Characteristics
Bio
The third Cheetah was created by George Pérez. She first appeared as Barbara Minerva in Wonder Woman #7, and as Cheetah in Wonder Woman #8.
Archaeologist Barbara Ann Minerva was turned into Cheetah on an expedition to Africa, where she searched for isolated tribe. She really dislikes Wonder Woman and often clashes with her.
So far Cheetah's game appearances have been of her latest incarnation Barbara Ann Minerva. In Justice League Task Force she was in her 90's naked appearance. In Justice League: Injustice for All she's the naked and more animalistic Justice League version. In DC Universe Online she is seen with her leather outfit she received in 2006. An unique design Cheetah appears in the Injustice 2 fighting-game.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Cheetah Form: Barbara is able to transform into the Cheetah, giving her the following powers; Superhuman Strength: As an avatar of a god, 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: Cheetah's body coordination is incredible able to tag very fast superheroes and superheroines such as Wonder Woman, Flash and Superman.
Enhanced Senses: Cheetah's senses are a lot more powerful than a normal human.
Claws and Fangs: Cheetah's claws and fangs are enchanted and allow her to cut almost anything. Even the flesh of superhumanly durable metahumans offers little resistance.
Abilities
Anthropology: Cheetah understands the humanity very well.
Hand-to-Hand Combat: Cheetah is very adept at hand to hand combat obviously able to go one on one with Wonder Woman repeatedly.
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