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Hephaestus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is adapted from the Greek god of the same name. Hephaestus first appeared in Wonder Woman #226.
Fictional character biography
Hephaestus is the Olympian Gods' blacksmith whose history is largely the same as his mythological counterpart.[1] Post-Crisis, Hephaestus forged Wonder Woman's golden Lasso of Truth and bracelets.[2]
In The New 52, Hephaestus is assisted by a group of laborers who were abandoned male children from Themyscira. Wonder Woman attempts to release them, but they choose to stay.[3][4][5]
Powers and abilities
Like the Olympian Gods, Hephastus has supernatural abilities that include size-changing, shapeshifting, and immortality. He also has genius-level intellect and is an expert blacksmith.
In other media
- Hephaestus appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Hawk and Dove", voiced by Ed Asner.[6][7]
- Hephaestus appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[8]
References
External links
- Hephaestus at DC Comics Wiki
- ↑ Wonder Woman #226-227. DC Comics.
- ↑ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #2. DC Comics.
- ↑ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #7. DC Comics.
- ↑ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #8. DC Comics.
- ↑ Wonder Woman (vol. 4) #9. DC Comics.
- ↑ Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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