Fuck You, She's Awesome.

[dira]

It's been over a year now since I first posted on this topic and I was reading misscam's post on female characters and perhaps obviously it's been on my mind lately, and, in short: it's that time again.

Just like last time, this is in no way an exhaustive list, it's just a list of female characters who are AWESOME. If you want to dispute their awesomeness with me, you are in the wrong post, and I will be referring you to the subject line.

FUCK YOU, SHE'S AWESOME:
Sam Carter
Vala Mal Doran
Penelope Garcia
Emily Prentiss
JJ Jareau
Dani Reese
Ellen Fanshaw
Fawn Bluefield Redwing Etc.
Ekaterin Vorvayne Vorsoisson Vorkosigan
Harriet Vane
Rose Tyler
Martha Jones
Gwen Cooper
Donna Noble
Lady Christina de Souza
Ruby (blonde edition)
Ruby (brunette edition)
Ruby (African-American motel housekeeper edition)
Anna
Mary Campbell Winchester


Aaaaaand that's twenty, so it's time to open the floor. Tell me who's awesome!

ETA: And feel free to post your own lists, of course! Spread the awesome far and wide! And for more awesome ladies, check out this post on LiveJournal!

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[cereta]

Wendy Watson
Lacey Thornfield
Susannah Dean
Fran Goldsmith
Nancy Drew
Nancy Thompson
Sydney Bristow
Barbara Gordon
Wonder Woman
Dorothy Gale
Ozma
Sarah Jane Smith
Xena
Gabrielle
Val Stone
Joan Stone
Evie Stone
Jessica Fletcher
Ida (Outside Over There)

[azarsuerte]

ILU for including Dorothy and Ozma. :-D

But what, no Trot, Polychrome or Glinda? ;-)

[omens]

Jules Callaghan on Flashpoint! :D

Kara Thrace, Sharon Valerii, Kat Katraine,
Kate de Vries, Pippi Longstocking,
Stuart/"Gothy", Morticia Addams,
Turanga Leela, Lucy Whitmore, Zoe Washburne.

[omens]

oh! Leia Organa Solo!

[parhelion]

Sophie Devereaux
Parker
Mrs. Emma Peel
Precious Ramotswe
Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan
Royina Isella
Dowager Royina Ista
Lady Ijada
Harriet Vane
Lily Rowen
Dol Bonner
Silence Leigh
Idgie Threadgood
Kathy Selden
Selena Jardine
Cinnamon Carter
Venetia Lanyon
Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr
Margaret "Midge" Glass
Maskella (Of Wheel of the Infinite)
Miss Marple

[thady]

Susan Ivanova
Delenn
Rose Tyler
Donna Noble
Toshiko Sato
Sha're
Lwaxana Troi
Kira Nerys
Sam Carter
Aeryn Sun
Penelope Garcia
Amanda
Teyla Emmagan
Martha Jones
Tessa Noel
Samantha Carter
Galadriel
Eowyn
Ziva David
Abby Sciuto
Cordelia Chase
Katara

[giglet]

The three that really have my thoughts right now are:
Sophie Deveraux
Parker
Gwen (once and future queen)

[jeeps]

cordelia chase.
kate lockley.
lilah morgan.
darla. (this one's a big "fuck you, she's awesome.")
harmony kendall.
chanterelle/lily/anne.
mai.
toph bei fong.
laura roslin.
kara thrace.
kat katraine.
buffy summers.
dawn summers.
faith lehane.
anya jenkins.
amanda the vampire slayer.
amy madison.
george lass.
daisy adair.
roxy harvey.
reggie lass.
joy lass.
delores herbig.
frannie vecchio.
aeryn sun.
pa'u zotoh zhaan.
zoe washburne.
kaylee frye.
river tam.
yosaffbrig.
turanga leela.
seconding your dani reese.
amita ramanujan.
megan reeves.
dana whitaker.
natalie hurley.
elizabeth weir.
ellen harvelle.
ava wilson.
liz lemon.
jackie tyler.
toshiko sato.
cj cregg.
abbey bartlet.
donna moss.
margaret hooper.
dolores landingham.
joey lucas.
ainsley hayes.
dana scully.
hermione granger.
luna lovegood.
minerva mcgonagall.
narcissa malfoy.
molly weasley.
claudia.
eowyn.
kettricken.
kettle/kestrel.
narcheska elliania.
the fool/amber/lord golden.
malta vestrit.
arya stark.
daenerys targaryen.
granny weatherwax.
maka albarn.
elizabeth swann.

