Inuyasha Mary Sue Litmus Test

Is your character's name:

What species is your character?

If your character has youkai/demon blood, does she have any of the following ancestry?

Is your character not subject to the usual limitations of xir species (e.g., a youkai who isn't vulnerable to spiritual power or a hanyou who does not become human)?

If your character is a hanyou, does xe have any physical deformity because of it (like Jinenji)?

Does your character transform into another species, or is xe revealed to have always been a member of that species in disguise?

If your character is able to transform, how many additional forms does xe have (e.g., Sesshomaru's dog transformation)?

Is your character exceptionally good-looking or attractive?

Does your character have any of the following physical features?

Does your character closely physically resemble a canon character (or look like a gender-flipped version)?

Is your character from:

Is your character originally from the feudal era, but was sent to the modern era for xir protection?

Is your character able to pass through the well?

Does your character replace another canon character (e.g., falls down the well instead of Kagome)?

Is your character related (biologically or adopted) to:

Is your character the reincarnation of:

Is your character involved in the backstory of another canon character?

If so, does this contradict the character's canon backstory (e.g., Inuyasha having a childhood friend before he met Kikyou, or Sesshomaru loving a human before Rin)?

Does your character's backstory involve any of the following:

Is your character royalty, nobility, or the equivalent (e.g., "Lord/Lady of the Eastern Lands")?

Does your character join up or travel with:

Do any of the following characters fall in love with or seek a romantic or sexual relationship with your character?

Does your character have a bonded creature or animal companion (other than an ordinary housepet)?

Does your character have secret or hidden knowledge about the canon characters (e.g., knowing about Naraku's deception before Inuyasha and Kikyou found out about it)?

Was your character sent by a higher power to "guide" or protect a canon character?

Is your character's personality:

Is your character able to rebel or break rules without real consequences (e.g., not wearing the uniform at a Japanese school, mouthing off to royalty or nobility)?

Does your character pick fights or arguments with a canon character without real consequences?

Does your character beat up, kill, tell off, or humiliate any of the following characters?

Does your character ever pick a fight with a canon character and lose?

Is your character a skilled fighter in a situation where this would be unusual (e.g., a modern schoolgirl or Feudal Era peasant)?

If your character is from the modern era, are they especially knowledgeable about the history of the Feudal Era or Japanese mythology?

If your character is from the Feudal Era, does xe have unusually modern or enlightened views (e.g., supporting gender equality, not being prejudiced against hanyou)?

Does your character wear clothing that is unusual or impractical for xir situation (e.g., a Feudal Era youkai in jeans or a modern schoolgirl in an elaborate kimono)?

Does your character make over a canon character or receive a makeover from a canon character?

Does your character cause two canon characters to hook up with one another?