In present-day Paris, Diana Prince, curator for the Louvre's Department of Antiquities,[6] receives a World War I-era photographic plate couriered by Wayne Enterprises and recalls her past.
Diana was born and raised on the island of Themyscira, home to the Amazons, a race of warrior women created by the gods ofMount Olympus to protect humankind against the corruption of Ares, the god of war. In the distant past, Ares slew all his fellow gods, but his mortally wounded father, Zeus, was able to strike him down. Before succumbing to his injuries, to guard against Ares' return, Zeus left behind a weapon for the Amazons capable of killing his renegade son: the "Godkiller", which Diana believes to be a ceremonial sword. Diana wants to train as an Amazon warrior, but her mother, Queen Hippolyta, refuses to allow it, insisting that Ares will never return. However, Diana and her aunt, General Antiope, disobey Hippolyta and begin training in secret. When the two are discovered by Hippolyta, Antiope convinces the queen to allow Diana's training to continue.
As a young woman, Diana rescues pilot Steve Trevor after his plane crashes off the coast of Themyscira. The island is soon invaded by the German soldiers pursuing Steve. The Amazons engage and kill all the soldiers, but Antiope dies protecting Diana. Interrogated with the Lasso of Truth, Steve reveals that World War I is well underway, and he is an Allied spy. He stole a notebook from chief Spanish chemist Doctor Maru, who is creating a deadlier form of mustard gas under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff. Believing Ares is responsible for the war, Diana arms herself with the ceremonial sword and leaves Themyscira with Steve to find and destroy Ares, although Hippolyta says she might never be able to return to Themyscira.
In London, Steve's secretary Etta Candy helps Diana pick new clothes to blend in. They then deliver Maru's notes to Steve's superiors at the Imperial War Cabinet, including Sir Patrick Morgan, who is trying to negotiate an armistice with Germany. Steve believes Ludendorff will complete and use the gas regardless of an armistice. With Sir Patrick's support, Steve and Diana infiltrate the Western Front in Belgium, accompanied by Steve's team: spy Sameer, marksman Charlie, and smuggler Chief. The group's progress is halted by enemy trenches, until Diana pushes alone through the German lines, rallying the Allied forces behind her to liberate a village. The team briefly celebrates and has a group picture taken (the photographic plate that was shown earlier in the film). Later that night, Diana and Steve share a kiss and it is implied that they spent the night together.
The team learns that Ludendorff will attend a gala at a nearby castle. Steve infiltrates the party, intending to follow Ludendorff to the weapon storage area. Diana, however, believes Ludendorff is Ares and that killing him will end the war. Steve stops her to avoid jeopardizing the mission. Ludendorff gasses the village the team liberated earlier, killing everyone. Diana blames Steve for the loss of lives. She pursues Ludendorff to a complex where the gas is being loaded into a bomber bound for London. Diana fights and kills Ludendorff whose strength and aggression are enhanced by another gas invented by Dr. Maru, but is shocked when his death does not stop the war.
Sir Patrick appears, revealing that he is actually Ares. He tells Diana that although he has subtly given humans ideas and inspirations, it is ultimately humankind's decision to cause war and violence. After destroying the ceremonial sword, Ares reveals that Diana is the true "Godkiller": she is Zeus' youngest child, and thus Ares' half-sister. Ares attempts to convince Diana that humanity is inherently corrupt, and that she should join him and help destroy humankind to pave way to a new paradise. While the two battle and their comrades destroy Dr. Maru's lab, Steve commandeers the bomber carrying the gas and sacrifices himself to incinerate it at a safe distance. Diana attacks the German soldiers out of rage, encouraged by Ares, but when he persuades her to kill an unmasked and helpless Dr. Maru, Diana shows her mercy, having been inspired by Steve's selflessness and his final words to her. Diana then summons her power and overpowers and destroys Ares. Back in London, the team solemnly celebrates the end of the war.
In the present day, Diana sends an e-mail to Bruce Wayne thanking him for the photographic plate of her and Steve and reaffirms her mission to protect all life as Wonder Woman.
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