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| “ | You missed my wedding, Diana... but you'rrre still in time for the feast. You said you would come. You lied. | „ |
| ~ Barbara Ann Minerva |
| “ | What are you staring at, Goddess of Love? Am I not beautiful, as you are? Say I am beautiful. Say I am worthy. | „ |
| ~ Cheetah |
The Cheetah is a major antagonist in the DC Universe, specifically serving as the secondary antagonist of the Wonder Woman franchise.
There have been many Cheetahs in the DC Comics, but the current Cheetah, Barbara Ann Minerva, is the well-known and iconic version of the character. She is one of Wonder Woman's arch-enemies, and also a recurring enemy of the Flash, Batman, and Catwoman.
Appearance[]
Priscilla Rich wore a cheetah-like costume and mask. Deborah Domaine also wears a similar costume with minor differences.
Barbara Minerva is the most recognizable and different from the two, rather than be in a cheetah-like costume her appearance is that of a Cheetah. She is a tall girl with rounded ears, slit pupils, yellowish green eyes, and a slender build. Her fur is almost none making her mostly nude but her body is somewhat covered with dark spots and her hair is long and red. She also has a muscular physique and actual claws. Sometimes she has a black tank top and pants.
Powers and Abilities[]
The first two Cheetahs had no superpowers, but were very agile, endowing skills in both martial arts and gymnastics; the third Cheetah had superhuman strength and speed, durability, retractable claws, and heightened senses.
Biography[]
Priscilla Rich[]
The Golden Age Cheetah was socialite Priscilla Rich. Jealous of Wonder Woman's fame, Priscilla was driven to villainy by her second personality, the Cheetah. Donning a cheetah costume, Priscilla became Wonder Woman's arch nemesis, until her retirement and eventual death. As of the New 52 onwards Pricclia was reconned to be just an alias for Barbara.
Deborah Domaine[]
The niece of the Golden Age Cheetah, Deborah was a friend of Wonder Woman, until the villainous Kobra brainwashed her into picking up her aunt's evil legacy. This version no longer exists due to the Crisis on Infinite Earths. In the New 52 onwards Deborah is just an alias for Barbara.
Barbara Ann Minerva[]
Much like her Golden Age predecessor, Dr. Barbara Ann Minerva was driven by envy to become a villain. A selfish, spoiled heiress, Minerva received her Cheetah powers and form from the sacrifice of her partner to an African plant god. However, because the ceremony is meant for virgins her powers are half curse, half blessing.
Minerva decided to challenge Wonder Woman's powers upon hearing of her arrival to Man's World in order to steal her magic lasso. Since then, the Cheetah has proven to be one of Wonder Woman's greatest enemies, as well as one of her primary arch enemies and has shown that women can be just as bad as men.
In the Justice League, she is one of the recurring enemies in both the original series and its sequel series. Press materials names her "A feline femme fatale who is scratching for a fight."
In the New 52 she grew up in an orphanage in Idaho and had alias of Priscilla, Deborah, and Sebastian she would soon become Cheetah and oppose Wonder Woman
The Dc Rebirth version is more sympathetic and was good friends with Wonder Woman until she became Cheetah.
She is abducted by the Sovereign's forces and abandoned on a desolate island in preparation for when they dump Diana there, too. When Wonder Woman awakens on the island, she and Cheetah enter a brutal battle that lasts days, only having periodic breaks when they need to recuperate. Eventually, Cheetah's frustration at Diana drives her to ask the Amazon why she kept fighting, to which Diana answered because Barbara is her friend, so won't ever stop fighting until they can reconcile. Cheetah forsakes her bloodlust, reaffirming her friendship with Diana, at least for the time being.
Sebastian Ballesteros[]
A native to Argentina, corrupt businessman Sebastian Ballesteros was briefly the fourth Cheetah after stealing Minerva's powers, but was killed by her out of revenge. New 52 retcons him as just an alias for Barbara.
