The Sue List rating scale

To clear up any confusion, here is the rating scale we use to determine if a character is a Mary Sue or not.

Overpowered
A character that's significantly more powerful in virtually all aspects then their piers. This comparison should only be made between characters that have other similarities like level of skill, career, positions of power, species, etcetera.

Full Point: Significantly above average power for their skill level/position etc.

Half point: Significantly above average power in one aspect.

Unexplained power level
A character with an unexplained power-level has no explanation as to why they are as powerful as they are.

Full point: The reason a character is as powerful as they are is never explained.

Half point: The reason a character is as powerful as they are is never justified, but is explained in some way. This isn't about how good the justification is, just as long as it's a complete justification within that universe (so something like Midi-Chlorians doesn't count as being unjustified).

Perfectly good
A character with no moral or ethical failings.

Full point: Has no moral flaws

Half point: Is significantly more moral/progressive/woke/ect. then their situation would suggest.

No Personality
A character with no definite personality

Full point: The character either has no personality, or doesn't have a consistent personality. Inconsistent doesn't mean the character's personality changes over the series, but a character who changes personality may still have an inconsistent personality.

Half point: Character has an understated or Undifferentiated Personality (the latter meaning still mentally a child).

Instantly liked
A character who's instantly liked by most people for little to no reason.

Full point: A character who is instantly liked by virtually everyone. Only villains and antagonists dislike them.

Half point: A character who people warm to them incredibly quickly for no reason. All protagonists eventually warm to the character.

Feels Like Wish Fulfillment
Full point: Is totally wish fulfillment

Half point: Has an aspect of wish fulfillment

No Embarrassments or Significant Failures
A character who never get's embarrassed or fails in significant ways. A significant failure is the circumstance where a specific goal or a specific plan including it's backup plans fails completely. Pyrrhic failures should be handled on a case by case basis.

Full point: Exactly what's on the tin.

Half point: If the character only has a handful of defining failures, but is otherwise perfect