In Assassin’s Creed II, Desmond uses an improved version of the Animus to view Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a nobleman from the late 15th century in Florence. Ezio witnesses the execution of his father and brothers by order of a corrupt official named Borgia and sets out for revenge against him and the Templars.

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.

The secret identity of Hit-Girl is eleven-year-old Mindy Macready. As an infant, she was taken away by her father, who then trained her day and night to be a lethal assassin. Mindy likes Hello Kitty, Clint Eastwood, and guns.

In the Firefly series, River Tam is on the run from the Alliance with the help of the Serenity crew. She possesses both lethal and psychic skills which make her a powerful weapon that the Alliance wants back at all costs.

In the 1993 film True Romance, Vicenzo Coccotti (Christopher Walken) is the consigliere to “Blue” Lou Boyle in Detroit. His cool, calm and collected personality is shattered when Clarence Worley’s father, Clifford Worley (Dennis Hopper), insults his Sicilian heritage. In addition to the costume, practice saying, “you’re a cantaloupe,” in your best Walken impression.

In Inglorious Basterds, Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent) works at a cinema under the alias Emmanuelle Mimieux. When the Nazis decide to hold a movie premiere at her theater, she hatches a plan to avenge her family who were killed by the Nazis.