a random Anita-as-Mary-Sue musing

[pith]

My brother used to be a ST:TNG (Star Trek: The Next Generation) fan. When he moved out, he gave me ST:TNG #24, because it was written by LKH and he knew I used to enjoy her books.. It's been languishing on my book pile. I'm tempted to mutilate it, but then again, I could sell it. Or keep it for laughs.

But the cover got me thinking about how much Anita looks like Deanna Troi. Which led me to draw other parallels. (Apologies for the mistakes I'll inevitably make: it's been a while since I've immersed myself in TNG.)

APPEARANCE:
Deanna: short; curly black hair, brown eyes; curvy
Anita: ditto

FAMILY:
Deanna: "alien" mother, human father. Thus, a "half-breed", to be politically incorrect.
Anita: mother is Mexican ("Other"), father is Caucasian. Result: "half-breed".

LOVE INTERESTS:
Deanna: Riker (dashing rogue type), then Worf (macho warrior type with a son) [okay, I can't remember if she actually had a relationship with Worf, but I remember it being hinted at]
Anita: Jean-Claude (dashing), then Richard (macho, wants a family), then... well, I don't have all night to make a list

Okay, so it's probably coincidence. I just found it ironic that her Mary Sue so resembles a character from a fandom that, according to prevailing opinion, spawned the first Mary Sue. It's a vicious cycle, I tell you.

Comments

[windiain.livejournal.com]

That's pretty startling, actually. Wow. And yeah, Deanna and Worf had a relationship.

[naeko.livejournal.com]

Anita also LOOKS just like LKH. Which means Hamilton probably fancies herself Deanna Troy in looks and abilities. *shudder*

[freyalorelei.livejournal.com]

Barring the whole "is actually a decent human being" thing. (Okay, decent human/Betazoid.) Remember, Anita's, like, an uberfeminist sociopath, and that's so much more kewliez than someone with (God forbid) people skills! Especially a girl! Because feminism = hostility toward everyone! RAWR!

(Not that I'm proposing that Troi of all characters made great advances for the cause of feminism. But at least she could interact with people in ways besides killing and/or sleeping with them.)

[nanale.livejournal.com]

I never got the hang on ST:TNG, so sue me if I ask something stupid. But did LKH create this character? Is this the first appearance of Troi? If it's so, then Anita is nothing more than one in an other universe transferred character . (Does that make any sense at all?)

[pith]

Nope, LKH didn't create her. She was created by... whoever created ST:TNG. (Sorry that's not too helpful. I'm not actually a ST fan.)