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The Top 65 Kick-Ass Female Fantasy Characters

A couple of months ago, we published a list of The Top 40 Kick-Ass Female Sci-Fi Characters, and while you loved counting down your favorite outer space fighter pilots and time-traveling heroines, you unleashed a battle-cry of: “What about our magicians? What about our mediums? What about our superheroes?” Because mystical stories are are considered fantasy instead of sci-fi. But don’t you worry, we love our magical lady heroes too. Below we’ve compiled a list of the 65 Most Kick-Ass Female Fantasy Characters of all time. Enjoy it with a nice mug of Butterbeer! 65. Lydia Martin, Teen Wolf For three seasons we’ve been begging her to stop screaming – and then we found out she’s a banshee. 64. Rita, Groundhog Day Don’t be a jerk to Rita unless you want to live the jerk-iest day of your life over and over and over again. 63. Samantha, Bewitched Before we’d even heard of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Sam Stephens became such a powerful sorcerer that she replaced her husband with a whole different dude and no one ever even noticed. 62. Allison Dubois, Medium

She sees dead people. And she chats them up in the past and in the present to help solve crime. 61. Joan Girardi, Joan of Arcadia Sometimes you can save lives just by taking an outcast to prom. You know, if God whispers in your ear that it’s something you should do, like every other day when he needs a favor when you’re the modern day Joan of Arc. 60 – 57 Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Prue, Charmed Four sisters who just happen to be the most powerful good witches of all time.

56. Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina the Teenage Witch It can take years to develop a craft, especially which craft is witchcraft. But Sabrina never let her lack of refined skills dampen her magical enthusiasm. 55. Kahlan Amnell, Legend of the Seeker The Mother Confessor: Saving the world one Box of Orden and Book of Counted Shadows at a time. 54. Emma Swan, Once Upon a Time For a woman who found out pretty late in life that she was born in a fairy tale, Emma Swan sure has taken a shine to kicking the asses of mythical storybook characters. 53. Arwen, Lord of the Rings She saved Frodo and saved The Ring long before she ever married The King! 52. Captain Marvel That’s Major Carol Danvers of the United States Airforce to you. 51. Roxie Richter, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Sure, she has an inferiority complex because she’s shorter than Ramona (and also because Ramona was apparently only bicurious for her affection), but she’s still a half-ninja who has a master understanding of subspace and isn’t afraid to call out Scott Pilgrim for being a lazy ass. 50. Merida, Brave The very first Pixar heroine with her own movie, Merdia is an unbeatable archer who is interested in winning her own hand in marriage, thank you very much.

49. Gertie, E.T. She teaches E.T. to talk! She keeps him safe from the authorities! She helps him make it back to outer space! And she’s only five years old! 48. Belle, Beauty and the Beast With a dreamy far-off look and her nose stuck in a book, she may be a puzzle to the rest of the world, but Belle is a library-loving, beast-taming princess we can believe in. 47. Elizabeth Swann, Pirates of the Caribbean

She possesses a sense of honor and decency and a moral center, and isn’t even a little bit intimidated by rum-soaked pirates and sword fights. 46. Dejah Thoris, John Carter She’s sometimes relegated to the role of supporting damsel, but Dejah Thoris is very rarely in distress. She’s an adventuress whose main goal is to save her kingdom on Mars from occupation by the bad guys. (And with the help of Tim Riggins John Carter, she does it.) 45. Lois Lane, Superman Lois Lane is more than Superman’s girlfriend. The intrepid Daily Planet reporter has (almost always) been a beacon of feminist sensibility in the very male-dominated world of superheroes. 44. Princess Bubblegum, Adventure Time Yeah, yeah, she’s a pretty pink princess, but she’s also the science-loving, Korean-speaking, occasionally hot-tempered ruler of all Candy Kingdom. She’s also a super genius. In fact, sometimes answers are so simple that she’s too smart to see them. 43. Alex Russo, Wizards of Waverly Place Her hobby is poking things with a stick. Just kidding, she’s totally a witch with a wand. One time she even had two brains in her head.

42. Allison Argent, Teen Wolf On a very dude-centric show, Allison is the one woman who can hold her own. She hails from a long line of werewolf hunters, but she happens to be the only one who isn’t a complete psychopath. She’s also super fierce with any kind of bow and arrow setup. 41. Raven, That’s So Raven Raven’s precognitive powers would make Sybill Trelawney seethe with jealousy, and her ability to disguise herself would render Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak useless! (Oh, snap?) 40. Sister Bertrille,The Flying Nun When lift plus thrust is greater than load plus drag, anything can fly! But not every 90-pound woman wearing a heavily starched cornette on a windy ocean bluff would use her powers of flight to save the world! 39. Morticia Addams, The Addams Family Incisive, subtle, fierce, and sometimes positively wicked, Morticia was the only ’60s TV matriarch whose wit and maternal instincts could turn deadly in a second. 38. Tamsin, Lost Girl Just your average vodka-drinking, bar-fighting, super-sexy Valkyrie. Just kidding! There’s nothing average about this fae! 37. Molly Weasley, Harry Potter She doesn’t always leave her kitchen, but when she does, she kills bitches.

