maxal Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 A few days ago, my little girl (5 years old) came back home from school stating there were "boy's shows" and "girl's shows" She was slightly dispirited to have been told, by a classmate, her favorite show, the Ninjago, was supposedly for "boys" It got worst when she told me the same little boy told her super-heroes for for... boys. I strongly disagreed and I claimed there were plenty of awesome female super-heroes I have thus decide our mother/daughter project this week-end was to built up a booklet featuring awesome female super-heroes she could bring back to school to show everyone girls can kick-chull too. So huh, does anyone have suggestions on which female super-heroes would be interesting to include? I am looking for something which would not be too sexy (so no big boobs or half naked character). So far, I've got all the female characters in Ninjago and the DC marvel girl's super heroes but my research seem to gear me mostly towards stuff aimed at older male.... It does not have to specifically be a super-hero, but let's just say an action oriented awesome female character kindergarten children may dig into. For instance, my daughter really loves Skylore and Nya in the Ninjago, so similar like characters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverblade5 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) Vin Vivenna Shallan Tia Isa Twilight Sparkle Edited April 16, 2016 by Silverblade5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 From Marvel, I've always liked Spectrum. She can manipulate light energy which gives her a great degree of power and allows her to disguise herself as well. The new Thor is pretty neat as well, and I've heard good things about the new Ms Marvel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Agent Peggy Carter all the way! The women on Agents of Shield are awesome too - Skye, May, Bobbi, Simmons. Then there's RWBY which is full of awesome girls. Kim Possible! From fiction, any Tamora Pierce character - Alanna, Daine, Kel. Sailor moon unless her dress qualifies as too skimpy? Elsa , Mulan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Several characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender, such as Toph and Katara. Even a few wickedly badchull female villains like Azula. And of course, you can't forget Korra from Legend of Korra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 If we're bringing in villains, how about Carmen Sandiago? Mysterious, powerful and always one step ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Not technically a superhero, but Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls is quirky, fun, hilarious, brave, flawed, and absolutely awesome. That whole show is bursting with strong female characters, too--Wendy, Candy, Grenda--who all save the day just as much as the boys. Best of all, the writers don't call attention to it; heroic female characters are treated as the norm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Marvels tv lineup have been pretty good in that regard, other than that Speedy, Canary and Overwatch from Arrow come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) And of course Rey, Princess Leia and Ahsoka. Katniss, Tris Prior. Buffy. The Powerpuff girls. Edited April 16, 2016 by Delightful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Oh! What about Tigress from the Kung Fu Panda movies? (Haven't seen the show so I can't comment there.) She's a kung fu expert who has trained her whole life to get as good as she is, regularly assumes leadership over the Five, and has some resentment issues toward Po that are treated as valid and handled well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal Posted April 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Wow thanks guys! A lot of those look awesome I'll let you know what the final casting is. I am sure her teacher will appreciate the effort: she is keen on having the kids try out reversed gender activities. For instance, the whole super-hero conversation started up when the teacher asked the boys to color the princesses drawings and the girls to color the super-heroes ones. A few boys complained about it I want to help those kids realize characters are more than just a gender and my little girl is really avid to see more feminine role model. She keeps wondering why in her favorite show there are more boys than girls. Yeah right Lego, why not cast in more girls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrae Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Delightful already brought this up, but characters from Tamora Pierce's books are pretty badchull. Slight spoilers follow Alanna- first female knight for a few centuries in Tortall. Literally chosen by one of the gods to be a hero. Has magic. Daine- her dad was a god. After her mom died, her mom became a goddess. Has powerful magic, including talking to animals and shapeshifting. Kel- second female knight after Alanna. Protects people who don't have power themselves, and was commander of a fort during a war. When the children of the fort were taken hostage by the enemy, she got them back. Aly- Alanna's daughter. Master spy. Helped to carry out a revolution that was years in the making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Delightful already brought this up, but characters from Tamora Pierce's books are pretty badchull. Slight spoilers follow Alanna- first female knight for a few centuries in Tortall. Literally chosen by one of the gods to be a hero. Has magic. Daine- her dad was a god. After her mom died, her mom became a goddess. Has powerful magic, including talking to animals and shapeshifting. Kel- second female knight after Alanna. Protects people who don't have power themselves, and