Can be from any kind of media.
For me it’s Margot from The Magicians (which is interesting because in the books she is anything but) and Jesse Faden from Control.
Taarna
Zoe, Inara, Kaylee, and River. Mic drop.
Major Matoko Kusanagi from the Ghost in the Shell series.
Chandler Bing
Wow I haven’t watched that show in ages, but I totally remembered that bit!
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…
I came here to mention her. She should be a case study on how to write believable, badass and strong characters
Totally agree. She feels like a Dostoevsky character. Not a character, at all, just…a person. Totally believable.
Ripley
Captain Janeway
Aloy from the Horizon games was my first thought.
Couldn’t tell you why, but my mind went straight to Wonder Woman.
Lara Croft from the first “Tomb Raider” movie, played by Angelina Jolie.
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.
Don’t think I’ve seen that review of Alien before. Thanks for sharing it.
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.
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.
True. I was speaking generically, but yeah, she was quite fragile in the first.
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Hetty Lange
Samantha Carter from Stargate SG1
I rewatch that series every few years, it’s awesome, in no small part thanks to Sam.
Lieutenant Ellen Ripley.
