Ask someone to name some women superheroes and the results will most likely be pretty predictable. Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Catwoman are typical of the ones that come to mind. But there are whole universes out there of other female superheroes we may forget about. Some of them may turn up yearly in San Diego where there is an annual comic book convention. Some people dress up as characters from comic books. In addition to costuming, they may alter their hair in some way to look more like the characters, and in San Diego breast enhancement or other modifications could be done as well.
Spider-Woman
One of the cool superhero women who might be seen there that we forget about is Spider-Woman. Everyone knows Spider-Man, but most don’t know about Spider-Woman. This superhero woman has murky origins due to the fact that she’s been rebooted a few times, but some origin stories have her starting out as a villain working for a terrorist group known as HYDRA. Over time, however, she became a superhero.
Vixen
African-born but relocated to America, Vixen is a superhero who got her powers from the Tantu Totem passed down from her ancestors. She can take on the ability of any animals including those that are extinct. Vixen mostly appears as part of a team such as the Justice League, but she is a terrific character who deserves to be better known.
Zatanna
Stage magician Zatanna is also a real magician and part of a mystical race. This sorceress superhero wears a top hat and fights supernatural forces. She’s been around since the 1960s and currently is part of the Justice League Dark team in the DC Universe, but too few people know about this cool superhero woman.
Ms. Marvel/Captain Marvel
Most people remember Captain Marvel, but how many know there was a Ms. Marvel? In fact, Carol Danvers has gone through multiple incarnations and has resurfaced today as Captain Marvel herself. Therefore, the character many may think of when they hear Captain Marvel has undergone a big change and is yet another superhero woman overlooked by many.
Renee Montoya/The Question
Another woman who’s taken on an identity formerly associated with a male superhero is Renee Montoya, a police detective in Batman’s Gothic city. Montoya was a long-running character in the Batman universe in that incarnation. Later, though, she took over the identity of the Question when the man who carried that title died.
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Interesting article. I’d have fun with the girl in the picture, though.
Wheres She-Hulk? She’s a lawyer and kicks ass.
@Dr. Doctor
thats Zatanna.
@anyone/no one/everyone
other than the female question I know all these heroines and they are some of my favorite heroes actually……in fact I wouldn’t call any of them unknowns.
Now the female Black Panther, the She Hulk thats Hulks daughter from the future, white tiger, the new Captain Universe, BumbleBee, these are some lesser known female super heroes that need love.
Don’t forget Lady Deathstrike.
Elektra and Lady Deadpool:
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@Richard Rider
this is for unknown/forgotten Super Heroic Women, or is supposed to be.
Mrs. Marvel/Captain Marvel is really the least unknown on this list thanks to the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games and playing a,major role in Season 2 of Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes to name just a few non comic appearances of recent years. the Captain Marvel deal is just a recent Captain Marvel died and she took up the mantle (hesitantly I might add though the powers she got anyway but she was nervous about taking the name) thing, he died passed the powers to her, if you pay attention to only major events or are a fan of Captain Marvel its not that unknown, and she herself has a large fanbase and is well known.
@Guardian:
Well she could teach me magic any time she likes. xD
@Marcel and RR
Lady Deathstrike…isn’t she still a villian?
Elektra is a good one for here she has very minimal exposure compared to the people on the list.
Lady Deadpool same as Elektra.
regular She-Hulk is too mainstream pretty sure everyone knows her. Hell shes a reserve member of the Fantastic Four it doesn’t get much more mainstream than hanging out with Reed Johnny Ben and Sue.
Guess Black Widow is not as unknown anymore, thanks to The Avengers. But did anyone forget Silver Fox, Andromeda, or Arisia?
Shaman (Marvel) Vs. Zatanna?
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Vs.
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@Dr. Doctor
Better learn to talk backwards then, thats how her magic works. Really surprised you haven’t heard of her, other than Teen Titans and The Batman she’s been in all things DC, Justice League Unlimited, Smallville, Batman the Brave and the Bold, Young Justice, her face is just about everywhere DC.
“Lady Deathstrike…isn’t she still a villian?”
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Yup, but why should this thread be heroes only?
@Marcel
do you mean Silver Sable?
@Richard Rider
Shazam, DC’s Captain Marvel? a guy who can give Superman a black eye and essentially a magic Superman….vs Zattana, a squishy human wizard (the word doesn’t relate only to male magic users magic society gives women magic users equal rights believe it or not, which is impressive considering modern society is bad about not doing that) you want Zattana to fight a guy who is Superman plus magic?
@The Guardian in the TARDIS
ShaMan not ShaZam.
@Marcel
because it says Superhero Women in the title
@RR
misread it sorry.
Would have to reread Shamans abilities but potentially.
What about Seras Victoria? She is a hero and She is super powered.
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What about Phyla-Vell a hero from the Annihilation Wave?
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@Amm0
could likely count her yes. Don’t see a reason not to.
@RR
yeah her too.
There should be a heroin off,best Female hero brawl,Maybe I could make a topia thread and the first 6 women named will be in the fight (jk) but yea something like that
“do you mean Silver Sable?”
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Her too, yes, but I was referring to Wolverine’s first love interest, also known as Madame Hydra and Viper. Basically before she turned rogue.
