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Red Sonja



Red Sonja 4 by ThePerpetual


Height: 5'11"

Weight: 130 lbs.

Age: Young-ish Adult (Usually appears in her 20s)

Hair: Red

Eyes: Usually Blue (Sometimes portrayed as Green)

AKA: She-Devil, Flame-Hair, Empress Sonja

Origin: Red Sonya (that was the original spelling), Conan-Verse, Dynamite/Marvel Comics

Feats:

- Received the blessing of the goddess Scathath after being assaulted and watching her family die
- Became a wandering adventurer
- Made an enemy of Strabonus, the insane ruler of the kingdom of Koth, who put a price on her head
- Fought and destroyed Akim-Mekht, chosen champion of the ancient Scorpion God
- Met and battled Conan, and spars with him frequently
-- Romantic relationships are... gettings there
- With Conan, slew the immortal sorcerer Kulan Gath, who transformed the whole of Manhattan with his magic
Liberated the downtrodden kingdom of Sogaria from the oppression of the Emoran Empire and became Sogaria's queen
- C
hallenged Antonious to a duel for the possession of the Empire's riches and killed him in personal combat
- While possessing Mary Jane Watson's body, traded blows with Spider-Man
- Reincarnated upon dying
- Voted THE sexiest woman in all of comic books ever
-- No, I'm serious, that actually happened


(Shamelessly Arbitrarily Assigned) Theme:



What? She doesn't have an actual theme, don't give me that look.

Note: This profile covers a composite of all versions, allowing Sonja to function at peak capacity.


Attributes



 Red Sonja 3 by ThePerpetual Red Sonja 2 by ThePerpetual
 Sonja Speed 2 by ThePerpetual Sonja Speed 3 by ThePerpetual


  (Don't ask me how any of that makes sense)



Strength
- Even ordinary hyboreans can snap the neck of a tiger
- Can manhandle fully-armored men with one arm
- Capable of dazing Conan the Barbarian and Spider-Man with physical strikes
-- And can cut through Spider-Man's webs
- Weapon strikes rip through normal armor like papier mache
Speed/Agility
- Extreme speed
- Can disappear from people's vision even when they are looking right at her from dozens of feet away (Faster than the eye can see by like, a lot)
- Can keep pace with Spider-Man, Conan the Barbarian, and the like in melee duels
- Can chop arrows and crossbow bolts in half out of the air
- Dodged numerous lightning bolts at relatively close range
- Extremely agile
Durability/Endurance
- Can tank arrows, slashes, bludgeoning, and elemental attacks like fire and cold
- Can withstand attacks that completely shatter the stone around her
- Took repeated hits from Spider-Man and an angered Conan
- High fortitude
- Walks around fighting in unfriendly climates in a metal bikini on a day to day basis
- Cut her way out of the stomach of a (were?)wolf
-- How did it swallow her in one piece in the first place? How and why is she and everything she owns suddenly immune to acid? We don't know, comic book logic
Intellect/Skills
- Highly intelligent
- Is an able strategist
- Naturally charismatic leader
- Masterfully skilled weapons user
- Famously skilled marksman with all manner of projectiles
- Skilled acrobat, athlete, horseback rider, tracker, and sailor
Stealth
- Highly skilled shadower and hunter
- Can remain hidden while firing arrows
-- In conjunction with her super speed, has tricked groups into believing a small army was barraging them with (mostly insignificant) help from only one young girl
Perception
- Nigh-superhuman perception
- Can detect ninja
- Can effectively blind-fight
Healing Factor
- Heals abnormally quickly
- Has not been shown to regenerate entire body parts, though

 Red Sonja Fast Healing by ThePerpetual


Mentality



- Hot-blooded and brash in the face of conflict
- Vengeful against all things that call Kulan Gath their lord or are otherwise obviously evil
- Can be highly protective of those perceived as helpless or innocent, at the cost of her own health
- Fiercely independent
- Very stubborn
- Can be brutally rational if she is forced to be


Weapons



 Red Sonja Early by ThePerpetual
(Pre-reboot Sonya, was called "Sonja" later)

Red Sonja's Sword
- Has had it since joining Conan's universe in some form or another
- Seemingly similar to Conan's Atlantean Sword in most incarnations
- Longsword
- ~3.5 to 4 feet long
- Able to deflect magical energy bolts and other hi-caliber attacks without breaking
- Can break apart crystals
Battleaxe
- A large axe
- Can be used in one or two hands
Spear
- A spear
- Can be used in one or two hands
- Look, these are literally just ordinary mideival weapons so I don't know what you're expecting me to put here
Dagger
- A spare dagger
- Can be thrown
Longbow
- Is a famously good shot with it
- Unknown how many arrows she carries with her, though it appears to be roughly 60 usually
Pistol
- From her days as a Rennaisance-age heroine prior to being rebooted as a barbarianess in Conan's verse
- Is a pistol
- Has two of them
Fists and Feet
- For laying old-fashioned beatdowns or for socking Conans in the face
- Superb hand-to-hand combatant


Armor



 Sonja Oh, So That's Why by ThePerpetual 


Silver Metal Bikini
- Is... well, what it sounds like
- Scale version is most common, though sometimes wears chain or plate versions
- ^Actually has a reason to exist
Shield
- A round shield, sometimes used alongside a melee weapon
- Can also be used to attack
Leather Tunic
- Sometimes worn over armor
Cloak
- Usually green or white
- Grants added protection from the cold and the wind
Chainmail Armor
- On occasion dons light chain armor


Weapon Mastery



- A master of any weapon she finds
- Allows for adaptability on the battlefield
- Even comparatively non-weaponlike objects are deadly in her hands through skill alone, not even counting her great strength


Berserker Strength



 One Sonja Army by ThePerpetual


- Activated when severely angered or outnumbered
- Increases overall strength and deadliness


Divine Protection



 Scathath by ThePerpetual


- As chosen of the goddess Scathath, enjoys unique benefits, including:
-- Occasional good fortune
-- Mitigation of blows landed against her
-- A sort of divine aspect, striking awe and fear into lesser people when she needs to


Weaknesses



 Red Sonja Weakness by ThePerpetual


- Only has access to physical attacks normally
- Hot-blooded and brash nature
- Still susceptible, if resistant, to metabolic hazards that would kill a normal mortal
- Divine Protection is somewhat unreliable



  "I know my future. You have none!!"



  Potential Opponents (Any opponent that makes a scrap of sense: didn't list Conan because, well, that'd be really redundant, pointless, and all-around silly of me.)

Vs...

Guts (Berserk)

Amiri (Pathfinder) (Claimed by :iconhakuxtemari:)

Raiden (Metal Gear Rising)

Krusk (Dungeons and Dragons)

Any Berserker (Fate Series)

Rider/Iskander (Also Fate)

Saber/Arturia (Also Fate)

Akuma (Street Fighter)

Talion (Shadow of Mordor)

Shyvana (League of Legends)

Kratos (God of War)

Warrior Princess Xena (Hercules & Xena/Xenaverse) (Claimed by :iconbrave-king-shishio:)

Lucina (Fire Emblem)

Siegfried or Nightmare (Soul Calibur)

Lu Bu, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, or Sun Quan (Warriors Games)

The Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls)

CinematicUniverse!Drax (Marvel Comics)

Nariko (Heavenly Sword)


  And some other things I guess, do whatever you want ya crazy kids.
  I will keep bio-ing until I stop bio-ing!!

  ...wait. That's redundant. Oh well, being tired does that.
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In what issue did she cut the way out of that wolf?