10 Most Epic Wonder Woman Fights That Blew Fans' Minds

3. Wonder Woman Versus Cheetah

Wonder Woman vs Darkseid
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Because Cheetah is Wonder Woman's nemesis, she has butted heads with the Amazonian more than anyone else.

At first, she doesn't seem that powerful. "Wait, Wonder Woman's arch villain is... a cat lady?! Diana is nearly on par with Superman! She's godlike! What does Cheetah do? Scratch her with her claws?"

Yeah, pretty much. You see, Diana has a weakness - piercing attacks. She can be drowned in lava, crushed by a skyscraper, or punched into space without suffering anything more than a headache.

However, she is just as vulnerable to a piercing weapon like a bullet, knife, or arrow as a human. Because Wonder Woman is the fastest melee fighter in the world and can deflect projectile weapons with her bracelets, she usually walks away from battles unscathed. Sadly, that's not good enough against the Cheetah. She is so fast, she can mop the floor against the Flash and Superman (and has, on plenty of occasions).

In the story, Justice, Cheetah covered her claws in centaur blood before stabbing Wonder Woman. Within days, Diana was dead. However, this is comics, and she was resurrected by the end of the story. Nevertheless, Cheetah is one of the few supervillains to successfully kill Wonder Woman.

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