History Characters / WonderWomanRoguesGalleryMToZ

* AdaptationalModesty: Dimension Chi Atomia has wears far more clothing than her past counterparts.

** Atomia is thwarted with much less effort in the Silver Age than the Golden Age...this COULD be AdaptationalIntelligence instead, if the Earth One Atomia simply knew when to quit.

* RedShirtArmy: In Rebirth, the Dimension Chi Atomia has a new type of soldier known as "Quarks". They consist of what appear to be men and women in armor, as well as some gigantic gorilla like ogres.

* TheGunslinger: The Rebirth Atomia of Dimension Chi primarily fights with firearms.

* MobileMenace: In Rebirth's Dimension Chi, Atomia forces manipulate quatam mechanics and their unseen nature to outpace the Themysciran Empire before growning to macroscopic size and attacking unsuspectingly.

* RedShirtArmy: In Rebirth, the Dimension Chi Atomia has a new type of soldier known as "Quarks"?

* WouldHurtAChild: Was fine with kidnapping children, including young Suzie.

* MinionMaster: She has a large number of Proton and Neutron slave mooks.

* AndIMustScream: Mikra was separated from the the seemingly indestructible sphinxes army that fuel her immortality, mummified alive and sealed in a tomb. As long as the army still existed she would not die but the distance between them kept the army from moving and her body from fully reviving. Wonder Woman's resemblance to Mikra is enough to get the sphinxes moving again though, and they are able to then get close enough to revive Mikra.

* {{Mummy}}: She starts out as an undead mummified corpse but is then unwrapped and restored to her fully living, organs intact body when her LivingStatue Sphinxes venture close enough to her.
* RockBeatsLaser: Her ancient crafted soldiers can easily subdue Earth Two amazons, despite their SupernaturalMartialArts. They can also best the most advanced war machines of the 1950s with minimal effort.

* SuperPoweredMooks: She commands LivingStatue Spinxes powerful enough to restrain Wonder Woman, tough enough to shrug off modern weaponry and quick enough to down jet planes. Unfortunately they are ''just'' smart enough get disobedient, just dumb enough to confuse Diana for Mikra, due to their similar features and show enough appreciation to Diana for waking them up to not directly murder her when they realize their mistake and Mikra wants Diana gone.
* TheDreaded: Granted, the "Golden Age" Wonder Woman [[{{Chickification}} was not written to be as fierce as she once had been]] when Kaniger decided to take a break from "Earth One" [[InvokedTrope in an attempt to appease]] "[[FanCommunityNickname Golden Agers]]" readers who had become disatisfied with his handling of the Silver Age Wonder Woman, but all the same it takes a lot of power and a quite the reputation to intimdate a woman capable of lifting stone slabs weighing several tons.

* ContagiousAI: Trinity is a living computer virus and was able to download herself into the the master computer controlling all of Skartaris.

* DidntSeeThatComing: At the time Sazia sent Cheetah, Chesire and Poison Ivy after Diana, Diana had actually lost the title of Wonder Woman to Artemis, who furthermore had been unwittingly draining Diana's strength into herself. While this did make Diana easier to capture, the presence of a new, more rash and violent Wonder Woman threw a wrench in Julianna's plans. And ''then'' Cheetah let Diana escape under pretense of gratitude for going out of her way to help Cheetah escape from Drax. Both of these unforseen developments end up being to Julianna's benefit longterm, however, as Diana and Artemis all prioritize White Magician over her, and Cheetah still saves Julianna from him. A free Diana even takes The Joker's attention away from Julianna.
* DiabolusExMachina: Widow Sazia admits she'd be very happy if Wonder Woman could just find a worse problem than The Boston Crime scene spend time fixing. Darkseid starting up a similar operation to Ares Buchanan in Gateway City, [[ComplexityAddiction to capture Wonder Woman]] and [[ItAmusedMe torment the amazons]] ends up being exactly that.

