A few random Wonder Woman ideas.
Apr. 23rd, 2008 05:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sethgrayI hate Diana Prince. I really, really do. It is a lie. Diana is an avatar of truth, and I would think that would bar her from walking around under a false identity. The reasons for my hate are more than that, though. The whole secret ID is sexist anyway because it wasn't even her idea it was forced on her by her two male best friends. And as for a woman blessed with Athena's wisdom not being able to pump gas, don't even get me started.
So I got to thinking, if DC is so desperate to give Diana an ID why not make it who she actually is. Make it someone she would actually walk around as day to day. For example, have Princess Diana be her secret ID. No, really. The world knows she is the ambassador of Themyscira and all that, but they don't know she's Wonder Woman. I think that would be a wicked awesome twist, but maybe that's just me.
And if they absolutely must give her a street level ID, for one thing make it street level. The average person is not a superspy who works at the DMA. For example, Diana is immortal. She could have at any time enrolled in college in her past and gotten any number of degrees. Even as I thought this one instantly sprang to mind.
Wonder Woman: Lawyer.
The way it seemed to fit her character boggled my mind. Diana's core mission is to right wrongs, teach love and peace, and seek the truth. Which is exactly what a good and honest lawyer seeks to do as well. She's always been about violence as the last recourse anyway, so Diana taking on the legal system would actually fit her modus operandi. Also, she'd spend her time in a nice pants suit or blouse and skirt instead of that ridiculous bathing suit, but that's a rant for another day.
So I got to thinking, if DC is so desperate to give Diana an ID why not make it who she actually is. Make it someone she would actually walk around as day to day. For example, have Princess Diana be her secret ID. No, really. The world knows she is the ambassador of Themyscira and all that, but they don't know she's Wonder Woman. I think that would be a wicked awesome twist, but maybe that's just me.
And if they absolutely must give her a street level ID, for one thing make it street level. The average person is not a superspy who works at the DMA. For example, Diana is immortal. She could have at any time enrolled in college in her past and gotten any number of degrees. Even as I thought this one instantly sprang to mind.
Wonder Woman: Lawyer.
The way it seemed to fit her character boggled my mind. Diana's core mission is to right wrongs, teach love and peace, and seek the truth. Which is exactly what a good and honest lawyer seeks to do as well. She's always been about violence as the last recourse anyway, so Diana taking on the legal system would actually fit her modus operandi. Also, she'd spend her time in a nice pants suit or blouse and skirt instead of that ridiculous bathing suit, but that's a rant for another day.