I think a good villain for WW, old or new, needs to have a valid argument for their actions.
WW more than other heroes, is more likely to debate an opponent, and try and put herself in their shoes. A villain may not be able to shake her physically, but if they can make WW think, then they’ve gained a huge advantage.
At least until the inevitable punch punch kick wham ending that is comics.
I agree with this. I think Wonder Woman's villains should try to challenge her world view a bit (maybe with the exception of Psycho...as I can't really think of how to even sympathize with him when he can be really petty...I mean like Professor Zoom petty).
Take Giganta for example, if they go with Doris Zuel being a brilliant scientist, she could feel that being the bigger fish (bigger and stronger) always get better results (i.e. respect) than any of her efforts as a scientist. Kind of pushing into the differences between say Ares vs. Athena a bit. Doris could bring up questions about if Wonder Woman would be respected as a hero if she wasn't super strong physically?
I mean some villains like Circe I see it just to make a mess. Like she focuses on Diana because she fought her mother and that Diana stopped Circe once. Circe is a pity person