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In some respects, one could argue that this is a case where [[Show, Don't Tell|"show, don't tell"]] does '''NOT''' apply. If a character is simply described as an excellent commander, but the writer doesn't actually describe the tactics involved, it's a lot easier to accept, since the actual maneuvers can be left to [[Take Our Word for It]].

Sometimes, this character will merely be a plot device, but other times it can be piled onto the [[Common Mary Sue Traits]] of your [[Improbable Age|fourteen year old]] [[Everything's Better ~~With~~ Sparkles|sparkly]] [[God Mode Sue|invincible teenage girl]]. Those are only worst case scenarios though, as most characters associated with this trope tend to be older men (which sometimes makes them popular despite being [[Boring Invincible Hero|invincible]]).

Sometimes, this character will merely be a plot device, but other times it can be piled onto the [[Common Mary Sue Traits]] of your [[Improbable Age|fourteen year old]] [[Everything's Better with Sparkles|sparkly]] [[God Mode Sue|invincible teenage girl]]. Those are only worst case scenarios though, as most characters associated with this trope tend to be older men (which sometimes makes them popular despite being [[Boring Invincible Hero|invincible]]).

Named for [[Sun Tzu]], a [[Real Life]] (maybe) [[wikipedia:Sun Tzu|Ancient Chinese general]] whose ''[[The Art of War|Art of War]]'' is still used by many militaries around the world and is considered one of the greatest treatises on warfare ever written, as well as [[Mary Sue]], the archetype of the unrealistically perfect protagonist.