Scarlett Johansson’s newest movie Lucy is released in the UK this week, and if you go by the numbers she has pulled in in the States, she is due to kick some serious ass, both on and off the screen.
Johansson is one of those actresses that has already proved she can handle action and be seriously badass on film. Her role as Black Widow in the Marvel movies basically dispelled any doubts anyone had about this and she now looks to be kicking it up a notch in this Luc Besson directed sci-fi action movie.
Scarlett Johansson is just one of many women on the big and small screen who play characters that no one would mess with (or they would at least have second thoughts).
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Below are 10 more feisty tough female characters that you just wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of:
1. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sarah Michelle Gellar ruled as Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she was so tough that not even dying could put a peg in her taking down bad guys and saving the world (which by the way, she did a lot!).
She always had a good quip mid-fight and was full of flaws and wonders. For someone so strong she was also vulnerable and well rounded. Plus, she got to wield some mighty fine weapons.
2. Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) – Terminator 2
She is tough enough to go toe to toe with a Terminator (which pretty much covers why she is on this list).
3. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) – Marvel Cinematic Universe
A super spy that has serious combat skills, she is slippery and sly and very handy in a fight. Definitely someone you would want on your side.
4. Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) – Alias
She can make even the most unlikely objects into a deadly weapon, she is tough and probably the sweetest of all heroines on both the big and the small screen, mainly because all she wants to do is the right thing.
She never puts herself first and she is as deadly with a gun as she is with her hands. As they say on the show ‘there is only one Sydney Bristow’.
5. Alice (Milla Jovovich) – Resident Evil Series
She is one serious unstoppable zombie killing machine!
6. Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) – The LEGO Movie
Not only is she a master builder, but she is also pretty badass in the fight.
7. The Bride (Uma Thurman) – Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2
Both volumes of Kill Bill show just how badass an assassin she is. Her skill with a sword and her sheer determination is something to behold. Now get that toe wiggling!
8. Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) – Hanna
The film starts with Hanna taking down a deer and things seriously escalate from there. She may be young and waif-like but she could take down pretty much anyone she sets her sights on, which I guess is what happens when you are raised by your dad to be the perfect assassin.
9. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) – Aliens
She is battle hardened and weary in the follow up sequel to Alien, but she has more balls than any space marines and can take on an alien queen, she is seriously tough.
10. Xena (Lucy Lawless) – Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena has serious fists of fury and she is a pro with a sword. She can take down a Cyclops and pretty much anything else that dares to cross her path.
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