| 80. Thetis (Clash of the Titans) – This low level Greek goddess is not only a questionable mom, she was extremely vain. She laid waste to an entire city and condemned Andromeda to death via Kraken just because the girl’s mom insulted Thetis’ beauty. Could she be a little more stereotypical? |
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| 79. John Emdall (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai) – As leader of the Black Lectroids in The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension, she, in no uncertain terms, threatens to destroy Earth if John Whorfin is not stopped. And she wears purple lame, which is awesome. |
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| 78. Padme Amidala (Star Wars Episodes I, II and III) – I don’t like her, but I feel obligated to include her. I mean, she died of a FREAKIN’ BROKEN HEART!! Over a whiney litte putz with no chest hair! I know she was a queen at one point, but she was elected at age 13, which tells me that her opponent was a cucumber, or possibly a pickle. However, she did have awesome hair and great costumes. That’s about the best I can say for her. |
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| 77. Judi Dench as M (007) – The only person who could call James Bond a “sexist, misogynist dinosaur” to his face and not get beaten. The head of the British Secret Service is cold and mean – sometimes referred to as “The Evil Queen of Numbers” – and can have Bond killed just for uttering her real name. |
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| 76. Angela Petrelli – Not much on the surface, but as the mother of both Nathan and Peter Petrelli, and with links going back several decades to the power players of the Heroes universe, Momma Petrelli just may be the master manipulator behind the major events unfolding in Heroes. Either that, or she’s just incredibly adept at surviving and thriving inhospitable situations. Like a roach. |
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| 75. Barb Wire – Bar owner, bounty hunter. Likes black leather and guns. Dislikes being called “Babe”. But, when you’re bounty hunting in a physics defying bustier and stiletto boots, you’re kind of asking to be called “Babe”. |
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| 74. Melanie Ballard (Ghosts of Mars) – Cop on the transport-a-prisoner-from-Mars beat, Ballard finds herself faced with posesssed miners, and must both escape from their zombie-like clutches and destroy the Martian ghosts. Ballard kicks all sorts of butt, and survives seemingly impossible odds – but it doesn’t look like she beat the greatest threat – lackluster box-office |
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| 73. Vala Mal Doran (Stargate SG1) – An arms dealer with scruples. Vala was single-handedly responsible for preventing an invasion of the Milky Way galaxy by destroying a Supergate with a cargo ship. And survived. Sort of. How many times has this chick died, anyway? |
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| 72. Samantha Carter (Stargate SG1) – Sam is a decorated fighter pilot, has a Ph.D. in astrophysics, and knows her way around a coding environment, biological threats and quantum physics. Her brain has been described as a “national treasure.” |
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| 71. Dana Scully (X-Files) – Originally assigned to invalidate Fox Mulder’s work on the X-files, Scully eventually became a believer and alien abductee herself, while still managing to maintain a calm, measured and scientific approach to the madness around her. Condisering she’s currently on the run from The Syndicate, she’s relatively powerless, but still inspiring. |
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| 70. Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Stargate Atlantis) – Breifly the learder of Stargate Command, this expert diplomatic mediator is now in charge of the Atlantis expedition to the Pegasus galaxy. |
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| 69. Birds of Prey – Oracle. Black Canary. Huntress. These three crimefighters protect Gotham, and look damn good doing it. While their show was long on style, it was (unfortunately) short on staying power. |
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| 68. Sela – (Star Trek: TNG) – Tasha Yar’s half human/half Romulan daughter was ruthless and self-centered. At the tender age of four, Sela caused the death of her mother when she decided that escape just wasn’t for her. By the time she was 23, she was a Romulan Commander, and played a major part in the attempted take-down of the Vulcan homeworld. Although her attempt was blocked, Sela managed to escape, and is still out there, somewhere. |
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| 67. Sydney Bristow (Alias) – Super-spy fluent in 24 languages and multiple forms of armed and unarmed combat. Her greatest strength lies in her ability to survive whatever is thrown at her. |
