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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman / Diana Prince / Princess Diana
From Season 2 onward
Click here to see her in Season 1
Click here to see Yeoman/Agent Diana Prince
Played by: Lynda Carter
Appearances: Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman '77 | Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77 | Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman
"Hurt you? Where I'm from we try never to hurt people."
The Princess of the Amazons, who left Paradise Island to fight for the forces of freedom and democracy. Twice.
- Action Girl: One of the most famous from 70s television. Her comic counterpart is one of the premier examples from superhero comics, so it's expected.
- Adaptation Origin Connection: The comic crossover with Batman '66 reveals that she saved a young Bruce Wayne during the 1940s and her act of heroism partly inspired him to become Batman in adulthood.
- Adaptational Attractiveness: Wonder Woman was always envisioned and drawn in the comics of being a very attractive woman. The difference here is in the comics of the 40s through the 60s, she was beautiful but in an athletic and less well endowed manner. Lynda Carter changed the entire look of the character with many artists since modeling their Wonder Woman after Carter's likeness. That being said, she looked stunningly like Harry G. Peter's original drawings
. Alex Ross famously said she looked like she'd just walked right off the page. This resemblance was deliberately played up. Pete Marston said that Carter put more magic into his father's original creation than anyone else on earth. - Adaptational Backstory Change: Diana's conception in the actual show was never explicitly stated, the Wonder Woman '77 comic established she was formed from clay as was her origin pre-New 52.
- Adaptational Curves: The original comic books up until The '70s portrayed Wonder Woman as a very slim and athletic build. Then Lynda Carter was cast as Wonder Woman and not only did she bring far more cleavage to the role, but the comic book character was forever transformed.
- Adaptational Super Power Change: The Wonder Woman '77 comics gave her the ability to fly. Something she couldn't do in the show and didn't have in 70s comics at the time.
- All-Loving Hero: Wonder Woman's theme says it clearly: Make a hawk a dove, stop a war with love. Much like the comics, she frequently rehabilitated or helped people rather than fighting them.
- Alternate Self: Has two on Earth-Prime as herself and an alien named Olivia Marsdin, one on Earth-9, two on Earth-167 as herself and an enhanced human named Moira Sullivan, another on Earth-N52 and two on an undesignated Earth as herself and an Amazon named Asteria.
- Always on Duty: Being Wonder Woman means never getting a day off, and in "The Feminum Mystique" using her leave time to return to fight Nazis on Paradise Island. In "The Queen and the Thief" and "Knockout", Agent Diana Prince's apartment is set up to alert her when she's needed using signal lamps that look like normal ones. Being woken up in the middle of the night and coming home at midnight are commonplace.
- Applied Phlebotinum: Wonder Woman's golden lasso, bracelets, invisible jet, tiara, and belt of strength. All of them just work for the purpose of the plots and only the bracelets have any sort of explanation - that they're made of Feminum.
- Appropriated Appellation: In the pilot:Queen Hippolyte: Go in peace my daughter. And remember that, in a world of ordinary mortals, you are a Wonder Woman.Princess Diana: I will make you proud of me... and of Wonder Woman.
- Audible Sharpness: Her tiara makes a strange sound when she uses it as a boomerang. Her lasso of truth makes a "snap" sound when she lassoes someone, and there is always thunder when Diana Prince spins to change clothes into Wonder Woman.
- Badass Adorable: During in the World War II era of the show where her Fish out of Water status was played for comedy.
- Badass Cape: Occasionally transformed into an outfit with a flowing American themed cape. It first appeared on "The Last of the Two Dollar Bills".
- Badass in Distress: Wonder Woman was gassed or rendered powerless by taking her belt of strength several times in World War II, but it was Diana Prince who was the frequent target in The '70s.
- Beauty Equals Goodness: Wonder Woman is a drop dead gorgeous pageant winner and shining beacon of justice and goodness. Steve Trevor is tall, handsome and a war hero. Paradise Island is populated by good and beautiful women who are all willing to fight Nazis.
- Beauty Is Never Tarnished: Wonder Woman always looks like she's competing in the Miss World pageant (which Lynda Carter actually did in 1972) regardless of the death-defying experiences she frequently endures. She'll have a fight with some goon just about every episode and barely have a hair out of place afterward.
- Big Heroic Run: Lynda Carter could be credited with inventing the Baywatch run for some of her lingering slow-motion running shots, such as in "Amazon Hot Wax". In character, this was best shown in "Death in Disguise" when she ran over 700 mph to thwart the evil plan.