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“because it says Superhero Women in the title”
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Yeah, I guess I was just trying to throw in a little diversity
Either that or Name a female form the different forms of fiction (video games,Novels,etc etc) and have a clash of the fiction vixens
Ikon the space knight:
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@Amm0
depends what level of female heroes you draw from, kryptonian tier mid tier no powers tier…..it can get as bad as it does with male heroes
I was thinkin pick a novel hero (because most the times aren’t super comically OP) then work around her
depends on the novel you pick but possibly
“In addition to costuming, they may alter their hair in some way to look more like the characters, and in San Diego breast enhancement or other modifications could be done as well.”
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There’s an actual fucking link to a plastic surgery page for implants?! Also “modifications” leads to a fucking fitness and exercise page, and you guys didn’t bat a fucking eyelid did you?
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No because women who cosplay must be fit, with large breasts, right? I… I just don’t have the words right now…
what about the
dc ms.marvel
Black cat
fire and ice
wonder girl
tigra
aqua girl
Honestly I didn’t actually read anything I just jumped in and said Seras because I doubted she would be said
I just saw the names of women listed and wanted to add more.
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I wonder how many are aware of Batwoman?
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@TheBoss
not all guys are like that, I didn’t even notice the links at first and after I did assumed they were just pictures of cosplayers. Hell I can’t talk about staying in shape, and personally don’t care what a woman looks like. My girlfriend of four years (soon to be five) is a bit overweight but to me she’s the most beautiful woman in the world (tried to get her to cosplay as Hinata with me as Naruto when we went to an anime convention but we ended up not getting the costumes in time) because I don’t care about looks, I care about the kind of person she is, and really that’s what’s important. I’ve always found women who get plastic surgery to be disgusting, cheap, and in many cases, complete bitches, that act like they are the best thing since sliced bread, yet didn’t have enough self confidence to do whatever they think their all that for with what they were born with.
Fitness, I’m not touching, like I said, I’m not in the best of shape I can’t cast stones.
Renee is no longer the Question or even a part of DC anymore from what i understand, which makes me sad.
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Grace Choi was always bad ass, same with the third Terra Atlee. Then there is Dove from Hawk and Dove, Mulan Kato from Green Hornet is pretty bad ass, and semi anti-hero Black Alice who is one of the most haxed DC characters in existence.
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Fucking hate Tigra
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The female Dr. Light is pretty decent also, Batwoman, and the beast from Marvel the single coolest female SHIELD agent Daisy “Quake” “I shake your brain till it pops” Johnson. The current Director of SHIELD.
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Also Vixen is so fucking bad ass
Hitgirl, Rogue, Dagger(cloak and dagger)
@TheBoss- If I may, the description seems merely to offer the knowledge that these things can be done, which I think is quite relevant considering girls sometimes do such things for cosplay whether they are encouraged to or not. It’s all part of the social cycle of men and women alike encouraging the idea that women need to look perfect for acceptance, or letting it be encouraged, or simply being outnumbered and unable to stop it in other cases, like with me.
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I don’t think, or at least I hope, that no one here is so shallow as to think if a girl isn’t fit and “modified” as needed then she shouldn’t do something she loves like cosplay. But some people do think like that, and the article simply acknowledges the option. It says may and could.
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Now myself, I’ve always liked Black Canary. But if it weren’t for the Beast, Belle would be mine…
Oh and the second Catwoman Holly Robinson, who with the help of Harley Quinn saved the entire greek pantheon from Darkseid.
