Cheetah

The Cheetah is a fictional supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. She is most commonly depicted as the archenemy of the superhero Wonder Woman; however, she has also appeared as an enemy to other DC heroes, such as Batman and Superman. 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 reform by a love leader (Wonder Woman). The Cheetah originally appeared in Wonder Woman #6 (cover-dated: autumn 1943). She has been described as "one of Wonder Woman's most iconic enemies."[1] There have been four different incarnations of the Cheetah since the character's debut: Priscilla Rich (the Golden and Silver Age Cheetah), Deborah Domaine (the Bronze Age Cheetah), Barbara Ann Minerva (the Post-Crisis and current Cheetah), and Sebastian Ballesteros (a male usurper who briefly assumed the role in 2001). In 2009, The Cheetah was ranked as IGN's 69th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.[2] The Barbara Ann Minerva version of the character made her live-action debut in the 2020 DC Extended Universe film Wonder Woman 1984, portrayed by Kristen Wiig.[3]