Unlike the superhero brawls we are used to (punching through skyscrapers), the fight in Wonder Woman Vs Warlord Part 2 is claustrophobic and visceral. The battle takes place in three distinct acts:
Act One: The Gauntlet Diana rushes the line. Warlord deploys his "Warhounds"—mercenaries wearing sonic-dampening armor to counter Diana’s battle cry. The panels are gritty, illustrated by the legendary Liam Sharp. We see Diana dislocate her own thumb to escape a vibranium choke-hold. It is brutal, efficient, and showcases that Diana is not just a goddess; she is a trained killer when survival demands it.
Act Two: The Verbal Spar Before the physical climax, Priest gives us a intense dialogue exchange. Warlord holds a detonator. Diana holds his second-in-command by the throat. Wonder Woman Vs Warlord Part 2
Warlord: "You spare the innocent, Princess. That is your pathology. I kill the innocent. That is my strategy." Wonder Woman: "You mistake my compassion for fragility. Let me show you the difference."
This exchange redefines Diana’s character. She isn't naïve. She admits that to defeat a monster, she must understand the monster's logic—even if she rejects it. Unlike the superhero brawls we are used to
Act Three: The Sundering The climatic blow is not a punch. In a twist worthy of the best DC epics, Wonder Woman uses the Lasso of Truth not to extract a confession, but as a conduit. She wraps it around the Ares-1’s power core and forces the engine to "confess" its weaknesses. The tank explodes from the inside out. Warlord survives, shielding himself behind a hostage—a child he stole from the village. This is where Part 2 ends, on a razor’s edge: the lasso glowing, the child crying, and Warlord smiling.
🔥 Hot Take:
“Warlord should have won. Diana without powers is just a skilled human. Morgan has survived Skartaris for years.”
Rebuttal:
“Skilled human? She’s an Amazon. She once held her own against Batman and Lady Shiva simultaneously. Morgan’s never faced a tactical genius with 3,000 years of combat drills.” Warlord: "You spare the innocent, Princess
🕵️ Plot Hole?
Why didn’t Diana use her bracelets to deflect Morgan’s sword?
Answer: In Part 1, Deimos’ magic nullifies the bracelets’ power—they become ordinary metal.
📚 Sequel Hook:
If Part 3 happens, Deimos could return with an army of mythological beasts. The fan dream: Wonder Woman, Warlord, and a freed Deimos prisoner must unite against the war god himself, Ares.
If Part 1 was a boxing match, Wonder Woman Vs Warlord Part 2 is a chess game played with lightning bolts. The creative team—penciller Becky Cloonan and writer Jordie Bellaire—intentionally subverts the trope of the “bigger rematch.”