Gallery: Geek Culture's Fiercest Female Ass-Kickers, as Picked by You
01trinity-0
We left a few key names off last month's list of [Geek Culture's 26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/gallery-female-ass-kickers/) -- and boy, did we hear about it. Fans of fierce Matrix and Fifth Element heroines were especially outraged that their fave *femmes fatales* failed to get their due. "Wow," wrote commenter erikslev. "Like all the other posters \[pointed out\], where is Trinity? Where is Fifth Element? Milla? The Bride? Rosario Dawson (Sin City)? Princess Mononoke? Samus Aran? This list is missing so many more deserving characters.... You guys aren't geeks at all." Readers championed Trinity (pictured above), Leeloo and more than 50 other action chicks from movies, videogames, TV and comics. Favorites ranged from Kill Bill's sword-wielding Beatrix Kiddo (aka [The Bride](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Kiddo)) to Street Fighter II's martial arts ass-kicker [Chun-Li](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chun-Li) and Farscape's [Aeryn Sun](http://farscape.wikia.com/wiki/Aeryn_Sun). "This list needs a sequel to fix all the omissions," wrote Wired.com commenter anothermike. Fair enough. Here are the fiercest female bassasses that you picked. Trinity ------- (above) You didn't include Trinity! She could easily have kicked the ass of any female on this list. Well, except Hit-Girl! *-- cyclone1164* Where is Trinity from *The Matrix*? She is suspiciously absent. *-- abukowski* Trinity isn't in your top 26? Really? Or did you just forget about her? *-- funnelduck* Trinity from The Matrix is like the queen of bad-ass, ass-kicking action characters. *-- awerich* I cannot believe Trinity is not even on the list. She should be in the top five! *-- grofia* Seven hardly fought anyone, so I'm at a complete loss for why Jeri Ryan got the nod and yet you left Trinity in the dust. Come on now, you listed Garner's roles twice for crying out loud. *-- CannedKarma* Trinity? Samus Aran? Motoko Kusanagi? Supergirl? Not even a mention? *-- SeasideMessenger* What about Trinity? from Matrix. *-- ranch2k* You put Catwoman and forgot Trinity? Tch tch tch but hey, still great viewing! *-- zipfox* How the \*!#\*@$ did Trinity not make the list??? *--dswersky* What about Trinity from The Matrix? *-- tbouvin* Trinity from The Matrix. End of discussion.*-- andrescm*
02fifthelement
Leeloo ------- Nobody mentioned Leeloo yet? Trinity definitely deserves to be on the list, and a small honorable mention to Miss Jupiter. I guess this is only countin' American movies and games? Lotta Japanese girls would mop the floor with most of these. *-- drunkn\_mastr* No Leeloo Multipass? Whatevs.... *-- Romanowski* Are you kidding? No Leeloo from *Fifth Element*? *-- Rah55* I still wake in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and scream, "Leeloo Dallas Multipass." *-- dedlam* Leeloo from The Fifth Element should not have been left out. I mean she is the perfect being after all. *-- unfocusedpie* Where the frak is Leeloo Dallas from The Fifth Element? *-- mekugi* Seriously? You have whiny-causes-more-problems-than-she-solves Kate in there and no Leeloo? *-- PugFugly*
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Samantha "Sam" Carter --------------------- What the hell? How could you leave out [Samantha Carter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Carter) \[from *Stargate*\]? A longer run on TV than any other mentioned heroines. *-- Lazlo* When I saw this list I thought for sure Sam Carter would be on it. She's beautiful, smart and kick ass in the most hard-core ways. I mean shyte, she blew up a star. *-- AnotherEffingJoe*
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Emma Peel --------- You forgot the original. Diana Rigg as Emma Peel. *--MotSnave* If you can reach back to the '70s for a cartoon like *Wonder Woman*, you could surely have reached back to the '60s for every then-young man's kick-ass wet dream: Emma Peel *-- bilmor* I'm showing my age but you have to have Emma Peel (Diana Riggs) from The Avengers in the '60s, guys! *--Patriarch* Definitely Emma Peel. Plus Janeane Garofalo as The Bowler in *Mystery Men*! *--jejackson*
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Sarah Walker ------------ Sarah Walker from Chuck. Hot and badass! *-- whitnie12* Agent Sarah Walker ([Yvonne Strahovski](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Strahovski)) from Chuck would definitely be at the top of my list. *-- td752*
06underworld-0
Selene ------ How about Selene in Underworld ([Kate Beckinsale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Beckinsale)). She kicked some vamp butt. *-- MsWilson* Really? No Kate Beckinsale/Underworld? *-- HP2Mav* Where the fuck is Selene from *Underworld* movies? Kate Beckinsale is amazing! She has no equal! *-- Progressive1*
07ghost-in-the-shell
Major Motoko Kusanagi --------------------- Good lord, who made up this list? Ever hear of *Ghost in the Shell*? Major Kusanagi is who you are missing! *-- hal999* Leaving out Major Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell 1/2/SAC/SSS was a grievous error. A woman that is a leader of the most bad-ass group of Section 9's bad-ass personnel, rocks one smoking cyborg body, can take control of tech using just her mind, and can kick your ass while doing it -- and she's not on here? I mean, we're talking about the show that largely inspired The Matrix's stunts and feel. For shame, Wired, for shame. *-- JDT* You must also include Major Motoko Kusanagi (aka the Major) She's one badass Cyborg and, the squad leader for Section 9 in the Ghost in the Shell anime. She's so No. 9. She's incredible math. *-- cronjob* Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell would kick all these chicks' ass! *-- MrEd*
