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Captain Marvel and the 25 most empowering female superheroes of all-time

By Alexandria Ingham

Marvel Studios' AVENGERS: ENDGAME..L to R: Pepper Potts in Rescue Suit (Gwyneth Paltrow), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Mantis (Pom Klementieff) and Shuri (Letitia Wright)..Photo: Film Frame..©Marvel Studios 2019
Marvel Studios' AVENGERS: ENDGAME..L to R: Pepper Potts in Rescue Suit (Gwyneth Paltrow), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Mantis (Pom Klementieff) and Shuri (Letitia Wright)..Photo: Film Frame..©Marvel Studios 2019 /
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DF-49136 – Shioli Kutsuna and Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) in Twentieth Century Fox’s DEADPOOL 2. Photo Credit: Joe Lederer. /

24. Negasonic Teenage Warhead – Deadpool

Who plays her: Brianna Hildebrand

Powers/Abilities: High-impact kinetic charges (in the movies), telepathic and precognitive powers (in the comics)

Why she’s so empowering: While she can come across as a moody teenager, there’s more to Negasonic Teenage Warhead than meets the eye. First introduced in Deadpool and then brought back in Deadpool 2, she shows that even teenagers can help save the world.

She’s more of a teenage with attitude, and wouldn’t you have that if you were a mutant? This is a character that on the surface looks like a sidekick, but she’s more than that. When she needs to be, she’ll be in the background, but she has thoughts of her own and isn’t afraid to stand up to adults when necessary.

Negasonic speaks her mind. Sure, sometimes answering back is a bad thing, but she’ll give as much as she’s given, especially when it comes to Deadpool.

One of the most empowering elements to Negasonic Teenager Warhead (or Ellie Phimster if you’re on secret identity named basis), is that she’s the first LGBT character shown in a same-sex relationship on the big screen. While the superhero world has been mostly made up of the straight white man, there’s far more diversity in recent adaptations and Ellie gives young girls (and boys) someone to look up to.

Hiding part of yourself from other people will always mean you’re hiding part of yourself from you. Ellie shows us that being yourself is a good thing. Don’t hide because you fear what other people will think or say.

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