Wonder Woman Bids Farewell to her Twin Brother, Jason

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman #50 by James Robinson, Stephen Segovia, Jesus Merino, Andy Owens, Emanuela Lupacchino, Ray McCarthy, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Chris Sotomayor and Saida Temofonte, in stores now.

It's been more than two years since Geoff Johns, Francis Manapul and Jason Fabok's Justice League: Darkseid War event ended with the shocking tease that Diana Prince had a mysterious, long-lost twin brother somewhere out in the world. This twin, we would come to learn, was born also born on Paradise Island, but he was taken away just as soon as he had arrived. Now well into adulthood, Diana learned the truth about her lost sibling, though it would take more than a year and a half before she would finally find Jason.

As writer James Robinson took over the Wonder Woman title, so too did Jason's story begin in an arc that felt slightly familiar. Jason had spent most of his life as a fisherman, hiding his Greek god powers from the world. When Wonder Woman finally found him, Jason befriended her -- but it turned out to be a ruse. He was actually in league with Grail, Darkseid's evil daughter, and turned on his sister. However, this alliance quickly abandoned, choosing instead to stand alongside his twin sister rather than in opposition to her.

Over the past few months, Jason has gained a new superhero costume along with the drive to help people thanks to his sister's influence. His heroic mettle was finally put to the ultimate test when the Dark Gods arrived on Earth and finally, in Wonder Woman #50, Jason proves he is just as heroic as his sister -- but it comes with a heavy price.

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The Dark Gods arrived on Earth with a bang. Their presence drove half of the entire world mad, the Justice League was mostly obliterated in just a few seconds, and Wonder Woman was sent to the far reaches of space, to the planet Zamaron, where she helped the Star Sapphires deal with one of the five Dark Gods. Therefore, Jason was left all alone, an inexperienced hero with great power at his disposal facing an ancient cosmic threat. He did what he could, saving as many people as possible until Diana finally returned. Then, brother and sister teamed-up, warrior gods taking the fight directly to the dark deities.

In issue #50, the battle between the Amazon twins and the Dark Gods reaches its catastrophic conclusion. Thanks to his powerful suit, Jason is able to harness the wisdom of Athena, something that allows him to deduce the only possible way to end this conflict. Jason knows that his sister can defeat these five gods with time, but he also knows that such a battle will decimate the Earth. Instead, he tricks the Dark Gods into leaving the Earth alone by sacrificing himself, allowing King Best, the leader of the Dark Gods, to take possession of his body. With Jason's powers combined with his own, this will allow King Best to return home -- wherever that may be.

The Dark Gods agree to Jason's terms, and he bids a tearful farewell to Diana before disappearing completely. As best we can tell, this seems to be the end of the story of Diana's twin brother -- for the time being. Ever since he appeared in the title, Jason was on a specific path, and issue #50 sees him reach the end of that path. Now, Jason gets to be the hero he always wanted to be, and the brother he always hoped he could be.

The character doesn't exactly die, but it appears he will be taken off the board for a while. After all, he was abducted by the Dark Gods, who are searching for their home on the other side of the Multiverse's Source Wall. For all intents and purposes, we have the conclusion to a story that began all the way back in Darkseid War and the onset of DC Rebirth. Jason may not have been what any of us expected, his role in the book controversial, and his sudden departure is surprising to say the least. But perhaps he's just being put on the back-burner until another writer wishes to take a crack at the character. Or, perhaps this was always the story established two years ago.

Either way, this may be the end for Jason, but we can't help but feel like there is a lot of story left to tell in the character. His is one filled with potential, and we've only scratched the greek-armored surface of it.

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