31 Badass Sword-Wielding Women

Forget pistols or rocket launchers being the accessory of choice, swords are what all the cool warrior women are wearing these days, and these 31 fictional female characters show how true that is.

1. Aeron

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Axelle Carolyn in "Centurion."

2. Alice

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Milla Jovovich in "Resident Evil."

3. Amanda

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Elizabeth Gracen in "Highlander: The Raven."

4. Andromeda

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Rosamund Pike in "Wrath of the Titans."

5. Boudica

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Alex Kingston in "Boudia."

6. The Bride

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Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill."

7. Brienne of Tarth

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Gwendolyn Christie in "Game of Thrones."

8. Cordelia Chase

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Charisma Carpenter in "Angel."

9. Elle Driver

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Daryl Hannah in "Kill Bill."

10. Eowyn

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Miranda Otto in LOTR.

11. Guinevere

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Keira Knightley in "King Arthur."

12. Yu Shu Lien

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Michelle Yeoh in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

13. Michonne

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Danai Gurira in "The Walking Dead."

14. Mira

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Aishwarya Rai in "Last Legion."

15. Elena Montero

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Catherine Zeta Jones in "The Mask of Zorro."

16. Morgause

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Emilia Fox in "Merlin."

17. Mulan (Animated)

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Voiced by Ming-Na Wen in "Mulan."

18. Mulan (Live Action)

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Jamie Chung in "Once Upon A Time."

19. O-Ren Ishii

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Lucy Lui in "Kill Bill."

20. Quorra

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Olivia Wilde in "Tron: The Legacy."

21. Aayla Secura

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Amy Allen in "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith."

22. Eden Sinclair

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Rhona Mitra in "Doomsday."

23. Irina Spalko

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Cate Blanchett in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

24. Arya Stark

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Maisie Williams in "Game of Thrones."

25. Buffy Summers

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Sarah Michelle Gellar in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

26. Sura

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Erin Cummings in "Spartacus: Blood and Sand."

27. River Tam

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Summer Glau in "Serenity."

28. Trixie

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Julia Voth in "Bitch Slap."

29. Anna Valerious

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Kate Beckinsale in "Van Helsing."

30. Kendra Young

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Bianca Lawson in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

31. Xena

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Lucy Lawless in "Xena: Warrior Princess."