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More common in works revolving around warfare, a Mary Tzu is a character, usually a military commander, with unrealistic tactical abilities. She (or he; actually more often he, [[Just for Pun|we just couldn't pass up the pun]]) can pull a win out of any battle no matter how outnumbered, outgunned, or outmatched, she can guess any enemy commander's plan no matter how convoluted or how little information she has to work from, and any plan she comes up with will work perfectly, often employing [[Hollywood Tactics]], resulting in total enemy defeat and another smashing success for General Tzu's track record. As per the standard [[Mary Sue]] traits, such a character is usually treated as a paragon and/or revered by the other characters. Sometimes she comes complete with a [[Big Book of War]], possibly written by her.

 

Compare to [[The Chessmaster]] or [[The Strategist]], which are for masterminds that push, but don't destroy, [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]]. Also see [[Hollywood Tactics]] and [[Idiot Ball]] as (like all [[Mary Sue]] types), Mary Tzu's main ability is to make everyone else incompetent so that she looks good.

 

 

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