Are fanservice-y characters (i.e. Lara Croft, Tifa Lockhart)...

Let's be honest, her entire character is the epitome of the sexy pinup girl that Hollywood has pushed on us for generations.

Lara Croft is the main character of her games and movies, and Tifa is a valuable support character in her games and movies.

Thanks, Toyman, for clearing that up.

Has Great Britain ever been considered a "hyper-power" like the United States or Russia are currently considered? If not, why?

How a character is written and how a character is drawn are two different things, and usually the product of two (or more) different people.

So I have to wonder what you mean by “fanservice-y”?

Still, Jessica is well written, and an important part of the movie story. Particularly when we realize everything she did in the movie was because she genuinely loved her husband:

What options are available for obtaining prescribed medicine if you are in therapy, do not have insurance, but need them for functioning well?

One of my favorite examples, Jessica Rabbit:

It is entirely possible to have a sexualized character to be well written and vital to the story they are in.

Are fanservice-y characters (i.e. Lara Croft, Tifa Lockhart) immediately bad?

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