Am I way off, or dont her bracers only protect her in the small area they cover? They should be effective against like punches or OE beams, but a all emcompassing, electron wrecking scream?
It depends on the writer and the prominence of the story: she has been affected by sound and not blocked it with her bracers (such as the JLA's most recent run in with Amazo, around #24-28), but has at other times blocked wider area sonic attacks (such as when the Silver Swan attempted to kill Wonder Girl and Diana blocked a wide area by crossing her bracers). Part of the misperception stems from the nature of Diana's bracelets: it isn't simply that they are nigh indestructable -- they are the current physical embodiement of the Aegis, and can repel assaults (especially energy) with much greater effect than their physical size would indicate. Still requires great speed and strength to wield them effectively, however, against powerful attacks... or strickly physical protectiles, such as bullets, et al...
I've seen a number of "mass" blocks in the Respect thread (and in my limited collection of her, as well...)
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I cant see it protecting her entirely from a electron based attack that can tear a hole in reality. Also does it completely negate the actual force of the blow, or could she concievably be blown backwards from a powerful enough force?
Oh, she could be knocked backed, even by "lesser" forces if she were caught off guard or such. But she has literally deflected the power of the assembled Olympian gods with her bracers, and that *almost* knocked her off her feet. Without the benefit of surprise, it is *very* difficult to get past her bracers/speed -- it's one of her signature effects.
But it is possible, and IMO might occur if she didn't anticipate how much power BB was dealing out at the time of an "x" attack.
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If it's not circumstantial specific, and just an in general question, then I'd say yes. She's demonstrated being able to repel similar attacks before (though I still reserve the right to say "but maybe not in issue "x", 'cus the writer wanted the story to go differently )
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I loved the JL episode where WW blocked a bolt of lightning with her bracelets and the Flash said dumbfounded "There are so many reasons why that shouldn't have worked."
Yes. Another misperception is the physicality of the bracers -- while "metallic" in terms of touch/seeming, they are in fact the hide of Amalthea, and capable of repelling virtually any attack of virtually any nature.
HOWEVER...
There are plenty of instances where, if WW/Athena/Zeus/whoever couldn't wield them/it in time, or understand *how* to manifest its power, then they wouldn't be of immediate use/protection. (An excellent example in WW's case is posted down in the "Martian Manhunter vs. Magneto" thread; although it has a scan meant to show how MM is vulnerable to heavy magnetic attack, that scan also shows how WW was "physically" held by Dr. Polaris' electrical/magnetic attack -- this was due to her getting caught off guard and not being able to deflect the attack by crossing her bracers, etc, and because while resistant to electrical attack, she isn't as resistant as Captain Marvel, Superman, et al...)
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It has demonstrated as being that large an area before, in terms of energy attacks. Somebody else (Zeuodin, I presume, but I could be wrong) had posted one of the pics where she manifested the aura of the Aegis, and it seemed to protect her body. Again, this depends on writer/importance of the effect to the story. As we all know, variability is the hallmark of comics. But yes, she has blocked area attacks that are greater than what the bracers size would indicate. It's not like Captain America's shield, where they are simply indestructable. There is a powerful mystical component at work, as well.
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