Heroines and Villainesses: R

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 Rs.

Heroines and Villainesses:

An Incomplete List, Including Other Characters with Action Figures

Rachel / Lion (Animorphs books, tv series)

• Created by: K. A. Applegate
• Portrayed by: Brooke Nevin (tv series)

• First appearance:

• Super powers:

• Alter ego:

• Action figure: yes, by Hasbro (1999)

Rainbow (Eclipse Comics)

• Created by Mark Evanier (writer) and Will Meugniot (artist), 1993

• First appearance: DNAgents #1, 1993

• Super powers: yes, she is a meta-human due to genetic engineering

• Alter ego: none (Rainbow is her real name)

• Action figure: no

Rainmaker (DC/Wildstorm)

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

• First appearance: Stormwatch #8, March 1994

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Sarah Rainmaker

• Action figure: yes, by Wildstorm (1998)
• Notable: Sarah is an Apache, and gay.

Rampage (DC Comics)

• Created by: John Byrne

• First appearance: Superman #7, July 1987

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Dr. Karen Lou Faulkner

• Action figure: no

Yeoman Janice Rand (Star Trek tv series)

• Created by: Gene Roddenberry

• Portrayed by: Grace Lee Whitney

• First appearance: “The Corbomite Maneuver,” November 1966

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, more than one, by Playmates (1998)

Raptor (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz

• First appearance: Spider-Girl #18, Mach 2000

• Super powers: no, though her suit has functional wings

• Alter ego: Brenda Drago

• Action figure: no

Rapture (Image Comics)

• Created by: Erik Larsen

• First appearance: Savage Dragon #4, September 1993

• Super powers: yes, induced

• Alter ego: Sharona Jackson

• Action figure: no

• Notable: Sharona is named for the song by The Knack, and is a former prostitute.

Rapture (Transformers/Marvel Comics)

• Created by:

• First appearance: Transformers #68, July 1990

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Katrina Vesotzky

• Action figure: no

Ravager (DC Comics)

• Created by: Marv Wolfman and Art Nichols

• First appearance: Deathstroke, the Terminator #15, October 1992

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Rose Wilson

• Action figure: no

Raven (DC Comics)

• Created by: Marv Wolfman and George Pérez

• First appearance: DC Comics Presents #26, October 1980

• Super powers: yes, meta-human (human/demon hybrid)

• Alter ego: Raven Roth

• Action figure: yes, more than one, the first by Bandai in 2004

Marion Ravenwood (Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark)

• Created by: Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas and Philip Kaufman

• Portrayed by: Karen Allen

• First appearance: Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, more than one, the first by Kenner (1982)

Red Beetleborg (Big Bad Beetleborgs tv series)

• Created by: Haim Saban

• Portrayed by: Shannon Chandler and Brittany Konarzewski

• First appearance: season 1, 1996

• Super powers: yes

• Alter ego: Josephine “Jo” McCormick

• Action figure: yes, several, by Bandai (1996)

Red Guardian (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema

• First appearance: Defenders #35, May 1976

• Super powers: yes, meta-human (induced)

• Alter ego: Tania Belinsky, aka: Starlight

• Action figure: no

Red She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Betty was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby; Red She-Hulk was created by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness

• First appearance: Hulk (2008) #15, November 2009

• Super powers: yes, meta-human (induced)

• Alter ego: Elizabeth "Betty" Ross

• Action figure: yes, from Hasbro (2011)

Red Sonja (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith

• First appearance: Conan the Barbarian #23, February 1973

• Super powers: sort of, she was granted weapons skills by the goddess Scáthach

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: no

Red Tornado (All-American Comics)

• Created by: Sheldon Mayer

• First appearance: All-American Comics #20, November 1940

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Abigail Mathilda “Ma” Hunkel

• Action figure: no

• Notable: She was one of the first superhero parodies, and one of the earliest female superheroines.

