![]() ![]() This version of Cheetah initially only cares about Wonder Woman’s lasso the archaeologist wants the ancient artifact for herself. So we get colonialism, ableism, and misogyny all knotted together, which is fun. But also, Cheetah is supposed to be a virgin (which Minerva is not), so Minerva experiences chronic pain in her human form and bloodthirst in her cheetah form. ![]() She has to consume human blood to transform into Cheetah. The tribe’s Cheetah guardian dies, and the tribe gives Minerva the powers of an African plant god, Uzkartaga. She obtains her Cheetah powers when she’s studying an African tribe. The original incarnation of Minerva is hugely problematic. In the comics, Minerva is an archaeologist along with being the heiress to a huge fortune (enough with the rich superheroes and supervillains, comic publishers!). While Priscilla was the original Cheetah, Barbara Ann Minerva is the one most Wonder Woman and DC fans are familiar with, and also the version Kristin Wiig portrays in Wonder Woman 1984. Deborah was tortured and brainwashed into being Cheetah, and was later retconned out of DC history. Next came Deborah Domaine, Priscilla’s niece. Introduced by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston, this Cheetah was a wealthy young woman with a split personality who dons a cheetah costume to commit crimes. ![]() She’s been around for 77 years to Wonder Woman’s 79, and that she’s still alive and kicking should tell you how good of a match the two are.ĭuring that time, Cheetah has had a few identities. Oldest FoeĬheetah first entered the scene just two years after her arch-nemesis, premiering in Wonder Woman #6 in 1943. When I look at the much-delayed Wonder Woman 1984, I have to admit that Cheetah, one of Diana Prince’s oldest foes, seems like a better match for her than the literal God of War. I still love it, but I still dread that last battle. I’ve watched Wonder Woman a half dozen times. The film was filled with these amazing moments like the beach fight and No Man’s Land, and then Ares was just a guy with a mustache who could swing around big pieces of metal. As much as I loved the first Wonder Woman film, it suffered from the problem that so many superhero stories and video games suffer from: a disappointing end boss. ![]()
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