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Being born and raised in a warm desert climate like Cairo, she was always seen staring up to the greatest of monuments as if they were created by the god’s themselves. The young british girl would one day find herself burying her fingers deep within the sand of ancient burial grounds or having her picture taken with an ancient artifact that took her most of her life to find.
Growing up being homeschooled upon the desert sands of Egypt or crossing the Amazon river to an Inca temple, Mina couldn’t help herself but fall head over heels in love with history. She was the child always hanging off the side of the boat, wanting nothing more than to run her fingers through the cool water. Even out in the sand, with her miniature digging tools - helping her father find his artifacts, as she would put it. She was the type of child who loved the myths and history behind each building or just the people who occupied them. It wasn’t until her older sister was reaching that age of wanting to attend school, they moved back to Manchester, England.
Being confined within a school or even a uniform, on a daily basis was enough to drive Mina crazy. But she was led to have little choice. Her mother receiving a job working for Cambridge and her father out in the world, rescuing the world’s missing history. Mina was jealous, a fact she couldn’t exactly hide from their mother. She had grown accustom to getting along with everyone in school. But she was that girl, who sat in the back of the classroom and stared out the window with a daydreamers stars within her eyes. After much begging and bothering her mother, she was finally able to spend her summers with her father overseas. The moment her first summer came along, Mina woke up especially early and had her mother take her to the airport even two hours before her flight would leave. When her plane touched the ground of rio de janeiro, Mina took in the fresh air only to see her father waiting with open arms. And it was in those arms that the young teenager was seen running into.
Eventually, she blossomed into a knowledgeable and strong willed young woman. One of which her father was glad to bring with him on his digs. Though that would soon change while she was on a routine dig with her father buried deep within the Philippine jungle, her entire world flash before her eyes. A group of strange men came across their dig site, their vehicles covered in mud and look of hate was burned into their eyes. Speaking quickly, Mina had watched her father try to reason with than men only to be smacked across the face with the end of their rifles. She grew angry and scared, she had watched the man she idolized fall to the ground in a bloody mess. Hurrying to his side, she pulled her father into her arms only to see him cough up blood. He warned her quickly that these men were not to be trifled with. That she was to do whatever they say if only to protect the others in their group. Mina did just that, she helped him back up to his feet and they went with the men. Both her father and herself were held hostage for six months until the British government sent men into rescue them.
By the time she was rescued and back into her family’s arms, Mina never lost that traveling urge. She wanted more from it and she knew that she could get it if she tried hard enough. Upon the day of her graduation from prep school, she immediately went right into Cambridge, the very school her mother taught Ancient History. She would spend eight and half years of her life there, getting her doctorate in Archeology and trying to become the daughter and the person that her father would want. But those six months of being held captive made her realize that the world was a dangerous place and she still never spoke a word of being held within their walls of confinement. Instead she held it all in, despite never being able to be in the same room as her father since then.
Deciding she needed some type of training to protect herself, Mina took extensive training as a pilot, marksmanship and krav maga. It was with this that she knew she would be able to travel to some of the most dangerous places in the world, still being able to protect herself from the danger. Mina’s first trip after graduating was back to Cairo, Egypt. Despite most of the artifacts that were there were already found, she wanted to find something associating the world with the old gods themselves. She dedicated two years of her life trying to find a connection to the Egyptian people and Isis herself. Despite the idea she might never find it, that never once stopped her. It was upon a late night, out in the desert with barely enough sleep to keep her going, Mina found an old medallion dedicated specially to a secret sect dedicated to Isis. Thus she found her start and the beginning of her name in history itself.
Realizing that she found what she was looking for Mina, was bored now with life. She let the Egyptian government keep the medallion as she went back the Cambridge. It was there she earn a place among their museum but it wasn’t the place for her. Mina sent out her feelers as far and wide as she could. Thus is how she earned a place as the Leading Archeologist for the Harvard Museum.
It was during her move to America that tragedy struck her family, her mother and father had died during the construction of a building within the Cambridge Museum. She was never given details as to how it happened and she would prefer to never learn. A few years, of working Boston she had learned that her sister, whom is completely estranged with, owned and operated a restaurant within the confines of the city. Mina has just now recently started to reunite with her sister. For now she is completely happy with where she’s at in the world but eventually she would like to get back out there and get her hands dirty once more.
• both are archaeologists.
• both are british.
• mina is short for minerva.
• both are trained in advanced hand-to-hand combat.
• both were born into enormously rich families.
• both believe that the old gods still exist out there.
barbara minerva • cheetah
Dr. Barbara Minerva, alias Cheetah is a British archaeologist who had garnered a reputation to go to any lengths to secure an artifact. Born as the heiress of a vast fortune in the ancient family site in Nottinghamshire, her life would change dramatically following an expedition she led into a dense African jungle. She was searching for the legendary lost city of the Urzkartagan tribe. Deep within the jungle, her team was betrayed by their guides and ambushed by the Urzkartagans. Only she and one other, Dr. Tom Leavens, escaped by diving in a river. The two of them found the lost city while it was in the midst of a ritual. One of the other members of their team was sacrificed by the high priest, Chuma. The ritual had been intended to restore to health the ailing woman who was regarded as an avatar for their cheetah god. Before the ritual could be completed, outsiders attacked the village, slaughtering everyone but Chuma, who was saved by Minerva. The two were buried within the cave that was the temple to the god Urzkartaga by a grenade blast.
