Hippolyta

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Antiope
Real name	Antiope
Species	Amazon
Nationality	Themysciran
Deathdate	1918
Affiliation(s)	Amazons
Status	Deceased
Appearances
Film(s)	Wonder Woman Justice League (flashback)
Actors/Actresses
Portrayed by	Robin Wright

Antiope was the former general of the Amazons, sister of Queen Hippolyta, as well as the aunt of Princess Diana. She was extolled by Hippolyta as the greatest warrior in the history of the Amazons. Antiope personally mentored her beloved niece Diana in combat training for centuries leading up her death. She perished during the German invasion of Themyscira, sacrificing herself to save Diana's life during the attack.

Biography

Creation

Shortly after Zeus created humanity, his malevolent son, Ares, would corrupt them, fueling humanity with rage, hate, and bloodlust. As a result, Zeus created the Amazons as a way to help guide humanity and spread love.

First Invasion of Earth

However, before Diana was born, Antiope and her fellow Amazons allied themselves with the Olympian Gods, Mankind, the Atlanteans and the Green Lantern corps to fight Steppenwolf, who had come to conquer and remake the Earth into a planet similar to Apokolips, under the command of Darkseid. The war was eventually won by the alliance and Steppenwolf's army retreated, leaving the three Mother Boxes behind. The boxes were left under the control of Mankind, the Amazons and the Atlanteans.

Escaping Slavery and Moving to Themyscira

Ares, however, would not be hindered, and induced war among humanity again, which lead to them warring with the Amazons, and at the time, unknown to the other Olympians, briefly made slaves of them. Antiope and her sister Hippolyta, however, fought back against their captor(s), and succeeded in freeing their people. Ares would soon turn on the other Gods themselves for aiding the Amazons. These events took place after the first war with Steppenwolf.

So, Ares (after the war with the army of Apocalypse, even rebelled against his own father as well as the other Olympian Gods for not sharing his bloodlust and anti-human sentiment. Then ushered into the devastating War of the Gods against all of them, killing his divine family off one by one, until only Zeus himself remained. In order to account for the possibility of losing his life in the war, Zeus conceived a demigod child with Antiope's sister, a child capable of one day defeating and killing Ares (therefore known as the "Godkiller"), a daughter named Diana. Zeus then went on to face Ares in combat, and was able to defeat and drives Ares back, off of Olympus, but was mortally wounded himself in the process.

Before succumbing to his mortal wounds, however, Zeus created the paradise island of Themyscira as a safe haven for the newly freed Amazons lead by Antiope and Hippolyta, using divine magic to conceal it from Ares, ensuring that the Godkiller Diana would grow up safely.

Raising Diana

Millennia after the War of the Gods, Antiope served under Queen Hippolyta and oversaw the Amazonian military of the Amazons alongside Lieutenant Menalippe in preparation for the eventual return of Ares. She urged Hippolyta to let Diana to train her as an Amazon warrior and discover her true power. Despite her sister's disapproval, she trained Diana in secret from girlhood to her youth and constantly urged her to stop holding back. One day, Hippolyta discovered their training and expressed her worries about Diana and Ares. Despite her frustration, Hippolyta told Antiope to train Diana harder than any Amazon before her. Antiope continued to train Diana into her adulthood, mastering her swordsmanship and her archery skills. Despite her proficiency, Antiope still managed to counter her during a duel and chastised Diana for letting her guard down. As Antiope fought her vigorously, Diana clashed her Bracelets of Submission and created a massive shock-wave, knocking Antiope back.

German Invasion and Death

Later, as German forces invaded Themyscira in pursuit of Steve Trevor, Antiope led the Amazons on horseback against the German attackers. She defeated several German soldiers with her sword and bow, coordinating with her fellow Amazons. However, during the end of the fight, Antiope saw a German soldier firing at Diana and blocked a bullet with her body to protect her. Lying on the beach, Antiope urged Diana to use the Godkiller and defeat Ares, before passing away. Antiope's killer would promptly be shot down by Steve.

