Editing Wonder Man (section)

==Powers and abilities==
Simon Williams gained his superhuman powers due to chemical and radiation treatments with "ionic" energy by Baron Zemo, giving him superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes.<ref name="cbr2">{{Cite web |last=Lune |first=Matt |date=October 13, 2017 |title=The 15 Most Overpowered Avengers, RANKED |url=https://www.cbr.com/overpowered-avengers-ranked/ |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> The process unexpectedly enlaced Pym Particles in the ion ray bombardment.<ref>''FF'' vol. 2 #16. Marvel Comics.</ref> While Zemo's initial aim was to use ionic rad supplemented treatments to make Wonder Man at least "the equal of any Avenger," his treatments surpassed his expectations and endowed Wonder Man with strength comparable to that of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]].<ref>Stated by Zemo in ''The Avengers'' #9 (October 1964) and confirmed by Wonder Man in ''The Avengers'' #176 (October 1978).</ref> In ''Avengers: The Children's Crusade'' #3, Captain America described Wonder Man as having "Sentry-level" strength. Zemo's treatments also granted Wonder Man virtual invulnerability, immortality, enhanced physicality likened to greater stamina, agility, speed, and instantaneous reflexes. Zemo also outfitted Wonder Man with a rocket pack in his belt to achieve flight.<ref>''The Avengers'' #9 (October 1964). Marvel Comics.</ref>

When the Scarlet Witch resurrected him during [[Kurt Busiek]]'s tenure as head writer, Wonder Man was able to transform into a state of pure ionic energy at will and back again.<ref name="auto">''The Avengers Two: Wonder Man and Beast'' (May – July 2000). Marvel Comics.</ref> Following his resurrection and metamorphosis, Wonder Man eventually relearned he is capable of a great many prospects he wasn't aware of beforehand.<ref>''Wonder Man'' vol. 2 #5 (Jun3 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref> Due to his self-regenerating ionic energy,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Jeff |date=June 26, 2022 |title=Marvel's Wonder Man Powers, Enemies & Essential Reading |url=https://www.cbr.com/wonder-man-powers-enemies-essential-reading-marvel/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> Simon has the ability to go without air, food, or water. His eyes also glow a bright red and he usually wears sunglasses to conceal the effect but has since realized he can normalize their appearance as well.<ref name="auto"/>

Before his "death" at the hands of the Kree,<ref name="Force Works' 1994"/> Wonder Man discovered new abilities. In his beginning years, Williams sometimes wore an ionic energy powered apparatus which allowed him simulated flight.<ref name="cbr1">{{Cite web |last=Ashford |first=Sage |date=November 22, 2021 |title=Marvel: The 10 Strongest Male Avengers |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strongest-male-avengers/ |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>''Wonder Man'' #1 (September 1991). Marvel Comics.</ref> Over the course of his career he would gain true flight without need of a thrust system as well as energy projection.<ref>''Wonder Man'' #26 (October 1993). Marvel Comics.</ref> Other abilities begotten from manipulating his own ion energies include: emitting force or flame beams from his hands and eyes.;<ref>''Wonder Man'' #23 July 1993</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">''Wonder Man'' #25 (September 1993). Marvel Comics.</ref> alternating his physical shape in undiscovered ways either changing his size (enabling him to grow taller than his adversary Goliath) and morphing his hand into a sickle or transforming into a more demonic semblance;<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and withholding the energy in hand to increase the impact force of his physical blows.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He could potentially even give superpowers to non-powered individuals by imparting his ionic force onto them and can just as easily reabsorb it back into himself as this somewhat weakens his superhuman abilities.<ref>''Wonder Man'' #11-12 (1992). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Since his resurrection, he has rarely used most of these powers but can still shift between human and energy states at will.<ref>''Wonder Man'' vol. 2 #1 (February 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref> In later issues his ionic form has begun to "leak" energy, allowing Iron Man to track him by following his unique energy signature, the other heroes speculating that his condition is responsible for his currently unstable attitude and anger at the Avengers.<ref>''The New Avengers'' Annual vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> In later appearances he appears to have increased in strength and power, having also learned to teleport at will. He has done so several times in recent appearances; once being when he was detained by the Avengers after staging an attack on the mansion,<ref>''The Avengers'' Annual vol. 4 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> and again while battling and easily winning against the Red Hulk.<ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 4 #31 (2012). Marvel Comics.</ref> Wonder Man has some limited effect on Electromagnetic phenomena as was explained to him by Hank and Nadia Pym, to that end he can absorb various forms of energy be it radiological,<ref>''The Avengers'' #680 (2018). Marvel Comics.</ref> ionic,<ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 3 #34 (1998). Marvel Comics.</ref> even anti-material in nature.<ref>''The Avengers'' #347 (1992). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Simon is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant, having received Avengers training in unarmed combat from Captain America. He has an advanced degree in electrical engineering, is an experienced stuntman, and a talented actor. He is also exceptionally wealthy, being the owner of his own private weapons company as well as a successful movie star.