![]() ![]() But the way Wonder Woman 1984 gives Diana the magnificent ability to fly fittingly plays into Wonder Woman's singular powers and iconography. But even without Asteria's winged armor, Wonder Woman mastered the art of launching herself into the sky using her lasso to lend her speed and liftoff and then riding the winds to fly.Īlthough Wonder Woman is a Greek demigoddess whose powers are born from magic, she still can't defy gravity and fly the way Superman or Shazam (Zachary Levi), another superhero powered by the Greek gods, can. Later, for Wonder Woman's climactic showdown with both Cheetah and Maxwell Lord, she donned the golden armor of Asteria (Lynda Carter), which had wings that helped her fly. Otherwise, Wonder Woman hasn't been shown flying so much as having the ability to leap incredibly high in the air and, as shown in Batman V Superman, Diana Prince flies commercial when she travels internationally.Īs Diana grew more confident soaring through the skies, she also realized her magic lasso could also catch the air, the clouds, and even lightning, in order to give her acceleration. When Diana fought Ares (David Thewlis) at the end of Wonder Woman, she was able to levitate after she powered up and fully achieved her demigodhood as the daughter of Zeus. Perhaps Perez's biggest change to Wonder Woman comics was giving her the power of flight so she could soar through the heavens at will like Superman, and she no longer needed the Invisible Jet, although it eventually returned to DC Comics canon during the publisher's successive reboots. ![]() After Crisis On Infinite Earths in 1986, writer-artist George Perez rebooted Wonder Woman for DC Comics and he further solidified Diana's roots in Greek mythology. Instead, she relied on the Invisible Jet, which was a staple of the character for decades, and was also reinvented in Wonder Woman 1984. When she was created by William Moulton Marston in 1941, flight wasn't one of the comic book Wonder Woman's superpowers. ![]()
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