I like the idea of a strong woman. Not necessarily one that is so stubborn that she overrides everything and anything she's told; but rather, a woman who is self-assured, motivated, and willing to take action or take a chance. Most of the fictional women in media who fit this mold are far from perfect, and have their share of issues. That's okay, so do I.
I know there's a lot of discussion about this and that that has happened to occur since Grace's initial post. This is a direct response to that post. Fantasy, not reality, stero/archetypes, yadda yadda yadda. Doesn't change the original question. Answering honestly. Judge me however you want.
Lieutentant Saavik from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
A woman at war with herself. Half of her is Romulan, making her passionate, eager, and quick to react. Her Vulcan side and upbringing holds the passion back. She understands the importance of following orders and regulations, but she always wants to know the motivation and thought patterns behind every decision made. She wants to be better at every opportunity she gets.
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Annie Edison from Community
Imagine little Annie Adderall at 30. Finally accomplished, assured, no longer directed by something to prove, no longer living with a chip on her shoulder. Finally a maturity and confidence to match her drive and intelligence. And finally over Jeff Winger. But still loves to be a little goofy and immature when it's appropriate. Where's that quantum spanner?
Olivia Dunham (Red universe, Peter-less timeline from Seasons 4/5) from Fringe
There are literally four different Olivias in
Fringe, all of them strong and assured, and all with their own issues and baggage, but the altered timeline red Olivia has the best sense of humor and strongest moral character of the four. She's also the only one of the Olivias to not have any mental scarring from waking up to find Walter walking around the house
au natural. Those poor girls. I almost chose Sarah Walker from
Chuck in place of Olivia, but she doesn't have that same sense of humor, and that's what really gets me about Olivia.
Pepper Potts, as portrayed in the Iron Man films
Yeah yeah yeah, I like redheads. Shut up. I like redheads who can take charge of a situation. I like redheads who have genuine compassion for the people in their lives. I like redheads who say what they want. I like redheads who trust their men, but will also vaporize the bad guy when their man can't handle it. I like redheads who can do everything in heels because HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE DID SOMEONE AMPUTATE YOUR PINKY TOES?!
Peggy Carter as portrayed in Captain America: The First Avenger
Pretty much everything from all the women above, minus the ginger bit, plus a British accent. British accents are the ginger-joy of my ear canals.
And just because Zao brought it up...
Yo, Anne Hathaway/Kate Sackhoff/Halle Berry/Michelle Pfeiffer/Meriweather Lewis, I'm really happy for you, and I'mma let you finish...but Julie Newmar was the best Catwoman of all time. BEST CATWOMAN OF ALL TIME.
*walks off stage, mumbles something about Adrienne Barbeau coming in at a very VERY close second*