- Bling-Bling-BANG!: Wonder Woman's tiara was, much like the rest of her outfit, both a very feminine piece of jewelry and a very functional weapon. Her use of it reached its zenith in "The Queen and the Thief" when she disarmed Ambassador Orrick by throwing it across a room while hanging upside down above a poison gas deathtrap. And caught it on the boomerang return.
- Blocking Stops All Damage: Wonder Woman's bracelets can deflect or block anything, an early example in the pilot episode where she blocks gunfire from a Tommy Gun.
- Bound and Gagged: Diana certainly finds herself being bound and restrained and sometimes gagged in many dangerous situations throughout the series. Nevertheless, she's able to escape her bonds and perils and save the day!
- Brainy Brunette: Downplayed in comparison to her Golden Age counterpart but her apparent knowledge of every spoken language (including birdsong!) and her ability to solve complex scientific problems within seconds indicate she is certainly isn't dumb.
- Brought Down to Normal: The effect of not wearing the belt of the strength of her Wonder Woman costume away from Paradise Island. She still retains her warrior training but does not have Super-Strength. It is implied that her speed and reflexes as Diana Prince are also reduced to human norms.
- The Cape: Wonder Woman is an Ideal Hero who strives to do good for the sake of doing good, rehabilitate villains if possible, and, to quote her theme song, "stop a war with love".
- Captain Patriotic: As with the comics, her outfit was initially based on Steve Trevor's American flag insignia.
- Changing Clothes Is a Free Action: This adaptation introduced the world to the way Diana Prince could spin to change her clothes, and even Wonder Woman could change back into Diana Prince (in the episode "The Feminum Mystique").
- Clark Kenting: Almost always played straight as pulling her hair back and wearing big glasses fools everyone. In later episodes, the trope is lampshaded by the fact that Diana often appears without her glasses and with her hair loose, yet no one incredibly makes the connection.
- Clothes Make the Superman: Wonder Woman must wear her belt of strength to retain her strength, speed, and reflexes when she is not on Paradise Island. This is exploited several times including in "Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman" and "The Bushwackers".
- Combat Stilettos: Wonder's Woman's official uniform includes red boots with white trim and fairly high heels. Any viewer paying special attention during action sequences, however, can clearly see that both Lynda Carter and her stunt double used otherwise-identical heelless boots for running, fighting, etc.
- Complete Immortality: She's over 2,500 years by the time of the show and an episode with time-travellers makes reference to her still being active in the 22nd century.
- Costume Evolution: Despite the material being "indestructible" ("The New, Original Wonder Woman"), as one can see from the pictures above, Diana's Wonder Woman outfit changed dramatically from her WWII adventures to then-modern times. The eagle breastplate changed to a more stylized emblem and the blue bottoms became more form-fitting with less stars on them.
- Cute Bruiser: Being played by Lynda Carter and being able to toss around grown men like ragdolls or stop tanks dead in their tracks makes her an easy example of this.
- Damsel in Distress: Diana was frequently captured both as Wonder Woman and as Diana Prince. During World War II, bad guys would use chloroform. During The '70s, it was Diana Prince who would be in distress. Very rarely would she need anyone's help to escape, however.
- Damsel out of Distress: Diana just about always was able to get herself out of trouble whenever she was put in peril or incapacitated.
- Death Trap: Diana found herself in many situations where the villains got the upper hand and placed our heroine in a death trap contraption hoping to seal her fate, luckily Diana being the ace escape artist she is, was able to escape their fiendish machinations and save the day.
- Earn Your Title: She had to compete in a contest on Paradise Island to earn the right to return Steve Trevor to Man's World and fight injustice as Wonder Woman.
- Fanservice Pack: It was always present in the first season, but really went into effect with the second season. The costume was tweaked to flatter her bust a bit morenote and to show more of her legs. Her civilian clothes were sexier than the bulky military uniform she wore in the first season. A (very) skin-tight lycra catsuit was also added to her wardrobe for use when Diana needed to swim or ride a motorcycle. Towards the end of the series Diana wore her hair down Wonder Woman-style more frequently, too, and also got away with losing the glasses, too (meaning Carter basically pretty much looked like Wonder Woman in every scene).
- Fish out of Water: Especially in the first season, Wonder Woman didn't entirely know how the world outside Paradise Island worked, and did things like reading books on slang so she could blend in better. Very much downplayed, if not ignored, when Diana returns to America in the 1970s.
- Friend to All Children: As with just about all versions of Wonder Woman, Diana really likes kids. There's many episodes where partnered off with a child or teenager.
- Good Is Not Soft: In most episodes Wonder Woman prefers to use non-fatal techniques to defeat the bad guys, but there are some enemies who are too dangerous for the proverbial kid gloves. In "Anschluss '77", Wonder Woman alters a scientific device sustaining a clone of Hitler, which effectively kills the reborn dictator before he can unleash his plans to conquer the world.
