The 15 Most Badass Female Pixar Characters

We all agree that Pixar’s Brave, which opens today, should be called Brave of Tarth, right? Every time I see a photo of Princess Merida, the film’s frizzy, redheaded main character (voiced by the cute-as-a-bug Kelly MacDonald), I think of Lady Brienne from Game of Thrones. I’m not complaining. In fact, it’s a compliment, because as Brienne is a badass, so too is Merida.

She’s an archer, she doesn’t want to do SO MUCH LAUNDRY, and she’s Scottish. Scots are pretty metal, or whatever the old-timey version of metal is (“Wow, that’s such a lute thing to say”?). In honor of Merida’s awesomeness, here are Pixar’s 15 most badass female characters.

15. Sally Carrera from Cars/Cars 2

Needed to include at least one character from Cars. Might as well get it out of the way now.

#14. Gypsy from A Bug’s Life

#13. Princess Atta from A Bug’s Life

#12. Hannah from Toy Story

#11. Mrs. Potato Head from Toy Story 2/Toy Story 3

#10. Ellie Fredricksen from Up

#9. Violet from The Incredibles

#8. Dory from Finding Nemo

#7. Colette Tatou from Ratatouille

#6. Mirage from The Incredibles

#5. Jessie from Toy Story 2/Toy Story 3

#4. Boo from Monsters, Inc.

#3. Elastgirl from The Incredibles

#2. EVE from WALL-E

#1. Roz from Monsters, Inc.