Topic: Favorite Women of Star Wars

I'm curious. With all of the great female characters in the Star Wars universe, who is everyone's favorite?

Do we go straight for the core, with Princess Leia or Padme Amidala?
Do we go underworld with Aurra Sing or Zam Wessel?
Badguys like Asajj Ventress or Armiral Natasi Daala?
Jedi like Aayla Secura or Mara Jade?

Who do you think its one of the most powerful (character-wise, not like force powers) female presences within Star Wars & the Expanded Universe?

(no KOTOR plz)

oola's cool
mara jade or ventress are cooler though

I'd go with Neelah ( though that is just her slave name).

ahh, yes

from the bounty hunter wars?

Mara Jade, Etain Tur-Mukan, uh....Jaina's pretty decent, as a character. Besany Wennan, Parja, basically anyone tied to the Skiratas. Can't think of too many others. And yeah, Aayla's pretty good.

whys that?

I like Leia, Mara, Jaina, Kreia, and I think that's it for favorites. If I thought about it I might think of some others.

no kotor miba!

:( that shortens my list a bit. oh well.

mara jade, aura sing, jaina solo, idk

Padme is my most favorite.

Hmmm if we're going for straight faves.... Definitely Shaak Ti. Juno Eclipse too. ( come on blonde imperial... have to love her ;) ) I must admit this is hard because there are just so many ladies in the SW galaxy that appeal to my sensibilities. Rav Bralor is another one of mine. (Even named my car after her :) )

I've always had a crush on Lyn Me from the added scenes of the Original Trilogy   :P

Aurra Sing and Admiral Daala both seem to be made of 100% pure kick@ss'; wish I could get hold of some of the comics that focus on them

I'm curious as to why you wanted to exclude KotOR; that kills my all time favorite Jedi chick - Bastila

Couldn't remember Rav's name....she's up there for sure--dual guant blades=win.

I mean as far as SW and Star Wars EU characters, not how 'hot' one of them is lol

Oh, oops. I'm sorry!

And I forgot, I have a few more favorites, Asajj Ventress is cool, and I really like Daala.

So my question for everyone then is, why?

What makes your favorite female character so awesome?

oh yeah, i forgot to add darth talon.

Well, how 'hot' they are is a definite qualifier for why they're in my top favorites   :P

Lyn me simply because she's smokin', plus I discovered she has a crush on Boba in her EU history

And as I said before on Daala and Sing, they simply kick shebs.

she isn't bad looking for a sith alien... :P

I have grown a certain liking to Mara Jade. She reminds me of my mother for some reason.......She is a sensitive mother towards Ben, yet she can be a strong independant woman who can kick some butt.

TW

Mara Jade, Jaina Solo, Mirta Gev

Secura.. Am I the only one who thinks Bly had a thing for her?

I'm not sure about Bly. Its possible as he wouldn't be the first clone to be attracted to a twi'lek.

As to WHY i love Shaak Ti, she's very distinctive looking, and I love her fierceness and strength.  I love Juno Eclipse, simply because she's a Blonde Imperial. ( I am a Blonde Imperial) Its hard for woman in the Star Wars galaxy to NOT be strong and independent, by nature of the galaxy. It is a hard place. Only the strong survive.

A good observation Si Tritan.

Oh, yeah... Shaak Ti is great... I remamber her from the old cartoon and from a few scenes in the movies... She is cool, but I think Aayla is better. Eclipse is also cool. How can a blonde officer girl with a british accent not be cool?

I think Mara Jade and Natasi Daala are my favorites

seems I have a thing for redheads... heh

No one can say you don't have good taste Mc Coy.

I'm going to have to go with Aayla Secura.  After reading some of the newer books, Daala doesn't seem too bad, either.  But, I've always enjoyed the Dark Horse comics involving Aayla and Quinlan Vos.  I was real happy that stuck her into the movies.  Very nice touch.  Although, I was a little disappointed they didn't have the neat tattoo work on her lekku, as they did in the comics.

hmm, Barriss Offee. Just something about the actress and especially after reading the clone wars novel that focused on her. Medstar I believe.

