Quote Originally Posted by Celgress View Post
Bingo, this is the crux of the whole problem with Steve. He is viewed by many rightly or wrongly as a non-entity due to his paper-thin portrayal. Other than being Wondy's default love interest and a military guy what has he got going for him? His interests, hopes, dreams, fears, and background are hardly ever mentioned. He is essentially a male damsel. He exists to motivate the hero and help move the hero's story along. Steve is by far the least developed of the golden age DC love interests. Take Lois and Selina, for example, as counterpoints to Steve unlike him both have clear agency outside of their romantic partner.
Agreed, which is also why I've been pushing for moving Steve out of the military for some time now.

Perhaps the most important issue with Steve is the lack of stories surrounding him. The movie gave him a compelling one, and meeting Diana should easily give room for another one that doesn't kill him: Steve deciding the military isn't for him anymore.

Now, I think there is room for a male damsel in distress, but right now Steve is not that good a one. His relation to Diana pushes him in that direction, but the way that he is a dude and badass soldier to boot means that what is subversive for a princess (being self-rescuing) isn't for him.

Quote Originally Posted by AmiMizuno View Post
In marston’s he is well flesh out also. When he isn’t helping the military. He helps his sister and his niece with sports. Goes to movies, Cooks and other things. Why does he join the military. Favorite music.
There are really two ways of fleshing out characters. One is to add details to them, like the above. The other is to give them texture and personality. We were told exceedingly little about movie Steve, but he had plenty of personality. With Rucka's Steve, all we got was some vague undefined longing for something, which was filled by Diana—and then nothing.