- Henshin Hero: Away from Paradise Island, her powers were generally tied to her outfit. Her belt of strength allowed her to retain her superhuman strength, speed, and reflexes. Her bracelets were impervious to bullets (and lasers!) which combined with the aforementioned speed, strength, and reflexes resulted in her bullet deflecting ability. Her tiara was a razor sharp boomerang. Her magic lasso compelled the truth among other things. All of these things went away when out of costume away from Paradise Island. She did retain her combat training, though.
- Hero Does Public Service: In Season One, Diana was particularly active in encouraging the American public to support the war effort against the Nazis. She'd often show up at charitable events and display her powers, such as attempting to lift an enormous weight or deflecting bullets with her bracelets.
- Hot Librarian: Diana Prince poses as one more than once. And while not actually a librarian, her look under her civilian identity as Diana Prince has something of the general aesthetic in the 1970s.
- Iconic Item: Wonder Woman has several items that are instantly recognizable even to the general public. Her invisible jet and magic lasso are prime examples, but her bullet deflecting bracelets and boomerang tiara are not far behind. One of the reasons that Lynda Carter's take on Wonder Woman has endured the test of time is that these items show her not merely adventuring while adorning herself with feminine accessories, but these very feminine items are each a source of power.
- Iconic Outfit: This is show is the reason the Leotard of Power was permanently cemented in the public conscious when people think of Wonder Woman.
- Ideal Hero: Wonder Woman possesses super-strength, super-speed, bullet-deflecting bracelets, an invisible plane, a golden lasso that can compel people to tell the truth and obey other commands, a tiara that can be used as a boomerang weapon, and the ability to communicate with animals. She is also a compassionate hero who fights honorably and strives to redeem her adversaries whenever possible. And after Season 1, her two known weaknesses on the show (i.e. being stripped of her magic belt or being exposed to chloroform) were almost never used again. And she was played by an actress who previously represented the USA in the Miss World competition. There's a reason that Wonder Woman remains the iconic superheroine of the genre.
- Immortality Begins at Twenty: Wonder Woman is thousands of years old, but she looks like she's in her 20s - especially since Lynda Carter was in her 20s during the show's run. This is even mentioned specifically in "The Return of Wonder Woman":Steve Trevor: You can't be more than 23 or 24 years old.Wonder Woman: I will be 2,527 years old on my next birthday.
- Innocent Fanservice Girl: Nonchalantly goes about her time as superhero in a strapless bathing suit. Played for Laughs in the pilot when a group of men are following her while she's taking in the sights of Washington D.C.
- Instant Costume Change: This is the version of Wonder Woman where the "Wonder spin" transformation was created.note It was later introduced into the comics.
- Invincible Hero: Wonder Woman rarely faced superpowered foes. The notable exceptions were Zardor in "Mind Stealers From Outer Space", Formicida in "Formicida", Takeo Ishida in "The Man Who Could Move the World", and the Shapeshifter in "The Boy Who Knew Her Secret". Zardor and the Shapeshifter were eventually defeated in combat. Formicida and Takeo Ishida each did a Heel–Face Turn. Every other fight in which Wonder Woman was at full strength, the only thing slowing her down was her proclivity to try to convince the bad guy to see the light before punching his lights out.
- Kicking Ass in All Her Finery: In the later episodes of the series, wardrobe made effective use of the fact that their star was an actual beauty pageant winner. She was dressed in the latest fashions, and occasionally fought the Mooks as Diana Prince, such as in "Skateboard Wiz".
- Kryptonite Factor:
- Initially, Wonder Woman would lose her superhuman strength if her magic belt was removed from her uniform. Similarly, she possessed no resistance to chloroform, which conveniently made its way into a number of Season 1 episodes. When the show was moved to the 1970s, the former weakness was addressed only once (and only then when she willingly removed her belt, lasso, and bracelets to assure an enemy that she did not wish to fight him), and the chloroform was used far less often.
- There's another, less obvious weakness - Diana Prince needs enough freedom of movement to spin to turn into Wonder Woman. No villains deliberately exploited this (since very few knew about her secret identity in the first place), but several accidentally used it when they handcuffed Diana to a support beam or something similar.
- Lady of War: Figuratively and literally in Princess Diana's case. Wonder Woman only fights when forced and makes every effort to understand and often rehabilitate her foes. Literally true in that she left Paradise Island and joined the United States Navy to fight in World War II "for the old red, white, and blue".
