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I'm stronger, faster -- and thirsty. So thirsty for Amazon blood.

Cheetah is a recurring antagonist in the Injustice series, serving as a cameo antagonist in the Injustice Comic and a supporting antagonist in Injustice 2.

She is one of the Wonder Woman's arch-enemies, alongside Ares and a member of the Society.

About Cheetah[]

The heiress of a vast fortune, Barbara Ann Minerva was born and raised in Nottinghamshire, England. Sometime after reaching adulthood, her life dramatically changed when she led an expedition into a dense African jungle, in search of the lost city of the Uzkartagan tribe. During the expedition, Minerva’s team was betrayed by their guides, ultimately culminating in an ambush by the Uzkartagan tribe itself. Only Minerva and one of her colleagues, Dr. Tom Leavens managed to escape alive. Upon reaching a nearby River, both Minerva and Leavens washed ashore to find the lost city where a ritual was taking place. One of the other members of Minerva’s team had been captured and was offered as a human sacrifice to the bloodthirsty African plant god Uzkartaga, by Chuma, the tribe’s high priest, in hopes of healing an ailing woman who had been chosen as the avatar for their cheetah god. Before the ritual could be completed, an outside tribe suddenly appeared and slaughtered much of the tribe. Only Chuma survived the massacre thanks to Minerva’s timely intervention. The detonation of a grenade resulted in them both being trapped in the temple, their fate seemingly sealed. Chuma explained that the ritual, which was to be performed on a full moon and required a blood sacrifice, would have restored the youth of the would-be avatar. Minerva demanded that the ritual be done to her, only for Chuma to refuse, reminding the former that a human sacrifice was required. When Minerva’s research partner found them and dug them out, Minerva immediately murdered him and drank his blood. As a result, Chuma obliged. During the ceremony, the invading tribe returned, only to find Minerva, who had been transformed into an unholy fusion of human and cheetah. She then slaughtered the tribe and devoured their remains, before reverting to her human form. Grateful for Chuma’s compliance, Minerva chose to bring him with her to England. Chuma explained that there was a catch: in order for the avatar to receive immortality, the sacrifice had to be a virgin. As Minerva was not a virgin, she became weak and frail, and only during the night, would she receive her powers. She first encountered Wonder Woman, when she had attempted to steal the lasso of truth, having heard about its capabilities, only to fail. Eventually they would become bitter rivals.

Biography[]

When archaeologist Barbara Ann Minerva betrayed Wonder Woman to claim the powers of a god, she was unaware that she would be cursed to live a life transformed as the Cheetah. She now uses her primal powers to take revenge against Wonder Woman, drawing her out of hiding in hopes of bringing about her doom.

Injustice 2[]

Cheetah is first seen as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Society and then is partnered with Captain Cold as part of the first wave the invasion.

She is part of the invasion to Atlantis, where she ambushes Green Lantern. She demands to know where Wonder Woman is, but Hal refuses to tell her and she attacks him. She escapes and makes her way to Metropolis and attacks Wonder Woman and Supergirl with a new weapon.

Cheetah is cutting Supergirl with her claws when Wonder Woman comes and knocks Cheetah away. Wonder Woman is surprised Cheetah follows Gorilla Grodd's orders, but Cheetah reveals that she only joined The Society to draw out Wonder Woman. Cheetah lost the fight and would have been killed by the merciless amazon but Harley Quinn stepped in to save her life by shooting Wonder Woman's sword out of her hand. After Harley equates Joker with Superman, Wonder Woman angrily tosses Cheetah away to fight Harley.

An interaction between Superman and Cheetah reveals she, along with the other members of the Society, disbands when she learns that Brainiac will destroy the Earth rather than let them conquer it.

Powers and Abilities[]

Cheetah possesses enhanced strength, speed, durability, stamina, and agility all comparable to Wonder Woman, allowing her to fight the Amazon on an even playing field. Her claws are strong enough to cut and wound Wonder Woman, and Minerva possesses a genius-level intellect.

Special Moves[]

  • Savage Ambush: Cheetah does a low grab to the opponent, flipping over them and kicking them in the back. Meter burn version Cheetah flips them over breaking their back and kicking them in the air.
  • Deadly Hook: Cheetah grabs her opponent with her leg, lays on their back, and head-butts the back of their head. Meter burn version Cheetah bounces them off the ground.
  • Primal Rage: Cheetah does scratch attacks to the opponent. Meter burn version does a few more scratch attacks bringing them back to the ground.
  • Predator Pounce: Cheetah does a dive attack to the opponent while in the air. Meter burn version keeps them airborne.
  • Blood Lunge: Cheetah does a pounce with three different distances: close, mid-range & far.

Other Moves[]

Character Trait[]

  • Claws of Death: Cheetah gets an active buff on all her scratch attacks.

Super Move[]

  • Queen of the Jungle: Cheetah charges at the opponent, throws them into the air, then slices them three times and falls off, and slices a few more times, then jumps onto their back, breaking their spine and slamming them into the floor.

