Kraven Kor Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought One more model for a beautiful female martial artist just came to my mind: a clown' date=' using slapstick martial arts (aka Stooge-Fu). Put her in the big floppy shoes, a frilly pink dress with purple polka dots, white gloves, makeup, and a bright green mullet wig, ready to Do Her Thing with a rubber chicken in each hand.[/quote'] OK sure, but that is not really a common - or even uncommon - trope. It is more a product of your fevered imagination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought One more model for a beautiful female martial artist just came to my mind: a clown' date=' using slapstick martial arts (aka Stooge-Fu). Put her in the big floppy shoes, a frilly pink dress with purple polka dots, white gloves, makeup, and a bright green mullet wig, ready to Do Her Thing with a rubber chicken in each hand.[/quote'] You have an odd definition of "beautiful." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought You have an odd definition of "beautiful."That depends on how tight the dress is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought Harley? Joker's Daughter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought Their sport may not be the first martial art that comes to mind' date=' but fencers are hot. When I think of "beautiful female martial artist," for some reason I picture a Chinese woman with hip-length white hair. For a costume that is neither bikini nor classic martial arts "uniform," I'd suggest tight leather pants and a halter top, both black. This was actually a mage, but someone could actually fight in this outfit: The ladies from the matrix wore leather coats over leather pants and shirts. Most girl fighters that I have seen from animation and managa tend to wear school uniforms, school uniform based costumes, or something close to a uniform for a job. (Kigome, Sailor Moon, power rangers) Sometimes the style makes the uniform. CES I had an idea for Japanese schoolgirl Hero and she wore a blazer and knee length skirt Other tropes -- long hair, form-fitting clothing, flowing sleeves, sash for a belt, knee-high boots. Glasses option, but would be a nice touch. Also, formal samurai court dress modded up into a supers costume would be a pretty cool concept. Phoenix Fist from the 4th Ed. Dark Champions book "Murderers' Row" might work as an example. Attractive with a sense of pragmatism in her outfit. There's always Shenhua I recently did a drawing for a female vampire martial artist called Death Blossom. She has pale skin and wears a traditional chinese fighters tunic and trousers along with sandels. I haven't done any background on her, but I'm leaning towards Chinese-American. There are multiple "trope" outfits: The Chun-Li look; bare thighs, g-string with hint of a miniskirt of kimono with the "bun", cleavage, etc. The Black Leather Bad Ass: Tight, black leather, possibly a utility belt or bandoleer, weapons, etc. Think Black Widow or Electra. The True Martial Artist: Gi (sexy or no), cloth belt, simple shoes or bare footed, etc. Other alternates might be the School Girl, the tight pants and halter top mentioned above, etc. Personally, I prefer the Black Widow look, myself. Long black dress and stiletto heels If you want to go against the grain of utilitarian or cheesecake-y looks' date=' perhaps the brightly colored flowing robes from [i']Hero[/i] would be good inspiration: [ATTACH=CONFIG]37747[/ATTACH] Or while I'm on a Zhang Ziyi kick, perhaps something ornate like in House of Flying Daggers: [ATTACH=CONFIG]37748[/ATTACH] Well, for something different from other have been suggesting ... Some of my faves: A few more: I strongly suggest a cheongsam--the form-fitting chinese-style dress with the stand-up collar (as seen here: http://www.bychinese.com/chinese-cheongsam-qipao.html) They're elegant, show off the figure but don't have to reveal a lot of skin, and come in a galaxy of colors and patterns. With slits on the side to permit our martial artist to do high kicks and leaps, it's good to go. Black cargo pants. Black tshirt. Black 8in tactical boots. A little SWAT' date=' maybe, but it would [i']hurt[/i] when she kicked you in the head with those. If you have to choose just one great look to represent "beautiful female martial artist", IMHO I think you'd really want to go with Chinese. There are many great martial arts from around the world, and of course anyone with time and talent can learn them. But probably the premiere one that most captures the trope would be China and Kung Fu. It's a whole movie industry! That's just if you're specifically trying to do a "trope". Which I think implies a little of archtype or cliche. Like a language of short-hands. Other ideas are awesome too, but the more unique you get, the less trope-ish it is. Along those lines, for the beautiful part the cheongsam or qipao dress looks fantastic. With slits for dramatic kicks, of course. A female in one of those, in a dramatic martial arts pose, conveys the trope right away. At least in a Hong Kong Theater kind of way, which is neat and fun. Just a thought. