I’ve already done my dirty furry list, now here’s the
more “well-adjusted” version.
24. STARFIRE
Hynden Walch, Teen
Titans
Her alien mannerisms and relative naïvete about Earth
customs are amusing, but she’s a strong fighter who is very supportive of her
friends.
22. SELINA
KYLE/CATWOMAN
Adrienne Barbeau, Batman:
The Animated Series
A classic. A
sultry cat burglar who can make Batman fall
head over heels in love.
21. RAVEN
Tara Strong, Teen
Titans
Raven’s goth-like demeanor makes her the funny-serious
member of the team, but her outward cynicism doesn’t stop her from fighting the
good fight.
20. ESMERALDA
Demi Moore, The
Hunchback of Notre Dame
An exotic beauty with some really piercing green eyes (probably
gets the award for sexiest eyes). Though conventionally beautiful, it’s
Esmerelda’s bravery and willingness to stand up to everyone for Quasimodo that
makes her truly appealing.
19. TIANA
Anika Noni Rose, The
Princess and the Frog
Intelligent, mature and business-minded protagonist of a
particularly beautifully-animated film.
18. PRINCESS FIONA
Cameron Diaz, Shrek
Fiona tries to play the role of the damsel in distress,
but she can’t help but subvert the role in cool and funny ways. Also has BBW appeal as an ogre. Might be a little bit on the Uncanny Valley
side, though.
17. WONDER WOMAN
Susan Eisenberg/Keri Russell, Justice League/Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (real name Diana) is a strong, tough fighter
with a memorably dry demeanor. She’s an
Amazon, so her reactions to our patriarchal culture are interesting and
sometimes amusing.
16. FA MULAN
Ming-Na Wen, Mulan
In order to save her crippled father, Mulan joins the
military at great risk to herself.
Through strength, perseverance, and some cleverness, she manages to
single-handedly save China from a brutal warlord.
15. NAOMI MISORA
Asaka Seto/Nicole Oliver, Death Note
This one actually kinda pisses me off. Here we have a female character who (1) has a
good backstory which gives her motivation to fight Kira (2) is described as a
great detective (3) is a much-needed female protagonist in a show dominated by
male characters and (4) has a great character design. Instead, she is killed off as soon as the
chance comes up. This wouldn’t be so bad
if Death Note had a solid female
cast, but instead the fairer sex is primarily represented by Misa.
The only woman who fights the good fight and survives isn’t even really
a character. I don’t even think she has
a line.
14. PEARL
Deedee Magno Hall, Steven
Universe
Pearl is the intellectual of the group. She makes up for her lack of brute strength
in grace, skill and precision. I’m not
that far into the series, but she apparently displays some angst later on.
13. MALEFICENT
Eleanor Audley, Sleeping
Beauty
Possibly the best villainess in movie history. She’s sinister, imposing, and witty, and she also turns into a dragon.
12. GRANNY
Fune Foray/Stephanie Courtney, The Looney Tunes Show
Do you know why Looney
Tunes Show is cool? Well, one reason
is that Granny was reimagined as a World
War II spy. And there are some
people who don’t like this show.
However, I’d say the voice of young granny wasn’t well cast.
11. POISON IVY
Diane Pershing, Batman:
The Animated Series
In addition to a sexy villain, Dr. Pamela Isley is
disturbingly crazy. She literally values
the lives of plants over those of
people. Just watch the terror she
displays when Batman sets fire to some.
Even more unsettling was her idea of reforming and starting a family.
10. THE BARONESS
Morgan Lofting, G.I.
Joe
Anastasia DeCobray is about a bad as a femme fatale as you’d want. An accomplished spy and fighter, she also
looks great in a black catsuit and glasses.
She also has a great relationship with Destro.
9. LADY EBOSHI
Yūko Tanaka/Minnie Driver, Princess Mononoke
A uniquely complex villainess. Eboshi is an enemy of the forest spirits, but
her compassion for vulnerable humans is undeniable. She’s a strong character who doesn’t hesitate
to fight for what she believes is right.
8. ASAMI SATO
Seychelle Gabriel, The
Legend of Korra
In addition to looking beautiful and dressing nicely,
Asami fills the badass normal role in a show filled with Chi benders. She also gets some admiration for fighting
the good fight even after finding out her father was an Equalist.
7. CYBERSIX
Cathy Weseluck, Cybersix
A superhuman experiment who fights against the
machinations of her evil creator. In an
interesting twist, she poses as a male literature teacher named Adrian
Seidelman.
6. SCARLET
OVERKILL
Sandra Bulloch, Minions
While I haven’t seen this movie due to my lack of
affection for the series and the title characters, I am intrigued by this
villainess. She’s a feminist icon in the
world of villainy, and in one scene, we see her as a wolf.
5. RALLY VINCENT
Michiko Neya/Amanda Winn Lee, Gunsmith Cats
A great design, and I like a girl who’s good with guns.
4. CALENDAR GIRL
Sela Ward, The New
Batman Adventures
Supermodel Paige Monroe was cast aside by the industry
and took revenge on her former employers with the help of some Chippendalesque
henchmen. She wears a great costume
(with different color schemes) with a mask, and she refuses to let people see
her face. It’s implied that she was
disfigured by desperate plastic surgery abuse, but when we finally see her
she’s beautiful. She recoils in horror,
prompting Batman to tell Robin, “She can no longer see that. She only sees the flaws.”
3. SHEGO
Nicole Sullivan, Kim
Possible
Curvacious with a
great costume, but I mostly love her for her nonstop snark toward her
buffoonish boss.
2. GARNET
Estelle, Steven
Universe
In addition to having some great curves, Garnet may be
one of my favorite funny-serious characters.
1. ELASTIGIRL
Holly Hunter, The
Incredibles
A great superheroine who’s also a dedicated mother. Helen Parr, née Thuax, is also clever and can
pilot a plane, too boot. Oh, yeah, she also has a great booty, too.