Domino!
@Topaz
Quake big time is an unknown since she’s relatively new.
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Hope Summers is somewhat unknown
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Gamora, Thanos sort of daughter, and Guardians of the Galaxy member.
Artemis an amazon that took up the Wonder Woman mantle for a bit, and then later sort of made a name for herself.
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Jessie Quick, Star Spangled kid, Misfit, Lady Blackhawk.
sorry Stargirl is what she’s called now’
A
Mint Aizawa (Tokyo Mew Meaw)
Momoko Akatsutsumi (Cartoon Network)
Alisha (Misfits)
Alexandra/Alex (Totally Spies)
Alice (Resident Evil series)
Amber (Eclipse Comics)
American Dream (Marvel Comics-MC2)
American Maid (The Tick)
Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (DC Comics)
Andromeda (DC Comics)
Andromeda (Marvel Comics)
Angela (Image Comics)
Aquagirl (DC Comics)
Samus Aran, Metroid
Argent (DC Comics)
Arisia, the Green Lantern of Graxos IV (DC Comics)
Arrowette (DC Comics)
Artemis of Bana-Mighdall (DC Comics)
Atom Eve (Image)
Atomic Betty (television series title character)
Aurora (Marvel Comics)
Avengelyne (various)
[edit] B
B.Orchid (Killer Instinct)
Babaing Kidlat (from the 1964 movie Babaing Kidlat)
Ballistic (Cyberforce member) (Top Cow)
Barb Wire
Barbarella (V-Magazine)
Batgirl (DC Comics)
Battle Angel Alita (Shueisha)
Batwoman (DC Comics)
Beautiful Dreamer (DC Comics)
Bella Donna (Marvel Comics)
Belphegor (DC Comics)
Big Barda (DC Comics)
Big Bertha (comics) (Marvel Comics)
The Bionic Woman (Ima)
Binary (Marvel Comics)
Vera Black (aka Sister Superior) (DC Comics)
Black Canary (DC Comics)
Black Cat[1] (Harvey Comics)
Black Cat (Marvel Comics)
Black Cherry X (2000 AD)
Black Orchid (DC Comics)
Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)
Black Widow (Timely Comics)
Blacklight (Marvel Comics-MC2)
Blink (Marvel Comics)
Blitzkrieg (Antarctic Press)
Bloom (Winx Club)
Blonde Phantom (Marvel Comics)
Blossom (Cartoon Network)
Bloodberry
Bluestreak (Marvel Comics-MC2)
Boodikka (Green Lantern Corps) (DC Comics)
Boom Boom (Marvel Comics)
Bounty (Marvel)
Brandy (Image Comics)
Bubbles (Cartoon Network)
Buff (Marvel Comics)
Bulleteer (DC Comics)
Bulletgirl (see Bulletman and Bulletgirl) (DC Comics)
Bumblebee (DC Comics)
Buttercup (Cartoon Network)
Burnout (Eclipse Comics)
[edit] C
Callisto (Marvel Comics)
Captain Confederacy (Marvel Comics)
Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)
Captain Universe (Marvel Comics)
Lenore Castle (Powerline) (Marvel-Shadowline)[citation needed]
The Cat (Marvel Comics)
Cat Claw (Malibu comics)
Catwoman (DC comics)
Celsius (DC Comics)
Cerise (Marvel Comics)
Chance (Marvel Comics)
Chandika (comics)
Chase (DC Comics)
Abbey Chase (see Danger Girl)
Chastity (Chaos Comics)
Cheetara
Cherry
Choice (Marvel – Ultraverse)
Chun-Li (Street Fighter)
Cammy White (Street Fighter)
Cimarron (Eclipse comics)
Cinnamon (DC Comics)
Circuit Breaker (Transformers)
Clea (Marvel Comics)
Cleopatra (Astro City)
Clover (Totally Spies)
Clobber Girl (Simpsons)
Clobberella (Futurama)
Coagula (DC Comics)
Cobweb (America’s Best Comics)
Colt (AC Comics)[1]
Comet Queen (DC Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes)
Copycat (DC-Wildstorm)
Copycat (Marvel Comics)
Anya Corazon (Marvel Comics)
Crane (Bon Comics)
Crazy Jane (DC Comics)
Crimson Avenger III (DC Comics)
Crimson Curse (Marvel Comics-MC2)
Crimson Fox (DC Comics)
Crystal (Marvel Comics)
Cutey Honey (title character)
Cybergirl (title character)
Cybersix
Cyblade (Top Cow)
Cyclone (DC Comics)
[edit] D
Dagger (Marvel Comics)
Darkstar (Marvel Comics)
Darna (Mango Comics)
Dart (DC Comics)
Dart (Image-Highbrow Ent)
Dawn (Sirius Comics)
Dawnstar (DC Comics)
Dazzler (Marvel Comics)
Dead Girl (Marvel Comics)
Karolina Dean (Marvel Comics)
Deathcry (Marvel Comics)
Debrii (Marvel Comics)
Deep Blue (DC Comics)
Destiny (Marvel Comics)
Devi (Virgin Comics)
Diamond (Blink Comics)
Diamond Lil (Marvel Comics)
Diamondback (Marvel Comics)
Brittany Diggers (Antarctic)
Diva (DC-Wildstorm)
Doctor Light (DC Comics)
Doctor Midnight (DC Comics)
Doll Girl (DC Comics)
Dolphin (DC Comics)
Domino (Marvel Comics)
Domino Lady (Pulps)
Dove as Dawn Granger (DC Comics)
Dragonna (Mars Ravelo’s)
Dragonfly (AC Comics)
Dream Girl (DC Comics)
Duck-Girl (Bon Comics)
Dumb Bunny (DC Comics)
Dusk (Marvel Comics)
Dust (Marvel Comics)
Dyna Girl (Krofft)
Dynamite Girl (Antarctic Press)
[edit] E
Echo (Marvel Comics)
Elasti-Girl (DC Comics)
Elastigirl/Mrs.Incredible (The Incredibles)
