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* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There's an Amazon with the same name as her. It's highly likely she was named after the goddess Artemis. Also, the name of Artemis' Roman counterpart is Diana, the same as Wonder Woman.

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* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There's an Amazon with the same name as her.she. It's highly likely she was named after the goddess Artemis. Also, the name of Artemis' Artemis's Roman counterpart is Diana, the same as Wonder Woman.
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* ShoutOut: He bears a major resemblance to the Spartan king Leonidas.
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!!! '''Appearances:Shazam: Fury of the Gods.

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!!! '''Appearances:Shazam: '''Appearances:''':Shazam: Fury of the Gods.
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!!'''''Hespera'''''
!!! '''Species:''' Olympian demi-god
!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/HelenMirren
!!! '''Appearances:Shazam: Fury of the Gods.

The daughter of Atlas, and goddess of the sunset.
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* CanonForeigner: She doesn't appear in the DC Comics, but is a part of Greek mythology.
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* AdaptationalExpansion: While he had only a very short cameo in the theatrical cut of ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'', his appearance is a full-on flashback battle sequence in ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''.


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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Like Ares, he only wears ankle wraps and goes barefoot. His justification is that...well, he's fucking ''[[PhysicalGod Zeus]].'' Zeus does not need to protect his pedal extremities.
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* BackToBackBadasses: Back when the Olympian pantheon was still united (and still around) during the first Apokoliptian war, Ares and Zeus gave ''Darkseid'' a serious asskicking and very nearly killed him with some creative teamwork. Zeus softened him up with some lightning blasts while Ares put down the hurt with his battleaxe.
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* AccentAdaptation: All of the Amazons have foreign accents especially Wonder Woman as opposed to a normal American accent in other media depictions.
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* HeroicSacrifice: She gets blasted in the chest by Parademon fire while trying to prevent Steppenwolf from taking the Mother Box that the Amazons were guarding.

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An Amazon warrior.

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An A muscular Amazon warrior.



* HeroicSacrifice: She helps seal the Mother Box chamber and ends up trapped inside with Steppenwolf after helping Queen Hippolyta escape with the Mother Box.

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* HeroicSacrifice: She helps seal the Mother Box chamber and ends up trapped inside with Steppenwolf after helping Queen Hippolyta escape with the Mother Box.Box in both versions of ''Justice League''.



* UncertainDoom: She ends up trapped in the Mother Box chamber with Steppenwolf and other Amazons. Although it's possible that the New God went straight for the chamber's wall to demolish it with his axe and get out, [[NoSell not being really bothered by the Amazons' attacks]].

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* UncertainDoom: She ends up trapped in the Mother Box chamber with Steppenwolf and other Amazons. Amazons in both versions of ''Justice League''. However:
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Although it's possible that the New God went straight for the chamber's wall to demolish it with his axe and get out, [[NoSell not being really bothered by the Amazons' attacks]].attacks]] in the theatrical cut.
** In ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'', the chamber collapses into the sea, which gives her less chances of surviving along with her fellow Amazons who were trapped inside.



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!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''
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* CombatMedic: She has been martially trained as well, and she is seen trying to fight off Steppenwolf alongside the other Amazons in ''Zack Snyder's Justice League''.



* TheMedic: She heals the wounds of her fellow Amazons. She is surprised how Diana regenerated her shoulder wound faster than anyone else [[spoiler:which is one of the first signs that Diana is of DivineParentage.]]

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* TheMedic: She heals the wounds of her fellow Amazons. Amazons in the ''Wonder Woman'' film. She is surprised how Diana regenerated her shoulder wound faster than anyone else [[spoiler:which which is one of the first signs that Diana is of DivineParentage.]]




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* PrecursorHeroes: The alliance of humans, Amazons, Atlanteans, Olympians and a Green Lantern that defeated Steppenwolf in the distant past are described by Diana as part of an [[TheTimeOfMyths "age of heroes"]]. They also represent the Justice League's predecessors in more than one way.

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* PrecursorHeroes: The alliance of humans, Amazons, Atlanteans, Olympians and a Green Lantern that defeated Steppenwolf Darkseid in the distant past are described by Diana as part of an [[TheTimeOfMyths "age of heroes"]]. They also represent the Justice League's predecessors in more than one way.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In the theatrical version they need teamwork to beat Steppenwolf, in Snyder's version [[spoiler: that teamwork is to beat Darkseid himself.]]
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!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''

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!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''
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The Queen of the Amazons and mother of Diana.

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The Queen of the Amazons Amazons, and the mother of Diana.



An Amazon general, the sister of Hippolyta and aunt of Diana. She is considered as the greatest Amazon warrior who ever lived.

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An Amazon general, the sister of Hippolyta and the aunt of Diana. She is considered as the greatest Amazon warrior who ever lived.



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!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/SamanthaJoCreator/SamanthaWin
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-->See [[Characters/DCEUWorldWarIEnemies World War I Enemies]] for his character page.

