ICE QUEENS, MOTHERS… AND KORRA

If your female warrior isn’t a main character but performs a core function in the plot and inspires your male characters… you’ll need to make sure she’s still a fully rounded person in her own right. Despite what you might think it can be difficult to tell the difference between making a female character into an integral plot device, and turning her into a prop. If you’ve given your female warrior a sword and powerful attributes… and then used her as nothing but background inspiration for your male protagonists, she might as well be a statue.

FASHION vs. FUNCTION

Following on from Part 1 - Fierce Introductions, we’re going to take a look at how your warrior woman appears; the visual element. Clothes matter, especially to someone on a mission or with a job to do. Yet, when we search for pictures of female warriors, or see female warriors depicted in fantasy and sci-fi spaces, they’re usually impractically dressed and over-sexualised.

This is a choice…