The Amazons (Demon Knights 9 Spoilers)

[slvn]

If the Amazons want her, then they didnt banish her. She escaped, therefore banishing herself. Or maybe she was exiled but some Amazon with a grudge was looking for her.

Or she was exiled (for refusing to go on a raid?) and then did something else (tried to make contact with her son? tried to stop an Amazon raid?) and was sentenced to death (or maybe something worse than death, should she be captured).

[Dr. Hurt]

It doesnt have to be related to the sex raids. It could be anything, like disrespecting a god or whatever.

[slvn]

Oh, sure, it doesn't have to be. Hence the question marks in my post. :) My main point was that someone can be exiled and then subsequently sentenced to death (or imprisonment or something else) for a crime committed or adjudicated while she was already in exile.

I do like the idea that the crime may have been about the sex raids or baby abandonments, because it would show that not all of the Amazons were on board with those practices.

[Dr. Hurt]

On another note, i'm loving Ex and Shining Knight's bromance. I'd love to read a story where Diana gets to meet them and team up with them.

Maybe in her origin story she could meet Exoristos who acts as her mentor for Man's world or whatever.

[americanwonder]

Was it because she wouldn't kill guys she had sex with?

I was thinking she didn't want to give up her son.



(oh, how I loathe Azzarello's Amazons (so far)).

[Outside_85]

I was thinking she didn't want to give up her son.

I doubt it has anything to do with that, the Amazon who's son was taken from her didn't look like she wanted to give him up either.
Considering she is the most drunk person after Savage on the team, she could have killed one of her sisters by mistake as a result of being drunk...or perhaps she simply didnt want to follow either Antiope or Hippolyta when their people were split.

Yeah, it's interesting that the reclusive Amazons sent an ambassador.

They didnt seem to believe the 'Ambassador' was an Amazon, possibly Ex's exile is self imposed because she is hunted by enemies she cant allow to endanger her sisters?

[Dr. Hurt]

Has she been drunk again besides this issue? I cant remember.

[NotSuper]

lol. For a second there, I thought you were talking to yourself, NotSuper.

It's been known to happen...

[americanwonder]

I doubt it has anything to do with that, the Amazon who's son was taken from her didn't look like she wanted to give him up either.
Considering she is the most drunk person after Savage on the team, she could have killed one of her sisters by mistake as a result of being drunk...or perhaps she simply didnt want to follow either Antiope or Hippolyta when their people were split.

True. There are many a way one can get exiled. Maybe she left the toilet seat up?

They didnt seem to believe the 'Ambassador' was an Amazon, possibly Ex's exile is self imposed because she is hunted by enemies she cant allow to endanger her sisters?

I like this idea. But I'm doubtful. In general, DC seems to like meanie meanie mean Amazons of late. Sadly.

[americanwonder]

It's been known to happen...

And I'm sure it was great conversation, too.

[Outside_85]

Has she been drunk again besides this issue? I cant remember.

Was there any other reason why she, as a total stranger, would be in a tavern in #1?

True. There are many a way one can get exiled. Maybe she left the toilet seat up?

If it was considered an heinous crime amongst Amazons to do so, then yes :)

But I dont think actual toilet seats were invented back then...unless it was the extent of Amazon Super-Science :D

[americanwonder]

Was there any other reason why she, as a total stranger, would be in a tavern in #1?

Food? Local hangout to see what's going on? I don't recall her seeming drunk in #1.

But I dont think actual toilet seats were invented back then...unless it was the extent of Amazon Super-Science :D

The real reason Amazons don't want men on the island. ;)

[Dr. Hurt]

Was there any other reason why she, as a total stranger, would be in a tavern in #1?

Ystina was there too. So?

[slvn]

I doubt it has anything to do with that, the Amazon who's son was taken from her didn't look like she wanted to give him up either.

For all we know, that Amazon could be Ex. (At least, I'm not sure we got a good enough look to say otherwise). More importantly, there's a difference between crying about it and actively trying to prevent it from happening--maybe Ex did the latter.

Or not. Who knows?

They didnt seem to believe the 'Ambassador' was an Amazon, possibly Ex's exile is self imposed because she is hunted by enemies she cant allow to endanger her sisters?

Interesting idea. Maybe.

I think maybe the princesses and their advisor just didn't believe in Amazons, though (assuming that the Amazons were as reclusive and seemingly mythic then as they are now).

[SteveGus]

For all we know, that Amazon could be Ex. (At least, I'm not sure we got a good enough look to say otherwise). More importantly, there's a difference between crying about it and actively trying to prevent it from happening--maybe Ex did the latter.

I don't think the one that was crying because the child was taken away could have been Ex; at least, I gathered from that sequence that particular event related to the ship raid, on a coal or diesel burning, steel hulled ship. That would appear to be an anachronism, unless the Amazons also possess time travel technology: and if they had that why would they bother with ship raids?