one of DC’s most powerful superheroes, but she is known to don enchanted Amazonian armor when fighting her toughest battles. Naturally, Donna Troy and Cassie Sandsmark have each received their own versions of the armor, granting the trio augmented offensive and defensive capabilities when the occasion calls for it.
Wonder Woman’s Golden Eagle Armor, fascinatingly, did not debut in the mainstream DC Universe, having first appeared in 1996’s alternate-universe Kingdom Come limited series by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The armor proved popular and soon made its mainstream debut in the post-Crisis DC continuity three years later in Wonder Woman #144 by Eric Luke and Yanick Paquette. The armor’s first origin reveals that the Amazonian artisan Pallas crafted the armor, though the post-Flashpoint universe follows the armor’s DCEU origin by having it previously belong to the Amazon champion Asteria.
The 2009 issue Wonder Woman #28 by Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti features the debuts of two more suits of Eagle Armor. When facing off against Genocide, one of Diana’s strongest foes, Wonder Woman, her first sidekick Donn Troy, and her current sidekick Cassie Sandsmark all don their respective armors to not only fend off the monstrosity but also to aid civilians and beleaguered Justice League alike. Genocide survives the battle and creates a psychic explosion using a corrupted Lasso of Truth, but the trio manages to survive, in part due to their respective armors.
Themyscira's Legendary Armor Gives Its Greatest Warriors Huge Advantages
Although Wonder Woman and both Wonder Girls have superhuman durability, their enemies are more than capable of inflicting potentially lethal injuries, necessitating an enhanced defensive measure. Moreover, all three suits provide their wearers with additional weaponry, such as enhanced swords and, in Diana’s case, a double-bladed axe. Against a foe as powerful as Genocide, a monstrous reanimated corpse of Diana Prince from far into the future, Wonder Woman and her sidekicks needed every possible advantage.
Donna Troy and Cassie Sandsmark’s armors were likely crafted by Pallas in the post-Crisis continuity, and this may still be the case in the post-Flashpoint DC Universe. The Golden Eagle Armor’s new origin ties it to one of Themyscira’s greatest warriors, but perhaps Wonder Woman requested two equally protective suits for her companions, allowing for both Pallas and the armors to appear in the current DC timeline relatively unchanged. While Wonder Woman, Donna Troy, and Cassie Sandsmark are among DC’s most skilled fighters, the Golden Eagle Armor and its two variants are sometimes necessary under extreme circumstances.
