Ellen Ripley. She will wreck your shit and yeet you into space.
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Adding my vote for Ellen Ripley.
There are others that come to mind from more obscure movies I've watched more recently, like the women in Grandma (2015), Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), and even Men (2022), also non-fictional women like those in Kokomo City (2023). There are so many more I can picture in my mind but can't put my finger on the movie and or am just shit with names so I can't think of them right now, but might come back to update.
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Ellen Ripley. Under pressure she steps up and does what needs doing. Whether that means operating a loader, comforting a child or making monsters extinct.
Sarah Connor
Linda Hamilton - Terminator
I had to say something different, because I would have said Ripley first.
From T2. Sarah Conner from the first movie barely has enough sense to keep herself alive, but boy did she take her short comings seriously between movies.
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+1 for each of those, and i'll add clarice starling, uhura, michael burnham, Evelyn Quan Wang (everything everywhere all at once), helen lyle (candyman)
Buffy. I was the right age (or maybe a bit too young) when it aired and it was the first female-led show that I fell in love with.
Xena
Leela from Futurama
Can't believe princess Leia hasn't been mentioned yet.
"What the hell are you doing?" "Somebody has to save our skins. Into the garbage chute flyboy!"
Lol
Ellen Ripley from the Alien series.
Captain Janeway
Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul 😍
So timely for me... I love that character and just rewatched Better Call Saul! She is very attractive, even referenced for that trait multiple times in the show, but they never actually sexualize her. Across ~4000 final hours of show footage, her character was all about her work ethic, her intelligence, and her loyalty. Do you realize how rare that is for a modern young, attractive female character!? Rhea Seehorn is an amazing actor...
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Roberta "Bobbie" Draper from The Expanse was the first to jump into my head.
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Caska from Berserk
Alt: Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
Ripley
Lieutenant Ellen Ripley.
Trillian from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. People see the book as satire but she really knew where her towel was.
The bride from kill bill.
Major Matoko Kusanagi from the Ghost in the Shell series.
Captain/Admiral Kathryn Janeway
No love for the bad bitch Agent Dana Scully?
Zoe, Inara, Kaylee, and River. Mic drop.
Ripley
Granny Weatherwax
Samus came to mind immediately
Korra and Toph from Avatar, Tsunade and Sakura from Naruto
Lauren Oya Olamina, from Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents. Strong, independent, and wise enough to know that there's strength in community.
Zoe from Firefly, Tiffany Aching from Discworld are two that come to mind
Miss Marple.
Aloy from the Horizon games was my first thought.
For me, Commander Ivanova from Babylon 5. Like the rest of the characters, she wasn't perfect, but she was so strong.
Hermione Granger because I read so little fiction that this is the first woman (?) that comes to mind.
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