- Leg Focus: Completely unavoidable with that costume, but while the camera rarely lingers too long on her legs, the directors did seem to try and work in full-length shots of Wonder Woman whenever possible, and there is one episode where W.W. is shown strung up and her legs dominate the shot throughout.
- Leotard of Power: Her main outfit as Wonder Woman and one of the most famous examples of this trope.
- Lightning Bruiser: Her super-strength was obvious (notably when she stopped a tank in its tracks). Her super-speed was implied by feats like catching a bazooka shell in her hand, and her tendency to run rather than use a car when she needed to get somewhere quickly. In "Death in Disguise", she runs forty-seven miles in less than four minutes.
- Most Common Superpower: Wonder Woman is, by far, the strongest, fastest, and most skilled fighter on the show. She not only beat out all of the other amazons of Paradise Island for the privilege to become Wonder Woman, but she was so powerful that most of her fights were over before they even started.
- Ms. Fanservice: As Wonder Woman and Diana Prince have a voluptuous body.
- Muscles Are Meaningless: Wonder Woman has the physique of a pin up girl, yet can toss a Nazi soldier through the air into a river, lift a car or easily overpower dozens of thugs without breaking a sweat.
- Neutral Female: Inverted, and how! The character of Wonder Woman was designed by William Marston to invert this trope as she left paradise to go fight injustice in Man's World. Her portrayal by Lynda Carter is true to Marston's vision.
- Nice Girl: Wonder Woman/Diana Prince herself, she is compassionate and very kind, and on a mission of diplomacy and peace, but will strive above all else to serve as a champion of freedom and justice. So yeah, she's sweet but not someone you shouldn't mess with.
- Older Than They Look: She's 2,527 years old by 1977.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: As Diana Prince, with her just pulling her back, wearing glasses, and more conservative clothing. Becomes somewhat comical by the later seasons where she wears her hair down and has ditched the glasses, so pretty much looking like Wonder Woman 24/7.
- Politically-Active Princess: Princess Diana joins the fight against the Nazis in World War II once she understands the political threat that they represent to the world in general and to Paradise Island in particular. In "Mind Stealers from Outer Space", she goes so far as to personally address the United Nations itself.
- Politically Incorrect Hero: In the comic crossover with Batman '66, a flashback shows her addressing a Nazi as "Kraut".
- Pretty Princess Powerhouse: Princess Diana is royalty, beautiful, and a warrior of the highest order.
- Primary-Color Champion: Wonder Woman's outfit is almost exclusively made of primary colors. Red bustier and boots? Check. Golden tiara, bracelets, belt and lasso? Check. Blue star-spangled bottoms. Check. When she wears a cape, this color scheme is enhanced even further.
- Princess Protagonist: Princess Diana is the heir to the throne of Paradise Island and wins the right to become Wonder Woman.
- Progressively Prettier: Diana Prince undergoes this transformation. In Season 1, she's Yeoman Diana Prince, Steve Trevor's secretary and always dressed in a dowdy military uniform with her hair in a bun. By season 2, she's Agent Diana Prince and wears the latest fashions. By season 3, she stops wearing glasses entirely and simply looks like Wonder Woman all the time.
- Refusal of the Call: Between seasons 1 and 2, Wonder Woman returns home for three decades. Apparently the goal was to save the world from the Nazis and once that was done, she went home. "The Return of Wonder Woman" shows her mistaking Steve Trevor Jr. for his father and being coerced back into action, but now it's the 1970's.
- Reluctant Warrior: Partly as a result of
Executive Meddling. The producers didn't want Wonder Woman to be too violent, thinking that it would alienate viewers, which is why you're more likely to see her tossing a thug into a pile of cardboard boxes than punching him in the face. During the entire run, there are only a couple of cases where she kills anybody (i.e. destroying a German U-boat and its crew in one of the first episodes, and she later encounters one villain who she thought she'd killed in an earlier encounter). - Samaritan Syndrome: When Season 1 begins, Wonder Woman is a naive idealist whose lack of experience is exceeded by her willingness to help others and fight for justice. By the end of Season 3, she seems far less naive, and her snappy one-liners to the bad guys are often laced with snarky cynicism. While she still fights to make the world a better place, it's apparent that dealing with would-be supervillains gets old fast. The reason for Wonder Woman being written this way during the latter seasons may be more than mere character development. The CBS incarnation of the show was supposed to be less campy than its WWII-era precursor on ABC, and Wonder Woman was written to have "more modern" dialogue.
- Secret Identity: Yeoman Diana Prince in The '40s and IADC Agent Diana Prince in The '70s
- Sexier Alter Ego: In the World War II era, Wonder Woman went to great lengths to make her Secret Identity, Diana Prince as mousy and unglamorous as it is reasonably possible.
