History Characters / BlackPanther

* [[Characters/BlackPantherAllies Allies]]

* [[Characters/BlackPantherSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]]

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** [[Characters/BlackPantherTChalla Black Panther / T'Challa]]
** [[Characters/MarvelComicsShuri Shuri]]

** Comicbook/{{Storm}}

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsErikKillmonger Erik Killmonger]]
** ComicBook/{{Mephisto}}

* [[Characters/BlackPantherAllies Black Panther Allies]]

* [[Characters/BlackPantherEnemies Black Panther Enemies]]
** Characters/MarvelComicsErikKillmonger

* [[Characters/BlackPanther2018 Black Panther]]

** Comicbook/Storm

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!Black Panthers

[[folder:Black Panther]]
!!Black Panther

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-> '''AKA:''' T'Challa
-> '''Debut:''' ''Fantastic Four'' Vol. 1, #52

T'Challa is the Black Panther, king of Wakanda, one of the most technologically advanced nations on Earth. He is among the top intellects and martial artists of the world, a veteran Avenger, and a member of the Illuminati. Using his powers and abilities, he has pledged his fortune, powers, and life to the service of all mankind.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Occasionally seen wielding weapons made of vibranium, plus he's wielded the [[BlackSwordsAreBetter Ebony]] [[CoolSword Blade]] in the past.
* AbsurdlySharpClaws: It helps that they're not natural and are made of vibranium.
* TheAce: Highly skilled fighter, near-genius-level intellect, exemplary head of state... Is there anything he's ''not'' good at?
* AnimalEyes: Has been depicted with panther like vertical pupils but that seems to have been relegated to CanonDiscontinuity.
* AntiMagic: The Ebony Blade, but even without the Ebony Blade at his disposal T'challa still routinely shuts down magical foes.
* TheAtoner: T'Challa promises to be this when Wakanda is threatened by internal strife in ''Black Panther'' (2016). He assures Kwabena Ware that he will honor the memory of Kwabena's brother, whom he failed to save. In general, he feels ''very'' bad about his failure to effectively rule his people and protect his homeland from ''Avengers Vs. X-Men'' onward.
-->'''T'Challa:''' I honor Kwaku Ware. I will honor him until my last breath, knowing that all of my breaths are but his mercy. I did not save him. May I suffer a thousand torments for this, so long as I suffer them alone and no more Wakandans die. That is my sacred duty. Because this is what I am--a king.
* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: To be badass is an absolute requirement for being the leader of the Panther Cult.
* BadassBaritone: When voiced by Keith David.
* BadassBookworm: Ph.D. in physics. Master of numerous African martial arts.
* BadassCape: Gained one in the 90's complete with winged collar, just look at the character image.
* BaldOfAwesome: During Christopher Priest's run, he's got a shaved head.
* BecomingTheMask: His regal, calculating and restrained appearance? It's an act. He notes that it's what is expected and required of him, and he hates doing it, but he has to. He eventually realises that he started fooling ''himself'' into thinking this is what he is. He only really lets it down around close friends (Tony Stark and Reed) and Storm.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Shuri.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Often unfortunately used in conjunction with BadassDecay, but fortunately it never lasts.
* BladeOnAStick: Uses one every now and then.
* BulletProofVest: His costume is laced with vibranium, making it a lot more than bullet proof.
* TheCape: Manages to be both this and TheCowl, depending on how he's being portrayed.
* TheChampion: Of the Panther God, Bast.
* CainAndAbel: The Abel to his adoptive brother Hunter's Cain.
* TheCassandra: When the Illuminati first met up, T'Challa was the only one to see the disaster coming, asking them what would happen if and when they disagreed, and told them to walk away. They didn't. T'Challa turned out to be entirely right.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Would you believe in the 70s, during his time on the Avengers, T'Challa actually made quips? And not deadpan sarcasm. ''Actual'' quips. A far cry from his modern, more stoic depiction.
* TheChessmaster: Can play at the level of the likes of Doctor Doom and come out on top. T'Challa has encountered beings statistically far above him and ended up completely trolling them.
* CrimefightingWithCash: Despite also having super powers
* ChurchMilitant: In a sense, as the representative of the Panther God.
* ClarkKenting: He's capable of putting on an alarmingly good impersonation of an ordinary, nerdy guy. According to Carol Danvers, his flawless American accent is insanely creepy.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Not all of his powers come from his suit, but the vibranium weave certainly helps.
* CoolMask: Face-covering, and often depicted with glowing lenses.
* CoolTeacher: As Luke Charles, his SecretIdentity that he used in the 70's to join ComicBook/TheAvengers.
* DarkIsNotEvil: It comes with being the Black Panther and/or the King of the Dead.
* DiplomaticImpunity: Thanks to his status as ruler of Wakanda.
* DualWielding: He quite often dual wields his energy daggers
* GoodCounterpart: It has been pointed out that he is essentially this to Doctor Doom.
** He could also be considered one to Namor: The Sub Mariner, depending on whether Namor is considered evil or not.
* GoodIsNotNice: He's a hero, but a ruthless one if he feels the need.
* TheGoodKing: Deconstructed in ''Black Panther (2016)''. T'Challa genuinely cares for his people, but many Wakandans, [[spoiler:including several Dora Milaje]], question the relevancy of the monarchy. In that same series, his efforts to protect his people actually result in harm to his subjects. In one scene, he puts down a miners' riot (secretly inflamed by Zenzi), knocking several miners unconscious in the process. In another scene, he defeats several armed men in Zenzi's cult, only to discover that he has left their wives and children bereft. At the end of "A Nation Under Our Feet", [[spoiler: his title as king becomes largely a religious role, as a new democratic Wakandan government forms]].
-->'''Kwabena Ware:''' You speak of hope? My hope died when Namor drowned my village. It died against when the Black Order made my brother beg for death. Where were you when your country needed you? Gallavanting with Avengers? Bedding down with the [[ComicBook/{{Storm}} weather witch]]? And now you threaten me? You accuse me of destroying what you could not bother to defend?
