| “ | I remember you, Radl. You and the rest of the Führer's Nazis saw me as weak once... as less-than. Purely because of my gender! I wasn't weak then, and i'm stronger now! | „ |
| ~ Fausta Grables in Wonder Woman '77 |
Fausta Grables is a minor antagonist in the DC Comics universe and in the Wonder Woman TV series. In the comics, Fausta was a former spy of the Third Reich, who went undercover in the U.S. as journalist Rora Blank in order to kidnapp Wonder Woman.
In the tv series, Fausta was a German athlete and agent billed as a "Nazi Wonder Woman", which successfully captures Wonder Woman and brings her to Germany for studies. The Amazon realizes Fausta was underestimated and mistreated by her male superiors, and the heroine eventually obtain her alliance by appealing to their common gender.
She was portrayed by Lynda Day George in the 1970s Wonder Woman TV series and by Rachel Pickup in the DCEU film Wonder Woman as a cameo.
History[]
Fausta Grables was a Swiss national and covert Nazi agent, sent by Hitler to the United States to capture Wonder Woman and uncover her secrets.
Masquerading as journalist Rora Blank from The Daily Tab, Fausta gains access to key figures like Diana Prince and Steve Trevor by interviewing them. While Diana remains guarded, Steve unwittingly reveals the existence of a "Mental Radio" used by Wonder Woman's allies. Fausta stages a kidnapping of Steve with gas in a warehouse to lure Wonder Woman. This fails when Diana blasts through the steel door and frees him.
Tapping Steve's phone, Fausta learns Diana's routine, steals her Wonder Woman costume from laundry, and reappears at a public war‑bond benefit as the "Masked Marvel", pretending to be Wonder Woman and performing staged feats of strength. Diana attends and, stripped of her costume, infiltrates in her Amazon outfit and manages to locate and confront Fausta on stage.
Fausta binds Wonder Woman with her own lasso and transports her to German authorities for study. However, Diana breaks free when she catches her belt thrown at her. Wonder Woman telepathically signals for help; Steve, Etta Candy, and the Holliday Girls arrive to overpower the Nazi ring. Fausta was finally captured and her cleverness was remarked upon by Diana.
Fausta was a Nazi officer from Berchtesgarden who was promoted to Colonel in 1942. During Spring, she found footage of Wonder Woman and presented it to Adolf Hitler. Hitler was impressed and made Grables his special emissary to lead a mission to capture Wonder Woman known as Operation: Fraulein.
Grables sneaked into America with many agents of the Nazi Party accompanying her, and disguised herself as cleaning lady. She captures Steve Trevor by using knockout gas and uses him as bait to lure Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman rescues Steve and defeats the Grables' henchman. Fausta watched the superheroine and was impressed at her skills.
Fausta Grables disguised as Wonder Woman.
Fausta initiates her next plan by disguising herself as Wonder Woman at the bond rally. The audience were confused when there were two Wonder Women. They began a strength test to see who was the real Wonder Woman. Fausta lifts her barbell with ease. When Wonder Woman lifts up her barbell, Fausta's henchmen activated a trapdoor underneath her that makes Wonder Woman fall under the stage.
They incapitated the superheroine and stole her lasso. After the rally, Steve realized that Wonder Woman was in trouble.
Fausta and her men took Wonder Woman to their hideout in Berlin. She stripped her of her magic belt and ties her up with the magic lasso. They tried to interrogate her but another Nazi colonel sees this as foolish, throws the belt at Wonder Woman. She frees herself and fights Fausta and quickly beats her as she leaves.
Wonder Woman returns to Berlin only to be caught in a trap made by Fausta and the other Nazi colonel. After Wonder Woman pleaded with her, Fausta turns against her Nazi comrades and helps Wonder Woman leave the hideout. Steve Trevor makes Fausta a double agent for her actions.
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