Cheetata

Cheetata is a male cheetah. He is the twin brother of Cheetato.
Along with Cheetato, Cheetata hunted animals on the savanna. However, the brothers continually got interrupted by Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, who ruined their hunts. Eventually, the cheetahs tricked the hyenas into going on a wild goose chase, during which the duo could hunt to their hearts' content. Eventually, the hyenas returned in a rage due to being tricked, but the five predators quickly turned their attention to a nearby goose and decided to hunt him instead.
Later, Cheetata and Cheetato attempted to catch Timon and Pumbaa. Though Pumbaa escaped, the cheetahs captured Timon and brought him to a nearby cave. While the brothers debated how to cook him, Timon convinced them to let him go and fetch Pumbaa, who was far juicier prey. The cheetahs agreed, but once Timon was free, he gloated about his victory. Having overheard him, the cheetahs recaptured him and stole his wallet, after which they resolved to eat both him and Pumbaa. However, when they called Pumbaa a "pig," he went berserk and defeated them. As a result, Timon and Pumbaa prepared to cook and eat the cheetahs instead as revenge.
In another attempt to hunt Timon and Pumbaa, Cheetata and Cheetato were outsmarted continuously by their prey. Eventually, Timon and Pumbaa lured the brothers into jumping into a mud pool, after which Pumbaa boasted that he would always be able to outsmart Cheetata and Cheetato, no matter how old he got.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Cheetata and his twin brother Cheetato often worked as hunting partners on the savanna.
===Disrupted by the hyenas===
While Cheetata and Cheetato hunted a wildebeest, they got disrupted by Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. Cheetato noted that it was the thirteenth disruption on the thirteenth day. In order to get rid of the hyenas, the cheetahs plotted to send them on a wild goose chase, far from where the duo planned to hunt.
First, they attempted to give the hyenas a treasure map. However, when the hyenas struggled to spell "X," the cheetahs came up with a new plan, catapulting the hyenas into a volcano via their own dastardly contraption: the Serengeti Shuttle. Once again, the hyenas returned to the hunting grounds of the cheetahs, having been suspicious about the lack of airbags, peanuts, and seat belts in the Serengeti Shuttle. The cheetahs were then forced to execute their final plan.
Together, the two split up the hyenas, giving each one directions to the North Pole after telling them individually that they were the brains of the bunch. With the hyenas away, the cheetahs spent the next three months hunting without any interruptions. When they got stuffed, they ran into the hyenas again and were too full to escape the trio. Before the hyenas could eat the cheetahs, a wild goose arrived, asking which way was south. The five courteously gave him directions and then gave chase.
===Hunting Timon and Pumbaa===
Timon and Pumbaa were being chased by the cheetahs. Timon told Pumbaa to be careful to avoid any low-hanging branches, but Pumbaa hopped over such a tree branch, only to crash into a higher tree branch instead. Timon fell down because of the impact. Pumbaa did not realize this, as he had a monkey on his back in place of Timon. In the meantime, Cheetata and Cheetato found the meerkat. After the cheetahs abducted Timon, Pumbaa saw the monkey on his back and went back to find Timon.
The cheetahs and Timon moved to a cave. Timon hung upside-down over a pot with his mouth taped shut, while the cheetahs had a difficult time locating any recipes for meerkat. Cheetato decided to use a box of "Meerkat Helper" and read the box to find out how to cook Timon.
Pumbaa arrived outside, ready to save Timon. In the meantime, Cheetata, after seeing that the box said they had to listen to their prey's last words, took the tape off Timon's mouth, and the meerkat told the cheetahs to eat Pumbaa instead of him. Pumbaa was shocked at what he heard, but little did he know that Timon was just making up a story to make the cheetahs let him go. Timon told the cheetahs about how plump Pumbaa was and convinced them to let him go so he could catch the warthog for them. When the cheetahs finally did so, a betrayed Pumbaa walked away, and Timon got out of the cave. The meerkat gloated to himself before he left, but the cheetahs overheard him and told him to give them his wallet. When Timon refused to do so, the cheetahs held the meerkat upside-down by his tail and shook him around to take his wallet by force.
After Timon explained to Pumbaa what had happened, the cheetahs found the duo and prepared to eat them. But when Cheetata called Pumbaa a "pig," Pumbaa went berserk and charged at the predators, flinging them to the top of a tree. Timon, Pumbaa, and the cheetahs returned to the cave, with the cheetahs hanging over the pot with their mouths taped shut this time. When Pumbaa asked Timon if they were really going to eat the cheetahs, Timon replied that he just had an axe to grind.
===Outsmarted by Timon and Pumbaa===
In order to feel young again, Pumbaa decided to play a game of Predator Tag with Timon. Timon and Pumbaa found Cheetata taking a nap. Timon went to Cheetata and told him that he had won free tickets to see "Michael Meerkat." Timon then started dancing. When Cheetata declared that he was going to eat Timon, Pumbaa threw a big squishy berry at the cheetah, and he and Timon ran.
After Timon and Pumbaa lost Cheetata, Pumbaa happily jumped up in the air but hurt the bottom of one of his legs, which made him feel old again. Timon, realizing that his lie might have been true, felt bad for his friend and walked off. However, he ran into Cheetata and Cheetato, who planned to eat him. Pumbaa, playing Coconut Football, hit the two cheetahs with a coconut, and he and Timon ran, with the cheetahs chasing them. The cheetahs saw Timon and Pumbaa on the other side of the mud pool and taunted them. When the cheetahs jumped over the pool, they realized that they had made a mistake, and the two fell in, with Timon and Pumbaa throwing the squishy berries at them.
As Timon and Pumbaa wandered around the jungle, Pumbaa told Timon that even when he got a little older, he would still outsmart Cheetata and Cheetato. He then forced his friend to play Coconut Football with him every day in order to stay young at heart forever.
==Physical appearance==
Cheetata is identical to his twin brother, Cheetato. Both cheetahs are long-limbed, agile, and well-muscled, with incredible speed and strength. They have orange coats spotted with black dots, pale muzzles and underbellies, and black ears with brown inner fur. They have black eyes.
==Personality and traits==
Although sophisticated like his brother Cheetato, Cheetata is more eager and aggressive. Both cheetahs enjoy hunting for prey and intimidating their victims in a haughty manner. They are both masterminds, as shown when they came up with a way to get rid of Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. Even so, the brothers were continually outsmarted by their prey, Timon and Pumbaa.
==Appearances==
* The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
** "Cooked Goose"
** "Gabon with the Wind"
** "Boary Glory Days"
==Trivia==
* Cheetata was voiced by Rob Paulsen.
** Paulsen also voiced Banzai in The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa and Simba's Mighty Adventure as well as the jeweler, Mad Dog McGraw, Martin Partin, Ralph, and Simon in The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa.
* In "My Meteor, My Friend", a leopard who bears a striking resemblance to Cheetata and Cheetato attempts to eat Timon.
==References==
Category:Antagonists
Category:Characters
Category:Cheetahs
Category:The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa characters
Category:Males