Barb Wire

Barbara "Barb Wire" Kopetski  is a beautiful bar owner and bounty hunter living in city called Steel Harbor and main protagonist of the film based on the comic book Barb Wire.
She is portrayed by actress and model who is perhaps best known for her role as C.J. Parker on Baywatch, She also voiced Stripperella in the adult Marvel TV series of the same name.
==History==
During the Second American Civil War in 2017, Barb Wire owns a nightclub called the Hammerhead. She works in a job as both a mercenary and bounty hunter.
Later, Barb makes a deal with "Big Fatso", the ringleader of a junkyard gang: Fatso wants the lenses, which are worth a fortune on the black market, and Barb wants a million dollars and an armed escort to the airport, where she plans to get on the plane to Canada. But Fatso double-crosses Barb; when Barb, Axel and Cora show up at the junkyard to make the swap, Colonel Pryzer and his storm troopers are also there, along with Chief of Police Willis. Willis makes a show of arresting Barb and Cora, but instead of putting handcuffs on Barb, he slips her a hand grenade. Barb uses the grenade to kill Fatso and cause enough confusion to allow Barb, Axel, Cora and Willis to pile into Barb's armored van and lead the Congressionals on a car chase, culminating in a hand-to-hand fight between Barb and Colonel Pryzer on a forklift suspended by crane above the harbor. Pryzer falls to his death while Barb escapes.
In the end, the party makes it to the airport, where Barb reveals that she still has the contact lenses. She gives them to Cora, and Cora and Axel get on the plane to Canada while Willis and Barb remain on the rainswept tarmac.
==Physical Appearance==
Barb is an extremely beautiful, athletic woman in her mid 20s with long, voluminous blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Despite having massive breasts, Barb has an athletic frame and can appear as easily as an alluring girly girl as an ass kicking tough girl. She's 170 cm tall and weighs 61 kg. Her supposed measurements were 36D-25-34. 
Barb is very vain and proudly flaunts her voluptuous body, wearing outfits that largely expose her prized boobs and tightly hug her curvaceous figure. She is particularly proud of her hair, which sits like a large crown on her head, boasting a sexy, voluminous appearance.
As her favored mode of transportation is a motorcycle she often wears leather outfits. However, she is as comfortable in a small black dress and stiletto heels as in motorcycle leathers and heavy combat boots.
She is obsessed with her looks and would do anything to maintain her sexy appearance. She admires herself in the mirror for hours on end, fixated on her perfect face and body.
Barb often has nightmares of losing her incredibly beautiful features, such as her precious hair going grey and falling out, or her gorgeous boobs shrinking.
==Miscellaneous Information==
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Height: 170cm (5'7")
Build: Athletic/Voluptuous
: Inverted Triangle/Hourglass
Shoe Size: 8 (US), 40 (EU) to 9 (US), 41.5 (EU)
Hair: 
Age: mid 20s
Birthplace: 
Weight: 61 kg (135 lb)
Somatotype: Mesomorph
Measurements: 36D - 24 - 34
Eyes: 
Birthdate: —
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==Skills and Abilities==
Barb is a formidable combatant; she's fast, agile and exceptionally strong – her physical abilities are above peak human condition. She's a master in armed and unarmed combat able fight several opponents at the same time. She's able to knock down opponents with one punch or kick.
She's very skilled with firearms and heavy weapons.
She's proficient with standard vehicles and exceptionally skilled with motorcycles.
Barb is a successful bounty hunter able to track down and capture fugitives that other have failed to capture. Using her smarts, attractiveness and charisma she has no trouble seducing people. She is good at extracting information from people.
Barbara is a good performer and dancer, using her acrobatic skills and flexibility both on the stage and on the dance floor.
Though being smart and crafty she's only moderately successful as a businesswoman.
==Appearances==
===Film===
*Barb Wire (1996)
===TV===
*The Making of... Barb Wire (1996)
*Naked Canadian Celebs (2016)
===Games===
*Barb Wire (1996)
===Comics===
*Comics' Greatest World: Steel Harbor (1993, 4 appearances)
*Comics' Greatest World: Sourcebook (1993, 1 appearance)
*Will to Power (1994, 3 appearances)
*Machine (1994, 1 appearances)
*Motorhead Special (1994, 1 appearance)
*Barb Wire (1994-95, 9 appearances)
*San Diego Comic Con Comics (1994-95, 2 appearances)
*Agents of Law (1995, 2 appearances)
*Ghost (1995-96, 4 appearances)
*The Mask: World Tour (1995-96, 3 appearances)
*A Decade of Dark Horse (1996, 1 appearance)
*Filmspecial (1996, 1 appearance)
*Barb Wire Comics Magazine Special (1996, 1 appearance)
*Barb Wire Movie Special (1996, 1 appearance)
*Comics Scene (1996, 1 appearance)
*Heartbreakers (1996, 1 appearance)
*Wizard: The Comics Magazine (1996, 1 appearance)
*Barb Wire: Ace of Spades (1996, 4 appearances)
*Ghost Special (1998, 1 appearance)
*Barb Wire Omnibus (1998, 1 appearance)
*Barb Wire (1998, 1 appearances)
*King Tiger/Barb Wire Ashcan (1998, 1 appearance)
*Ghost Handbook (1999, 1 appearance)
*Dark Horse Heroes Omnibus (2008, 1 appearance)
*Ghost Omnibus (2008-09, 2 appearances)
*Barb Wire (2015-16, 8 appearances)
*Barb Wire: Steel Harbor Blues (2016, 1 appearance)
*Barb Wire: Hotwired (2016, 1 appearance)
==Gallery==
Barb 1.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire (1996).
