Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24573226-20160623204034/@comment-24236292-20160624181649

Phantomlink959 wrote: The first thing would not be an anomaly, it would be literally impossible and instantly qualify the character as a mary sue. Ehh, Mary Sue is a subjective term. In my opinion, what makes a character a Mary Sue is how the RWBY world reacts to them. So, by those standards, having no aura would be a Mary Sue quality, but not necessarily an end-all-be-all sign. Although, to be honest, I don't think I would read a story about an auraless OC, because an OC with no aura would almost definitely turn out to have other Mary Sue traits, too.