DC: 10 Weaknesses You Didn't Know Wonder Woman Had
by Taylor
Posted on 21-02-2021 10:42 PM
There have been numerous iterations of wonder woman over the years. With each version comes a new host of powers, abilities, strengths, and even weaknesses.
Tom 3 years ago dc certainly loves to supe up their heroes and make sure that they’ve got enough power to decimate entire continents, worlds, and anything else that stands in their path, but one thing they tend to do as well is give their heroes very distinctive and sometimes silly weaknesses that make them hard to relate to. Then there are those that have weaknesses you didn’t know about, like wonder woman, that almost seem patronizing in their simplicity but also seem like an afterthought. It’s comforting to know that even the heroes have soft spots even if some fans don’t want to dwell on them, as it makes the heroes just a little less godlike and brings them back down to earth a bit so that they can be measured in a way that’s more comforting. But some of the weaknesses that wonder woman possesses will no doubt leave you scratching your head as you try to figure out just how anyone would take advantage of them.
Wonder woman is quite possibly the best-known female superhero ever. She has been around since 1941 and is a pivotal member of the dc comics fictional universe. We’ve already compared wonder woman to superman, but today we’re going to talk about her only, or – more precisely – her weaknesses.
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before i start with my thoughts on this and everything surrounding, let me just say that, finally, the dc extended universe gets one right with this movie. You don't know how long i've been waiting to say those words. Though, to be fair, after the dark knight trilogy (the best superhero trilogy bar none), i haven't kept up with any of dc's efforts to create its own massive universe. I find superman to be interminably boring, so i had no interest (outside of michael shannon) in seeing man of steel. Dc, in my opinion, made the wrong choice to keep batman dark and brooding after the dark knight trilogy so, again, i had no real interest in batman v superman: dawn of justice outside of maybe seeing wonder woman. Dc has done a poor job at building its own extended universe so, once again, i had no interest in the justice league movie. You see how it is. Of the movies in this universe, the only one i've seen was suicide squad, which, while decent, wasn't good and squandered its potential. Wonder woman was the only shining beacon of hope in the horizon, the chance to (finally) do a female superhero movie right. Elektra and catwoman both sucked and marvel, since their ascent, wasted their chance to be first in this race by not doing a black widow movie. Here's the thing though, before i get to wonder woman, and i've mentioned this a lot, but dc comics is essentially playing catch-up with marvel. That's why you see them bumbling and fumbling major movies, because they know they have to catch up, since marvel has, pretty much had a monopoly on this superhero movie business since iron man came out in 2008. The thing about marvel is that they knew they couldn't rush things, they had to slowly plant the seeds for something bigger and, now, you see that that patience has paid off immensely. I don't know how much money the mcu has raked in for disney (and this is counting merchandising, dvd sales and other forms of revenue), but it has to be a multi-billion dollar franchise for disney. Dc hasn't had the same patience, as they're following the same template without understanding why it worked in the first place. It can't be all at once, it has to be done little by little. Rome wasn't built in a day and dc has attempted to build rome (with its extended universe) in 20 minutes. But, at the same time, dc wasn't always a point of mockery. Dc characters were the first to make the transition from comic to successful major motion pictures with superman (in 1978) and batman (in 1989). Marvel was playing catch-up to dc in the era following batman's successful release. They released some truly awful movies in the 90s, like captain america in 1990 and the fantastic four in 94, which was so bad that it hasn't been released yet. There may have been others, but those are the major ones that pop to mind. So, in dc's defense, they can still make something of their universe. But, and to me this is most important, the whole thing needs to not be so dark and serious. Marvel has succeeded in large part because they know how to pace their movies. They know that you need comedy in movies like this. It can't be all darkness and brooding characters struggling with their own moral dilemmas about what is right and what is wrong. The whole look of the films also needs some more life injected into them. Marvel movies are diverse in settings and cinematography, so, in spite of being set in the same universe, the mcu films feel different tonally and visually. In the dc, every movie sort of looks the same. With a dark, grey and blue hue. And, as great as this movie is, once they get to london, it's really more of the same in terms of visuals. Having said all of that, let's move on shall we? i'm honestly quite surprised that dc waited this long to make a wonder woman movie, particularly when, to me, this is the movie that should have started your whole extended universe. This should have been the starting point for all things dceu. Firstly, if we're doing this in chronological order so, technically, this should have been first and, secondly, it's a great movie, so you start off with this and people would actually be pumped for the dceu instead of looking at things so cynically now. Because as things are now, wonder woman feels like the exception to the rule that dceu movies aren't exactly good. It's an asterisk. And that's not to minimize this film's significance, because i do like the shift and i feel that dc knows that, at least for this moment in time, wonder woman is its most important character.
