Originally Posted by
PopQuezy
With Wonder Woman, I actually wonder why writers don't mine the fact that Diana comes from a society of women, and as a result, she never had to experience the effects of patriarchy in her more formative years. An interesting backstory I think could work well for Giganta and tie into her powers is the feeling of invisibility. What if Giganta had a brother who both her mother and father loved more because he was their only son. Giganta could never compare and she is constantly overshadowed by her brother. This fuels her academically, and she is the top student at her school - maybe even valedictorian - and she is accepted to one of the top universities in the world and eventually pursues a career in science. She believes academic and professional pursuits will earn her the love she desperately wants from her parents, but they still favor her less accomplished brother. After getting her doctorate in science, she finds herself in a similar situation as in her childhood. She is still overshadowed by the men in her field even if she is technically more skilled and talented in her work. Finally, tired of being invisible, Giganta creates some formula that she uses herself as a test subject. This formula gives her the ability to grow 50 feet and no one can ever make her feel invisible again.
No one except for Wonder Woman. Giganta can resent that Diana is effortlessly seen and beloved by the public and that Diana was "saved" from having to be overshadowed by men all her life. We can even use that Giganta is one of Wondy's oldest villains yet has never truly reached iconic heights as part of her motivation. What if she hates that even among Diana's relatively small group of recurring villains that she (Giganta) is still easily overlooked and forgotten. That could make her resentful of being the "muscle" in a team, and make her dynamic with other rogues, especially the "leader" rogues like Ares, Circe, Cale, Joker and Luthor much more antagonistic and intriguing as we are currently trying to discover if Giganta is truly an ally or just waiting for the perfect opportunity to betray the leader and usurp the team.
Part of Giganta's role as the GIANT WOMAN is being the invisible woman that is desperately trying to prove her worth but always coming short. This gives motivation for her to hate Wonder Woman and can also create unique dynamics with other Wonder rogues, as well.