Disclaimer (legal): I, Kato Shingetsu, being of sound mind and ability to write hereby state that I do not own any of the third party entities stated in this fanfiction. All fanfictions, stories, movies, songs, and other mediums are owned by their creators. Please do not come after me for I am broke.

Disclaimer (author): If you are going to review this sad piece of fanfiction, please review with constructive criticism.

If you are reading this now it means you have either received an email from me, know me or found this on a search engine.

Good for you.

The 'story' that proceeds this opening statement is a case study on a continuing threat on the fanfiction community. I am speaking about Mary-Sue's. In this story, I will answer the following questions:

When and where do Mary-Sue's come/originate from?

Why are Mary-Sue's made?

Who is responsible for the creation of Mary-Sue's (aside the obvious author)?

Along with these questions I will provide case-studies, interviews I have picked up on the way and other tidbits I think are useful in this journey I am about to take.

Now, you are probably wondering why I am deciding to make this fanfiction. Well I have many reasons. The first being that I was once a Sue author myself. I didn't realize it at the time but I was writing the same stories that I now hate. And for that, I feel a sense of shame. So this could be an act of redemption on my part. Also, I am curious. Why are Sue-fic's so prevalent on the internet? There are obvious answers, I know.

Next chapter: We will begin with basic definitions and origins of the Mary-Sue.

Thank you for reading.