36. Morgause, Merlin A bad guy? Yes. A bad-ass? Very yes. A formidable warrior, a sorceress, and a high priestess of The Old Religion. When she says, “The tears of Uther Pendragon have only begun to fall,” you know there’s going to be serious dark magic hell to pay. 35. Kendra Young, Buffy the Vampire Slayer When Buffy Summers suffers a temporary death, who ya gonna call? Kendra Young. Friends, school, family? Psh. Kendra only has time for vampire slaying. 34. Galadriel, Lord of the Rings She’s the mightiest and fairest of all the Elves of Middle-earth. The Lady of Light. The Lady of the Golden Wood. The Greatest of the Elven Women. 33. Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure. Also a treasure: Crumple-Horned Snorkacks. 32. Mona Vanderwaal, Pretty Little Liars What’s that? You don’t think adrenalized hyperreality is a superpower? Say that to Mona Vanderwaal’s face. That’s what I thought. Bow down, bitches. 31. Morgana Pendragon, Merlin She’s the darkness to Merlin’s light, the hatred to Merlin’s love, and boy is she ever an expert with a sword. And with magic. Oh, yeah, and she’s immortal.

30. Susan Pevensie, The Chronicles of Narnia When you tumble through the back of a wardrobe into a magical land where Father Christmas gives you a bow and arrows, you know you’re destined for greatness. CS Lewis called her Susan the Gentle, but in our eyes she’ll always be Susan the BAMF. 29. Batwoman While Batman is out fighting the regular human supervillains in Gotham City, Batwoman is battling it out with the mystical, mysterious, magical beasts that threaten the city from the sewers and the skies. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ruined her military career, so she decided to save the world all by herself. 28. Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz She has a pack of wolves, a swarm of bees, a flock of crows, and an army of Winkies at her disposal. Also, she has some flying monkeys every now and then. It’s hard work trying to seize control of the Land of Oz! 27. Neytiri, Avatar The Na’vi princess of the Omaticaya, she saves Jake’s life (instead of the other way around!) as she fights (and wins!) alongside him in the Assault on the Tree of Souls. 26. Chihiro Ogino, Spirited Away Sen grows from a timid, petulant ten-year-old into a family-saving, river-naming hero. 25. Karen Eiffel, Stranger than Fiction Karen proves once and for all that the pen truly is mightier than the sword.

24. Black Widow, The Avengers Saving Manhattan from Loki while holding her own in a movie full of dudes, Natalia Romanova always had us right where she wanted us. 23. Yu Shu Lien, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon If you need your most prized possession, your sword, your Green Destiny, transported safely to its new owner, you’re going to want to entrust that thing to Yu Shu Lien. 22. Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Practically perfect in every way. 21. Mulan, Mulan Her reflection always showed us who she was inside. 20. Mrs. Andrews/Annabelle, Freaky Friday Marching band, electric typewriting, photography, water skiing, car repair, and catering dinner for a party of 25. All in days work for Annabelle and Ms. Andrews, trapped in the other person’s body. 19. Gabrielle, Xena: Warrior Princess The Battling Bard of Potidaea, Gabby is a master of the fighting staff and the sais. She’s also an Amazon Princess. Er, Queen. An Amazon Queen.

18. Lauren Lewis, Lost Girl A Yale graduate, a veteran of Afghanistan, a humanitarian volunteer in the Congo, a super genius scientist and doctor of the Light Fae. There is legitimately nothing Dr. Lauren can’t do. 17. Lucy Pevensie, The Chronicles of Narnia Without Lucy, there’d be no Narnia. She’s the most faithful, the most valiant, and, frankly, the most adorable of all the Pevensies. 16. Astrid Hofferson, How to Train Your Dragon She’s just an old-fashioned take it down with an axe and then lop its head off kind of girl, until she learns to ride (and love!) a dragon. 15. Pam de Beaufort, True Blood She may smile too much and wear too much pink, but please remember that she can rip out your throat if she needs to. 14. Regina/Evil Queen, Once Upon a Time You wanted to see your queen? Well, my dears, here she is! 13. Cara Mason, Legend of the Seeker She doesn’t need to be rescued. If she wanted you dead, you’d be dead already.

12. Tara Thornton, True Blood She’s not runnin’; no one fucks with her in her house! 11. Michonne, The Walking Dead When the zombie apocalypse comes, you’re going to want a Katana-wielding survivor on your side. No bullshit. We’ll wait here. That’s how she gets it done. 10. Bo Dennis, Lost Girl She could be more powerful than all the Fae. They would kneel at her feet. There would be no more Dark, no more Light. There would be only Bo “Boobs O’Clock” Dennis. 9. Arya Stark, Game of Thrones Not today, God of Death. Not today. 8. Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter When Hogwarts is threatened, there’s one woman you want by your side: Minerva McGonagall. (But don’t think that’s an excuse to behave like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons!) 7. Willow Rosenberg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer There’s no arguing with her. Do you see her resolve face? You’ve seen it before. You know what it means. 6. Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones She is Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, of the blood of Old Valyeria. She is the dragon’s daughter, and she swears to you that those who would harm you will die screaming!

5. Xena, Xena: Warrior Princess She has many skills, including the ability to cut off the flow of blood to your brain. (Aiyiyiyiyiyiyiyi!) 4. Eowyn, Lord of the Rings The Nazgû l said, “Come at me, bro!” And Eowyn drew her sword and said, “LOL, I am no bro!” (Tolkien paraphrased.) 3. Wonder Woman If it means interfering in an ensconced, outdated system, to help just one woman, man or child, she’s willing to accept the consequences 2. Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer There’s only one thing on earth more powerful than evil, and that’s Buffy leading her gang of Scoobies. Any questions? 1. Hermione Granger, Harry Potter Oh, are the rest of you doing magic? Let’s see it, then.

Who’s your favorite female fantasy character? Who would you add to our list?

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