Move List[]

Basic Attacks
Name PlayStation Xbox
Side Swipe [ ■ ] [ X ]
Razor Paw [ ▲ ] [ Y ]
Hammer Toe [ X ] [ A ]
Low Paw [ ← + ■ ] [ ← + X ]
Flick Kick [ ← + ▲ ] [ ← + Y ]
Hunter Slam [ ← + X ] [ ← + A ]
Bloody Strike [ → + ▲ ] [ → + Y ]
Crushing Paws [ → + X ] [ → + A ]
Low Cutter [ ↓ + ■ ] [ ↓ + X ]
Rising Paws [ ↓ + ▲ ] [ ↓ + Y ]
Unsheathed [ ↓ + X ] [ ↓ + A ]
Air Attacks
Name PlayStation Xbox
Knee Drop [ ↑ + ■ ] [ ↑ + X ]
Double Drop [ ↑ + ▲ ] [ ↑ + Y ]
Heel Smash [ ↑ + X ] [ ↑ + A ]
Throws and Escapes
Name PlayStation Xbox
Forward/Reverse Throw [ ← / → ■ + X ] [ ← / → X + A ]
Back Throw [ ■ + X ] [ X + A ]
Roll Escape [ → → R2 ] [ → → RT ]
Up Air Escape [ ↑ + R2 ] [ ↑ + RT ]
Away Air Escape [ ← + R2 ] [ ← + RT ]
Combo Attacks
Name PlayStation Xbox
Minerva's Might [ ■, ■ ] [ X, X ]
Man Eater [ ■, ▲ ] [ X, Y ]
Beauty And The Beast [ ■, ■, ▲ ] [ X, X, Y ]
Inner Beast [ ■, ▲, ■ + X ] [ X, Y, X + A ]
Relentless Huntress [ ← + ■ , ■ ] [ ← + X , X ]
Savage Ways [ ← + ■ , ■ , ↓ + X ] [ ← + X , X , ↓ + A ]
Violent Tendencies [ ← + ■ , ▲ ] [ ← + X , Y ]
Cruel Encounter [ ← + ■ , ▲ , ■ + X ] [ ← + X , Y , X + A ]
Ripping Flesh [ ▲ , ▲ ] [ Y , Y ]]
Silent Stalker [ ▲ , ▲ , X ] [ Y , Y , A ]]
Graceful Hunter [ ← + ▲ , ■ + X ] [ ← + Y , X + A ]
Spotted Carnivore [ ← + ▲ , ■ + X , ← , ← ] [ ← + Y , X + A , ← , ← ]
Quick Kill [ ← + ▲ , ■ + X , ↓ , ↓ ] [ ← + Y , X + A , ↓ , ↓ ]
Prey On The Weak [ → + ▲ , X ] [ → + Y , A ]
Slaughter [ → + ▲ , X , ■ + X ] [ → + Y , A , X + A ]
Deadly Elegance [ X , X ] [ A , A ]
Blood Ritual [ X , X , ▲ ] [ A , A , Y ]
Special Attacks
Name PlayStation Xbox
Primal Rage [ ↓ , ← , ▲ ] [ ↓ , ← , Y ]
Blood Lunge [ ← , → , X ] [ ← , → , A ]
Close Blood Lunge [ ← , → , X , ← ] [ ← , → , A , ← ]
Far Blood Lunge [ ← , → , X , → ] [ ← , → , A , → ]
Savage Ambush [ ↓ , ← , ■ ] [ ↓ , ← , X ]
Deadly Hook [ ↓ , ← , →, ■ ] [ ↓ , ← , →, X ]
Queen of The Jungle [ L2 + R2 ] [ LT + RT ]

Ending[]

Injustice_2_-_Cheetah_Ending

Injustice 2 - Cheetah Ending

Hungry for his blood, I prepared to claim Brainiac. But the alien, desperate to save his life, sputtered out an offer. Brainiac said that if I spared him, he'd deposit any of his collected beings I wanted on a world of my choosing. There I could pursue them at my leisure. So now I hunt, free from Wonder Woman's interference. With each kill, I glorify the Goddess. As for Brainiac? Of course I didn't abide our agreement. I'd never give up on killing him. A true huntress always catches her prey.

Costumes[]

Cheetah - Minerva's Curse

Cheetah is a human/cheetah hybrid, her body covered entirely in fur. Her outfit has a tribal appearance, consisting of leather straps around her legs. A makeshift leather bustier adorned by sharp teeth, a red loincloth, and a rope which is used as a belt, adorned with sharp teeth.

To the right is the base skin for Cheetah, Minerva's Curse. She is wearing her default gear. The remainder of her costumes can be found on her gallery page.

Trivia[]

  • In a pre-fight interaction with Scarecrow, Cheetah will ironically attempt to intimidate Scarecrow using her feline appearance, even making mention of ailurophobia (fear of cats).
  • In an intro with Scarecrow, Cheetah is revealed to have Atychiphobia (fear of failure), in reference to her devotion to “the goddess”.
  • Cheetah's voice actress Erica Luttrell previously voiced the character in JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014) and LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (2014), and would go on to reprise her role in LEGO DC Super-Villains (2018).
  • Cheetah is one of two characters to acknowledge Harley's hyenas Bud and Lou during match intro dialogue, the other being Black Manta.
  • Cheetah's Super Move is largely reminiscent of Spider-Man's "Maximum Spider" Hyper Combo from the Marvel vs. Capcom series.
  • Bizarro refers to Cheetah as "Dog Lady", but she doesn't seem to mind this.
  • One of Cheetah's clash quotes to Catwoman, "Embrace your inner feline!", is ironic; in the episode "Tyger, Tyger" of Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995), Selina did indeed do just that, but by force thanks to a crazy scientist.
  • Cheetah's intro quote to Black Canary in which she says "I'll pick your feathers from my teeth" is very similar to "I'll pick your flesh from my teeth", an intro quote that Mileena says to Kenshi in Mortal Kombat X (2015).
    • Interestingly enough, Cheetah also says "I will rend your flesh" to Green Arrow the same way Mileena says "I will rend your hide" to Johnny Cage in MKX.
    • Cheetah also says "I will rip out your throat" to Wonder Woman, the same exact line Mileena says to D'Vorah and Bo' Rai Cho.
    • However, the two characters have not officially encountered each other yet.
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DLC Characters BatgirlLoboMartian ManhunterScorpionZatannaZod
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