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yeah, a female character can be strong emotionally as well, not just through sheer physical prowessMy main issue with the whole "badass and strong", no matter if it's man or woman, is when it's that way from the beginning, without any kind of development or actual reason as to why they are that way.
Following my previous comment, 80s and 90s horror had plenty of strong female leads who actually rose up to the challenge.
In Hellraiser, Kirsty rises up to the challenge by fighting both sexual assault from Frank and the passive actitude of Julia, her step mother who is a femme fatale, taking advantage of how most men just wanted to clap her cheeks.
Most people will remember some scenes, but does anyone even remember the name of Kirsty's love interest?
He was irrelevant because Kirsty fights for herself and there's no stupid montage or "I grew up fighting my younger brothers!". She's a strong character with flaws (as seen on later installments) but acknowledges them. She doesn't try to overpower Frank or Julia, she doesn't try to outsmart Pinhead.
Kirsty wants vengeance for her father, vengeance against her sexual abuser and his accomplice. Simple as.
If Hellraiser was remade (remade, instead of reimagined), Kirsty would spout one liners, have some kind of torrid romance with Fuckboy #21 and completely ignore the whole premise as to why she was a good character and great role model.
And probably they would make her trans nonbinary or some other mental illness.
tohru honda from fruits basket would solo goku with her selflessness and loving nature