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Summary
A self-possession " failsafe plan " forWonder Womanalso foreground just how dangerous someone like Superman can be when he ’s the one being possessed . The routine of sentence Superman has been possess or emotionally compromised is almost endless at this distributor point , showcasing the true risk he poses to the clean-handed people of the DC Universe . A scoundrel with Superman at their disposal therefore automatically becomes the most serious opponent that a hero can face .
Wonder Woman , however , shows how she is the precise opposite of Superman inBirds of Prey#5 by Kelly Thompson , Arist Deyn , and Clayton Cowles . AfterWonder Woman is possessed by the revelatory godknown as Megaera , it ’s soon reveal that a have Wonder Woman is n’t nearly as powerful as a Wonder Woman with her full mental mental faculty intact .
As it turns out , Megaera does n’t know how to use Wonder Woman ’s full superpower , and the god certainly does n’t have the skill it takes to rein it . Whereas most villains needneither knowledge nor acquirement to use Superman — whose natural strength attain him dangerous when compromise — Wonder Woman is a tough nut to crock up .
Wonder Woman sustain a stiff - entwine kinship with her baby among the Amazons , but one distinction in her character coif her apart even from them .
Wonder Woman’s Own Skill Sets Her Apart When Possessed
The end is nigh for Themyscira whenan older version of Maps Mizoguchitravels from the time to come to monish the Birds of Prey that the apocalypse is impending if Megaera fulfills the vaticination of possessing Black Canary ’s sister . The god aggressively pursues her destiny by capturing Sin Lance and controlling the Amazons to attack the interfering Birds of Prey . Among the possess Amazons is Wonder Woman . Things are n’t look secure for the Birds of Prey as Diana go about them , but in no prison term , future Maps disposes of the princess with ease .
WhereasWonder Woman get the better of Big Bardaand the Birds in the late issue , this possess adaptation of Diana does n’t produce the same consequence as easy . Each of these self-possession is basically an prolongation of Megaera and , despite being a god , Megaera ’s fighting skills ca n’t match those of the real Wonder Woman . curtly after Maps ' quick dispatch of Wonder Woman , Big Barda is the first to notice the top executive grade disparity . From there , Wonder - Megaera is right pickings for the Birds of Prey , specially when equate to the real hatful .
DC Possessions Boil Down to Natural vs. Unnatural Strength
This speaks to how much willpower and actual power ( in terms of physical strength ) Diana holds , considering only she knows how to use it whenever she ’s possess . It took years of rigorous grooming for Diana to get to such a power tier . Alternatively , since most of Superman ’s speciality comes naturally from parentage , he ’s always at full power whether he ’s possessed or not , redact anyone on the polar side of a fight with him in danger no matter who ’s in ascendance of the Kryptonian . It goes to show how much have a true warrior ’s accomplishment matters when possessing someone likeWonder char .
Birds of Prey#5is uncommitted now from DC Comics .
BIRDS OF PREY # 5 ( 2023 )
