Board 8 > Crimson's Top 50 Female Characters of All Time [the list]

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CrimsonOcean posted...
Don't worry too much about Azula's placement, I think another Avatar character will make up for it.

If it isn't Toph, then it won't make up for it >=(

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When I read "Toph," my brain farted and thought "Victor as Kiki" from Dollhouse.

Because "Victor as Topher" is the best thing ever, even if not female.

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I'd be pretty shocked if it wasn't Toph

Azula > Toph though so it still doesn't really make up for it...!

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Because "Victor as Topher" is the best thing ever, even if not female.

That really was incredible.

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Lopen posted...
I'd be pretty shocked if it wasn't Toph

Azula > Toph though so it still doesn't really make up for it...!

That mostly

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Yes, you do.

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Augh I really don't like Ana Lucia. Juliet's pretty great, though.

I also like seeing Montoya here; 52 was fantastic.

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31. Jessie
Animated Movie – Toy Story 2 / 3
Voiced By: Joan Cusack




I admit to being very dubious when I heard they were coming out with a Toy Story 2. After all, a sequel – especially to something like a children’s movie, never compares to the original. But Pixar came through and for me and many others, Toy Story 2 was at least just as good as Toy Story 1, maybe even better. Thank God Pixar had the sense and the drive to kill that direct to video mess that was being planned.
One of the most moving scenes in TS2 is when we get to see a glimpse of Jessie’s past with her kid Emily. The Sarah McLaughlin starts up and there isn’t a dry eye in the house. Jessie is a great counterpart to Woody and I think a much needed addition to the gang – she probably also greatly widened Toy Story’s demographic. Up to the point she’s introduced the only real female toy we’ve got is Bo Peep, and she’s not really involved in the adventure at all. This is understandable and makes sense, because, well, Andy is a boy after all. Still it’s nice to have a competent female join the cast and work so well with the other, already established characters.
Plus I’m a little big of a voice actor nerd (if you couldn’t tell) and Joan Cusack does a great job bringing personality to the character.

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30. Oerba Dia Vanille
Video Game – Final Fantasy XIII / XIII
Voiced By: Yukari Fukui/Georgia van Cuylenburg



Major FFXIII Spoilers
Yeah. I’m sure I’ll catch a little bit of flack for this one, but I wasn’t annoyed by Vanille. Personally I thought Hope was a way bigger offender in that department. And honestly I feel like the director is partly to blame for a lot of the annoying things about the character. If you listen to interviews with GvC she says that they wanted to keep Vanille’s characterization and mannerisms very Japanese. She explains that with the other characters, they tried to Westernize them as much as they were able, which makes it possible to get rid of a lot of the quirks that we as a culture might find annoying or off putting.
Honestly, Vanille’s characterization is no different from, say, Rikku’s. They’re meant to fill the “genki girl,” role. Mostly likely if you don’t like that type of character, you wouldn’t like them period. But I thought GvC did a great job with what she was given, and trust me when I say she was absolutely perfect for the part. Just take one look at her facebook page. She’s super positive. All the time.
Getting back to Vanille, what I thought made her such a great genki girl was the fact that she had layers beyond that. She tried to be so happy to hide how miserable she really was – for pretty much the whole game. She felt guilty about Fang facing their original focus alone, afraid because she knows she’ll eventually have to face that same focus again, guilty about Serah becoming a l’Cie, guilty about Dahj becoming a l’Cie, sad because she has no idea if Fang is even still alive for a long time, guilty because she’s lying to everyone in at least some capacity, and yet she still tries to act happy and positive about everything. So yeah, if you think about what she’s going through and how she acts, I think it makes for an interesting character.
Plus she’s a great Saboteur. So win/win imo.

