heroine creation inspo

characters/people i thought about as i was making my heroines.
last updated 19 june 2025.

some of these might seem... incredibly unrelated to the specific heroine! but they were probably part of the process of getting to the character that she ended up being. some of them i added to the list after the fact when i realized they had some similarities.

maggie, ducktales

• sarah, the argument (2020)
• christine, be more chill
• evelyn kwong, ned's declassified school survival guide
• constance wu (just her as a celebrity, based on what i know of her)
• amy santiago, b99
• annie edison, community

ruby, ducktales

• wendy corduroy, gravity falls
• ember, elemental
• nora, past lives
• gerri kellman, succession

milly, pokemon

• elle woods, legally blonde
• jenn im (again, just her as an influencer)
• leslie knope, parks and rec

lina, pokemon

• also wendy somehow?, gravity falls
• gandra dee (although not while i was making her), ducktales (2017)
• barbie (the way she sees ken lol), barbie (2023)

emelina, encanto

• byleth,
• belle, beauty and the beast

mona, rise

• gloria sato, big city green