Wonder Woman

In present-day Paris, Diana Prince receives a photographic plate from Wayne Enterprises taken during World War I. It shows her and four men, and prompts her to recall her past. Diana, the young daughter of Queen Hippolyta, is raised on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazons, women warriors created by the Olympian gods to protect mankind. Hippolyta tells Diana the story of how Ares became jealous of humans and orchestrated their destruction. When the other gods attempted to stop him, Ares killed all but Zeus, who used the last of his power to wound Ares and force his retreat. Before dying, Zeus left the Amazons a weapon, the "god-killer", to prepare them for Ares' return. Seeking to protect Diana, Hippolyta hides her daughter's true origin from her, but reluctantly agrees to let her sister, Antiope, train Diana as a warrior. In 1918, an adult Diana rescues US pilot Steve Trevor when his plane crashes off the coast of Themyscira. The island is soon invaded by German soldiers, who had been pursuing Trevor. The Amazons suffer some casualties, but wipe out the German landing force, with Antiope sacrificing herself to save Diana. Steve is interrogated with the Lasso of Hestia and reveals that a great war is consuming the outside world and that he is an Allied spy. He has stolen a notebook from the Germans' chief chemist, Dr. Isabel Maru, who is attempting to engineer a deadlier form of mustard gas under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff. Believing Ares to be responsible for the war, Diana equips herself with the "god-killer" sword, the lasso, and armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve. In London, they deliver Maru's notebook to the Supreme War Council, where Sir Patrick Morgan is trying to negotiate an armistice with Germany. Diana translates Maru's notes, revealing that the Germans plan to release the deadly gas at the Western Front. Although forbidden by his commander to act, Steve, with secret funding from Morgan, recruits the Moroccan spy Sameer, the Scottish marksman Charlie, and the American Indian smuggler Chief Napi to help prevent the gas from being released. When the team reaches the front in Belgium, Diana goes alone through No Man's Land and destroys the enemy trench, liberating the nearby village of Veld with the aid of the Allied forces. The team briefly celebrates and takes a photograph in the village, where Diana and Steve fall in love. Steve and Diana infiltrate a gala at the German High Command. Steve intends to locate the gas and destroy it, while Diana hopes to kill Ludendorff, believing he is Ares. Steve stops her to avoid jeopardizing his mission, and Ludendorff subsequently kills the inhabitants of Veld with the gas. Angry at Steve for intervening, Diana pursues Ludendorff to a base where the gas is being loaded onto a bomber aircraft bound for London. She fights and kills him, but is confused and disillusioned when his death does not stop the war. Sir Patrick then appears and reveals himself to be Ares. He tells Diana that although he has subtly given humans ideas and inspiration, it is ultimately their decision to resort to violence because they are inherently corrupt. When Diana attempts to kill Ares with the "god-killer" sword, he destroys it, then reveals to her that she is the "god-killer" because she is the daughter of Zeus. While Diana and Ares battle, Steve's team destroys Maru's laboratory. Steve hijacks the bomber carrying the poison, flies it to a safe altitude, then detonates it, blowing up the plane and himself. Ares attempts to direct Diana's rage and grief at Steve's death by convincing her to kill Maru, but the memories of her experiences with Steve cause her to realize that humans have goodness within them. She spares Maru and redirects Ares's lightning into him, killing him. Later, the team celebrates the end of the war. In the present day, Diana sends an email to Bruce Wayne, thanking him for the photographic plate featuring her and Steve. She continues to fight for the world as Wonder Woman.

Plot from Wonder Woman (2017 film)CC BY-SA 4.0