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32. Dr. Callie Torres
Television Drama – Grey’s Anatomy
Played By: Sara Ramirez



Grey’s Anatomy Spoilers
Here’s an entry that I don’t expect to get too much buzz, I don’t think many people on Board 8 watch Grey’s Anatomy. Adding to that, it’s kind of a chick show. But that doesn’t take away from Callie’s greatness. She began as a funky, off beat surgeon that got involved with George (terrible character) and married him. But wait! George is in love with Meredith! Silly George, everyone knows Meredith and Derek are destined to be together. This ends in tragedy for both Callie and George. Then George dies and everyone is happy (…or is it just me?). But wait! A new lady challenger comes! Callie dates and flirts with a couple of lame chicks and then decides to cry in a bar. And this is where she starts to get really awesome, but I won’t say anymore because her better half appears someplace else on this list (spoilerz!).
Even though Callie is sort of a B character on Grey’s, she’s a really good B character, especially when it comes to her sexuality story line. She comes from money of, one might presume, dubious origin, and is cut off when her father finds out she likes to eat the tuna. She also has a really intense sort of eff you religious style speech to her dad, and it’s awesome. Callie eventually becomes head of orthopedics at Seattle Grace, but the show has yet to give her her own resident, so she really hasn’t got much play this season.
Plus, her father is played by Hector Elizondo. And who doesn’t love that?

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My only issue with Vaniille is the voice acting.

32. Dr. Callie Torres
Television Drama – Grey’s Anatomy
Played By: Sara Ramirez

I have only seen like one episode of Grey's but this seems like a waste of Sara Ramirez's talent. I wish she would go back to broadway or at least reprise her role as Lady of the Lake in Spamalot..

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Vanille is the worst of the playable cast, but she's still good.

Didn't really like Jessie all that much.

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Callie, Karev, Lexie, and Bailey are the only reasons I tune in to Grey's occasionally.

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Vanille, yech. And I may not like that archetype to begin with, but I could stomach Selphie and Rikku and such. Sadly, I used her for my party once I was able to choose simply because her, Fang and Sazh made the best compliment of characters imo, so I had to deal with her even outside of story sequences.

awe yeah

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Vanille probably the best FF13 character.

Which is like being the most tasty food in all of England, but hey.

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Hey, I bet England has lots of tasty food.

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Crimmy have you ever read Marvel's Runaways? It's a really great comic...

There's suspected and confirmed lesbians in it. :3

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I haven't read Runaways Gen, but I'll definitely look into it. I don't know a whole lot about comics, which is hilarious because my dad owned a comic book store for like ever lol. Thanks for the suggestion.

Sorry I haven't been working on this much lately. Family drama happening >__>
But I haven't given up! The whole list is done, so there's no way I wont finish it.

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oh and i didn't read much of the non-writeup commentary so I apologize if someone's already asked this, but why no characters from books?

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From: CrimsonOcean | #029
Nope! Reading is for squares :]

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Reading is for circles actually.

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Crimson, you need to delete your list in Ed Bellis's topic! Don't spoil it for everyone!

Ed Bellis will let you PM your list to him!

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Lol don't worry Leon. That list is so random. I literally just put down characters as I thought of them.

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27. Lucy Diamond
Movie – D.E.B.S.
Played By: Jordana Brewster



Australia is toast.
This might be the character that you’re all least likely to know, but she’s a great evil mastermind that secretly wishes she could just fall in love and be a pirate. Lucy is from D.E.B.S., which is an extremely quirky independent short turned extremely quirky feature length movie. It got a very limited release and didn’t make much money at all. Now they play it on Logo all the time and it’s usually available for free on demand. Still, if given a chance it’s a pretty good little action/comedy, and the romance between Lucy and Amy is sweet and decently well done. I have a feeling most people here would also get a kick out of Lucy’s henchman buddy Scud. Jill Ritchie and Holland Taylor also play characters in the movie, and they, along with Jordana, give D.E.B.S. a pretty decent B/C list celebrity cast. So yeah, very campy action, some pretty funny moments, and a good to very good cast make for a nice little lesbian themed popcorn flick.

