10 Most Badass Female Characters From Animated Shows

During an era where young boys were still very much entrenched with concepts and beliefs powered by toxic masculinity, one show came up to shatter that into a million pieces and make people across the gender spectrum fall in love with sparkly fairies.

Winx Club was an incredibly refreshing take on the children oriented fantasy genre. One of factors that did make it so successful was the lead protagonist. A 16 year old regular school-going girl, Bloom gets her life turned upside down when she witnesses a battle involving a fairy named Stella.

While trying to help Stella, Bloom unlocks her own latent powers and discovers she too is a fairy. And so began her magical journey, as Stella explained to her about the magical world of fairies, witches and handsome young men fighting with everything and anything, including the magical education system which Bloom would now be attending.

In Magix, Bloom and Stella form the titular best friends squad and take on all kinds of evil presences stalking them. As we go deeper, Bloom’s own secret origins start to unravel, as she is revealed to be the sole inheritor of the greatest power in the entire universe.

What makes Bloom such a badass is her will. Unlike a lot of the other entries, she had a perfectly fine, peaceful life. But she chose to leave it and pursue a higher calling.