Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Heroines of Legend: Fictional Universes - 17: Lisbeth Salander (Millennium)



Strengths: Fearless, unstoppable, assertive, thick-skinned, high endurance, energetic, high IQ, computer genius and prodigy, self-sufficient, doesn't care what others think of her, justice seeker.


Weaknesses: Anti-social, distrusting, lonely, thoughtless, mostly cold towards people, no boundary she won't cross when seeking justice and revenge.


Powers/Abilities: Expert hacker, mathematical genius, eidetic memory, thinking inside and outside the box when solving crimes, master of improv and self-defense (i.e. boxing), motorbike rider.



Will: Strong. 


Home/Place of Origin: Stockholm, Sweden.


Occupation: Freelance surveillance agent, Milton Security private investigator, researcher, hacker, writer.



Social Standing: Introvert.


Ethnicity: Caucasian (possibly - is described as pale, with Russian ancestry.)


Sexuality: Bisexual.


Other Trivia: Also known by her online pseudonym "Wasp". A survivor in every sense. Was created specifically to highlight and hopefully put an end to systematic violence and hate against women all over the globe. Almost like a superhero in how often she survives traumatic, near-death experiences; including a bullet to the brain, and being buried alive (which she digs herself out of, whilst the bullet is still in her brain). She's a female Byronic hero. A victim of child abuse, sexual abuse, sodomy and rape. She comes back from her horrific experiences damaged, but not dead: she wants coldblooded justice not only for herself, but for every woman raped, harassed, and otherwise mistreated by powerful men in society. Petite, with the appearance of a typical goth adolescent (she's in her twenties), but those foolish enough to cross her regret it sooner or later. She will dig up dirt about anybody in no time at all. Helps peel back corruption in society; exposes the criminals hiding behind corporations and government positions. Possibly has Asperger Syndrome. An all-around misfit, but not really a psychopath or a sociopath as she is so often labeled in-universe. 
Her character is made to defy labels and fitting into easy social boxes. Extremely hardhearted and capable in what she does, yet there is human vulnerability in her. Her twin sister, Camilla, is apparently her exact opposite in personality, so the reader is told...



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