MDCU: Planetary Amazonian WonderGuard 5

Continuing the Wondergirl expansion!
Left to right: Wondergirl Sophia, Wondergirl Saraia, Wondergirl Nasiria.


Sophia: The Patroller; Police Officer
Sophie Ridley; Wondergirl of Enforcement
Mystical Weapon: Nightstick (formerly Tonfa)

I wanted a Wondergirl that represented the police force.  This character has no basis in the mainstream DC universe, but I modeled her after actress Sophia Bush, on NBC’s Chicago PD.  I gave her the last name Ridely as that was her character’s name on the FX series, Nip/Tuck.  I modified a lingerie outfit for a sexy police woman as the foundation for her uniform.  The nightstick was the most logical weapon, so in the story; the weapon starts out as a Japanese tonfa, which she wills to take its new shape (similar how to Orania altered her crossbows to become handguns).  I gave her the baseball cap and sunglasses to resemble a SWAT team member. I plan to have her partner up with various Wondergirls, but most frequently; Nyresia, The Restorer (field medic); and Cynderia, The Extinguisher (fire fighter).


Saraia: The Avenger; Shepherd
Sarai Bendavid; Wondergirl of Guidance
Mystical Weapon: Sling and Rock

This character is based off of a costume worn by Wonder Woman.  It comes from the cover of 1968’s issue #179 of Wonder Woman.  I decided to change the colors from green to white and blue, to match the Isreli flag.  Her simple weapon of the sling and rock is deceiving, as it has devastating destructive power, which she can modulate to a lower level concussive force.  Originally, I gave the sling to Wondergirl Akillia, The Chronicler. I’ve since decided to change that, and Akillia now wields a giant paintbrush as a weapon.  It fits the character more.  Sarai is a Hebrew name for Sarah, from the Bible.  The sling also harkens to the one used by the biblical David to fell the giant, Goliath.  This is also why I gave her the surname that I did.  She is most frequently partnered with…


Nasiria: The Defender; Caretaker
Nafisa al Nasir; Wondergirl of Devotion
Mystical Weapon: Shield

Nasiria is from Palestine.  It would be safe to assume there to be conflict between she and Saraia…but that assumption would be incorrect.  Both are strong believers in their respective faiths and stalwart protectors of their people, but after their initial contentious contact, have decided to lead by example and show the power that can come from working alongside one another for a common goal.  I was inspired by an image of a group of Christians standing watch over a group of Muslims to protect them while they were engaged in their daily prayers, and the favor was returned when a gathering of Muslims stood watch around the perimeter of a church while they worshiped.  The two Wondergirls don’t always agree politically, but they are one of the most effective pairings amongst the PAWG (alongside Kaia & Yukia, and Zhouyia & WuXia).  In fact, they are the only WG’s that frequently trade weapons during missions and use them as effectively as the original owner.  I also wanted it to be that the two also rotate classification; freely switching between Defender and Avenger, as the time calls for it.  Her weapon is a giant shield, that can cast a field of protection much larger than that of their standard wrist bracelets.  I found the design for this particular version of a Muslim Wonder Woman online, created by an artist that went by, “falloutgirlongirl”.  The ONLY thing I altered was the colorscheme, to resemble the colors of the Palestinian flag…oh, and the WW insignia…and the tiara…that’s it.  I borrowed an image of Wonder Woman (Diana) with a shield, (drawn by comic artist, Carlo Pagulayan) for the design of the weapon.