| SlorgNet said: One of the things I've always liked about videogames is the sheer number of female characters who kick ass. Sure, there are the usual demeaning bimbos, but there are also some stellar female roles, in fact I think strong women are more common in games than in action films. Anyway, the top five on my list, in order of increasing hottitude: 5. The Boss, a.k.a. the Joy (MGS3). Tough, tragic and compelling. 4. Rikku (FF 10). Doesn't get enough lines, but lights up the story whenever she appears. 3. Lady (DMC3). Worthy counterpart for Dante's third adventure. 2. Alyx (Half Life 2). The Resistance's best shot and the Combine's worst nightmare. Though I keep wondering when Gordon is going to actually ask her out... 1. Fran (FF12). Because Viera rock. Balthier, you lucky dog you... |
There really aren't very many demeaning bimbos in gaming when you think about it... Peach I guess, but more for comic relief than anything (and she even had her own game where she kicked ass). I honestly can't think of any. Zelda certainly isn't (despite the common "save the princess" complaint). OoT really broke that cycle. In much of OoT she masqueraded as a Ninja and mentor to Link (Sheik) pulling a Samus at the end when you discover it's really her. In Wind Waker she was a fricken pirate lol. In Twilight Princess she was to some extent playing that role, but in it she made a noble sacrifice, rather than a scared woman waiting to be rescued, and again helped defeat Ganon in the end (and was a boss all her own when she was being controlled).
