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Warning : Potential SPOILERS for Wonder Woman 1984
The release ofWonder Woman 1984is still a twelvemonth away , but the movie ’s new posting has charge audience into a frenzy . It ’s colorful , it ’s bold , it ’s surefooted … and it ’s raising the inquiry : What ’s the sight withWonder Woman ’s fresh golden armour ?
At least , weassumeit ’s golden , since the shift kaleidoscope vogue makes it grueling to secern for sure . But within minutes of the post horse revealing star Gal Gadot in a suit of clothes of armour as opposed to her iconic costume , fans were speculating that this is no average kit . This raw uniform , they claim , is in reality the ' Golden Eagle Armor ' from the comics , minus the impressive wings and helmet . On the one hand , those elements are … kind of what make it the Golden Eagle armor to start with . But on the other , it ’s believably best for flick fans to get intimate with the DC traditional knowledge at body of work .
It ’s too presently to tell if director Patty Jenkins and the studio are explicitly tease the full ' Golden Eagle Armor ' forWonder charwoman 1984 , but allow us to be the first to discourage that if it ’s true … then the movie may not be following the comic book mythology behind it .
Wonder Woman’s ‘Golden Eagle’ Armor Explained
The innovation of new Amazon armor will obviously have fans wondering where Diana could even get it . She ca n’t return to Themyscira , remember ? But with so little of Diana ’s meter on the island prove in her first movie , it is n’t a hard brain-teaser to work ( a lawsuit was lost and recovered by archeologist , etc . ) . But one thing ’s for sure : whatever traditional knowledge or backstory is give will beat the comic Scripture version , since the Golden Eagle Armor is … well , just a suit of gold armor . In fact , it is n’t really the armor that tells the write up , but the fact that Diana hardly wears any to begin with . So when she does armour up – with monolithic metal fender and a beaked helm – comical readers know the coming fight is going to test her ( even if it does n’t really , since she ’s , you know , Wonder Woman ) .
Do n’t believe comic sports fan or sleep together - it - alls who take dissimilar , since this case of armor was introduce in 1996 as part of the Elseworlds seriesKingdom Come . As an aged Justice League sought to keep the humanity intact , Lex Luthor merge the satellite ’s villains . All out war was the only choice , and as Diana silently off the massive winged armor from the wall of her Watchtower quarters , Superman expressed his disfavor for the implications . Wonder Woman did n’t mince words : a war had issue forth , and she must dally a soldier , which think of dressing like one .
What Diana’s Golden Armor Really Means
The subtext was that her iconic costume was not one of war , meaning the idea of the Amazons ' ' title-holder ' imply one who avoid struggle , instead of seeking it out . A few years afterwards the armour was incorporated into the master DC continuity by writer Eric Luke and Yanick Paquette in Wonder Woman # 144 ( 1999 ) , when Diana donned the armor in a clear homage to Mark Waid and Alex Ross ’s Kingdom Come scene . Again , without offering any deeper signification or significance other than it being Diana ’s actual Amazonian armour .
Why Does Wonder Woman Need Armor… Now?
It might be the most obvious question to ask for fans connect Wonder Woman 1984 to her blood movie : if home base armour was on the table , why is this the first we ’re attend of it ? TheWonder Womanmovie require Diana to parry every bullet sent her way , so a suit of armor would be more than a little handy . Not to observe her allow the island to kill are … without her Amazon baby or queen giving her such armour to take with her . But there could be a few simple reasons for why this armour is being turn to now , and it begins with the enemy she is expected to face inWonder Woman 1984 : the Cheetah , formerly bonk as Dr. Barbara Minerva .
From all accounts and reports , managing director Patty Jenkins ’s edition of Cheetah will be drawing heavily from the most recent incarnation of the villain , told in Greg Rucka , Liam Sharp , and Nicola Scott ’s Wonder Woman Rebirth . The game item seem to trace up with flick leak , official image , and the heroine Jenkins and Gadot created in Wonder Woman : Barbara begins as Diana ’s friend and fellow history enthusiast , begins her transformation into Cheetah , and eventually must do engagement with Wonder Woman . Still , that ’s not the variety of scourge Diana would ask armour for in the comics , and we ’ve scram two potential explanation .
First , while Cheetah may resemble a human - computerized tomography hybrid , her parentage in the comics have always been tie to the occult , magical , and supernatural . In the most late telling , Barbara was opt by the forest God Urzkartaga , but punished to be overwhelm with bloodlust as the tortured Cheetah ( since she was no longer a virgin , which the dark lord required ) . Since Cheetah ’s powers are boost by thaumaturgy , Diana could feasibly need extra tribute to resist it . However , that account for Barbara ’s whammy offers the most likely reason for Diana to suit up . She gets suited up for a fight … because she does n’t want to have one at all .
The Real Reason For Wonder Woman’s Armor?
It ’s still speculation on our part , but if Jenkins and Gadot are adapting the Rebirth version of Cheetah ’s story , then the comic ’s most powerful and unforgettable scene seems an obvious inclusion . The sequence begins with Diana seeking Barbara out , and defy one lightning fast separatrix and hook after another , beseeching Barbara to heed to her , and refusing to attack . In the end , it ’s Barbara who finally give , setting the leg for Diana to bring her to tears by confirming nothing has changed , that she is still loved , and she wo n’t let yet another God reverse her against a sister .
Now , in blockbuster movie form , Diana donning the armour to simply abide and survive Cheetah ’s onslaught coukd volunteer the variety of CG spectacle audiences expect from a third act . But that was also the most to a great extent criticized part of the first Wonder Woman . So , would critics and audiences treasure the corruption of expectation , when it ’s revealed that Diana ’s most glorious armor does n’t grant her more power in a conflict , but simply survive long enough for her words and compassion to make friend of her enemy ?
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It ’s hard to say , and of course , the room access is always open for Diana to make peace of mind with Barbara , before taking on a larger , or " true " villain ( just like the comics ) . But as we ’ve explained here , whatever backstory or intent Jenkins has cooked up for the Golden Eagle Armor will be more substantial than the original comics . There , it was simply a stunningly potent icon … something the poster forWonder Woman 1984has already accomplished .
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