Wonder Woman
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===Golden Age=== | ===Golden Age=== | ||
'''Diana''' | '''Diana''' | ||
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| + | Unknown to her, she actually had a twin sister named [[Nubia (DC)|Nubia]] who had also been crafted from clay by Hippolyta and given life by Aphrodite. However, after being given life, the infants awaited the pantheon to come and give gifts to Hippolyta. However, the god of war Mars appeared where he stole the young Nubia from her cradle and disappeared from the world. Even the efforts of Aphrodite was unable to find the missing child with Hippolyta suffering from intense grief over the loss of her daughter. (Wonder Woman v1 #206) | ||
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| + | She and the Amazons came to receive a distress call from King '''Crystallar''' of the White Star planet who claimed that they were being terrorised by the '''Golden Women''' of the Red Planet. This led to Wonder Woman and a number of Amazons travelling into space to aid the beleaguered people but were captured by the Golden Policewomen. They mistakenly believed the Amazons to be from the White Star planet and had broken the ban from leaving their world leading to their arrest. It was then discovered that Crystallar of the '''Green Genii''' people had deliberately created a misunderstanding between the Amazons an the Golden Women in the hope that the two sides would fight one another. Upon learning, Queen '''Supreema''' of the Golden Women went to free the Amazons but Wonder Woman and her kin had escaped. The Amazons ended up being captured by the Green Genii who revealed their true nature and after Diana destroyed the '''Inhilerator''' it allowed them to rise up against the Golden Policewomen where they laid siege to the '''Gold Castle'''. Wonder Woman intervened where she helped stop the fighting by capturing the Green Genii's leader with her lasso and forced him to surrender. With the threat defeated, Diana parted in friendship with Queen Supreema and returned back to Earth. (Wonder Woman v1 #210) | ||
===Silver Age=== | ===Silver Age=== | ||
===Post-Crisis=== | ===Post-Crisis=== | ||
| − | Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. | + | Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. According to legend, Diana of Themiscyra was born from her mother's strong desire for a child and came from a lump of clay brought to life in the form of a girl to be the perfect Amazon as she was born of no man. (Wonder Woman v4 #2) However, it was revealed that Queen Hippolyta had had an affair with Zeus with Diana's real parentage being kept hidden in order to protect them from the wrath of god's notoriously jealous wife Hera. (Wonder Woman v4 #3) Unknown to anyone, Diana had a twin brother who was given the name '''Jason''' but as he was a boy he was taken away from the island with his existence a closely guarded secret. (Justice League v2 #50) |
===Post-Flashpoint=== | ===Post-Flashpoint=== | ||
| − | Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. | + | Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Diana |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Diana was said to be as lovely as the goddess Aphrodite and as wise as the goddess Athena. (All-Star Comics v1 #8) | Diana was said to be as lovely as the goddess Aphrodite and as wise as the goddess Athena. (All-Star Comics v1 #8) | ||
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| + | According to one account, she was the daughter of her mother Hippolyta's affair with he Olympian god '''Zeus'''. (Wonder Woman v4 #3) | ||
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| + | One account revealed that she had a twin brother named '''Jason'''. (Justice League v2 #50) | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| − | Diana was born a member of the Amazon tribe who were a hidden race of entirely female warriors. She had the speed of Mercury and the strength of Hercules with these traits giving her superhuman abilities. It was said she possessed hundred times the agility and strength of the best human male athletes and strongest wrestlers. (All-Star Comics v1 #8) | + | Diana was born a member of the Amazon tribe who were a hidden race of entirely female warriors. She had the speed of Mercury and the strength of Hercules with these traits giving her superhuman abilities. It was said she possessed hundred times the agility and strength of the best human male athletes and strongest wrestlers. (All-Star Comics v1 #8) According to one account, she was actually a demigod due to her father being Zeus. (Wonder Woman v4 #3) |
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| + | Unknown to her, she came to be marked as a child by the goddess '''Hecate''' and given a fraction of her magical ability. (Wonder Woman and Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour v1 #1) | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 20 June 2022
