Heroines and Villainesses: C

This is a very cursory list of good girls and bad girls, some that fall in between, and others who got immortalized in plastic for whatever reason. The photos I've included are from figures in my personal collection; the photos are mine. When I can, the list will be expanded; this is just the basic first go of the Cs. 

Heroines and Villainesses:

An Incomplete List, Including Other Characters with Action Figures

Annalee Call (Alien: Resurrection motion picture)

• Created by: Joss Whedon (screenplay)

• First appearance: Alien: Resurrection 1997

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Kenner (1997)

Callisto (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Chris Claremont and Paul Smith

• First appearance: Uncanny X-Men #169, May 1983

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: no

• Action figure: no

Callisto (Xena: The Warrior Princess tv series)

• Created by:
• Portrayed by: Hudson Leick

• First appearance: “Callisto” 1996

• Super powers: not initially

• Alter ego: no

• Action figure: yes, more than one, first in 1998 by Toy Biz

Calypso (Marvel Comics)
• Created by: Denny O’Neil and Alan Weiss

• First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #209, October 1980

• Super powers: yes, through voodoo

• Alter ego: Calypso Ezili

• Action figure: no

Cammy (Street Fighter video game)

• Created by: Capcom

• First appearance: Street Fighter II, 1991

• Super powers:

• Alter ego: no, full name Chun-Li Zang

• Action figure: yes, first (?) in a 2-pack with Gambit, X-Men vs. Street Fighter by Toy Biz (1998)

Aisha Campbell (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers tv series)

• Created by:

• Portrayed by: Karan Ashley

• First appearance: season 2

• Super powers: yes

• Alter ego: Yellow Ranger

• Action figure: yes, several by Bandai (1995)

Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr.

• First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, 1982

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Monica Rambeau, later Photon

• Action figure:  no

Cassandra Nova (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely

• First appearance: New X-Men #114, July 2001

• Super powers: yes, though not human

• Alter ego: Cassandra Nova Xavier

• Action figure: no

Cassie / Wolf (Animorphs books, tv series)

• Created by: K. A. Applegate
• Portrayed by: Nadia Nascimento (tv series)

• First appearance:

• Super powers:

• Alter ego:

• Action figure: yes, by Hasbro (1999)

Castaspella (She-Ra: Princess of Power animated series)

• Created by:

•Voiced by: Linda Gary

• First appearance: 1985

• Super powers:

• Alter ego: 

• Action figure: yes, by Mattel (1984)

Officer Jane Castle (Space Precinct tv series)

• Created by: Gerry Anderson

• Portrayed by: Simone Bendix

• First appearance: Space Precinct, 1994

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Vivid Imaginations (1994)

The Cat (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Linda Fite, Roy Thomas, and Marie Severin

• First appearance: Claws of the Cat #1, November 1972

• Super powers: no, not as The Cat (would later be mutated and become Tigra)

• Alter ego: Greer Grant Nelson

• Action figure: no

Cat Claw (Dečje Novine, Eternity Comics)

• Created by: Bane Kerac and Svetozar Obradović

• First appearance: YU Strip (magazine) “Bane Claws,” 1981

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Carol Hill

• Action figure: no

Catra (She-Ra: Princess of Power animated series)

• Created by:

•Voiced by: Melendy Britt

• First appearance: 1985

• Super powers:

• Alter ego: 

• Action figure: yes, by Mattel (1984)

Catwoman (DC Comics)

• Created by: Bill Finger and Bob Kane

• First appearance: Batman #1, Spring 1940

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Selina Kyle

• Action figure: yes, several, the first in 1978 by Mego

Celestra (Queen of the Transforming Dolls)

• Created by:

• First appearance: 1986

• Super powers:

• Alter ego: 

• Action figure: sort of… odd doll/robot hybrid by Placo Toys (1986)
Don't believe me? Here's a link, with photos.

