The Best Animated Female Villains Of The 1980s

Everyone loves girls that can rock, and though the "Jem and the Holograms" cartoon provided two whole bands worth of badasses, The Misfits are clearly better. The music business can be perilous and downright cutthroat at times, but Pizzazz, Roxy, Stormer, and Jetta are here to play for keeps and do whatever it takes to get the No.1 spot. To upstage Jem, The Misfits make songs about taking charge, causing mischief, and being assertive, all while being fashionable and committing some small crimes to be the real bad girls of rock. This isn't an act, a secret identity, or a computer-generated hologram — The Misfits are raw and driven.

These ladies of the '80s aren't evil, but are usually pushed by their manager, Eric Raymond, into doing their worst deeds to help his agenda. Still, none of these girls are angels (well, maybe Stormer), and their brand of trouble usually doesn't have too much collateral damage. Each of them is fleshed out more as the series continues, and the show even concludes with the group mending fences with their rivals. This doesn't mean that they can't still be selfish, however, as the group truly believes their music is better. Indeed, this is a show that solidifies the notion that a formidable antagonist improves a series, no matter how interesting or bland the heroes are. The Misfits excelled at showing what strong women should be, more so than their adversaries. It's plain to see that The Misfits are the truly outrageous ones.