Gallery: Geek Culture's Fiercest Female Ass-Kickers, as Picked by You
01trinity-0
We left a few key names off last month's list of [Geek Culture's 26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/gallery-female-ass-kickers/) -- and boy, did we hear about it. Fans of fierce Matrix and Fifth Element heroines were especially outraged that their fave *femmes fatales* failed to get their due. "Wow," wrote commenter erikslev. "Like all the other posters \[pointed out\], where is Trinity? Where is Fifth Element? Milla? The Bride? Rosario Dawson (Sin City)? Princess Mononoke? Samus Aran? This list is missing so many more deserving characters.... You guys aren't geeks at all." Readers championed Trinity (pictured above), Leeloo and more than 50 other action chicks from movies, videogames, TV and comics. Favorites ranged from Kill Bill's sword-wielding Beatrix Kiddo (aka [The Bride](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Kiddo)) to Street Fighter II's martial arts ass-kicker [Chun-Li](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chun-Li) and Farscape's [Aeryn Sun](http://farscape.wikia.com/wiki/Aeryn_Sun). "This list needs a sequel to fix all the omissions," wrote Wired.com commenter anothermike. Fair enough. Here are the fiercest female bassasses that you picked. Trinity ------- (above) You didn't include Trinity! She could easily have kicked the ass of any female on this list. Well, except Hit-Girl! *-- cyclone1164* Where is Trinity from *The Matrix*? She is suspiciously absent. *-- abukowski* Trinity isn't in your top 26? Really? Or did you just forget about her? *-- funnelduck* Trinity from The Matrix is like the queen of bad-ass, ass-kicking action characters. *-- awerich* I cannot believe Trinity is not even on the list. She should be in the top five! *-- grofia* Seven hardly fought anyone, so I'm at a complete loss for why Jeri Ryan got the nod and yet you left Trinity in the dust. Come on now, you listed Garner's roles twice for crying out loud. *-- CannedKarma* Trinity? Samus Aran? Motoko Kusanagi? Supergirl? Not even a mention? *-- SeasideMessenger* What about Trinity? from Matrix. *-- ranch2k* You put Catwoman and forgot Trinity? Tch tch tch but hey, still great viewing! *-- zipfox* How the \*!#\*@$ did Trinity not make the list??? *--dswersky* What about Trinity from The Matrix? *-- tbouvin* Trinity from The Matrix. End of discussion.*-- andrescm*
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Leeloo ------- Nobody mentioned Leeloo yet? Trinity definitely deserves to be on the list, and a small honorable mention to Miss Jupiter. I guess this is only countin' American movies and games? Lotta Japanese girls would mop the floor with most of these. *-- drunkn\_mastr* No Leeloo Multipass? Whatevs.... *-- Romanowski* Are you kidding? No Leeloo from *Fifth Element*? *-- Rah55* I still wake in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and scream, "Leeloo Dallas Multipass." *-- dedlam* Leeloo from The Fifth Element should not have been left out. I mean she is the perfect being after all. *-- unfocusedpie* Where the frak is Leeloo Dallas from The Fifth Element? *-- mekugi* Seriously? You have whiny-causes-more-problems-than-she-solves Kate in there and no Leeloo? *-- PugFugly*
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Samantha "Sam" Carter --------------------- What the hell? How could you leave out [Samantha Carter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Carter) \[from *Stargate*\]? A longer run on TV than any other mentioned heroines. *-- Lazlo* When I saw this list I thought for sure Sam Carter would be on it. She's beautiful, smart and kick ass in the most hard-core ways. I mean shyte, she blew up a star. *-- AnotherEffingJoe*
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Emma Peel --------- You forgot the original. Diana Rigg as Emma Peel. *--MotSnave* If you can reach back to the '70s for a cartoon like *Wonder Woman*, you could surely have reached back to the '60s for every then-young man's kick-ass wet dream: Emma Peel *-- bilmor* I'm showing my age but you have to have Emma Peel (Diana Riggs) from The Avengers in the '60s, guys! *--Patriarch* Definitely Emma Peel. Plus Janeane Garofalo as The Bowler in *Mystery Men*! *--jejackson*
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Sarah Walker ------------ Sarah Walker from Chuck. Hot and badass! *-- whitnie12* Agent Sarah Walker ([Yvonne Strahovski](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Strahovski)) from Chuck would definitely be at the top of my list. *-- td752*
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Selene ------ How about Selene in Underworld ([Kate Beckinsale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Beckinsale)). She kicked some vamp butt. *-- MsWilson* Really? No Kate Beckinsale/Underworld? *-- HP2Mav* Where the fuck is Selene from *Underworld* movies? Kate Beckinsale is amazing! She has no equal! *-- Progressive1*
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Major Motoko Kusanagi --------------------- Good lord, who made up this list? Ever hear of *Ghost in the Shell*? Major Kusanagi is who you are missing! *-- hal999* Leaving out Major Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell 1/2/SAC/SSS was a grievous error. A woman that is a leader of the most bad-ass group of Section 9's bad-ass personnel, rocks one smoking cyborg body, can take control of tech using just her mind, and can kick your ass while doing it -- and she's not on here? I mean, we're talking about the show that largely inspired The Matrix's stunts and feel. For shame, Wired, for shame. *-- JDT* You must also include Major Motoko Kusanagi (aka the Major) She's one badass Cyborg and, the squad leader for Section 9 in the Ghost in the Shell anime. She's so No. 9. She's incredible math. *-- cronjob* Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell would kick all these chicks' ass! *-- MrEd*
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Beatrix Kiddo (aka The Bride) ----------------------------- How can you totally forget about the most convincing female ass-kicker of all time?! Uma Thurman in Kill Bill! *-- Karpata* Really no Uma Thurman?! All of these characters combined probably didn't rack up an ass-kicking tally like she did in Kill Bill. *-- voodoowhammy* Haha. When I saw the title of this post I knew for some reason that Beatrix Kiddo would be snubbed. I wasn't wrong. *-- FenderBender* Hey, what about Beatrix Kiddo, The Bride in Kill Bill? And, ever heard of Lady Death? *-- leogrebot*
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Sookie Stackhouse ----------------- You missed Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), the nice Southern girl who can mix it up with vampires. *--Steve123*
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La Femme Nikita --------------- You totally missed Peta Wilson from the La Femme Nikita series. My fave female ass-kicker of all time. How could you miss her? She even said in an interview she'd beat Xena in a fight. They asked why and she said 'cos if it comes down to it, Nikita has a gun. *-- Sard9* Should have included Luc Besson's Nikita (not the shite remakes though). *-- PabloCoke*
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Miho ---- Miho ([Devon Aoki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_Aoki)) from Sin City *--wideliner* Miho. Deadly little Miho. *--tekrep*
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Yu Shu Lien ----------- Since you genre-hopped all over hell's half-acre, what about Yu Shu Lien (played by Michelle Yeoh) in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? *--iowamike* Michelle Yeoh \[who played Yu Shu Lien in\] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. *--dks123*
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Zev --- What about Zev From Lexx? She was part cluster lizard! *-- Milkcan* Another vote for Zev from Lexx! Also, where the heck is Gwen Cooper from Torchwood?!? *-- JimmyTheSnout*
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Leela ----- No Leela from Futurama? *--reg\_G*
