Warning: Contains potential spoilers for Absolute Power: TASK FORCE VII #6!
each Wonder Woman Fan knows that Diana Prince was raised on Themyscira among her fellow Amazons, where her queen mother, Hippolyta, instilled in her the unshakable values ​​of compassion, love and inner strength. Now, this very origin has become Wonder Woman’s most powerful weapon in defeating a villain once thought to be unstoppable.
The potential destruction of Diana’s homeland threatens to erase one of Wonder Woman’s most iconic works.
Stephanie Williams and Harry Randolph Absolute Power: Task Force VII #6, set for release on September 11, is a pivotal chapter in Amanda Waller’s relentless war against DC’s meta-human population. In this issue, Waller’s latest weapon, the Wonder Woman-inspired Amazo, takes center stage. Because Diana’s powers have already been stolen Wonder Woman #11, The Amazo-N now targets Themyscira itself, setting up a high-stakes confrontation on the Amazons’ home turf.
However, the power-stealing robot has absorbed more than just Diana’s abilities – it has also taken on her memories and experiences. This unexpected side effect may prove to be undoing, viz The very essence of Wonder Woman can undermine the Amazo-N from within.
AMAZO-N: Amanda Waller’s Wonder Woman-inspired AMAZO is coming for Themyscira
The Amazo-N first debuted in Wonder Woman #11 by Tom King
The AMAZO-N is one of Amanda Waller’s power-stealing Amazo robots, which is part of her new Task Force VII, which is led by the Batman of Zur-N-Arrah-possessed failsafe. Modeled specifically after Wonder Woman, the Amazo-N made its debut at Tom King’s Wonder Woman #11, where it stole Diana’s powers along with those of several Justice League Dark members. Like the other Amazons, The Amazo-N is inhabited by the personality of one of the Zur-En-Arrh Batmans of the MultiverseEspecially these Gotham by Gaslight Batman.
The fusion of Amazo technology, Batman’s intelligence, Waller’s ambitions and the stolen powers of several A-list Justice Leaguers makes the Amazo a truly formidable foe. in Task Force VII #6, this unstoppable force has now turned its focus on Themyscira. As revealed in the preview and synopsis, Waller unleashed the Amazo-N to strike Queen Nubia and the Amazons on their sacred island. With Superman’s Fortress of Solitude already laid to waste in Waller’s latest Amazo attack, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Themyscira’s fate. The potential destruction of Diana’s homeland threatens to erase one of Wonder Woman’s most iconic works.
Wonder Woman’s greatest weapon against the Amazo-N are her memories and experiences
Amanda Waller confirms that “favor” is a threat to the Amazo’s in Absolute power #3
In addition to confirming that Themyscira is Amazo-N’s next target, the preview for Task Force VII #6 reveals an unexpected side effect of absorbing Wonder Woman’s powers: the Amazo-N has also taken part of Diana’s memories, experiences and moral code – key aspects that define her steadfast character. The “Abstractions,” As the Amazo-N calls them, they begin to conflict with his programming, as Diana’s morals clash with Amazo’s orders.. This internal struggle is starting to cause the Amazo-N to malfunction, exposing a significant weakness in Waller’s creation.
The unforeseen side effect of the Amazons absorbing the heroes’ morals was hinted at during various issues of the crossover crisis event, but was officially confirmed in Absolute power #3. In this issue, Failsafe and Waller realize that the Amazons are not performing as expected and discover that the power-stealing robots “infected” through the “good” From the heroes of them take powers. This leads Failsafe and Waller to reboot the Amazons with The consequences of the reboot for the Amazo-N was teased in the preview for Task Force VII #6.
The Amazo-N is not the only Amazo affected by the morals and values ​​of DC’s heroes
Velocity, Jadestone and The Last Sun are also malfunctioning
As previously mentioned, the Amazo-N is far from the only Amazo affected by the unintended absorption of the morals of DC heroes. Velocity, the Flash-inspired Amazo; Jadestone, the Green Lantern-inspired Amazo; And the last son, the Superman-inspired Amazo, are also malfunctioning due to the morality they have absorbed. This represents a systemic weakness that affects all the Amazos, not just the Amazo-N. However, with Waller rebooting the Amazons, it is possible that the Wonder Woman-Inspired Amazo, along with the others, can no longer be influenced by the values ​​of heroes, potentially overcoming their shared weakness.
Absolute Power: Task Force VII #6 is available from DC Comics on September 11, 2024!
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