Duke of Deception (DC Extended Universe)

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Duke of Deception
DC Extended Universe‎
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Duke of Deception
Other Aliases	Dolos · Mendacius · Dechalafrea Ero
Affiliation	Gods of Olympus · Gods of Rome · Gods of Mexico
Base Of Operations	Mobile
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Race	God of Olympus
Occupation	God of Lies
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	DC Extended Universe
Creators	William Moulton Marston · Harry G. Peter
First Appearance	Wonder Woman 1984 (December 25, 2020)

Dechalafrea Ero. A very bad God. The God of Lies, Dolos, Mendacius, Duke of Deception. He's been called by many names.

— Wonder Woman

The Duke of Deception is the God of Lies, once worshiped as a God by the people of ancient Greece, thus being known, and even feared, by the Amazons of Themyscira.

History

He has received several names for the places he has visited, such as Dolos in ancient Greece, Mendacius in ancient Rome, "Dechalafrea Ero" (be it a name or a title) among the ancient Maya.

He has been wandering the world for ages giving mortals his deceptive power through the Dreamstone, a gem that is capable of fulfilling people's wishes, but at the cost of what is most important to them.

This evil power of the God is credited with overthrowing entire civilizations, like the Roman Empire and the Mayan civilization, and in the current era he is able to put an end to modern world civilization through the influence of oil magnate Max Lord on the media and the global economy.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Godly Physiology
  • Immortality
  • Power Distribution

Abilities

• Deception

Weaknesses

• Power Limitation: The evil influence of the Duke of Deception can be repelled by renouncing the wish granted by the Dreamstone or by destroying the gem.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Dreamstone

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Extended Universe and is an adaptation of Duke of Deception. The original character was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter and first appeared in Wonder Woman #2.
• This character or object is an adaptation of Dolos, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.

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Footnotes

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