HEROINE ABILITIES

So, now I want to talk about what it takes to be a real heroine. Because as a heroine you need special abilities, strengths and something that makes you stand out from the crowd. But you also need to have good values, moral and psychological knowledge. You need to be able to make people feel secure with you and you need to be able to think like your enemies, to know their next move and how to catch them. You won't make any difference if you're always two steps behind.

I would say that you need some knowledge and skills in extreme sport. For example: diving, climbing/rappelling, skiing, skydiving, parkour,horse back riding, martial arts, good driving skills (for car chases - without hitting innocent people), flying an airplane/helicopter, sailing etc.
So for these abilities it takes a lot of psychical strength, speed, good motor coordination, fitness, agility, balance, and not being afraid of heights, speed and pain.
Mentally you should be able to keep calm in stressful situations and be able to stay on top of things, have good analytical sense, trust your intuition, dare to take risks, be able to ignore pain and shocking events until you have time and space to deal with it, and put your own needs second (don't think of the reward, the honor or your street creditability -those things doesn't matter to a real hero and heroine).

It can be difficult to keep clam in stressful situations, but in those cases it is important to remember why you are doing this, stay focused on the better cause of it, and the difference and good deed you are doing to the people involved and society. This is also why I think it's important to make some "mental workout", like meditating, train your logical thinking, concentration and focus, and learn about psychology. The psychology is important both in terms of understanding your enemies and to understand your own reactions when you've experienced something traumatizing during your heroic actions.

Even though this sound really unheroic-ish, I still think that it's a good advantage for a heroine to be good looking. It might be a cheap trick, but if a handsome look can save you and the victims of any harm it's good. Charm is also a good thing to have and use, but you can't and shouldn’t rely entirely on your looks and charms, there's a big risk that your enemies won't fall for it - they are, after all, psychos.

Also, good looks increases your confidence which is important when dealing with enemies and when standing alone with such big responsibilities and risks - there's not time to be in doubt. It is also expected from the world that a heroine is secure and confident.

EXAMPLES OF FICTIVE SUPER HEROINES

So now the time has come to look at some fiction super heroines. I won't add any characters from comics but just give you a link. The reason why I won't add them is first of all to keep this list relatively short, and because most of them are unrealisic and have extraordinary superpowers.

HERE IS THE LIST OF FICTIVE SUPERHEROINES

Domino Harvey


Hit Girl

Yeah, I know she's a comic character too, but she doesn't have any superpowers and she's cool.

Lara Croft


Jackie Brown


Lisbeth Salander

If I've missed some please let me know.

EXAMPLES OF SUPERHEROINES

I have made a little list of women that I find inspiring in terms of being a superwoman. They all have the power, strength and charisma it takes to be extraordinary women.
But what also makes these women so extraordinary is not only the roles they play on screen, but also their personality, attitude and image when they are off screen.

HERE IS THE LIST OF WOMEN - IN more or less RANDOM ORDER:

Natalie Portman

for her role in Star Wars, V for Vandetta etc.

Milla Jovovich

for her role in Resident Evil, The Fifth Element, Ultraviolet etc.

Angelina Jolie

for her role in Lara Croft, Wanted, Mr & Mrs Smith etc.

Demi Moore

for her role in G. I. Jane etc.

Linda Hamilton

for her role in Terminator etc.

Sigourney Weaver

for her role in Alien, Avatar etc.

Uma Thurman

for her role in Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill etc.

Carrie Fisher

for her role in Star Wars etc.


Later I will make a list of fictive superwomen.

ABOUT THIS BLOG

This blog is about Superwomen, Action women, Real-life Heroines, and other inspirational personalities and characters.

What is important for me as creator of this blog is to give inspiration to be a strong, independent and übercool woman. I think it's perfectly possible to become a superwoman who can handle all obstacles in life, personally and in society, with confidence and strength. To be a role model and an inspiration to other women and the next generation.

This blog will contain examples of super heroines for inspiration, what it takes to become a super heroine, what makes women super heroines so special etc.

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