Giganta
Giganta is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Earth-Two, Golden Age
Dr. Doris Zeul
A scientist named Professor Zool artificially mutated a gorilla named Giganta into a malicious red-haired strongwoman. The mutation machine goes haywire and somehow reverts the world to an earlier stage. Giganta joins a primitive tribe to attack Wonder Woman, but is defeated. When the world gets to the Golden Age of humanity, Giganta causes trouble by encouraging a rebellion, which Wonder Woman stops. When the world returns to normal, Giganta was still in her 'strongwoman' form. Giganta was ultimately subdued and captured by Wonder Woman and taken to Themiscyra for rehabilitation. (Wonder Woman v1 #9)
Earth-One, Silver Age
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Dr. Doris Zuel was suffering from a fatal blood disease. In a desperate bid to save herself, Zuel planned to transfer her life-essence into the body of Wonder Woman, who was in a coma and being kept at the experimental medical facility where Zuel worked. (Wonder Woman v2 #127)
She made her way on a date with Ryan Choi when she was attacked by Wonder Woman who mistook Giganta being engaged in a criminal act. After a brief fight, she managed to calm Wonder Woman down where the two decided to talk about their love lives along with the problems they had with their male love interests. The volcano goddess Pele then revealed that her home was coming under attack from Zeus's champion with Wonder Woman going to stop Achilles Warkiller's army with Giganta deciding to help her. (Wonder Woman v3 #36)
During the Final Crisis, Giganta became a member of Libra's Secret Society of Super Villains, and later fell under the thrall of Darkseid alongside several other super-powered women, going under the name Gigantrix, in which she fights as one of the new incarnations of the Female Furies with Wonder Woman, Batwoman and Catwoman. She was possessed by the spirit of the Fury Stompa, and was only freed when Supergirl smashes the skull-and-crossbones mask from her face. (Final Crisis v1 #7)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Giganta was created by William Moulton Marston where she made her first appearance in Wonder Woman v1 #9 (Summer, 1944).
Alternate Versions
- In Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance v1 #2 (2011), an alternate version of Giganta appeared in the altered timeline of the Flashpoint which appeared in a world within the Multiverse.
In other media
Television
- In Wonder Woman, a variation of the character named Gargantua appeared in the setting of the live-action television series in the episode "Wonder Woman vs. Gargantua" performed by Mickey Morton. This version was a male gorilla with enhanced strength that Nazi animal behaviorist Erica Belgard (portrayed by Gretchen Corbett) took from Africa and trained to attack Wonder Woman as well as bring back Nazi defector Conrad Steigler. After succeeding in the latter task, Belgard sets up a trap for Wonder Woman and sets Gargantua on her so Belgard can join her Nazi High Command. While the gorilla nearly defeated Wonder Woman, he was shot by an MP and brought to a doctor, who was able to undo Belgard's programming. The Nazis took Gargantua back and subjected him to electroconvulsive therapy in an attempt to restore it, but it failed when the gorilla fought and was subdued by Wonder Woman. After Belgard and her compatriots were apprehended, Wonder Woman returned Gargantua to Africa.
- In the DC Animated Universe, Giganta made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Justice League, Giganta made her first appearance in the animated television series starting from the episode "Secret Society" where she was voiced by actor Jennifer Hale.
- In Justice League Unlimited, Giganta appeared in the animated television series starting from the episode "Ultimatum" with her voiced once again by actor Jennifer Hale.
Films
- In Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, Giganta appeared in the setting of the 2019 animated film where she was voiced by actor Kimberly Brooks. She was a superpowered criminal that was a frequent foe of Wonder Woman with her joining the ranks of Villainy, Inc.
Video games
- In DC Universe Online, Giganta appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game where she was voiced by actress Lana Lesley. This version was a member of the Secret Society whose design was based on her appearance in One Year Later. In the hero campaign, Giganta worked with leading Secret Society member Circe in a plot to transfer the former's mind into the body of Wonder Girl. After the plan succeeded, Giganta fought the players until they destroy the Convergence Crystals, which puts Giganta back in her own body and allowed the restored Wonder Girl to join the players in defeating Giganta.
- In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Giganta made a non-voiced cameo appearance in the setting of the fighting video game where she was in the background on the Hall of Justice stage.
Appearances
- Wonder Woman v1: (1944)
- Wonder Woman v3:
- Trinity of Sin: Pandora v1:
- Doomsday Clock v1:
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