Ah, Mary-Sues, the scourge of literature. If you've ever read a published book with a Mary-Sue in it (yes, there are some) then it makes you hate them all the more.
I actually have a major problem avoiding Mary-Sueism in my writings, not in terms of character pefection, but in terms of canon. My most prosperous story so far doesn't involve any characters from LotR, since it takes place after, but does have some of their descendants. I always have to do extra research to make sure that I don't defy the laws of Tolkein when creating characters.
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"What mortal feels not awe/Nor trembles at our name,
Hearing our fate-appointed power sublime/Fixed by the eternal law.
For old our office, and our fame,"
-Aeschylus, Song of the Furies
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