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The Cheetah
« Thread Started on Feb 9, 2008, 8:51am »

Real name: Barbara Ann Minerva
Alter Ego: Cheetah

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Status

Occupation: Professional Criminal/Archaeologist
Martial Status: Single
Legal Status: Former British Citizen with Criminal Record; U.S. citizen with criminal record
Group Affiliation(s): Injustice Leageue, (formerly) Secret Society of Super Villains

Origin

Place of Birth: Winchester, Britain
Known Relatives: none

History

British anthropologist Dr. Barbara Ann Minerva. She had searched out a tribe in Africa who utilized a female guardian with the powers of a cheetah. A band of marauders killed the guardian and most of what remained of her original expedition party. Then Barbara, with the aid of the priest, Chuma, the caretaker of the ancient plant god Urtzkartaga, took her place after being told that she would gain immortality. Her powers were conferred to her by ingesting a combination of human blood and the berries or leaves of Urzkartaga. Unfortunately for Minerva, the host of the Cheetah persona was supposed to be a virgin. Minerva was not, so her transformations were part curse and part blessing as she experienced severe pain while in her human form and blood-thirsty euphoria while in her cat form.

As an anthropologist Barbara came to covet the lasso in the hopes to add it to her collection of historical items. She first attempted to do so through trickery claiming that there was a matching ancient Golden Girdle of Gaea of the same kind from which the lasso was fashioned. Unfortunately, although the scheme proceeded far enough for Minerva to hold the lasso, its magical power to make people to tell the truth forced her to confess her true intentions. Diana, profoundly distraught that a fellow woman would be so treacherous, took back the lasso and returned home in tears. With the subtle approach having failed, Minerva later restored to attacking the Amazon as the Cheetah to rob her of the lasso and their initial battle ensued.

Over the years Barbara's interest in the lasso waned and she became more interested in besting Diana in battle due to her bruised ego. The two's rivalry has fluctuate at times though. Saving The Cheetah's life during an adventure in the country of Muldavia, Barbara aided Wonder Woman when she became caught in the mob war between Paulie Longo and Julianna Sazia in Boston. Seeing her debt paid, The Cheetah has continued in her quest to defeat Wonder Woman at all costs which included selling her soul to the demon Neron.

For a brief period of time, Minerva lost her powers to the businessman Sebastian Ballesteros, who had convinced Urtzkartaga that he could be a more effective Cheetah than she was. Minerva later killed Ballesteros and regained her powers.

With help from Zoom, Minerva attained a level of super-speed that she previously had not possessed. She accomplished this by murdering Priscilla Rich, who previously went by the codename Cheetah. They later joined the latest Secret Society of Super Villains, and they seemed to be engaged in a sexual relationship, even though Zoom considers himself to still be married to his former wife.

Characteristics

Age: 32
Height: 5'9
Weight: 140
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Auburn
Unusual Features: The Cheetah is an Anthropomorphised Felid, with some of their features bolted onto her own humanoid bodytype. Like most Mammals, she is covered with hairs, but in her case they are thicker and more pronounced, covering her body with an insulatory layer of hair. Her nails have been metabolised away from being the thin Keratin layer that most humans have and stretched into thicker, hollow and longer claws.

Her jaw type as well as grown and moved to resemble a more Felid appearence, with well developed carnassials following their normal post dental formula of 2-3/2 1/1. In addition to her modified mandibles her lower spine is developed into a tail, which allows for greater balance.

Personality: Barbara is a greedy woman, who covets most things, but most importantly she covets the power that comes with Wonder Woman, thus she wants to murder and usurp her position.

She has no moral or conscious obligation to the preservation of life, killing anyone who gets in her way, or hinders her plans. Her murderous personality has put her in league with the most horrific killers in the Universe alongside the Joker, Killer Frost, and Sinestro. Her need for power is only matched by her thirst for blood.

Yet, she is an intelligent woman. With her mind and power, she is a deadly force. She has little in the way of conscious thought regarding killing, it is only considered an act, such as breathing or eating, since she firmly believes in the law of Darwin. Her personality reflects that of a real cheetah. She is calculating, energetic when needed, potentially untamable, and protective of herself and those she is close to.

Powers

Known Powers: Gifted with the power to transform into a were-cheetah form by a magical ritual making her a avatar of a ancient tribe's cheetah tribe.

Super Strength: Her powers able her to lift cars over her head and throw them. Her strength level only peaks in the realm of twenty to thirty tons.
Enhanced reflexes: She can dodge almost anything being thrown at her. Able to turn and twist from things in a blink of an eye, she is also able to utilise her own Super Speed abilities to enhance her agility, but not enough to take her into new Realms.
Enhance invulnerability: It takes more than a few hits from Wonder Woman to put this cat down. She is not bullet proof, but can handle a few blunt attacks without being knocked out
Tail: Whilst most people consider the Tail to be prehensile, it is not, its more close to a rudder. Moving it in specific positions, not only increases the Cheetahs agility, but also can stablise her own speeds.
Razor sharp claws: The Cheetahs claws are similar to a real Cheetah's in the sense that they are Semi-Retractable. The ligaments in her forearm are modified to allow her to run at greater speeds when Bipedal or Quadrapedal. Cheetah's claws are razor sharp. Not only are they sharp, but they are strong enough to cut through solid rock and steel.
Razor sharp teeth: Anthropomorphic adaptations in the form of a more felid based Mandible, as well as a more Carnivore based set of teeth.
Heightened Senses: She has the heightened senses of a cat, augmented Sight, but lacking the ability to see flat-screen images, such as Computers or Televisions. She is able to track based on Scent, smelling Oilifatory productions from up to a mile away, as well as their lingering remanents. She also has formidable night vision.
Physical Adaptations: Barbara's body is altered in it's cardiovascular makeup, having a larger heart and more efficient lungs and Vascular system. it allows her to process Oxygen and get it to where she needs it during a run. As a result of this, she is able to take between 60 and 120 breaths per minute.
Acrobatics and balance: She can balance on tightrope places and leap from hundreds of feet high and land on her feet.

