Laurie Strode may not be the toughest chick on this list, but she is a survivor and one of the original final girls. As a final girl, Laurie propels the plot forward, is caught in the crosshairs of a crazed killer, is a good girl who abstains from the evils of sex and drugs, takes on the maniac with full force in a final showdown, and eventually perseveres by defeating her stalker through the intervention of a third party. Laurie seals her cinema fate as the definitive final girl through her character arc throughout the Halloween seriesshe goes from timid victim to courageous fighter who easily battles back against Michael Myers in Halloween: H20.
Laurie Strode may not be the toughest chick on this list, but she is a survivor and one of the original final girls. As a final girl, Laurie propels the plot forward, is caught in the crosshairs of a crazed killer, is a good girl who abstains from the evils of sex and drugs, takes on the maniac with full force in a final showdown, and eventually perseveres by defeating her stalker through the intervention of a third party. Laurie seals her cinema fate as the definitive final girl through her character arc throughout the Halloween seriesshe goes from timid victim to courageous fighter who easily battles back against Michael Myers in Halloween: H20.