Claire Redfield (Resident Evil video game franchise)

• Created by: Noboru Sugimura

• First appearance: Resident Evil 2, 1998

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: no

• Action figure: yes, more than one, the first by Toy Biz (1998)

Rita Repulsa (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers tv series)

• Created by: Haim Saban and Shuki Levi

• Portrayed by: various actresses

• First appearance: “Day of the Dumpster,” 1993

• Super powers: yes, magic

• Alter ego: no

• Action figure: yes, by Bandai (2011)

Rescue (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Stan Lee and Don Heck

• First appearance: Tales of Suspense #45, September 1963

• Super powers: yes, cybernetic

• Alter ego: Virginia “Pepper” Potts

• Action figure: no

Revanche (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Fabian Nicieza and Andy Kubert

• First appearance: X-Men vol. 2 # 17, February 1993

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Kwannon

• Action figure: no

Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Scott Lobdell and Carlos Pacheco         

• First appearance: X-Men vol. 2 #65      

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: no

Ellen Ripley (Alien franchise)

• Created by: Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett
• Portrayed by: Sigourney Weaver

• First appearance: Alien, 1979

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, the first by Kenner (1992)

Riptide (Image Comics)

• Created by: Rob Liefeld

• First appearance: Youngblood #1, April 1992

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Leanna Creel

• Action figure: sort of, JusToys released a bendy fig (1995)

Ensign Ro Laren (Star Trek: The Next Generation tv series)

• Created by: Gene Rodden Berry

• Portrayed by: Michelle Forbes

• First appearance: “Ensign Ro,” 1991

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, the first by Playmates (1994)

Robin (DC Comics)

• Created by: Frank Miller; Chuck Dixon and Tom Lyle

• First appearance: The Dark Knight Returns, 1986 (Kelley); Robin #126, July 2004 (Brown)

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Carrie Kelley (Frank Miller) and Stephanie Brown (Dixon and Lyle)

• Action figure: Carrie has a figure, by DC Direct (2004?)

Dr. Judy Robinson (Lost in Space tv series)

• Created by: Irwin Allen
• Portrayed by: Marta Kristen (Heather Graham in the 1998 film)

• First appearance: Lost in Space, 1965

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Trendmasters (1997, film AND series versions)

Dr. Maureen Robinson (Lost in Space tv series)

• Created by: Irwin Allen
• Portrayed by: June Lockhart

• First appearance: Lost in Space, 1965

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: (finally!) a 1:6 scale fig by Exclusive Replicas (2012)

Rocket (DC Comics)

• Created by: Dwayne McDuffie and M.D. Bright

• First appearance: Icon #1, May 1993

• Super powers: no, but has a belt that gives her some

• Alter ego: Raquel Ervin

• Action figure: no

Rogue (Marvel Comics)

• Created by: Chris Claremont and Michael Golden

• First appearance: Avengers Annual #10, November 1981

• Super powers: yes, meta-human

• Alter ego: Anna Marie

• Action figure: yes, several, the first by Toy Biz (1994)

Rose and Thorn I (DC Comics)

• Created by: John Broome and Carmine Infantino

• First appearance: Flash Comics #89, November 1947

• Super powers: yes (as Thorn), induced

• Alter ego: Rose Canton

• Action figure: no

• Notable: Rose has a split personality.

Rose and Thorn II (DC Comics)

• Created by: Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru

• First appearance: Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane #105, October 1970

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Rhosyn Lynne Forrest

• Action figure: no

• Notable: Like her Golden Age counterpart, Rose has multiple personalities (though her Thorn isn’t a bad girl).

Rose Tattoo (Wildstorm/DC Comics)

• Created by: Warren Ellis and Tom Raney

• First appearance: Stormwatch vol. 1 #37, 1996

• Super powers: yes, not fully human

• Alter ego: aka The Spirit of Murder

• Action figure: no

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv series)

• Created by: Joss Whedon
• Portrayed by: Allison Hannigan

• First appearance: “Welcome to the Hellmouth,” 1997

• Super powers: yes

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, several, the first (?) by Moore Action Collectibles (1999)

 

Rosie the Riveter (DC Comics)

• Created by: Len Wein and Dave Gibbons

• First appearance: Green Lantern vol. 2 #176, May 1984

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego:

• Action figure: no

Dr. Karen Ross (Congo motion picture)

• Created by: Michael Crichton (wrote the novel)

• Portrayed by: Laura Linney

• First appearance: 1995

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Kenner (1995)

Roulette (DC Comics)

• Created by: Geoff Johns and Rags Morales

• First appearance: JSA Secret Files #2, September 2001

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: Veronica Sinclair

• Action figure:

Rubee (Golden Girl and the Guardians of the Gemstones)

• Created by: Galoob

• First appearance: 1984

• Super powers: yes, magic

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Galoob (1984)

Dr. Helena Russell (Space: 1999 tv series)

• Created by: Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
• Portrayed by: Barbara Bain

• First appearance: season 1 episode 1, 1975

• Super powers: no

• Alter ego: none

• Action figure: yes, by Mattel (1975)