Meet the Cheetah

* Cheetah
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***Meet the Cheetah*** is the eighth episode of the first season of the series *DC Super Hero Girls*. It first aired on April 7, 2019. The episode features Barbi trying to place a curse on Diana out of envy. Barbi turns into Cheetah and attacks Diana and the team.

## Plot summary

The episode opens with Barbi trying out for captain of the Metropolis High School gymnastics team and nearly qualifying, only to be outdone by Diana who becomes captain. Diana steals Barbi's thunder again when she outdoes her high score on a calculus test. After school Barbi invites the gymnastics team for a pool party at her house, but they decide to stay in school with Diana and decorate for the dance. The gymnastics team keeps praising Diana, and Barbi screams and speeds all the way home in her car. She breaks into her father's private study and uses a green-eyed golden cheetah statuette to place a curse on Diana. Seeing no effect, Barbi tosses the statuette on the floor and storms out, but after she leaves the statuette's eyes glow.

   The next scene the Super Hero Girls arrive at Metropolis High School after-hours. They find the dance decorations torn, and while Diana goes to her locker she finds it clawed, then she's attacked by an unseen figure. The team rushes to her aid, then change into their superhero outfits and split up to search for the attacker. Green Lantern encounters the attacker first. As she's attacked the scene cuts to Batgirl, who is using a tablet to track the location of the team. An icon representing Green Lantern flashes and disappears when it encounters a red circle. The red circle approaches an icon representing Batgirl, and she drops the tablet as she's attacked and her icon flashes and disappears. Zatanna is attacked next, and unable to hit the attacker with her magic beams she flees. Supergirl encounters the attacker and while chasing it she runs into Zatanna who unintentionally shoots her with a purple beam and freezes her. Bumblebee finds the attacker, now clearly seen as Cheetah, who snatches Bumblebee in her mouth.

    Finally, Wonder Woman enters the gym to find Cheetah with Bumblebee in her mouth. Wonder Woman confronts Cheetah, and Cheetah spits out Bumblebee and attacks Wonder Woman. In an aerial manoeuvre Wonder Woman defeats Cheetah, who slinks away. When Wonder Woman follows her she finds Barbi, and quickly changes into her regular clothes. Barbi confesses that *she* released Cheetah because she was envious of Diana. Diana tells her to let go of the "green-eyed monster" of envy, and returns to the gym to reunite with her team. The episode ends with Barbi telling herself she won't let go of "the green-eyed monster". She washes her face and her mascara runs to make the typical cheetah tear-marks, her fangs become prominent, her eyes glow green, and she laughs while the scene fades to black.

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Barbara glaring angrily at Diana while others are impressed by her gymnastics routine
Barbara glaring angrily at Diana while her teacher praises her for her test score

Barbara glaring angrily at Diana while others are impressed by her gymnastics routine

Barbara glaring angrily at Diana while her teacher praises her for her test score