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<\/a><\/p>\nHere\u2019s the thing: I never expected to like Teen Wolf. A friend of mine convinced us to give it a try by signing a pact and bribing us with Hiddles and food. And it worked. Anyway, that\u2019s another post for another day, this is all about ALLISON. I knew I was going to love her from the moment she announced she was into archery, but she was also such a kickass female character that it was impossible not to like her.<\/p>\n
Allison could take down a \u00a0werewolf with her bow and arrow, then turn right around and kick the crap out of whatever new otherworldly thing that popped up in Beacon Hills that week. It\u2019s a thing of beauty.<\/p>\n
9. Susan Pevensie, The Chronicles of Narnia<\/i><\/h3>\n
Susan is typically remembered as the Pevensie sibling that turned her back on Narnia and all of it\u2019s magic, and\u00a0I think a lot of people forget that she was a rather skilled archer. Susan is gifted a bow and arrows by Father Christmas during the events of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe <\/i>which later aid her in fighting the White Witch. Susan\u2019s archery skills were a thing of legend, long after she had returned to Earth, and at the beginning of Prince Caspian <\/i>she lives up to the legend this by defeating Trumpkin the dwarf in a friendly competition.<\/p>\n I was first introduced to Katey-Kate in Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye comic when it debuted in 2012. Kate is\u00a0a spoiled, rich, Manhattan Princess who uses various forms of\u00a0combat fighting and self-defense in order to deal with\u00a0the lingering feeling of helplessness left over from an assault. She’s an incredibly skilled archer and together with Clint Barton she forms one half Team Hawkguy.<\/p>\n Merida is Pixar’s first main female character and they absolutely nailed it. She’s the daughter of a\u00a0Clan Chieftain, so she’s supposed to marry in order to cement\u00a0an alliance with another clan. However, Merida’s mindset,\u00a0in the words of her father, is\u00a0“I don’t want to get married, I want to stay single and let my hair flow in the wind as I ride through the glen firing arrows into the sunset.<\/em>” I mean, that sounds like a pretty sweet life to me.<\/p>\n It helps that she’s quite\u00a0the shot with a bow. She puts\u00a0all her would be suitors\u00a0to shame, Robin Hood style, in a competition to see who will win her hand.<\/p>\n Would a list about archers be complete without Legolas? I think not. His skills with a bow combined with his way above average elf eyesight, make him one hell of a shot. He proudly represents the Elves in the Fellowship and becomes an even better shot than before after receiving a new longbow from Galadriel. And while he kills\u00a0more than his fair share of Orcs, it’s\u00a0the building of his friendship that Gimli that really endeared me to him in the end.<\/p>\n Katniss won a piece of my heart (as she did so many others) when she volunteered\u00a0to take her younger sister’s place in The Hunger Games. Yet, she cemented that place with her skills as an archer. She’s deadly with a bow and watching her use her skills to avenge the deaths of those she loves and protects is thrilling. And she gets some pretty sweet trick arrows to help her along the way courtesy of Gale and Beetee.<\/p>\n Oh, it’s also\u00a0pretty cool that she uses this skill to keep her family from starving. You know, no big deal, right?<\/p>\n Link might actually be\u00a0the second archer I latched on to as I played Legends of Zelda for the NES back in the dark\u00a0ages of in-home console gaming. Link\u00a0has the potential to be an excellent archer,but it really depends on how skilled the person holding the controller is. And after years of honing my\u00a0talent, I’m pretty darn good at shooting the digital bow and arrow. This is\u00a0actually\u00a0the closest I have ever gotten to actually archery<\/p>\n And while I started on the NES,\u00a0The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em>\u00a0will forever be where my gamer heart lies.<\/p>\n Not too long after I discovered Hawkeye while reading Marvel comics I learned that DC had a similar counterpart that (let’s be honest) looked a bit like Robin Hood. Well obviously I read up on Oliver Queen and determined that the Green Arrow\u00a0could be second on my list of favorite DC heroes (Let’s be real, no one is dethroning Batgirl on that list).<\/p>\n I have a real soft spot for Stephen Amell’s take on Oliver Queen and Arrow<\/em> is one of the only shows I make time to watch as it airs each week. This Oliver Queen is incredibly skilled with a bow, but doesn’t possess any super powers, he’s fiercely independent, but learning to work with a team, and\u00a0is incredibly protective of those he considers family.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n8.\u00a0Kate Bishop\/Hawkeye, Marvel Comics<\/i><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n7. \u00a0Merida of the clan Dunbroch, Brave<\/i><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n6. \u00a0Legolas Greenleaf, Lord of The Rings<\/i><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5.\u00a0Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games<\/i><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n4. Link, The Legend of Zelda<\/i><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n3. Oliver Queen\/Green Arrow, DC Comics\/Arrow<\/i><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n2. Clint Barton\/Hawkeye, Marvel<\/i><\/h3>\n