Electra Woman (Krofft)
Elektra (Marvel Comics)
Empress (DC)
Energizer (from Power Pack) (Marvel)
The Engineer II (DC – Wildstorm)
[edit] F
Fairchild (DC/Wildstorm)
Faith (DC Comics)
Fallen Angel (DC Comics)
Fantomah[2]
Fantomette (Collection Rose)
Fathom (one of the Elementals, Comico Comics)
Fathom (Aspen Comics)
Feral (Marvel)
Fever (DC Comics)
Fire (DC Comics)
Firebird (Marvel Comics)
Firestar (Marvel Comics)
Flaberella ( the simpsons)
Flamebird III-V (DC Comics)
Flash (Just Imagine…) (DC Comics)
Flash (Tangent) (DC Comics)
Fleur-de-Lis (DC Comics)
Flint (WS)
Flora (Winx Club)
Forerunner (DC Comics)
Pudding Fong (Tokyo Mew Mew)
Free Spirit (Marvel Comics)
Freefall (DC-Wildstorm)
Tara Fremont (AC comics)
Adrienne Frost (Marvel Comics)
Emma Frost (Marvel Comics)
Zakuro Fujiwara (Tokyo Mew Mew)
Fury I (DC Comics)
Fury II (DC Comics)
[edit] G
Gamora (Marvel Comics)
Ganymede (Marvel Comics)
Garganta (AC comics)
Gemma Ang Babaing Kidlat (international title: Gemma The Lady Lightning; from the 1976 movie “Gemma Ang Babaing Kidlat”)
Ghost (Dark Horse Comics)
Glitter (Marvel – New Universe)
Glory (various)
Gloss (DC Comics)
Godiva (DC Comics)
Miyako Goutokuji (Cartoon Network)
Grace (DC Comics)
Graphics Girl (Amy Scutter)
Gravity Girl (Birdman and the Galaxy Trio)
Max Guevara (from live-action TV show Dark Angel)
Gypsy (DC Comics)
Green Lantern (DC Comics)
Green Arrow (DC Comics)
[edit] H
Halo (DC Comics)
Harbinger (DC Comics)
Hawk as Holly Granger and Sasha Martens (DC Comics)
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) (Marvel Comics)
Hawkgirl (DC Comics)
Hawkwoman (DC Comics)
Molly Hayes (Marvel Comics)
Hellcat (Marvel Comics)
Satana Hellstrom (Marvel Comics)
Hepzibah (Marvel Comics)
Hit Girl (Kick-Ass)
Horridus (Image-Highbrow Ent)
Heather Hudson, formerly Sasquatch, Exiles member (Marvel Comics)
Huntara (Marvel Comics)
Huntress (DC Comics)
[edit] I
Ice (DC Comics)
Icemaiden (DC Comics)
Indigo (DC Comics)
Infragirl (Tomorrow Syndicate member) (Image Comics)
Insect Queen (DC Comics)
Invisible Woman (Marvel Comics)
Natasha Irons (DC Comics)
Isis (DC Comics)
Ichigo Momomomiya (Tokyo Mew Mew)
[edit] J
Jack Phantom (America’s Best Comics)
Jade (DC)
Jann of the Jungle (Marvel Comics)
Jayna (DC Comics)
Jet (DC Comics)
Jet (Wildstorm)
Jem and the Holograms (Hasbro)
Jocasta (Marvel Comics)
Jolt (Marvel Comics)
Jessica Jones (aka Jewel and Knightress) (Marvel Comics)
Jess (Misfits)
Rhea Jones (aka Lodestone) (DC Comics)
Joystick (Marvel Comics)
Jubilee (Marvel Comics)
Judomaster III (DC Comics)
Jungle Girl (various)
Jarella (Huk)
[edit] K
Jennifer Kale (Marvel Comics)
Bette Kane (DC Comics)
Nova Kane (First)
Karatecha (Kiss Comics)
Karma (Marvel Comics)
Kasumi (aka Batgirl) (Cassandra Cain) (DC Comics)
Katana (DC Comics)
Katniss (book) (The Hunger Games)
Kendra Young (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Kelly (Misfits)
Laurel Kent (DC Comics)
Kid Flash (Iris West) (DC Comics)
Kinetix (DC Comics)
Kismet (Marvel Comics)
Misty Knight (Marvel Comics)
Knockout (DC Comics)
Kole (DC Comics)
KOS-MOS (Heroine of the Xenosaga series)
Kratha (Virgin Comiffcs)
Kristin (Comics Interview)
Krystala (ABS-CBN Television)
Kumori (Aftermath)
Kitty (Wolverine And The X-Men DVD Series)
[edit] L
Lady Blackhawk (DC Comics)
Lady Death (Chaos Comics)
Lady Luck The Spirit Section
Ladyhawk (Marvel Comic)
La Lunatica (Marvel Comics)
Lavagirl (Sharkboy and Lavagirl)
Layla (Winx Club)
Layla (Sky High)
Juniper Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
Leeloo (The Fifth Element)
Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Liberty Belle (DC Comics)
Lightning Lass (a.k.a. Light Lass, Gossamer, Spark) (DC Comics)
Lightspeed (from Power Pack) (Marvel Comics)
Lime
Little Mermaid (DC Comics)
Looker (DC Comics)
Loria (see Blood Pack (comics) version) (DC Comics)
Lyja (aka Lazerfist and Ms. Fantastic) (Marvel Comics)(Marvel-MC2)
[edit] M
M (Marvel Comics)
Madame .44 (DC Comics)[2]
Madame Mirage (Top Cow Productions)
Madame Xanadu (DC Comics)
The Magdalena (Top Cow Productions)
Magdalene (Marvel Comics)
Magik (Marvel Comics)
Magma (Marvel Comics)
Maiden Justice
Manhunter (Kate Spencer) (DC Comics)
Manitou Dawn (DC Comics)
Marionette (see Micronauts) (Marvel Comics)
Marrina (Marvel Comics)
Marrow (Marvel Comics)
Marvel Girl (Marvel Comics)
Mary Marvel (DC Comics)
Masada (see Youngblood) (various)
Matilda (Matilda from the Roald Dahl series)
Kaoru Matsubara (Cartoon Network)
Aspen Matthews (Aspen Comics)
Maxima (DC Comics)
Maximum Ride (novel series and manga)
Maya (DC Comics)