- Ship Tease: Diana and Steve would occasionally have a "moment" in the first season. They backed off from this in subsequent seasons (possibly nervous about the obvious 16-year age gap between Carter and Waggoner) to the point of making Steve Diana's boss so they wouldn't be working directly together anymore.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: As with her comic's counterpart, she can talk to animals and often uses as a way of getting past guard dogs or getting info from birds.
- Spectacular Spinning: The famous spin-change used by Diana to transform into Wonder Woman. It was proposed by Carter; the producers were nervous about having Wonder Woman simply take off her clothes every episode.
- Strong and Skilled: Wonder Woman has both Super-Strength and is a trained warrior.
- Stylish Protection Gear: She has outfits and gear for swimming, motorcycle riding, and skateboarding. Which she can access via her Wonder-Spin
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: Especially true during Season 1 when Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor were making googly eyes at each other regularly. Mess with Steve and Wonder Woman will break your spy ring ("The New Original Wonder Woman"), snap your elephant-proof chains while exposing your mole ("Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther"), chase your team of divers back into the sea ("Formula 407"), or worse. In "Fausta the Nazi Wonder Woman", Fausta specifically kidnaps Steve just to lure Wonder Woman and test her abilities. She passes.
- Voice Changeling: Displays this power occasionally.
Allies/Supporting Characters
Steve Trevor
Steve Trevor
Played by: Lyle Waggoner
Appearances: Wonder Woman | Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77
American War Hero, possible Love Interest for Wonder Woman, and perpetual Badass in Distress.
- Alternate Self: Has one on Earth-167 and an undesignated Earth.
- Badass in Distress: He's a famous war hero in America but ends up getting captured a lot for Wonder Woman to rescue.
- Distressed Dude: In just about every episode, Diana even first meets him when he got shot down by German warplanes.
- The Lost Lenore: He's dead by the time of the seasons of the show set in the 70s and evidently, they never seemed to have acted on their feelings for one another. In the Wonder Woman '77 comics, Diana is shown thinking of him when she references things she had to leave behind when she left Man's World to return to Paradise Island.
- May–December Romance: A rare example, in-universe, where the female half is the older one. He's somewhere in his 30s/40s while Diana is stated to over 2500 years old. Though worth noting while he and Wonder Woman are clearly attracted to another they never have an actual relationship. Inverted in Real Life as Carter was in her early-20s when starting the show while Waggoner was in his mid-forties.
- Nice Guy: Shown to be this, he genuinely believed Paula von Gunther when she said she was committed to reforming herself.
- Officer and a Gentleman: Shown to be rather amicable and treats Diana and Etta more as friends rather than his secretaries. Also willing to risk his life to rescue Wonder Woman when he believes she's in danger.
Phillip Blankenship
General Philip Blankenship
Click here to see him in the pilot episode
Played by: John Randolph (pilot episode), Richard Eastham (remainder of season 1)
Appearances: Wonder Woman
Diana Prince's, Steve Trevor's, and Etta Candy's superior at the War Department during World War Two.
- Canon Foreigner: Crosses over with Suspiciously Similar Substitute in parts but he's a creation of the show.
- Canon Immigrant: He made his way into Wonder Woman comics set in World War 2 in The '90s under John Byrne.
- Expy: For General Philip Darnell, Steve and Diana's superior in Wonder Woman Golden Age comics. They even share the same first name.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Often acts as this to Steve. He cautioned him against going off on a rescue for Wonder Woman when she was held in Germany by pointing out they had no reliable info on the area and she's Wonder Woman, she'd probably be able to rescue herself.
Etta Candy
Etta Candy
Played by: Beatrice Colen
Appearances: Wonder Woman | Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77
General Philip Blankenship's secretary and a friend to both Steve Trevor and Diana Prince.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: A redhead in the original comics but played by the blonde Breatice Colen.
- Adaptational Wimp: In the original Golden Age comics, Etta Candy was a one-woman cavalry, routinely beating up Nazi spies with her bare hands (and the occasional judicious use of candy). Here, she's little more than flighty comic-relief and is never active in the field.
- Alternate Self: Has one on an undesignated Earth.
- Flat Character: We never see much of her beyond working at the War Department with Diana.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Following the Time Skip to The '70s and unlike Steve, we never learned what happened to her in the interval period.
