History ComicBook / TrialOfTheAmazons

''Trial of the Amazons'' is a 2021 BatFamilyCrossover event published between the Franchise/WonderWoman titles. It is written by Creator/BeckyCloonan, Michael Conrad, Stephanie Williams, Creator/VitaAyala, and Joelle Jones.

The storyline is composed of two ''Trial of the Amazons'' specials, the main ''{{ComicBook/Wonder Woman|InfiniteFrontier}}'' book [[note]] Including a ''Young Diana'' backup[[/note]], ''Nubia and The Amazons'', and two ''ComicBook/WonderGirl'' specials

* ''{{ComicBook/Wonder Woman|InfiniteFrontier}}'' #785

* ''{{ComicBook/Wonder Woman|InfiniteFrontier}}'' #786

* BatFamilyCrossover: Between the ''{{ComicBook/Wonder Woman|InfiniteFrontier}}'', ''Nubia and The Amazons'', and ''ComicBook/WonderGirl'' books.

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:When Nubia questions Medusa over just why monsters are having an easier time getting out of Hades all of the sudden all she can say is that she could hear "many" voices trying to guide her out and decided to follow the most sinister. Over the course of this event we see Altuum The Survivor and the protogenoi Chaos both seeking to open Doom's Doorway. Altuum as part of a plan to kill all of the amazons, starting with their would be champions, while Chaos wants to destroy the island itself to spite Diana. After their plans fail the two seem to become aware of each other and entertain a BigBadDuumvirate, though Diana vows to track down Altuum before he can do anything else. Even then though, there's more forces are work than the ''two'' shown to us during this "trial".]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Chaos is sealed, the Doom's Doorway is secured and Themyscira is saved, but Hippolyta, Antiope and Atalanta are dead, while Artemis is on the run. On a more positive side, Diana officially names Yara the newest Wonder Girl, the three tribes are finally united and Nubia is going to be crowned as Queen of all the Amazons.]]
* BoisterousWeakling: {{Downplayed|Trope}}: In that none of the Amazons are truly weak, but throughout the event everyone aside from Phillippus and Cassie Sandsmark seem to be forgetting who the functional {{physical god}}s among them are. Faruka is especially guilty, at one point decreeing that Themyscira not use the Asteria armor or sandals of Hermes to gain an unfair advantage while seemingly unaware how many people present don't need them, her own champion included!

* EasilyForgiven: Considering the initial reaction of both Themyscira and Bana-Mighdall to discovering a lost amazon from an unknown tribe was to send assassins after her, it's remarkable that the Esquecida's first official meeting with both tribes is only meant to be a peaceful exchange of information(though the Esquecida were willing to "punish" whoever they found if the Doom's Doorway attacks were found to be intentional). The target of those assassination attempts does immediately butt heads with Queen Faruka, who ordered the Bana-Mighdall's, but she successfully form a positive connection with former queen Hippolyta, who ordered Themyscira's.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Artemis is perfectly willing to instigate a war a the Themysciran embassy when the Bana-Mighdall are asked to leave their weapons before taking the portal to the island, but once there she is perfectly cordial when Queen Nubia proves much more welcoming and is shocked that Faruka continues to instigate after their hosts announce a feast. She's even more shocked when Faruka almost starts a war with the "new" tribes of amazons almost as soon as they arrive. It goes to show that if not for Atalanta ''Artemis'' would be the WhiteSheep of her flock.
* ExactEavesDropping: The Esquecida Moon God/Goddess [[DependingOnTheWriter has changed once again]], and she's [[CrossoverCosmology stealing secrets from the Greek Earth primordial]]! It is suggested Yacy overheard Gaia whispering about the well of souls and decided to take a draw from it, to strengthen the Esquecida's connection to the old world Amazons.

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Faruka. She care less about the real dangers posed by Doom's Doorway and more about using the Contest as a means of regaining the Bana-Mighdall's immortality, seizing the Throne from Nubia, and revenge upon her sisters for the ideological divide that got the Bana-Mighdall cast out of Paradise Island.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Chaos is targeting the Amazons in revenge for Diana imprisoning it in the Graveyard of the Gods during the events of Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad's ''Afterworlds'' arc.]]

* RiseFromYourGrave: ''A'' grave [[spoiler:as the contestants discover a mass grave predating the amazon settlement of the island. It caves in after a fight with Echidna, who lured them there as a DeathTrap if [[LoadBearingBoss she couldn't beat them]]. Diana holds it up long enough for the other contestants to escape, then digs her way out.]]

* EasilyForgiven: Considering the initial reaction of both Themyscira and Bana-Mighdall to discovering a lost amazon from a previously unknown third tribe was to send assassins after her, it's remarkable that the Esquecida's first official meeting with both tribes is only meant to be a peaceful exchange of information(though the Esquecida were willing to "punish" whoever they found if the Dooms Doorway attacks were found to be intentional). The target of those assassination attempts does immediately butt heads with queen Faruka, who ordered the Bana-Mighdall's, but she successfully form a positive connection with former queen Hippolyta, who ordered Themyscira's.