Celsius (DC Comics)

• Created by: Paul Kupperberg and Jim Aparo

• First appearance: Showcase #94, September 1977

• Super powers: yes

• Alter ego: Arani Desai; notable because she is (east) Indian

• Action figure: no

Cerise (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Alan Davis

• First appearance: Excalibur #46, January 1992

• Super powers: yes, though not human (alien)

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: no

Chainsaw (Marvel Comics)

• Created by:

• First appearance:

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: 

• Action figure: yes, from the Incredible Hulk Outcasts line, by Toy Biz (1997)

Chance (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Jo Duffy and Kerry Gammill

• First appearance: Fallen Angels vol. 1 #1, April 1987

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego:

• Action figure: no

Nurse Christine Chapel (Star Trek tv series)

• Created by: Gene Roddenberry

• Portrayed by: Majel Barrett

• First appearance: 1966

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, 2, first in the Star Trek basic figures series (1) by Playmates (1996)

Abbey Chase (Wildstorm Productions)

• Created by: J. Scott Campbell, Andy Hartnell and Alex Garner

• First appearance: Danger Girl #0, December 1997

• Super powers:

• Alter ego: Abby Chase

• Action figure: yes, by McFarlane Toys (1999)

Cameron Chase (DC Comics)

• Created by: Dan Curtis Johnson and J. H. Williams III

• First appearance: Batman #550, January 1998

• Super powers: sort of, she negates meta-human abilities

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: no

Cheetah (DC Comics)

• Created by:

• First appearance: Wonder Woman #7

• Super powers: yes, were-cheetah

• Alter ego: Barbara Minerva

• Action figure: yes, several, first in 1998 by DC Direct (this is the 3^rd Cheetah in the DC universe)

Cheetah (Antarctic Press)

• Created by:

• First appearance: Gold Digger #1, September 1992

• Alter ego: Britanny Diggers

• Action figure: yes, by Antarctic Press (2005)

Cheetara (Thundercats animated series)

• Created by: Rankin/Bass
• Voiced by: Lynne Lipton (original series)

• First appearance: Thundercats 1985

• Super powers: yes

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, first by LJN (1986)

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Chell (Portal video game)

• Created by:

• Voiced by: Mary Kae Irvin

• First appearance: Portal, 2007

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: no

Chimera (Marvel Comics)

• Created by:

• First appearance: Wolverine vol. 2 #97

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: aka Gaslight Frail

• Action figure: no

China (High Impact Entertainment)

• Created by: Ricky Carralero

• First appearance: Double Impact (?)

• Super powers:

• Alter ego: 

• Action figure: yes, by Skybolt Toys (1998)

Christa (Land of the Lost tv series, 1991 remake)

• Created by: Sid and Marty Krofft
• Portrayed by: Shannon Day

• First appearance: 1991

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego:

• Action figure: yes, by Tiger Toys (1992)

Chyna (WWF)

• Created by:

• First appearance: 1997

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Joan Marie Laurer

• Action figure: yes, more than one, first (?) in 1998 by Jakks Pacific

• Note: Has appeared in a few adult films since 2011.

Chun-Li (Street Fighter video game)

• Created by: Capcom, Akira Yasuda

• First appearance: Street Fighter II, 1991

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: no, full name Chun-Li Zang (Xiang) or Huang

• Action figure: yes, in the GI Joe Street Fighter II series by Hasbro (1993)
• Notable: First playable female character in a fighting game.

Clea (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

• First appearance: Strange Tales #126, November 1964

• Super powers: yes, though not human

• Alter ego: aka Clea Strange

• Action figure: no

Coachwhip (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Mark Gruenwald and Kieron Dwyer

• First appearance: Captain America #341, May 1988

• Super powers: ?

• Alter ego: Beatrix Keener

• Action figure: no

Coagula (DC Comics)

• Created by: Rachel Pollack

• First appearance: Doom Patrol vol. 2 #70, September 1993

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Kate Godwin, notable because she is a male-to-female transsexual

• Action figure: no

Cobweb (America’s Best Comics)

• Created by: Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie

• First appearance: Tomorrow Stories #1

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Laurel Lakeland

• Action figure: no

Colt (AC Comics)

• Created by: Bill Black

• First appearance: FemForce #1, January 1985

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Valencia Kirk

• Action figure: no

Comet Queen (DC Comics)

• Created by: Keith Giffen, Paul Levitz and Larry Mahlstedt

• First appearance: Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2 #304, October 1983

• Super powers: yes, though not human

• Alter ego: Grava

• Action figure: no

Connie Conehead (Coneheads)

• Created by: Dan Ackroyd

• First appearance: Saturday Night Live, January 1977
• Portrayed by: (in the film) Michelle Burke

• Super powers: no, not human

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, from the 1993 movie by Playmates (1993)

Prymaat Conehead (Coneheads)