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37766[/ATTACH] This would have to be my pick. Smart and practical. You'd have no idea how much trouble you'd been in till it was over and you were counting stars. Here are a few female American Indian pics I had on my computer... right now my favorite is Renee Montoya's version of "The Question" very simple and elegant well tailored normal cloaths and a freaky mask alternatively something historical might be fun swashbuckling female swords-woman, pulp era two fisted adventures maybe a gladiatrix or Amazon. alternatively perhaps going with a less well used warrior culture i know Storn's already done Zulu power armour or i woudl suggest that. perhaps nepalese ghurkagirl or Sikh Gatka girl with chakram and bundi daggers(actually a really nice option because of all of the unusual martial arts weapons) for a change of pace from the normal waif fu how about a huge muscular Female Russian Spetnatz with Systema and Sambo for that matter a female USMC gunny using The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program might be fun especially if modled after Second Lieutenant Vanessa James from SGU yum see attached pic) [ATTACH=CONFIG]37772[/ATTACH] Female asian martial artist. Okay, let's see if I can get my brain working. Not sure if it will take redbull, kerosene, or maybe just another iced tea. Kage (Shadow) - Dressed in a gauzy black shroud-like outfit, the shadows created by this martial artist are what actually strike a blow when she performs her martial motions (ranged martial blows). Rising Sun - Skin-tight white catsuit, red circle face paint, white hair pulled back into a braid in which are inserted various spikes. She's a hair martial artist, a swing of her mane acting as a whip-like blow or a grapple. Imouto (Younger Sister) - probably late teens or early twenties, baseball cap with an appropriate cartoon animal emblem (think Pikachu), big bubblegum bubble coming from her lips, fingerless gloves, sleeveless shirt with a bra strap that's slipped down over her arm, a rub-on tattoo on her bicep (probably different each time if she were an ongoing comic book character), Jean shorts, athletic shoes and socks, and possibly a baseball bat or other "pedestrian" object that could be seen as non-martial in normal circumstances. Neon Dragon - Wearing a one-piece style swimsuit like outfit with knee-high boots but covered over most of her arms and legs by tattoos of various fantastical creatures which alternately glow when she's performing a move (The tiger glows when she's performing a Tiger streak form "tiger martial arts" while a dragon glows when she's doing a leg sweep from Righteous Dragon martial arts, etc.). Falling Star - a suit of well curved metal armor that, like the above costume, covers her torso like a one-piece swimsuit, with oversized metal cesti on her hands and knee-high metal boots, all crafted from the metal of a fallen meteorite. Silver paint over one eye is in the shape of a star, one ray of which crosses over the other eye and around the side of her head. Any other ideas that we are missing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought My clown suggestion was mostly facetious, but this one wasn't: In my second novel' date=' [i']Realm Hunter: Trail of the Elder Gods[/i]*, there will be a character named Wu Mei-Zhen. She's of mixed Chinese, Madagascari, and European descent**, and has had three enhancement surgeries: one to make her eyes look like a cat's; one to implant a V-shaped ampulla of Lorenzini on her forehead; and one to give her two extra arms. She dresses in a black pantsuit with white blouse (kind of like MiB), and fights with a lightsabre in each hand. *Not available yet; I'll have to sell enough copies of the first one that I can pay Adam Schmidt to do the cover. **I picture her as being played by Rachel Luttrell of Stargate: Atlantis. And what Ranxerox posted could possibly be combined with my first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought It's going somewhat outside the trope, Bob. And although fencers are to my mind Martial Artists, Jedi are similar are not. It sounds interesting and if you want to enter this design for the next Art to Concept I would definitely consider it. But your Infamous General will be subject to a vote in February as those designs that have failed previously will be given due consideration by the board as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought I did also suggest something similar to King from "King of Fighters" as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought I'll revisit that as there are several different pictures of said person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought It's going somewhat outside the trope' date=' Bob. And although fencers are to my mind Martial Artists, Jedi are similar are not. It sounds interesting and if you want to enter this design for the next Art to Concept I would definitely consider it. But your Infamous General will be subject to a vote in February as those designs that have failed previously will be given due consideration by the board as a whole.