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-->See [[Characters/DCEUWorldWarIEnemies World War I Enemies]] [[Characters/DCEUWonderWomansRoguesGallery Wonder Woman's Rogues Gallery]] for his character page.sheet.
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* GodIsGood: With the sole exception of Ares, the few glimpses of the Olympians' portrayal in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' don't give them any JerkassGods traits. They created mankind, then created the Amazons to help put mankind on a righteous path. They also helped repel the first Apokoliptian invasion of Earth.

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* GodIsGood: With the sole exception of Ares, the few glimpses of the Olympians' portrayal in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' and ''Justice League'' don't give them any JerkassGods traits. They created mankind, then created the Amazons to help put mankind on a righteous path. They also helped repel the first Apokoliptian invasion of Earth.



* PrecursorHeroes: The alliance of humans, Amazons, Atlanteans, Olympians and Green Lanterns that defeated Steppenwolf in the distant past are described by Diana as heroes from the TheTimeOfMyths, they represent the Justice League's predecessors in more than one way.

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* PrecursorHeroes: The alliance of humans, Amazons, Atlanteans, Olympians and Green Lanterns that defeated Steppenwolf Apokoliptian invaders in the distant past are described by Diana as heroes from the TheTimeOfMyths, they represent the Justice League's predecessors in more than one way.
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** He also used his powers against Apokoliptian forces during Steppenwolf's first invasion of the Earth.
** Will more than likely be the source of [[Film/Shazam2019 Billy Batson's similar ability]].

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** He also used his powers against Apokoliptian forces during Steppenwolf's their first invasion of the Earth.
Earth (against Steppenwolf in the theatrical cut, against Darkseid in Creator/ZackSnyder's director's cut).
** Will more than likely be If the "Z" of "SHAZAM" is anything to go by, he is the source of [[Film/Shazam2019 Billy Batson's similar ability]].
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* AdaptationDyeJob: She has blonde hair, like her counterparts in the DCAU and the New 52.
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* Main/ShesGotLegs: Patty Jenkins has said that she emphasizes the fighting ability and beauty of Diana and the Amazons with their long shapely legs.
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* SuperStrength: She stops a falling hundred-pound pole with one hand and little effort (which goes a long way into explaining how both her and her armor have remained intact).
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* ActorAllusion: Her image quote is both a reference to her being an immortal Amazon warrior, and a clever nod to Lynda Carter's legacy as [[Series/WonderWoman the original live action Wonder Woman]].


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* WalkingSpoiler: The revelation that she's still alive, ''and'' the fact that she's played by Lynda Carter herself, are two big surprises that aren't revealed until TheStinger.
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* GreaterScopeParagon: The Amazon’s seem to be masters of making these, [[spoiler:as Asteria has been secretly helping humanity for ''centuries''. Long before Diana had the idea.]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: She looks directly at the camera and winks at the audience.
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!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' | ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' | ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' | ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''

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!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' | ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' | ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' (cameo) | ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''
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!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' | ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' | ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''

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!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' | ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' | ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' | ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''

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[[caption-width-right:350:''I've been doing this a long time.'']]]

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-->''"Her name was Asteria. She was our greatest warrior. When mankind enslaved the Amazons, my mother freed us. But someone had to stay behind to hold back the tide of men so the others could escape to Themyscira. My people gave up all of their armor to make her one suit strong enough to take on the whole world. And Asteria sacrificed herself for a better day for others. When I came here, I searched for her, but all I could find was her armor."''
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!!'''''Asteria'''''
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!!! '''Species:''' Amazon




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* TrueBlueFemininity: When not wearing her armour, Asteria prefers flowing blue gowns.
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* YouShallNotPass: When the Amazons left the world of man, she stayed behind to hold the line.
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* PunnyName: She is named after the god of stars Asteria.

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!![[Characters/ClassicalMythologyOlympians The Gods of Olympus]]
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-->''"A long time ago, when time was new, and all of history was still a dream, the gods ruled the Earth, and Zeus kinged among them."''
--->-- '''Hippolyta'''

The Gods of Olympus (or Olympians) were a race of divine beings who were worshiped by the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, as well as the Amazons, who were created by Zeus. They were eventually exterminated by Ares millennia ago.

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!![[Characters/ClassicalMythologyOlympians The Gods [[folder:Asteria]]
!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/LyndaCarter

Considered one
of Olympus]]
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-->''"A long time ago, when time was new, and all of history was still a dream,
the gods ruled the Earth, and Zeus kinged among them."''
--->-- '''Hippolyta'''

The Gods of Olympus (or Olympians) were a race of divine beings who were worshiped by the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, as well as the Amazons, who were created by Zeus. They were eventually exterminated by Ares millennia ago.
greatest Amazons to have ever lived.


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* CastingGag: Played by the first live-action Diana.
* TheGhost: All that is seen of her is a statue in the Amazon era, and her armor. [[spoiler: She appears in the Stinger.]]
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!![[Characters/ClassicalMythologyOlympians The Gods of Olympus]]
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-->''"A long time ago, when time was new, and all of history was still a dream, the gods ruled the Earth, and Zeus kinged among them."''
--->-- '''Hippolyta'''

The Gods of Olympus (or Olympians) were a race of divine beings who were worshiped by the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, as well as the Amazons, who were created by Zeus. They were eventually exterminated by Ares millennia ago.
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