Amazon[]
The fifth cheetah was a former amazon who died but was revived by Belladona to become the fifth cheetah to kill wonder woman but failed and died to her instead.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Legion of Doom: Occasional teammates
- Lex Luthor: leader and superior
- Joker
- Black Manta
- Captain Cold
- Gorilla Grodd
- Sinestro
- Deathstroke
- Harley Quinn: formerly
Neutral[]
Enemies[]
- Justice League
- Wonder Woman (arch-nemesis)
- Superman
- Batman
- Ruby Rose
- Catwoman
- The Flash (Barry Allen)
- The Flash (Wally West)
- Cyborg
- Aquaman
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Weiss Schnee
- Blake Belladonna
- Yang Xiao Long
- The Avengers
- Tigra
- Brainiac
In other media[]
Television[]
- The Priscilla Rich version of Cheetah appeared in Challenge of the Super Friends, voiced by Marlene Aragon.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in Justice League animated series and Justice League Unlimited, voiced by actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. In this version, Barbara Ann Minerva was once a genetic scientist who turned into a cheetah woman because she no longer has enough funding and therefore had to test her research on herself. She is recruited by a Lex Luthor dying of Kryptonite cancer to become a member of the Injustice Gang with other criminals in exchange for a lot of money. She also had a brief relationship with Batman. In the final season, she joined Gorilla Grodd's Legion of Doom until he was overthrown by Luthor. At the end of the series, Cheetah is one of the villain survivors after half of the Legion was wiped out by Darkseid.
- Cheetah appeared in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Morena Baccarin.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in the third Super Best Friends Forever short.
- The Priscilla Rich version of Cheetah appeared in the animated specials "DC Super Friends" voiced by Blaze Berdahl.
- Main article: Cheetah (DC Super Hero Girls)
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in the animated television series DC Super Hero Girls, voiced by Tara Strong.
- Cheetah is mentioned in the third season of The Flash, being imprisoned at an A.R.G.U.S. facility.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in Justice League Action.
- Cheetah appear in the Harley Quinn animated series.
Film[]
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in the 2009 animated movie Wonder Woman.
- Cheetah appeared during the ending of Justice League: The New Frontier.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in the animated movie Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in Justice League: Doom, voiced by Claudia Black.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time]], voiced by Erica Luttrell.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts, voiced by Laura Bailey. Barbara later makes a cameo in Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants.
- An alternate, male version of Cheetah appeared in Justice League: Gods and Monsters, voiced by Arif S. Kinchen.
- Cheetah appeared in the Lego animated film Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom, voiced by Cree Summer.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared Justice League vs. Teen Titans, The Death of Superman and Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, voiced by Kimberly Brooks.
- Main article: Cheetah (Catwoman: Hunted)
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared as the main antagonist in the 2022 animated movie Catwoman: Hunted.
DC Extended Universe[]
- Main article: Cheetah (DC Extended Universe)
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared as the secondary antagonist of the 2020 DC Extended Universe film, Wonder Woman 1984. She was played by Kristen Wiig, who also played Herald in mother!, Sharon Fishman in Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar, Mrs. Hattie in Despicable Me, and Madame Hagfish in SpongeBob SquarePants,
Videogames[]
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in the Justice League Task Force.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in DC Universe Online, voiced by Adrienne Mishler.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in Justice League: Injustice for All.
- Three versions of Cheetah appear in Scribblenauts Unmasked.
- The New 52 version of Cheetah is an unlockable costume in LittleBigPlanet 2.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared DC Legends.
- Main article: Cheetah (Injustice)
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in Injustice 2 voiced by Erica Luttrell.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in DC Unchained.
- The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah appeared in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham as a playable character, voiced again by Erica Luttrell. Cheetah is a antagonist/anti-hero and a playable character. She teams up with the other villains to capture the Watchtower of the Justice League until she and Firefly are defeated by Flash and Wonder Woman. When Brainiac attacks the earth, heroes and villains are forced to join forces, forcing her to ally with her longtime enemies. She later appears in Lego DC Super-Villains.
External Links[]
- Cheetah on the DC Database Wiki
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