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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.
~ Cheeath

The Cheetah is the name of four villains in the DC Universe, although the current Cheetah, Barbara Ann Minerva, is the best-known version of the character. She is the archenemy of Wonder Woman.She is the secondary antagonist of the Wonder Woman franchise.

Physical Appearance

Priscilla Rich wore a cheetah like costume that fits her tightly, she also wears a mask as well. Deborah Domaine also wears a similar costume with minor differences.

Barbara Minerva is really the most recognizable and different than the two, rather than be in a cheetah like costume her appearance is that of a Cheetah. 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 more muscles and actual claws.

Powers and Abilities

The first two Cheetahs had no superpowers, but were very agile; 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 (the Golden Age version, later retconned to be Wonder Woman's mother, Hippolyta)'s fame, Priscilla was driven to villainy by her second personality, the Cheetah. Donning a cheetah costume, Priscilla became Wonder Woman's archnemesis, until her retirement, and eventual death.

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.

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 (hint-hint), 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 her arch nemesis 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."

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.

Relationships

Allies

Enemies

  • Wonder Woman
  • Superman
  • Batman
  • Catwoman
  • The Flash (Barry Allen)

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. 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.
  • The Barbara Ann Minerva version of Cheetah will appear as the main antagonist of the 2020 DC Extended Universe film, Wonder Woman 1984. She will be played by Kristen Wiig.

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 appered 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. She later appears in Lego DC Super-Villains.

Trivia

  • Cheetah has some similarities with Kraven the Hunter.

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Justice League: Throne of Atlantis: Ocean Master | Black Manta | The Trench | Lex Luthor
Justice League: Gods and Monsters: Will Magnus | Darkseid | Desaad | Granny Goodness | Kalibak | Parademons | Steppenwolf | Livewire | Blockbuster | Cheetah | Dru-Zod | Doctor Sivana | President Waller
Justice League vs. Teen Titans: Trigon | Legion of Doom (Lex Luthor, Cheetah, Solomon Grundy, Toymaster, & Weather Wizard) | Atomic Skull | Ra's al Ghul
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five: Fatal Five (Emerald Empress, Mano, Persuader, Tharok, & Validus) | Bloodsport | Two-Face | Harley Quinn | Poison Ivy
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen: Kilg%re | Arthur Watts (digital copy) | Grimm | Weather Wizard | Mirror Master | Killer Croc
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One: Anti-Monitor | Lex Luthor | Crime Syndicate of America (Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Johnny Quick, & Power Ring) | Psycho-Pirate | Hal Jordan | Gorilla Grodd

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Justice League Unlimited: Brainiac | Lex Luthor | Darkseid | Mongul | Ares | KGBeast | Copperhead | Blockbuster I | Cheetah | Mordred | Morgaine Le Fey | Circe | Roulette | Mordru | Maxwell Lord | Amanda Waller | General Wade Eiling | Solomon Grundy | Chronos | Atomic Skull | Granny Goodness | Kalibak | Tala | Hugo Strange | Professor Milo | Doomsday | Deadshot | Plastique | Captain Boomerang | Clock King | Felix Faust | Mantis | Gorilla Grodd | Bizarro | Giganta | Heat Wave | Sinestro | Doctor Destiny | Star Sapphire | Toyman | Volcana | Silver Banshee | Metallo | Killer Frost | Orion | Captain Cold | Mirror Master | Fatal Five | Gentleman Ghost | Virman Vundabar | Justice Lords (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, & J'onn J'onzz) | Kragger | Paran Dul | Devil Ray
Justice League Action: Darkseid | Black Adam | Parasite | Lobo | Solomon Grundy | Mongul | Chronos | Joker | Toyman | Lex Luthor | Harley Quinn | Felix Faust | Circe | Brainiac | Zod | Mr. Freeze | Killer Frost | Deadshot | Two-Face | Penguin | Poison Ivy | Roxy Rocket | Desaad | Gorilla Grodd | Mister Mxyzptlk | Amazo | Calculator | Granny Goodness | Kalibak | Sinestro | Brain | Riddler | Titano | Star Sapphire | Cheetah | Carmine Falcone | Bizarro | Kanjar-Ro | Bud and Lou | Mister Mind | Red Lantern Corps (Atrocitus)

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Justice League Task Force: Darkseid | Shrapnel | Despero | Cheetah
Justice League Heroes: Brainiac | Darkseid | Doomsday | The General | Gorilla Grodd | The Key | Promethus | Killer Frost | Queen Bee | White Martians | Zoom
Justice League Heroes: The Flash: Gorilla Grodd | Circe | Killer Frost | Brainiac
Justice League: Chronicles: Amazo | Gorilla Grodd | Killer Frost | Vandal Savage
Justice League Action Run: Darkseid | Harley Quinn | Joker | Lex Luthor | Lobo | Mongul | Mr. Freeze |Circe | Felix Faust | Gorilla Grodd | Killer Frost | Penguin | Solomon Grundy | Steppenwolf
Justice League: Injustice for All: Lex Luthor | Star Sapphire | Solomon Grundy | Cheetah | Joker | Shade | Felix Faust | Ultra-Humanite
Injustice: Gods Among Us: One Earth Regime (Superman, Wonder Woman, Yellow Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, Nightwing, Raven, Hawkgirl, Sinestro, Black Adam, Killer Frost, Solomon Grundy, Catwoman, Bane, & Doomsday) | Joker | Lex Luthor | Deathstroke | Ares
Injustice 2: Brainiac | Gorilla Grodd | Captain Cold | Reverse Flash | Cheetah | Deadshot | Poison Ivy | Bane | Scarecrow | One Earth Regime (Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Nightwing & Black Adam) | Dr. Fate | The Lords of Order | Grid | Atrocitus | Joker | Darkseid
Injustice: Joker | Brainiac | Black Adam | Captain Cold | Cheetah | Darkseid | Deadshot | Killer Frost | Poison Ivy
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League: Brainiac | Justice League (Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Batman) | Suicide Squad (Amanda Waller, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang & King Shark) | Gizmo | Penguin | Lex Luthor | Poison Ivy | Riddler

See Also
Justice League Dark Villains | Justice League International Villains | Justice Society Villains | Young Justice Villains

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