The very first version of cheetah to ever appear in the comic books. There have been several different people to use this alias. 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. 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. Barbara minerva, alias cheetah, is a british archaeologist who has become empowered by the plant god urzkartaga. How cheetah became wonder womans most famous villain. Priscilla rich was the original during the golden and silver ages, and deborah domaine was the bronze age version. It is the publishing unit of dc entertainment, a subsidiary of warner bros. With kristen wiig officially confirmed to take on the role of cheetah in wonder woman. This characters carrier in comic books was short lived however.
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. 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. Priscilla rich and her niece, deborah domaineboth of whom served as enemies of wonder woman in the golden, silver and bronze ages. Cheetah is a legacy character from dc comics, and is wonder womans archenemy note in the wonder woman comics. She may not be the strongest of wonder womans villains, but cheetah is still a. There have been four main incarnations of cheetah in dcs comics. 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. Images and videos of the supervillainess cheetah from dc comics. Some simply wear a cheetah costume, while others are mutated. In 2009, the cheetah was ranked as igns 69th greatest comic book villain of. Alternately enemy and ally to wonder woman, the cheetah forever seeks a balance between her human and animal natures. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional dc universe and feature numerous culturally.
Dc comics is one of the largest and oldest american comic book companies. The cheetah is a supervillain legacy of characters with feline characteristics who usually fight wonder woman. Cheetah is a frequent member of the legion of doom. Today watchmojo explores the deep and elaborate origin of cheetah. While we wait for this epic clash between comic book titans, heres everything you need to know about cheetah and. She was searching for the legendary lost city of the. While modern incarnations of the cheetah possess superhuman powers, rich and domaine do not. True to any persona from the world of comic books and comic book. In this origin when wonder woman first came to mans world she first visited washington d. After the events of dc rebirth, the cheetahs origin is altered. Dc comics is one of the largest comic book publishers in north america. When dc revamped its entire line with the new 52, the cheetah got a revised origin as well. For more on the cheetahs history, visit her page on dcuniverse.
The cheetah is a fictional supervillain appearing in dc comics publications and related media. For more on the cheetahs history, visit her page on. 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. Prior to barbara anns turn, two other women held the title of the cheetah. The cheetah is a fictional supervillain appearing in dc comics publications and related media, commonly as the archenemy of the superhero wonder woman. Barbara minerva, alias cheetah is a british archaeologist who had garnered a reputation to go to any lengths to secure an artifact. Vain and spoiled debutante priscilla rich had no super powers to speak of, and was. Cheetah makes her home in the bwundian rainforest, near urzkartagas tomb. Unlike her compatriots superman, batman and captain marvel. Born as the heiress of a vast fortune in the ancient family.
See more ideas about cheetah dc, cheetah and cheetah dc comics. Cheetah is one of the most talkedabout dc supervillains at the moment. Cheetah was created by william moulton marston and harry g. 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.
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