- ...This isn't who I am. Dark and forlorn. I'll look ahead. Beyond. With those I miss -- Jason, mother, and the Amazons of Themyscira -- with me in my heart.
Wonder Woman (Volume 5) #50 is an issue of the series Wonder Woman (Volume 5) with a cover date of September, 2018. It was published on July 11, 2018.
Synopsis for "The Dark Gods, Finale"
The Present
Steve is preparing to leave for a mission with the Oddfellows even if he struggles leaving Diana alone: she just lost her brother Jason, and he would like to remain with her, but Wonder Woman understands that duty is part of what they both are and love in each other. Leaving her and going away for his mission, Diana starts remembering her fight against Jason and the Dark Gods.
One Month Before, in the Skies of Paraguay
Diana was fighting against all the Dark Gods and her brother, who fell under their control just like almost the rest of the world. With many heroes occupied with other problems, Diana fought alone until Jason struck her so hard that she was sent flying kilometers away. Jason reached her again and, far from the ears of the Dark Gods, Jason told her he used the power of Dolos, the Greek god of lies, to trick the Dark Gods into believing he was their servant. The armor he wears gives him all the powers of the Olympians, and he used the power of Athena to put forth a plan to finally defeat the invaders from the Dark Multiverse.
The first phase of the plan was tricking the Dark Gods into absorbing Jason and Diana inside King Best's subconscious, where their true forms existed. While Diana fought against the other four, Jason secretly proceeded with the second part of the plan: offering himself and his power to King Best in exchange for them leaving and repairing all the damage on Earth, and also freeing Diana and the Justice League, who they previously absorbed. As King Best thinks about the offer, Diana learns that Jason sacrificed himself for the sake of the world, and even if she's proud of him she's also devastated by the fact that a stupid mistake she made will mean the end of her brother, a brother she just started to know. Jason reassures her: the power of Athena deemed it as the only choice to save the world, and he's glad he gets to be the hero for once. As Jason is absorbed and the Dark Gods return to the Dark Multiverse, Diana is in despair but cannot do anything to stop the process: Jason is lost, maybe forever, but the Earth is safe and sound, allowing the Justice League to return.
Back to the Present
As Steve leaves, Diana talks herself out of her sadness, remembering she must always have hope of meeting again the people she lost, from Jason to her mother to all her sisters in Themyscira. With this hope in her heart, she can look forward and be the woman she needs to be.
Appearing in "The Dark Gods, Finale"
Featured Characters:
- Jason (Flashback only) (Also in a vision) (Also as a spirit)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Flashback and main story) (Also as a spirit)
Supporting Characters:
- A.R.G.U.S.
- The Oddfellows
- Charlie (Cameo)
- Steve Trevor
- The Oddfellows
- Justice League (Flashback only) (Also as a illusion)
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (Revealed to be alive) (Flashback only) (Also as an illusion)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Revealed to be alive) (Flashback only) (Also as a illusion)
- Cyborg (Revealed to be alive) (Flashback only) (Also as a illusion)
- Hawkgirl (Revealed to be alive) (Flashback only) (Also as a illusion)
- Martian Manhunter (Revealed to be alive) (Flashback only) (Also as a illusion)
- Supergirl (Revealed to be alive) (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Dark Gods (Dark Multiverse) (Flashback only)
- God With No Name (Flashback only)
- Karnell (Flashback only)
- King Best (Flashback only)
- Mob God (Flashback only)
- Savage Fire (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Amazons of Themyscira (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Queen Hippolyta (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Philippus (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Batwing (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Black Canary (Dinah Drake) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Green Arrow (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Simon Baz) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Mera (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Pegasi (Cover only)
- Vixen (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- United States Navy
- Darkseid (Mentioned only)
- Gods of Olympus (Mentioned only)
- Grail (Mentioned only)
- Star Sapphire Corps (Mentioned only)
- Zombies (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- King Best's Subconscious World (Single appearance)
- Multiverse
- Earth 0
- Earth
- Hong Kong (Cameo)
- Paraguay
- Themyscira (In a vision) (Cameo)
- United States of America
- Washington, D.C.
- A.R.G.U.S. Central Command
- Washington, D.C.
- China (Mentioned only)
- Zamaron (Mentioned only)
- Earth
- Earth 0
- Dark Multiverse
- Dark Gods' Realm (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Blue Beetle Bug (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Bracelets of Submission (Flashback and main story)
- Green Lantern Rings (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Hawkman's Mace (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Jason's Armor (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
- Karnell's Sword (Flashback only)
- Lasso of Truth (Flashback and main story)
- Nth Metal (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Polly the Spear (Flashback only)
- Savage Fire's Flaming Sword (Flashback only)
- Tantu Totem (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Trick Arrows (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Shield (Flashback and main story)
- Wonder Woman's Sword (Flashback and main story)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara (Flashback and main story)
Vehicles:
- U.S. Naval Base
Concepts:
See Also