Every Weapon In Wonder Woman's Arsenal

7. Her Bracelets Of Submission

Wonder Woman Sword Shield
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Another constant feature of Wonder Woman's arsenal has been her incredibly versatile bracelets. Her creator originally gave Wonder Woman these wrist decorations to represent the 'shackles of oppression' that Wonder Woman had thrown off.

In the early days of the comic, if a man attached chains or otherwise incapacitated Wonder Woman via her bracelets, she was now again 'oppressed' and lost her Amazonian powers.

Diana's bracelets are forged from Zeus' shield and are virtually indestructible, proving durable enough to repel Darkseid's Omega Beams, which are considered one of the most powerful energy attacks in the DC Universe.

Their most common use is blocking bullets or melee weapons, but because of their connection to Zeus, she can also use them to project bolts of lightning as an offensive weapon.

When crossed, the bracelets create an invisible barrier in front of Diana, and if she strikes them together they create a massive explosion of force that projects outward.

Fun fact - the bracelets are directly tied to Diana's strength. If removed, they cause her to go into a berserker frenzy, which she has occasionally done to fight especially vicious or powerful enemies.

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