* AdaptationalWimp: Atomia is thwarted with much less effort in the Silver Age than the Golden Age...this COULD be AdaptationalIntelligence instead, if the Earth One Atomia simply knew when to quit.

* ArchEnemy: ''Rebirth'' Silver Swan hates Wonder Woman's twin Jason most of all. It's a pretty one sided case, as Jason barely even knows her. She does drive a rift between the siblings, however, as Jason is so embarrassed by how easily Silver Swan defeated him that he packs up and leaves Diana, to keep from getting in her way any longer.

* GreenEyedMonster: In DC Rebirth Vanessa is initially visited in the hospital every day by Wonder Woman after being saved from a building Major Disaster brought down on Vanessa that broke her legs. But eventually Wonder Woman's visits become less frequent and Kapatelis sees Wonder Woman on television, saving people who can still walk after she leaves them, becoming resentful that she was apparently the only person saved by Wonder Woman who suffered lasting damage. She takes experimental nanobot therapy to repair her legs but is warned that her brain might not be able to control them, and she can't. They end up driving her to ''kill'' a family Wonder Woman saved for not being "worthy" of her help. Silver Swan goes on to slash Jason's throat for being Wonder Woman's brother and therefore apparently thinking himself closer to Wonder Woman than her.

* {{Foil}}: To Champion, another fake hero who has a grudge against Wonder Woman. The difference being Champion was a hero who simply no longer looks like one due to the society that valued his actions no longer existing, while White Magician has lost interest actually doing things people consider heroic in any context. Champion actually comes to like Wonder Woman, once he meets her, and decides to abandon his plans to hurt her and follow her example instead. White Magician was indifferent to Wonder Woman until she moved into his space, here he feared her as competition. While Champion is direct in his methods, relying on SuperStregth, while White Magician casts spells at a distance. Champion, while certainly capable of deception, nonetheless earned his money by accomplishing exactly what he promised, while despite having actual magic White Magician never the less relies on fraud for his money.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: She invokes both Quetzlotl and Power Girl from the preceeding story arc, being a flying blonde with snake armor and weaponry, but is otherwise very different from both. While Quetzlotl and Power Girl were both fully mature adults who had been brainwashed and deceived into doing things they would otherwise be actively opposing, Theana was an emotionally stunted adult who had never been allowed to fully develop as a person. While Quetzlotl was physically disgusted by his own actions are pretty easy to stop, putting up very little fight once someone physically strong enough to actually get his attention intervened, Theana has to be beaten down twice before she starts listening to reason. Where Power Girl was a far inferior fighter to Wonder Woman and only proved problematic because Kara took Diana by surprise, and Diana was reluctant to cut loose on her, trying to talk Kara down until there was literally [[IAmNotLeftHanded no other option]]. "The Beast of Hold 17" is more or less Wonder Woman's equal in combat, Diana faces Theana head on in ritual combat, and they both go all out from the start, with Diana only getting an edge after she starts verbally prodding Theana in between attacks. Also, while The Children of Ares were using Quetzlotl and Power Girl to directly harm civilians and ruin Wonder Woman's reputation, Astarte only uses Theana as an emergency resort, or when an appropriately ranked and respected adversary like Diana requests CombatByChampion. Theana harms no civilians during The Citizenry's otherwise horrific attack and the clout Wonder Woman gains from beating Theana lets Diana start changing the Citizenry for the better.

* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Originally appeared fighting the ComicBook/TeenTitans.

** ''Rebirth'' Vanessa is sent to prison but is given a new physical therapy course that allows her to walk without the homicidal nanobots, which are purged from her system. {{Subverted|Trope}} as ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC'' sees the purged nanobots put back into her system so that Silver Swan can attack Wonder Woman once more.

* SoreLoser: When Wonder Woman starts drowning Silver Swan in ''DC Rebirth'' the nanobots withdraw into her body, allowing Diana to safely take Vanessa back to the hospital. However, they keep Vanessa in a coma until they think it's safe to resume their activity as Silver Swan, with Dr. Peril and Dr. Carne putting Vanessa in a capsule to stop her from becoming Silver Swan again until they can find a way to deal with the nano bots...or not since Dr. Carne is Dr. Psycho in disguise and releases Silver Swan first chance he gets.

