It covers more than movies, but this seemed like a good followup to the discussion of cinematic badasses: Badass Moments in Sci-Fi History.
I LOVE the first entry.
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
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Frankenbuddha - Oct 29, 2009 9:55:23 am PDT #4727 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
megan walker - Oct 29, 2009 10:44:28 am PDT #4728 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It covers more than movies, but this seemed like a good followup to the discussion of cinematic badasses: Badass Moments in Sci-Fi History.
The first entry is indeed awesome, but the whole thing is hilarious.
Jessica - Oct 29, 2009 10:51:06 am PDT #4729 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hahaha:
1934: Flash Gordon is created, finally answering the age-old question, “what if the guy I hated in high school went into space and was a total dick to everyone?” Many alien face-punches follow shortly thereafter.
beekaytee - Oct 29, 2009 11:13:32 am PDT #4730 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
The first entry is indeed awesome, but the whole thing is hilarious.
It's a rarity that I read an entire article like that. Loved every word!
Polter-Cow - Oct 29, 2009 12:08:23 pm PDT #4731 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It was really entertaining. Now I am interested in his book!
DavidS - Oct 29, 2009 12:23:11 pm PDT #4732 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
this book basically created the concept of cyberpunk, and opened the doors for all sorts of badass, gritty, futuristic crap ranging from Angelina Jolie’s hair in Hackers to a bunch of totally weirdo anime stuff like Akira and Ghost in the Shell.
Heh. Now we know about Angelina's hair in Hackers.
His timeline is off, though, as Princess of Mars was originally published serially around 1912.
I want to see his historical badasses.
Who's your favorite historical badass?
I'm partial to Tomoe Gozen, Anne Bonney and Audie Murphy. There was also a San Francisco cop during the Barbary Coast years that was jumped by gang members. He came back to the police station with three of their heads.
javachik - Oct 29, 2009 12:26:07 pm PDT #4733 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Who's your favorite historical badass?
Cabeza de Vaca and Ernest Shackleton
DavidS - Oct 29, 2009 12:40:25 pm PDT #4734 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ooh, I forgot I love Julie d'Aubigny, aka, La Maupin. Total badass, plus cross dresser and opera singer.
amych - Oct 29, 2009 12:41:36 pm PDT #4735 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Cabeza de Vaca totally wins, even if he hadn't done anything beyond beying named that.
Laga - Oct 29, 2009 1:09:17 pm PDT #4736 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
It's a good thing he was born in a spanish-speaking country because Cow Head just doesn't have the same ring to it.