Wonder Woman is a female comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Golden Age
Diana
Unknown to her, she actually had a twin sister named Nubia who had also been crafted from clay by Hippolyta and given life by Aphrodite. However, after being given life, the infants awaited the pantheon to come and give gifts to Hippolyta. However, the god of war Mars appeared where he stole the young Nubia from her cradle and disappeared from the world. Even the efforts of Aphrodite was unable to find the missing child with Hippolyta suffering from intense grief over the loss of her daughter. (Wonder Woman v1 #206)
She and the Amazons came to receive a distress call from King Crystallar of the White Star planet who claimed that they were being terrorised by the Golden Women of the Red Planet. This led to Wonder Woman and a number of Amazons travelling into space to aid the beleaguered people but were captured by the Golden Policewomen. They mistakenly believed the Amazons to be from the White Star planet and had broken the ban from leaving their world leading to their arrest. It was then discovered that Crystallar of the Green Genii people had deliberately created a misunderstanding between the Amazons an the Golden Women in the hope that the two sides would fight one another. Upon learning, Queen Supreema of the Golden Women went to free the Amazons but Wonder Woman and her kin had escaped. The Amazons ended up being captured by the Green Genii who revealed their true nature and after Diana destroyed the Inhilerator it allowed them to rise up against the Golden Policewomen where they laid siege to the Gold Castle. Wonder Woman intervened where she helped stop the fighting by capturing the Green Genii's leader with her lasso and forced him to surrender. With the threat defeated, Diana parted in friendship with Queen Supreema and returned back to Earth. (Wonder Woman v1 #210)
Silver Age
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. According to legend, Diana of Themiscyra was born from her mother's strong desire for a child and came from a lump of clay brought to life in the form of a girl to be the perfect Amazon as she was born of no man. (Wonder Woman v4 #2) However, it was revealed that Queen Hippolyta had had an affair with Zeus with Diana's real parentage being kept hidden in order to protect them from the wrath of god's notoriously jealous wife Hera. (Wonder Woman v4 #3) Unknown to anyone, Diana had a twin brother who was given the name Jason but as he was a boy he was taken away from the island with his existence a closely guarded secret. (Justice League v2 #50)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Diana
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was said that she was named Diana after the Olympian goddess of the Moon who was her godmother. (All-Star Comics v1 #8)
as Wonder Woman, she served as a symbol of integrity and humanity so that the world of men would know what it meant to be an Amazon. (All-Star Comics v1 #8)
In this role, she was said to avenge injustice or right a wrong. (All-Star Comics v1 #8)
Diana was said to be as lovely as the goddess Aphrodite and as wise as the goddess Athena. (All-Star Comics v1 #8)
According to one account, she was the daughter of her mother Hippolyta's affair with he Olympian god Zeus. (Wonder Woman v4 #3)
One account revealed that she had a twin brother named Jason. (Justice League v2 #50)
Powers and abilities
Diana was born a member of the Amazon tribe who were a hidden race of entirely female warriors. She had the speed of Mercury and the strength of Hercules with these traits giving her superhuman abilities. It was said she possessed hundred times the agility and strength of the best human male athletes and strongest wrestlers. (All-Star Comics v1 #8) According to one account, she was actually a demigod due to her father being Zeus. (Wonder Woman v4 #3)
Unknown to her, she came to be marked as a child by the goddess Hecate and given a fraction of her magical ability. (Wonder Woman and Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour v1 #1)
Notes
- Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and H. G. Peter where she made her first appearance in All Star Comics v1 #8 (October, 1941).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman featured in the setting of the 1970s live-action television series where she was portrayed by actress Lynda Carter.
Films
- In Wonder Woman, Wonder Man featured in the setting of the live-action film where she was portrayed by actress Gal Gadot.
Video games
- In DC Universe Online, Wonder Woman appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game where she was originally voiced by actress Gina Torres before being voiced by actress Susan Eisenberg.
Appearances
- All Star Comics v1: (1941)
- Wonder Woman v1:
- Wonder Woman v5:
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