The search for the Greatest Movie Badass of All Time is on! MTV News has asked accomplished filmmakers, actors and you, the audience, to vote for your favorites. Now we've tabulated the results and found our 10 finalists for the top spot. Who will reign supreme as the Greatest Badass of All Time? Find out on February 6 at 7:15 p.m. when MTV announces the winner live at New York's Comic-Con and right here at MTV.com.

Until then, we're profiling the 10 contenders for the Greatest Badass mantle every day, in alphabetical order. Check out our first contenders, "Star Wars" bounty hunter Boba Fett, "Alien" astronaut Ellen Ripley, vigilante cop Dirty Harry and "Die Hard" detective John McClane. Keep checking back to see if your favorite made the list!

Rose McGowan is something of a badass actress and film buff herself. She has starred in "Scream," "Planet Terror" and "The Doom Generation." She is currently attached to star in the film version of the comic "Red Sonja," only adding to her badass credibility. We can hardly fault her for including herself on her own greatest badass list. Twice.

Rose's Top Badass Villains
» Stuntman Mike, "Death Proof" (2007)
» Khan, "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" (1982)
» Mrs. Danvers, "Rebecca" (1940)
» Roy Batty, "Blade Runner" (1982)
» Jesse Hooker and Severen, "Near Dark" (1987) — the best vampire movie ever!
» The Terminator, "The Terminator" (1984)
» Kathie Moffat, "Out of the Past" (1947)
» John Doe, "Seven" (1995)
» John Ryder, "The Hitcher" (1986)
» The Alien, "Alien" (1979)
» Alien Queen, "Aliens" (1986)
» Predator, "Predator" (1987)
» Agent Smith, "The Matrix" (1999)
» Courtney Shayne, "Jawbreaker" (1999) — although I think she was just misunderstood.

Rose's Top Badass Heroes
» Lester Burnham, "American Beauty" (1999)
» Henry Chinaski, "Barfly" (1987)
» Norman Bates, "Psycho II" (1983)
» "Mad" Max Rockatansky, "The Road Warrior" (1981)
» Thelma & Louise, "Thelma & Louise" (1991)
» Cherry Darling, "Planet Terror" (2007)
» The Dude, "The Big Lebowski" (1998)
» Cary Grant, in every Cary Grant movie ever made.

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