10 Insane Alternate Versions Of Wonder Woman You Won't Believe Exist
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00:00So, everyone knows Wonder Woman, right? She's one of DC's most iconic characters. But the
00:04version that we see on the big screens of Diana Prince that we all know and love
00:08isn't the only version of the character that exists, not by a long shot. So let's take a
00:12look at some of the weirder, the wackier, and the more Wabbit-based. As I'm Jules,
00:16this is WhatCulture.com, and these are 10 Insane Alternate Versions of Wonder Woman
00:20You Won't Believe Exist.
00:2210. Wonder Wabbit
00:24Believe it or not, Wonder Wabbit isn't even the only animal iteration of Wonder Woman in this
00:28list, although it is definitely the cuddliest. And as you might have guessed it, she is a bunny
00:33rabbit version of Diana Prince. The problem with the series was that it didn't lean hard enough
00:37into the animalization of its cast. Wonder Wabbit's powers have nothing rabbit-like about
00:42them. No powerful jumps, night vision, or increased hearing at all. So what exactly
00:45is the point of this, then? Even Batmouse or Hawk Moose, both coming equipped with two animals to
00:50riff off, didn't go anywhere with it. A bit more commitment would have certainly helped this little
00:54Wabbit out.
00:559. Aurora Munro
00:57In a 1996 crossover event between Marvel and DC, Aurora Munro, better known as Storm of the X-Men,
01:03became that reality's version of Wonder Woman. On the surface, they seem like a decent fit to
01:08amalgamate. With similar morals and leadership qualities, her origin is rather different here
01:12as well. As she's seen drowning in the Hudson before Queen Hippolyta saves her and takes her
01:17home, raising her as an Amazonian princess. As she gets older, it becomes clear that her mutation
01:22gives her the ability to control the weather, something the Amazons help her train. It's a
01:27nice combination of the two characters, as this version of Wonder Woman keeps the lasso of truth,
01:31but it's made from Storm's own harnessed lightning bolts. Despite these powers, though,
01:35she must still keep her meta-mutant status a secret, while the Mars Storm wears it on her
01:40sleeve more proudly. Eventually, though, she joins the Justice League X-Men and settles well.
01:44Once Aqua Mariner leaves, no prizes for guessing who he's an amalgamation of,
01:48she even becomes the JLX's leader.
01:518. The Blue Amazon
01:53Back in 2003, DC published three Elseworlds comics for DC's biggest heroes, Wonder Woman,
01:58Batman, and Superman. For reasons known only to the writers themselves, each comic was based
02:03on a classic German movie. Now, all of this sounds like a bizarre idea, but they actually
02:07pulled it off pretty well. Also, while most people might not instantly be able to name
02:10much German cinema, Nosferatu used for Batman and Metropolis for Superman are fairly recognisable
02:15movies. With Batman lurking in the shadows and Superman's regular city being Metropolis anyway,
02:20both of them seem like fairly sensible picks. But the inspiration for Diana's story is a little
02:24less well-known, being the 1930 flick The Blue Angel. Like all three of the Elseworld collection,
02:30it mixes a few other movies in there as well, mainly Metropolis itself, which is used to
02:34thematically tie the whole trilogy together. In this story, Diana is an amnesiac with no
02:39recollection of her past, and is working as an exotic dancer. It's certainly not a typical
02:44Wonder Woman story, but if you're looking to see the character in a completely different scenario,
02:48then look no further.
02:497. Becca
02:51Becca is one of DC's new gods, and though she isn't the most famous of characters,
02:55she's often seen helping the good guys and occasionally has featured heavily in several
02:59storylines. However, the movie Justice League Gods and Monsters cast her in the starring role,
03:04but with a bit of a twist. This was a parallel Becca, and she wasn't like the Wonder Woman of old.
03:09This Becca is part of a brutal Justice League keeping order on Earth. She takes the title
03:14of Wonder Woman, while General Zod's son becomes this universe's Superman, and Dr.
03:18Kurt Langstrom becomes their Batman. It transpires that rather than a full-on evil version of
03:23Wonder Woman – which has plenty of those to come in the list, by the way – Becca and the rest of
03:26this league have simply just gone too far. They're good people at heart, and much of the movie is
03:31about unwinding their conspiracies around them and correcting their past mistakes. It does seem a
03:35little bit like her title and good nature means she gets away with not being held accountable,
03:39but at least in the end she does the right thing.
03:426. Diana the Albino Ape
03:44Justice League of America The Island of Dr. Moreau is a mash-up of – well,
03:48you figure it out. Dr. Moreau is a classic character by H.G. Wells, a mad scientist who
03:53transforms people into animals, believing it to be the next stage of human evolution.
03:57In this story, he doesn't actually capture the real Justice League – hence how he's still
04:01alive, really – but instead has an army of creatures that are similar to them. These include
04:04Jabutus the Cheetah for The Flash, Falconus the Hawk for Hawkman, and Diana the Albino Ape as the
04:10stand-in for Wonder Woman. Being a gorilla, it certainly isn't the typical portrayal of Wonder
04:14Woman, but she's actually closer in personality than many others featured here, as the story
04:18revolves around them being sent to Victorian London, and it only gets stranger from there.
04:22The team of manimals are investigating Jack the Ripper, who features heavily in the next entry
04:27as well. Here they discover that Jack is another one of Dr. Moreau's creations, and turn on each
04:31other while questioning the nature of their own existence. Like the classic novel it spins off
04:36from, it's a lot deeper than the premise suggests.
