Wonder Woman – Diana Prince of Earth-2

Golden Age Wonder Woman vs. The Golden Age Cheetah

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.

Diana €™s soul belonged to a fetus living in a woman of caveman days.   A woman brutally murdered by a tribesman.   Back then, life was extremely harsh and short lived for women, a fact that did not go without notice to the Greek Goddesses.   These Goddesses held onto these souls and petitioned Zeus to let the Goddesses create their own race, a race of women who could be the equal of any man and teach peace to all mankind.   Ares, the God of  WarWar comics feature military personnel fighting enemy troops. These comics are great adventure comics, but also very useful propaganda., vehemently opposed this plan saying that all man will ever know is  warWar comics feature military personnel fighting enemy troops. These comics are great adventure comics, but also very useful propaganda.  and death.   Zeus retreated from the fight and the remaining Goddesses were forced into action themselves.

Traveling to the Underworld, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, Hestia, Goddess of the Home and Hearth, Demeter, Goddess of the Fields and the Earth, Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty, and Hermes, Messenger of the Gods found the sacred place in Tartarus reserved for the souls of women who had been struck down by men.   This place is called the Well of Souls.   The Goddesses gave these souls new life as they sprung from the water onto the shores of Greece.   However, one soul was left, Athena told her fellow Goddesses that this particular soul has a special destiny and her time is not yet come.

The leader of this new race, now called  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race., was named Hippolyta and she co-ruled with her sister Antiope.   Together the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  lived their days in peace and tranquility enjoying the gifts the Goddesses had given them and the chance at a new life.

Ares watched all these events from afar and was determined that this new race should be ended, and who better than he to do so?   He sent an enraged Heracles on a labor to steal the girdle from the Amazon Queen.   Heracles met Hippolyta in a field and she bested him.   Surprised by the Queen €™s skill in combat, Heracles feigned friendship and said that the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  are true and worthy allies.   That night during a celebration Heracles drugged Hippolyta.   When she awoke she was almost naked, in chains, without her girdle, the symbol of her Queen hood, and the victim of Heracles €™ sexual appetite.

Athena appeared to Hippolyta and granted her the wish that the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  should escape, but they should not engage in base  warWar comics feature military personnel fighting enemy troops. These comics are great adventure comics, but also very useful propaganda.  with these lesser men.   While Hippolyta agreed, it was impossible to sway the otherAmazons  who went on a bloody campaign that night killing every man in the prison for their vengeance.   Beset by guilt, Hippolyta told Antiope that they must go and wait for Athena €™s judgment on the shores of the sea.   Antiope refused to go and she and a band of  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  left with her creating the first large rift in the Amazon society, this offshoot of  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  would be known as the Bana-Migdahll  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race..

Hippolyta and the remaining  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  went to the sea and a path was made by Poseidon as the  Amazonswere cast out of Man €™s WorldThe Amazon name for the world beyond their island. and were tasked with guarding the entrance to Tartarus, to eternally battle the evil that exists under this island known as  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), ironically named  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)).

Time passed and Hippolyta began to feel an urge, a pull.. something calling to her.   The Oracle of theAmazons, Menaliappe revealed to the Queen the origins of the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  and how when Hippolyta was murdered, she had been pregnant.   This feeling was her unborn child calling to her.   Hippolyta went to the shores of Paradise and sculpted from the clay the image of a beautiful baby girl.   The Goddesses seeing this blessed Hippolyta and let the last soul in the Tartarus prison go free to its mother.   Diana of  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)  was born as the clay turned to flesh and she opened her eyes.

For centuries the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  held their place and their peace cut off from mankind, yet there was a pang, something that made the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  feel unfulfilled.   They may be warrior women, but they are women, and the need for children was great in some of them.   Hippolyta petitioned the Goddesses for a daughter and this wish was granted as Hippolyta was guided by the Goddesses €™ to sculpt a baby out of clay to which the Goddesses gave life and the last soul murdered so very long ago.   Thus, Diana the princess of the  Amazonswas born.   The Goddesses then appear, along with Hermes, and bless Diana with an array of amazing gifts which eventually become what we would refer to as her  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.).

Diana trained day in and day out, aging to adulthood, Diana excelled at athletics, weapons, military strategy, the classical arts, ancient history amongst other various subjects.

One day, Man €™s WorldThe Amazon name for the world beyond their island. intruded upon the idyllic  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  again as Colonel Steven Trevor crashed his fighter jet into the island.   Taken captive by the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  it is determined that this is a sign from the Gods that theAmazons  are needed once more in the world to fight the scourge of Ares.   A contest is held, a contest to determine the best of the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  who will be this emissary to the outside world.   A contest that Hippolyta resolutely refuses to allow Diana to participate.