* TokenGoodTeammate: By ''Dawn of DC'' Vanessa Kapatelis has moved on with her life, and even after having the nanobots injected into her body again is in far greater control of The Silver Swan persona and doing her best not to kill anyone, unlike the rest of A.X.E.

* DidntSeeThatComing: At the time Sazia sent Cheetah, Chesire and Poison Ivy after Diana, Diana had actually lost the title of Wonder Woman to Artemis, who furthermore had been unwittingly draining Diana's strength into herself. While this did make Diana easier to capture, the presence of a new, more rash and violent Wonder Woman threw a wrench in Julianna's plans. And ''then'' Cheetah let Diana escape under pretense of gratitude for getting Cheetah out of the state Neron left her in, [[SanityHasAdvantages which let her take the job in the first place]]. Both of these unforseen developments end up being to Julianna's benefit longterm, however, as Diana and Artemis all prioritize White Magician over her, and Cheetah still saves Julianna from him. A free Diana even takes The Joker's attention away from Julianna.

* DiabolusExMachina: Widow Sazia admits she'd be very happy if Wonder Woman could just find a worse problem than The Boston Crime scene spend time fixing. Darkseid's running starting up a similar operation to Ares Buchanan in Gateway City, [[ComplexityAddiction to capture Wonder Woman]] and [[ItAmusedMe torment the amazons]] ends up being exactly that.

* DidntSeeThatComing: At the time Sazia sent Cheetah, Chesire and Poison Ivy after Diana, Diana had actually lost the title of Wonder Woman to Artemis, who furthermore had been unwittingly draining Diana's strength into herself. While this did make Diana easier to capture, the presence of a new, more rash and violent Wonder Woman threw a wrench in Julianna's plans. And ''then'' Cheetah let Diana escape under pretense of gratitude for getting Cheetah out of the state Neron left her in, [[SanityHasItsAdvantages which let her take the job in the first place]]. Both of these unforseen developments end up being to Julianna's benefit longterm, however, as Diana and Artemis all prioritize White Magician over her, and Cheetah still saves Julianna from him. A free Diana even takes The Joker's attention away from Julianna.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: All of her money is made illegally, but the only people she actively tries to hurt are other criminals, and when she does have to takedown anyone else she tries to do so nonlethally. As such she's better than pretty much every other antagonist in her story, especially The Joker.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's committed murder purely to discredit Wonder Woman. Even she's disgusted by the actions of the Four Horsemen of Apokolips, and the carnage that their actions indirectly caused. She's also very specific about Medusa staying away from the President when she attacks Wonder Woman at the White House because she 'loves her country', and finds Dr. Psycho revolting.

* {{Foil}}: There is another business woman of sorts who is ''far'' more qualified to be the Lex Luthor to Wonder Woman's Superman than Veronica Cale is, except for the fact Julia Sazia [[NothingPersonal simply doesn't care]]. Sazia's successfully gotten superheroes out of her life, gotten over the setbacks they caused while they were around [[KarmaHoudini and moved on]], but the far richer and more comfortable Cale just can't let things go.

* GirlbossFeminist: Cale presents herself as a philanthropic, feminist hero who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful people in the world. In truth, Cale is a petty, envious woman who resents Wonder Woman for being born into her powers and will stoop to any low in order to publicly destroy the Amazon princess. This includes using the services of Dr. Psycho, a known rapist and misogynist, and manipulating or blackmailing her own employees, male and female, into going along with her schemes.

Characters/WonderGirl ([[Characters/WonderGirlDonnaTroy Donna Troy]] | [[Characters/WonderGirlCassieSandsmark Cassie Sandsmark]])\\

-->''"There is no Nina anymore. There is only The Mask."''