Barb 2.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire (1996).
Barb 3.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire (1996).
Barb 4.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire (1996).
Barb 5.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire (1996).
Barb 6.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire (1996).
Barb 7.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire (1996).
Barb 8.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire (1996).
Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996 333.jpg|Barb as a resistance fighter during the war.
Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996 - Stunts 1.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996 - Stunts 1.
Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996 - Stunts 2.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996 - Stunts 2.
Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996 - Stunts 3.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996 - Stunts 3.
Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996 - Fighting.jpg|Pamela Anderson as Barb Wire in Barb Wire 1996.
==Trivia==
About the character:
*Pam had been excited about the role as she had always wanted to be Pambo, a tough action heroine.
*"It's very, very different from Baywatch. C.J. is kinda happy and sweet and kinda this apple-pie kinda image. This character is much closer to the real me."
*"There’s an evil, twisted, dark streak inside me that I finally get to explore with this character."
*"She's [Barb's] definitely in control; she's definitely tough... just like me. Everybody listens to her, she does what she wants, she kinda plays everybody and that's what I like about her."
*"It's a fine character to play because she's got this kinda dark little... twisted streak inside her head. I think she kinda plays everybody and works everybody for everything she gets."
*Mike Richardson, producer: "We knew Pamela Anderson was the perfect Barb Wire, you couldn't do any better than Pamela." "Pamela has the attitude of the character Barb Wire."
*She got a barbed wire tattoo on her left biceps for the movie. "The makeup people were going to paint this on my arm every day," she explains, "but I had a tattoo artist just sketch it on me and I wore it around for a half a day to see how it looked. I decided I’d just go ahead and get it done. I love it. I think it’s very feminine, for barbed wire."
*Her manager didn't want her to take the role: "My manager wanted to turn this down, and told me, You’re not going to play a cartoon character.’ But when I read the comic book, I knew that nobody could play this character but me."
About training for the role and doing stunts:
*Pamela had to undergo a lot of physical training for the role. Fortunately Pam was in excellent physical condition and her previous martial arts training and her gymnastic ability benefitted her greatly. "I had so much training it's ridiculous. Kickboxing. I've been shooting a lot of guns. Just tons of guns. It's a lot of fun!"
*Among other things Pamela had to learn to ride a Triumph motorbike. According to James Arnett, the stunt coordinator she did well, "One of those big Triumphs, it's a big, heavy bike and she handles it just fine." However, Pamela did admit that in the beginning she had some problems, "I rode it myself, but I crashed a few times."
*"This is probably the best role I could ever do, I mean it's the best showcase of whatever I can do because it's...  very active and physical and I love that, so I love doing my own stunts. I did take kickboxing lessons, I've taken karate and kickboxing before so it was kind easy to pick up."
*In one scene Anderson wears a corset that squeezed her waist to mere 43 cm (17 inches). Despite the highly uncomfortable corset and the high heels Anderson was able to do her own stunts in the fight scene in question. "See all these action heroes out there but, they don't wear corsets and stilettos. And I do my own stunts wearing a corset that sets my waist into 17 inches."
*James Arnett, the stunt coordinator recalls: "She does her own stunts as well as any stuntperson."
*He was impressed by Pamela's ability to do her stunts. "There was a big fight with Pam with a couple of goons. The choreography of the fight made it kinda complicated because it went from one room to another through a hole in the wall that she's blown in the wall so... that was the toughest part." "Barb's attire was an added problem, she could hardly breathe and the stiletto heels…but she did everything we asked her to do."
*When not wearing a corset and stilettos Pamela was climbing and fighting on the roof of moving vehicles and clinging to the hook of a crane up in the air. The safety harness can (unfortunately) even be seen in the some scenes.
*Director David Hogan was greatly impressed with his star’s abilities. "She can really act, and she’s brought a great sense of humor to the role, which I don’t think anybody expected. And she’s been amazing doing most of the stuff that we thought we were going to use a stunt double for, including the fight scenes. She looks beautiful, but she’s got a tremendous, vicious kick."
*"People don’t realize that I’m pretty athletic," Anderson says, smiling. "In this film I’ve been kick-boxing and riding a Triumph and firing automatic weapons. I even let them strap me to a helicopter, even though I’m afraid of heights. I’m doing it all."
*"It’s been hard to use stunt doubles in this film because they don’t look like me in these outfits – I’m wearing these things that cinch my waist to like 17 inches. So it’s really me doing the fighting and kicking and running around. I’ve been having a great time. And I think I’ve done some pretty good work. Hey, try getting Stallone or Schwarzenegger to do all their own stunts in a 17-inch corset and stiletto heels."
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