What are the "Mary Sue/Gary Stu" characters of the soaps?

[MissLlanviewPA]

I wasn't watching at the time, but there are some who feel Evangeline on OLTL was a huge Mary Sue herself.

[Khan]

Are you sure about that? Because, judging from the moobs alone, I'd say he's a Mary Sue.

[miche]

GH: Anyone of Jason current-Girlfriends

[Khan]

Fall into it? She took it to a whole new level!

[Khan]

I'd say SEARCH FOR TOMORROW's Jo and LOVE OF LIFE's Van fall into this category, except I don't know whether tentpole characters are exempt from this discussion.

LOL!

More like a Moesha Sue, but yeah, I see where you're coming from.

[ellabelle]

AMC: Tara Martin, Hillary Wallingford, Maria Santos, Rosa Santos, Becca Tyree, Dixie Cooney to an extent, Tad Martin in his later years, Cara Castillo

Days: Jennifer Horton, Marlena at times

SB: Eden and Kelly

[juniorz1]

Definitely. She was the Mary Sue that caused me to change the channel.

I'd say Robin Wright's Kelly for sure, but none of the Kellys that came after would I put in that category.

As for Eden, it's hard to say because there were many times where she was written as quite flawed. I'd say in 87 & 88 she was a Mary Sue for sure, especially during the paralysis storyline. It got to be too much during that period. From Robert Barr on, though, I'd be hard pressed to call her a Mary Sue.

Some more Mary Sues I haven't seen mentioned:

DAYS- MBE's Kayla in the 80s- Hell, it could still be argued now. Save Jennifer, I don't think any character has ever been written as a perfect angel before or since.

AW- Marley

SUN- MEG!!! I can't think of even one flaw of Meg's that was exposed over the course of the show.

LOV- Stacey It's why I never could stand her.

SB- Hayley

Mary

Katrina

SFT- Suzy

Sunny (it pains me to say it as I have great affection for her)

[DRW50]

Kayla did become tarnished during the Shayla story.

[juniorz1]

Which is why I said 80s Kayla. Shayla happened in 1990.

[dragonflies]

Sonny Corinthos from the last decade at least is a total Mary Sue LOL

[Antoyne]

Carly on GH is convinced she's a Mary Sue.

[miche]

GH: Jason, JJLucky, Sam whenever she Jason main squeeze

[rhinohide]

OLTL: Jessica (without her alters), Evangeline, Viki, and Marty post rape prior to going bsc

GL: Cassie, Beth in her pre return days, Tammy.

Y&R: Sharon pre split from the Newman clan before Jack. Drew's sister, whose name I can't even recall.

Days: Carrie and Jennifer.

[MissLlanviewPA]

OLTL:

Pat Ashley

Mari Lynn Dennison

Debra Medina

Would Sarah Gordon in the JB days qualify too?

[MissLlanviewPA]

And with the statue in Angel Square to prove it, just in case anyone DARES forget it!

Another from OLTL: Kate Sanders.