| 20. The Bene Gesserit (Dune) - The sisters of the Bene Gesserit train for years to develop mental and physical powers such as The Voice and The Weirding Way in order to manipulate the human race to their own ends. |
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| 19. Supergirl - Literally dozens of women in the DC Universe have had the name, but there really is only one - Kara Zor-El, Superman’s cousin. She has the same yellow-sun based abilities as the original, and has been a part of nearly every version of the Superman mythos to date. |
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| 18. Aeryn Sun (Farscape) - This former Peacekeeper commando has few social skills and appears to be devoid of emotion, but she makes Starbuck look like a sorority girl |
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| 17. Jean Grey (X-Men) - telekinesis, telepathy, first female member of the X-Men. Became Phoenix, died, came back, died again, came back… |
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| 16. Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Started out as your basic shy, nerd-girl - ended up as one of the most powerful characters on Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Her story arc mirrors that of Jean Grey (Phoenix to Dark Phoenix) over at the X-Mansion, but unlike the Dark Phoenix story-line when Phoenix was killed, Willow manages to overcome the dark magic inside her. |
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| 15. Species Chick - She’s incredibly strong and agile, and has regenerative powers that make Wolverine look like a wimp. So does she harness these abilities for fighting crime or becoming a movie stunt-woman? Nope, her abilities are put in the service of gettin’ some. |
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| 14. Borg Queen (Star Trek: Various) - Functioning as the nexus of the Borg Collective, the Borg Queen is able to control every Borg within the entire Collective, but she herself is not a mindless drone. She has individuality, emotion and the ability to manipulate. |
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| 13. Princess Leia (Star Wars Original Trilogy) - She started out needing rescuing, but by the end of the original Star Wars trilogy, she proved herself to be quite capable of doing the rescuing her own bad self. Not only that, but she’s the leader of the Rebel Alliance. Wait…she needed rescuing from Jabba, there, too. At least she maintains her snarky attitude throughout the films. As long as she didn’t inherit her mother’s propensity for DYING OF A FREAKING BROKEN HEART!!! there’s not much to get in her way. |
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| 12. Laura Roslin (Battlestar Galactica) - Faced with the extermination of humanity, former teacher Laura Roslin took it upon herself to rebuild and maintain the government despite considerable objections from Commander Adama and Colonel Tigh. Add rebel leader during the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, religious leader and cancer survivor to her list of credits and she’s among the most powerful. |
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| 11. Captain Kathryn Janeway (Star Trek: Voyager) - Captain of the USS Voyager. We finally get a lady captain and not only could Paramount not give her the Enterprise, they also exiled her to the Delta Quadrant. But she’s scrappy and handled off-the-cuff survival, first contact situations and the Borg with more daring than Captain Kirk and more diplomacy than Captain Picard. Sometimes, it just takes a woman. |
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| 10. Sarah Connor (Terminator) - She was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…okay, so it was a diner. But she’s the mother of the future and can do more pull-ups than most of the people watching the Terminator flicks - shouldn’t she have a catchy 80’s song intro? |
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| 9. Xena - Formerly a warlord interested only in power and killing Hercules, Xena set out to redeem herself and became a hero to the innocent and the weak. But, her path isn’t easy and she winds up crucified, resurrected and immacculately impregnated. Ultimately, Xena brings about the Twighlight of the Greek gods and sacrafices herself to bring peace to the souls of those she’s killed in her lifetime. |
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| 8. Leeloo (The Fifth Element) - Leeloo is the fifth element, a perfect being who unites earth, air, fire and water to produce the Divine Light to send the Ultimate Evil running for another five thousand years. She’s also a girl dealing with the unfortunate fashion trends in a future designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, but she has the spunk and charisma to pull them off, which is almost as impressive as that saving humanity thing. |
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| 7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Saving the world one vampire at a time since 1992, Buffy has become an icon of female power. A former cheerleader, she spends her free time slaying vampires, werewolves, demons and a variety of other ghoulies and beasties, while dealing with school, romantic relationships and her status as the Slayer. |
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| 6. Hermione Granger (Harry Potter) - Easily the smartest student at Hogwarts, Hermione is a witch with a strong social concsience and perseverance. Emma Watson, the actor who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter movies sums it up best when she says, “There are too many stupid girls in the media. Hermione�s not scared to be clever.” |
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| 5. Alien Queen (Alien) - She’s big. She’s bad. She bleeds acid and has a second mouth on her tongue. The Alien Queen is spends her days laying Facehugger eggs so that her parasitic species can continue expanding. There is no plan for universal domination with her - just the drive to hunt and procreate in the most primal way. |
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| 4. Women of Firefly - Joss Whedon certainly knows how to write them. A calculating warrior woman. A bubbly mechanic. A spiritual courtesan. A girl genius with bad ass mood swings. They break sterotypes, engage in all kinds of activities that would get them killed on other shows and live through it all to fly another day. |
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| 3. Ellen Ripley (Alien) - Imagine a world with no Lady Starbuck, no Aeryn Sun, and no Lara Croft. That almost happened because Ripley was supposed to be a man. Ellen Ripley is the one of the first and finest of modern, mainstream science fiction’s heroines. |
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| 2. Wonder Woman - “Fighting for our rights, in her satin tights…” There’s no more recognizable female action hero than Linda Carter as Wonder Woman. Besides her icon status, the publishing deal that the Marston family has with DC says that she must be in publication in some form or the other continuously, or copyright on the character reverts back to the family. Now THAT is power. |
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| 1. Death (Sandman) - The most powerful member of The Endless, Death is far from the Grim Reaper. She’s perky, likes floppy hats and often offers guidance to her brother, Dream. |
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