1/13/2024 0 Comments Wonder woman real name![]() ![]() A later Wonder Woman writer attempted to retcon this early in Wonder Woman’s existence because he was apparently not “woke” as the kids say. This may seem wacky, but it is actually quite fitting as Wonder Woman’s feminist creator wanted an origin that did not involve a man at all (gods apparently don’t count). ![]() ![]() Zeus breathed life into this statue and Diana was born. Princess Diana was first written as a statue shaped out of clay by Queen Hippolyta, who was lonely and desired a daughter to care for and teach. Her original origin story from the 40s was much different. But this is a recent development, having been only applied in her recent live-action movie and the New 52 comic continuity and beyond. If you’re relatively new to Wonder Woman lore, you probably know that (spoiler alert) Wonder Woman is the daughter of Zeus and Queen Hippolyta. Bullet dodged, or in this case, deflected. Even further back, in the 60s, there were plans for a TV show entitled Who’s Afraid of Diana Prince? This show would have had that Adam West camp with a focus on “comedy and starred a mostly depowered, un-Amazonian Wonder Woman. Prior to this, there was a Wonder Woman TV movie that was moderately successful but for some reason portrayed a blonde Wonder Woman. This show was well liked by fans as it was campy enough to be fun but not Adam West levels of camp. Wonder Woman had a pretty successful TV show in 70s starring timeless babe Lynda Carter. Recently, a failed 2011 live-action series starring Adrianne Palicki, who would later become Marvel’s Mockingbird (more treason!). Diana has found mixed success in the TV world stretching as far back as the 60s. No kids, I’m not talking about the questionable fan art on your computer screens, I’m talking about TV screens. Wonder Woman may have only recently found silver screen success, but she is no stranger to the small screen. But that’s just one guy surely she hasn’t killed a bunch of people by causing natural disasters or anything, right? But, that’s not the main Wonder Woman continuity! That Wonder Woman doesn’t kill people…unless they are telepaths who mind control Superman, then she snaps their necks like twigs. But she doesn’t kill humans! Well, except for all those people (including children) in the Injustice and Flashpoint timelines. Furthermore, she kills fellow gods and demi-gods at points in her career such as Ares and the cleverly named firstborn son of Zeus, First Born. She frequently kills monsters and demons, which doesn’t seem like a bad deal until you take into account that they are often sapient. Over several updates throughout the years to her character, though, she got pretty brutal. She even went out of her way to reform evil doers, unlike Batman and Superman, because her creator believed that women embodied all of the good things humanity possessed like compassion and love for peace. When Wonder Woman was first created, she embodied the traditional viewpoint of “no killing” that many other superheroes share. ![]()
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