authors will choose to use [[Old Shame|their own former Sues]]. However, some of the Agents are almost a hop, skip, and a jump from being Sues themselves, and they're only protected by the mighty power of [[Lampshade Hanging]] (and being mostly crazy).
* Dr. Clef (the character, not the author) of the [[SCP Foundation]] has a reputation for "decommissioning" [[Reality Warper
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[[Category:Mary Sue Tropes]]
[[Category:Fanfic Tropes]]
[[Category:Mary Sue Hunter]][[Category:Big Trope Hunting]]
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