Medusa (Marvel Comics)
Meggan (Marvel Comics)
The Menagerie (DC Comics)
Mera (DC Comics)
Anna Mercury
Merry, Girl of 1000 Gimmicks (DC Comics)
Lynn Michaels (a.k.a. “Lady Punisher”) (Marvel Comics)
Lettuce Midorikawa (Tokyo Mew Mew)
Mighty B
Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics)
Mirage (DC Comics)
Miss America (DC Comics)
Miss America (Marvel Comics)
Miss Fury[3]
Miss Martian (DC Comics)
Miss Pell (Dexter’s Laboratory)
Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)
Ichigo Momomiya (Tokyo Mew Mew)
Moondragon (Marvel Comics)
Musa (Winx Club)
Moonstar (Marvel Comics)
Moonstone (Marvel Comics)
Monstress (DC Comics)
Mother-One (see Wetworks) (DC-Wildstorm)
Motormouth (Marvel Comics)
Ms. Liberty (Antarctic Press)
Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (see also Binary and Warbird) (Marvel Comics)
Ms. Marvel (Sharon Ventura) (see also She-Thing) (Marvel Comics)
Ms. Mystic (originally Pacific Comics, then Continuity Comics)
Ms. Victory
[edit] N
Namora (Marvel Comics)
Namorita (Marvel Comics)
Negative Woman (DC Comics)
Nelvana of the Northern Lights (Hillborough Studio)
Nemesis (Marvel Comics)
Nemesis II (DC Comics)
Neon Queen (Mystery Inc. member) (Image Comics)
Night Girl (DC Comics)
Nightcat (Marvel Comics)
Nightshade (DC Comics)
Nightstar (DC Comics)
Nightveil (AC comics)
Nikki (Marvel Comics)
Niobe (The Matrix)
Nocturne (Marvel Comics)
[edit] O
Angel O’Day (see Angel and the Ape) (DC Comics)
Scarlet O’Neil (Newspaper Strip)
Aleta Ogord (see also Starhawk) (Marvel Comics)
Onyx (DC Comics)
Oracle (DC Comics)
Oracle (The Matrix)
Owlwoman (DC Comics)
[edit] P
Pantha (DC Comics)
Violet Parr (The Incredibles)
Penance (Marvel Comics)
Phantom Girl a.k.a. Apparition (DC Comics)
Phantom Lady
Phoenix (Marvel Comics)
Photon (Marvel Comics)
Pilgrim (see Wetworks) (DC-Wildstorm)
Pink Ranger (Power Rangers)
Pixie (Marvel Comics)
Polaris (as Overdrive) (Marvel Comics)
Poison Ivy (from the Batman comic series)
Kim Possible (from the self-titled cartoon series)
Power Girl (DC Comics)
Power Princess (Marvel Comics)
The Powerpuff Girls
Princess (Gatchaman; Battle of the Planets)
Princess Projectra a.k.a. Sensor (DC Comics)
Princess Kakyuu (Tokyopop)
Promethea (America’s Best Comics)
Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
Psynch
[edit] Q
Jenny Quantum (DC – Wildstorm)
Queen Hippolyta (DC Comics)
Queen of Swords
Jesse Quick (DC Comics)
[edit] R
Rad (AC comics)
Rainbow (Eclipse Comics)
Rainbow Brite (Hallmark comics)
Rainmaker (DC-Wildstorm)
Rampage (DC Comics)
Raptor (Marvel Comics-MC2)
Rapture (Image-Highbrow Ent)
Rapture (Transformers)
Raven (DC Comics)
Raven (Teen Titans)
Red Guardian (Marvel Comics)
Red Sonja (Marvel Comics)
Red Tornado (All-American Comics)
Rescue (Marvel Comics)
Revanche (Marvel Comics)
Cecilia Reyes (Marvel Comics)
Ellen Ripley (Alien series)
Riptide (see Youngblood version) (various)
Robin as Stephanie Brown or Carrie Kelly.
Rocket (DC Comics)
Rogue (Marvel Comics)
Ronin (Marvel Comics)
Roxy (Winx Club)
Rose and Thorn II (DC Comics)
Rose Tattoo (DC – Wildstorm)
Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
[edit] S
Sabra (Marvel Comics)
Sage (Marvel Comics)
Sailor Jupiter (Tokyopop)
Sailor Mars (Tokyopop)
Sailor Mercury (Tokyopop)
Sailor Moon (Tokyopop)
Sailor Neptune (Tokyopop)
Sailor Pluto (Tokyopop)
Sailor Saturn (Tokyopop)
Sailor Uranus (Tokyopop)
Sailor Venus (Tokyopop)
Sailor Star Fighter (Tokyopop)
Sailor Star Healer (Tokyopop)
Sailor Star Maker (Tokyopop)
Sailor Chibi Moon (Tokyopop)
Sailor Quartet: Sailor Vesta, Sailor Pallas, Sailor Ceres, Sailor Juno (Tokyopop)
Sakura Kinomoto (Tokyopop)
Saturn Girl (DC Comics)
Savant (DC-Wildstorm)
Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)
Scorpion (Carmilla Black), (Marvel Comics)
Secret (DC Comics)
Amanda Sefton (Marvel Comics)
Selene (Underworld)
Sepulchre (Marvel Comics)
Sersi (Marvel Comics)
Shadow Hunter (Virgin Comics)
Shadow Lass a.k.a. Umbra (DC Comics)
Shadowcat (Marvel Comics)
Shakti (comics) (Raj Comics)
Shamrock (Marvel Comics)
Shanna the She Devil (Marvel Comics)
Violet Song jat Shariff (Ultraviolet)
She-Dragon (Image Comics-Highbrow Ent)
She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
She-Hulk (Lyra) (Marvel Comics)
She-Ra She-Ra: Princess of Power
She-Thing (Marvel Comics)
She-Venom (Marvel Comics)
Sheena (Wags)
Liz Sherman (Dark Horse, Hellboy)
Shi (Crusade)
Shikari (DC Comics)
Shining Knight (Ystina) (DC Comics)
Shrinking Violet (DC Comics)
Sif (Marvel Comics)
Silhouette (Marvel Comics)
Silk Spectre (DC Comics)
Silver Fox (Marvel Comics)
