#8 Bayonetta
If you asked a room full of women what they thought of Bayonetta, you’d get two answers. Half would sing praises about how she is as strong, confident character who uses everything to her advantage, including her sexuality, to take the sexy video game woman stereotype from object to subject. The other half would pan her as a character meant to titillate through the fantasy of the sexy librarian with impossible body proportions and hair as clothing, leaving her naked anytime she uses it for special attacks. And they both would be right, but it’s despite those downfalls, not because of them, that makes Bayonetta special. She’ll easily take down her enemies, make a small joke about it, and smile while tilting her glasses when she’s all done.
