Top 11 Kick-Ass Girls (Part 3 of, erm...2):

We finally reach the Top 3 of this countdown. I bet that all 3 of you who read this blog are dying to know the results! Here's a quick recap of what you might have missed:

- Number 11: Regina George (Mean Girls)
- Number 10: Niki/Jessica (Heroes)
- Number 9: Irina Derevko (ALIAS)
- Number 8: The LOST girls - Kate and Ana-Lucia (LOST)
- Number 7: Sydney Prescott (Scream Trilogy)
- Number 6: The X-Villains - Phoenix, Deathstryke and Mystique (X-Men Trilogy)
- Number 5: Sarah Connor (T1 & T2)
- Number 4: Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars)

So without further delays, let's see who made it to number 3:

Number 3: Buffy, Willow and Faith (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer)

Another threesome on this list. I must say, any of these three on their own would probably be placed behind Veronica, but together they're a force to be reckoned with and end up at number 3.
Buffy Summers is the eternal teenager who has been through Hell (literally!). She is The Chosen One, the one girl in the world with the strength and skill to hunt all kinds of evil creatures and save the world (or at least Sunnydale) time and time again. But she doesn't do this alone, she has the precious help of the 'Scooby Gang'. Dies twice - one time her headstone reads "She saved the world. A lot". OK, so maybe she deserves number 3 even on her own.

One of Buffy's best friend is of course the shy and geeky Willow. Yeah, she becomes quite powerful as 'normal Willow' throughout the series, but it isn't until her girlfriend is murdered (she becomes a lesbian at some point, maybe because her ex-boyfriend was quite the animal) that she goes bananas and shows her true power. She becomes Dark Willow and then she's downright evil (which is always fun) and kicks everyone's ass.

Then there's Faith... Faith is probably my favourite of these 3. Maybe it's the leather outfits, or the good girl/bad girl vibe, but I think she's as cool as can be. She's a rogue Slayer, the Buffy-universe equivalent of going over to the Dark Side. Unfortunately for Faith, we all know what happens to those who fall into the Dark Side, don't we Anakin?

Favourite line: Buffy: We haven't been properly introduced. I'm Buffy, and you're history!
Favourite line: Dark Willow: Oh Buffy. You really need every inch of your ass kicked.
Favourite line:
Faith: Three squares, nice weight room, movie every third Sunday, would've been worse. Spike: What movie?
Faith: Last one was Glitter. I guess it couldn't have been worse.
(Me: As you all know Glitter is the 'award-winning' Mariah Carey movie.... Ouch!)

Number 2: Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (Alien Trilogy - lets forget about the 4th one, ok?)

How could there be a list of strong women that didn't include Ripley? The answer is simple, it just couldn't. Ripley is the arguably the mother of all strong female characters and quickly became part of the imaginary of everyone who watched these films. She was great in Alien, but she absolutely RULED in Aliens. I remember watching Aliens, many moons ago and was just stunned at the strength and sheer power that Ripley demonstrated in all her actions.

Need examples? When she drives that car/tank at the beginning of Aliens and saves the day; when she decides to goes back ALONE in a alien infested place to rescue a little girl and last, but most definitely not least, her final confrontation with the Alien Queen. Need I say more? I didn't' think so.

Bit of trivia for you: Sigourney Weaver is one of the very few actress to be nominated for and Oscar and a Golden Globe for an action/horror leading role. Too bad she didn't win, I say!






Favourite line: Ripley: Get away from her, you bitch! (A classic...)






And the Number 1 Kick-Ass Girl is...... (drum rolls)




Number 1: Mariah Carey (Glitter)


Mimi is my top choice, there ya go! It's just that she's so fuckin' good on this one! In this film Mariah has the awesome power of putting the audience to sleep in no time!




Sorry, couldn't resist it ;) Scroll down for the REAL number 1.






Make way for....




Number 1: Sydney Bristow (ALIAS)



Wow, what a surprise!! Jennifer Garner's super spy is brilliant and brutal and my top choice for this countdown. Even when I started deciding who should be on this list, there was never a shadow of doubt in my mind that the Number 1 spot should go to Sydney Bristow.

I know, you’re all thinking “There he goes again, Alias is good, watch Alias, blah blah blah” but I did try to be objective here and just look at the characters and not the shows. Honest! And still Sydney is my number one, she is the complete package. Let’s think about this for a second:

- Looks: Check! She has the looks and she has THE looks! Whether dressed up as a nerdy scientist, sexy maid, crazy clubber or just her normal self, Sydney always looks great. It's amazing how many different outfits and styles shes gets to play with throughout the 5 seasons. The wigs, the cheekbones, the steely glare, simply amazing...
- Angst: Check! Simply unbeatable on this one. Boyfriends die, friends die, friends die by her own hands... Dies and watches her own funeral.... Plus she has THE most dysfunctional family ever! Oh, and having to save the world a few times also adds to the pressure, I'm sure.
- Awesome fighting skills: Check! She's responsible for some of the best action sequences on the show. Add some of the best catfights since Kill Bill and you've got a winner!
- Brains: Check! She has the brains! I mean, being a double-agent is no easy task and getting out of life-threatening situations is no walk in the park either! Plus, she speaks Russian, Italian, German, Spanish, French and even Portuguese. How many others on this list can claim to do that, huh??
- Personality: Check! She is a great friend, she's trustworthy and determined. But fortunately, she's no boring and bland 'goody two-shoes': step on her toes, and she'll fight back! It's also fun to see her so always so strong and sure of herself whenever she's on a mission, and then so insecure and full of issues in her 'real life'.
- X-Factor: Check! As Simon Cowell would say, Sydney has that certain something, call it charisma or whatever, that makes you root for her, feel happy and sad with her. And she's also a Chosen One, take that Buffy!

One of the last Alias episodes was called “There’s only one Sydney Bristow”. And I could not agree more.

Favourite lines:
Sydney Bristow: You and I are friends, Charlie, so you know I have nothing against you, but I swear to God, if you marry Francie without telling her what you've been up to, I will kill you.

Sydney Bristow: You know, some people go miniature golfing with their parents. We go to India and look for nukes.

There are literally hundreds on fan-made videos on Youtube about Alias and Sydney (Sad Sydney, Action Sydney, Hot Sydney, Malibu Beach Sydney...) so it was really difficult the choose one to put here. Anyway I like this one, not my favourite song in the world (All That Jazz from Chicago) but the timing of the action with the song is just brilliant and funny. Watch it, enjoy it and then you'll agree with my choice for the top spot:

Also worth watching (depending on your musical tastes):

This one (awesome song - Paul Oakenfold, Ready Steady Go)
This one (another great song - The Vines, Get Free)
This one (Really cool music - Kasabian, Club Foot)
And finally this one (crap song, great video - Whitney Houstoun, Queen of the night)

And that's it! Agree, disagree? Have your say using the comments :) Putting together this Top 11 thing was good fun, but also quite a bit of work and time consuming. Don't know how VH1 and E! do it all the time, eheh! Anyway, there may be more in the future if I can think of another one.

Put on a smiley face Sydney, you made it to #1 :)