15 Weaknesses You Didn't Know Wonder Woman Had
You may be wondering, why in the world would this even be a weakness anyone would bring up? people need to know something obvious about wonder woman. Similar to hercules, she is a demigod. This makes her basically human, yet blessed with amazing abilities due to her god-like half.
Frederic j. Brown/afp/getty images some examples of superhero weaknesses include superman's weakness to kryptonite, green lantern's weakness to the color yellow and wonder woman's weakness to her own magic lasso. Superheroes' weaknesses make them more complex characters and allow for conflict within stories. As the archetypal superhero, superman is nearly invulnerable except for his weakness to kryptonite. An alien from the planet krypton, superman derives his powers from his presence on earth. However, his superhuman abilities can be negated by radioactive fragments of his home planet, which render him as weak as any ordinary human.
Lifeofvibe 1. Scarecrow gas 2,silicon gas once inhaled will clog your lungs and probably choke to death (its harsh but should be mentioned) 3. Somebody sneaking behind her then poking her eyes find any other weaknesses other then piercing the skin and also tell me if i'm wrong about any of them 7 years ago #2 gokuwarrior @lifeofvibe : wonder woman has shown to be invulnerable against poison,they can't kill her,and drugs,and silicon gas?,she has super durability her internal organs are super durable too,and for somebody to sneak behind her and pok her eyes,that person would need flash level of speed and superman's level of strength,but she has been able to fight blind so probably the poor guy will get killed even if he has the power level to do that.
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As hippolyta was still a clay statue, diana was forced to take the amazon throne, at least until she could find a way to turn her mother back to normal. At the same time, the justice league had discovered strange environmental events that had destroyed small villages around the world, leaving only vegetation behind. Furious, wonder woman attacked swamp thing , accusing him of causing such devastation, while swamp thing claimed innocence. Aquaman defused the situation before it could escalate any further. Later, wonder woman returned to themyscira, only to discover hippolyta's statue had crumbled. On a training session, clark asked diana if she wanted to talk about her recent experiences, but diana replied that, as queen, grief is not a luxury she could afford. Later, diana was called for a meeting by the amazon council, which forced a choice on her: become permanent queen or abdicate the throne. Before the discussion could continue, the island was attacked by stymphalian birds, ares' pets who were now drawn to diana as the god of war. Accepting her new responsibilities, diana successfully defended themyscira.
Like many female movie fans, i've grown tired of seeing superhero movie and superhero film starring a lineup of men, with the ladies relegated to supporting roles or hardly in the picture at all. So, naturally, i'm thrilled that wonder woman is finally coming to the big screen , as the movie not only features an ensemble of tough, weapon-wielding women, but is genuinely great; it has just as many spectacular action scenes and moving monologues that you could hope for from the genre. Yet while all this is reason to celebrate, i do have some qualms with the film — specifically, its titular protagonist, a character whose total perfection takes away from her relatability as a heroine.
Related: batman beat superman by making the man of steel stronger reasoning that wonder woman would rather die than allow an opponent to best her in battle, batman devised a way to implant a device in diana’s ear that would trap her in a virtual reality combat scenario against an opponent that was in every way her equal. Although diana’s physical body would go inert during this fight, her heart rate and other functions would just keep rising as she exerted herself in the virtual world. Eventually, she would suffer a heart attack and pass out of exhaustion.
Cinemablend may. 30. 2017 3:59 am diana prince's solo film easily stands out as the best dc film since the dark knight, and wonder woman is a sign of great things to come in the dc extended universe. Starring: gal gadot, chris pine, connie nielsen, robin wright, danny huston written by: allan heinberg diana prince's solo film easily stands out as the best dc film since the dark knight, and wonder woman is a sign of great things to come in the dc extended universe.
For thousands of years has existed a race of warrior women called the amazons on a remote island called themyscira. This race was created when the greek gods rescued the souls of every woman who had been slain by a man, however one soul was left behind. This soul would become the essence of queen hippolyta 's daughter, diana, who was forged from clay and given beauty, wisdom, love, courage, strength, and the power of flight as gifts from the gods. When diana was a young woman, the gods decreed that the amazons must venture out into man's world, and to do so they organized a tournament to see who would be worthy of such a task, though diana was forbidden to enter due to her royal position. Diana disobeyed her mother and participated in the tournament in disguise, only revealing herself after claiming victory and becoming worthy to discover man's world. Upon arriving, she learned to fit in with regular humans, while also serving as the iconic superheroine of the justice league: wonder woman.
