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. He is adapted from the Greek god of the same name. Hephaestus first appeared in ''

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Fictional character biography

Hephaestus is the

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whose history is largely the same as his mythological counterpart. Post-''Crisis'', Hephaestus forged Wonder Woman's golden Lasso of Truth and

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'', Hephaestus is assisted by a group of laborers who were abandoned male children from Themyscira. Wonder Woman attempts to release them, but they choose to stay.

Powers and abilities

Like the Olympian Gods, Hephastus has supernatural abilities that include size-changing, shapeshifting, and immortality. He also has genius-level intellect and is an expert blacksmith.

In other media

* Hephaestus appears in the ''

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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. * Hephaestus appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

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