Barbara Minerva

Dr. **Barbara Ann Minerva** (バーバラ・アン・ミネルヴァ, *Bābara An Mineruva*), also known as "**Cheetah**" (チーター, *Chītā*), is both a fictional character and antagonist of the *Marvelous DC's* *Wonder Thunderer* series created by William Marston and Larry Lieber.

She is a talented, ambitious and selfish British archaeologist and bio-geneticist, who developed a passion for archeology and gene splicing that eventually led her to search out a tribe in Africa who utilized a female guardian with the powers of a cheetah.

Obtaining the powers for her own, Barbara became focused on Wonder Woman initially for her magical artifacts, however, after several defeats, Dr. Minerva now fights the Amazonian champion simply to calm her bruised ego over being constantly beaten.

"*I go where the hunt takes me. Can you smell it? There's blood in the air.*"

—Cheetah, to Wonder Woman.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice actor:* Sheryl Ralph (English), Not Known (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

#### As Cheetah

* Hair Color: Auburn
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Brown
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: September 26
* Height: 182 cm. (5 ft. 10 in.)
* Weight: Not Known

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Cabal Light
	+ Vandal Savage - Leader.
	+ Lex Luthor - Ally
	+ Ma'lafa'ak
* Injustice Avengers
	+ Gorilla Grodd - Leader turned enemy; deceased.
	+ Copperhead - Rival and former teammate; deceased.
	+ Shade - Former teammate turned enemy; deceased.
	+ Blockbuster - Former teammate turned enemy; deceased.
	+ Dr. Cyber - Former teammate turned enemy; deceased.
	+ Parasite - Teammate turned enemy; deceased.
	+ Metallo - Ally.
	+ Star Sapphire - Teammate.
	+ Bizarro - Teammate.
	+ Evil Star - Teammate.
	+ Giganta - Teammate.
	+ Bane - Ally.
	+ Mirror Master - Ally.
* Animilitia
	+ Penguin - Boss.
	+ Killer Croc - Partner.
	+ Firefly
	+ Silverback - Partner.

### Enemies

* Justice Avengers
	+ Superman - Enemy
	+ Captain America - Enemy.
	+ Batman - Former enemy and lover.
	+ Iron Man - Enemy.
	+ Wonder Woman - Archenemy.
	+ Black Widow
	+ Hawkman - Enemy
	+ Thor - Enemy
	+ Flash - Enemy.
	+ Hawkeye - Enemy.
	+ Green Arrow - Enemy.
	+ Hulk - Enemy.
	+ Green Lantern - Enemy
	+ Ant-Man/Giant-Man - Enemy.
	+ Martian Manhunter - Enemy.
	+ Wasp - Enemy.
* Nightwing - Enemy.
* Red Robin - Enemy.
* Darkseid - Enemy.
* Ultron - Enemy.
* Braniac - Enemy.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Unique Physiology:** Barbara Minerva was a scientist who lost funding. She experimented on herself which caused her to acquire a cheetah-like humanoid physiology, however she is unable to transform back.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: Cheetah possesses great strength.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Cheetah's physical durability is enough to withstand blows from the likes of Wonder Woman and Superman. Cheetah's durability doesn't protect her from bullets, lasers, or other piercing attacks.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Cheetah possesses greater speed than Wonder Woman, enhanced even further by training with Zoom.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: She moves very quickly, with the speed of a cheetah in a human's body. She can even keep Wonder Woman on her toes when in close quarters.
	+ **Super-Leaping**:
	+ **Enhanced Senses**: Cheetah's senses are a lot more powerful than a normal human.
		- **Smell**:
	+ **Claws**: Her claws can slice skin and bone, allowing her to carve up her opponents.
	+ **Fangs**: Cheetah's fangs are enchanted and allow her to bite through almost anything. Even the flesh of super-humanly durable metahumans offers little resistance.
	+ **Feline Empathy**:

## =Abilities

* **Science**:
	+ **Archaeology**: Barbara has a PhD in Archaeology.
* **Acrobatics**:
* **Anthropology**:
* **Disguise**:
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat** (Advanced):
* **Hunting**:
* **Photography**:
* **Tracking**:

## External links

* Cheetah *Wikipedia*
* Cheetah *DC Database*
* Cheetah *Wonder Woman Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* Cheetah first appeared in *Wonder Woman #6* (1943).
* Although Barbara is British, she does not have a British accent.
* It is implied that Cheetah is in charge of overseeing the magical weapons in the Arcanum section of the Hall of Doom Armory. Calculator comments that the Society should recruit Klarion Bleak but also notes that Cheetah would not like "sharing her litter box" with anyone else.
* Cheetah competes with Ares and Circe in being regarded as Wonder Woman's arch nemesis, having been one of Diana's most persistent foes since her introduction.