Ares spent many years influencing humanity to create weapons which he hoped they would use to destroy each other. Ares would then reappear during World War I, taking the disguise of Sir Patrick Morgan, and inspiring Dr. Poison to develop a powerful and deadly gaseous weapon, which desired to use to destroy humanity, a race which he had developed bitter jealousy for. In the end, however, Ares' plans were thwarted, with Wonder Woman killing him and ending World War I and his violent influence over humanity for good. Ares, as the God of War, is extremely violent, bloodthirsty, selfish, sinister, and egregiously malevolent, willing to wipe out humanity, and ruthlessly killing off all of the other Olympian Gods in the War of the Gods when they opposed his hatred of humanity, even killing his own father Zeuswithout remorse.
Publication Information
- Wonder Woman : Ares
- Version : Wonder Woman Movies
- Multiverse :
- Date of Birth : Before 13,700,000,000 BC
- Date of Death : 1918
- Species : Olympian Gods
- Known As : Gods
- Type :
- Mars
- God of War, Violence, and Bloodlust
- God of Truth
- Sir Patrick Morgan
- Relative :
- Zeus : Father
- Poseidon : Uncle
- Hades : Uncle
- Hestia : Aunt
- Athena : Paternal Half-Sister
- Apollo : Paternal Half-Brother
- Artemis : Paternal Half-Sister
- Diana Prince / Wonder Woman : Paternal Half-Sister
- Affiliation : Olympian Gods
- Gender : Male
- Origin : Heaven
- Season : Wonder Woman
- First Appeareance : Wonder Woman
- Last Appeareance :
- Number of Appeareance :
- Potrayer : David Thewlis
- Main View : Full Movies
War of the Gods
Ares viewed the human race that Zeus created with disdain, and began corrupting them with war, blood-thirst, and violence. Zeus responded by creating a new race - the Amazons, who were intended to protect humanity from Ares' influence, while spreading love and compassion. Ares, however, violently rebelled, starting the War of the Gods on Olympus, which resulted in him killing off the other Olympian Gods for disagreeing with his blood thirst and extremism. Ultimately, when only Zeus was left, he faced Ares in combat and defeated him, but was mortally wounded in the process. Before Zeus died, he fathered Diana by Hippolyta, and created the protected island paradise Themyscira for the Amazons to live, hidden from the God of War.
Corrupting Humanity
Now, as the sole surviving unopposed Olympian God, Ares again proceeded to corrupt humankind with war, determined to wipe the race out, but that ultimately proved ineffective. Hence, at some point, Ares came to Earth, disguising himself as an elderly and kindly human named of "Sir Patrick Morgan", and became an advocate member of the British War Council. Secretly, however, Ares would support the German General Ludendorff, slyly inducing him and Doctor Poison to create an extremely deadly gas, which Ares intended to use for wiping out humanity for good.
Instigating World War I
In 1918, Ares witnessed the arrival of Diana to London from Themyscira, but maintained his disguise, initially pretending not to know her identity. When Steve Trevor reported his discovery of Dr. Poison's notebook and the location of Ludendorff's base to the war department, the rest of the committee denied him a mission to halt their plans, earning them the ire of Diana which "Sir Patrick" silently observed. Ares had a word with Trevor and Diana afterwords.
Tempting Diana
After Trevor, Diana, and the rest of their team discovered a large bombing facility manufacturing and loading mustard gas to be used against the Allies, Ares decided to take matters into his own hands. Transporting himself to the facility, "Sir Patrick" finally shed his disguise and revealed himself to Diana after she killed Ludendorff, whom she falsely believed to be the God of War. He went on to agree with his half-sister's recent sentiments that humanity doesn't deserve the help of the Olympian Gods, but instead destruction.
Sibling Duel
The God of War then regrettably engaged his half-sister in combat, beginning by destroying the tower they were in and sending Diana flying. Seeing that she survived, he began telekinetically trying to slam her with metal slabs on the ground, but she dissuaded these efforts. Ares noted the naivete of his half-sister as she tried to whip him with the Lasso of Truth, simply creating strong winds to blow it away and dodging a slab toss by hovering in the air.
Death
Ares condescendingly threatened Diana and attempted to force her surrender, but Diana bore witness to Steve's selfless suicide by blowing up the plane of mustard gas, making her send out a shock-wave that threw Ares back. The God of War then began seeing her combat the German soldiers with great anger, and he began his platitude once again in the belief that Diana finally saw from his point of view and continuing to state humanity's weakness and rush to violence, even stating Trevor's heroic sacrifice as him leaving Diana.
Abilities
Olympian God Physiology : As an Olympian God, and a son of Zeus himself, Ares is a phenomenally powerful divine being, enough to surpass even the already tremendous might of Wonder Woman.
