Wonder Man is about to hit Disney+, so Frank breaks down the comic-book essentials you need before the premiere. We start with Simon Williams’ origin, how Baron Zemo turns him into an ionic-powered weapon, and why Simon’s story instantly gets messy once the Avengers enter the picture. From there, we hit the biggest ripple effect: Wonder Man’s brain patterns and the connection to Vision. We wrap with what defines Simon beyond the powers, plus how the MCU looks ready to tweak the framing in a way that actually fits his core personality.

00:00 Wonder Man intro and why he matters now
00:03 Simon Williams’ background and the fall that sets everything in motion
00:09 Baron Zemo’s deal and the ionic energy experiment
00:18 Double agent setup, guilt, and the turn that defines Simon
00:27 The big Marvel lore connection: Ultron, brain patterns, and Vision
00:36 “Comic books gonna comic book”: Simon returns and evolves
00:41 Powers overview: strength, durability, ionic energy projection, and instability
00:51 Simon’s personality: guilt, self-awareness, and why he’s a different kind of hero
01:00 How the MCU may shift the story toward Hollywood, performance, and imposter syndrome
01:11 Where to watch and what’s coming next on Geek Freaks

• Wonder Man starts as a desperate guy making bad choices, not a born hero

• Zemo’s experiment gives Simon powers, but the “deal” comes with serious strings attached

• Simon’s guilt and self-awareness are the character’s whole engine

• His connection to Vision is one of his biggest MCU-relevant pieces of lore

• Ionic energy makes him a powerhouse, but it can also get unstable depending on the era

• “Zemo does nothing for free.”

• “Wonder Man is the sort of human blueprint for Vision.”

• “One of the reasons I like Simon is that he’s complex.”

• “Imposter syndrome is baked into Simon’s DNA.”

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