Donna Troy Appreciation 2023

[marhawkman]

The difference being Donna temporarily took over the mantle of WW. Wally was the Flash for (in our time) decades ..

For most of the "sidekick" era Titans, I don't like the idea of them taking over their mentor's mantles. They're their own heroes and deserve their own ids.

For me, Fury is Lyta. Said, done. Lol.

I don't like there to be that much of a similarity between Earths.

Olympia is just cheap beer out of Washington. And Asteria already belongs to someone (and is too close to Astarte)

I'm really ok with Troia. WG does seem odd, and calli g her by her name has always been an issue . "Here comes Bob Smith! Thank goodness Bob Smith is here to save the day! Bob Smith is fighting the alien horde!!". Ugh.

You mean like Lex Luthor? Or like that super-hero parody film? Um... forget the name.. had Wil Smith as the lead?

[OBrianTallent]

You mean like Lex Luthor? Or like that super-hero parody film? Um... forget the name.. had Wil Smith as the lead?

Hancock?


But then there's Chuck Norris. As in "here comes Chuck Norris" you know you safe as somebody bout to get kicked in the head

[Psy-lock]

Ever since I learned that Troia has a negative connotation in Italian and Greek, the most common being sow or female pig. It's also used as derogatory term for a "working girl." That pretty much soured me on the name. George Perez and Marv Wolfman probably didn't intend this and this was pre-Google so, I give them some slack for such a cringeworthy codename. Rather her be known simply by Troy vs Troia.

In most languages Troia is Troy and has no negative connotations. Almost every name sounds stupid/offensive in some language. For example, Kal is feces in Russian.

[wonder39]

In most languages Troia is Troy and has no negative connotations. Almost every name sounds stupid/offensive in some language. For example, Kal is feces in Russian.

Ohmygod that's amazing....lol

[Agent Z]

Yes! She is a Super-Heroine!

Not every superhero uses a codename.

[Phoenixx9]

Not every superhero uses a codename.

Ah yes, but they should!!

[Drako]

In most languages Troia is Troy and has no negative connotations. Almost every name sounds stupid/offensive in some language. For example, Kal is feces in Russian.

Yes, it's something pretty common. The countries that have this problem just need to change the name. Like the Adventures of Tintin in Japan.

There is some Star Wars names we had to change here in Brazil cause they sounded like some nasty stuff in portuguese.

Count Dooku sound like "Count From the Ass" here, so we change for Dokan. Captain Panaka is something like Captain Dumbass in portugues, so here he is called Captain Panás. Master Sifo-Dyas sound like Master "F* Himself".

George Luccas is a master in this kinda of things.

[Digifiend]

Tintin is a problem even in English. The character called that in the original 1960s Thunderbirds series was called Kayo (as in knocking someone out) instead of Tintin in the Thunderbirds Are Go series a few years ago (they also upgraded her from a civilian to the International Rescue team's sixth member, due to the original team being all male).

Since Diana gave Yara the Wondergirl moniker, she can do the same for Donna Troy (Troia). Apparently Diana can make choices like that for her own group of heros. Not sure if she has done this for Cassie yet...

No, she hasn't. Cassie took on the name Wonder Girl on her own - she arrived in battle in the wig and goggles, and when Diana called her Cassandra, she said "Call me Wonder Girl!". In New 52, Cassie didn't even meet Diana until much later, her taking the Wonder Girl name had nothing to do with Diana (as that version wasn't a sidekick and started out as a Teen Titan). Diana also of course had nothing to do with Donna becoming Troia, while due to her accidental creation in real life, Donna becoming Wonder Girl happened off panel before her debut.

[Psy-lock]

Yes, it's something pretty common. The countries that have this problem just need to change the name. Like the Adventures of Tintin in Japan.

There is some Star Wars names we had to change here in Brazil cause they sounded like some nasty stuff in portuguese.

Count Dooku sound like "Count From the Ass" here, so we change for Dokan. Captain Panaka is something like Captain Dumbass in portugues, so here he is called Captain Panás. Master Sifo-Dyas sound like Master "F* Himself".

George Luccas is a master in this kinda of things.

Yeah, if Troia is problematic in some countries there's a perfect alternative for it - Illium/Illion, which is another name for Troy.

Russia never changed "Kal" though, which made Man of Steel unintentionally hilarious in the dub.

[bat22]

Yeah, if Troia is problematic in some countries there's a perfect alternative for it - Illium/Illion, which is another name for Troy.

Russia never changed "Kal" though, which made Man of Steel unintentionally hilarious in the dub.

If the good Italians/Greeks take offense or good humor at Troia, I really don't care. It's a name. They can change the name in their local media the way that Captain America is Captain Avenger in some places.

[marhawkman]

Yes, it's something pretty common. The countries that have this problem just need to change the name. Like the Adventures of Tintin in Japan.

There is some Star Wars names we had to change here in Brazil cause they sounded like some nasty stuff in portuguese.

Count Dooku sound like "Count From the Ass" here, so we change for Dokan. Captain Panaka is something like Captain Dumbass in portugues, so here he is called Captain Panás. Master Sifo-Dyas sound like Master "F* Himself".

George Luccas is a master in this kinda of things.

In ENGLISH Dooku sounds a lot like "dookie" IE poop.

[Primal Slayer]

Not every superhero uses a codename.

What major superhero that is popular doesn't use a codename?

X-men are the only ones that come to my mind

[Phoenixx9]

What major superhero that is popular doesn't use a codename?

X-men are the only ones that come to my mind

And they should use one too!

Jean Grey is the Marvel Donna Troy in terms of a new great codename being hard to create.

[Stanlos]

Not every superhero uses a codename.

I really enjoyed the gag Byrne did when Hippolyte and the other Amazons interacted with Donna. Donna had been introduced as "Donna Troy". However, since the Amazons tend to have one name they kept saying the whole thing run together as her name. I so wanted to see that adapted into live action for the LOLz

[HotBoy]

Nothing specific about Donna, but here's an interview with Nicola Scott and Tom Taylor about Titans:

https://www.ign.com/articles/dawn-of...justice-league