- Immortality : Ares, due to him being an Olympian God, has been alive for millennia, predating the time when Zeus created humanity and the Amazons.
- Super Strength : Ares has a tremendous level of superhuman strength, notably superior to that of Wonder Woman, and on par with Superman's, with Ares able to send her flying vast distances with his incredibly mighty blows.
- Invulnerability : Ares, as an Olympian God, cannot be killed by normal superficial means, given as how Zeus was only slain by another Olympian God, Ares himself.
- Healing Factor : Ares, after being grievously wounded and forced into retreat by Zeus in the War of the Gods, managed to heal from it in a very short time.
- Super Speed : Ares can move at considerable superhuman speeds, going toe-to-toe with Wonder Woman's speed during their final fight, even outmaneuvering her on several occasions, despite his muscular physique and heavy armor.
- Super Reflexes : Ares's speed extends to his reflexes as well, even if he is not moving at super speed, as when Wonder Woman first swung a massive piece of debris at him with her Lasso of Truth
- War Manipulation : Ares, as the God of War, has the formidable power to manipulate war, strife, combat, bloodlust, rage, and other forms of conflict.
- War Inducement : Ares can induce conflicts by influencing people or events - raising personal and fanatical armies, shown when he corrupted humanity with warfare shortly after the race's creation
- Violence Empowerment : Ares channels violence, hatred, rage, bloodshed and death to render himself more and more powerful, hence during the War of the Gods, Ares's power was enhanced enough to allow him to slay every other Olympian God
- Violence Telepathy : Ares can subtly influence the thoughts of individuals that are predisposed to violence, hatred, rage, and bloodshed, with him covertly invading their minds, as in this way,
- Divine Electrokinesis : Ares, like his father Zeus, can generate and control divine electricity to an extreme degree, generating everything from precise small tendrils to tremendous torrents
- Telekinesis : Ares can move, hurl and manipulate objects' movements to an immense degree with mere hand gestures, thus keeping the Lasso of Truth from entangling him.
- Matter Transmutation : Ares was able use his telekinesis to summon battle debris towards himself and than transmute the debris into a fearsome and powerful black battle armor and a diabolical 4-horned helmet, as well as many mighty swords he created during his battle with Wonder Woman.
- Thermokinesis : Ares can manipulate and conduct an immense amount of heat, notably doing so when Wonder Woman tried stabbing him with her Godkiller sword.
- Teleportation : Ares can instantly traverse immense distances at will, appearing before Wonder Woman moments after she slayed General Ludendorff, teleporting all the way from Great Britain to Belgium.
- Flight : Ares can fly at considerable speeds both on Olympus and Earth, capable of maneuvering with precision in any direction, as well as hovering in one place.
- Invisibility : Ares can render himself imperceptible to humans as he covertly manipulates and corrupts them, notably doing so to General Ludendorff and Dr. Poison.
- Illusion Casting : Ares can conjure up extremely realistic and vibrant illusions, notably temporarily altering the environment around himself and Wonder Woman to look like a luscious forest ally
- Omnilingualism : Ares, as an Olympian God, has the ability to fluently speak, read, and understand all human languages, even currently dead ones. Hence, apart from his native Ancient Greek, Ares is known to speak Latin and English.
- Genius-level Intellect : Ares is extremely intelligent and divinely wise, given his tremendously long godly lifespan, allowing him unparalleled insight into humanity's darker traits
- Expert Deceiver : Ares is an extremely experienced deceptive genius, as he very convincingly posed as the human.
- Expert Demagogue : Ares is a divinely wise and experienced genius demagogue, since when posting as "Sir Patrick Morgan" to the British War Council.
- Expert Social Intuit : Ares, in his "Sir Patrick Morgan" disguise, has a high degree of social confidence, allowing him to intuitively determine how to interact with others.
- Warfare Expertise : Ares, as the God of War, is an unparalleled genius in all areas of warfare and military science.
- Weapons Intuition : Ares also revealed to Wonder Woman that he had not been the one to start World War I, but merely taught both opposing sides of the global war how to create innovative formidable weapons
- Master Tactician : Ares, as the God of War and a megalomaniac, is an immensely formidable tactical and strategic genius, especially in regards to military tactics and strategies of war.
- Master Combatant : Ares, as the God of War, is a phenomenally skilled, fierce, and formidable armed and hand-to-hand combatant, a master of numerous martial arts, as well as an expert in wielding weapons
- Master Swordsman : Ares, as the God of War, is an incredibly skilled swordsman, with centuries of experience wielding his fearsome swords
- World War I Central Powers
- General Ludendorff
- Atlanteans
- Green Lantern Corps
- Yalan Gur
- Isabel Maru / Doctor Poison
- World War I Allies Powers
- Wonder Men
- Steve Trevor
- Etta Candy
- Sameer
- Chief
- Charlie
- Steppenwolf
- Parademons