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| 66. Dark Angel – Genetically engineered X5 supersoldier, bred and raised by Manticorp, escapes works as a bike messenger in post-Pulse (a kind of information technology apocalypse) Seattle. She could have done great things with her abilities, but instead she spent most of the time hiding from Manticore and looking for other X5s. And thanks to this, we now suffer Jessica Alba as Sue Storm. |
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| 65. Storm (X-Men) – Powerful mutant with the ability to control weather. However, she was totally wasted in the X-Men movies, given such lines as “Do you know what happens to a toad when it gets struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else.” Not only did the character suffer that indignity, at the climactic scene of X-Men: The Last Stand, she used her amazing powers to generate fog. In San Francisco. Oooooohhh… |
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| 64. Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz) – The original green gal of genre. Initially portrayed as pure evil, later incarnations of the WWW showed to to be misunderstood, and a victim of her unfortunate skin tones. She may have had all of Oz living in fear of her, but all it took to take her down was a Kansas farm-girl and her little dog, too. |
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| 63. She-Ra Princess of Power – She-Ra is He-Man’s twin sister, and much like her brother, wields a magical sword to aid her in her battles against. She-Ra also has a “healing touch” and the ability to telepathically communicate with animals. |
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| 62. Elastigirl (The Incredibles) – She began as an independent superheroine, eager to break barriers and get in there with the boys. When supers are outlawed, she readily adjusts to life as a wife and mom, eager to lie low and discouraging her kids to use their super powers. But, when the need arises, Elastigirl comes to the aid of her husband and inspiring her kids to be all they can be. |
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| 61. Rogue (X-Men) – In the X-Men comics, she’s way powerful, having permanently absorbed the abilities of Ms. Marvel while maintaining her ability to temporarily absorb the powers of those she touches. In the movies, she’s only as powerful as whomever she happens to come in contact with. |
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i’m suprised not to see beatrix kido from kill bill here.
Im not offending you in saying your list sucks, i know its hard to look into 70 years of film and television, but i just want to point some characters you just forgot to look into
-The Bride, Kill Bill(got shot, survived, killed everybody who she hates, then kills bill and got her daughter back)
-O ‘Ren Ishi-Kill Bill(The boss of bosses in The japanese Maffia in Kill Bill, she chops a guy’s head in the middle of a meeting, how extremely cool!!)
-Chi-chi-Dragonball Series(I may look Stupid, but she’s the one who can make Goku scared, Gohan do his homework, Goten turn into SSJ, and forcing Goku and Piccolo to study driving)
-Charlies Angels-Charlies Angels(bit cliche, but ey, they where annoyingly good)
-Dolores Umbridge-Harry Potter Series(A qoute from the legendary Stephen King: greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter…, well if that doesnt convince you, then i am a vegetable)
-Arwen-Lord of the Rings(I dont know why, Shes just cool!)
-Elizabeth Swan-Pirates of the Caribbean(hot, mean, vile, hot, strong, hot, smart.)
-Sam, Alex and Clover-Totally Spies(drawing versions of charlies angels)
-Cruella DeVile-101 Dalmatians(she’s just soo damn cruel she has t be in the list)
just like
-Malivicent, The queen, Izma, Ursula and all the other main antagonist in a Disney movie
Or
-Yasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Belle, Ariel and all the other main antagonists or supporting lead’s in a Disney movie
Again for this comment, i aint attacking you that your lists sucks, but if you make a list about a genre spanding so long in history, you will always forget some of the big names.
ow i almost forgot:
Dora The Explorer, Pls, only if its just 100, she must be in every list because she’s such a cult icon in my neighboorhood.
The list was limited to 100 and we're pulling from 80 years of genre entertainment. Naturally, your favorites may not make the list.
Awesome list! Where was this when I was coming up with my top 10 females of sci-fi? (Although my entire list is here except for the Bride from Kill Bill).
Hey, that’s some great information you got there. Archer Episode 2 is coming soon!
i was suprised leeloo from the fifth element didn't make the cut! she's pretty badass!
To be sure with your post. Which is definitely not something I usually do! I like reading a post that could make one rattle their scalp. Also, thanks for allowing myself to comment!
'to the point that she wanted to have her son’s Klingon forehead ridges genetically erased before birth.'
Daughter* B'Elanna had a daughter, not a son.
What about Zev/Xev Bellringer from Lexx?!