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[-Zelda-]

I find her very relatable

Awww. That's sad.

 

[Bartski]

 

[OceanGaming]

Rynn, always.

 

[PharaoTutAnchAmun]

 

[Crayon]

Yeah Selene is actually kind of awesome.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Unpopular opinion:

"Strong" is such a poor term to apply to interesting female characters or leads.


Strong in what? Physical strength? Do we really need for characters to be physically strong, let alone female ones (which tend to fall into the man-with-boobs trap)?
Does it mean emotionally strong? If so, what does that actually mean? That they can mass murder enemies without any emotional repercussions (which actually makes them less interesting as characters)?


I'm currently playing Plague Tale Requiem. Amicia is easily subdued the moment an adult male gets within 1 meter of her. She also gets episodes of PTSD from the people she killed in the first game. Despite being well-intentioned, she makes some decisions with terrible repercussions. And she's one of the best female leads in a videogame I've played.

 

[k_trout]

Ripley alien isolation

 

[tommib]

 

[Elfstar]

Unpopular opinion:

"Strong" is such a poor term to apply to interesting female characters or leads.


Strong in what? Physical strength? Do we really need for characters to be physically strong, let alone female ones (which tend to fall into the man-with-boobs trap)?
Does it mean emotionally strong? If so, what does that actually mean? That they can mass murder enemies without any emotional repercussions (which actually makes them less interesting as characters)?


I'm currently playing Plague Tale Requiem. Amicia is easily subdued the moment an adult male gets within 1 meter of her. She also gets episodes of PTSD from the people she killed in the first game. Despite being well-intentioned, she makes some decisions with terrible repercussions. And she's one of the best female leads in a videogame I've played.

Yeah, "strong female character" is such a cringe, ankwardly forced sounding term.

 

[Danjin44]

Kaine

Zero

2B

A2

Yuki Takamiya

Gwendolyn

Momohime

Kat

Tifa

Bayonetta

 

[F31 Leopard]

Jun Kazama

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[TintoConCasera]

If we are going to have a thread about women and strength, then Chiaki from SMT III deserves a spot, since her whole character arc revolves around strength.

 

[ungalo]

Even if it's not perfect, i think i like the character of Lara in the reboots.

Also love all the women of CDPR games lol. The Witcher, Thronebreaker, Cyberpunk...all of them.

And on the contrary Sadie is really one of the few characters in RDR2 i can't stand. Everytime she showed up i felt it was boring as fuck.

 

[kyliethicc]

knack

 

[Davesky]

Ultimecia literally cracks the fourth dimension and becomes a God.

 

[Astral Dog]

Alex Wesker(and the cast of Revelations 2), one of Resident Evil strongest villains (specially at a time were the villains were a joke) achieved without any of her brothers Matrix powers or multiple appaerances

 

[ssringo]

I actually prefer the original ending where it turns out that

Spoiler

that the girls are delusional about their "boyfriends"

but enough people were super salty about it so whatever.

 

[-Zelda-]

Elihal from the Witcher 3

 

[DragoonWalker]

Unpopular opinion:

"Strong" is such a poor term to apply to interesting female characters or leads.


Strong in what? Physical strength? Do we really need for characters to be physically strong, let alone female ones (which tend to fall into the man-with-boobs trap)?
Does it mean emotionally strong? If so, what does that actually mean? That they can mass murder enemies without any emotional repercussions (which actually makes them less interesting as characters)?


I'm currently playing Plague Tale Requiem. Amicia is easily subdued the moment an adult male gets within 1 meter of her. She also gets episodes of PTSD from the people she killed in the first game. Despite being well-intentioned, she makes some decisions with terrible repercussions. And she's one of the best female leads in a videogame I've played.

Great post. If more people had this kind of ability to think beyond the surface and question what is taken for granted, to apply critical thought on touchy topics, I'm sure our world would be a better place.

 

[Crayon]

Unpopular opinion:

"Strong" is such a poor term to apply to interesting female characters or leads.


Strong in what? Physical strength? Do we really need for characters to be physically strong, let alone female ones (which tend to fall into the man-with-boobs trap)?
Does it mean emotionally strong? If so, what does that actually mean? That they can mass murder enemies without any emotional repercussions (which actually makes them less interesting as characters)?


I'm currently playing Plague Tale Requiem. Amicia is easily subdued the moment an adult male gets within 1 meter of her. She also gets episodes of PTSD from the people she killed in the first game. Despite being well-intentioned, she makes some decisions with terrible repercussions. And she's one of the best female leads in a videogame I've played.

Any character with lots of flaws/quirks/connections layered up can be considered strong. "Strong female" could simply be specifying strong characters that happen to be female. On the other end it could describe a shallow "girlboss" style. So it's vague to begin with and got some baggage now.