Silver Sable (Marvel Comics)
Silver Scorpion
Silverclaw (Marvel Comics)
Samantha Simpson/Sam (Totally Spies)
Skids (Marvel Comics)
Skyrocket (DC Comics)
Snowbird (Marvel Comics)
Songbird (Marvel Comics)
Emma Sonnett (aka the 10th Muse) (various)
Jenny Sparks (DC – Wildstorm)
Sparx (see Blood Pack (comics) version) (DC Comics)
Speedy II (DC Comics)
Spellbinder (Harmony Concepts)
Spider Girl (DC Comics)
Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics-MC2)
Spider-Woman (Marvel Comics)
Dorothy Spinner (DC Comics)
Spitfire (Marvel Comics)
Spoiler (DC Comics)
Spy Smasher (Katarina Armstrong), (DC Comics)
Squirrel Girl (Marvel Comics)
Stacy X (Marvel Comics)
Star-Spangled Kid (DC Comics)
Stardust (AC comics)
Starfire (DC Comics)
Stella (Winx Club)
Stargirl (DC Comics)
Starwoman (Astro City)
Stature (Marvel Comics)
Stepford Cuckoos (Marvel Comics)
Stinger (Cassandra Lang) (Marvel Comics-MC2)
Storm (Marvel Comics)
Stripperella
Stunner (Marvel Comics)
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Sun Girl (Marvel Comics)
Supergirl (DC Comics)
Supergran (TV series)
Superwoman (DC Comics)
Suprema (Awesome)
Surge (Marvel)
Swift (DC – Wildstorm)
Sydney Savage (see Danger Girl)
[edit] T
River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
Tank Girl (published by Dark Horse Comics)
Tara (Marvel Comics)
Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
Tecna (Winx Club)
Terra (DC Comics, Teen Titans)
Thor Girl (Marvel Comics)
Thunder III (DC Comics)
Jonni Thunder (DC Comics)
Thundra (Marvel Comics)
Tigra (Marvel Comics)
Timeslip (Marvel Comics)
Titaness (Mansion Comics)
Topaz (Marvel Comics)
Traci 13 (DC Comics)
Triplicate Girl a.k.a. Duo Damsel, Triad (DC Comics)
Troia (DC Comics)
Donna Troy (DC Comics)
Tsunami (DC Comics)
Katma Tui a.k.a. Green Lantern of Sector 1417 (DC Comics)
Turbo (Marvel Comics)
[edit] U
The Untalkable
Ultrawoman[4]
Ultraviolet
[edit] V
Valda the Iron Maiden (DC Comics)
Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)
Valkyrie (Alpha-Omega Comics)[5]
Vampirella
Varga (Bulaklak Magazine)
Velocity (Top Cow: Cyberforce)
Venus (Marvel Comics)
Vigilante (Patricia Tryce) (DC Comics)
Vindicator (Marvel Comics)
Violet (The Incredibles)(Film)
Violet (J/C)
Virtuous Venus (Harmony Concepts)
Vixen (DC Comics)
Vogue (various)
Void (DC-Wildstorm)
Voodoo (DC-Wildstorm: WildCats)
[edit] W
Jakita Wagner (Dc-Wildstorm: Planetary)
Jenny “XJ-9″ Wakeman (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
Wallflower (Marvel Comics)
The Wasp (Marvel Comics)
Web Woman (Filmation)
WhirlGirl (Web series title character)
The White Witch (DC Comics)
Wild Thing (Marvel Comics-MC2)
Wind Dancer (Marvel Comics)
Colleen Wing (Marvel Comics)
Winged Victory (Astro City)
W.I.T.C.H: Will Vandom, Irma Lair, Taranee Cook, Cornelia Hale and Hay Lin (Disney Italia)
Witchblade (Top Cow Productions)
Witchfire (DC Comics)
Witchfire (Marvel Comics)
Wolfsbane (Marvel Comics)
The Woman in Red[6] (Standard Comics)
Wonder Girl (DC Comics)
Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) (DC Comics)
Wonder Tot (DC Comics)
Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
Wonder Woman (Just Imagine…) (DC Comics)
Word Girl (Television series title character)
[edit] X
X-23 (Marvel Comics)
XJ-9 – see Jenny “XJ-9″ Wakeman
XS (DC Comics)
[edit] Y
Yellow Ranger (Power Rangers)
Gertrude Yorkes (Marvel Comics)
[edit] Z
Zatanna (DC Comics)
Zealot (DC-Wildstorm)
That… is honestly not helpful.
@Awesome Assassin
you realize that likely no one will read that entire enormous list of a post.
@ Awesome Assassin
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I figured it was only a matter of time before someone googled the list and posted it here, lol.
@guardian
neither did i
copy and pasted from wiki
@marcel
yeah i figured id get it over with ahead of time
@GA
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Not every person who gets plastic surgery is a “cheap” conceited bitch. I’m sorry that’s all you seem to have run into. Though I’d love to hear your reasoning as to why they’re disgusting.
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“If I may, the description seems merely to offer the knowledge that these things can be done, which I think is quite relevant considering girls sometimes do such things for cosplay whether they are encouraged to or not. It’s all part of the social cycle of men and women alike encouraging the idea that women need to look perfect for acceptance, or letting it be encouraged, or simply being outnumbered and unable to stop it in other cases, like with me.”
