If would write Steve I would make him a little more in line with his movie portrayal and make him a little cynical particularly towards the people at the top but he knows good men can be found among the bad. But meeting Diana made him change his mind. And he has this past filled with lots of secrets and hurt but nevertheless he knows he must soldier on to protect the people of the world. And unlike Diana who needs the Lasso of Truth to get answer Steve does not need it because he knows people and can effectively coerce people into telling him what he wants to know namely through his connections or deception. No sense using the Batman route of threatening and frightening people into co-operating. And like user brettc1 I would also need to give him a mind of his own like trying use more practical routes to solve problems as oppose to Wodner Woman's more idealistic approaches except those approaches went out the window when she killed Maxwell Lord and slaughtered people in Post-Crisis and New 52.
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One thing I could see Steve and Diana disagreeing if you want to make him a person that doesn't always agree with Diana. Steve while agrees in equal rights come still have a few bias thinks due to gender and a few other things. MAybe it should also be how Diana at times come across.
I like to see more of the "Soldier" Steve and have him interact more with Veterans in the books. I think he should be more vocal in the comics regarding Veterans rights. I think he is good with Diana as far as how they get along.
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"Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he
There is a perfectly good reason why Steve has no solo books unlike the other supporting cast member of the Trinity. There is nothing about him all the writers think that's in his head, Diana, Diana like it's all he's about. The Steve Trevor Special was brimming with lots of potential ideas to make Steve more nuanced as a character to make him more of his own man and DC wasted it. The priority should be to focus on who he is. How has his job affected him And how has meeting the people around him affected him. And what are his goals in life. Lois Lane while married still has goals of her own. Selina Kyle still has goals of her own. That's pretty much what has been missing from Steve Trevor and pretty much a lot of the Wonder Woman supporting characters.
"Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he
I'd play Steve as initially Captain America trying to be James Bond. He tries to be an emotionally, sex crazy action hero because media has taught him that he has to be that in order to be happy. However by meeting Diana, he discovers that he does not need that, that it makes him unhappy. This allows him to grow as a person and his more positive attributes to shine.
However, I think it's important that the romance not be centered on Steve's growth. Diana needs to be just as prominent, or more prominent, for it to work. And I'm not sure where to go with that
Forgive me for saying this but that make him kind like Hal Jordon or his 2009 movie incarnation. A more cerebral characterisation with a few quirks here and there would help make him attractive to any reader you also might want to make his goals interesting other than romantic and sexual satisfaction that's really too hard to look at. Romance should have symbiotic qualities where both parties bring out the best in each other and are there for one another.
"Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he
i agree that deeper characterization is needed, but before I get into him on a deeper level, I need to know how Diana's relationship with him works. At the end of the day Steve is Diana's love interest. So his characterization depends on how Diana is characterized, and how their relationship is characterized. Are they sweethearts? Soulmates? Do they bicker? Is it a UST situation or are they dating? etc.
Diana is a person who at times doesn’t always believe in fighting . So at times Steve will fight or doesn’t fight. Another thing is Steve’s loyalty at times. Diana while helping Argus does also go against them and this can cause Steve to be on what sides. Another thing is Diana’s idea of where she places her villains. She doesn’t give them to Argus or the military but places them in a jail in Gateway that has another system
Now see there's the problem writing Steve and Wonder Woman's relationship. There is never a solid effort to make them particularly Steve people. When you prioritize romance over character you wind up with pretty flat and uninteresting characters. Think Romeo and Juliet. Now granted in the Rebirth comic there were some interesting things at the start but again the same mistakes were made by the writers who did not make Steve Trevor a person again. Once you work out who a character is you can get a clear sense of how their dynamics as a couple would work. Like what are Steve's views in life and goals in life and how would it affect his relationship Diana.
"Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he
In my view okay Steve should be written in a way that contrasts Diana's ideals of love, peace, and truth. He needs to be the type of guy who has a more realistic standpoint of things and has a bit of cynicism kind of like the movie Steve Trevor. Think of it like how Superman's softer personality as both himself and Clark Kent is contrasted by Lois Lane tough and hard as nails attitude. But being together brings out the best in them. That is the problem with the George Perez iteration it never tried to improve the original foundation Steve and Wonder Woman's relationship was built on.
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"Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he