One of my all time favorite female characters is The Boss from the Metal Gear Solid video games. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metal_Gear_Solid_3_characters#The_Boss) In her canon she manages to be one of the strongest and most decorated soldiers in the world without it being turned into "that's freaky, a woman using a gun!" She's calm and isn't forced into a sassy, witty place in order to be powerful. The seven foot plus main villain is so afraid of her that he reflexively backs away from her when she raises her voice. She's a mother figure without being reduced to being only that, and she's over forty. It doesn't get much better than that. :)
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Date: 2008-05-20 06:59 pm (UTC)