the end of the book as well. It is subsequently revealed that Maxwell Lord is actually Ares in disguise and seeks to eliminate the Amazons in retaliation for his daughter Hippolyta turning against him centuries ago. During the fight between the Amazons and their allies and his A.R.E.S. machines, Ares himself mentally links himself with one of the drones to battle his granddaughter Diana. However, Diana defeats him by using her lasso to compel the machine to self-destruct, which also causes him to "self-destruct" as well due to being linked with it. Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman Ares appears in two different stories in this anthology series featuring Wonder Woman. In the first, "Casualties of War", Wonder Woman is attacked by a dragon that is later revealed to have been a pawn of Ares. In the second story, "Vendetta", Ares ambushes Wonder Woman in a small African city. He summons his Spartoi, reptilian soldiers, to aid in his battle, but he is inevitably defeated by Wonder Woman. Dark Nights: Metal In Dark Knights: The Merciless, part of a series looking at dark alternate versions of Batman who have the powers of other members of the Justice League, one Batman comes from a reality where Ares acquired a new helmet that enhanced his powers to induce conflict. After Wonder Woman and other members of the League had been apparently killed in battle with Ares, Batman donned Ares' discarded helmet to use it against him, only to succumb to the helmet's power to the point that he not only defeated Ares, but even killed Diana when it was revealed that she had survived the attack because he was already so far under the helmet's influence. In other media Television Ares appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Hawk and Dove", voiced by Michael York. He commissions Hephaestus to forge the Annihilator, a living suit of armor fueled by violence, so he can incite conflict between North and South Kasnia and destabilize the region. However, Justice Leaguers Wonder Woman and Hawk and Dove, intervene, forcing Ares to flee while the Leaguers confiscate the Annihilator. Ares makes a non-speaking appearance in the Harley Quinn episode "Bachelorette" as an exotic dancer on Hedonikka, an island near Themyscira. Film Ares appears in Wonder Woman (2009), voiced by Alfred Molina. This version sports long platinum hair. In ancient times, he and his son Thrax waged war against