A longtime enemy of Wonder Woman and an occasional foil for Atom, Giganta possesses the superhuman ability to increase her physical size and mass, effectively transforming into a giantess. Giganta is a member of the new Injustice League[19] and she is one of the villains featured in the Salvation Run. As a Doctor, Zuel created a treatment for her ailment. [14], "One Year Later," Giganta, along with The Cheetah and Doctor Psycho, engage in a battle with Donna Troy (who has assumed the identity of Wonder Woman one year after the events of Infinite Crisis), as part of a search for, as they term it, the "real" Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira). to serve as a supernormal asset, fighting vampires and other monsters. [5], Core Members: Zuel's assistant transferred her consciousness into a test gorilla named Giganta. Further information may be obtained by. Neither of them were, however. Grodd keeps a photo of her early days on his desk. Her design in this game is an amalgamation of her old and new look from the comics. Dying of a terminal illness, Dr. Zuel plotted to transfer her mind into Wonder Woman 's body. Lex Luthor • Brainiac • Black Manta • Cheetah • Sinestro • Gorilla Grodd • Captain Cold • Scarecrow Toyman • Solomon Grundy • The Riddler • Giganta • Bizarro. [37], In the 'Odyssey' storyline that ran through issues 601-614 of Wonder Woman, Giganta was one of many characters re-imagined in the alternate reality created by the goddess Nemesis. In the Flashpoint universe, two conflicting versions of Giganta existed. Giganta is ultimately defeated by Hercules in this conflict. Giganta (Origin) – Comic Basics. The last name Giganta is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,222. Zuel, actually dying of an untreatable illness, decides that to save herself she should transfer her mind into the body of Wonder Woman. Giganta joins with the Atlantean Queen Clea to cause trouble. She decided to become a doctor to help the world and even found a cure for her illness but tested it early which gave her the ability to grow in size but she also lost her intelligence. She invites Dwarfstar to her room. The Earth-1A version (Super Friends #30) of Giganta was originally tied to Earth-One due to inconstancies with Golden Age (Earth-Two) history.
This appearance also premiered a short-lived update to her look, giving her waist-length blond hair and an even larger physical stature. [30] When Steve Trevor interrogated Giganta in Belle Reve alongside Amanda Waller, he discovered that Giganta had been recruited by Darkseid to steal the artifacts. Dr. Zuel discovered something amazing. Batman: the Brave and the Bold Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. In this preview, she is a robot who was created by a few terrorists. Taking advantage of this, Doctor Psycho took Giganta out of the zoo and brought her to Professor Zool so that he can use an evolution ray on her. Giganta makes a cameo in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, voiced by Andrea Romano. The original incarnation of Giganta is slightly different from how she is currently. Eventually, Giganta stole the body of a circus performer named Olga who had the power to increase her size. She is possessed by the spirit of the fury Stompa, and only freed when Supergirl smashes the skull-and-crossbones mask from her face.[21]. [11], As part of the Society, she takes part in the "Battle of Metropolis", a confrontation with multiple heroes, including Elasti-Girl, the size-changing member of the Doom Patrol. When the world gets to the Golden Age of humanity, Giganta causes trouble by encouraging a rebellion, which Wonder Woman stops. Jumbo Giganta has appeared as one of the inmates on the prison planted in Salvation Run. The two do make a second date, but before it happens Ryan is asked by Wonder Woman, on behalf of the Department of Metahuman Affairs, to wear a wire on his date with Doris. Her costume combines elements from her original and One Year Later costumes. [46] De Liz later posted preliminary artwork featuring Giganta on Twitter. [9] The villains continue their quest,[13] holding Troy hostage in order to draw Diana out for a rescue attempt and contend with the current Wonder Girl, Robin, and Diana herself in the guise of government agent Diana Prince.
Giganta seeks to eliminate Wonder Woman so that she can have Steve for herself. Diana changes into Wonder Woman, but is overcome by her powerful foe.
https://superfriends.fandom.com/wiki/Giganta?oldid=90791, Size manipulation, genius-level intellect, Marston presents her as a brutish strongwoman with no super powers other than unusual strength. [5], In 1966, Giganta's origin is revamped to include Doctor Psycho. The Untold Story of American Superheroines, SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giganta&oldid=983911175, Characters created by William Moulton Marston, DC Comics characters with superhuman strength, Articles with dead external links from January 2020, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, ← DC's representation of the mythological god Zeus was debuted by George Pérez. The young Apache, without resorting to violence, simply picked up the bear and put it in another part of the mountains. Giganta's Origin was changed in the New 52, this time Doria Zuel had a blood disease from when she was a child, because she could not participate in activities she was often mocked and bullied however this drove her to become a doctor to help people. Giganta appears in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited as a member of the Secret Society. The mutation machine goes haywire and somehow reverts the world to an earlier stage. Enter the URL for the tweet you want to embed. (11) Giganta was voiced by Jennifer Hale. Giganta appears in the first trailer of DC Universe online. Notably, the pre-crisis version of Giganta does not grow to gigantic proportions. She discovered another suitable host: a beautiful red-haired strong woman from a traveling circus named Olga, who was comatose. They use this evil robot to attack a meeting of all the SuperFriends. Real Name: Doris Zuel. Some versions of Giganta in the stories where she appears are presented as scientists with genius-level intellect. Giganta the Gorilla Wonder Woman, #163 (July 1966).