Summary
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Wonder Woman #9!One of the darkest chapters inWonder Woman’slife returns in a moment that proves she’s willing to cross a line few DC heroes will. Diana has been taken captive by the Sovereign, America’s secret king. During this tense situation, Wonder Woman brings up a harrowing event from her past that proves she’s not afraid of killing.
InWonder Woman #9by Tom King and Daniel Sampere, theSovereign has isolated Wonder Womanin a cell with no human contact. To hold onto her sanity,Wonder Woman retreats inwardand speaks with an imaginary version of Steve Trevor.
During one conversation with ‘Steve’, Diana speaks about the Sovereign and the pain he’s caused both her and her Amazon sisters.Wonder Woman imagines snapping the Sovereign’s neck in the same way she killed Maxwell Lordso many years ago. Her fantasy version of Steve reminds Diana that she’s supposed to be good and questions if killing is good.
Wonder Woman Fantasizes About Killing Her New Enemy in a Familiar Way
Killing has always been on the table for Wonder Woman, but generally only under rare and extreme circumstances. Unfortunately for him, Maxwell Lord found that out the hard way. The psychic villain took control of Superman’s mind and turned him into his puppet. Lord had the Man of Steel attack Diana and in the chaos of the fight, she discovered that the only way to break Lord’s hold on Clark was to kill Maxwell. Without hesitation,Wonder Woman snapped Lord’s neck and freed Clark from mind control, an act that was broadcast all over the world by Brother Eye.
The page where Wonder Woman fantasizes about killing the Sovereign is intentionally modeled after the scene where Diana killed Maxwell Lord. Wonder Woman killing Lord was possibly the most high-profile kill Diana ever committed, but it was when she had no other choice and the world was facing the prospect of a mind-controlled Superman. The Sovereign, as vile as he is, has not placed Wonder Woman or any of her loved ones in as much danger yet. But this sequence isa stark reminder that Wonder Womandoeskill and hints that she wants Sovereign to feel her wrath.
Is Wonder Woman Going to Kill the Sovereign?
Thankfully, fans already have an answer to that. The current Wonder Woman series is a story being told by the Sovereign to Wonder Woman’s future daughter, Trinity. In this future, Sovereign is in one of the most secure prisons on Themyscira, far away from society. While this means fans won’t be seeing Wonder Woman murdering her new foe, her fantasy reminds everyone that she has it in her to kill. When the Sovereign ultimately winds up in prison, he’d better be grateful knowing what other fateWonder Womanhad dreamed up for him.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is the superhero identity of Diana, Princess of the Amazons. Created on the island of Themyscira, Wonder Woman is a super-powered demi-goddess with extreme physical strength who utilizes magical gifts (like her famous Lasso of Truth) to defeat her foes. As mighty as her fellow heroes Superman and the Justice League, Wonder Woman is unmatched in her compassion and virtue.
