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'''Pantha''' is a [[fictional character]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]].

Pantha was a cat-like member of one of the incarnations of the [[Teen Titans]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |date=2010 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9 |page=248}}</ref> During her time with the Titans, she had no knowledge as to her origins, whether she was a woman or a female panther before the [[Wildebeest (comics)|Wildebeest Society]] mutated her. But tragically, her ultimately fruitless search led her to many dead-ends. The significance of her designation as "X-24" was also never revealed.

To her initial frustration, Pantha was "adopted" as a surrogate mother by [[Baby Wildebeest]]. She did not like this at first, often making references to grisly ways the child could perish. She does work with him when need be, such as when the Titans helped in a counter-attack on murderous aliens in the [[Bloodlines (comics)|Bloodlines]] crossover.<ref name=bb12>''Bloodbath'' #1-2 (December 1993). DC Comics.</ref> She eventually takes responsibility for his care when she left the Titans with [[Red Star (comics)|Red Star]], forming a family.<ref>''New Titans'' #114 (1994). DC Comics.</ref>

Later, she teams up with her old allies when [[Cyborg (comicsDC Comics)|Cyborg]], now with an entirely new level of power, threatens the entire Earth. The Justice League of America showed up also and a series of mistakes led to the entire team fighting. Pantha took on [[Catwoman]] but neither side won as they were interrupted by blasts from [[Orion (comicscharacter)|Orion]]. Baby Wildebeest himself was subdued by Superman.<ref>''JLA Vs. Titans'' #2 (1999). DC Comics.</ref>

During the ''"[[Infinite Crisis]]''" storyline, she joins with another team of Titans, along with a new [[Doom Patrol]] and [[Justice Society of America]]. Their mission is to stop the deranged [[Superboy-Prime]] who has attacked this reality's version of [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]]. The battle originates at the town of [[Smallville (comics)|Smallville]], [[Kansas]] and moves to the outskirts of [[Keystone City]]. There, Pantha is killed with a backhand blow by Superboy-Prime that is so powerful that it knocks [[Ambush Bug]] unconscious.<ref>''[[Ambush Bug: Year None]]'' #3 of 6 (November 2008). DC Comics.</ref> Superboy-Prime instantly claims he didn't mean to do it, but in the next few moments, he kills Baby Wildebeest and attacks Red Star with freezing breath. Red Star survives his injuries.<ref>''Teen Titans'' #32 (March 2006). DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #4 (March 2006). DC Comics.</ref>

In ''[[Blackest Night]]: Titans'' crossover, Pantha was reanimated as a member of the [[Black Lantern Corps|Black Lantern]]s, ready to attack the Titans. However, her body is soon destroyed by a burst of white light emanating from [[Hawk and Dove|Dawn Granger]].<ref>''Blackest Night: Titans'' #3 (December 2009). DC Comics.</ref>

In an alternate timeline created by [[Booster Gold]] when he saved [[Ted Kord|Blue Beetle]] from [[Maxwell Lord]], Pantha, who is still alive in this timeline, is a member of [[Green Arrow]] and [[Hawkman (Carter Hall)|Hawkman's]] [[Freedom Fighters (comics)|Freedom Fighters]]. In this timeline, Lord had used his resources to conquer most of Earth. While Superboy -Prime does eventually visit, Pantha is not there to face him and thus die. It was revealed that Pantha was a vet student at [[New York University]] named Rosabelle Mendez who was captured by Maxwell Lord and made into Pantha, then sold to the [[Wildebeest (comics)|Wildebeest Society]]. This timeline is neutralized when Blue Beetle willingly returns to the past to face his fate.<ref>''Booster Gold'' vol. 2 #7-9 (2008). DC Comics.</ref>

* Pantha debuts in the ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' episode "Calling All Titans", voiced by [[Diane Delano]]. This version is a professional wrestler, given the visage of a popular female ''[[luchador]]'', where she has superhuman strength and can execute a [[Professional wrestling holds#Clawhold|one-handed face-grasping submission hold]] known as "The Pantha's Claw". It is mentioned that she was a friend of [[Wildebeest (comics)|Wildebeest]] (a nod to their comic selves in which Pantha is Baby Wildebeest's "mother"). [[Cyborg (comicsDC Comics)|Cyborg]] met her at a wrestling ring and made her an Honorary Titan. She was then attacked by Adonis and Atlas whom were sent by the [[Brotherhood of Evil]], but defeats them both. Pantha joined the team of [[Beast Boy]], [[Más y Menos|Más]], [[Mal Duncan|Herald]] and [[Jericho (comics)|Jericho]] to launch an assault on the [[Brotherhood of Evil]]'s main headquarters, and then took part in the final battle against the various supervillains assembled by the Brotherhood of Evil; in said battle, she defeats a rival Mexican super-powered wrestler in league with the Brotherhood and claims his mask as per the code of ''[[Lucha Libre]]''. This incarnation of Pantha has superhuman strength and can execute a [[Professional wrestling holds#Clawhold|one-handed face-grasping submission hold]] known as "The Pantha's Claw".

* Pantha appeared in issue #32 of ''[[Teen Titans Go! (2004 comic series)|Teen Titans Go!]]''.

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