Talk:Naruto Fandom: Mary Sue Test/@comment-31926604-20171103023955/@comment-25156300-20171103112636

Where are you getting American from? The characters in the Naruto world would be Japanese.

Also, having a history, even a tragic past, doesn't always mean mary sue. You just have to set it up well. The examples in the test are how not to do it, because they often follow too closely with a canon character's past. (Meaning those canon characters are technically sues too, but get a pass because they're canon.)

As for OCs that pass the test and still interact in the world, just look around this site. There are tons of characters that do this very well. I try to do that with my own characters, and I'd say I did a fairly decent job.