Date: 2010-09-13 02:03 am (UTC)
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Wottaguy is the best BEST term I have heard for this type of character. I used Wesley as an example because he was a character with a lot of potential who usually came off annoying to me for bad writing. I know it's a big YMMV whether one finds him annoying or not. I tend to see the character as Wil Wheaton does.

Also - well, some people have pitched giant fits at me when I use the terms Sue or Stu. Like they'll demand to know why I am comparing badfic to like, massive destruction of property WHEN I NEVER DID but yeah XD;

I'm glad it made sense I mean, from the outside perspective - which one usually is in because a Wottaguy or Wottagal is not a character the reader gets to identify with mostly - these characters are self righteous jerks. And if you've seen a lot of unhealthy relationships where people DO just defend the golden boy by default? yeah, it gets hinky.
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