Queen Hippolyta
Queen Hippolyta
Cloris Leachman
Carolyn Jones
Beatrice Straight
Played by: Cloris Leachman (Pilot), Carolyn Jones (Season 1, episodes 3&4), Beatrice Straight (Season 2, episodes 1&4)
Appearances: Wonder Woman |Wonder Woman '77 | Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77| Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman
Queen of Paradise Island and the mother of Diana.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Averted somewhat with Leachman and Jones. Hippolyta in the comics was initially a brunette, like her daughter, but by the time of the show artists had started drawing her with blonde hair. Played straight with Beatrice Straight as Hippolyta had never been depicted as a redhead.
- Alternate Self: Has one on Earth-167 and an undesignated Earth.
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: She cracks a joke at Diana over her obvious attraction to Steve.
Queen Hippolyta: Like your American friend Major Trevor?
Wonder Woman: He's clever, but he doesn't have a devious bone in his body.
Queen Hippolyta: You should know daughter...
Wonder Woman: Mother!
- Does Not Like Men: Voices the most open anti-male opinions of the Amazons seen in the show. Vacillates between thinking them as warlike or too silly to take seriously.
- Founder of the Kingdom: As with other versions of Hippolyta, she led the Amazons to what became Paradise Island.
- Truly Single Parent: Implied in the show as even though Diana's conception was never discussed, there was also never a mention of who Diana's father was. And finally played straight in the Wonder Woman '77 comics which established Diana was made from clay.
Steve Trevor Jr.
Steve Trevor Jr.
Played by: Lyle Waggoner
Appearances: Wonder Woman |
Steve Trevor's identical son and, along with Diana Prince, a senior agent with the IADC (Inter-Agency Defense Command).
- Generation Xerox: He's a famous government agent who finds himself working with a Diana Prince and oft-rescued by Wonder Woman while on missions. Much like his father from WW2.
- Identical Grandson: As one can see, he's a spitting image of his old man.
Wonder Girl
WonderGirl/Drusilla
Played by: Debra Winger
Appearances: Wonder Woman| Infinite Crisis| Wonder Woman '77 | Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77| Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman
Wonder Woman's younger sister who soon joins Diana in Man's World as Wonder Girl in Season 1.- Action Girl: Not as much in comparison to Wonder Woman but she makes an effort.
- Adaptational Wimp: In the comics, Wonder Girl was one of the most powerful members of the Teen Titans. When she was adapted for television in "The Feminum Mystique, Part I", however, she was depicted as a novice heroine who had trouble executing a successful spin-transformation.
- Annoying Younger Sibling: It's implied she's been something of a troublemaker to Hippolyta and Diana growing up.
- The Bus Came Back: She pops up again (aside from a hallucination) in the Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77 crossover.
- Canon Foreigner: There was a Wonder Girl at the time of the show (Donna Troy of the Teen Titans) but Drusilla largely bears no relation.
- The Cameo: Phil Jimenez, a big time fan of Wonder Woman, included her in a small panel in Infinite Crisis that showcased the DC Multiverse.
- Expy: For Donna Troy, the Wonder Girl in DC Comics titles at the time as well also the younger sister of Diana.
- In-Series Nickname: "Dru".
- Kid Sidekick: Both this and Diana's actual kid sister.
- Ms. Fanservice: Her Wonder Girl outfit is as revealing as Wonder Woman's.
- Superhero Speciation: Inverted. She and Diana have the exact same powers and gear, including two lassos of truth, two belts of strength, two boomerang tiaras, and apparently two invisible jets.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Debra Winger left the show due to Hostility on the Set with Lynda Carter and the character was thus never brought back or referenced again in the remaining seasons.
Villains
Fausta Grables
Fausta Grables
Fausta's Wonder Woman disguise:
Played by: Lynda Day George
Appearances: Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman
Former Olympic athlete turned Nazi agent, Fausta Grables conspired to capture Wonder Woman in order to learn her secrets for the benefit of Germany's war effort. Wonder Woman was able to appeal to her better nature and get her to abandon the Nazis and join the German resistance against the Nazis.Fausta was one of only two of Wonder Woman's comic villains who were adapted by the show.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: She was a brunette in the comics but is played by the blonde Lynda Day George. Amusingly when Paula von Gunther, a blonde character in the comics, showed up she was played by the brunette Christine Belford.
- Adaptational Sexuality: A few throwaway lines and scenes in the Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman comic indicate she's now an Official Couple with Nubia (AKA Carolyn Hamilton).
- The Bus Came Back: She only had one episode appearance, but some of the digital comics show her living on Paradise Island in The '70s following the end of the war.
- Composite Character: Of the comics versions of Fausta and Paula von Gunther. She has Fausta's name but has aspects that maker her closer to Paula with the blonde hair and eventually having a Heel–Face Turn. The Wonder Woman '77 comic even drives this home further with Fausta taking up residence on Paradise Island, which was what Paula did in the Pre-Crisis comics.
