Antiope

## Powers & Abilities

* **Amazon Physiology:** Although Amazons are generally similar to human women in appearance, they are distinguished from them by their remarkable beauty & enhanced physiology. They possess enhanced strength, coordination, stamina & agility, further honed by their years of combat training. The Amazons have received gifts & blessings from five Olympian goddesses: Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hestia & Aphrodite.
	+ ***Enhanced Agility*:** Amazons naturally have greater agility, dexterity, balance & body coordination than than the average human.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** The bodies of Amazons are much more resistant to physical damage than the body of an average human.
	+ ***Enhanced Intellect*:** A gift from Athena, Amazons possess wisdom to be guided by peace & justice, as well as a heightened intellect that allows them to learn & adapt quicker than the average human.
		- ***Multinlingualism*:** Amazons were gifted with the ability to innately understand all human languages, including those currently dead such as Ancient Greek, Latin, Sumerian or Turkish Ottoman. This incredible learning capability allows them to learn non-human languages as well.
	+ ***Enhanced Speed*:** Amazons are able to move at faster speeds than the average human.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina*:** Amazons' musculature produces considerably fewer fatigue toxins during physical activity than that of humans. This allows them to have a level of superhuman stamina so that they don't nee to slow down or catch their breath when in battle.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength*:** Amazons are superhumanly strong, more than any normal human. They are able to block gunfire with their shields, lift other beings into the air with one arm & deliver blows powerful enough to stagger/disorient larger beings. While she cannot rival a full-power Wonder Woman, she is still strong enough to pressure her in battle.
	+ ***Immortality*:** Amazons were gifted immortality by the Olympians but can be killed in war or in an accident.
	+ ***Self-Sustenance*:** So long as the Amazons stay on Themyscira, she does not require food, water or any other form of nourishment to maintain her health and vitality. Although they are not susceptible to the throes of hunger, this does not mean that Amazons don't consume food for enjoyment.
* **Archery:** Antiope was extremely skillful with bows, swiftly defeating enemies simultaneously with it.
* **Equestrianism:** All Amazons spend a considerate amount of times at the stables, with most even having their own horse.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Antiope is extremely skilled, fierce & formidable in both armed & hand-to-hand combat. She is a master of a vast array of uniquely Amazon martial arts, with centuries of combat experience, with her having fought to free her Amazon sisters from slavery & even surpassing her sister Hippolyta in combat skill. Before Diana reached her full potential, Antiope was the greatest warrior of Themyscira. She also is an excellent teacher, as many Amazons under her tutelage, including Wonder Woman herself, became great warriors.
* **Leadership**: Antiope is a natural leader, regarded with great respect. Her leadership skills allowed her to co-lead the Amazons alongside Hippolyta during their rebellion. She later became the Commander of the Amazonian Guard & inspired absolute loyalty inside her subordinates, causing them to follow her orders unquestionably.
* **Pedagogy**: Antiope is an exceptional teacher in the combat arts of the Amazons, with her thus molding many Amazonian warriors into becoming highly skilled fighters. Under her tutelage, Diana eventually grew to be second only to her until she eventually surpassed her after gaining more experience.
* **Swordsmanship:** Antiope is incredibly skilled with swords, capable of besting many Amazons at once.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Weapons:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Range:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 163 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Notes

* Antiope & Menalippe's relationship is a nod to the DCEU.
* She is a composite character with Phillipus.