Bizarra
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Team affiliations | Bizarro Justice League |
Notable aliases | Wondezarro Wonder Woman Bizarro Wonder Woman |
Abilities | Reverse abilities of Wonder Woman including super-strength and a magic lasso that forces one to tell lies |
Bizarra is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Bizarra first appeared in DC Comics Presents #71 (July 1984), in a story written by E. Nelson Bridwell with art by Curt Swan. The character is a distorted version of the superhero Wonder Woman, based on the Superman villain Bizarro. She is a very simple-minded being, has reversed character traits, believes women are inferior to men, and speaks in reverse of what her true meaning is.
Fictional character biography
Pre-Crisis
Bizarro-Wonder Woman is first shown as a member of the Bizarro
In the story, Bizarro is bored being able to defeat his fellow Justice League members so he creates a Bizarro version of the villain Amazo. Amazo steals the powers of the Justice League, including Wonder Woman, and helpfully gives them to ordinary citizens of Bizarro World. After realizing the folly of his actions, Bizarro convinces Bizarro Amazo to return the powers to the proper persons.
Post-Crisis
In 1985, DC Comics introduced a storyline titled
Bizarra is later shown to be working for the villain Monarch.[3] She, along with several other variant super-heroes, torture Tracer mercilessly. Bizarra ends the battle by hanging Tracer with her lasso from a fire escape by his neck.
Abilities
Powers and skills
Bizarra is depicted as having all the abilities of Wonder Woman, although in some incarnations several of these traits have been reversed, such as:
- "Lasso of Lies", a lasso that forces anyone tied by it to lie, instead of Lasso of Truth.
Other versions
All-Star Superman
In 2005, DC Comics released the
In other media
Television
- Bizarra appears in The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians episode "The Bizarro Super Powers Team", voiced by B.J. Ward. This version was created by Bizarro using a duplicator ray, as he decided that his world of Bizarros needed more heroes than just Bizarro Supermen.
Film
- Bizarra appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League, voiced by Kari Wahlgren. This version was created by Bizarro using a duplicator ray.
Video games
- Bizarra appears in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.