Xena : Warrior Princess has been credited by many , including Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon , with blazing the trail for a new generation of female action heroes such as Buffy , Max of Dark Angel , Sydney Bristow of Alias , and the Bride in Quentin Tarantino 's Kill Bill . Xena : Warrior Princess has been credited by many , including Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon , with blazing the trail for a new generation of female action heroes such as Buffy , Max of Dark Angel , Nikita of La Femme Nikita , Sydney Bristow of Alias , the Charmed Ones of Charmed and the Bride in Quentin Tarantino 's Kill Bill .