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i swear by my pretty floral bonnet i will end you

Rory Phillips Redesigns Wonder Woman in the Scythian Style

by Susana Polo | 2:24 pm, January 16th, 2013


Says Rory Phillips, the artist behind this redesign: “I have always thought Wonder Woman should look more like a warrior, and less like a pinup. The Amazons of Classical Greek lore were from the region of Scythia. I wanted her outfit to reflect that culture and be almost ceremonial,” which is why he’s equipped her with a ceremonial Death Mask for headbutting and a deadly meteor hammer in place of her lasso.

(via Fuck Yeah Superheroines.)

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  • Christa Van

    eeeeeeeeeeeeeee—
    *cough*
    uh.

    Very nice! I like this a lot.

  • http://twitter.com/zaewen Zaewen

    I think I may be in love with this.

  • fox_ray

    lot better in the end i say. tired of seeing the female hero in what i see as skimpy outfits. i don’t care if that was a way to draw the male audience, but i just get tired of seeing the females shown off as sex symbols. I really want to see a female hero without all the skin showing and not using her body as way to get her needs.

  • Canisa

    Yes please. This is super-awesome and tons better than the official design.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ashe.samuels Ashe P. Samuels

    This is perfect.

  • http://twitter.com/AbelUndercity Abel Undercity

    Not sure if I like the mask (maybe a half-mask, or even just remove the teeth?), but otherwise, heck yes!

    Also, demo of a meteor hammer in action: http://youtu.be/-ZMM0ESgXrA

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1060013342 Amanda B. McPeck

    The breastplate actually looks functional. Nice.

  • http://www.robbuckley.co.uk/ Rob Buckley

    Wondy looks a little under-nourished but the costume looks great, albeit no more historically accurate than any other Wonder Woman costume ;-) That’s less Mycenaean death mask than classical Athenian theatre mask with more than a few hints of Noh theatre, for starters…

  • Carmen Sandiego

    Love it, but what’s the point of the protective mask if your tummy is vulnerable to stabby stabby?

  • http://twitter.com/Thr33_Eye 3-I

    Seriously. This is no better than any other costume of hers at actually protecting her from attacks. Why not give her armor that COVERS her?

  • Anonymous

    YES.

  • http://wrongsirwrong.blogspot.com/ Magic Xylophone

    Hells yes. Although with a get-up like that, maybe her name should be Murder Woman?

  • FoxyBrown

    Holy crap! YES YES YES YES! This is fantastic!

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