->'''A.K.A.:''' Nina Close

For tropes relating specifically to the Golden Age original version of Nina see ''Characters/WonderWoman1942'' under Unaffiliated Villains.

->'''First Appearance:''' ''Wonder Woman'' (Vol 1) #24 (1947)
->'''Created By:''' William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Earth-One]], [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]], Prime Earth

[[folder:Maxwell Lord IV]]

See the [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaAntagonist Justice League villains page]].

[[WMG:Mayfly]]

->'''A.K.A.:''' Moon Robinson

->'''First Appearance:''' ''Wonder Woman'' Vol 2 #78 (1993)
->'''Created By:''' William Messner-Loebs & Lee Moder
->'''Universes:''' [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]]

[[WMG:Medusa]]

Medusa is the chief of the Gorgons. She could turn people into stone with her eyes, a punishment from Athena for making love to Poseidon in a temple of the goddess of Wisdom. She was eventually beheaded by the hero Perseus. Through the actions of a jealous Hera, Medusa's two gorgon sisters were set free from their prison on Themyscira, and immediately schemed to resurrect their sister.\\

->'''First Appearance:''' ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' #52. (1964)
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Earth-One]], [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]], Prime Earth

[[WMG:The Merciless]]

The Merciless is the Batman of Earth -12. When he donned Ares' helmet to defeat the God of War, Bruce realized that peace and morality were falsehoods, and that the absolute destruction of his enemies was the only way forward. He eventually joined the Dark Knights, a team of evil Batmen from alternate realities. He is primarily an enemy to Wonder Woman.

->'''First Appearance:''' ''Dark Days: The Casting'' #1 (September, 2017)
->'''Created By:''' Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo
->'''Universes:''' Prime Earth, Earth-12

* BloodKnight: He gained the powers of Ares after donning the war god's helm, which gave him an insatiable drive to fight.
* ChestInsignia: Diana's WW
* CoolSword: Wields the God Killer: a sword created by Hephaestus that can, as the name implies, kill Gods.
* EmotionControl: The Merciless can infect others with anger and a desire to fight, as well as with a need to worship him.
* EnergyAbsorption: The Merciless was capable of absorbing all of the power of the Valhalla warhead, capable of killing any being in the solar system.
* HatOfPower: The Merciless has all of the powers of Ares amplified a hundredfold due to his helmet.
* KillTheGod: The Merciless killed the Olympian gods of Earth-12.
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: After slaughtering the gods, he waged a war on Themyscira, the home of the Amazons, for three days. Every Amazonian who was slaughtered had to pay golden coins to the ferryman on the River Styx in exchange for the passage to the Elysian Fields. They were however betrayed as all these coins were melted to make a large golden drachma, and the souls of the dead Amazon women were bound to it. By ringing it, The Merciless could summon an army of restless warrior spirits to do his bidding.

[[WMG:Minister Blizzard]]

An ice-themed villain who debuted in the Golden Age as the Prime Minister of Iceberg Land, he was reimagined Post-Crisis as a radical environmental terrorist with ambitions of creating a new ice age. He wields both a cold-gun, and a climate change machine.\\
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Wonder Woman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #29. (1944)
->'''Created By:''' William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Earth-One]], [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]], Prime Earth, Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, Earth-508

[[WMG:Mouse Man]]

A criminal who shrunk himself to the size of a mouse, he often battled Wonder Woman during the Silver Age.\\

->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #141. (1963)
->'''Created By:''' Robert Kanigher & Ross Andru
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Earth-One]]

[[WMG:Osira]]

An alien with mind control powers, Osira (and her husband Hefnakhti) crash landed in Ancient Egypt, where she used her powers to gain control of the country, before being sealed away by a priest. She was released during WWII, and fought the Golden Age Wonder Woman; she later came into conflict with Diana Prince and Donna Troy in the modern era.\\

->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #231. (1977)
->'''Created By:''' Martin Pasko & Bob Brown
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]]

