Superman battles Zod and Wonder Woman engages Faora. Superman and Wonder Woman arrive at the island in the South Pacific where the gate is being constructed. In the DC comics line Superman/Wonder Woman #6, General Zod and Faora are constructing a makeshift gate to the Phantom Zone, intent on releasing untold monsters upon the Earth. The ability to split atoms was too amazing to be ignored, and was thus used after Kingdom Come. The quote reads: “ life is killing all the time and so the goddess kills herself in the sacrifice of her own animal.” It may be a bit more cryptic than Superman’s quote but it does resonate with the war-like nature of the Amazons. Wonder Woman’s own quote is engraved on her sword and also comes from the writings of Campbell, specifically from his collection called Goddess: Mystery of the Feminine Divine.
Campbell is a heavily influential writer and mythologist who has inspired plenty of recent pop culture phenomena.Īccording to the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Tech Manual, Snyder picked the following quote specifically: " where we had thought to stand alone, we will be with all the world." It’s appropriate for Superman’s struggle to find his place. Superman's suit in Batman V Sueprman: Dawn of Justice has a quote from Joseph Campbell inscribed on the "S" on his chest and other places of the suit. He’s included several hidden messages on the paraphernalia of other DC superheroes. Zack Snyder is quite fond of slathering the DCEU Superheroes in as much mythological allegory and references as he can. Eventually Wonder Woman regains her strength and defeats Nemesis by wielding the Flashing Blade against her. One of the blade’s many powers is the ability subdue its victims, but Nemesis uses the blade’s true potential and siphons Wonder Woman’s powers into herself. One of these possible futures shows Wonder Woman as Nemesis' champion, slaying the entire Justice League with the Flashing Blade. When Diana is struck with the Flashing Blade, she experiences harrowing visions of possible futures. She has spent thousands of years carrying out this duty, which has driven her mad, and she decides to forcibly pass the mantle onto Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman goes up against the weapon when it is wielded by Nemesis, a goddess charged with bringing death upon those who commit unjust murder. Long before the Greek god Hephaestus ever fashioned a weapon, the Titans made the Flashing Blade specifically to permanently kill gods. The Flashing Blade may be one of the most fearsome weapons in all of DC Comics.