Chuma explained that the ritual would have turned the old woman into a cheetah god. The ritual, which could only be performed on the full moon and required a blood sacrifice, restored the woman to youth as well. She had been centuries old at the time of her death. Minerva demanded the ritual be done to her so she could have her chance at power and immortality. When Chuma explained there must be a sacrifice, Minerva murdered Dr. Leavens, who had returned just long enough to free them from the cave in and forfeit his life. After she had killed him and drank his blood, the ritual began. Even as Chuma worked tirelessly, the invaders who had destroyed the temple were returning. The ritual complete, Minerva was transformed into Cheetah and slaughtered all the invaders. After the slaughter, she reverted to human form and took Chuma with her back to England.
Unfortunately, there was an unforeseen side effect to the transformation. The sacrifice had called for a virgin and Minerva did not qualify. Hence, rather than grant her youth and vitality, after the transformation she became weak and frail. Only on the night of the full moon, when she became Cheetah, was she strong again.
After Wonder Woman made her debut in Boston, Minerva learned of the Golden Lasso that Diana wielded. She coveted the lariat and tried to trick Diana into losing it but to no avail. Since she failed to gain it as Minerva, she tried to seize it by force as Cheetah. Still inexperienced at fighting such a powerful adversary, Diana might have lost if not for the intervention of her friend, Dr. Kapatelis. Minerva would not be deterred, however. Following the Invasion! crisis, Minerva used two Khunds to steal the lasso from Diana.
Once in her possession, Minerva became obsessed with the history of it. Knowing that Diana would soon figure out that she and Cheetah were one and the same, she left Chuma to poison the princess while leaving for Africa. Leaving a trail of bodies in her wake, Cheetah finds the city of Bana-Mighdall, home of the rogue Amazons. Wonder Woman pursues her there. When Minerva reverts to human form, she is worse off than ever. The plant from which an ingredient is gathered for the ritual transformation began to die. Chuma arrives and finds his mistress at death's door. He guesses that the god is jealous of divided loyalties he perceives in Minerva and proclaims that the only way she will be healed is to kill both Diana and the queen of Bana-Mighdall. Becoming Cheetah once more, she kills the queen and gets into a fierce battle with Wonder Woman in the midst of an all out assault by the rogue Amazons. Diana defeats her, and Chuma is killed by the Amazons. Minerva survives the destruction of the city and is taken into custody.
While in prison, still wracked with pain, Minerva is approached by a messenger of Circe. He gives her a potion that transforms her permanently into the Cheetah. Whereas before she had worn a suit and was not totally in control while in Cheetah form, now she was totally transformed and remained in complete control. The spell also allowed her to take on a human appearance though still in full possession of her Cheetah powers. Unfortunately for Minerva, the potion had made her a slave to Circe and her schemes (who was instigating the WAR OF THE GODS crisis). Hoping to betray Circe, Cheetah goes to the Gotham City Grand Hotel trying to steal the goblet that Circe was going to use against the Amazons of Themyscira. All hell broke loose that night (see Hippolyta, Wonder Woman) and after killing Hellene and wounding Philippus, two Amazons, Cheetah fled. She turned up to tell Inspector Indelicato the whole truth and where Diana could find her missing mother, hoping Wonder Woman would defeat Circe.
She is later seen forming a new Injustice League alongside Lex Luthor and The Joker, which would launch an assault on Green Arrow & Black Canary's Wedding. She was one of the villains deported to the Hell Planet during the events of Salvation Run, and has since rejoined the Secret Society of Super-Villains under the command of Libra during the Final Crisis.
Minvera formed her own branch of the Secret Society of Super-Villains with herself at the head for the sole purpose of creating the villainous Genocide.
During the events of Final Crisis itself, Minerva remained free of the Anti-Life equation, and formed a relationship with Snapper Carr after she saved his life and he aided her in evading the Justifiers and joining with Checkmate. She was last seen at the forefront of the Checkmate resistance during the struggle with Darkseid.
information taken from here.
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Taurus: (Positive) Generous, Dependable, Down to Earth, Patient, Independent, Persistent. (Negative) Stubborn, Self-Indulgent, Lazy, Materialistic, Possessive, Frugal.
her personality will go here.
• Cheetah Form: Barbara is able to transform into the Cheetah, an ancient enemy of man.
• 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 super-heroines such as Wonder Woman.
• 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 super-humanly durable metahumans offers little resistance.
• Night Vision: She can also see in the dark, on approximately the same level as an owl.
• Prehensile Tail: She can grab and choke her enemies with her tail. The power that her tail generates enables her to chop through trees.
