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| ~ Wonder Woman. |
Princess Diana of Paradise Island, also known as Wonder Woman and Diana Prince, is the main protagonist of the 1975 live-action Wonder Woman TV series.
She is a superheroine from Paradise Island who was destined to help and/or save those who are in need with the use of her powers. She is also the daughter of Hippolyta, as well as the love interest of the late Steve Trevor.
She was portrayed by Lynda Carter, who also portrayed Principal Powers in Disney's Sky High and voiced Azura in The Elder Scrolls franchise, specifically in Skyrim and Online.
Biography[]
Diana was born on 550 BC in Ancient Greece to Queen Hippolyta, and has numerous sisters, one which is named Drusilla. She was raised on Paradise Island, and grew with a strong respect for womanhood, and had little knowledge about men. When a soldier named Steve Trevor crashed his plane over the Bermuda Triangle, Diana decided to help him return to the United States, and fell in love with him. She decided to adopt the name Diana Prince, and helped Steve fight against the Nazis as Wonder Woman.
Personality[]
Wonder Woman started out as naïve, but also very respectful of women and able to defend herself. She was very forgiving of some of her enemies, such as a Nazi named Fausta and the Baroness Von Gunther. She was also very motherly, as was shown when her sister, Drusilla, joined her during the Second World War and wanted to be more outgoing with the locals than Diana was. Diana took on the role of a parent and advised her to be more careful in the new world around them, since she was more aware of this new country.
While not knowing as much about the world of men, she trusted the allies that she met to provide her with more knowledge; for example, Steve Trevor taught her about what cavalry was. When faced with a dangerous choice that would affect her own home, she would consult her mother for advice on how to deal with it. Despite this, as time went on, she showed signs of learning more and becoming wiser, even relying less on her mother for advice on how to survive.
It was obvious that she enjoyed stopping evil, as she would occasionally have a witty comment for the villains when she had them cornered or defeated them.
She would often take on the role of being very peaceful towards offenders, trying to show off the best sides of humanity in them and in their enemies.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Divine Empowerment
- Immortality: So long as Wonder Woman remained on Paradise Island, she was virtually immortal. Whenever she left the island, Diana's body began to age at the same rate of cellular decay as a normal human being. Upon returning to the island however, her immortality was restored.
- Superhuman Strength: Wonder Woman was several times stronger than the average human being, and could bend steel pipes in her bare hands, or lift heavy machinery with little to no effort. She could also use her powerful leg muscles to propel herself through the air, leaping over high obstacles such as walls or fences.
- Superhuman Reflexes
- Superhuman Stamina
- Transformation: By spinning around in a clockwise motion, Wonder Woman could instantly change from her costumed identity to her Diana Prince disguise and back again.
Abilities[]
- Animal Empathy: Wonder Woman used this ability on guard dogs or creatures that were involved in the schemes she was up against. She would befriend the animals and calm them down or tell them to do something that would help her.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- This is the first version of the character of Wonder Woman to introduce the famous spin and explosion transformation. Lynda Carter herself thought of the idea to save money on the show's budget.
- The romance that this version of Wonder Woman shared with Steve Trevor was cut short after the writers of the show realized that the life of the show would have been very short if the characters ended up getting married. As a result, the romance was only hinted at in Season 1 and never picked up afterwards. In the DC Comics, appropriately, according to Amazon law, Wonder Woman herself could never have actually married Steve Trevor.
- Not counting her US Navy Class A's as Diana Prince, Lynda Carter wore several uniforms as Wonder Woman. All these designs were provided and executed by "Donfeld," real name Donald Lee Feld, who in his day had been one of the leading wardrobe designers in motion pictures and television.
- The first, and most commonly shown, was her classic uniform from the DC Comics, whose design, by Harry G. Peter, actually underwent two executions.
- The second was her "full-dress" uniform, which added a red, white, and blue star-spangled cloak to both executions.
- The third was her aquatic/motorsports uniform; this consisted of a blue bodysuit with a hood over Carter's head, which was covered with a gold-tone helmet whenever she had to drive a motorcycle or any such land conveyance.
- The fourth, seen strictly in one installment, was her "extreme sports" uniform; this included a red helmet, red gloves, and knee and elbow pads, all worn with the second execution of her uniform.
- This version of Wonder Woman was alluded in the 2005 live-action Disney film Sky High, where Principal Powers (who's also portrayed by Lynda Carter) sarcastically says that she's "not Wonder Woman" to Gwen Grayson, Stitches, Penny Lent, Speed, and Lash while the five villains were in detention after their defeat.
External Links[]
- Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter) on Wonder Woman Wiki
- Diana of Paradise Island (Wonder Woman TV Series) on DC Wiki
- Wonder Woman on Wonder Woman 70's Wiki
- Wonder Woman on the Arrowverse Wiki
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