{"id":159137,"date":"2021-01-04T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/wonder-woman-1984-invisible-jet\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T18:00:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T18:00:14","slug":"how-wonder-woman-1984-introduces-an-iconic-part-of-the-heros-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/04\/how-wonder-woman-1984-introduces-an-iconic-part-of-the-heros-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"How Wonder Woman 1984 Introduces An Iconic Part Of The Hero’s Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mild spoilers for Wonder Woman 1984<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wonder Woman 1984<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, now on HBO Max<\/a>, brings DC Comics\u2019 Princess Diana (Gal Gadot) into the 1980s. The sequel also updates Wonder Woman with elements from the comics, including rivals Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig) and Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal), even if the latter is more a Justice League ally-turned-enemy. Wonder Woman 1984 <\/em>also introduces iconic accessories of Wonder Woman, like the \u201cGolden Eagle\u201d armor heavily featured in the film\u2019s promotional materials. Another classic piece of equipment, hinted at in the trailers, that Wonder Woman 1984 <\/em>introduces is her Invisible Jet.<\/p>\n

This transparent transportation is featured when Diana and a resurrected Steve Trevor (Chris Pine)<\/a> must travel to Cairo. At a D.C. Airbase they steal a Panavia Tornado aircraft, but in the excitement, Diana forgets to inform the 1910s fighter-pilot Steve about \u201cradar.\u201d Therefore, to cover their escape, Diana conjures an enchantment to obscure the plane from sight. She explains she had been \u201cexperimenting\u201d with the same kind of magic Zeus used to keep her home of Themyscira hidden from the outside world.<\/p>\n

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In the first Wonder Woman<\/em>, Diana candidly explained she was \u201csculpted from clay and brought to life by Zeus,\u201d although it\u2019s left vague whether this is literal or whether she is a direct demigod (both origins being used in the comics). Whatever the exact relation, Wonder Woman 1984 <\/em>reveals a deeper magical ability than Diana is usually granted.<\/p>\n

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The Invisible Jet, ironically, is one of the most recognized parts of Wonder Woman lore. Despite arguably being the world\u2019s most famous female superhero, Wonder Woman does not have the same pop-culture prominence as Superman or Batman. Before 2016\u2019s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em><\/a>, Diana hadn\u2019t even appeared in a feature film before. Of course, Wonder Woman is instantly recognizable, but the intricacies of her mythology are still largely unknown to mainstream audiences. Yet the Invisible Jet is one aspect that has stuck in the popular consciousness, even if mostly through gentle mocking of its Silver Age silliness without much clue as to its origins.<\/p>\n

Wonder Woman\u2019s first appearance was in a back-up story of All-Star Comics <\/em>#8 (1942), but her first full story was a month later in Sensation Comics <\/em>#1 (1942). Right on the first page with her was the Invisible Jet. Her creator, William Moulton Marston, intended the Jet to be allegorical for Depression-era women existing \u201cunseen and unchallenged\u201d in male-dominated areas. In the story, the Jet was necessary to transport an injured Steve Trevor back to America, especially since at this point (much like Superman)<\/a> Wonder Woman could not fly. In these earlier incarnations, the Jet (then termed the \u201cRobot Plane\u201d) could respond to Diana\u2019s voice and thoughts, with her often drawn as riding on top of it.<\/p>\n

The Jet was simply rendered as another piece of marvelous Amazonian technology, like their scrying Magic Circle or Purple Healing Ray. An \u201corigin\u201d of sorts was provided in Wonder Woman <\/em>#80 (1956), which showed Diana\u2019s mother Hippolyta<\/a> instructing\u00a0her to acquire this \u201crobot plane\u201d for her mission to man\u2019s world. The parts have been scattered around Paradise Island, with the issue being a scavenger hunt of Diana assembling the plane. The pieces are transparent but seemingly visible given how Diana finds them, but other issues confirm the plane as being invisible.<\/p>\n

