Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman | |
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Species | Amazon |
Gender | Female |
Member of | Super Friends |
Affiliation | Batman Superman Robin Aquaman Marvin White Wendy Harris Wonder Dog 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 (2022, 2023) |
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | |
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | |
Beast Boy: Lone Wolf |
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 civilian, she goes under the alias of Diana Prince. Her voice was originated by Shannon Farnon.
Character description
Depending on the writer, Wonder Woman's personality has been depicted differently in various media and tones; that of a mighty warrior, a highly compassionate and calm ambassador, and sometimes as an naive and innocent person. In Super Friends, she is generally characterized as an equal member of the titular team (sometimes known as the Justice League), and is simply thought of as a moral educator on those who've either wronged her, or unable to solve a particular issue, or simply evil. She also sees her allies as equals and is also friendly at times.
Wonder Woman's classic outfit is that of a red one-piece suit, which contains a golden strap, a W-shaped emblem, and a blue and white star bottoms. It also consists of red and white boots, her bulletproof bracelets/cuffs, and a golden tiara that she uses as a throwing weapon, similar to a boomerang. Modern depictions of her outfit (such as her guest appearance in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?) tend to be consistent with the traditional look, but also take inspiration with the motifs of Greek gladiator armor.
Powers
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, as well as block automatic weapon fire and energy blasts 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 to 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 "Gulliver's Gigantic Goof"
- 1.15 "The Planet Splitter"
- 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?
- Teen Titans Go!
- 8.24 "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary" (no lines, TTG verson)
Movies
- Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (poster)
- Scoob! (mentioned)
- Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse
- Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
Specials
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (mentioned)
Shorts
- Beast Boy: Lone Wolf
- 1.9 "Beast Boy vs The Henchmen" (poster)
Comics
Books
Video games
Biography
Past life
Joining the Super Friends
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
Toys
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.
- In Harley Quinn #64, Harley Quinn puts herself inside a comic she is reading to her comatose mother, where she comes across Justice League Dark solving a mystery as Mystery Incorporated, with Wonder Woman acting filling in the role of the non-believer Velma, although it is Swamp Thing, filling the role of Shaggy, who says, "Jinkies."
Footnotes
References
- ^ a b Challenge of the Superfriends: "Secret Origins of the Super Friends", episode 8B (1978).
- ^ Super Friends: "The Baloon People", episode 6 (1973).