Female Superheroes

It's not always the girl who needs a superhero to rescue her from the bad guys. Some girls just beat them up on their own! These however are not ordinary girls, they have special powers, which work to their advantage whenever needed. Even though they are comical characters, these female superheroes have their own individual stories and acquired super powers. The whole idea of creating these female superheroes is that, if a man can save the world, why can't a woman! Over the years, there have been many female characters which have been introduced to the audience with special abilities, just like their male competitors. Leave out Superman, today everyone likes to have a female favorite of Heroes! Here's a curtain raiser on the world's most famous female superheroes, so find your favorite.

Top Female Superheroes

There are many Hollywood actress who have played the lead as female superheroes and have found an identity with them. A superhero is someone, who has super powers and uses them to destroy evil and save the innocent. These young ladies have the abilities to make a difference in the world by using their super powers and hence, they are known as female superheroes. Take a look at the best female superheroes mentioned below just for you!

Female Superheroes and Their Powers
Although, many of the female superheroes came into existence as comic book superheroes, there are a few who have gained popularity through making their debuts in movies. The following list of female superheroes names consists of a small description of the female superheroes movies, which gained them the fame. Also take a look at some great female superheroes costume ideas, which are legendary because of these characters.

Wonder Woman: Her real name being Diana Prince, this girl from a matriarchal tribe of Greek Amazon created a huge fan following, when she was first introduced to the audience. She looked like any ordinary girl with sharp features and dark hair, but when she was Wonder Woman, she dressed in a red, blue and gold outfit. She had powers like super strength, flight, enhanced speed and the ability to make people tell the truth. With her magic "lasso", she still remains one of the hottest and iconic female superheroes of all time.

Cat Woman: Selena Kyle, was originally a flight stewardess who had amnesia and was one of Bruce Wayne's girlfriends. An incident in her life puts her face to face with her dark past and reveals to her, what her identity was before she lost her memory. She realizes what her strengths from the feline powers are and makes her entrance as Cat Woman. She is a ferocious fighter and has all the possible cat instincts which she uses for her revenge. Being a dark superhero character, Cat Woman wore a skin tight, black leather outfit which suited her curvy sleek body.

Super Girl: Clark Kent's older cousin, Kara Zor-El had the same super powers like Superman. Kara Kent's ship was caught in a Kryptonite meteor and was suspended for years, before she finally managed to reach earth. With powers like stamina, speed, super vision and strength, she was ready to take on the world and help mankind get rid of evil. She wore the same colors of Superman and flaunted a red mini skirt, along with her trail. Her innocence as well as stern determination took the hearts of many, when she made her debut to the world.

Rogue: Anna Marie is a mutant member of the Charles Xavier's X-Men and is called by the name Rogue. She has powers like absorbing thoughts, memories, knowledge and also superhuman powers from other mutants. She can't be touched, as she eventually lands up killing the person who's touched her. Rogue dresses herself in a skin tight, neck to toe and gloved suit, to minimize the chances of anybody accidentally touching her. She was one of the best imaginary heroes shown in X-Men, as the character had an ordinary girl who survived with mutations.

Some more female superheroes who need to be mentioned are;

• Buffy Summers/Vampire Slayer
• Power Girl
• She-Ra/Princess Adora
• Claire Bennett/Heroes
• Storm/Ororo Munroe
• Invisible Woman/Sue Storm
• Elektra/Elektra Natchios
• Lara Croft
• Emma Frost/White Queen
• Sara Pezzini/Witchblade
• Raven
• Shadowcat
• Batgirl
• Black Canary
• Phantom Girl
• Ultraviolet
• Black Widow
• Spider-Woman
• Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess)
• Icemaiden

With this elaborated list and information about female superheroes, I am sure, the guys don't stand a chance anymore! If you are a comic lover, you should follow these characters, as they have some great stories and very interesting fiction associated with them.