She represents the idealistic woman and in some ways woman all around would refer to her as the ultimate woman, because we see her doing all the outrageous stunts. She is not seen as a damsel in distress she proves that it is not just men who can perform all of these but woman are also capable of performing similar things. but on the other hand it could be argued that she does not in fact represent the majority of women as effectively as she could because she is seen as a promiscuous woman because she is wearing so little and gives off a kind of seducing vibe, and the majority of women just thinks of her as a sex symbol something all men want as their girlfriend, because she is capable of doing incredible stunts and she looks pretty at the same time. Lara Croft challenges the idealistic woman as in that a woman should be at home cleaning, but she is out there being adventurous and showing that she is more than capable of doing a man's job.
Lightning(Final Fantasy)
Lightning from the Final Fantasy series is a woman, not the usual woman she is similar to Lara Croft as in she is a tough woman who is capable of doing a man's job. She is a former soldier, by being a former soldier we can already tell that she has had her fair share of action, her character is very distant from as in she keeps to herself and hates having to pick up after everyone else, some would say she is a man in a woman's body, because she is never afraid of action and tends to always put herself before everyone else. Her appearance is not promiscuous or seductive, and this is to make the player realize that she is actually capable of handling herself and therefore will be prompted to take her seriously, some would say that she is the complete opposite to Lara croft in terms of appearance.