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And that makes it okay does it, to perpetrate these harmful stereotypes? This is a debating forum, I didn’t expect to see this kind of thing here. The funny thing is though, if I hadn’t of mentioned it, I doubt anyone would have noticed at all. Willful ignorance, “Oh I didn’t read it/notice it”. Yea, that’s half of the problem these days. The intent is there, women need to change in order to fit with societies idealised views. Whether this is your views or not, it’s up there, and no one even noticed.
That must mean it really isn’t important,or people just don’t believe it. I personally don’t care, If you want to change yourself then change its your right to,If not love yourself and you’re fine
@TheBoss
personality wise some of the ones I’ve run into have been disgusting, they may look good but I wouldn’t want them as friends. Course of the few I’ve run into some have been more Barbie doll than woman so do they really count? And I just have an issue with going to extremes to change who you are physically just to look like what they think society wants them to look like. I can understand a facelift, liposuction to a point, minor stuff like that, by itself (my aunt has gotten a facelift but I forget she’s gotten it since I only see her once in a blue moon and it only gets brought up if my grandmother brings it up when their together) but the full on changing what you look like thing just doesn’t sit right with me. Guess I should have been more specific what I meant.
@ The Boss
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In my defense, I never saw the links. It’s inner beauty that matters anyways, isn’t it?
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On a note, I think part of the problem is that comic artists have portrayed superhero women in a certain way to appeal to the majority of male readers. I mean, how many readers looking for a comic strip with eye candy would buy an issue of, for example, a girl version of “The Blob?” Not saying that it couldn’t be successful, but the comic-makers are trying to make money on those that have a out-of-control sex drive, I guess. They appeal to what the majority of male society sees as entertaining, sadly.
@marcek
theres big bertha from marvel comics
shes an avenger
sorry meant @marcel
Big Bertha
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es.walyou.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Big-Bertha.jpg
@ Assassin
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All good, I’m used to having my name butchered, lol
also it say Batmans Gothic city in Renee Montoya’s paragraph
@GA
“personality wise some of the ones I’ve run into have been disgusting, t”
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That seems to be more indicative of how they were raised, or what circles the belong to, then the fact they have had plastic surgery.
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“And I just have an issue with going to extremes to change who you are physically just to look like what they think society wants them to look like. ”
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You’re using a minority extreme as a basis for a wider whole. Also you’re basing this from a physical perspective, rather than a deeper source. You said yourself it’s what’s on the inside that counts. What if someone wants to physically look, like they feel on the outside? Regardless of what society thinks. A woman who is overweight may want to get liposuction because of low self esteem, or as a slightly easier and faster way of losing weight, for health personal health reasons. Or a woman going from an A cup to an C cup, because they feel less feminine with small breasts. They feel they aren’t taken as seriously as a woman because they don’t look like what society thinks, and here’s the thin line, she’s doing it for herself, so she feels better and has more confidence, then changing herself for society alone. Would you deem her disgusting?
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“On a note, I think part of the problem is that comic artists have portrayed superhero women in a certain way to appeal to the majority of male readers. I mean, how many readers looking for a comic strip with eye candy would buy an issue of, for example, a girl version of “The Blob?” Not saying that it couldn’t be successful, but the comic-makers are trying to make money on those that have a out-of-control sex drive, I guess. They appeal to what the majority of male society sees as entertaining, sadly.”
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The thing is, your trying to excuse a business where they glorify women as sex objects, to be fawned over and are then viewed as lesser, and then to allow for people to mock women who don’t conform to these sociologically conceived standards. The mere inclusion of links, above, is to offer it up and say “go on”. To educate you need mere words, or links to relevant subjects. These are just to blanket pages, with no correlation to cosplaying at all. What message do you think that’s giving?
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There is a female version of “the blob” btw, she’s called Big Bertha, though the mere fact that she is a sexy women as well as a larger set one is just sending mixed messages. (There’s a little known female superhero for your thread)
@ AA and Amm0.
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I see you two mentioned Big Bertha. Props to you, I hadn’t refreshed the page to see that at the time.
Blob and Big Bertha should team up on here
or fight
@TheBoss- “Whether this is your views or not, it’s up there, and no one even noticed.”
-And you feel the failure to speak against an implied stereotype when it’s mentioned is immoral? You seem to agree with the adage “All it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,” which I certainly do. I personally don’t think the stereotype was perpetuated, though. Faulty information spreads all the time, and it is good to oppose it when it is supported. It isn’t bad to ignore it when it merely exists, though. It already exists; in this case, we simply have the opportunity to oppose the stereotype, which you have chosen to do, and I support you in that.
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By the way, what happened to your night elf name? Are you really undercover?
flat man and mr.fantastic
vs
blob adn big bertha
flat man and mr.fantastic
vs
blob and big bertha
oops sorry for duplicate post there accident
also what about
arrowette
all the female green lanterns
and the female robin
@ Soulerous
You must forgive me if you thought I was making an attack on your person. I’ve spent a lot of time recently reading through threads about female oppression in today’s society. Yesterday was a fun day, women in the gaming industry, or “gurl gamers” as Fake gamers, or girls who game. I trawled through thousands of comments, a lot of them were not good. So again, sorry.
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The problem is that people do ignore it, and do try to brush it under the rug. The act of ignoring it, is akin to agreeing with it. Almost as if your (the general you) accepting it because its perceived as the norm, and therefore nothing to worry about.
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“By the way, what happened to your night elf name? Are you really undercover?”
