Bah.

[lyssie]

You know, if I didn't have to work, I could get so much writing done. Sigh. Anyway. This thought was brought on by me being bored at work, and starting to make a list of all of the female characters I like and/or can write (whether well or not is another matter entirely), and... As always, with these things, the list is never short.

For one thing, there are five Elizabeths alone. I think it could be more that Liz is a popular name. Hrm.

This list? Is off the top of my head.

A
Aeryn Sun
Ace
Abby Sciuto
Aeon Flux
AndrAIa
Anya
Angela Montenegro
Alex Eames
Anastasia Dualla
Alice

B
Buffy Summers
Bianca
Barbara Wright
Barbara Havers

C
Cally of Auron
Cally Henderson-Tyrol
Caprica Six
Catherine Tully
Camille Saroyan
Carolyn Barek
Connie Murphy
Chiana
Cordelia Chase

D
Domino
Donna
D'Anna Biers
Doris Lethbridge-Stewart
Dot Matrix
Dana Scully

E
Elizabeth Weir
Elizabeth Rodgers
Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Shaw
Elizabeth Braddock
(I told you there were five)
Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell
Ellen Tigh
Ellen Ripley

F
Freya

G
Gwen Cooper

H
Hexadecimal
Harriet Frost

I
Inara
Inari

J
Jen Shepard
Jenna Stannis
Jool
Jean Grey
Jean Barolay
Jo Grant-Jones
Jo McDonagh
Jaime Sommers
Janet Fraiser

K
Kara Thrace
Kate Lockley
Kate Todd
Kate Heightmeyer
Kitty Pryde
Kris Kochanski
Kaylee Frye

L
Louanne 'Kat' Katraine
Laura Cadman
Laura Roslin
Leela of the Sevateem
Larrin
Leia Organa

M
Mele-on Grayza
Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmonson
Meggan
Megan Wheeler
Mouse
Melanie Bush
Martha Jones
Madelyne Pryor

N
Nyssa of Trakken
Neve
Nola Falacci
Noranti

O
Ororo Munroe

P
Paula Cassidy
Peri Brown

Q
R
Romanadvoratrelundar
Rachel Summers
Rachel Dawes
Rose Tyler
Rain

S
Sithandra
Soolin
Sam Carter
Samantha Stuart
Sue-Shaun
Sikozu
Servalan
Sharon Valerii
Sharon Agathon
Six
Sarah Jane Smith
Sarah Corvis
Sally Sparrow
Susan Foreman
Susan Taylor
Saskia Roper

T
Teyla Emmagan
Tegan Jovanka
Tory Foster
Tara Maclay
Three
Toshiko Sato
Temperance Brennan
Tia Dalma

U
V
Vala Mal Doran
Victoria Waterfield

W
Willow Rosenberg
Winifred Bambera

X
Y
Z
Ziva David
Zotah Zhaan
Zoe Washburne
Zoe Heriot
Zoe Carter

So. Um. Yeah. The next time I hear someone say there aren't any interesting female characters to write, I may smack them. A lot.

Seriously, guys. Off the top of my head. (with spellings and last names spelled properly now I've access to that information) Er, also, this was personal preference. There are some who didn't make the list, purely because I've either never written them, or they annoy me. However, if I ever need a reason to maim someone, I'll add all of them (plus any others I can think of, I mean, the Avengers and extended X-Men alone...) on, print it out in 100-point font, and hit them with the resulting boog.