[[WMG:Paper-Man]]
->'''A.K.A.:''' Horace Throstle

->'''First Appearance:''' ''Wonder Woman'' #165 (October, 1966)
->'''Created By:''' Robert Kanigher & Ross Andru
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Earth-One]]

[[WMG:Paula von Gunther]]

In the Post-Crisis continuity Paula was an enemy of Queen Hippolyta when she went back in time to UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Baroness Paula von Gunther was a Nazi spymaster whose plots to undermine America were constantly defeated by the queen and her allies in the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]]. Finally, though, von Gunther was shown the error of her ways and became Hippolyta's closest friend and ally. She retired to Themyscira, where she became an honorary Amazon and created the healing Purple Ray. At one point, she was the host of the evil spirit Dark Angel.\\
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/SensationComics'' Vol 1 #4. (1942)
->'''Created By:''' William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Earth-One]], [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]], Prime Earth, Earth-1, Series/WonderWoman1975, [[ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016 The Legend of Wonder Woman]], [[ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells Bombshells]], WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold

->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #111. (1960)
->'''Created By:''' Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru & Mike Esposito
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Earth-One]], Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse

[[WMG:Queen Atomia]]

The MadScientist "Queen" of the Atomic World, who wants to steal uranium to further her plots and allow her to start taking over and enslaving the world at large.\\
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #21. (1947)
->'''Created By:''' William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Earth-One]], [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], Dimension Chi

[[WMG:Queen Clea]]

->''“Give [his tongue] back to him, Jinx. I want him to say my name. I want Travis Morgan and his insufferable daughter to say the name of the monarch of Venturia who had conquered Skartaris…”''

A foe of UsefulNotes/{{the Golden Age|OfComicBooks}} Wonder Woman, and the Post-Crisis founder of the original Villainy Incorporated, Clea is the Queen of an Atlantean outpost who stole the Trident of Poseidon as the first step in her plans for conquering all of Atlantis. She has faced the modern Wonder Woman as well, both with a new Villainy Incorporated, and on behalf of Circe.\\
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #8. (1944)
->'''Created By:''' William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]]

[[folder: Queen Mikra]]

->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #113. (1960)
->'''Created By:''' Robert Kanigher & Ross Andru
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Prime Earth]]

[[WMG:The Queen of Fables]]

->'''AKA:''' Tsaritsa

Tsaritsa was originally a sorceress from another dimension until she was exiled to our world and then trapped in the Book of Fables (she was the actual evil queen from "Literature/SnowWhite"). Her time in the book allowed her to use bring any work of fiction to life. Awakening in modern times, this cruel tyrant hopes to reawaken her empire.

See the [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaAntagonist Justice League villains page]].

[[WMG:Red Panzer (I-IV)]]
->'''AKA:''' Helmut Streicher (1st); unknown (2nd and 3rd); Justin (4th, last name unknown)

->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #228. (1977)
->'''Created By:''' Martin Pasko & Jose Delbo

->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth Vol 5]] #58. (1944)
->'''Created By:''' James Robinson & Jesús Merino
->'''Universes:''' Prime Earth

[[WMG:Silver Swan I]]

->'''AKA:''' Helen Alexandros

->'''First Appearance:''' ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] #288. (1982)
->'''Created By:''' Roy Thomas & Gene Colan

[[WMG:Silver Swan II]]

->'''AKA:''' Valerie Beaudry

[[WMG:Silver Swan III]]

->'''AKA:''' Vanessa Kapatelis

[[WMG:Silver Swan IV]]

->'''AKA:''' Unknown

->'''AKA:''' Sumo

Superwoman is an evil doppelganger of Wonder Woman from an alternate universe. She is a member of the Crime Syndicate, a team of super-villains paralleling the Justice League. See [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaCrimeSyndicate their page]].

[[WMG:Sweetheart]]

->'''AKA:''' The Beast of Hold 17

[[WMG:THEM!]]