...wow, that turned out to be longer than i expected.

Some that have already come, some new, with commentary

[holdouttrout]

Miss Parker, who taught me that you don't always have to be nice, and that you should always keep a cool head when idiots interrupt your drinking binge at 3:00am. (Okay, not really on that last part.)

Aeryn Sun, who always remembered her gun.

Donna Noble, who knew that travelling through space and time was supposed to be scary and did it anyway...after she packed the appropriate clothing.

Martha Jones, who dared to open a window.

Sam Carter, who can kill you with her brain.

Elizabeth Bennet, who so many try (and fail) to emulate, because she did it first and better.

Nita Callahan, who has seen it all and still cares.

[davidklecha]

Janet Frasier
Jani Killian
Susan Calvin
Elena Bothari-Jezek
Elli Quinn
Taura
Trillian
Molly Blane
Kim Brown
Tiffany Gerhardt
Bridget Sullivan
Door

[davidklecha]

Seriously, no love for Frasier yet? ;)

[indywind]

Sam Carter +1!!
Trixie Belden
Zoe Washburn
Ariane Emory
Bet Yeager
Susan Ivanova
Jadzia Dax
Saavik
T'Pau
Idgie Threadgoode
Jo Marsh
Nell McLaughlin...
Lt. Jordan O'Neil
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Elizabeth I
Miyax Kapugen
Susan Silverman
...

[meri_oddities]

Uhura
Zoe (Firefly)
Kathryn Janeway
Susan Ivanova
Sara Jane Smith
Dana Scully
Abby Sciuto
Ziva David
Jenny Sheppard
Buffy Summers
Willow Rosenberg
Parker
Gwen Cooper
Rose Tyler
Martha Jones
Donna Nobel
Sam Carter
Eowyn
Hermione Granger
Minerva McGonagall
Leia Organa

[gwenny]

Susan Ivanova and Parker and Miss Parker (from The Pretender) and Amanda (from Highlander) and...hee! There's lots!

[scrollgirl]

Mary MacLeod (!!!)
Ceirdwyn
Rebecca Horne
Amanda
Cassandra
Anne Lindsey
Tessa Noel
Heather MacDonald
Rachel Ellenstein
Brenda Wyatt
Alex Johnson

Keladry of Mindelan
Alanna the Lioness
Veralidaine Sarrasri
Queen Thayet
Commander Buri
Alianne of Pirate's Swoop
Saraiyu Balitang
Dovasary Balitang
Beka Cooper
Sandrline fa Toren
Trisana Chandler
Daja Kisubo
Lark
Rosethorn

...and that's just two fandoms!

[shay]

OMG did I ever love Alanna as a kid. She was brilliant. And awesome. And extra brilliant.

[tielan]

My top ten list of awesome - TV and book:

1. Teyla Emmagan - Stargate Atlantis
2. Sam Carter - Stargate SG1 & Stargate Atlantis
3. Faith Lehane - Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Angel
4. Diana/Wonder Woman - DC Comics
5. Temperance Brennan - Bones
6. Inara Serra - Firefly
7. Surreal - Black Jewels (book series)
8. Eve Dallas - In Death (book series)
9. Jean Grey/Phoenix - X-Men
10. Phedre no Delaunay - Kushiel's Dart (book series)

Plus Zoe and Kara and Elizabeth and Janet, Sioned of the Desert and Nita Callahan and Sarra and Cailet (and Glenin!) Ambrai and Vala Mal Doran, Angela Montenegro and Sarah Connor and Eowyn and Lyra, Claire-who-goes-through-the-stones, Sybil Ramkin, Angua Delphine von Uberwald, and Cheery Littlebottom, and I can never forget the awesome of the curvaceous and snappy Delia Peabody...

I seriously don't get the poster who can't find any awesome women fandom. I have so many women, and so little time!

[shay]

I <3 GARCIA. SO FRAKKING MUCH.

And, to add to the list (just cuz I'm all rebellious like that) I'd like to add Starbuck.

[sagerie.livejournal.com]

I agree with far too many of your choices to dare dispute.

Much, MUCH love for Dani Reese, Mary Winchester, the DW companions, etc.