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| “ | Wonder Woman's bonds were subduing me but now that I'm free, I'm savage again! With this human brain, I'll destroy the golden age of love and establish a new order--rule by force! | „ |
| ~ Giganta |
| “ | Where is she?!? Where is WONDER WOMAN?!? | „ |
| ~ Giganta |
Doris Zuel, better known as Giganta, is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe, being a major antagonist in the Wonder Woman franchise and media, and a supporting antagonist in the Justice League franchise.
Originally depicted as a female gorilla who was mutated into a human by a scientific experiment, she would later be reimagined as a scientist who was born with a rare blood disease that left her searching for a cure. In both incarnations, she would eventually develop size-shifting abilities and become a supervillain determined to destroy Wonder Woman, often associating with groups like Villainy Inc. and the Secret Society of Super Villains. She is primarily a foe of Wonder Woman, and has served as an enemy to several other heroes, such as the Atom and the Justice League.
Biography[]
Originally little more than an ape she was artificially evolved by Gorilla Grodd into a human female (both in appearance and mannerism): she in turn became very devoted to him and also gained the ability to grow to gigantic heights at will. Her mass also increases when she uses her powers, giving her enhanced strength and durability to match her size.
This served to make Giganta a formidable opponent to any hero in the DC universe and although she began her career as somewhat of a savage complete with leopard-skin clothing she would evolve into a much more refined woman, albeit still a dangerous criminal, as the series and comics went on.
It is worth noting that there are many variations of Giganta depending on the era or writer and her origin varied greatly as do her powers depending on who writes her - though modern writers tend to stick with the size-shifting hyper-evolved ape (this is also the version that was made popular in the cartoon series Justice League).
Another popular version of Giganta was in Superfriends, where she was shown as the rival to Apache Chief, and was present as his superheroic debut. She had been an ordinary woman horseback riding when she saw the effect of the magic powder and desired to use it to become famous.
She stole the bag of powder from Apache Chief when he was busy. Although warned by Apache Chief's sachem to leave it alone as the effects multiply emotions, she ignored the warning. True to form, her selfishness was multiplied along with her size, and she became an evil giantess.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Gigantification: Giganta can increase her size and mass.
- Immense Strength: As she increases her size, the stronger she becomes. At her peak, she is portrayed as stronger than Wonder Woman.
- Immense Durability: As she increases her size, she gains super durability.
- Sonic Cry: Once she is gigantic, Zuel's voice can use her voice to shout or scream, damaging or stunning her opponents.
Abilities[]
- Genius-level Intellect: Zuel was a brilliant scientist.
- Thief: Zuel is a skilled thief.
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Allies[]
- Clayface
- Queen Clea
- Killer Frost
- Cheetah
- Star Sapphire
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Trivia[]
- She was created by the late William Moulton Marston and the late Harry G. Peter.
- It was noted that Giganta lost much of her intelligence as she grew in size, but she would later transcend that limitation.
- In Challenge of the Super Friends, she is the arch enemy of Apache Chief. Her growth power comes from the same native American shaman, whose magic powder she stole to do so; after seeing Apache Chief use it. However, the powder would amplify the emotion felt when granted the power, such as Giganta's evil; it seemed to also decrease her intelligence, as he present day self is more muscle than speaker.
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