 

[March Climber]

people hate her alot but Ashley from Mass Effect 1, they ruined her in the third game though

The most misunderstood character, who’s character growth arc many players still haven’t witnessed to this very day.

 

[Elfstar]

Any character with lots of flaws/quirks/connections layered up can be considered strong. "Strong female" could simply be specifying strong characters that happen to be female. On the other end it could describe a shallow "girlboss" style. So it's vague to begin with and got some baggage now.

Eh, you know it just means "muh badass girlboss" nowadays.

 

[Crayon]

Jennifer Lawrence probably, I'm not sure there were any strong female characters before she came along.

Serious answer: Georgio Manos




... I think anyway, its unclear.

loool i haven't thought about that in awhile. Me and my wife love roundabout. Pretty sure Georgio is a dude and they just put a girl in there to play him because the game is just that funny.

 

[Bigfroth]

Lady Croft, fem shepherd,Aloy and anytime you can make a character in a game I go female so pretty much all RPGs for me. Yes, I'm a dude

 

[EDMIX]

Abby bitch, the fuck lol

and of course Ellie

The Boss

Fragile

 

[Putonahappyface]

Claudia from FF7.

 

[RaduN]

All of Kojima's female characters are amazing.
They always have that moment where they shine and become unforgettable.
Meryl, Olga, The Boss, Naomi, Quiet, Fragile all have great, memorable arcs.

 

[Umbral]

Bleeding Edge.

Can't get any stronger than her.

Strongest smell, certainly.

 

[Denton]

Awesome two female protagonists.

 

[Moses85]

 

[Celcius]

Milla Maxwell

Velvet Crowe

 

[dDoc]

 

[Fbh]

Lots of my favourites have been mentioned already. I'll add Meve from Thronebreaker

She was really well written and convincingly badass.

 

[SumJester]

I actually prefer the original ending where it turns out that

Spoiler

that the girls are delusional about their "boyfriends"

but enough people were super salty about it so whatever.

Well considering what happens to the duo in the prequel and that this pair of girls is from a game created by the OG franchise creator and the other two rivals not so much....
Not hard to see why many people found making a major retcon by a western studio just to setup a joke quite distasteful.
A joke that makes even less sense when said western studio re-releases the prequel not long after.

 

[Amiga]

Lightning. acts as a strong character and the issues she had with friends and family came from her cold demeanor as she pursues strength to protect her loved ones not because of entitlement.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Kaine

Zero

2B

A2

Yuki Takamiya

Gwendolyn

Momohime

Kat

Tifa

Bayonetta

Danji have a good taste.

.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Venat from Final Fantasy 14. This bitch killed her friends, became a goddess and literally broke the world into 14 pieces specifically so that mankind would suffer. She's the good guy.

 

[Camreezie]

Bayonetta, for sure.

Samus, Zelda , Lara Croft, Jill Valentine all OGs too.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Kaine

Zero

2B

A2

Yuki Takamiya

Gwendolyn

Momohime

Kat

Tifa

Bayonetta

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

I got more, but these some of my favorites off the top of my head so far.

 

[ssringo]

Well considering what happens to the duo in the prequel and that this pair of girls is from a game created by the OG franchise creator and the other two rivals not so much....
Not hard to see why many people found making a major retcon by a western studio just to setup a joke quite distasteful.
A joke that makes even less sense when said western studio re-releases the prequel not long after.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Damn not a single KOS-MOS in this thread. I am disappoint.

Props to the folks mentioning Ripley, Samus, Tifa, Velvet Crowe, OG Lara.
I prefer well written over "strong".

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Damn not a single KOS-MOS in this thread. I am disappoint.

Props to the folks mentioning Ripley, Samus, Tifa, Velvet Crowe, OG Lara.
I prefer well written over "strong".

Kos-Mos is in top ten for me

 

[The Tourmaline Gorilla]

Seriously... No one in this entire thread has played and finished Hellblade?

Senua is the embodiment of strength and a "strong female lead", inspite of her obvious physical weakness, vulnerabilities, fears, mania, paranoia and the voices in her head. No other female character comes close, at all!

 

[Drizzlehell]

Jennifer Lawrence probably, I'm not sure there were any strong female characters before she came along.

I don't think women even existed at all before Jennifer Lawrence made them happen.

 

[_Idea_of_Evil_]

- Maria of the Astral Clocktower (Bloodborne)
- Lady Butterfly (Sekiro)
- Vicar Amelia (Bloodborne)
- Malenia, Blade of Miquella (Elden Ring)
- Jeanne (Bayonetta)
- Assassin and Sorcress (Diablo 2)

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

 

[hlm666]

Hard choice between

Sigourney Weaver - Alien franchise
Gina Davis - Long Kiss Goodnight and Cutthroat Island