More than a year after wonder woman 1984 's original release date and multiple pandemic-related delays , the dc blockbuster is finally here (and already streaming on hbo max). Luckily, delays haven't hurt the sequel to 2017's wonder woman at all, as star gal gadot and director patty jenkins deliver a wonder-filled superhero movie.
Active oldest votes being bound by man hasn't been a weakness of wonder woman's for a very long time. That dates back to the very early incarnations of wonder woman, when she was basically just an excuse to show bondage in the comics. (her creator was a big proponent of bondage). That rather insane idea was tossed out with the start of the modern age in the 80s.
Is Wonder Woman's only weakness being bound by a man?
"guess i'm in quite a snappy mood today, haha but no, seriously, that's murder. "why do you think gotham city gets all the great villains? most of them are too afraid to go near wonder woman's turf. The ridiculous weakness: of course, originally wonder woman was created as, well, pretty much the exact opposite of what we just described. We've mentioned before that her creator believed bondage was the key to a healthy relationship and tried to include as much as of it in his comics as possible -- what we didn't tell you is that he also made it so all of wonder woman's amazing powers were rendered completely useless if her hands were bound by a man.
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Abad-santos, a. 2017, june 2. Wonder woman is a gorgeous, joyful triumph of a superhero film. Retrieved from https://www. Vox. Com/culture/2017/5/30/15709572/wonder-woman-review-gadot day, b. 2018, january 14. Superhero filmmaking: wonder woman and slow motion. Retrieved from https://bamsmackpow. Com/2018/01/14/wonder-woman-superhero-filmmaking-slow-motion/ long, k. 2017, december 18. Wonder woman’s cinematographer on capturing the dynamic essence of diana prince | the credits. Retrieved from https://www. Mpaa. Org/2017/12/wonder-womans-cinematographer-on-capturing-the-dynamic-essence-of-diana-prince/.
Throughout the decades the character of wonder woman, and her civilian identity diana prince, has been altered, restored and updated. Even before her first appearance in 1941 (it took her a year to get a cover) her name was switched from suprema to wonder woman, apparently by william moulton marston’s editor sheldon mayer. She was also originally from paradise island, then in the 1980s she was from themyscira.
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Story: diana, princess of the amazons, is raised on a sheltered island paradise and trained to be an unconquerable warrior. When an american pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat as she discovers her full powers as ‘wonder woman’.
Diana is the daughter of queen hippolyta, the first child born on paradise island in the three thousand year history that the immortal amazons lived there. The amazons had been created around 1200 b. C. When the greek goddesses drew forth the souls of all women who had been murdered by men. One soul was left behind, the one that would be born as diana. That soul originally belonged to the unborn daughter of the first woman murdered by a man (whom hippolyta was the reincarnation of). In the late 20th century, hippolyta was instructed to mold some clay from the shores of paradise island into the form of a baby girl. Six members of the greek pantheon then bonded the soul to the clay, giving it life. Each of the six also granted diana a gift: demeter, great strength; athena, wisdom and courage; artemis, a hunter's heart and a communion with animals; aphrodite, beauty and a loving heart; hestia, sisterhood with fire; hermes, speed and the power of flight. Diana grew up surrounded by a legion of sisters and mothers. When she was a young woman, the gods decreed that the amazons must send an emissary into man's world. Queen hippolyta ordered a contest to be held, but forbade diana from participating. Diana disobeyed and did so anyway in disguise, easily winning the contest and being named the amazon's champion. She was given a uniform fashioned from the standard of someone who had visited the island a few decades earlier. ( 3 ).
And so wonder woman's home was designed as an idyllic paradise, almost comically so. The original name of themyscira — in that uniquely plainspoken language of golden age comics — was paradise island. Early issues made it very clear what they wanted readers to take away from the island overall. It was a perfect place — and it was perfect because of the exclusion of man. Other names floated during the early years of wonder woman were equally descriptive. The island was known as the amazon isles, because of its status as home of the amazons. Occasionally it was known as the paradise isles, for reasons that are just as easy to guess. It didn't take on its name of themyscira until decades after first graced the page. The island of themyscira came into existence in the fallout from the massive dc crossover event crisis on infinite earths in the '80s. The landmark event was a way to cast off decades of canon and continuity, streamlining the dc universe under a series of new titles with clear backstories. So it was that paradise island became themyscira.
