ɪn pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ stˈoːɹiz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ɪt wʌz ɛksplˈeɪnd ðæt mˈeɪsən hɐdbɪn bᵻstˈoʊd hɜː pˈaʊɚz baɪ ðə wˈɪzɚd mˈɜːlɪn ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pɹədˈuːs ɐ tʃˈæmpiən tʊ ˈeɪd ðɪ ˈælaɪd fˈoːɹsᵻz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
In present-day stories beginning in the 1990s, it was explained that Mason had been bestowed her powers by the wizard Merlin in order to produce a champion to aid the Allied Forces during World War II.