- Dark Action Girl: She's an accomplished Olympic athlete and wasn't afraid to try and thrown down with Wonder Woman. Not that it went better for her than anyone else who tried.
- Dressing as the Enemy: Part of her plan to capture Wonder Woman involved impersonating her at a War Bond rally to lure her out.
- Full-Body Disguise: Her disguise as Wonder Woman was a complete recreation (including the cape) of Diana's costume along with a golden mask to obscure her face. Amazingly, Steve Trevor, of all people, is the only one who sees through the disguise and knows right off the bat she's not the real Wonder Woman.
- Heel–Face Turn: Wonder Woman was able to convince her to turn against the Nazis and Steve hooked her up with the German underground resistance to continue the fight against the Nazis.
- Ms. Fanservice: She fills out the Wonder Woman costume well in her brief time. Her regular outfit with a tight shirt and suspenders also emphasizes her chest quite a bit.
- Worthy Opponent: She and Wonder Woman eventually come to view one another as this.
Baroness Paula Von Gunther
Paula Von Gunther
Played by: Christine Belford
Appearances: Wonder Woman
Baroness Von Gunther was the leader of a Nazi spy ring based in the U.S. before being apprehended by Steve Trevor.Like with Fausta, Baroness Von Gunther was one of the only Wonder Woman comic villains who was adapted in the show.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Blonde in the comics, Brunette in the show.
- Adaptational Villainy: Paula was a villain when first introduced in the comics but was later established she was blackmailed into working for the Nazis as they held her daughter hostage. Here she fakes a Heel–Face Turn and shows no signs she's working for the Nazis for any other reason than her own volition.
- Aristocrats Are Evil: Is a German Baroness who supports and works for the Nazis.
- The Baroness: Is both this trope and how she's almost always referred to as. She's only called "Paula" once.
- Decomposite Character: She's still a villain as Paula in the comics was initially presented but her Heel–Face Turn (and blonde hair) was given to the show's version of Fausta. This version of Paula remains a villain when we last see her.
Caroyln Hamilton/Nubia
Carolyn Hamilton/Nubia
As Nubia
Played by: Jayne Kennedy
Appearances: Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman
A former San Francisco cop whose life was saved by Steve Trevor turning her time undercover in a terrorist organization. She later ended up becoming the leader of said organization before being shown the error of her ways by Steve and Wonder Woman.She would later take up residence on Paradise Island under the name of Nubia.
- Adaptational Backstory Change: A former San Francisco cop and friend of Steve Trevor's who ended up leaving the force while undercover when she fell in love with and married Fausta Grables, the leader of the terrorist cell she was infiltrating and later broke her own heart when she turned in her love due to her sense of right and wrong rather than Diana's twin sister.
- Adaptation Name Change: This version of Nubia started out life as a US citizen with the name Carolyn Hamilton.
- Adaptational Sexuality: The first version of the character to be unequivocally queer. Shown having feelings for Steve but also in a relationship with the reformed Fausta during her time on Paradise Island.
- Becoming the Mask: Officer Hamilton fell in love with the leader of the terrorist cell she was undercover in and joined up for real due to it, though she eventually turned them in as her conscience wouldn't let her alone.
- Canon Character All Along: In the series, Carolyn Hamilton appears to just be a one-shot reformed villain; the comic continuation reveals that she becomes Nubia.
- Composite Character: Of the show original villain Caroyln with the comics character Nubia.
- Fair Cop: A beautiful (former) San Francisco police officer.
- Heel–Face Turn: Makes one by the end of her one episode appearance and continues on in her reappeance in the Wonder Woman '77 comics.
- In-Joke: Her appearance in the Wonder Woman '77 comic is likely one to that Nubia was planned to appear in the show, even appearing in the merchandise, before the network change from ABC to CBS.
- Lesbian Jock: A lesbian who is incredibly fond of and good at an array of martial arts even prior to becoming an Amazon.
- Unrelated in the Adaptation: This version of Nubia started out as a San Francisco native by the name of Carolyn Hamilton before becoming an Amazon and adopting the name Nubia and is therefore not Diana's twin sister nor the daughter of Queen Hippolyta and her partner Philippus.
Gault's Brain
Harlow Gault
Appearances: Wonder Woman | Wonder Woman '77
The living brain of a dead billionaire seeks to have itself transplanted into the perfect physical specimen.- Brain in a Jar: As one can see from the character image.
- The Bus Came Back: Is one of the few show original villains to pop up in the Wonder Woman '77 comics.
