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'''Hippolyta''' is the Queen of the [[Amazon]]s,aformer lover of [[Zeus]] and mother to [[Wonder Woman|Princess Diana]].
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'''Mera''' is an [[Atlantean]] and ally of [[Aquaman]].
==Biography==
==Biography==
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===Creation===
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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 [[Amazon]]s as a way to help guide humanity and spread love.
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===Escaping Slavery and Bearing A Child===
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[[File:Fight_for_Freedom.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Hippolyta leading the Amazon revolt against humanity.]]
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Ares, however, would not be hindered, and induced war among humanity again, which lead to them warring with the [[Amazon]]s, and making slaves of them. Hippolyta and her sister [[Antiope]], however, eventually fought back against their captors, and succeeded in freeing their people.
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Meanwhile, Ares then rebelled against the other [[Olympian God]]s for not sharing his bloodlust and anti-human sentiment, so he therefore began the devastating [[War of the Gods]] against them, killing his divine family off one by one, until only [[Zeus]] remained. In order to account for the possibility of losing his life in the war, Zeus conceived a demigod child with Hippolyta, a child capable of one day defeating and killing Ares (therefore known as the "Godkiller"), a daughter named [[Wonder Woman|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.
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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 Hippolyta, using divine magic to conceal it from [[Ares]], ensuring that the Godkiller Diana would grow up safely.
As Diana grew up, Hippolyta intentionally deceived her - instead of revealing Diana's true [[Olympian God|demigod]] heritage, she claimed to have personally sculpted her daughter from clay, after which [[Zeus]] brought her to life. This was partially because Hippolyta didn't want her beloved daughter to face [[Ares]], and partially because the sooner Diana learned the truth, the easier it would be for Ares to find her. As such, Hippolyta initially strictly forbade Diana to even learn [[Amazon]]ian combat.
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===Allowing Diana to Train===
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Eventually Hippolyta caught Antiope training Diana in the grounds. Furious, she sent Diana back to the palace and chastised her sister for disobeying her orders. Antiope argued that Diana had to be trained as it was her fate as not only an Amazon, but as the Godkiller and that Hippolyta could not protect Diana forever. Hippolyta relented, though told Antiope that she must train Diana harder than any Amazon so that she would not only match Antiope, but surpass her.
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===German Invasion===
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After many years and Diana eventually growing to adulthood, Hippolyta oversaw one of her daughter's training exercises. Diana fares well, but drops her guard with Antiope who overpowers her which caused Diana to accidentally triggered her latent powers and knocked out Antiope with a shock wave from her vambraces. Hippolyta showed regret at allowing Diana to train.
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[[File:Hippolyta_enters_the_battle.jpg|thumb|251px|Hippolyta enters the battle.]]
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When Germans pursued Steve Trevor to Themyscira, Hippolyta personally took part in the battle, cutting down several soldiers with ease. However, by the end, she lost many of her people and Antiope. She came very close to killing Steve out of anger and grief, only talked down by the words of Diana. When Steve told the Amazons of the ongoing war she responded with horror, but told her people and Diana that they were forbidden to leave the island as they had no part in the wars of the outside world.
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===Allowing Diana to Leave===
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Hippolyta met Diana on the shore of Themyscira after she took a suit of armor, the Godkiller sword, and a shield from the armory. Knowing she couldn't convince Diana to stay, Hippolyta gave her Antiope's tiara and told her to live up to its legacy. She told Diana to be careful in the world of men, saying Diana was her greatest love and her greatest sorrow.
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=== Second Encounter with Steppenwolf ===
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After the death of [[Superman]], with the [[Earth]] left defenseless against the greater threats of the universe, [[Steppenwolf]], the herald of [[Darkseid]], traveled to the distant planet through a [[Boom Tube|boom tube]] connected to the [[Amazon]]ian [[Mother Box]]. Hippolyta and her warriors, upon receiving report of the Box's sudden activity, were present and awaiting the arrival of the Apokiliptian warrior.<ref>{{Film ref|Justice League (film)}}</ref>
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==Personality==
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Hippolyta is an extremely capable and skilled leader, as well as an equally courageous warrior, evident in how she saved her fellow [[Amazon]]s from [[human]] slavery as the [[War of the Gods]] broke out. However, Hippolyta's experiences have also made her very embittered against humanity (adamantly believing that the race was no longer worth saving) and very overprotective of her daughter [[Wonder Woman|Diana]] (much like how [[Jonathan Kent]] would later be of [[Superman|Clark]]), to the point of outright deceitfulness and strict rules against Diana even learning Amazonian combat. Hippolyta would ultimately, however, allow adult Diana to leave [[Themyscira]] with [[Steve Trevor]], on a quest to save "Man's World" from [[Ares]].
