It is very hard to make a character that does not have at least SOME traces of yourself in them. YOU are the one playing them. If another person were to take over and play the same character, the result would not be 100% the same.
With that being said, most guides I've seen or tests I've taken that are meant to help writers and/or RPers gauge if their character is a Mary Sue/Gary Stu or not? They tend to suggest that you don't make your character too much like yourself. If your character is "pretty much you", then that's usually a red flag. This is just my two cents that I wanted to throw out there.
As for my own characters... Hmm. Y'raja has my sense of sarcasm. Astrid shares my love of adventure, passion for cooking, and fondness of swimming. Finally, Lhei definitely gets her superiority complex from me. XD
With that being said, most guides I've seen or tests I've taken that are meant to help writers and/or RPers gauge if their character is a Mary Sue/Gary Stu or not? They tend to suggest that you don't make your character too much like yourself. If your character is "pretty much you", then that's usually a red flag. This is just my two cents that I wanted to throw out there.
As for my own characters... Hmm. Y'raja has my sense of sarcasm. Astrid shares my love of adventure, passion for cooking, and fondness of swimming. Finally, Lhei definitely gets her superiority complex from me. XD
