In Mortal Kombat, Sonya Blade is an officer of the U.S. Special Forces. While pursuing Kano and the Black Dragon syndicate, she enters Shang Tsung’s fighting tournament. Even though she’s dressed for sweating to the oldies rather than fighting to the death, she’s able to hold her own against some of the fiercest fighters in the world.

Sakura Kasugano is a Japanese schoolgirl in the famous fighting game, Street Fighter. Fascinated by Ryu from the same series, she studies his combat and picks up his fighting style, making her one of the top females in the popular game produced by Capcom.

In the Street Fighter series, Guile is a US Air Force major who sets out to avenge his wingman’s death. He does this by bare-knuckle brawling M. Bison. An F-14 Tomcat would get the job done much faster, but where’s the fun in that?

Chun-Li is notable for being the first well-known playable female video game character, who was first introduced in the game Street Fighter. This has earned her the title of “first lady of fighting games.” Don’t let her cute hairstyle fool you though. She packs a mean kick with her trademark Lightening Kick and Spinning Bird Kick moves.

Terry Bogard is an SNK character who makes appearances in Fatal Fury and King of Fighters. Terry is a formidable fighter who enters worldwide tournaments, but his basic clothes gives no hint of that save the fingerless gloves and sleeveless shirt.

In Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer, Kubira is a spiritual canine who transforms into a woman to blend into human society. She is summoned by her master Kyosuke, who demands full obedience and loyalty to him.