was commander of a fort during a war. When the children of the fort were taken hostage by the enemy, she got them back. Aly- Alanna's daughter. Master spy. Helped to carry out a revolution that was years in the making. No Circle characters? Tris is pretty Badchull, most destructive mage on the continent, spends her time dirt-poor because she refuses to help people kill each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) I forgot the names of the Circle characters which is why I didn't mention them but they were all awesome too. Lark and rosethorn of course, and .....Sandra? And the fire Trader girl. Edited April 16, 2016 by Delightful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I forgot the names of the Circle characters which is why I didn't mention them but they were all awesome too. Lark and rosethorn of course, and .....Sandra? And the fire Trader girl. Sandry Daja and Tris. Circle was one of the first series' I read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) A female superhero not mentioned yet, a total badass and associated with a "boys" show? Videl, from Dragonball Z. In general, DBZ (and a lot of anime I watched as a kid, sadly) sucked at gender representation. So Videl stands out as freaking awesome, ditching school to fight crime, being no nonsense, and forcing people to teach her how to fly. She's awesome. (...just, uh, don't let them see the fight with... Yakon, I think? That is the most horrifyingly brutal beatdown that show ever made) EDIT And, if you're looking for specific female hero comics... I recommend Supergirl and Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade. A really great and fun book, with awesome (and hilarious) moments throughout. Edited April 16, 2016 by Quiver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverblade5 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 If we're bringing in villains, how about Carmen Sandiago? Mysterious, powerful and always one step ahead. If we're bringing in villains, how about Kreia? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrae Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 No Circle characters? Tris is pretty Badchull, most destructive mage on the continent, spends her time dirt-poor because she refuses to help people kill each other. Not sure how I forgot them. Must have been a brain burp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasSheep Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) Raven (of the Teen Titans) is multiple levels of cool (she slides into second place as my favourite Teen Titan, because, come on, how can you not love Beast Boy to bits). Also, Hawkgirl (also from DC) who I was first introduced to because of the Justice League TV show. She is also ridiculously cool. Asked a friend, he says Songbird from Marvel comics. Edited April 16, 2016 by AliasSheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistrunner Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Probably a little late, but Kate Bishop, AKA Hawkeye, is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasSheep Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I'm also tempted to, though I know not specifically asked for, suggest some characters for the boys to take example from (i.e. characters without a focus on fighting, manipulation etc. and instead people who care about appearance and dealing with problems etc.) but unfortunately, I can't think of any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I'm also tempted to, though I know not specifically asked for, suggest some characters for the boys to take example from (i.e. characters without a focus on fighting, manipulation etc. and instead people who care about appearance and dealing with problems etc.) but unfortunately, I can't think of any. Hmm. Nightwing? Yes, he has a fighting focus -superhero after all- but the point of the character is that he's the Heart of the Batfamily, and the DC universe as a whole. Sure, he's smart. Sure, he's acrobatic. Sure, he trades blows with the best of them. But Nightwing's superpower -more than any other male DC character short of Supes- is that he cares about people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I'm also tempted to, though I know not specifically asked for, suggest some characters for the boys to take example from (i.e. characters without a focus on fighting, manipulation etc. and instead people who care about appearance and dealing with problems etc.) but unfortunately, I can't think of any. Dipper Pines (also from Gravity Falls). He solves his problems through good old intelligence and wit, and rarely fights. His first priority is always his sister, Mabel; and while he makes mistakes and jumps to conclusions, he's never too proud to walk away. If he screws things up, he'll do his best to fix it for no other reason than that it's the right thing to do. Wirt (Over the Garden Wall). He's flawed and messed up, but he still wants to help people and do the right thing. He might be distracted by his desire to get home, but that doesn't stop him from helping others if given the chance. I can't think of a single time in the whole miniseries Wirt fought someone, and the climax of his arc is a battle of wits and guile. The Doctor (Doctor Who). No matter the incarnation, he's always been focused on helping people, not fighting them. Okay, he does fight people and aliens, but he'd rather help them and the more recent incarnations don't glorify the fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverblade5 Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Doctor Funtimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Doctor Funtimes I think calling her a "hero" would be a stretch, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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