04:385. Victorian
04:40The Victorian version of Wonder Woman is from a series called Amazonia, which is set in an
04:44alternate version of the era, but the steampunk is cranked up to 11. Set between 1888 and 1928,
04:51it offers a fresh look at Diana, who we usually see in either ancient or mythological times,
04:55or even in our present era, leaning towards the future. It helps that most people have a fairly
04:59clear picture of the Victorian era, rather than scratching our heads like we would do with a
05:03Byzantine or late Quing era story. The stunning steampunk visuals certainly help build up the
05:08image for us, too, that this story is going to be something very different from the off.
05:12Queen Victoria and her family have been murdered by Jack the Ripper, who, being of royal blood
05:16himself, ascends to become king. His rule is harsh and misogynistic, and is assisted by a
05:21now-villainous Steve Trevor. Diana is captured by Trevor and forced to marry him, performing
05:26biblical stories at the theatre. She eventually adopts the title of Wonder Woman, and leads an
05:30uprising against Jack with Jack's own son, Charles.
05:334. Bizarre
05:35Any list of unbelievable versions of DC characters is likely to include a Bizarro version, and Wonder
05:40Woman is no different. But just a brief history of Bizarro first. The initial two versions were
05:45failed Superman clones by Lex Luthor, but we're focusing on the third iteration here. He has
05:50nothing to do with Lex at all, aside from inspiration. Bizarro 3 is still based off of
05:55Superman, but was created by the Joker using fifth-dimensional powers. To oversimplify,
06:00he's Superman with Joker's imagination. All of his creations speak with slurred, broken grammar,
06:05have ashen grey and pockmarked skin and limbs which don't quite fit properly.
06:09But they're more than just hollow zombies, though, because Bizarro creatures have some
06:12internal logic. They speak in opposites, so saying I love you means I hate you and vice versa.
06:18Some people love the Bizarros, and some hate them. Bizarro, though, was pretty great.
06:223. Crime Syndicate of America
06:25The Crime Syndicate of America, often shortened to the CSA, are a parallel universe version of
06:30the Justice League, only evil. Just like the regular Justice League, they also have a Wonder
06:34Woman, but she is very different in more ways than one. She goes by the name of Superwoman here,
06:39but it's clearly a riff off of Diana rather than Clark, with his CSA equivalent named Ultraman.
06:44She gains her powers from her universe's Amazons by killing them all, and as a result,
06:48her power set is almost identical to Wonder Woman's. One of the few differences is that
06:53rather than the lasso of truth, it instead forces its victims to admit humiliating or
06:57dangerous secrets. It's an ingenious little twist that still utilises the truth-telling power,
07:02but in a much more sinister way. Interestingly, though, we don't actually learn her real name,
07:06as she goes by the alias of Lois Lane and is married to Ultraman. However,
07:10she frequently and openly cheats on him with Owlman, which is their version of Batman,
07:14showing yet again how twisted and sordid the Crime Syndicate really is.
07:182. A Straight-Up Nazi
07:20Another Elseworld tale, this one, Whom Gods Destroy, features two versions of Wonder Woman,
07:25although the first is far more unbelievable. Set in the not-so-cheery future where the Third
07:30Reich never fell, this world is currently under Nazi rule, with the Amazons by their side.
07:35Adonis has replaced Hitler as the Führer, with Artemis and Athena opposing him. However,
07:39Wonder Woman herself betrayed Paradise Island for power and is now in league with Adonis and
07:44the Nazis, even wearing a swastika on her tiara. Lois Lane becomes embroiled in the story and is
07:49given Athena's powers to become a Wonder Woman of her own. The two battle, and just like in real
07:54life, good triumphs evil, and the Nazi Wonder Woman is defeated. Lois, now the reigning Wonder
07:59Woman champ, celebrates her victory by moving to the moon to live in a polyamorous lesbian
08:04relationship with Lana Lang and Superman, who was turned female by witchcraft during the course of
08:08this story, but only after he'd also been turned into a horse. As happy endings go, I didn't see
08:12that coming, but at least they are having a great time, and good on them.
08:161. Flashpoint
08:18Flashpoint Wonder Woman just crosses the line in ahead of Nazi Wonder Woman as the most insane
08:22version of the character to date, and a lot of these new styles revolve around her turning
08:26villainous in some way, but this one goes to new extremes. In this alternate reality, Diana is a
08:31brutal and bloodthirsty dictator, holding her country steadily under her boot. Unlike some
08:37other bad guy Wonder Woman versions, Flashpoint Diana takes a great deal of pleasure in her cruelty,
08:42not caring who she harms. She seduces Aquaman, but when questioned on it by his wife,
08:47she chops the Atlantean's head off and sends it to Aquaman as a gift. This kicks off a war
08:51between Atlantis and the Amazons, a conflict that she relishes in. Aquaman floods Europe
08:56to claim for Atlantis, while Diana takes up territory on the remaining dry land,
09:00and this conflict goes on to cause the death of over 30 million people between Ireland and Russia.
09:05Innocent bystanders aren't the only ones caught up in the conflict, either. Steve Trevor,
09:09Wonder Woman's longtime love interest, is choked to death by Diana's bare hands,
09:13so seriously, this one has to be seen to be believed.
09:16And there we go, my friends, those were 10 insane alternate versions of Wonder Woman
09:19You Won't Believe exist. I hope that you enjoyed that, and please let me know what
09:22you thought about it down in the comments section below. As always, I've been Jules,
09:26you can go follow me over on Twitter at RetroJWithAZero, or you can swing by Live
09:30and Let's Dice, where I do all of my streaming outside of work, and it'd be great to see you
09:33over there, my friends. But before I go, I just want to say one thing, hope you're treating
09:37yourself with love and respect, because you deserve all of the best things in life,
09:41and don't let anything or anyone else tell you otherwise, alright? You're a massive ledge,
09:44now go out there and smash it today. I believe in you. As always, I've been Jules,
09:48you have been awesome, never forget that, and I'll speak to you soon. Bye.