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There's way more than these two (i.imgur.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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How many on-screen badass women can you name?

(I'll update the list periodically.)

Badass On-Screen Women

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Rita Vrataski aka Full Metal Bitch from Edge of Tomorrow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The Landlady was also a niece (or daughter?) In The manwith a golden gun and she fought outside the dojo as bond was escaping.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I don't see Gunpowder Milkshake or Killing Eve here..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Samantha Carter, SG1

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

In a similar vein, Evelyn Wang from Everything Everywhere All At Once... She may not start out badass, but oh boy does that change

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Molly Cobb (For All Mankind), Eleven (Stranger Things)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Valeria (Conan The Barbarian), Zula (Conan The Destroyer)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Alice (Resident Evil I, II, III, IV, V), Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace (Battlestar Galactica 2004-2009)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Margo from The Magicians

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Where's my trekkies at? We got Janeway, Jadzia Dax, Belana Torres, Kira Nerys, Seven of Nine, Tasha Yar, Guinan, Ensign Ro... and a lot more I'm not remembering right now.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Kung Foo Hustle is just amazing. I need to get that later and watch it again.

A potentially lesser known movie is 'Kimi'. Not your typical example, but watching her get past her trauma enough to kick ass in the end was great.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

It’s hard to find versions of the original with the cheesy English dubbing. There are a few LBGTQ jokes in the old version which many streaming services just won’t run.

The old dubbed version is waaay better though and I had to track a copy of it down on DVD on eBay to get it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Allright, this is becoming my list of movies to go see (if I haven't already)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Support your Badass Women of Cinema!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I would say that all the women in Kill Bill are bad ass. Some just align differently than others.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean... Sofie's just kind of a glorified personal assistant who folds immediately.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah. I was thinking of all the vipers and go-go.

Sofie shouldn't count in my statement.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, Sarah Connor was more of a badass once she could do chin ups.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I didn't choose the skux life, the skux life chose me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Maggie Beare:

"I say, Arthur..."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago

Nobody going to mention Battlestar Galactica (2004)? Starbuck, Laura Roslin, Athena, Kat.. so many good examples of not just strong, but flawed and human women. Well, mostly human.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Selene from Underworld.

While my Trekkie side offers Michael Burnham (Discovery), Kira and Dax (DS9), Seven of Nine (Voyager), Una and La'an and Nurse Chapel (Strange New Worlds). I'm surely forgetting a bunch.

How about Arya Stark and Brienne of Tarth (Game of Thrones)?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Jo Kang Ja from Angry Mom and her legendary flying kick.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Il y en a beaucoup dans les dramas coréens. Là je pense à :

  • Choi Yeon-ah dans You are the Best Lee Soon Shin
  • la génialisme Park Hoo-ja dans My Fellow Citizens
  • Ji Soo-Hyun dans Big Issue
  • Kang Sun-ah dans Goodbye wife
  • la FL dans Sell Your Haunted House
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Oui c'est ça des femmes fortes, parfois importantes voire même imposantes mais pas forcément des badass.
Il y a aussi Cindy dans Producer que j'ai bien. C'est le rôle qui m'a fait aimé IU.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Diana Rigg from The Avengers. Also from the best Bond movie of all time. Also from Game of Thrones, I suppose, although I've never watched that.

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