Disdain (New Earth)

Disdain
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Disdain
Main Alias	Disdain
Relatives	Cronus (father)
Affiliation	Children of Cronus
Base Of Operations	Mobile · formerly Tartarus
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Hair	Grey
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Eric Luke · Yanick Paquette
First Appearance	Wonder Woman Vol 2 #140 (January, 1999)

I, Disdain, Give you the beauty to control emotion, to become the perfect woman to bend man to your will. May you break many hearts and bring death to the weak. For men will kill themselves at a twist your little fingers, beautiful one.

— Disdain

Disdain is one of Children of Cronus. She gave Devastation the gift of beauty and the ability to control emotions.

History

When Cronus swallowed almost all of his children, including previously unknown gods named Disdain, Titan, Oblivion, Arch, Slaughter, and Harrier. He did this out of fear that his children would one day rise up against him and dethrone him.

Centuries after Zeus successfully accomplished this feat, Cronus released the remaining children who did not escape his bowels. These unknown gods became his new pantheon, which he used to destroy various gods on his new ascension to power. One obstacle Cronus came to know was the champion of Olympus Wonder Woman. In order to defeat the Amazon, Cronus devised a plan to create a dark mirror image of Wonder Woman whom he could call as a champion of his own.

Similar to Wonder Woman he formed the image of a child out ofThemysciran clay. He breathed life into it and called her Devastation. He then had his dark children each bless the new creation with evil gifts. Disdain provided her the gift of beauty and the ability to control emotions. Thus Devastation possessed each of Wonder Woman's abilities, but with a dark twist to them.

Cronus and his army of children's powers have grown from the faith of a cult on Earth. They sought to capture all power of the godwave. They began by defeating the Olympians and casting Zeus down to earth. He then conquered the Hindu Gods and headed for Heaven. But Wonder Woman freed the Olympians and united with the Hindus and the Pax Dei. Wonder Woman trounced Cronus but the god still managed to touch the power of the Presence. In doing so, he gained perfect clarity. Humbled, Cronus and his Children returned to mother Gaea.

Related

• 9 Appearances of Disdain (New Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Disdain (New Earth)
• 1 Quotations by or about Disdain (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Disdain (New Earth)

Footnotes

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