• Created by: Dan Ackroyd

• First appearance: Saturday Night Live, January 1977
• Portrayed by: (in the film) Jane Curtin

• Super powers: no, not human

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, from the 1993 movie by Playmates (1993)

Sarah Connor (Terminator movie franchise)

• Created by: James Cameron

• Portrayed by: Linda Hamilton (movies), Lena Headly (tv series)

• First appearance: The Terminator 1984

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, more than one, first in Terminator 2: Judgement Day series by McFarlane Toys (2002)

Betty Cooper (Archie Comics)

• Created by: Bob Montana

• First appearance: Pep Comics #22, December 1941

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Marx Toys (1975)

Copycat (Wildstorm Comics)

• Created by: Jim Lee, Brandon Choi and J. Scott Campbell

• First appearance: Gen¹³ vol. 2 #7, 1996

• Super powers: yes, meta-human (through experimentation)

• Alter ego: Gem Antonelli

• Action figure: no

Cover Girl (G.I. Joe)

• Created by:

• First appearance: 1983

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Courtney A. Krieger

• Action figure: yes, more than one, first in 1983 by Hasbro

Crazy Jane (DC Comics)

• Created by: Grant Morrison and Richard Case

• First appearance: Doom Patrol #19, February 1989

• Super powers: yes, each of her 64 personalities has a different super power

• Alter ego: Kay Challis, notable for suffering from multiple personality disorder

• Action figure: no

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (Thunderbirds tv series)

• Created by: Sylvia Anderson

• Voiced by: Sylvia Anderson

• First appearance: “Trapped in the Sky,” 1965

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Matchbox (1994)

Crimson Avenger (DC Comics)

• Created by: Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins

• First appearance: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #9, April 2000

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Jill Carlyle

• Action figure: no

Crimson Cowl (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley

• First appearance: Thunderbolts #3, June 1997

• Super powers: yes, with the prehensile cloak

• Alter ego: Justine Hammer

• Action figure: no

Crimson Curse (Marvel Comics MC2) [“Crimson Curse”? Really?]

• Created by: Tom DeFalco and Brent Anderson

• First appearance: A-Next #4, 1999

• Super powers: yes, magic

• Alter ego: Aerika Harkness

• Action figure: no

Crimson Fox (DC Comics)

• Created by: Keith Giffen and Bart Sears

• First appearance: Justice League Europe #6, September 1989

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: twins Vivian and Constance share the role of Crimson Fox

• Action figure: yes, from the Justice League Unlimited series by Mattel (2011)

Lara Croft (Tomb Raider video game)

• Created by: Toby Gard

• First appearance: Tomb Raider 1996

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, several, first by Toy Biz (1997)

Dr. Beverly Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation tv series)

• Created by: Gene Roddenberry

• Portrayed by: Gates McFadden

• First appearance: 1987

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, several, first in the Star Trek: TNG basic figures series (2) by Playmates (1993)

 

Crystal (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

• First appearance: Fantastic Four #45, December 1965

• Super powers: yes, though not human

• Alter ego: Crystalia Amaquelin

• Action figure: no

Vampire Curia (Resurrection of Monstress)

• Created by: Yasushi Nirasawa

• First appearance: 1998

• Super powers:

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, with color variants, by Yellow Submarine (1998)

Cursed Princess (The Mummy motion picture (1999))

• Created by:

• First appearance:

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Toy Island (1999)

• Notes: This figure appears to be made as a toy tie-in, based on the movie, but not from the movie. (I don’t remember a “cursed princess with decomposing action” in the movie, anyway…)

Cutie Honey (Akita Shoten)

• Created by: Go Nagai

• First appearance: Weekly Shonen Champion, October 1973

• Super powers: yes, magic

• Alter ego: Honey Kisaragi

• Action figure: yes, by Blue Box Toys (2001)

Cyblade (Top Cow Productions)

• Created by: Marc Sylvestri

• First appearance: Cyberforce #1

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Dominique Aurore Marie Thiebaut

• Action figure: no

Cyclone (DC Comics)

• Created by: Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham

• First appearance: Justice Society of America vol. 3 #1, 2006

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Maxine Hunkel

• Action figure: yes, by DC Direct (2010)

Cynder (Immortelle Studios)

• Created by: David and Michael Hernandez

• First appearance: Cynder #1

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Cyndi Montgomery

• Action figure: yes, by Skybolt Toys (1998)