- Canon Foreigner: He is entirely a show creation.
- Grand Theft Me: His plan in the show was to transplant his brain in the perfect physical specimen before being foiled by Wonder Woman. When he pops back up in the Wonder Woman 77 comics he's apparently decided that this "perfect physical specimen" is Wonder Woman.
Characters Exclusive to the 2015 Wonder Woman '77 comics
Cheetah (Barbara Minerva)
Cheetah/Barbara Minerva
Appearances: Wonder Woman '77 | Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77
- Adaptational Backstory Change: She gets her powers to turn into The Cheetah from the Egyptian, cheetah-headed, goddess Mafdet rather than the plant god Urzkartaga.
- Adaptational Modesty: Zig-zagged. Traditionally, the Barbara Ann Minerva Cheetah either goes naked or wears a bikini pelt. In this continuity, her first story has her wearing a shirt and denim shorts even when transformed, she appears naked in a later story where she tries to get Clayface to defeat Wonder Woman and is depicted wearing a jumpsuit during the Batman '66 comic crossover.
- Adaptational Super Power Change: She gets some notable upgrades in comparison to her main comics counterparts, mainly being able to command other Big Cats such as Lions and Tigers but also able to turn others in to humanoid Cheetahs at her command
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Brunette whereas Barbara is traditionally a redhead.
- The Beast Master: She can command Big Cats such as Lions and Tigers.
- Canon Immigrant: To the continuity of the show. Worth nothing that while Cheetah was around during the time of the show, Barbara Minerva wasn't created until 1987, long after the television series had ceased production. Debbie Domaine was the current holder of the Cheetah title at the time.
- Composite Character: While Priscilla Rich also exists in the digital comic's continuity, this version of Barbara is very much an attempt to meld the comics Priscilla's personality (an American driven primarily by envy of Wonder Woman) with the comics Barbara's powerset (magically-empowered werecat).
- Hot Librarian: Is a fairly attractive looking curator at the Smithsonian prior to becoming The Cheetah.
Cheetah (Priscilla Rich)
Cheetah/Priscilla Rich
Appearances: Wonder Woman '77
A villainess who Wonder Woman battled in the days of World War II. Decades later, her old villain costume and other memorabilia have ended up on display in the Smithsonian.- Canon Immigrant: Another comics villain introduced into the continuity who around at the time of the show but who wasn't adapted.
- The Noodle Incident: It's implied she and Diana battled one another during the time of the show's first season in World War II but it's never expanded upon.
- Posthumous Character: Implied to be dead by the time of the 70s as her costume is on display at Wonder Woman exhibit at the Smithsonian. Her only actual "appearance" is as an illusion by Dr. Psycho.
- Predecessor Villain: To Barbara Minerva as the holder of The Cheetah title. Barbara was working in the same museum where Priscilla's old costume was on display.
Doctor Psycho
Doctor Psycho
Appearances: Wonder Woman '77
- Adaptational Hairstyle Change: This Dr. Psycho is clean-shaven, when his most recognizable depiction includes a mustache and a goatee (though he did lack facial hair initially in the comics).
- Age Lift: Going off the white hair and wrinkles, it's implied he's older than he's usually depicted. This may be to imply that he originally faced Diana during the 1940s and has since aged to acknowledge the Time Skip to the 1970s.
- Canon Immigrant: He's another villain who was around during the time of the show but was never adapted.
- Dr. Psych Patient: Is an escaped mental patient.
- It's a Wonderful Plot: Tries to trap Diana in a world where she isn't Wonder Woman.
- Master of Illusion: Conjures up an army of psychic illusions of Wonder Woman villains to fight Diana.
- Remember the New Guy?: Unlike the other villains in the digital comic, there's zero attempt to give him any kind of introduction or backstory. He just shows up as an apparently recurring villain whose powers we're all supposed to be familiar with.
"Wonder Woman"
Wonder Woman
Appearances: Wonder Woman '77
The Wonder Woman of the fictional world created by Doctor Psycho to trap our Wonder Woman in a Mind Prison. Based on the Cathy Lee Crosby Wonder Woman from the Wonder Woman (1974) failed Pilot Movie.- Adaptational Villainy: A minor one as she's a creation of Psycho and so she doesn't really exist.
- Hair-Contrast Duo: A blonde rival Wonder Woman to Lynda Carter's brunette.
- Lawyer-Friendly Cameo: The costume isn't an exact match to the version from the Pilot Movie and they draw around copying Cathy Lee Crosby's likeness.
- Mythology Gag: She's a walking gag reference to Cathy Lee Crosby's Wonder Woman from the Pilot Movie that pre-dated Lynda Carter.
