I was watching Aeon Flux on TV last night and it reminded me of a similar heroine – Selene of the Underworld. I’m not a big sci-fi fan but I kind of liked Charlize Theron in that film. I liked her bob-cut hair and I admired her tall slim physique. Did you know that there was a controversy about the film? It was said to be loosely adapted based upon the animated series created by Korean-American animator Peter Chung. The anime fans were disappointed when they saw the film as it “bear little resemblance to the original full-length animated series.” Read more here.

Before we go to the table of comparison, let’s watch the movie trailers first.

Noticed the similarities between Selene of the Underworld and Aeon Flux? Besides the fact that they are both female, they used guns as weapons and they can really fight. Plus, they both wore tight sexy black outfits that bring out their fair complexion and slim build.

Now, let’s see the differences. I have included my vote in every comparison.

Selene vs. Aeon

	Selene Underworld	Aeon Flux	Vote
Who	A vampire warrior known as death-dealer, charged to wipe out the Lycan (werewolf) enemy.	An assassin-member of an underground rebel organization called Monicans.	Selene. I like the vampire-werewolf rivalry.
Hair	Selene's hair is dark, short and wavy. It's cut straight at neck level.	Aeon's hair is black, short and sleek. She has a bob-cut.	Aeon. It's trendy.
Costume	Selene wore a black corset over a high collar black PVC catsuit.	Actually, I don't know how to describe Aeon Flux costume. It's self-explanatory in picture.	Selene's corset.
Shoes	Selene wore a pair of high heel black platform leather boots at calf-length with buckles, shoelaces and zips.	Aeon's shoes are more in-trend. It's a black leather high wedge heel ankle shoes.	Aeon's wedge shoes.
Distinctive features	Her luminous light blue eyes.	Her bob-cut hair and height.	Aeon.
Strength/Abilities	Supersonic speed and superhuman strength.	Communicate telepathically with other Monicans by touching the pill in her backbone	Selene's superhuman strength.
Weakness	Unlike the vampires in Twilight, Selene is a traditional vampire. She can't be in the sunlight.	She gets injured at a gunshot like normal human.	Selene. I hate the sunlight too.
Best move	Landing smoothly on the ground after jumping off a tall building.	Lowering herself down from a high ceiling to get near the water on the ground.	Selene.

Based on the table, most of my votes go to Selene. I’m a fan of fantasy film and Underworld is one of my favorite movies. However, I’d choose Aeon for her style because I wouldn’t cut my hair neck short like Selene and wear a pair of buckly calf-high boots on the street.

I would call both characters dark beauty because Selene was born in the earlier century and she was historical to us today. Aeon, on the other hand, existed in the 25th century and she was a mere clone of her ancestor, Katherine, which I think made her historical – only 400 years’ time in the future.

There you have it! The best of both worlds.