To prevent any favoritism all the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  wear a mask to compete, so Diana dons a mask and joins in the fray.   At the end in a round of the infamous game called Bullets and Bracelets, the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  fire a gun towards the winning  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race.  so that they may deflect the bullets with their bracelets.   Diana succeeds at this task and steps forward to accept Hippolyta €™s blessings.

Of course as Queen of the  AmazonsThe race of warrior like women who live on Themyscira. Wonder Woman is one of this race., she is proud of Diana for succeeding, as a mother however, she is fearful of what this means for her daughter €™s safety.   This is a constant crux in Diana €™s life leading to tension with her mother.

Diana wears the garb of a woman who died in World  WarWar comics feature military personnel fighting enemy troops. These comics are great adventure comics, but also very useful propaganda.  II, a female fighter pilot.   The red boots with the white stripe, the blue and white starred bottoms, the red battle bodice with the golden eagle/double W breastplate, her  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., her razor sharp tiara, and her  golden lasso of truthThis length of mysticA term for one who is versed in the magical arts. rope is one of Wonder Woman €™s major weapons. The lasso appears to be as long as it needs to be for Diana €™s immediate needs and she is an expert at wielding it. Anyone encircled by the lasso is held fast and must answer Diana €™s questions truthfully..   Diana embarks to Man €™s WorldThe Amazon name for the world beyond their island. to begin to fight the good fight against the forces of Ares while attempting to teach man the ways of peace and diplomacy.

During the 1950s Steve Trevor and Wonder Woman finally decided to get married and they had a child named Lyta Trevor who would grow up and become the super-heroine known as Fury.

Wonder Woman €™s First Cover Appearance was Sensation Comics #1,

but her first in story appearance was All-Star Comics #8.

Created By:   William Moulton Marston

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.)

Endowed with  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.)  by the Gods, the  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.)  were best set forth in a comic written by George Perez, of which I pull most of the following information:

Demeter granted Diana €œPower and Strength like that of the Earth itself €

Super Durability €“ Diana is not invulnerable, however she is very difficult to injure.

Super Stamina €“ Diana seems to have infinite amounts of energy and can fight for days on end without tiring.

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.   €“ Diana is amazingly strong and perhaps the only one stronger on Earth is Superman.

Aphrodite granted Diana €œGreat Beauty and a Loving Heart €

Attractive €“ Diana is insanely beautiful and this tends to give her an upper hand when dealing with an inexperienced male combatant.

Compassion €“ Diana always seeks a peaceful solution to a conflict first, if peace cannot be the first battle lost, then  warWar comics feature military personnel fighting enemy troops. These comics are great adventure comics, but also very useful propaganda.  will be the battle she shall not lose.

Athena granted Diana €œWisdom €

Instinct €“ Not all wisdom is learned wisdom.   Diana has amazing intuitive gifts and often knows exactly what must be done in certain situations.

Super IntelligenceA 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). who has a quick thinking brain and is considered learned on a myriad of difficult to comprehend subjects.   €“ Diana is schooled in all the ancient classical studies and being from the Ancient Greek era she is especially knowledgeable about philosophy, the arts, democracy, warfare, athletics, martial arts, and a host of other topics.

Artemis granted Diana €œThe Eye of the Hunter and Unity With the Beasts €

Super HearingThe ability to hear sounds from a great distance.   €“ Diana can detect sounds from a fair amount away and follow the sounds to their source.

Telescopic VisionThe power to see thing from far away outside normal human vision. Such as when someone uses a telescope.   €“ Diana has a keen eye and can spot her quarry a fair distance away.

Animal Control €“ Diana has the ability to command animals, though it is rarely used outside of calming a beast down she has sometimes used this as a combat tactic.

Speak with Animals €“ Diana can communicate with animals as well as you or I speak with each other.

Hestia granted Diana €œSisterhood with Fire €”That it May Open Men €™s Hearts to Her €

ImmunityA character can have a broad based immunity to all sorts of toxins, viruses, or poisons; adverse climate changes, etc.., or they could only have immunity to one of these.  to Fire €“ Diana typically cannot be harmed by mundane fires.

Persuasion €“ Diana €™s words soothe the savage beast as well as men.   She truly can turn a hawk into a dove.

Hermes granted Diana €œSpeed and the Power of  FlightThe ability to defy gravity and move through the air unaided without falling. €

FlightThe ability to defy gravity and move through the air unaided without falling.   €“ Diana is able to escape gravity and travel unimpeded through the air.

