Gary Stu
A male version of a Mary Sue. seemingly perfect character with no flaws, or who always overpowers other characters.
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Gary Stu
The boring male protagonist who always overpowers his opponents without paying any price or breaking a sweat,haves no weaknesses,haves generic character design,bland and poor personality and doesn't have guts to marry a girl or even to do any adult stuff when girl who loves him want him to.
Kirito from Sword Art Online is not a Gary Stu. Take a look at Touya Mochizuki from In Another World With My Smartphone. He is true definition of Gary Stu,the god of Gary Stus. This protagonist have infinite mana,always overpowers his enemies without taking injuries,bleeding or paying any price for his powers,his personality doesn't have any strong or enjoyable features,his character design is generic and he hesitates to marry girls who love him because he is clinging to morals from his old world and he doesn't have guts to do a hard thing. Kirito pays price for his powers and struggles in almost every fight and he have more personality than generic isekai virgins like Touya Mochizuki.
Gary Stu by WaifuMaster17 October 10, 2020
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Striver
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.
The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.
The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.
The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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