->'''First Appearance:''' ''The New Titans Annual'' #6 (1990)
->'''Created By:''' Marv Wolfman
->'''Universes:''' [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]]

[[WMG:Veronica Cale]]

A billionaire perfume magnate that just happens to also be an OmnidisciplinaryScientist, Veronica Cale worked her way up from poor beginnings to become one of the richest women in the world. On account of this, she loathes Wonder Woman, whom she sees as a far inferior icon of female empowerment when compared to herself. She later become the deputy leader of Oolong Island, a commune of {{Mad Scientist}}s in the Yellow Sea off the coast of China.\\
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Wonder Woman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol 2]] #196. (2003)
->'''Created By:''' Greg Rucka · Drew Johnson
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]], Prime Earth, [[WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse DCAMU]], VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline, [[Series/WonderWoman2011Pilot 2011 Pilot]],

[[WMG:Thomas Asquith Randolph]]

A hero whose heroics have been arranged by himself by selling stolen Star Labs and Apocalyptian tech to criminals, and those he intends to frame as villains. While it seems he may have started out as a legitimate hero he lost his way in his quest for power long before Diana came into the picture. He sees Wonder Woman as a threat to his operation, especially given her relationship to truth and unveiling lies. \\
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Wonder Woman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol 2]]. (1992)
->'''Created By:''' William Messner-Loebs
->'''Universes:''' [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]]

[[WMG:Julianna Sazia nee Hutöff]]

The wife of the most powerful mob boss in Boston. After her husband was assassinated by Paulie Longo she declared that she, not Paulie, would be inheriting his position. She then proved to have been the mastermind behind her husband's more clever acts and brutally hunted down those who opposed her. While she did send a trio of incredibly powerful assassins after Wonder Woman she specifically ordered them not to try and kill her to prevent bringing other heroes down on her and instead wanted them to hold her as long as possible, keep her occupied and give Sazia an opporunity to see if she could talk Diana into letting the mob war play out without intervening. \\
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Wonder Woman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol 2]] #84. (1994)
->'''Created By:''' William Messner-Loebs
->'''Universes:''' [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]]

[[WMG:Zara]]

High Priestess of the Cult of the Hidden Flame, Zara harbors a burning hatred for humanity, having been sold into slavery as a child. She clashed with UsefulNotes/{{the Golden Age|OfComicBooks}} Wonder Woman on a few occasions, and was a founding member of Villainy Incorporated.\\
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->'''First Appearance:''' ''Comic Cavalcade'' Vol 1 #5. (1943)
->'''Created By:''' William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter
->'''Universes:''' [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Earth-Two]], [[ComicBook/PostCrisis New Earth]], Prime Earth

* AndIMustScream: At first Comicbook/PostCrisis Silver Swan is brainwashed into hating Wonder Woman, [[MoreThanMindControl using some of her genine misgivings with her friends as the basis]] for it. Wonder Woman does manages to get through Vanessa Kapatelis, but Kapatelis can't overcome the programming of her cybernetics, which are modified to exploit Vanessa's genuine desire to stop in order to [[LuredIntoATrap lure Wonder Woman into a trap]].

** Rebirth Silver Swan spesifically targets doctors who tried to treat Vanessa, so that no one else can get the kind of body she has, and people Wonder Woman saves, believing no one deserves to be saved more than Vanessa. If this seems shortsighted, no one ever said the nanobots were rational.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Often used as a weapon against Wonder Woman and mentally abused into showing nothing but aggression while steadily being mutilated by cybernetics.

** ''Rebirth'' Vanessa is sent to prison but is given a new physical therapy course that allows her to walk without the homicidal nanobots, which are purged from her system.

* CompositeCharacter: While her ''Rebirth'' backstory is essentially a highly truncated version of her pre-''Comicbook/{{Flashpoint}}'' origin (Diana's young former friend who becomes a supervillain out of jealousy), it's also established that Vanessa was a budding ballerina prior to her accident, a trait lifted from Helen Alexandros, the original Comicbook/PreCrisis Silver Swan.