Little Sister… Loyal Friend… Cursed Soul…
Wonder Woman was coming to the cries of an infant child in a burning building. When Diana arrived she saw two adults already dead in the fire and a baby girl in a blanket. Diana saved the child from a fiery death, but then came the question of what was to become of her? After an investigation revealed that Donna was to be adopted and that there were no known relatives, Diana adopted the infant as her sister and took her to Paradise IslandThe legendary home of the AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.. (see also: ThemysciraThe Greek name for Paradise Island, the home of the legendary AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.. (see also Paradise Island)). Eventually, the infant would be given the name Donna Troy.
There under the tutelage of the AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race. Donna grew in the ways of the AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race. and was gifted great strength, the ability to glide upon air currents, and a confidence found only in the strongest of the warriors on Paradise IslandThe legendary home of the AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.. (see also: ThemysciraThe Greek name for Paradise Island, the home of the legendary AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.. (see also Paradise Island)).
Since Donna was not a born Amazon, she was allowed to return to Patriarch’s World to rejoin the world of her originA story that tells the beginnings of a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). or team.. She would frequently join her older sister Diana in adventures and eventually joined the Teen TitansA group of young heroes, typically teenage sidekicks, that have banded together to fight crime and serve as a familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) unit of a sorts. as their first female member.
Donna had flirtations with many of the Titans and views Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad as the kid brothers she never had. She shared some degree of dating with Speedy when they were kids however this ended when the original Titans broke up and Speedy had his downfall into heroin addiction.
During the early Titans days, Donna decided she needed a uniform less like her big sister and opted away from the clearly inspired by Wonder Woman look for the red uniform that she kept for quite a while in the comics. This update is one of the first for the heroine as she searched out her own identity. Constantly asking who she is and where she came from? Always in search of her own familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €), but never being able to find that information out and always reaching a dead end.
Wonder Girl would eventually meet a man named Terry Long and the two of them would enjoy a rather successful dating life. Donna would rejoin the New Teen TitansA group of young heroes, typically teenage sidekicks, that have banded together to fight crime and serve as a familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) unit of a sorts. and act as a den mother and field leader in Robin’s absence.
First Appearance
Created By: Bob Haney & Bruno Premiani
PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)
Duplicate Sounds – Donna can duplicate anyone’s voice that she has heard, enabling her to perform subtle subterfuge via the phone lines and with voice recognition systems.
Gliding – Donna glides upon air currents instead of the more direct flightThe ability to defy gravity and move through the air unaided without falling. like Superman would evoke.
Measure of InvulnerabilityA character possessing this power is typically impervious to harm from normal means or even extraordinary means unless they possess a weakness of some sort such as Superman to Kryptonite or Magic. – Donna has some invulnerabilityA character possessing this power is typically impervious to harm from normal means or even extraordinary means unless they possess a weakness of some sort such as Superman to Kryptonite or Magic. and is difficult to injure in battle.
Psychic Connection – Donna shares empathic flashes with her older sister Diana, connecting the two in a way not yet fully explained.
Super SpeedA power which allows a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). to move faster than a normal human can. Increased reflexes and speed make the characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). difficult to hit. – Not of the Flash familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) variety, however she is extremely swift making her a dangerous combatant.
Super Stamina – Donna has almost limitless endurance.
Super StrengthA power which allows a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). to lift/carry more weight than a normal human could. This power comes in handy for physical assaults. – Donna shares in the Amazonian strength making her one of the strongest meta humans on the planet, a fact often overlooked by her foes until they anger her.
VulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness.
As an Amazon, Donna shares the same vulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness. as her sister Wonder Woman.
SkillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.)
Photographer – Donna earns a living, in addition to her stipend from ThemysciraThe Greek name for Paradise Island, the home of the legendary AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.. (see also Paradise Island), as a free lance photographer.
Strategist – Donna is an excellent field leader, earning her the respect and love of her fellow Titans. She is in charge of the training sessions to ensure everyone is fit for duty.
Weapons – Trained in the Amazon way, Donna is proficient in most weapons, especially those of Greek originA story that tells the beginnings of a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). or team.. Staff, Spear, Shield, Sword are among the weapons she has demonstrated expertise. While Donna does carry a lasso, it is not a lasso of truth. She is proficient in its use however.
EquipmentAny items that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). would use that does not have an intentional use as a weapon. (Example: The Flash €™s Costume Ring holds his costume so that he can change super fast is a unique piece of equipment.)
Amazon BraceletsAmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race. wear their wrist bracelets as a symbol of their previous slavery. The AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race. are trained to use their bracelets in battle and famously they are used to deflect bullets, but can be used to deflect all sorts of incoming objects. – Donna is quite adept at bullets and bracelets.
Lasso – For now, Donna has a standard issue lasso with no special powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.).
Special ContinuityThe order in which stories occur, not necessarily the order in which stories are published. Note
In Wonder Girl’s first appearance, it was actually Wonder Woman as a younger version of herself, this editorial error led to the back story and creation of Donna Troy as a separate and distinct characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). as older Diana was active with the Justice League at the same time as her younger self was active with the Teen TitansA group of young heroes, typically teenage sidekicks, that have banded together to fight crime and serve as a familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) unit of a sorts..
