Holly, better known as War Woman, was a superheroine and a member of the Guardians of the Globe. War Woman protected Earth until her demise at the hands of Omni-Man.
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History[]
Background Information[]
Not much is known about War Woman's past, except that she came from a different age, possibly indicating that, like another colleague of hers, she was thousands of years old by the time of her death.
Battle with the Lizard League[]
The Guardian of the Globe arriving at a facility under attack by the Lizard League.
War Woman arrived at a facility under attack by the Lizard League along with Immortal, Aquarus, Black Samson and the original Green Ghost. The Guardians had minor difficulty apprehending them without their full team, and she told Immortal that she called in reserve members just in case, to which he responded that Omni-Man wouldn't be happy.
Omni-Man saves members of the Guardians of the Globe from falling rubble.
War Woman declared she didn't understand why, as Omni-Man refused to join the team, just before the roof of the facility collapsed. She, Aquarus, Black Samson, and several Lizard League members were about to be crushed before Omni-Man showed up to save them from falling rubble.
Protecting the President[]
War Woman bludgeons one of the Mauler Twins in the eye.
War Woman was first seen along with the other members of the Guardians of the Globe after she was called to protect the White House and the President from a sudden attack by the Mauler Twins. She led the evacuation of many soldiers, many of whom audibly respected her authority. During the battle, one of the Mauler Twins asked rhetorically why she and the other Guardians could not take a break and simply allow them to kill the President, to which she responded it wasn't their style before using her mace to bludgeon the Twin's eye.
The Guardians of the Globe assembling to defeat Mauler Twins.
After evacuating all the civilians and military personnel, War Woman assembled the rest of the Guardians to assist in defeating the Mauler Twins, landing a powerful knockdown with her mace. Eventually, the Guardians successfully defeated the Twins, who were subsequently imprisoned by the Global Defense Agency.
Called to Action[]
War Woman stands in front of Connie, dressed in her superhero attire.
War Woman was in her standard civilian attire talking with one of her colleagues, Connie who was talking to her about her company's shareholders, who were happy that profits were up. However, War Woman was upset, as the rollout of their program was supposed to be free, declaring she did not care about the company or its shareholders, she only wanted the world to be better as a whole. Their conversation was interrupted when her wristband went off signaling an alert. Connie then wondered if War Woman had done enough for the world, to which she responded that no one did enough for the world, not even herself. She then transformed into her superhero attire by touching her necklace and flew off for Guardians Headquarters.
Betrayed and Killed[]
War Woman swings her mace at Omni-Man.
War Woman arrived at Guardians Headquarters some time later and like the other Guardians, was surprised after finding out none of them signaled the alert. War Woman then determines that consider that none of them signals the alerts , its possible that they falls into a traps , causes others Guardians to becomes alerts , and looks around for the culprit . After Red Rush saved the Immortal from Omni-Man, War Woman was the first to attack him along with Red Rush, but was unable to stop Omni-Man from grabbing Red Rush by his wrist or horrifically crushing his skull.
Omni-Man slams War Woman's head face-first into the ground.
In a brief moment of shock and terror among most of the Guardians, Martian Man bound his body around Omni-Man, immobilizing him and allowing Immortal and War Woman to land several heavy blows to Omni-Man's head. However, he quickly broke free of Martian Man's grasp and dodged one of her swings, grabbing her head and slamming it face first into the floor.
The Immortal helps War Woman up.
This slam caused a heavy nosebleed and briefly subdued War Woman. Omni-Man then lifted her head by her braids and prepared to kill her, but was stopped by Darkwing, who died moments later for his interference. By the time the Immortal was able to help War Woman up, Green Ghost had also been killed. Immortal then claimed that Omni-Man must be mind controlled, as he would never turn against them, but War Woman simply said that it was either them or him, and Immortal responded by choosing them.
War Woman strikes Omni-Man with her mace, forcing Omni-Man to removes his hand from Green Ghost's head.
The remaining Guardians continued to face off against Omni-Man, with War Woman successfully lands a blow on Omni-Man's temple, disorienting him, until he got the upper hand against War Woman again after she missed a critical swing, punching her far away and disarming her of her mace, which he then caught in the air and used to decapitate Aquarus.
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War Woman after having her neck snapped.
Upon seeing Aquarus' dead body, Martian Man grew enraged and constrained Omni-Man yet again, which allowed War Woman and the Immortal to pummel away. However, their advantage was short-lived, as Omni-Man was able to find Martian Man's weak spot and rip it out, killing him. After punching a hole through the Immortal's stomach, he then caught War Woman by the neck as she missed one final overhead blow, and snapped it 180°, breaks her neck, causing her to slumps back, and cough up a huge amount of blood on her cape before completely dropping dead. Omni-Man finished his rampage by decapitating the Immortal before passing out from exhaustion and the injuries he suffered.
Aftermath[]
War Woman's corpse.
In the bloody aftermath in the Guardians HQ, the Global Defense Agency breached the room and brought in paramedics to check for casualties and recover the bodies. War Woman's name was briefly mentioned during Omni-Man's eulogy, along with the names of her other deceased colleagues.
