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Offline gwillybj

Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« on: March 30, 2013, 08:51:11 PM »
Here's a little fun thing to do. I'm trying to come up with a short list of Science Fiction heroines from the 1990s-ish till now. I want to use their headshots as leader portraits. Not for the given factions, definitely not for factions based on their characters, just simply for their faces. I thought of a few this afternoon; the list should give an idea what I have in mind:

Sigourney Weaver (Ellen Ripley)
Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor)
Amanda Tapping (Samantha Carter)
Milla Jovovich (Alice)
Kate Beckinsale (Selene)
Saoirse Ronan (Hanna)
« Last Edit: March 30, 2013, 09:45:09 PM by gwillybj »
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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2013, 09:21:27 PM »
You're going to do the art yourself?


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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2013, 09:42:51 PM »
Yes. I use Paint Shop Pro v3. It pastes bmps, gifs, & jpgs of any resolution and color depth into SMAC's 256-color pcxs and applies the palette very well. I don't bother with scan lines, I like to see the pictures clearly.

Also, I'm looking for just names. Half the fun is searching for suitable pictures.
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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2013, 10:56:02 PM »
I'll look forward to seeing your results.

Shouldn't this be in Modding?  I can move it if you like.

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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2013, 03:31:10 AM »
Came here to demand Ripley, see she's #1 on the list.  Bonus points if you do a #3 version. 

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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2013, 01:30:06 PM »
If anyone can think of a few more to add, I'd like to come up with at least 7 or 14.
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2013, 02:25:05 PM »
I'm drawing a blank on this.

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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2013, 02:01:09 PM »
Two more:

Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft)
Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity)
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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2013, 03:22:13 PM »
four heroines:
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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2013, 03:27:46 PM »
(I forgot to save the gifs non-transparent for the first four. That's why Lara has white spots.)

four heroines:
Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke
I am on a mission to see how much coffee it takes to actually achieve time travel. :wave:

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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2013, 03:31:09 PM »
Bah... I wish pcxs could be posted directly, then there wouldn't be white spots in my gifs. The white spots are not in the pcxs. But you see what I have. They're grainy enough to look like transmissions without needing scan lines.
Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. ― Arthur C. Clarke
I am on a mission to see how much coffee it takes to actually achieve time travel. :wave:

Offline Unorthodox

Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2013, 03:48:34 PM »
No, you have to at LEAST have ripley from Aliens. 



Just like Sarah Connor from Terminator, Ellen Ripley becomes a heroine in the second film, not a victim. 


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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2013, 03:57:24 PM »
As for others, why don't we lift the time limit?

One would be remiss without a nod to Princess Leia. 
Scully from Xfiles comes to mind.
Jamie Summers, aka the Bionic Woman
Uhura of Trek fame.  (though there's a new relaunch)
Let's throw a kink in and toss out Dr Zira of planet of the apes.  (again, relaunch...ugh) 
Wilma Deering of Buck Rodgers fame, perhaps the first female not to be a love interest plot device.
Delenn from Babylon 5...

I could probably go on. 


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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2013, 04:02:40 PM »
For recent ones...

Starbuck of the Battlestar Galactica relaunch comes to mind.
Leelu or however you spell it from the 5th element.
The Avatar chick, though I still don't know why dances with aliens was such a popular movie. 
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Re: Sci-Fi Heroines' Pictures for Faction Leaders
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2013, 04:19:25 PM »
People love kittehs.

-Honestly, the Navi were very pleasant to look at.

 

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