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.
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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.
Literally the first name that popped into my head when I saw the question. There are plenty of other good choices, but she has to be near the top of any list.
Incidentally... am I having federation issues? This is the only comment I see mentioning Ripley. I see 11 comments currently...
Incidentally… am I having federation issues? This is the only comment I see mentioning Ripley. I see 11 comments currently…
I see 36 comments, mine and 3 others mention Ripley, so yeah, probably a federation issue.
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Xena
Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul 😍
I came here to mention her. She should be a case study on how to write believable, badass and strong characters
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...
Samantha Carter from Stargate SG1
Ellen Ripley. She will wreck your shit and yeet you into space.
Ellen Ripley from the Alien series.
Major Matoko Kusanagi from the Ghost in the Shell series.
Can't believe price Leia hasn't been mentioned yet.
"What the hell are you doing?" "Somebody has to save our skins. Into the garbage chute flyboy!"
Lol
Susannah Dean and Naomi Nagata
She got that Detta Walker energy
Ripley
Zoe, Inara, Kaylee, and River. Mic drop.
Roberta "Bobbie" Draper from The Expanse was the first to jump into my head.
Avasarala is my pick
That’s funny. I also posted Naomi Nagata. While I like Chrisjen and Bobby more, I think Naomi wins for strong independent. General of the resistance, self-marooned insurgent, and the escape of the Chetzmoka.
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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.
Leela from Futurama
No love for the bad bitch Agent Dana Scully?
Captain/Admiral Kathryn Janeway
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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Trillian from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. People see the book as satire but she really knew where her towel was.
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Agnes Nutter, Good Omens.
Alternatively, "The most powerful person in Discworld is Granny Weatherwax"
Couldn't tell you why, but my mind went straight to Wonder Woman.
Zoe from Firefly, Tiffany Aching from Discworld are two that come to mind
Samus came to mind immediately
For me, Commander Ivanova from Babylon 5. Like the rest of the characters, she wasn't perfect, but she was so strong.
Risa Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist
Captain Janeway
The bride from kill bill.
Ripley
Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong from Fullmetal Alchemist
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.
So the absolute first that comes to mind is a joke answer: Strong Woman, the vice Principal from South Park.
The actual answer is Phryne Fisher
Someone already said Susannah Dean so I'm gonna go with Roz from Frasier
High King Margot is a great answer
For me, I thought of Linda Carter’s Wonder Woman and then Captain Rachel Garrett, commander of the USS Enterprise, 1701-C
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