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.   €“ Diana can move insanely fast.

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.

Diana has a few  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.  that can be exploited by the proper villainous plot.

Bound By a Man   €“ One of Diana €™s older  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.  that has been done away with is that if she were bound by a man she would lose all her strength.   You see this mostly in stories from the 1940s-50s.

Secret IdentityA 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). that keeps who they really are under wraps so that only a few people know who they actually are. (Not even Lois Lane suspects that mild mannered reporter Clark Kent is really Superman in disguise.)   €“ Currently when Diana assumes her civilian identity of Diana Prince, she has access to none of her  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.).   A  villainA 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). that typically acts in a villainous manner. (Example: The Joker is truly an insane villain.)  who discovers this and exploits it, could very well end Wonder Woman before she begins a counter attack.

Using Her Gifts Against Her   €“ Some of Diana €™s greatest gifts can be also interpreted as her Achilles Heel.   Threaten someone Diana cares for and you may gain the upper hand, however you also are playing with fire.

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.)

Being a prepared warrior Diana has a few well chosen tools to assist in her crusade.   It is important to note that most of Diana €™s  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.)  is magical in nature making her a particular threat to those characters who are vulnerable to  magicUnlike the real world, in the fictional DCU magic exists and is a viable force in characters lives., like Superman for instance.

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.   €“  These bracelets are forged from the Aegis, Zeus €™ shield and are adept at deflecting most small projectiles, lasers, debris, and other assorted items.

Girdle of GaeaThe belt that Wonder Woman wears that increases her natural strength.  - This girdle around Diana €™s waist enhances her strength even further.

Golden Eagle Armor   €“ On occasion of a great battle Diana will fortify herself with this armor meant to evoke an Eagle.   She only does this when she expects that she may not return from a battle.

Golden Lasso of TruthThis length of mysticA term for one who is versed in the magical arts. rope is one of Wonder Woman €™s major weapons. The lasso appears to be as long as it needs to be for Diana €™s immediate needs and she is an expert at wielding it. Anyone encircled by the lasso is held fast and must answer Diana €™s questions truthfully.   €“ Forged by Hephaestus, this length of rope is as long as Diana needs it to be at any given time, is unerringly true even if Diana were not a skilled weapons master, and once ensnared, the target must obey Diana €™s commands which usually consists of a command to calm themselves and to answer her questions.   The target must truthfully respond to the question that Diana poses, all falsehoods are laid bare by this length of magical rope.

Invisible Plane or Jet   €“ Diana €™s mode of transportation should she need it is an aircraft rendered undetectable by the Gods.   In some instances the Invisible Jet has been an actual tool give to Diana from a grateful alienA character who was not born on the planet Earth. race.

Mental Radio   €“ Diana has sometimes been shown to be able to phone home to  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)  using a mirror and concentration.

Sandals of Hermes   €“ These sandals enable Diana to instantly go from Man €™s WorldThe Amazon name for the world beyond their island. to  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).

Tiara -  Diana €™s princess tiara is her symbol of station and also is razor sharp and can be thrown as a boomerang.

Weapons   €“ Diana has been shown to be proficient at almost all ancient weapons and has been seen wielding an axe, dagger, gun, laser rifle, spear, sword

Editor’s Notes

There are some ways to tell the differences between Wonder Woman of Earth-OneThe Earth that most of the main DCU characters exist in and their stories are told. and Wonder Woman of Earth-TwoThe Earth that features characters that typically started in and around World War II, however some younger characters also exist on this earth as well..

Wonder Woman of Earth-TwoThe Earth that features characters that typically started in and around World War II, however some younger characters also exist on this earth as well. keeps her eagle chest emblem and it takes up most of her bodice, Wonder Woman of Earth-OneThe Earth that most of the main DCU characters exist in and their stories are told.’s eagle is more stylized and eventually is transformed into the double W symbol.

Wonder Woman of Earth-TwoThe Earth that features characters that typically started in and around World War II, however some younger characters also exist on this earth as well.’s boots have a white lip that flares outwards while Wonder Woman of Earth-OneThe Earth that most of the main DCU characters exist in and their stories are told.’s boots are sleek red with a point at the top with a red stripe going down the center.

Wonder Woman of Earth-TwoThe Earth that features characters that typically started in and around World War II, however some younger characters also exist on this earth as well. married Steve Trevor and has a daughter named Lyta.  Wonder Woman of Earth-OneThe Earth that most of the main DCU characters exist in and their stories are told. has yet to settle down.