In 2009, the cheetah was ranked as igns 69th greatest comic book villain of. With kristen wiig officially confirmed to take on the role of cheetah in wonder woman. For more on the cheetahs history, visit her page on dcuniverse. Vain and spoiled debutante priscilla rich had no super powers to speak of, and was. Barbara minerva, alias cheetah is a british archaeologist who had garnered a reputation to go to any lengths to secure an artifact. The cheetah is a fictional supervillain appearing in dc comics publications and related media. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional dc universe and feature numerous culturally. See more ideas about cheetah dc, cheetah and cheetah dc comics. Cheetah is a frequent member of the legion of doom. She was searching for the legendary lost city of the. She was created by william moulton marston as an allegory of the folly of abnormal emotions such as jealousy, as well as to be another embodiment of what he called less actively developed women emotionally misaligned who needed emotional. Dc comics is one of the largest and oldest american comic book companies. While we wait for this epic clash between comic book titans, heres everything you need to know about cheetah and.
Unlike her compatriots superman, batman and captain marvel. In this origin when wonder woman first came to mans world she first visited washington d. True to any persona from the world of comic books and comic book. While modern incarnations of the cheetah possess superhuman powers, rich and domaine do not. Before the 12issue dc comics series crisis on infinite earths in 1985 which is regarded as the starting point for dcs continuity before the 2011 new 52 reboot, there were two women who donned spotted cat costumes to fight wonder woman as the cheetah. When dc revamped its entire line with the new 52, the cheetah got a revised origin as well. Rather, the history of dc comics is the history of the comic book industry as a whole, layered with intrigue, greed, great stories, politics, financial hell holes, but ultimately an innate desire in all of us for a great story.
Born as the heiress of a vast fortune in the ancient family. This characters carrier in comic books was short lived however. How cheetah became wonder womans most famous villain. As the cheetah takes the big screen for the first time in wonder woman 1984, this collection highlights the greatest comic book appearances of wonder womans fierce feline foe. There have been four main incarnations of cheetah in dcs comics. Cheetah is a legacy character from dc comics, and is wonder womans archenemy note in the wonder woman comics. Prior to barbara anns turn, two other women held the title of the cheetah. For more on the cheetahs history, visit her page on. Dc comics is one of the largest comic book publishers in north america. Images and videos of the supervillainess cheetah from dc comics. Kristen wiig as cheetah, comicbook counterpart dc universe dc comics while a poster for kristen wiigs character in wonder woman 1984 was released months ago, it was a completely human look featuring her as barbara minerva in the days before her transformation into cheetah. The very first version of cheetah to ever appear in the comic books. Barbara minerva, alias cheetah, is a british archaeologist who has become empowered by the plant god urzkartaga. Some simply wear a cheetah costume, while others are mutated.
Cheetah is one of the most talkedabout dc supervillains at the moment. After the events of dc rebirth, the cheetahs origin is altered. It is the publishing unit of dc entertainment, a subsidiary of warner bros. Priscilla rich was the original during the golden and silver ages, and deborah domaine was the bronze age version. Cheetah makes her home in the bwundian rainforest, near urzkartagas tomb. There have been several different people to use this alias. Born as the heiress of a vast fortune in the ancient family site in nottinghamshire, her life would change dramatically following an expedition she led into a dense african jungle. Alternately enemy and ally to wonder woman, the cheetah forever seeks a balance between her human and animal natures. The cheetah is a fictional supervillain appearing in dc comics publications and related media, commonly as the archenemy of the superhero wonder woman. There have been four people who have taken up the mantle of cheetah, and the first version, priscilla rich, a wealthy but troubled socialite with a split personality who donned a cheetah costume and fought the golden age wonder woman who was hippolyta in some continuities, was. Cheetah was created by william moulton marston and harry g. Today watchmojo explores the deep and elaborate origin of cheetah. She may not be the strongest of wonder womans villains, but cheetah is still a. The cheetah is a supervillain legacy of characters with feline characteristics who usually fight wonder woman.
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