[/quote']Having a light saber does not necessarily mean that the character is Jedi-like. She's actually more MiB-like, with an unspecified Chinese martial art style. Nonetheless, you're looking more for superheroic types, and Agent Wu is a sci-fi character, so I'll withdraw my (previous) objection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmakaze Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought I ran across this in my rss feed the other day and thought it was a good option. From Project Rooftop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought Is that a pragmatic version of Psylocke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmakaze Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought Is that a pragmatic version of Psylocke? Yes, that's Psylocke. Project Rooftop is a blog that basically commissions/collects redesigns of existing superheroes. There's a lot of good stuff there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought I ran across this in my rss feed the other day and thought it was a good option. From Project Rooftop nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought That is a great picture. I like Psylocke anyway either pre-Ninja or as she is now. Also saw another one in the Scott Pilgrim section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought over the weekend I saw the obituary for Tura Santana who was in Russ Meyer's Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill. She could be said to be an earlier archetype of the villainous beautiful female martial artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought Please Note: As of yesterday this has been paid for so I just need to organise the vote catagories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought Hmm, is it too late to make a suggestion? Well, if it is, ignore this one. =) I was thinking of a Malaysian Silat practitioner. High collared sleeveless black shirt and pants, with a colorful sash, which is also a primary weapon. (Sarong/Pareo, etc., perhaps crossing a shoulder*). Other weapons might include kris or parang. Simple, with the sash/sarong adding the color/flavor. *Shouldn't be worn as primary clothing if used as weapon, obviously. I'm thinking more of an over the shoulder and around the waist thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folded Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought Just for completeness' sake, I would suggest Molly Millions. She defined the entire trope of the Street Samurai. No canon imagery, but lots of fan interpretations of her seem to be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought Hmm, is it too late to make a suggestion? Well, if it is, ignore this one. =) I was thinking of a Malaysian Silat practitioner. High collared sleeveless black shirt and pants, with a colorful sash, which is also a primary weapon. (Sarong/Pareo, etc., perhaps crossing a shoulder*). Other weapons might include kris or parang. Simple, with the sash/sarong adding the color/flavor. *Shouldn't be worn as primary clothing if used as weapon, obviously. I'm thinking more of an over the shoulder and around the waist thing. I'll add that as an option. Just for completeness' sake' date=' I would suggest Molly Millions. She defined the entire trope of the Street Samurai. No canon imagery, but lots of fan interpretations of her seem to be available. I read Neuromancer so I know who you are talking about. I thought of her as a more of a cyborg rather than martial artist per se. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought I found the theme song for this thread; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folded Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Re: Tropes Revisited: Beautiful Female Martial Artist. Ideas sought I read Neuromancer so I know who you are talking about. I thought of her as a more of a cyborg rather than martial artist per se. For those of you who haven't, here is a link to her Wikipedia entry. As to her cyborg status, most definitely. But it wasn't her gear that defined her, it was the "I gotta tussle" part. And when cybernetics are commonly available, most of your opponents have the same advantages, and you're back to training, skill and natural ability being the defining factors. And how many of the previously mentioned characters have magical help of one kind or another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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