* GovernmentInExile: Too many times to count.
* GuileHero: As a tactical, strategic, and political genius, T'Challa is this by default, regularly outwitting his opponents.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: Frequently, often with Iron Man, Namor, or Shuri his sister.
* HeroicLineage: Only members of the Wakandan royal family can successfully become the Black Panther.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Outside of Wakanda, although he's sometimes hit with this while in his homeland
* HonourBeforeReason:
** Can sometimes fall prey to this, although he's smart enough not to let it become his FatalFlaw.
** PlayedForLaughs when he and retinue are forced to ride around in Everett's 2-seater Miata instead of their limousines on their visit to America.
* IKnowKarate: T'Challa has studied a variety of martial arts, and can mix them up.
* InstantCostumeChange: Most modern versions of his suit can switch between casual wear and full Panther regalia in an instant.
* InvisibilityCloak: Has been seen(or not seen as is the case) using one occasionally.
* LaserBlade: His WeaponOfChoice from Volume 3 onwards. This also allows him to SetSwordsToStun.
* LegacyCharacter: T'Challa was the first canonical Black Panther, but in-story he inherited the title from his father, who inherited it from another relative before him going back hundreds of years.
* MagicKnight:
** He's either this or ThePaladin
** He was at one point a member of [[AncientOrderOfProtectors The Kights Of Pendragon]], possessing a [[Myth/KingArthur Pendragon Spirit]] himself.
* MajoredInWesternHypocrisy: An African King with a [=PhD=] from Oxford.
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: A benevolent version, his spirit is directly linked to all the Black Panthers who came before him.
* MissingMom: His biological mother suffered DeathByChildbirth, and his adoptive mother was kidnapped while he was just a child although she eventually returned.
* TheMole: His initial reason for joining ComicBook/TheAvengers was to get close to them to see if they were a potential threat. After determining they weren't, he stuck around for real.
* MultiMeleeMaster: He's unquestionably proficient with any weapon you can name, although HeroesPreferSwords.
* MySuitIsAlsoSuper: Vibranium-lined and capable of transforming.
* {{Omniglot}}: It's never really commented on but in Christopher Priest's run he's shown speaking at least two languages per issue.
* OnlySaneMan: In the Illuminati, when the role isn't taken by ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
* PantheraAwesome: Named for the black panther, which is his tribe and nation's totem animal.
* ReluctantWarrior: Will kill if he has to, but prefers to avoid it.
* RenaissanceMan: A multi-lingual scientist, diplomat, tactician and martial artist.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: His nation's greatest warrior and an active diplomat and superhero, as well as a king.
* ScienceHero: When he has to be. At one point in the 2016 run, he reflects that being a scientist is his ''first'' inclination, without his various responsibilities.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: A good example, but he has been known to do this when he has to.
* SecretIdentity: He has over the years adopted several of these although, sometimes overlapping with LivingADoubleLife like his Luke Charles persona.
* SharpDressedMan: Frequently when not in costume.
* TheStrategist
* SuperIntelligence: Close enough. He's one of the eight smartest men on the planet, alongside the likes of Reed Richards, Doctor Doom, and Hank Pym.
* SuperheroSobriquets: Has been called both "the most dangerous man alive" and "the man without fear", the latter of which he borrowed from ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}.
* SuperPowerLottery: Having a deal with the Panther God will do good things to you. T'Challa has:
** SuperReflexes: Heightened agility.
** SuperSenses: All of his senses have been enhanced and he can recall anything he has smelled or heard for a long time afterwards.
** SuperSpeed: Faster than any recorded human athlete.
** SuperStrength: Not to ridiculous levels, but T'Challa is far stronger than even an Olympic weightlifer.
* SuperSoldier: As the Black Panther, T'Challa is endowed with power by the Panther God to make him his tribe's greatest warrior.
* TheSpymaster: As king of Wakanda, and resident ChessMaster he has been known to play this role from time to time.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Namor, during Jonathan Hickman's ''New Avengers''. T'Challa really, ''really'' wants to kill him for trying to wipe out his country, but circumstances mean he can't. And with Carol Danvers after ''Civil War II'', though mostly on her part.
* TitleOfTheDead: His current position is King of The Dead, as anointed by the panther Goddess Bast
* TraumaCongaLine: The time between 2012 and 2015 kind of ''sucked'' for him. First, Namor floods most of Wakanda in a psychotic rage, he and Storm divorce, then the Incursions start happening. T'Challa's forced to work with Namor, even as Wakanda and Atlantis start going to war with one another. The Dora Milaje turn on him in disgust, and the ghost of his father disowns him for not being ruthless enough. Then Namor reforms the Cabal, who take over Wakanda, while the rest of the world just shrugs its shoulders and goes "eh", while T'Challa and the rest of the Illuminati are forced on the run from SHIELD and their friends in the Avengers (who, for added injury, don't bother doing jack-''shit'' about the Cabal). In trying to retake Wakanda, Shuri sacrifices her life to give T'Challa a chance to get away. Even when everything else is undone (or ignored) after ''Secret Wars'', most of the damage done to T'Challa sticks.
* TheUnfettered: He will do anything to protect Wakanda. ''Anything''.
* WarriorPrince: King ''and'' protector of Wakanda.
* WellIntentionedExtremist:
** T'Challa occasionally veers into this although never to villainous or KnightTemplar levels, in fact it's a sore point between him and Hunter that he isn't a full blown KnightTemplar.
** It's also part and parcel of being a member of ComicBook/TheIlluminati with NecessarilyEvil being the reason the group exists in the first place.
* WorthyOpponent: To Killmonger and the White Wolf. He and Doctor Doom sometimes feel this way about one another as well, DependingOnTheWriter.
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[[folder:Black Panther II/White Tiger III]]
!! Black Panther II/White Tiger

