Diana (Wonder Woman)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Princess Diana of Themyscira Diana Prince Wonder Woman |
| Occupation: | superhero Amazon warrior and princess |
| Relationships: | Hippolyta (mother), Ares (father), Donna Troy (sister), Antiope (aunt), Terrence Long (brother-in-law), Robert Long (nephew) |
| Fandom: | Wonder Woman, DC Comics, Wonder Woman, DCAU, DC Super Hero Girls, Wonder Woman (2017) |
| Other: | Wikipedia page |
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Diana also known as Wonder Woman is an Amazon Warrior and Princess, superhero and from the DC Comics universe, native to the fictional island of Themyscera; and is the first child born there since the immortal Amazons lived there.
Based on myth of the Amazon Warriors of Greek Mythology Diana possesses special powers and abilities in addition to immortality. In the first stories she was the only child of her mother Hippolyta, who molded it from clay, asking the Gods of Olympus to breathe life into it. Over the years, her origins were modified in the different works in which she appeared, and more recently in live-action movies she was given the nickname of daughter of God of War, Ares.
While living with mortal humans, Diana adopted the surname Prince, becoming the quiet, bookish woman with glasses, measured and hardworking Diana Prince who once worked as a restorer of art and agent field for the US army.
Diana was routinely described and portrayed as a heterosexual woman, yet having been born on an island inhabited exclusively by women where men were forbidden and sexual tensions between her persona and other female characters raised questions about her sexuality. Recently with the introduction of the Superman animated film being created in the former USSR, Diana is said to be possibly bisexual.
Fandom
Comics
Diana is a popular character in the DCU, and is part of the DC Trinity.
She is often paired up with Diana Prince/Steve Trevor, Bruce Wayne/Diana Prince, and Clark Kent/Diana Prince.
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman
DC Comics Animated Universe
Diana is a popular character in the DCAU, often paired with Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent. She is sometimes even shipped with Shayera Hol or Wally West due to their friendship.
Justice League and Justice League; Unlimited
Customarily shipped with Batman, Superman, Flash, Hawkgirl in her identity as Wonder Woman. In the form of Diana Prince, she is usually paired with the secret identities of the respective characters or with people from her civilian life like Audrey, Princess of Kaznia.
DC Super Hero Girls
Diana' is a popular character in the DC Super Hero Girls web series and related merchandise. She's been mainly paired up with her roommate in the series, Harley Quinn.
DC Cinematic Universe
Diana is a popular character that first appeared in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and her origins and start of "Wonder Woman" role was explored in Wonder Woman (2017). Anticipation for the character's first live-action film appearance (BvS) was huge, and despite some harsh reviews of the film - nearly all of them praised Diana/Gal Godot parts of the film. The expectation of Diana's titular film increased, which did not disappointment in many fans and critics eyes alike. Much of the criticism was due to the choice of the actress for the title role, as she was involved in supporting political disputes between Israel and Palestine, always supporting the former.
Various cosplay and fanworks have appeared focusing around DCCU Diana, both before the character's debut film and after. There have been many gifs, picspams, fanart, fanvids, fanfiction and meta discussions that have appeared on Tumblr, Twitter, Archive of Our Own, FanFiction.net, and YouTube.
Diana is mainly shipped with her love interest in the Wonder Woman film: Steve Trevor, otherwise her two most common het pairings are still with Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Superman (Superman). The most common femslash pairing within the DCCU is with Lois Lane (this is probably inspired by comments made by Gal Gadot referring to Amy Adams) and Isabel Maru. Crossover-wise, Diana has been paired up with both Marvel and other DC Comics characters, including Steve Rogers and Kara Danvers.
Notable Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fics
Arts
- The Amazonian by jpzilla
- Wonder Woman by PandaFace
- Wonder Woman's Wardrobe by Glee-chan
- Diana by tsbranch (Justice League: War)
- Diana of Themyscira by jasric (Batman V Superman Film)
Vids
DC Cinematic Universe:
- Paralyzed by xAdria10x (Diana/Steve Rogers - MCU crossover)
- Take It All by Winter Phantom (Diana/Steve Rogers - MCU crossover)
- Live Like Legends by Winter Phantom (Diana/Steve Rogers - MCU crossover)
Zines
Gallery
A version of the "We Can Do It!" poster by Claudette Rodrigo (2019).
Archives and Fannish Links
- Diana works at AO3
- Diana works at Wonder Woman (comics) category on FFN
- Diana works at Justice League (comics) category on FFN
- WW_Fans, a LJ community
- WonderWomanLove, a LJ community
Resources
- Wonder Woman at Wikipedia
- Wonder Woman at Wonder Woman Wiki
- Wonder Woman at DC Comics Database
- Wonder Woman at DC Animated Wiki
References
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