How many on-screen badass women can you name?
(I’ll update the list periodically.)
Badass On-Screen Women
- Landlady (Kung Fu Hustle)
- Ellen Ripley (Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection)
- Sarah Connor (The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator: Dark Fate)
- Zoë Washburne (Firefly, Serenity)
- Kaylee Frye (Firefly, Serenity)
- Inara (Firefly, Serenity)
- Private Vasquez (Aliens)
- Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)
- Chrisjen Avasarala (The Expanse)
- Naomi Nagata (The Expanse)
- Roberta ‘Bobbie’ W. Draper (The Expanse)
- Camina Drummer (The Expanse)
- Yu Shu Lien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- The Bride (Kill Bill, Kill Bill: Vol. 2)
- Trinity (The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions)
- PrinceessLeia (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi)
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Everybody remembers Ripley, but Aliens was a solid gender equality movie… filmed way back in 1986. Remember Vasquez and Ferro? Totally believable, flawed and likeable badasses. I find today’s characters to be way too perfect to be believable. Wonder Woman is a good example. I find her annoying.
No I don’t remember this and looking it up, I can’t find any answers either. Just name the movie instead of being cute about it.
Maybe read that comment a little closer there.
Vasquez was the cause of some very confusing and interesting feelings to little kid me…
“Hey Vasquez… Have you ever been mistaken for a man?”
“No. Have you?”
Top ten movie zinger for me. Delivered perfectly. Loved her character so much.
Interesting tidbit: Actress that played Vasquez also did Sarah Conner’s mom…
Close but not quite. John Connor’s foster mom.
I appreciate the correction. Looks like I need more electrolytes this morning!
I thought you meant she did her mom, not portrayed her.
This blew my mind a bit so here’s a pic for others…
Vasquez actress in Titanic:
this is blowing my mind
I just read an interview of James Cameron where he says they actually cut off her hair which was down to her waist at the time. He told her:
“Your hair will grow back. Vasquez will live forever.”
And she really does. What a character.
That’s a fascinating little nugget!
Take your pick.
Who is that on the right?
Inara
Aah same actress as Deadpool’s significant other. Morena Baccarin I think? Absolute smokeshow.
She was also in the last few seasons of Stargate SG1.
Joss Whedon: Believe me, I did.
Oh nooooooooooo
Can I unresearch this - dang you J Wheed
I’m going to pretend I didn’t read this
Might want to add River Tam from Serenity as well.
Joss Whedon does love writing strong women (no comment about anything off screen )
Agreed on both counts.
Let’s not forget Echo, November and Whiskey from Dollhouse.
Buffy
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That girl is legendary. Je suis allé revoir l’extrait après avoir lu ce commentaire. edit: episode 2, 11:30-13:45. That’s how Bang Wool ascended to the Beolgoopo’s Sashimi of legend.
Also, Jang Man-wol from Hotel Del Luna.
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Il y a bcp de femme forte en général. Mais souvent on ne peut pas les qualités de badass parce qu’il y a un côté force physique / sexy/charismatique au personnage qu’on retrouve moins dans les personnages écrits pour un public féminin.
Do Rahe dans Be Arrogant rentre dedans, la sexualisation en moins.
Pareil pour Kang Yunhe dans Modern Farmer pourtant joué par la superbe Lee Honey.Côté Jdrama, il y a Sangenya Machi dans Your Hause Is My Business Nami dans Caution, Hazardous Wife ou Yamaguchi Kumiko dans Gokusen.
Bon, Gokusen, c’est un cas à part, mais pour les autres, se sont des rôles de femmes fortes et belles mais la beauté n’est pas sexualisée.
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Rita Vrataski aka Full Metal Bitch from Edge of Tomorrow.
The Landlady was also a niece (or daughter?) In The manwith a golden gun and she fought outside the dojo as bond was escaping.
Crystal, played by Betty Gilpin in the movie The Hunt (2020)
Then WM2 happened and it doesn’t even look like the same character
Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor
Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil
Han So-hee, My Name
Who is this and what’s it from?
I think it’s Mandy, played by Diane Morgan.
She did knock off her arch enemy using voodoo, marry a russian hitman and be the first woman on Mars, pretty badass that!
AKA Philomena Cunk
not in this series but yeah, same actress.
What’s with Lee Yeong-ae in her role as Lee Geum-ja in Park Chan-Wooks Lady Vengeance?
Margo from The Magicians
Ruth Wilson in Luther…
Ruth Wilson played that character SO well. Chilling.
Samantha Carter Stargate series
Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) in The Long Kiss Goodnight!
