# List of Wonder Woman enemies

**Section:** Central rogues' gallery

| Villain | First appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angle Man | Wonder Woman #62 (November/December 1953) | Originally a clever schemer who "knew all the angles", the updated Angle Man possesses an object known as an Angler which can alter objects and locations according to the holder's wishes, sometimes defying gravity or through teleportation. |
| Ares | Wonder Woman #1 (Summer 1942) | Ares, referred to by the Roman name Mars for most of the pre-Crisis period, is the god of war and son of the Greek god Zeus. |
| Baroness Paula von Gunther | Sensation Comics #4 (April 1942) | Wonder Woman's first recurring nemesis, Paula von Gunther is a German baroness, ruthless Nazi spymaster, evil scientist, and femme fatale. Blackmailed into serving the Nazis because they held her daughter prisoner, she changed sides after Wonder Woman rescued her daughter, Gerta, and joined the Amazons as their chief scientist. |
| Cheetah | Wonder Woman #6 (October 1943) | The original Cheetah, Priscilla Rich, was a beautiful dancer and philanthropist who developed an odd sort of split personality when she felt overshadowed by Wonder Woman. |
| Cheetah | Wonder Woman #274 (December 1980) | A second pre-Crisis Cheetah, Debbie Domaine, the niece of the original, was an ecologist, she was kidnapped, brainwashed into a feral ecoterrorist, and trained in unarmed combat by Kobra. |
| Cheetah | Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #7 (August 1987) (as Barbara Ann Minerva); #8 (as Cheetah) | The current Cheetah, Barbara Ann Minerva, is a former archeologist and treasure-hunter who sold her soul to the plant-god Urtzkartaga for power and immortality, not realizing she would be bound in eternal servitude to him. |
| Cheetah | Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #171 (August 2001) | Minerva briefly lost her power to Argentine businessman Sebastian Ballesteros, who became Circe's consort and funded the transformation of Vanessa Kapatelis into the Silver Swan. |
| Circe | Wonder Woman #37 (September/October 1949) | Circe is based on the Greek mythological character of the same name. A witch and sorceress of vast power, specializing in illusion and transformation spells, Circe became one of Wonder Woman's most formidable foes in the post-Crisis DC continuity, and even triggered a War of the Gods. |
| Deimos | Wonder Woman vol. 1, #183 (August 1969) | Deimos is the God of Dread and the son of Ares and Aphrodite. He planned to ignite a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, though his plans were thwarted by Wonder Woman. |
| Doctor Cyber | Wonder Woman #179 (November–December 1968) | A female criminal mastermind and head of an international crime syndicate, Doctor Cyber was Wonder Woman's nemesis during a period when she had given up her Amazon powers and become a white-costumed karate expert. |
| Doctor Poison | Sensation Comics #2 (February 1942) | Princess Maru became Doctor Poison who, disguising her gender via a bulky hooded costume and mask, was the leader of a Nazi spy ring whose ultimate goal was to wreak havoc by contaminating the Army's water with "reverso", a drug which would cause people to do the opposite of what they are told. |
| Doctor Poison | Wonder Woman, vol. 2, #151 (December 1999) | In recent years, an unnamed granddaughter of the original Doctor Poison appears in league with Devastation, Villainy Inc., and the Secret Society of Super Villains. |
| Doctor Psycho | Wonder Woman #5 (June–July 1943) | Ridiculed as a child for his small stature and strange appearance, Doctor Psycho grew up to be highly sexist and misogynistic. |
| Duke of Deception | Wonder Woman #2 (Fall 1942) | A servant of the evil god Mars from his base on the planet Mars, he embodied deceit, confusion and treachery, using his godlike powers of illusion, shape-shifting and influencing minds to further the cause of war. |
| Giganta | Wonder Woman #9 (June 1944) | Giganta was originally a gorilla who was super-evolved into a woman by Professor Zool. Her modern day version is Doctor Doris Zuel, a medical doctor suffering from a fatal disease who hoped to transfer her life essence into Wonder Woman. |
| Medusa | Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #52 (October 1964) | Based on the legendary Gorgon from Greek mythology, Medusa is known for her ability to turn anyone who looks into her eyes to stone. |
| Phobos | Wonder Woman vol. 1, #183 (August 1969) | The God of Fear and the son of Ares and Aphrodite. After the events of Rebirth, Phobos and his brother Deimos appear as handsome twins. |
| Queen Clea | Wonder Woman #8 (March 1944) | Cruel ruler of the Atlantean city of Venturia, where women were large and powerful and men were stunted, weak and servile, Queen Clea often forced her subjects to battle in gladiatorial combat. |
| Silver Swan | Wonder Woman #288 (February 1982) | Pre-Crisis, Helen Alexandros was a homely ballerina passed up for roles until she struck a bargain with her ancestor, the war-god Mars: power and beauty in exchange for killing Wonder Woman. |
| Silver Swan | Wonder Woman vol. 2, #15 (April 1988) | Post-Crisis, Valerie Beaudry was deformed by her parents' exposure to radiation but had nascent abilities to control sound. Industrialist Henry Armbruster seduced and even married her to convince her to submit to experiments that enhanced her sonic powers and transformed her into a beautiful woman. |
| Silver Swan | Wonder Woman vol. 2, #171 (August 2001) | A third Silver Swan, Vanessa Kapatelis, was actually a longtime friend of Wonder Woman, kidnapped by Circe, Doctor Psycho and others, brainwashed into hating her former idol, and turned into a murderous cyborg. |
| Strife | Wonder Woman vol. 1, #183 (August 1969) | The Goddess of Discord and one of the Children of Ares in the pre-Flashpoint continuity, where she was known as Eris. |
| Veronica Cale | Wonder Woman vol. 2, #196 (November 2003) | Scientific genius and part owner of Cale-Anderson Pharmaceuticals, Veronica Cale has made it her goal to destroy Wonder Woman. Her reasoning is that Wonder Woman was handed many privileges in life whereas Veronica had to work hard for everything she has accomplished. |