However, a different and more bizarre origin is given in Wonder Woman <\/em>#128 (1961), as a story Diana tells to two young versions of herself (it only gets stranger from here). Here, Diana asks Hippolyta for a means of transport for her mission, and the two go to consult Athena. The Goddess leads Wonder Woman, in a round-about way to the bottom of the ocean, which leads to a water-sprout that propels Diana into the air, to a Pegasus. After taming this winged steed, it then transforms into the Invisible Jet, showing it not as a \u201crobot plane\u201d but as a divine mount.<\/p>\n

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The Invisible Jet penetrated the popular-consciousness through Wonder Woman\u2019s 1970s TV appearances, such as the Super Friends<\/em> cartoon or her live-action series with Lynda Carter<\/a>. The imagery of Wonder Woman (and her passengers) being suspended in the air alongside a vaguely transparent jet is a kooky image that has stuck with Diana. Some dismissed such campy imagery, but others have come to embrace it. But as the comics went on, Wonder Woman increasingly relied on her ability to \u201cride air currents\u201d (not fully flying, but approximately so) instead of the Jet. For a while in the comics Diana was also a depowered martial artist, leaving her Invisible Jet (and many aspects of her original mythology) behind.<\/p>\n

After Crisis on Infinite Earths <\/em>(1985)<\/a>, all of DC continuity was rebooted, including Wonder Woman. Now, Diana was depicted as being molded from clay and brought to life by various Greek deities, including Hermes bestowing her the power of flight. This more Epic approach diluted the Amazons’ modern technology, and the post-Crisis Invisible Jet would not appear until Wonder Woman <\/em>vol. 2, #115 (1996). Here, the alien Lanisarians used it to escape from Wonder Woman\u2019s pursuit. The Jet was a sentient \u201cMorphing Disk\u201d which could fluidly shapeshift into any shape or vehicle, and is eventually \u201cgifted\u201d to Diana by the Lanisarians. But the Jet (nicknamed \u201cWonder Dome\u201d) is treated as a living ally that Wonder Woman openly communicates with, even if it can rarely talk back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWonder Dome\u201d went through several other changes, including sacrificing itself in Wonder Woman <\/em>vol. 2, #201 against a tidal wave that damaged its sentient core, rendering it in the \u201cdead\u201d shape of a plane. Diana was also granted an Invisible Plane by Batman, but it didn\u2019t get much use. In modern times, the Jet\u2019s usage is rare, but it is still sometimes showcased. DC Rebirth (another continuity reboot) shows the Amazons reconfiguring Steve Trevor\u2019s crashed plane into a rebuilt invisible one (in Wonder Woman<\/em> vol. 5, #4) and also has Natasha Irons rebuild a new one for Wonder Woman (in Wonder Woman <\/em>vol. 5, #82).<\/p>\n

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The Invisible Jet is a silly part of Wonder Woman\u2019s history<\/a>, much like her pet kangaroo Jumpa. But it\u2019s also a staple of her iconography that eventually follows most iterations of her character. From the animated Justice League <\/em>show to Wonder Woman 1984<\/em>, the Invisible Jet is never far behind.<\/p>\n

Wonder Woman\u2019s power of flight means\u00a0she has technically outgrown it. Even\u00a0Wonder Woman 1984 <\/em>itself has Diana learn to fly (\u201criding air currents\u201d much like her pre-Crisis powers), rendering the Invisible Jet inert in the same film in which it\u2019s introduced. Indeed, after Steve and Diana\u2019s escape scene, the Jet isn\u2019t used again. Yet there is something endearing about this equipment, an outward comic book silliness that creators cannot help but reinvent or embrace. Even if it isn\u2019t strictly necessary, the Invisible Jet is an established part of Wonder Woman\u2019s arsenal, which always turns up before long.<\/p>\n

Wonder Woman 1984 <\/em><\/strong>is currently available on HBO Max.<\/p>\n

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