Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-43947254-20190927203038/@comment-43855949-20191004022311

SparklyMagix wrote: My main problem with Sophie is that she's a huge Mary Sue, and rather than Shannon trying to pull her out of the ditch of Sue-ness, she pushes Sophie farther in. At the beginning, we have this kind, relatable character, and by Flashback, we have this OP, love-obsessed, near-flawless, annoying person. I think that if Shannon had tried to make her a more believable character, Sophie could have been an inspiring role model for girls everywhere. Instead, I think about as highly of her as I do of Bella Swan. And Bella Swan had one of the most anti-feminist moments in literature. In other words, I don't hate Sophie. I just think that her characterization is HORRIBLE.

She’s not a Mary Sue, and that’s exactly why i dislike her (somewhat). Here’s a list of her abilities:

-She can read minds. When they don’t have insane mental blocking, like they always do when they’re worthwhile.

-She can speak any language- how does this help in any way?

-She can teleport if she is high enough, or if she gains extreme speed. Does she really need to levitate or anything, can’t she just use a brain push?

-She can inflict most emotions. This is underused and if it’s really just pain, what good does it do?

-Last bit not least, she can help other people use their abilities. The same abilities that make her look like a Mary Sue by almost always failing to do anything productive.

Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about throwing stars. The one time she managed to use one, it was a false alarm.

Maybe she would have had more chances if she hadn’t spent half of flashback in the Healing Center, or if she wasn’t always in a force field during battle. When will the Black Swan’s Psionipath get here!?