Personality

Antiope is an extremely capable and skilled leader, as well as an equally courageous warrior, evident in how she saved her fellow Amazons from human slavery as the War of the Gods broke out, in how she fought alongside with her soldiers during the invasion of Themyscira, and in how she sacrificed her life to save Diana. Antiope is also quite a bit more reasonable than her sister Hippolyta, since she fully supported her niece Diana's ambition to become a great warrior, training her more intensely than any of her other protegees. Antiope also seemed displeased with Hippolyta deceiving Diana about the latter's demigod heritage and "Godkiller" destiny, since as she lay dying, Antiope unsuccessfully attempted to tell Diana the truth. In addition, Antiope bore no grudge against her beloved niece for accidentally injuring her with the Bracelets of Submission shock-wave, as she didn't hesitate to jump in front of a bullet shot at Diana, saving her niece's life. Antiope did not die in vain, however, as her sacrifice inspired Diana to finally leave the island and save "Man's World" from Ares.

Powers and Abilities

• Powers
• Abilities
• Weaknesses
• Equipment

• Amazon Physiology: Hippolyta, like an Amazon, is a very powerful being, although surpassed by her demigod daughter Wonder Woman.
  • Superhuman Strenght: Antiope has superhuman strength, although not exactly at the same level as his Wonder Woman or the Kryptonians, which allowed him to quickly and easily defeat many invading German soldiers and was able to kill many parademons with his sword.
  • Superhuman Durability: Antiope has a high level of superhuman durability in the face of sudden force trauma, although it can be injured by sharp objects and bullets, leading Antiope to compensate with his shield when the Germans armed with firearms invaded Themyscira.
    • Superhuman Healing Factor: Antiope, like an Amazon, can heal from wounds at superhuman rates.
  • Superhuman Agility: Antiope has a superhuman level of agility, which allows him to jump on horseback and cut off the German soldiers before they could react properly, as well as dodge and react very quickly to their attacks.
  • Superhuman Stamina: Like all Amazon, Antiope's musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than that of humans. With her, she does not need to slow down or catch her breath during the battle against invading Germans.
  • Omnilingualism: Antiope, as an Amazon, has the ability to fluently speak, read, and understand all human languages (even currently dead ones, like Ancient Greek, Latin, Sumerian, or Ottoman Turkish), as well as to instinctively identify a language's name when seeing it's written form.
  • Superhuman Inmortality: Antiope, due to being an Amazon, has lived for millennia without visibly aging (with her predating the War of the Gods and the creation of Themyscira by Zeus), making Hippolyta an ageless immortal, unless killed in combat.

Master Combatant: Antiope is extremely skilled, fierce, and formidable in both armed and hand-to-hand combat, a master of a vast array of uniquely Amazonian martial arts, with centuries of combat experience (as she predates Themyscira's creation), with her having fought to free her Amazonian people from human slavery, and even surpassing her sister Hippolyta in combat skill. Indeed, prior to Wonder Woman reaching her full potential, Antiope was the greatest warrior of Themyscira, with Antiope wearing an Amazonian tiara to signify this, and with many Amazons, including Wonder Woman herself, becoming great warriors in their own right under Antiope's tutelage. Hence, she made short work of many German soldiers during the World War I invasion of Themyscira.

Omnilingualism: Antiope, as an Amazon, has the ability to fluently speak, read, and understand all human languages (even currently dead ones, like Ancient Greek, Latin, Sumerian, or Ottoman Turkish), as well as to instinctively identify a language's name when seeing it's written form.

Limited Durability: Antiope possessed very limited, advanced human invulnerability, and could be wounded in battle if not properly protected. She compensated for this by wearing her combat armor and utilizing a shield, thus managing to survive German firepower during the World War I invasion of Themyscira, but ultimately was shot down in an effort to protect Diana.

Tiara (Formerly): Antiope would wear a metal tiara that signified that its wearer was the greatest Amazonian warrior of them all. Following Antiope's death in battle, it would be given to her niece Diana.

Relationships

Family

• Hippolyta - sister
• Diana Prince - niece and disciple

Allies

• Olympian Gods
  • Zeus † - creator
• Amazons

Enemies

• Ares † - sworn enemy
• Imperial German Army

Behind the scenes

On January 15th, 2016 it was announced that Robin Wright would play Antiope in Wonder Woman.

References

File:Antiope kills a Parademon.png

Antiope Kills a Parademon.