Tiffany Aching, the aspiring witch from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books. She’s smart, tough, brave, and sensible, yet believably flawed and human. And of course, her mentor Granny Weatherwax, who would have been a magnificent Bad Witch she hadn’t chosen Good.
Ofelia from Pan’s Labyrinth (see icon), who manages to be both dreamy and practical, and is willing to sacrifice her dreams and her life in defense of the innocent and helpless.
Ellen Ripley. In Alien she’s a competent woman unexpectedly plunged into a nightmare, who rises above her terror; in Aliens, she not only faces the monster a second time, but manages to get past the distrust of androids caused by Ash’s betrayal and comes to appreciate Bishop.
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Date: 2008-05-20 07:57 pm (UTC)Ofelia from Pan’s Labyrinth (see icon), who manages to be both dreamy and practical, and is willing to sacrifice her dreams and her life in defense of the innocent and helpless.
Ellen Ripley. In Alien she’s a competent woman unexpectedly plunged into a nightmare, who rises above her terror; in Aliens, she not only faces the monster a second time, but manages to get past the distrust of androids caused by Ash’s betrayal and comes to appreciate Bishop.