5. Kara Thrace ("Battlestar Galactica" 2003-Present)
They said a woman couldnÂ’t be a cigar-chompin', bar-brawlin', whiskey-chuggin' hotshot Viper pilot. Well, by "they" I mean Dirk Benedict. Dirk, you have officially had your ass handed to you.
In a stellar ensemble cast, Katee Sackhoff's Kara Thrace is first among equals. It's not just that she’s incredibly sexy – she shares screen time with Boomer, Six and Xena the Warrior Princess. Kara kicks ass and takes names in every way the original Starbuck did – PLUS she's clever, bitter, loving, conflicted, and secretly paints pictures. She's neither the stereotypical kick-ass superheroine, nor the stereotypical kick-ass superheroine who is secretly fragile. She's the kick ass superheroine who is secretly fragile, but will never let that fragility take her down. Not ever.
4. Seven of Nine ("Star Trek: Voyager" 1997-2001)
Who would Annika Hansen have been if she hadn't been assimilated by The Borg at the age of six? A big fat nobody, that's who! Well, maybe not big and fat – on a typical Federation diet, she would have been at least Jeri Ryan-hot. But she would never have been Seven of Nine-hot! There's nothing like a skin-tight gray jumpsuit and a metal eyebrow to turn a guy’s crank.
Sure, Seven was emotionally unavailable, but that was just because of her alien upbringing. Also, if your only choices were the "men" of Voyager, you might choose chastity as well. Yikes. No wonder she only hung out with the Doctor.
3. Jean Grey ("X-Men" films 2000-2006)
First letÂ’s get something straight. The real Jean Grey committed suicide in "The Uncanny X-Men" #137 in 1980. Every issue since then with "Jean Grey" in it is a PACK OF LIES.
That said, Famke Janssen's Jean Grey in the "X-Men" films is its own, separate character, and that character is amazing. Call it the superheroine who is openly, obviously, heart-breakingly fragile. You just want to run over to her and wrap your arms around her, even if it means, a la Brett "LetÂ’s destroy the franchise" Ratner, she'll disperse you into millions of colored CGI chunklets. If there's another "X-Men" movie, let's hope this time they do bring Jean Grey back from the dead.
Oops, that was a spoiler. If you havenÂ’t seen "Last Stand," donÂ’t read that last sentence.
2. Sharon Valeri ("Battlestar Galactica" 2003-Present)
Grace Park plays three characters on BSG.
There's Athena, who the producers call Sharon and fans call Caprica-Boomer. She's HeloÂ’s wife, and mother of the Cylon Miracle Baby. She lives on Galactica.
Then there's the one the producers call Boomer and fans call Galactica-Boomer. She was in love with the Chief, shot Adama, and teamed up with Caprica-Six to "save" humanity. Now she lives on a base star.
Finally, there's Number 8, which is all the other thousands of Sharons, who always call Athena a traitor.
And I am in love with all of them. Even the ones that would kill me.
1. Leeloo ("The Fifth Element" 1997)
The perfect woman, the Supreme Being. That's Milla Jovovich. No, sorry, I mean Leeloo, a.k.a. Leeloo Minai Lekatariba-Laminai-Tchaii Ekbat De Sebat, a.k.a. The Fifth Element.
Is it the orange dreads? The pale blue-green eyes? The perfect body? The Gaultier outfits? The adorable accent? The martial arts? The saving the Earth from the Ultimate Evil?
Out of all the science-fiction female ass-kicking secretly-fragile alien super-powered hotties, Leeloo is the ultimate. The perfect prototype. The geek's ideal mate. Sigh. Too bad she doesnÂ’t exist.
(source:
Furinkan High School Kendo Club)