Warning: Spoilers for Absolute Wonder Woman #3
Wonder Womanhas contended with a variety of formidable foes over the years, from Cheetah to Circe. However, her Absolute Universe counterpart may be preparing to face a villain who’s scary enough to haunt anyone’s nightmares. The Tetracide has officially made its terrifying debut in DC lore, and Wonder Woman will have to fight like she never has before if she wants any chance at beating this supernatural enemy.
The preview forAbsolute Wonder Woman#3 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Carey picks up where the last issue left off, as the Tetracide - described by Diana as “death personified” - makes an appearance in Gateway City. Dianauses her magical powersto slow the creature, then tries to warn the military about what the Tetracide is capable of so that humankind can be prepared for its onslaught.
Wonder Woman warns the soldiers that they should leave before it kills them, stating that it will target them once it’s killed her.Diana’s blunt admission that she will almost certainly die in battle against the Tetracide, along with her explanation of its horrific powers, cements it as a threat unlike any other.
Wonder Woman’s New Villain, The Tetracide, Is Officially DC’s Darkest Threat
The Tetracide Torments Its Victims in Horrifying Ways as the Embodiment of Death
The Tetracide’s name translates to “the four-killer”, which is an allusion to its four methods of killing. According toWonder Woman, these methods are as follows:death of fear, death of mind, death of body, and death of soul. Death of fear, though deemed unassuming by the soldiers, occurs when Tetracide erases people’s fear of it by emitting a sound that draws them in. Like a siren, the Tetracide attracts victims via this emanation, then it crushes them in its jaws to carry out the death of body and strips away their ability to fight back as a death of mind.
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Although Wonder Woman doesn’t explain the “death of soul” aspect of the Tetracide’s abilities, she simply says,“Death of soul is…well, that explains itself, does it not?“The implication here is that, essentially, the Tetracide destroys its victim’s souls so that they are unable to progress to any sort of afterlife. As such, the stakes are high, soDiana’s pleas for Steve Trevorand the military to flee Gateway City are warranted. Most villains are capable of killing those who cross them, but the Tetracide robbing those it kills of their souls makes its form of murder infinitely more frightening.
Absolute Wonder Woman’s Latest Enemy Puts Her Other Villains to Shame
The Absolute Universe Gives Wonder Woman Her Scariest Foe to Date
There are plenty ofstrong villains in DC’s prime continuitywho have pushed Wonder Woman to her limits. Currently, the Wonder Woman of the main DC Universe is contending againstthe Sovereign, and his wickedness takes a different shape than the Tetracide’s. The Sovereign aims to turn the world against Wonder Woman by manipulating the masses via his Lasso of Lies, and he’s even gone as far askilling Steve Trevor.Wonder Woman’s newest foe does much more than merely kill its opponents, though, and her showdown with the Tetracide will be a greater challenge than any she’s endured before.
Absolute Wonder Woman#3is available December 26th, 2024 from DC Comics.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is the superhero identity of Diana, Princess of the Amazons. Created on the island of Themyscira, Wonder Woman is a super-powered demi-goddess with extreme physical strength who utilizes magical gifts (like her famous Lasso of Truth) to defeat her foes. As mighty as her fellow heroes Superman and the Justice League, Wonder Woman is unmatched in her compassion and virtue.