26. KOS-MOS
Video Game – Xenosaga series
Voiced By: Mariko Suzuki/Bridget Hoffman (I & III), Colleen O’Shaughnessey (II)



Ah KOS-MOS. If you chatted with me back in the days of SC2K3 you know how I feel about this little gem. I was in the top 10 on the contest leader board for pretty much the entirety of Round 1, and stayed there until it came to KOS-MOS in Round 2. Long story short, I had no clue what I was doing and thought “hey, this chick is awesome! She’s totally gonna win this whole thing. Everyone must think she’s that awesome!” So yes, KOS-MOS for SC2K3 :)
I played Xenosaga hot on the heels of FFX, which was the first RPG I had ever played (excluding Pokemon), so it’s sort of nostalgic for me. As you’ve probably surmised by now I love me some strong lady characters. I mean, this chick has gatling guns for arms! Now, I will admit that I’ve only played Episode I and maybe 3 or 4 hours of Episode II, so I don’t really know how the character has evolved beyond her original self. Still, KOS-MOS holds a near and dear place in my heart just because I remember being such a big fan back then. At the time I was really into anime as well, so the art direction/character design just made me love her that much more. And if you think about it, all the other Xenosaga characters were kind of lame. I mean, Jr.? Momo for crying out loud? No thanks. Although I always did kind of had an affinity for Miyuki lol.

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From: CrimsonOcean | #181
Now, I will admit that I’ve only played Episode I and maybe 3 or 4 hours of Episode II, so I don’t really know how the character has evolved beyond her original self.

Be grateful.

(Ziggy the best yo)

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29. Special Agent Grace Heart
Movie – Miss Congeniality
Played By: Sandra Bullock



Miss Congeniality is my second favorite movie of all time, and Sandra Bullock is one of my favorite actresses ever. I have to give props to Sandra for improving a lot of Gracie’s more endearing qualities (the scene when she walks through her apartment near the beginning, completely improved), and ultimately I think that’s what makes the character so funny. And for me, relatable. From her walk to the way she talks to the way she eats stake and chugs beer, this is one bad ass chick, and her transformation into a beautiful pageant queen is all the funnier and heartfelt. Some (lame) people might contest that the message this movie portrays is a bad one, making little girls think they have to be a certain way or people won’t like them/they won’t be happy. But I see it more as the story of a girl that already wants these things and doesn’t really know how to achieve them. She’s put up so many walls to keep people out that she needs help breaking them down to become a more well rounded individual.
And there’s nothing wrong with that!

28. Jenna Maroney
Television Comedy – 30 Rock
Played By: Jane Krakowski



By far and away the funniest part of 30 Rock. Jane Krakowski plays the insecure, image obsessed, fame hungry Jenna Maroney flawlessly. And like I think I’ve mentioned I usually prefer the supporting cast to the main characters – in this cast Jack and Liz. Not that I don’t like Tina Fey.
Everything Jenna does cracks me up, especially her musical performances. Oh God, Tennis Night in America? Maybe it’s because I’m a big tennis fan and a big football fan, but that theme song. I found myself wishing they’d actually adopt it somehow. I think I’ll just leave you with this:


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Retag

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I don't know a lot of these last characters, but KOS-MOS is awesome

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Maybe I should get around to Xenosaga 1. I've had it forever and never really played it.

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If one of these doesn't make the list, I will hate you





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Hmmm!

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Sailor Mars > Sailor Mercury > the rest

But so help you, ONE of those two should be on here!

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Sailor Venus forever, you heathens

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Sailor V the best

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There's definitely at least one Sailor Scout on this list, I'll give away that much :]

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saveus_Maria posted...
LeonhartFour knows whats up

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Your Ed Bellis list also gives it away, darn it!

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Ew no. Not Venus, no.

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From: GenesisSaga | #195
Ew no. Not Venus, no.

Genny, you know we're pals and all, but...

We're about to throw down.

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Maybe maybe not Leon! I purposefully changed characters on that list for just this reason.

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From: GenesisSaga | #195
Ew no. Not Venus, no.

What the hell is this s***?

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From: CrimsonOcean | #197
Maybe maybe not Leon! I purposefully changed characters on that list for just this reason.

Misdirection, you say

I'm not sure how I feel about that.

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I just hope you guys know I'm dying to give my opinion on this. But alas, I'll have to wait.

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