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11 Wondrous Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed In Wonder Woman

At last, the DC Extended Universe finally has an unqualified critical and financial success on its hands with Wonder Woman. Regardless of your personal feelings towards them, the likes of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad rubbed some people the wrong way with their jumbled storytelling and uneasy tonal shifts.
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Published: Jun 3, 2017 05:57 pm

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5) War Is Truth

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During the big climax of the movie, Ares takes a page out of the supervillain handbook and tries to win his enemy over to his side. He attempts to convince Diana that humanity is corrupt and evil and that war is necessary to purify the Earth. “I am the God of Truth,” he states. “Not War.”

Though it isn’t a direct lift from the comics, this scene brings to mind a similar moment from 2009’s Wonder Woman #37. As part of the ‘Warkiller’ story arc from Gail Simone and Bernard Chang, Ares claims that the Lasso of Truth should really be his. “War is truth, Princess. By all rights, this should belong to me.” We should also mention that Diana herself has claimed the title of “the Goddess of Truth” in the comics on occasion.

That’s not the only element from Simone’s work that makes it into the movie, though. Diana ultimately defeats Ares by unleashing his lightning attack back at him. This is a power Simone gave to Wonder Woman, though the lightning came from her own bracelets in the comics. The image of Diana floating in the air, with the lightning surrounding in her, is also lifted directly from the pages.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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