Hippolyta (Marvel Comics)

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Hippolyta
Bacchae
Notable aliasesQueen of the Amazons
Warrior Woman
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, speed, agility, and reflexes
  • Healing factor
  • Immortality
  • Combat experience
  • Gauntlet of Ares granting:
    • Power augmentation

Hippolyta is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Thor #127 (April 1966). She is the queen of the Amazons and the daughter of Ares.[1] Hippolyta is known under the codename Warrior Woman.[2] She has faced the X-Men and the Fantastic Four at various points in her history.[3]

Development

Concept and creation

The character is inspired by the queen of the Amazons Hippolyta in Greek mythology.[4]

Publication history

Hippolyta debuted in Thor #127 (April 1966), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.[5] She appeared in the 1998 Fantastic Four series.[6]

Fictional character biography

Hippolyta is the daughter of the

Phobos. She and her sister Amazons would help create war, stealing the female children in the process in order to make their armies grow. The group protected the cow-goddess Io as a favor to her grandfather Zeus
.

After many years of ruling the Amazons, Hippolyta eventually met

Hippolytus
, whom Antiope named after her much loved sister. Initially resenting Hercules for the initial invasion, Hippolyta eventually fell in love with him. Over the centuries, she tried various attempts to win his affection, but ultimately he never gave her his heart. Thus a love/hate relationship was formed between the two.

As shown in a Howard the Duck story, Hippolyta has historically been one of the bearers of the Amulet of Pazuzu. As the Howard the Duck comic involves storylines that are both in and out of continuity, it is unclear if the Amulet of Pazuzu truly exists in the Marvel Universe.[7]

In her first modern-day appearance Hippolyta helped Pluto, Roman god of the dead, in his plan to avenge himself on Hercules by posing as a movie actress and tricking the hero into signing a "movie contract" that in reality bound him to Pluto's realm, Hades, while Pluto was disguised as the director. When Hercules was given the contract she told him that in the film he conquered the Netherworld by defeating Pluto and she remained by his side all the time, causing him to sign the contract. She then revealed who she really was to Hercules. But Thor came to his aid, and the heroes caused so much damage to Hades that Pluto himself broke the contract just to be rid of them.[8]

Hippolyta also formed a new generation of Amazons from female runaways in

Bacchae. The group has clashed with such heroes as the Fantastic Four and the X-Men.[9]

Much later, Hippolyta reappeared in the pages of The Incredible Hercules, visiting her father Ares in an attempt to rally him to one of Hera's new schemes. Ares rebuffs her, however, and when Hippolyta returns, she is murdered by her daughter Artume, who is tired of her mother's obsession with Hercules.[10] During the Dark Reign storyline, Hippolyta is among the dead people in Erebus when Hercules travels to the Underworld.[11]

Hela later brings Hippolyta (under the moniker "Warrior Woman") from the Underworld to help the Valkyrior defeat the Doommaidens.[12] Hippolyta then joins Valkyrie's Fearless Defenders as a full-time member of this group.[13]

During the Monsters Unleashed storyline, Valkyrie and Hippolyta are seen fighting the Leviathon Tide monsters in Edinburgh.[14]

Powers, abilities, and equipment

As a human/Olympian hybrid, Hippolyta has immense strength, stamina, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, and healing, as well as virtual immortality. She is a highly skilled unarmed combatant and possesses the Gauntlet of Ares, which increases her physical powers a hundredfold.[15] Hippolyta also has access to various melee weapons.

Reception

Brad Hill of

Sportskeeda called Hippolyta one of the best Greek gods from Marvel comics.[16]

In other media

Hippolyta appears in the "Thor" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Mona O'Hearn.[17]

References

  1. ^ O'Brien, Megan Nicole (May 6, 2021). "Marvel: 10 Most Powerful Olympians, Ranked". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ Raymond, Charles Nicholas (May 11, 2021). "Every Marvel Hero & Villain Thor 4's Zeus Can Set Up In The MCU". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ Gramuglia, Anthony (April 23, 2020). "How Thor Brought Wonder Woman's Mom & the Amazons Into the Marvel Universe". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ Wolford, Bryan (November 21, 2020). "10 Public Domain Characters Marvel & DC Co-Opted". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ Meylikhov, Matthew (May 19, 2015). "10 C-List Marvel Heroines A-Force Should Spotlight". Paste. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  6. Marvel.com
    . Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  7. ^ Howard the Duck (vol. 2) #3
  8. ^ Thor #127-128
  9. ^ Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #7 and #20; The Uncanny X-Men #450-451
  10. ^ The Incredible Hercules #121
  11. ^ The Incredible Hercules #129
  12. ^ The Fearless Defenders #2 (March 2013)
  13. ^ The Fearless Defenders #3
  14. ^ Monsters Unleashed (vol. 2) #2
  15. ^ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Vol 1 #14 (June 2010)
  16. Sportskeeda
    . Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  17. ^ "Voice Of Hippolyta – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

External links

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