What separates wonder woman from her peers in dc’s trinity is that her origin has been adjusted so often, particularly in the last two decades, no one version has had the chance to take hold. In reality though, there are a few key aspects that have remained since marston created her in 1941. Diana is a princess from a secluded, all-women island paradise now known as themyscira, which was granted to the amazons by the greek gods. She’s the daughter of queen hippolyta, and she was molded from clay. The amazons are a matriarchal society who were meant to have brought the message of peace to man’s world, but they’ve secluded themselves away from that brutality, creating a society rich with culture, far more advanced than our own, steeped in magic and sisterhood. When captain steve trevor crash-lands on themyscira, a tournament is held to decide who will return him to man’s world. Diana wins, and sets off to bring a message of peace to his world, becoming the hero we know as wonder woman. This origin is markedly different from her peers given its lack of tragedy (which for women usually comes down to sexualized violence). But it has romance, adventure, and it’s undergirded by a coming-of-age tale about a young woman leaving behind everything she’s ever known to help a world that very well may not accept her. Despite these alluring hooks, wonder woman’s origin is typically derided for being too weird, too complicated, too boring , and lacking a central narrative.
Marston's wonder woman is an amazon princess who grew up on an island called paradise island, or themyscira. She gained the title of wonder woman when she won a ceremonial contest and was declared the most skilled and intelligent member of her tribe. When an air force pilot named steve trevor crash-lands on themyscira, the tribe sends their wonder woman to heal his wounds and accompany him back to "man's world" (the area outside of the island) as an ambassador. Back in man's world she takes on the identity of diana prince to hide her true nature.
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(this was posted by wdw it was a pretty good post so i figured i would repost it here) wonder woman people and superman people (with regard to the battle thread) wonder woman vs superman battle is one of the most debated issues in comic book history and apparently one of the hardest to resolve. After about a year of debating this topic i have come to the conclusion that wonder woman people and superman people have a fundamental difference in the way they rate the abilities of the respective characters. This fundamental difference makes it impossible to have any kind of realistic debate.
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Following the vague allusions to jason after dc's rebirth event, writer greg rucka (who helmed wonder woman v5 ) stated he would not being using the character in his run (which ends with issue #25). Speaking of the upcoming dc story event dark nights: metal, writer scott snyder told newsarama that he had been involved in discussions with dc comics cco (and character creator) geoff johns 's plans for jason, indicating that the story of wonder woman's brother has yet to be told.
“noted psychologist revealed as author of best-selling ‘wonder woman,’†read the astonishing headline. In the summer of 1942, a press release from the new york offices of all-american comics turned up at newspapers, magazines and radio stations all over the united states. The identity of wonder woman’s creator had been “at first kept secret,†it said, but the time had come to make a shocking announcement: “the author of ‘wonder woman’ is dr. William moulton marston, internationally famous psychologist. †the truth about wonder woman had come out at last.
When wonder woman, a fictional superhero, was named the honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls, it was the best news i had ever heard. For those of you unfamiliar with the character, wonder woman aka diana prince is a warrior princess from the fictional land of themyscira in dcu.
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additionally not to be undervalued is the impact of seeing such a massive, action-heavy production play out with bold, exciting set pieces in 2020. This has been a year severely lacking in blockbuster excitement, with the genre films we have seen mostly limited in budget and therefore scope, and in that sense wonder woman 1984 is not just a sip of water following a trek through the desert, but a discovered oasis. Even without factoring in the pandemic, theater closures, and release date shifts, however, the film is still refreshingly massive and packed end-to-end with rousing chases, explosive combat, and big surprises from the comics and wonder woman history that some fans probably never expected to see on the big screen.
Wonder woman is arguably the most famous female superhero out there — one with a colorful history through the years. Making her debut in the 1941’s all star comics no. 8, the character was created by william moulton marston, who envisioned her as the ideal love leader and the type of woman who should rule the world with the strength of superman and the appeal of a good and beautiful woman. The comic book has been published by dc comics for its entire run, apart from a brief hiatus in 1986.
Wonder woman is one of those iconic comic characters known by nearly everyone alive, even if they’ve never touched a comic book. She has that invisible plane, a curvaceous, muscled body, and all the star-spangled american qualities one would expect of a beloved heroine created in tandem with america taking up arms in world war ii. Her introduction in all star comics #8 came in december 1941, just after pearl harbor was bombed and the usa joined one of the biggest battles in history. Since then, wonder woman’s feminist image of brains, beauty and brawn has been decorating t-shirts, comics, toys, lunch boxes, underpants and lampshades for generations, transforming her into a bona fide cultural icon.
This new collection brings together the biggest and most unforgettable battles in wonder woman’s history as a dc comics superhero, as she battles ares, cheetah, medusa and more!.
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