Circe (Earth-7642)

**Circe** is a grecian sorceress, the Greek goddess of magic and self-professed arch-nemesis of Wonder Woman. Considering herself to be an Olympian goddess, Circe believes power belongs to those who can wield it and her hatred towards men and the world stems from an immortal lifetime of betrayals and rejections from those she loved.

Jaded and cynical over the notion of equality, Circe is a creature of lies and deceit who believes magic will one day rule all of reality and leads her army of vicious Bestiamorphs against any who defy her might.

## History

### Birth of the Witch

**Circe** is an ancient, immortal sorceress of incredible power who is a reoccurring antagonist of Wonder Woman. Circe was born from Helios, the Titan of the Sun, and Hecate, the Titaness of Magic. Over 1,200 years B.C., Circe was a princess of Colchis, but according to her own words, her subjects objected to her killing her weak husband. Driven out of the kingdom, she found refuge on a small island, Aeaea, and began to accumulate considerable magical power--but it was limited to the island. She used the Sirens to lure seafarers to the island, but it was not enough to sate her lust for power. Her mother would answer her prayers, Hecate bestowed upon Circe the *witchmark*, one-fifth of her immortal soul, granting her mastery of magic by which she could fulfill her desire to impose her will and her power, taking revenge on all who had wronged her. And so began the legend of the witch Circe.

It is said in legend that Circe is the most beautiful woman who has ever lived. She, powered by immeasurable magic, influenced the world of men from afar. She was mighty, indeed, but somewhere along the way, Circe lost her very soul (long ago, she traded her soul to a dimension of Hell). And no matter how many spells she cast thereafter, how hard she searched, she could not regain it.

She achieved the pinnacle this world could offer in the 2nd Century BCE, over two thousand years ago. The planet's colors would fade gradually ever after. She was empty, no matter what new beauty was offered. And she swore to regain that which she had lost. She used her magic to open portal after portal, searching. For decades... centuries, even. She knew that somewhere out there, a portal existed that would offer her soul back to her. She just had to find it. No matter how she has tried over millenia, she has never been able to break through the barrier to regain it. And the Pandora Pits are that barriear, and she was willing to sacrifice the world to breach it. She wanted what she could not have via corporeal means. But magic can break any barrier eventually, if the sacrifice is large enough.

## Powers and Abilites

### Powers

* **Magic**: Circe is a goddess-level sorceress, known as one of the most powerful sorcerers on Earth and has been for centuries. As the Goddess of Magic, Circe has nearly limitless magical power. Circe's primary powers are her abilities to tap and manipulate the mystical forces of the universe. She has demonstrated the ability to project her image, voice, and energy bolts over long distances. Her most popular ability is her power to alter the forms of mortal, but not immortal, beings. With a gesture, she can transform men into animals, with the resultant form usually appropriate to the attitude, appearance or personality of the victim.
	+ **Projective Animal Metamorphosis**: Her most well-known and principle magical feat is, with a gesture, to turn objects and people alike into various sorts of animals, called Beastiamorphs. She has an especial preference for subjecting men to this transformation. In these forms, they are subject to Circe's will and often in a tranquilized state, unable to resist her.
	+ **Matter Transmogrification**: She can transform objects and beings into whatever form she desires.
	+ **Chronokinesis**: Circe can freeze temporal reality for a bit and pull her and others out of the moment.
	+ **Paralysis** Circe can paralyze multiple enemies with a spell
	+ **Flight**
	+ **Geokinesis**: Circe was able to form a rock imprisonment around Wonder Woman.
	+ **Reality Alteration**: Her sorcery allows her to manipulate reality to a degree.
	+ **Immortality**: As the child of a Titan, she is granted ageless immortality, though she can apparently be physically harmed by a sufficiently strong attack.
	+ **Shape-Shifting**: Circe was able to take the form of an elderly woman, as well as changing her skin tone and hairs style.
	+ **Alter Minds**: She can alter minds and control them utterly.
	+ **Telepathy:** Circe can read minds and project her thoughts into the minds of others. She can also exchange her mind with another and perform mind control.
	+ **Mental Shields:** Circe can shield her mind and the minds of others from telepathic intrusions and attacks. They are so powerful even Charles Xavier could not enter her mind.
	+ **Magic Blasts**: Can fire destructive magical energy blasts.
	+ **Magical Shields**: Able to erect physical barriers of magical energy of great durability and strength. She has withstood blows from the likes of Thor, Superman, Wonder Woman and the Hulk, and even the force of a large nuclear bomb going off.
	+ **Clairvoyance**: Circe also seems to have limited clairvoyant potential, mostly demonstrating a mystical awareness of guests on her island and the presence of other immortals in her company. She was able to detect Hermes in an invisible state when he visited her.
	+ **Illusion Casting**
	+ **Teleportation**: Capable of tapping even cosmic energies, she can teleport between dimensions such as from Earth to Olympus.

### Abilities

* **Leadership**: She is the leader of the Injustice Avengers Dark.
* **Seduction**: With her ability to seduce others with her natural beauty, Circe is an excellent master manipulator.
* **Charisma**: She has the ability to seduce others with her natural charm.
* **Occultism**: Circe is both ancient and powerful in many fields of magic, she is therefore extremely knowledgeable on the topic of the occult.
* **Alchemy**: She can create potions to transform individuals or to grant power comparable to that of the Greek gods.

### Weaknesses

* **Vulnerability to Moly**: An herb called Moly disrupts Circe's magic.
* **Immortality Immunity**: She is unable to use some of her more basic magics on immortals. Instead, she must plot and plan different strategies to affect immortals such as Wonder Woman and other gods in creative and indirect ways.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

* **Grimoire**: The source of Circe's spells
* **Medusa Amulet**