Enhanced speed: Before the beginning of the Crisis, the Cheetah was simply able to reach the Speeds of a normal Cheetah, between 112 and 120 Kph. However, after Super Speed training from Zoom, the Cheetah is even faster. Using her own natural adaptations, such as a more flexible spine, as well as stronger muscles, and a tail acting as a rudder, she is able to just slightly graze the Speedforce, not quite placing her on the same level as the Flash, or any other Speedster, but reaching top speeds of 600-700 Kph.

Known Abilities: Barbara has gained the natural hunting and prey instincts of a Cheetah, allowing her to track and hunt any number of animals, or indeed Metahumans. She is patient and able to wait for days without eating during a hunt, considering the success rate of most Cheetah hunts, she is mentally attuned to the fact that she will more often than not, be unable to compelte a hunt, or will be defeated.

Strength Level: Cheetah only has enhanced strength, but is nowhere near as strong as Wonder Womans or Power Girls. She has the strength of a normal Amazon or New God.

Weaknesses: Even though she is invulnerable, she can still be killed. She is not bullet proof nor can she be safe from attack with sharp objects(knives,swords,spears,etc.). She can also fall to mental attacks. She cannot totally withstand from blunt attacks. She can take a couple hits from Wonder Woman, but may fall if she is hit too many times.

She is also unable to contain her lust for blood on occasion, a driving force behind some of her hunts. The lust occasionally takes over her cognitive abilities and prevents her from planning properly.

Barbara is a very greedy woman, and sometimes that gets the better of her. She may be forced into situations where she has no hope of winning, or even getting out of based on the fact there was something she WANTED in that area.

Misc (optional)

Equipment: None
Transportation: None
Weapons: None

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Sample RP Post

Footfalls hit the ground silently. She was hunting. Cautiously, and delicately, she moved from the outside of the house. Her fur was stood on end in anticipation, and she struggled to keep her excited breathing and soft purring from sounding too loudly. Her claws retracted and extended as her hot breath steamed a passing window.

Her hands slowly turned the handle of the door, as she pushed through into the household. It was simple, the household of a hero known as Vixen; an Animal master, someone like Buddy Baker, or Freedom Beast, who was also known around Africa.

She can come to the country two months prior to this to return to nature, to learn more about herself, living amongst the primarily solitary Cheetahs, observing them from a distance, learning to live as one.

Yet, her human brain still required many things. She desired power, respect, and more importantly, company.

Moving back into closer proximity to the villagers, she had sparked a rumour of a were-creature, a Jaguar or some other Big Cat god, who was displeased with them. Offerings of cattle, and other livestock as well as vegetables and flowers were left for her weekly.

She did so enjoy the taste of Cattle.

Licking her lips softly, her harsh ribbed tongue moving against the soft fur on her top lip, she hesitated, hanging in the doorway, as the Moon cast a shadow over her body, and onto the simple stone floor below.

Before her was a bed, where the Vixen lay. She was slumming it, was for certain, and the Cheetah couldn’t repress her hatred for the woman the moment she lay her eyes on her.

Famous model; Super hero; and loved by her people, she was essentially shunning them. Pushing them away from her as she lived in this simple house, yet simple as it was, it was so very different to normal housing. It had plumbing, working heating and other modern conventions that most other houses lacked.

Slumming it.

Hatred rose in Cheetah’s gullet, as her purring was replaced by a soft, low growl. Vixen stirred in her bed. Initially, the Cheetah had considered stealing what she wanted from Vixen without waking her.

But now, now she wanted Blood for it.

The Tantu totem, a focal point for Vixen’s considerable power. Sources quoted that she didn’t need it to use her powers; it was a psychological focal point. Something, essentially, anyone with a connection to nature could use.

Like Barbara did.

Leaping onto the bed, Vixen awoke with a start as the Cheetah bore down on her.

“You have something I want.” She said quietly, as Vixen let loose a punch that fell sort of it’s target, as the Cheetah bent backwards more than she had a right to physically do.

Her own fist flew downwards, smacking into Vixen’s lower jaw, and throwing her through the thin walls of her house onto the sand and dirt outside. Grabbing the Totem from the table by the bed, Barbara leapt out, her twin feet smashing Vixen’s head into the dirt once again, as she landed silently to the left, spitting on the hero

She knelt down gently, dipping a finger into the blood that gurgled from Vixen’s nose, and brushing it against her tongue. It tasted so sweet, and metallic. She shuddered softly, before accelerating in a full tilt run away from the area, breaking 0-63 kph in just less than 3 Seconds.

She had what she wanted.

Codeword:Boomtube

(I've updated the Power Grid from 4 to 5 on the speed front due to her abilities gained from Zoom)

« Last Edit: Feb 9, 2008, 1:34pm by Doctor Cyber »

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