Seeing that it’s Women’s History Month, March is a good time to reflect on influential and important female figures in our lives. While there are plenty of inspiring historical women to discuss, personally, I feel that the best way to celebrate women is to highlight the most brutal girl-bosses in fiction. These are my five favorite ruthless fictional ladies, enjoy.
1. Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter)
There is nothing I love more than a psychotic, homicidal, and sexy female character. Bellatrix has all of those traits and more. Sorry to Sirius Black, Neville’s parents, and the countless other innocents that she killed and tortured, but I just think she’s cool.
2. Michonne (The Walking Dead)
Admittedly, I was only able to sit through a few seasons of The Walking Dead before getting exhausted with the storyline. That being said, Michonne was easily my favorite character from the show. After listening to every other character whine and cry constantly for two seasons, her badass stoicism and awesome Katana-wielding was like a breath of fresh air.
3. Fiona Goode (American Horror Story: Coven)
Honestly, this list could be filled with only Jessica Lange characters, but her role as Fiona Goode, the cruel Supreme, in the third season of American Horror Story is undoubtedly her most amazingly wicked character of all time. Watching her manipulate, murder, and continuously throw biting remarks at the other characters between drags of her cigarette truly makes the season as enjoyable as it is.
4. Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, a show called Avatar: The Last Airbender came out and everyone fell in love with Zuko, the broody prince of the Fire Nation. Yet, I always thought that his sister, Azula, was the real star. Her dedication to being evil was honestly admirable. While many other antagonists in the show were given redemption, she remained consistently bitchy and demented to the end. Hats off to you, Azula.
5. Barbie (Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus)
Ok, so maybe Barbie isn’t exactly ruthless in this film, but I stand by the fact that Princess Annika is the sassiest version of Barbie there is. Also, the literal plot of the entire film is Barbie’s attempt to make a magical weapon of mass destruction. Moreover, after succeeding, she immediately commands the weapon to “destroy” the antagonist. Clearly, Barbie will smite her enemies without hesitation.
Whether you love or hate these fictional women, I hope you take the time to appreciate the important women in your life during this month, both fictional and real.