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Beatrix Kiddo (aka The Bride) ----------------------------- How can you totally forget about the most convincing female ass-kicker of all time?! Uma Thurman in Kill Bill! *-- Karpata* Really no Uma Thurman?! All of these characters combined probably didn't rack up an ass-kicking tally like she did in Kill Bill. *-- voodoowhammy* Haha. When I saw the title of this post I knew for some reason that Beatrix Kiddo would be snubbed. I wasn't wrong. *-- FenderBender* Hey, what about Beatrix Kiddo, The Bride in Kill Bill? And, ever heard of Lady Death? *-- leogrebot*
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Sookie Stackhouse ----------------- You missed Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), the nice Southern girl who can mix it up with vampires. *--Steve123*
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La Femme Nikita --------------- You totally missed Peta Wilson from the La Femme Nikita series. My fave female ass-kicker of all time. How could you miss her? She even said in an interview she'd beat Xena in a fight. They asked why and she said 'cos if it comes down to it, Nikita has a gun. *-- Sard9* Should have included Luc Besson's Nikita (not the shite remakes though). *-- PabloCoke*
11miho
Miho ---- Miho ([Devon Aoki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_Aoki)) from Sin City *--wideliner* Miho. Deadly little Miho. *--tekrep*
12hiddendragon
Yu Shu Lien ----------- Since you genre-hopped all over hell's half-acre, what about Yu Shu Lien (played by Michelle Yeoh) in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? *--iowamike* Michelle Yeoh \[who played Yu Shu Lien in\] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. *--dks123*
13lexx-f
Zev --- What about Zev From Lexx? She was part cluster lizard! *-- Milkcan* Another vote for Zev from Lexx! Also, where the heck is Gwen Cooper from Torchwood?!? *-- JimmyTheSnout*
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Leela ----- No Leela from Futurama? *--reg\_G*
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Commander Shepard ----------------- [Commander Shepard](http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Commander_Shepard) (Mass Effect) doesn't have to be a dude, you know. *--jMagnum* *Image courtesy Electronic Arts*
16metroid
Samus Aran ---------- You forgot Samus Aran from Metroid! *-- tbouvin* Echoing the great Samus Aran, for sure! *-- davenelson22*
17flight-f
Jue --- Forget Trinity! Jue from Final Flight of the Osiris is better. The opening scene is nothing short of pure, visual art that not even Avatar has topped. *--Setanta*
18farscape
Aeryn Sun ---------- Where the frell is Aeryn Sun from Farscape? *-- AnnieBW* Wait a sec here. Where's Aeryn Sun? For a strong female character, she's one of the tops. Way better than Red Sonja or that Avatar person. *-- ruinexplorer*
19leia
Princess Leia ------------- No Princess Leia -- how did she get missed? *-- DrEnter* What about Princess Leia? She killed Jabba. She wasn't exactly a nice girl. *-- bluegreen03*
20bayonetta
Bayonetta --------- Hell, Bayonetta could kick Laura Croft's ass. *-- Midway*
21street-fighter2-0
Chun-Li ------- What about Chun-Li? She was the first female butt-kicker that most of us ever got to grips with. Well in *Street Fighter II* anyway. *-- anthonygerrard* I believe Chun-li has been kicking ass well before Lara arrived on the scene. *-- tengobotas*
22dollhouse
Echo ---- Out of \[Joss\] Whedon's three shows with really strong female, ass-kicking characters, it's good to see at least two show. I somewhat expected Echo from Dollhouse to appear on there, or a nod to many of the women \[Eliza\] Dushku has played. *-- NegativeK*
23burnnotice
Fiona ------ How about Fiona from Burn Notice? I love a girl who knows her way around explosives! *-- alphasigmookie*
24lordoftherings
Eowyn ----- Eowyn from *Lord of the Rings*? (Best. Line. Ever. -- "I am no man.") *--AnnieBW*
25ivanova
Susan Ivanova ------------- Susan Ivanova from *Babylon 5*. *--Mystgreen* "Who am I? I’m Susan Ivanova, Commander, daughter of Andrei and Sofie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is gonna kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart. I’m death incarnate and the last living thing that you’re ever going to see. God sent me." *--kaiju*
26preacher-f
Tulip O'Hare ------------ Tulip O’Hare from Preacher must be in this list. *--skoogiz*
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Pris ---- Whatever happened to Pris from Blade Runner? *--keybored*
28gina-torres
Zoe --- Where the hell is Zoe from Firefly? *-- jcoxen* Seriously? You pick two Whedon characters and Buffy is one of them? Come on now. Zoe gets my vote any day of the week. *-- avclayton* Honorable Mentions ------------------ Also garnering commendations from at least one commenter each: Anita Blake (Vampire Hunter), Rachael (Blade Runner), Jadis the White Witch (The Chronicles of Narnia), Tasha Yar (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Kathryn Janeway (*Star Trek: Voyager*), Delenn (Babylon 5), Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Illyria (Angel), Cameron Phillips and Catherine Weaver (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Jadzia Dax (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Rommie (Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda), the Cleopatra 2525 cast and Number Six (Battlestar Galactica). Also: Daenerys Targaryen (A Song of Ice and Fire), Apsalar (The Malazan Book of the Fallen), Kallen (Code Geass), Lina Inverse (Slayers), Misaki Nakahara (Welcome to the NHK), San (Mononoke Hime), Kyra (The Chronicles of Riddick), Moreta (Dragonlady of Pern), Eartha Kitt 's Catwoman, Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brenna (*Bones*), Sil (Species), Rogue, Phoenix, Storm and Jean Grey (X-Men), Barbarella, Elastigirl (The Incredibles), Deunan Knute (Appleseed), Toph (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Taarna *Heavy Metal* and Karen Cliché (Mutant X). Follow us on Twitter: [@hughhart](http://twitter.com/hughhart) and [@theunderwire](http://twitter.com/theunderwire).
