Or heroine lol, whatever you prefer. I was unexpectedly inspired to make this post while making a comment abt Sigourney Weaver in another thread.

What's the toughest female action hero you can think of? From movies, television, comics, wherever as long as it's not manga/anime since there are already threads for that. Oh and PLEASE POST PICS if possible. Lol. (What? No puerile interest here. >_>; )

For me it's Ellen Ripley, aka Sigourney Weaver, QUEEN OF THE AMAZONS. <3 Ripley's the main character from the Alien movies and if you haven't watched them already, trust me you are missing out on the most amazing woman action hero in existence. I mean there are moments when she is just pure rage and it's the most terrifying thing you will ever see... Almost bladder-control-losing terrifying, lol. And yet she's on the side of GOOD. (Sort of. At least when she's sane. 😀 )

Just look at her in action:

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Is that not the hottest and/or most terrifying thing you've ever seen? (Credit to Tallulah71@LiveJournal.) After watching Ripley the first time my bro was like: "You can kick my ass anytime, baby." Omg lol. He's married now and can't say that sort of thing anymore... apparently his wife's even scarier. Double lol.

Some Ripley-themed images/eyecandy/scarecandy:

[img]http://hss.fullerton.edu/english/astein/SPS/heroines_%20htm_files/ripley.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/underwire/2009/06/ripley-4.jpg[/img]

[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gO5qkV6xivg/SnfLzMM4ZWI/AAAAAAAABFc/r-XXeQX54mg/s400/15578__04aliens_l.jpg[/img]

[img]http://api.ning.com/files/VaqEhNDxSgaE1swyfKWOY0ifWyXWVyA3k6B7fqW0KrW-gzgKWrKynlcNHL1ptCv9YT6aZQPbw6lVzAz37rEizl6w7NZTASyC/SigourneyWeaverAlien.jpg[/img]

[img]http://godardsletterboxes.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/alien-ripley-gun-small.jpg[/img]

[img]http://blogteeda.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/ripley2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5p8vyWGrkO0/Rnvyt4dePaI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/G-GkOyn6ZxQ/s400/250px-Alienresurrection.jpg[/img]

[img]http://sourkeys.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/ripley.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img3.sidereel.com/_icon/4da2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.iconsoffright.com/Woodruff/Ripley.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.negativespace.net/wildcat/archives/SIG2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/12/weaverhairless.jpg[/img]

Question #1: If Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor went up against each other (in a fight, you dirty-minded louts 😛 ) who would win? My vote's on Ripley of course!

Question #2: In non-Japanese animation, I vote for Aeon Flux as the toughest female action hero. She's got the highest body count I can ever remember. AND SHE KILLS FLIES WITH HER EYELASHES. O_O But who do you vote for? I don't know enough abt comic book heroines so will leave those nominations for more knowledgeable sages. bows

ETA: Really awesome fanvids/images/links for female action heroes...
Bionic
Various TV action heroines
10 Best Female Action Heroes

😃

I dunno.
I still think the one that killed bill is up there.

[color=#ff0000]"“That's the difference between me and the rest of the world!
Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!” "[/color]

Uma Therman in Kill Bill?

[img]http://www.index.hr/images2/UmaThurman_KillBill_22v.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/040805/162615__killbill_l.jpg[/img]

Yeah, she kicks ass. 😃