Badass Women Week: Tenaya 7

Tenaya 7 is the best villain in the last five years. She wasn't the big bad of RPM, but she scared me more then anyone else, including Venjix. She was brave, intelligent, and fought better than anyone else on the evil side. From her first apperance, I knew she was a kickass villian.

Tenaya was a stark contrast to the other female villains of Power Rangers. She wasn't lovestruck, filled with rage, or an ice queen. Tenaya 7 was a smart, sarcastic, attack-bot who did what she loved and loved what she did. Whenever she showed up, it was always a guess as to who would win; she was a very talented fighter who bested the rangers several times, and when she came u with a plan, odds are it would work until someone screwed up. She also showed some major ambition, readily taking over when she thought Venjix dead, and was disappointed to find out otherwise.

Later, when it was revealed that Tenaya was Dillion's sister, she left Venjix and joined the rangers. Unlike other badasses who turn straight, she stayed a kick-ass fighter until she was reprogrammed (Anyone else getting In Space flashbacks?). She risked a lot to aid the rangers, even sneaking Dillion into Venjix's palace, and was reprogrammed because she refused to willingly rejoin the dark side.

Tenaya 7 was everything a good villain should be: smart, resourceful, a good fighter, not afraid of her boss, and she was pretty hot too. She was the first badass women villain in over nine years, and hence, an obvious choice for this list.