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Imperator Furiosa is a badass patriarchy toppler. She'll do anything to secure a better, freer future for the women she cares for. See them in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Chuck Bartowski is a sweet, laid-back electronics store/top secret government employee. See them in Chuck.

Alex Danvers is a brilliant engineer tasked with alien threats, and one of those aliens is her adopted sister Supergirl. See them in Supergirl.

Hunting ghosts is both a job and a passion for Abby Yates. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).

Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.

The black sheep of his family, Rhett Butler grew up to have charm and to see things as they are. He just doesn't give a damn anymore. See them in Gone with the Wind.

Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.

A suave manipulator, Sebastian Valmont is valiantly fighting off a developing conscience. See them in Cruel Intentions.

This master marksman may be a villain, but Deadshot's motives aren't quite as selfish as they seem. See them in DC Extended Universe.

Aldous Snow is a rock star who plays hard and parties harder. See them in Get Him to the Greek.

Jillian Holtzmann's madcap mind is always whirring and she will transform anything into one of her machines. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).

Driven and straightforward with high-technology parts, EVE was sent to Earth to see if it is habitable. See them in WALL-E.