Wonder Woman 1984 - 10 Things You Need To Know About The Cheetah

10. She Originally Had No Superpowers

Even though the Cheetah has held her own against the world's most famous superheroine dozens of times, she wasn't particularly intimidating at first. In fact, she had no superpowers for nearly 50 years!

The first Cheetah, Priscilla Rich, was an egotistical aristocrat who went mad with jealousy when she believed Wonder Woman was hogging the spotlight at her charity. And that's all it took for Rich to turn to villainy.

Believing the cheetah to be the ultimate predator (which is totally not true), Rich crafted a costume from a rug and became Wonder Woman's feline foe. For nearly decades, Rich regularly fought the Amazons using her claws, amnesia pellets, and her "hypnotic dance".

As Rich lay on her deathbed years later, her niece, Deborah Domaine, stumbled upon her Cheetah outfit. After being brainwashed by the cult leader, Kobra, to be his personal agent, Domaine became the new Cheetah. Despite lacking superpowers, Domaine's training with Kobra turned her into an effective and dangerous mercenary. In her first appearance, she successfully caused a dam to collapse, flooding an entire neighbourhood.

Nevertheless, Cheetah wasn't considered a major league threat for years. But one day, that all changed...