Re: About Sue-Wraiths

About Sue-Wraiths by theusualsuspectshines on 2012-01-06 01:13:00 UTC Reply

I've been going over some missions involving bad slash, and I've noticed something curious about Sue-Wraiths and regular Sues. With regular Sues (if "regular" is the proper term), it is possible for them to be recruited instead of killed, if they have the makings of an actual personality and decent spelling and grammar in their "stories". However, regardless of how well-written the story is or how developed the characters' personalities are, any Sue-Wraiths are promptly destroyed without a second thought.

Why is this so? Is it because it is impossible for a Sue-Wraith to be redeemed, or is it simply because nobody's ever thought of trying to recruit them?

Tricky question... by Aster Corbett on 2012-01-06 02:03:00 UTC Reply

In addition, Sue-Wraiths often have few qualities of their own, and are merely sparkles layered over another character in the case of possession. Many recruited Sues, once the sparkles are stripped away, have at least a few traits of their own that may become seeds for an eventually-realized personality. Strip the sparkles out of a wraith, many times, and you are left with well... nothing. In cases of Possession, the Wraith is what an agent aims to remove.

In cases of POV situations and use of dummies... I dunno. Maybe you could seal one inside a golem? But the thing is that in those cases, the wraiths are locked into 'I' and 'You' and may be dangerous for other agents to interact with. Most agents live in third-person POV. A character that exists only in first or second person POV may not even be able to interact with others in HQ.
Re: About Sue-Wraiths by Phobos on 2012-01-06 01:32:00 UTC Reply

I believe the reason Wraiths are not recruited is that they require a body in order to do anything. So, if you were to recruit one, you would have to supply a body for it or it would dissipate. Then, once a body was supplied, you would have to find a way to feed it. Since they live off of the emotional energies of the beings they possess, it would be difficult to find a sustained source of nourishment.

Long story short, it is very unlikely that one could be recruited.

Ah,thanks for clearing that up. by theusualsuspectshines on 2012-01-06 01:43:00 UTC Reply

You see, I had this crazy notion that the Sue-Wraith, if it possessed a strong enough grip on reality to realize what it had done, and expressed a wish to hang on and atone, it could change into a regular ghost (or the canon's equivalent of a regular ghost), and survive that way.

Of course, that raises the question of whether or not a ghost could be recruited. I'm guessing not, but I'm not entirely sure.