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If we had an Ideas thread for Doujin Projects that'd probably be where I'd post this, as we don't suppose I'll stick it in here.

I'm thinking of making a series based on famous mythic/historic heroines all in the one setting (the only genderflips are Uesugi Kenshin and Achilles, Kenshin for obvious reasons, and Achilles is later revealed to be just a Roman gladiatrix in his image, so doesn't fully count), even if I'm not sure yet what that setting should be, whether high-fantasy alternate world a la Drifters, computer simulation a la Fate/EXTRA or Amatsuki, or even High School AU.

But the main thing I wanted to ask about is which one mythic/historic female do people think should be the main character? My own thoughts were:

* Nakano Takeko, heroine of the Boshin War, a hot-blooded and high-spirited fighter in battle yet a shy and awkward person out of it, compared to her more laid-back sister Yuko?

* Sun Shangxiang, the fiery tomboy princess of Wu, with her rival being the cool and icy yet secretly tender Uesugi Kenshin, for obvious thematic reasons?

* The unparalleled storyteller Scheherazade, having a natural urge to hear all the varied tales of so many heroines the world over and to use her intellect against tyranny wherever she sees it?

* The chaotic duellist Julie d'Aubigny, having a typical 'To Be A Master' attitude in wanting to battle against the greatest heroines ever to finally stand atop them all, only to be drawn in to a much greater plot?

I'd be interested in any alternate suggestions though.