Daala, because she's evil like my wife... and I kinda liked Aayla until she opened her mouth.  She sounds like a gypsy and has the intellect to match.

Ahsoka's growing on me as well.  Her race is actually cuter to me then Twi'leks... though it is VERY close.. and she's a smartass.

In that same vein one would think I'd like Shaak Ti... but no.  She has no personality whatsoever.  She's just... there.  Eye candy.  Eye candy who can fight but seems to have no brain.  Even in the comics.  She says things but they might as well just tattoo "Generic Plot Advancer" across her giant chest. 

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Spoilers for people who haven't played Force Unleashed.  Both of you.

Even in Force Unleashed where her appearance is meant to be so dramatic and her death so heartrending, and I couldn't buy into it.  She didn't seem to care, why should I?
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*switches on Jerk Mode*

Given that, Orli Shoshan was an excellent choice for the role.  Israeli modeling agencies don't charge a lot, she has no personality whatsoever and is pretty much just a set of boobs for hire.  And before anyone jumps up to defend her based on her mythical "martial arts past" I feel you need to know the sequence of events that lead up to her "martial arts background":

1) Military Service is _mandatory_ for every Israeli citizen
2) She was a Cook's Assistant in their army.  Not even a cook, but a walking kitchen utensil.
3) She then went on to be a luggage inspector until she was old enough to get into her trust fund, at which point she screwed around for a few years.
4) She then took 4 months of Krav Maga.  Not when she was in the Army; from a school.  And only for 4 months.
5) Got Job as Shaak Ti due to her amazing military and martial arts background.
6) Hasn't worked since.  Books appearances as Shaak Ti because her trust fund ran out in step 3 and 4.

*exits Jerk Mode*

*grins*

This one says she was a weapons instructor.

http://www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net/OrliShoshan.html

Didn't know she was from Israel.  That's kind of cool.  Lucas certainly has an eclectic and varied group of actors and actresses for his movies from literally all over.

I do have to agree with you, though, on the Aayla Secura accent.  When I first heard that, it kind of threw me off.  Not what I expected, really.

Wikipedia says that also.  You know what their source is?  Star Wars Wikia.  You know what THEIR source is?  Wikipedia.  My source is her own interview given to the Australian variant of Cosmo, in October 2002 after she showed up on some aerobics show.  You'll notice that even on her own website (where she treats her job of luggage inspector as if she were "hunting out deadly bombs") she doesn't say anything about her supposed weapons background anymore.

And even people who barely care about their own military service take a little pride in it, and it rankles us when people lie like this.  You'd spend 4 years _and combat experience is required_ just getting qualified to do so in the Marines... and the Isreali Army is a lot harsher on their training requirements.  They are very proud.. and rightfully so, of having some of the most proficient soldiers on the face of the planet; they didn't get there by letting trust fund princesses teach real soldiers how to handle weapons they themselves have no experience in using.

Plus, thanks to the way society there runs, women in the Israeli army cannot become these things.  The only combat instruction roles they are allowed to have are Tank (not tank weapons systems either... just driving), Combat Lifesaving, and they can run PT.  The Israeli army is... incredibly chauvinist to say the least, and any Israeli would know this.  USA has more combative style opportunities then Israel probably ever will; their own higher ups admit that they give women useless jobs just to ensure everyone serves their time as required by law.  This even despite bizzare articles using weasel words and spurious conclusions to claim otherwise.  Women are treated like fashion accessories in the Israeli Army.  Right or WRONG, it's still the way things are.

At least in the good old US of A we let women fly combat helicopters and do guard duty.

I would have to say Mara Jade Skywalker, Daala, Ashoka Tano, Oh and then probably Leia.