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==Character description== | ==Character description== | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | |||
* '''Gifted abilities''': Wonder Woman's powers were gifted by the Olympian gods, and as such has attributed their superhuman abilities since her conception.<ref name= "Secret Origins">''[[Challenge of the Superfriends]]'': "[[Secret Origins of the Super Friends]]", episode 8B ([[1978]]).</ref> | |||
** '''Superhuman strength''': Gifted by Hercules, Wonder Woman is able to perform extreme feats of strength with ease. | |||
** '''Superhuman speed''': Gifted by Mercury, Wonder Woman is much swifter than the average human's top speed. She first demonstrated this ability when she was a young girl, for example, where she outran a deer.<ref name= "Secret Origins">''[[Challenge of the Superfriends]]'': "[[Secret Origins of the Super Friends]]", episode 8B ([[1978]]).</ref> Wonder Woman's fast agility has allowed her to do aerial flips and jumps, and block bullets efficently with her bracelets. | |||
** '''Telepathy''': Wonder Woman can transmit her thoughts to summon or control her invisible jet to her aid, and also uses this ability to control her [[Lasso of Truth]]. [[Aquaman]] considers her and himself to be "telepathy experts."<ref>''[[Super Friends (1973 TV series)|Super Friends]]'': "[[The Baloon People]]", episode 6 (1973).</ref> | |||
===Abilities=== | |||
* '''Hand-to-hand combat''': Since she was trained as an Amazonian warrior, Wonder Woman is an experienced fighter and uses both armed and unarmed combat. | |||
* '''Aviation''': Wonder Woman is able to use her invisible jet due to her experience in using aircraft vehicles. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===TV series=== | ===TV series=== |
Revision as of 03:41, 23 March 2023
Wonder Woman | |
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Wonder Woman in "The Baffles Puzzle." | |
Species | Amazon |
Gender | Female |
Member of | Super Friends |
Affiliation | Mystery Incorporated Nubia Etta Candy |
Occupation | Superhero Princess |
Mother | Queen Hippolyta |
Marital status | Single |
First appearance | SF: "The Power Pirate" (1973) |
Played by | Shannon Farnon (1973-83) Connie Cawlfield (1984) B.J. Ward (1985) Rachel Kimsey (2019) Abby Trott (2022) Grey Griffin (2023) |
Wonder Woman as Diana Prince. | |
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | |
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? |
Wonder Woman, the alter ego of Princess Diana, is a superhero and one of the main characters of the Super Friends franchise. She comes from Paradise Island,[Note 1] and is one of the few female members of the Super Friends. As a civillian, she goes under the alias of Diana Prince. Her voice was originated by Shannon Farnon.
Character description
Powers and abilities
- Gifted abilities: Wonder Woman's powers were gifted by the Olympian gods, and as such has attributed their superhuman abilities since her conception.[1]
- Superhuman strength: Gifted by Hercules, Wonder Woman is able to perform extreme feats of strength with ease.
- Superhuman speed: Gifted by Mercury, Wonder Woman is much swifter than the average human's top speed. She first demonstrated this ability when she was a young girl, for example, where she outran a deer.[1] Wonder Woman's fast agility has allowed her to do aerial flips and jumps, and block bullets efficently with her bracelets.
- Telepathy: Wonder Woman can transmit her thoughts to summon or control her invisible jet to her aid, and also uses this ability to control her Lasso of Truth. Aquaman considers her and himself to be "telepathy experts."[2]
Abilities
- Hand-to-hand combat: Since she was trained as an Amazonian warrior, Wonder Woman is an experienced fighter and uses both armed and unarmed combat.
- Aviation: Wonder Woman is able to use her invisible jet due to her experience in using aircraft vehicles.
Appearances
TV series
- Super Friends
- 1.1 "The Power Pirate"
- 1.2 "The Baffles Puzzle"
- 1.3 "Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C."
- 1.4 "The Weather Maker"
- 1.5 "Dr. Pelagian's War"
- 1.6 "The Shamon 'U"
- 1.7 "Too Hot Too Handle"
- 1.8 "The Androids"
- 1.9 "The Balloon People"
- 1.10 "The Fantastic Frerps"
- 1.11 "The Ultra Beam"
- 1.12 "The Menace of the White Dwarf"
- 1.13 "The Mysterious Moles"
- 1.14 "Gullivar's Gigantic Goof"
- 1.15 "The Planet Spitter"
- 1.16 "The Watermen"
- The All-New Super Friends Hour
- Challenge of the Superfriends
- The World's Greatest Superfriends
- Superfriends
- Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
- The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Movies
- Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (poster)
- Scoob! (mentioned)
- Scooby-Doo! & Krypto, Too!
Specials
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (mentioned)
Comics
- The Super Friends
- Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
- #5 "Trouble in Paradise"
- #6 "A Super Friend in Need"
- #39 "Victory Through Scare Power"
- Scooby Apocalypse
- #30B "A League of His Own"
- #31B "Bugs, Bracelets and Behemoths!"
- #36B "Awards Season"
Video games
Biography
Popular on Halloween
Jeanie dresses up as Wonder Woman for Halloween in the TV special The Last Halloween.
Young Daphne Blake also wore a Wonder Woman costume for Halloween in the theatrical film Scoob!
Development
Gallery
- Main article: Wonder Woman/Gallery
Behind the scenes
- Wonder Woman is a DC Comics character created by psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston, and artist Harry G. Peter. She made her first debut in All Star Comics #8 on October 21, 1941 (cover dated Dec./Jan. 1941/1942).
- A young version of Wonder Woman would've appeared in Hanna-Barbera's proposed prequel series Junior Superfriends.
Footnotes
- ^ Paradise Island was the original name of Thymescira in comics and other media prior to 1987. After DC rebooted their main continuity with the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline in 1985, the island was given its new title in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #1.
References
- ^ a b Challenge of the Superfriends: "Secret Origins of the Super Friends", episode 8B (1978).
- ^ Super Friends: "The Baloon People", episode 6 (1973).