Hmmm, well I notice Zelda and Princess Peach seem to figure prominantly in all of this, but I would mention that both of them have been written as being fairly strong in the past. Zelda was fairly independant in the "excuuuse me Princess" Zelda cartoon show (which wasn't very good). Princess Peach has been brought out to kick some serious tail in games like "Smash Brothers Brawl".
I'm also surprised Samus Aran rates so highly overall given that she had to be saved by a baby Metroid in like her second game outing. That was a pretty cool surprise, but still... in comparison to other characters who defeat their arch enemies on successfully "finishing" a game, it's notable.
Going for "weakest" is touchy if your going to pick characters that are purely scenery. You could like pick someone's baby daughter who appears in a crib for 30 seconds and go "yep, that's weak".
In what I see as the spirit of the contest I'm going to probably nominate Roll though, largely because she was playable within Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 and basically existed as a handicap character along with Servbot.
For strongest, well there are so many strong female characters in video gaming (which I am guessing this is limited to despite tht title) that it's really hard to say "she's the strongest". Especially when you get into games based on liscenced properties using like Marvel and DC heroes.
I'm somewhat partial to Etna from Disgaea/Cross edge to be honest. So, I guess I'll make her my nomination. Especially when you consider how over the top Disagaea gets, and she can be every bit as nasty as the hero (Laharl) if you build her up. Also depending on how the original game ends she might very well wind up ruling The Netherworld.
For a more serious character I'd probably look towards say Aigis from "Persona 3: FES". Towards the end of that her conceptual power level is just plain ridiculous.
Also for the record I think either of those characters could handle Samus (who is cool in her own right, but we're talking about raw power level) without breaking a sweat. It's just a whole differant level of playing field.
I'm also surprised Samus Aran rates so highly overall given that she had to be saved by a baby Metroid in like her second game outing. That was a pretty cool surprise, but still... in comparison to other characters who defeat their arch enemies on successfully "finishing" a game, it's notable.
Going for "weakest" is touchy if your going to pick characters that are purely scenery. You could like pick someone's baby daughter who appears in a crib for 30 seconds and go "yep, that's weak".
In what I see as the spirit of the contest I'm going to probably nominate Roll though, largely because she was playable within Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 and basically existed as a handicap character along with Servbot.
For strongest, well there are so many strong female characters in video gaming (which I am guessing this is limited to despite tht title) that it's really hard to say "she's the strongest". Especially when you get into games based on liscenced properties using like Marvel and DC heroes.
I'm somewhat partial to Etna from Disgaea/Cross edge to be honest. So, I guess I'll make her my nomination. Especially when you consider how over the top Disagaea gets, and she can be every bit as nasty as the hero (Laharl) if you build her up. Also depending on how the original game ends she might very well wind up ruling The Netherworld.
For a more serious character I'd probably look towards say Aigis from "Persona 3: FES". Towards the end of that her conceptual power level is just plain ridiculous.
Also for the record I think either of those characters could handle Samus (who is cool in her own right, but we're talking about raw power level) without breaking a sweat. It's just a whole differant level of playing field.