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I’m not undercover no, I just felt like a change, I’ve used the tag Ruliya for over a decade now, and while I still use it in many places, sometimes it’s nice to try out something new ^^ (Also I’m really wanting to play MGS!)
“The thing is, your trying to excuse a business where they glorify women as sex objects, to be fawned over and are then viewed as lesser, and then to allow for people to mock women who don’t conform to these sociologically conceived standards. The mere inclusion of links, above, is to offer it up and say “go on”. To educate you need mere words, or links to relevant subjects. These are just to blanket pages, with no correlation to cosplaying at all. What message do you think that’s giving?”
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So perhaps I should have worded that better. I am by no means trying to shield the business; I am just saying that because of the spiral society has gone down concerning sex appeal, that the business has followed that same spiral (or the other way around) in order to make money off of that society. I was more remarking on the sad state of affair media has left us with. And again, I never viewed the links; for fear of what I might behold, actually. So, I’m sorry if it came across in the way that it did; that was not my intention.
THE POWERPUFF GIRLS!!!!!!!
@theBoss
I realized that after typing that post. added it to thegrowing list of things to change about my bad habits from my closed minded upbringing
SQUIRREL GIRL!!!!
Could Fat Momma count, I wonder?
Power girl
maria hill
that girl who was Deathsrokes daughter
Raven
Cortana possibly counts to maybe
April Oniel
Amy Pond
Rose Tyler
Martha
Donna Noble
Sarah Jane
Sonya Blade
Kitana
miss martian
Congratulations SgtWadey, you can name characters from popular works of fiction, well done you. Do you mind, however, not spamming the thread though?
@the boss
sorry just kept coming up with more after already making a post
@Marcel.
I see, well okay then. It is a rather sad state of affairs to say the least. But it is getting brighter, if only marginally so.
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@GA
Don’t worry too much. You’re thinking about it, and that’s the most important thing.
“Stripperella”
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Just wanna remind everyone that she is a real character.
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:/
@TheBoss
won’t worry too much, but will tale the chance to better myself and not sound closed minded
@TheBoss- No offense taken. I’m simply fascinated by people’s motivations.
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Speaking of which, what is the point of simply listing heroines?
@Soulerous
I think he was trying to be helpful
but as this is for less limelight bound heroines it fails.
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and while she may end up more an anti hero now
Molly Carpenter Harry Dresden’s wizard apprentice
also from the Dresden Files Karrin Murphy, five foot tall waif of a police officer that has stood up to among other things, a minibus sized werewolf (she attacked it with a 22 caliber pistol), a giant tree/planet monster (she killed it with a chainsaw), and a 10 or so foot tall 40 ton goat man troll slaying Faerie bounty hunter in full battle armor (unarmed unless you count a pistol in the holster as armed against above stated goat man when he’s able to grab you from where you are) and got job offers from a Valkyrie of Asgard and an Archangel of Heaven, and turned them down so far. She’s a badass human, and hero.
“Speaking of which, what is the point of simply listing heroines?”
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Indeed, I’m not entirely sure what the point is tbh.
My name is Renee Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.
“I think he was trying to be helpful
but as this is for less limelight bound heroines it fails.”
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Let’s be honest, it’s not just Wadey Assassin who’s been listing them, everyone has. I’m not sure the true purpose of this thread. Though I am thoroughly outraged at it. But I’ve been through that ;P
Yea this was out of the blue
@TheBoss
I mainly listed less known Heroines, and a lot of the others did for the most part as well.
If I understood the post it was supposed to be a way to help get more attention to under appreciated Heroines but the choice of Heroines causes that to fail due to all the ones the article lists being mainstream (except perhaps Renee Montoya, but then again the Question himself isn’t that mainstream so she just gets whamied due to previous mantle holders lack of popularity)
“Interesting article. I’d have fun with the girl in the picture, though.”
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Quote of the day.
“I see, well okay then. It is a rather sad state of affairs to say the least. But it is getting brighter, if only marginally so.”-
And:
“Stripperella”
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Sigh…in some ways it is getting better…in many more, it is getting worse.
Zatanna has taught Batman Magic
and how about Monica Dawson?
“Quote of the day.”
Why thank you.
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Ruliya’s gonna hate me for this, but I was looking at the picture more than the article itself. Didn’t even realize there were links sewn in there. x3
“but I was looking at the picture more than the article itself.”
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I didn’t even read the article.
Of course you didn’t. I mean, there was a picture of a sexy lady, why would you bother reading? Though there hasn’t been one of those pics (by itself) for a while now.
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“Ruliya’s gonna hate me for this, but I was looking at the picture more than the article itself. Didn’t even realize there were links sewn in there. x3″
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I don’t hate you, it seems to be what everyone else did. Apparently only I actually read the darn thing.
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“And:
“Stripperella”
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Sigh…in some ways it is getting better…in many more, it is getting worse.”
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Yea, but that’s just Pamela Anderson, who hasn’t been relevant since…uh… Baywatch I guess, and look what she was doing for stereotypes there. I mean did anyone actually watch V.I.P? I saw a few episodes and wow…
honestly I saw it was Zatanna didn’t pay much attention to it otherwise, read the article, and made my first comment. I remember thinking, huh, not the best choice for the face of a superheroine that we forget about, cool, but not easily forgotten since she’s one of DC’s main heroes anymore.
“‘Stripperella’
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Just wanna remind everyone that she is a real character.
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:/”
Wow… What idiot thought of that character? Seriously…