My Top Five Fictional Crushes 5) Ellen Ripley from The Alien Quadrilogy - Flame thrower? Check. Skimpy underwear? Check. Hello number five. Just leave Jones on earth - I'm allergic.

4) Cattie-brie Battlehammer from The Legend of Drizzt - A human girl raised by dwarves. She's got a loyal heart and is a deadly shot with a bow. Move over, Drizzt.

3) Rahne Sinclair (Wolfsbane) from The New Mutants - Scottish church girl with a wild side. She's got a motorcycle and a mean left hook.

2) Katherine Pryde (Shadowcat) from X-Men - Kitty is every geek's fantasy girl. She's got it all: the looks, a graduate degree in astrophysics, lethal combat skills, and the ability to phase through solid objects. She represents the best the X-men have to offer. Back off, tin-man, she's mine.

1) Gabrielle (Bard of Potidea) from Xena: Warrior Princess - Gabby is Xena's most loyal sidekick. Sure, she's got a lot of baggage, including a demonic baby, a dead husband, and a tendency to swing both ways. Call me an idealistic fool, but I still think it could work out!

ADDENDUM) Belle from Beauty and the Beast - I would like to apologize to Belle, who slipped my mind and did not make it onto my list. Here she is as honorable mention. She loves books, looks damn good in yellow, and she sees the good in everyone. Who can say no to those big browns? Seriously, her name MEANS beauty!
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