Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) is a DC Comics character from Prime Earth, first appearing in Flashpoint Vol 2 5, created by William Moulton Marston; Harry G. Peter.

Wonder Woman is Diana of Themyscira, an Amazon princess who serves as a warrior, diplomat and champion of truth in the world beyond her hidden island home. Created by William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter, she is one of DC Comics' foundational icons and, alongside Superman and Batman, a cornerstone of the Justice League. Her public identity is well known, though she has long used the civilian name Diana Prince, and she is widely regarded as comics' most enduring female superhero.

Blessed by the Gods of Olympus, Diana possesses immense superhuman strength, speed, durability and stamina, along with flight and a lifespan far beyond that of ordinary humans. She is among the most skilled hand-to-hand and armed combatants in the DC Universe, trained from childhood by the Amazons in swordplay, archery and wrestling. Her signature equipment includes the indestructible Lasso of Truth, which compels honesty, silver bracelets capable of deflecting bullets and energy blasts, a tiara she can throw as a blade, and her sword and shield.

Raised on the secluded paradise of Themyscira among a nation of immortal Amazon women, Diana left home to enter the wider world as her people's emissary, choosing peace and understanding while remaining ready to fight when necessary. Across her career she has battled Olympian threats such as Ares and Circe, confronted the mythic Cheetah, and helped found and lead the Justice League. In the Prime Earth era she learned unsettling truths about her own origin and the existence of a twin-like half-brother, and has at times taken on divine mantles including God of War and God of Truth.

Diana is the daughter of Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons and has a half-brother, Jason, as well as several aunts among the Amazon warriors, including Antiope. She regards Donna Troy as an adoptive sister and has mentored a succession of proteges, most notably Cassie Sandsmark. Her best-known romantic ties are to pilot Steve Trevor, the first man to reach Themyscira, and, in some continuities, to Superman.

She is inseparable from the Amazons of Themyscira and the Justice League, and anchors the broader "Wonder Woman Family" of allied heroes. Diana has also served with Justice League Dark and its magical offshoot Team Wonder, and at various points has been associated with the Star Sapphire Corps, the Gods of Olympus, and — under duress or altered circumstances — groups such as the Female Furies and Sinestro Corps.

Marston, a psychologist who helped develop early lie-detector research, built the Lasso of Truth around his interest in deception detection. Wonder Woman has been named an honorary United Nations ambassador and her tiara-and-bracelets look is among the most recognizable costumes in popular culture. She has appeared in decades of adaptations, from the 1970s television series starring Lynda Carter to Gal Gadot's portrayal in modern feature films.

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