10 Most Badass Female Characters From Anime

From evil assassins, to tyrannical empires, nothing could ever keep this fiery redhead down. The Queen of the Fairies had a similar backstory to a lot of the other women on this list. Abandoned at birth, her adoptive home lost in a deadly attack, and then forced into slavery for an evil cult, she could not have had it any rougher.

But, as they say, pressure often makes diamonds. Erza eventually tapped into her enormous natural power and almost single-handedly took out her captors, freeing herself and all her fellow prisoners in the process.

Despite earning freedom, things don’t get any easier for her, as she is immediately met with the betrayal of her best friend and eventual interest. Still, she had chosen to fight and live for herself now and that’s exactly what she did.

Erza soon finds her way to Fairy Tail, the guild of her now deceased father figure Rob. After joining Makarov’s crew of ruffians, she finds her true calling, soon going on to cement herself as one of the strongest wizards in the land. When time comes for the fate of the world to be decided in the war against Zeref’s dark forces, she is right there at the forefront, winning key battles alongside her adoptive family and playing a massive part in defeating the dark side.