What does Wonder Woman have to do with World War II?

Like her fellow star-spangled superhuman Captain America, Wonder Woman has always been closely and explicitly associated with World War II. In her 1941 debut in All Star Comics #8, Diana is specifically sent by her mother Queen Hippolyta into Man’s World to help Steve Trevor fight the Nazis.

Does Wonder Woman take place in World War I or World War II?

Wonder Woman in comics is associated with World War II not World War I, but in 2017’s film Wonder Woman, it’s set during World War I.

Did Wonder Woman fight Ares?

In the end, however, Ares’ plans were thwarted, with Wonder Woman killing him and ending World War I and his violent influence on humanity for good.

What is the plot of Wonder Woman?

Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that’s raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny.
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What was the original ending to Wonder Woman?

Apparently, she filmed her original ending with a very human Ares (played by David Thewlis) fighting Diana Prince in a much smaller, but thematically stronger ending. “The whole point of the movie is that you get there to the big monster, and he’s just standing there looking at you saying, ‘I didn’t do anything.

Who is Ares in ‘Wonder Woman’?

Whether calling himself Ares (as in Greek myth) or Mars (Roman), this godlike being is one of Wonder Woman’s most dedicated antagonists. Way to be a granddad, Ares — as father to Diana’s mother, Hippolyta, the God of War spends a lot of time making his granddaughter’s life a living hell.

Did Wonder Woman start World War One?

In the recent Wonder Woman film, we learn that the first World War was the work of Ares, God of War/Truth. When Wonder Woman kills Ares, it takes away the desire for war from everyone, resulting in peace. We then jump forward to what appears to be modern-day France, with the titular hero in her office.

Does Ares survive Diana’s attack?

The movie leaves no indication that Ares survives Diana’s attack (if he did, it would diminish her title as the “God Killer”), but I’m curious how the franchise will address World War II (if it ever does). Overall, the Ares twist doesn’t bother me as much as I thought it might.

Does the Sir Patrick Morgan/Ares reveal make sense in Warzone?

I was worried that this was an unnecessary twist since Morgan’s job—advocating for the armistice—would seem to be at cross-purposes with Ares’ true goal, which is perpetual war. However, in seeing the finished film, the Sir Patrick Morgan/Ares reveal does make sense.