Legacy[]
The New War Woman.
Three years after her death, Connie, her colleague from the business company where they both once worked, either resigns or is fired from her job. She becomes the new War Woman, but instead of honoring her legacy by embodying the qualities of a superhero, she tarnishes it by turning into a villain and joining the Order. She embarks on a quest to destroy the "man's world."
Appearance[]
As a civilian, Holly had bangs and chest-length brown hair. She wore red rectangular wire-frame glasses, a matching red suit jacket and skirt, a burgundy undershirt, and white high heel shoes. She also wore gold earrings and a gold necklace with a large blue crystal, which when touched, would transform her into her superhero attire.
As a superhero, War Woman had two large braids with gold hair ties. She wore a plain azure cape with her armor, which covered her neck-to-toe except for her shoulders and arms above the elbow. Her gauntlets, greaves, breastplate and belt were primarily gold with brown trim, while the armor surrounding her thighs and abdomen were white.
Personality[]
The Immortal and War Woman serve as the leader and co-leader of the Guardians of the Globe.
War Woman was altruistic, hardworking, decisive, and stern. She was highly respected among the soldiers she saved, who addressed her as "ma'am" despite her lack of official rank. As seen during her conversation with Connie, War Woman believed that nobody had done enough to make the world a better place, and she felt the need to work even harder. In battle with the Guardians of the Globe, War Woman served as a leader or co-leader of the team alongside the Immortal, often relaying orders and being the first to charge into battle. Like all the Guardians, War Woman was selfless, caring, and heroic—traits that left her in shock after witnessing the brutal actions Omni-Man had inflicted on her friends.
Powers and Abilities[]
War Woman fights Komodo Dragon.
Powers[]
- Flight: War Woman could fly at high speeds without any external assistance.
- Superhuman Durability: War Woman's body was significantly more resistant to conventional forms of physical injury than a human's. She could withstand falls from great heights, high-caliber bullets, and tremendous impact forces without sustaining any injury.
- The limitations of War Woman's durability are unknown. However, she was visibly worried when the ceiling was about to collapse on her, Aquarus, and Black Samson, implying that, had Omni-Man not saved them, she could have been seriously injured.
- Superhuman Speed: War Woman can move at speeds beyond the natural human capacity.
- However, War Woman is far slower than both Omni-Man and Red Rush. Omni-Man was able to dodge her strikes on three separate occasions, with the final one leading to her death. Red Rush, on the other hand, noticed Omni-Man’s surprise attack on the Immortal before War Woman did, despite her being supposedly ready and wary of a trap before Red Rush even caught on.
- Superhuman Strength: War Woman possesses superhuman strength, demonstrated by her ability to damage both the Mauler Twins and Omni-Man with powerful swings of her mace. Even using her fists, she was capable of drawing blood from Omni-Man. She was generally considered the Guardians' second strongest member in terms of pure brawling ability, after the Immortal.
- Immortality: War Woman was said to come from a "different age," implying that she was hundreds or even thousands of years old.
Abilities[]
- Mace Proficiency: War Woman was highly skilled in using a mace in combat.
- Hand-to-Hand Combat: War Woman was adept at close-quarters combat, employing a fighting style similar to boxing. However, she typically resorted to hand-to-hand combat only if she was disarmed of her mace.
Equipment[]
- Mace: War Woman typically carried a mace into combat. The mace was roughly the length of her arm, with a brown handle and a round, cream-colored head. It is unknown where the mace was kept when she was not in her superhero attire, but she was able to summon it instantly upon transforming.
Appearances[]
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "It's About Time": | Appears | 5. "That Actually Hurt": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "Here Goes Nothing": | Corpse | 6. "You Look Kinda Dead": | Mentioned | |||||||||
| 3. "Who You Calling Ugly?": | Absent | 7. "We Need To Talk": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Neil Armstrong, Eat Your Heart Out": | Absent | 8. "Where I Really Come From": | Absent | |||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "A Lesson For Your Next Life": | Absent | 5. "This Must Come as a Shock": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "In About Six Hours, I Lose My Virginity to a Fish": | Video | 6. "It's Not That Simple": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "This Missive, This Machination!": | Absent | 7. "I'm Not Going Anywhere": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "It's Been a While": | Absent | 8. "I Thought You Were Stronger": | Absent | |||||||||
| Specials | ||||||||||||
| Invincible: Atom Eve: | Appears | |||||||||||
| Invincible: Atom Eve & Rex Splode: | Absent | |||||||||||
Trivia[]
- She is based on Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl from DC Comics.
- She is the sixth and technically the last person of the Guardians that died, as the Immortal was resurrected later on in the series.
- In the comics, War Woman and Connie were in a relationship and were openly lesbian, but as for the TV version, there was no mention of anything related to this. However, in Invincible: Atom Eve, she does state she has no interest in learning about men.
- She is a playable character in Invincible: Guarding of the Globe. However, her comic book design was used instead of her TV show appearance. She and Red Rush are the only characters in the game who retain their comic book designs rather than their TV show counterparts.