The Leading Ladies Showdown - We Have Our 64!
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stevelabny
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i also LOVE the movie, but I wouldn't call her my idol.
Szatany
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48. Samara Morgan (The Ring) - she kills people through videotapes, can walk out of tv, and never sleeps. Her origins are unknown but motives are - its all about vengeance.
Isn't that thread about leading ladies? Those don't strike me as main characters.drothgery said:
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Szatany said:
Umm...
I'm not a big comics fan, but the three X-men above have all had their own comics at one point or another.
Cordelia Naismith (later Cordelia Vorkosigan) is the lead character in Shards of Honor and Barryar; in the other Vorkosigan novels, it's true that she's mostly there as Miles' mother, but she's still a force to be reckoned with. Eli Quinn is one of the two lead characters in Ethan of Athos, along with the title character, even if she's usually an officer under Miles' command in the other Vorkosigan novels she appears in.
Esmeralda Weatherwax is certainly the lead witch in the "Witches" subseries of the Discworld books (Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters, Witches abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, Carpe Jugulum). Susan is the lead character in most of the Death subseries (Reaper Man, Soul Music, Hogfather, Thief of Time).
Althea Vestirt is the lead character of the Liveship Traders series if anyone is.
Lina's certainly the lead character of The Slayers.
The rest are defintely secondary characters, but a fair number of secondary characters have already been nominated (from Princess Leia on down).
reapersaurus
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wow - I'm shocked that Miss Marple and Sailor Moon are OK for this, but Xena, the (arguably) most well-known and influential leading ladies ever, is "pathetic."
I'm wondering what possible criteria could be used to conclude that.
I'm wondering what possible criteria could be used to conclude that.
stevelabny
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Um, Reap... ONE person said Xena is pathetic. He might even have been joking.
You see how the thread works, nominate her yourself. She 100% fits the bill for this thread. Really.
You see how the thread works, nominate her yourself. She 100% fits the bill for this thread. Really.
Zweihänder
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49 - Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Stargate: Atlantis)
The leader of Atlantis expedition, and easily the most qualified to deal with the new cultures they would be encountering (she worked for the UN previously), she also provides an important counterpoint to some of the other, more extreme members of the expedition (most notably Dr. Rodney McKay).
50 - Teyla Emmagen (Stargate: Atlantis)
A stong and willful Ethosian who has joined the Atlantis expedition, Teyla has proven herself invaluable in many situations, to both her own people, and to citizens of Atlantis.
The leader of Atlantis expedition, and easily the most qualified to deal with the new cultures they would be encountering (she worked for the UN previously), she also provides an important counterpoint to some of the other, more extreme members of the expedition (most notably Dr. Rodney McKay).
50 - Teyla Emmagen (Stargate: Atlantis)
A stong and willful Ethosian who has joined the Atlantis expedition, Teyla has proven herself invaluable in many situations, to both her own people, and to citizens of Atlantis.
reapersaurus
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She HAS to be in the running.
55 - Xena
Who doesn't know her story?
As a young woman, refused to allow her hometown to fall victim to a warlord, she mustered up a fighting force to face him. Thus, beginning her path towards war. She is inevitably tainted by the violence, and becomes very powerful embracing her fighting and mental skills/strategies.
She meets Hercules, and realizes there is another way to make a difference in the world. She re-dedicates herself to fighting for good, but still uses the cunning skills of a warrior-borne.
55 - Xena
Who doesn't know her story?
As a young woman, refused to allow her hometown to fall victim to a warlord, she mustered up a fighting force to face him. Thus, beginning her path towards war. She is inevitably tainted by the violence, and becomes very powerful embracing her fighting and mental skills/strategies.
She meets Hercules, and realizes there is another way to make a difference in the world. She re-dedicates herself to fighting for good, but still uses the cunning skills of a warrior-borne.
Melkor Lord Of ALL!
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Okay, it is me that doesn't like Xena. I didn't like the mixing of everything in ancient history and mythology into those series. Surely the followers of Xena won't hunt me down now?
