Originally Posted by
VonHammersmark
Cheetah does absolutely "need" to be faster than Wonder Woman who's (or should be) remarkably fast herself but It's not about what she "needs", it's about attaching a superlative to Cheetah. You know who doesn't "need" to be as fast as Flash: Superman, why in the world should Superman be faster than Cheetah, it doesn't make any sense
It's actually very on-theme for Cheetah to be the fastest person in the World BUT in short bursts of speed, you wouldn't be seeing Cheetah running laps around the Earth