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Cheetah

Real Name
Barbara Ann Minerva
First Appearance
Wonder Woman Vol 2 #7 (August, 1987)
Creators
Len Wein, George Pérez
Team Affiliations
Secret Society of Super-Villains, Injustice League
Aliases
Base of Operations
Nottingham, UK
Powers
Superhuman strength, Superhuman speed, Superhuman agility, Feline senses, Claws
Skills and Abilities
Skilled acrobat, Skilled fighter
Tools and Weapons

Cheetah (Barbara Minerva) was a supervillain in the DC Universe and the enemy of Wonder Woman.

History[]

Barbara Minerva discovered a strange mystic plant that she used in an arcane ritual that magically granted her superhuman physical abilities and along with that she gained feline characteristics.

New 52[]

When the comics went through a new beginning, the character had such great characteristics that she was practically a bipedal cheetah.

Media[]

Barbara Ann Minerva appears in the following animations: Justice League, Superman / Batman Public Enemies, DC Super Hero Girls (web and cartoon) and Harley Quinn.

In an episode of the TV series Flash, While Barry Allen and Leonard Snart were searching through A.R.G.U.S. headquarters for the Dominators' power source, they passed by Cheetah's cell, along with Carrie Cutter's and Grodd's, and Barry noted that the area must have been where Amanda Waller kept the members of her Suicide Squad.