* LaughingMad: Diana accidentally breaks into the throne room, finds it empty, and thinks she's too late. She vastly underestimates her own speed when she finds most of her allies are still alive and is bewildered at how she got there first, given the circumstances gave them a massive head start.

* BigEntrance: The Esquecida; Yara in particular with the way her proximity is exaggerated, befitting [[LargeHam her hammy nature]].

* CultureClash: The Esquecida are "amazons" by very loose technicalities. Aella, an amazon who predates the Themyscira/Bana-Mighdall split, joined their ranks and started raising a child among them. After Aella's death they've allowed free passage to Donna Troy, who stumbled upon their hidden city Akahim while searching for Cassie Sandsmark, as they were planning an assault on Olympus and needed all the help they could get. The Esquecida have very little in common, culturally with the Bana-Mighdall or Themyscira, with Donna being the only reason they even reach the latter. Religiously their relations are especially distant, as while Aella had taught her new tribe about the Greek gods all interactions the tribe has had with said gods have been negative, beginning with Hera ordering Aella's execution [[MalignedMixedMarriage for having that child in the first place]], and eventually leading to the [[RageAgainstTheHeavens aforementioned retaliation against Olympus]]. Gaboymila advises Portira to take Yara Flor with them, her being the other closest thing to a genetic link to the old world tribes besides Donna, but Yara is a less than ideal ambassador and almost sparks war between The Esquecida and Bana-Mighdall within minutes of arriving on Themycira. [[spoiler:When Hyppolyta is found dead The Esquecida, who have the least connection to her, immediately order The Contest to be postponed until a criminal investigation is concluded but are overruled by the other two tribes.]]

* SettleItWithoutWeapons: Tensions between Diana and Faruka come to a head, and when Faruka suggests they arm themselves to duel, Diana mentions that she "won't require weapons". They begin grappling, but are interrupted before things progress, and Faruka mentions Diana owes her a "proper fight."

** While the Amazons and the Bana-Mighdall knew of Yara Flor, none of them were aware of the hitherto unknown Esquecida tribe. Their entry into the Contest takes thus takes their sisters completely by surprise and upends all their assumptions and plans (Faruka especially).

* TurnInYourBadge: A variation in ''Wonder Woman'' #785 when [[spoiler: Diana surrenders the Lasso of Truth to Nubia for the duration of the Tournament and murder investigation. While Nubia didn't actually order Diana to do this, Diana surrenders it because she knows herself too well. In her grief at her mother's death, Diana knows she's emotionally compromised and can't trust herself to obey Nubia's orders not to use the Lasso on their fellow Amazons.]]

* ExactEavesDropping: The Esquecida Moon God/Goddess [[DependingOnTheWriter has changed once again]], and she's stealing secrets from the Greek Earth primordial! It is suggested Yacy overheard Gaia whispering about the well of souls and decided to take a draw from it, to strengthen the Esquecida's connection to the old world Amazons.

* CultureClash: The Esquecida are "amazons" by very loose technicalities. Aella, an amazon who predates the Themyscira/Bana-Mighdall split, joined their ranks and started raising a child among them. After Aella's death they've allowed free passage to Donna Troy, who stumbled upon their hidden city Akahim while searching for Cassie Sandsmark, as they were planning an assault on Olympus and needed all the help they could get. The Esquecida have very little in common, culturally with the Bana-Mighdall or Themyscira, with Donna being the only reason they even reach the latter. Religiously their relations are especially distant, as while Aella had taught her new tribe about the Greek gods all interactions the tribe has had with said gods have been negative, beginning with Hera ordering Aella's execution [[MalignedMixedMarriage for having that child in the first place]], and eventually leading to the [[RageAgainstTheHeavns aforementioned retaliation against Olympus]]. Gaboymila advises Portira to take Yara Flor with them, her being the other closest thing to a genetic link to the old world tribes besides Donna, but Yara is a less than ideal ambassador and almost sparks war between The Esquecida and Bana-Mighdall within minutes of arriving on Themycira. [[spoiler:When Hyppolyta is found dead The Esquecida, who have the least connection to her, immediately order The Contest to be postponed until a criminal investigation is concluded but are overruled by the other two tribes.]]

* DramaPreservingHandicap: [[spoiler: The Lasso of Truth is unsurprisingly taken out of play in ''Wonder Woman'' #785 to prevent the investigation into Hippolyta's murder from being solved too early and quickly. Diana's vow to use it on each and every Amazon until she finds the murderer causes understandable political blow-back with the Esquecida, the Bana-Mighdall, and even the Themyscirans. Nubia orders her to drop it and Diana, knowing she can't trust herself to obey the order, later surrenders the Lasso to her new Queen.]]

* SummationGathering: Most of ''Wonder Girl'' #2 comprises Cassie giving one. Fakura says she's "playacting detective".

* CanonImmigrant: A minor one but Asteria and her golden armor from ''Film/WonderWoman1984'' is brought in Themyscira history, with the same backstory from the film