Women
Alyx Vance
In Half-Life 2, Alyx Vance is a brilliant hacker and mechanic who is a close friend of Gordon Freeman. She helps Gordon by providing weapons and fighting alongside him. She owns a robot named “Dog”, which she built herself.
Yoko Littner
In Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Yoko Littner is a member of Team Gurren. She doesn’t pilot a Gunmen, but rather wields a high-powered energy rifle and uses her superb marksmanship to help her team. Don’t miss these tutorials on how to paint Yoko’s boots and how to make her rifle.
Terra
In Teen Titans, Terra (who’s real name Tara Markov) is a mercenary with the handy superpower to control all forms of earthen matter. For her Teen Titan’s outfit, follow this guide for help on how to spray paint the shirt.
Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld
In the comic Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld, Princess Amethyst is orphaned at a young age and taken to Earth to be raised in safety. Upon her return to Gemworld, she discovers that not only is she a princess, but that she has powerful magical powers.
Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman
In Pretty Woman, Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) is a prostitute with a heart of gold. As luck would have it, her john is a handsome and wealthy Richard Gere, who treats her to a makeover.
Samara Morgan from The Ring
In The Ring, Samara Morgan (Daveigh Chase) is pushed down a well by her adoptive mother to slowly die over 7 days. She returns as an evil spirit that climbs through TVs to kill others. For maximum effect, remember to wear you wig backwards.
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart, as the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic, was a pioneer in both senses of the word. Tragically, she disappeared during her 1937 attempt to circle the globe, and mysteries about what happened linger to this day.
Maude Flanders
In The Simpsons, Maude Flanders (voiced by Maggie Roswell) is wife to Ned Flanders. They may seem like an odd pairing given her beauty, until you see what Ned’s packing under his shirt. Maude is tragically killed when she’s hit by a T-shirt cannon at a speedway race.
Ginger Grant
On Gilligan’s Island, Ginger Grant (Tina Louise) is the diva of the bunch, name-dropping her famous friends and dressing in sparkling jewelry and glamorous gowns even while stranded on a desert isle.