==Powers and Abilities==
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*'''Amazonian Physiology''': Hippolytaas an [[Amazon]], is quite powerful, thoughfarsurpassedbyher [[Olympian God|demigoddess]] daughter [[Wonder Woman]].
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*'''Atlantean Physiology:''' [[File:Mera.jpg|thumb|250px|Mera, swimming underwater.]]As an [[Atlantean]], Mera is an extremely powerful being, especially when exposed to water.
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**'''Super Strength:''' Mera has extraordinary superhuman strength, on par with [[Aquaman]], [[Black Manta]], [[Nereus]] and [[Ocean Master]], though not quite on the same level as that of [[Superman]] or [[Wonder Woman]].<ref name="The Dawn of the Justice League">''[[DC Films Presents: The Dawn of the Justice League]]''</ref>
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**'''Super Strength:''' Hippolyta has a level of superhuman strength, helping her to swiftly and easily defeat many invading German soldiers, though her strength is not on par with [[Wonder Woman]]'s. A notable feat of strength was catching a young Diana out of the air with a single arm as her daughter jumped down from one cliff-side walkway ledge to another, with no visible strain. She was also able to kill multitude of [[Parademons]] with her sword and stay in combat against [[Steppenwolf]], along with the other [[Amazons]].
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**'''Super Durability:''' Mera is incredibly durable, as she is able to withstand immense underwater pressures.
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**'''Super Durability:''' Hippolyta has a level of superhuman durability to blunt force trauma, supporting the power of power attacks and beatings of [[Steppenwolf]] with some minor injury, though she can be wounded by very sharp objects or bullets, leading Hippolyta to compensate with her shield and battle armor when gun-wielding Germans invaded [[Themyscira]].
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**'''Underwater Breathing:''' Mera, due to her [[Atlantean]] heritage, can naturally breathe underwater.<ref name="The Dawn of the Justice League"/>
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***'''Healing Factor:''' Hippolyta, when injured, is able to heal from wounds at superhuman rates, healing cuts in a matter of hours.
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**'''Super Speed:''' While underwater, Mera, like [[Aquaman]], can swim at supersonic speeds.
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**'''Super Agility:''' Hippolyta has a superhuman level of agility, allowing her to jump off horseback and slice down German soldiers before they could even properly respond, as well as dodge and weave around their attacks.
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*'''Hydrokinesis:''' Mera possesses the ability to manipulate water freely, without the use of the [[Trident of Poseidon]].
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**'''Super Stamina:''' Hippolyta has a level of superhuman stamina, notably not needing to slow down or catch her breath during the German invasion of [[Themyscira]].
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**'''Omnilingualism''': Hippolyta, 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. Hence, when [[Steve Trevor]] unexpectedly arrived on [[Themyscira]], Hippolyta was able to communicate with him in English (albeit with a Middle Eastern accent).
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**'''Longevity:''' Hippolyta, 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.
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*'''Expert Swimmer''': Mera, like all Atlanteans, is an extremely skilled swimmer.
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*'''Master Combatant''': Hippolyta 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 (having been around since before [[Themyscira]] existed), having fought to free her [[Amazon]]ian people from [[human]] slavery, though she is not quite on par in skill with her sister [[Antiope]]. Hence, she easily made short work of many German soldiers during the [[World War I]] invasion of [[Themyscira]].
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*'''Expert Leader''': Hippolyta, having been Queen of the Amazons for centuries, is an extremely skilled and capable leader.
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*'''Expert Deceiver:''' Hippolyta is highly skilled in deception and covert information withholding, as she lied to her daughter [[Wonder Woman|Diana]] for centuries as the latter grew up, never revealing her true heritage as the [[Olympian God|demigod]] "Godkiller", and instead claiming that she had sculpted Diana from clay, after which [[Zeus]] had brought the girl to life. Indeed, Hippolyta's deceptions were so persuasive, that Diana never thought to question them until [[Ares]] revealed to her the truth, while restrained by the [[Lasso of Truth]].
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*'''Limited Durability:''' Hippolyta, while quite durable to blunt force trauma, can be wounded by very sharp objects, as well as bullets. She generally compensates for this, however, by wearing her combat armor and shield, thus managing to survive German firepower during the [[World War I]] invasion of [[Themyscira]].
On January 15th, 2015 it was announced that Connie Nielsen would play Hippolyta in the upcoming film [[Wonder Woman (film)|''Wonder Woman'']]. Prior to her casting in ''[[Wonder Woman (film)|Wonder Woman]]'', Nielsen was a contender for the role of [[Lara Lor-Van]] in ''[[Man of Steel]]''.
*[http://dcmovies.wikia.com/wiki/Hippolyta Hippolyta] at the [http://dcmovies.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Movies_Wiki DC Movies Wiki]
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*[http://dcuniverseonline.wikia.com/wiki/Queen_Hippolyta Hippolyta] at the [http://dcuniverseonline.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Universe_Online_Wiki DC Universe Online]
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