Personal data
Full name: Hippolyta
Occupation: Queen, adventurer
Marital status: Single
Known Relatives: Ares (father), Otrera (mother), Antiope, Penthesilea, Melanippe (sisters) Diana, Nubia (daughters), Donna Troy (adopted daughter)
Group affiliation: Justice Society of America
Base of operations: Themyscria, Holliday Town
First appearance: Sensation Comics#1
Height: 6'2 Weight: 180 lbs
Eyes: Hazel Hair: Black
History
The oldest daughter of the war god Ares and the warrior queen Otrera, Hippolyta, along with her sisters, was trained to be the greatest warrior alive. Hippolyta excelled at combat and leadership, and quickly proved worthy to wear the crown of the Amazons. Leading the warrior women to endless victories, Hippolyta and her sisters established a growing city near Pontus.
When Hippolyta encountered the hero Herakles (also known as Hercules), the brash man managed to charm his way into the city (unknown to her he was attempting to complete his twelve labors and needed her girdle) and sacked it with his forces. Ashamed, Hippolyta prayed for justice. It was delivered by the goddess Athena, who moved the city to the small island named Themyscria, located in the Bermuda Triangle. Once there, Hippolyta set about earning her people's trust back.
The island would be undiscovered by the outside world until 1938, when an injured pilot named Diana Prince crash-landed while trying to escape German agents. Inspired by Prince's bravery, Hippolyta ventured forth to America to complete the American's mission. Once there, the newly dubbed Wonder Woman took stock of the world and the Amazon's place in it. Seeing the problems the world faced, Hippolyta swore to combat evil in all its forms.
Despite the political maneuvering of her sister Antiope, Hippolyta always managed to balance ruling Themyscria and adventuring in Man's World. She was instrumental in forming the Justice Society of America and overseeing the training of her daughters (see Wonder Woman II, III). Her adventures during this time are numerous and are recorded elsewhere. After World War II, Hippolyta ventured less and less into Man's World, instead focusing on her family and kingdom. The brief period of anti-superhuman hysteria in the 1950s did little to quell her feelings towards injustice. Switching from adventuring to politics, Hippolyta battled corruption mostly in the political arena, earning her both praise and condemnation from various parties.
While retired, Hippolyta still possesses all her skills as a warrior and leader. On a few rare occasions she ventures into the world, but she is more than willing to let the younger generation handle things.
Powers & Weapons
As an Amazon, Hippolyta possesses super human strength, speed, and endurance. She is naturally resistant to most diseases, as well as having limited invulnerability. Despite being labeled an immortal, she can be killed through non-natural means. She ages at an incredibly slow rate, slowed down even more on her home soil.
Hippolyta has access to a variety of weapons. Skilled in both modern and ancient weapons, she preferred using a shield and various bladed weapons made from a rare metal only found on Themyscria. Her Golden Lasso, taken from the girdle of Gaea and forged by Hephaestus, is indestructible. It has many powers, the chief of which is the ability to force whoever is bound by it to tell the truth.
Her bracelets, made from the same material as her shield, work as both a symbol of Aphrodite's Law and as a weapon of defense. They are capable of deflecting any projectile. Via mystical means, the kinetic energy used is directed elsewhere.
Taking the ruined remains of Diana Prince's airplane, the smiths of Themyscria rebuilt it. The skin of the plane is capable of reflecting light, making it invisible to the naked eye. Using controls built into her tiara and earrings, Hippolyta is capable of rendering it visible and being able to fly it remotely.
This is mostly a collection of the type of characters you'd see in Earth-25.
As far as Wonder Woman's costume, I wouldn't change much. More armor than cloth, especially the skirt but honestly that's about it.
Based on the character created by William Moulton Marston and H.G. Peter.