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-> '''AKA:''' Kevin "Casper" Cole
-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 3, #50

In becoming the White Tiger, Kasper’s physiology was enhanced due to a special variant of a mystical heart-shaped herb.
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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: To both original Black Panther (an African) and White Tiger (a Latino). Kasper is an African-American of mixed heritage (black Ugandan father and white Jewish American mother).
* AntiHeroSubstitute: To T'Challa for a while.
* BadassLongcoat
* BecomingTheMask: Impersonated the Black Panther. Slowly came to act like him.
* BulletProofVest: Wore one of the Panther's vibranium laced suits under his police uniform instead of the standard issue Kevlar vest for a while. He later began impersonating the Black Panther using it, and still has one as White Tiger.
* TheBusCameBack: After ''The Crew'', Kasper went AWOL for a good long while despite T'Challa's increasing prominence in the larger Marvel Universe. He only reappeared in 2017's ''World of Wakanda'' anthology book, where he's still hustling for a promotion in the NYPD.
* CainAndAbel: With his half-brother, Triage.
* ChurchMilitant: Not intially, but after becoming White Tiger, he is an acolyte in the Panther Cult.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: The same costume favoured by T'Challa. In fact, his first costume was one of T'Challa's old uniforms.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Creator/VinDiesel served as inspiration for early designs, although the resemblance became toned down for the final versions of Kasper's comics.
* CoolMask
* CowboyCop: Has a definite problem with the rules.
* DefectiveDetective
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Already a capable police officer and Panther impersonator before gaining superpowers.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: In ''White and Black'' when both Black Panther and White Wolf were trying to use him, with T'Challa as the good angel and Hunter as the bad.
* LegacyCharacter: Briefly masquaraded as Black Panther, before becoming White Tiger. He's actually the third person to have the title of White Tiger as well, but has no connection to the previous two.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Mom's Jewish, dad's black, and the guys he works with will not leave him alone about it, going so far as to dub him "Kasper" in honour of his paler skin tone.
** His girlfriend Gwen, the mother of his son, is Korean. They're on the outs as of ''World of Wakanda''.
* PantheraAwesome: Named for one
* SuperPowerLottery: Possesses synthetic duplicates of all of T'Challa's powers:
** SuperReflexes: Heightened agility.
** SuperSenses: All of his senses have been enhanced and he can recall anything he has smelled or heard for a long time afterwards.
** SuperSpeed: A minor example, but Kasper can hit thirty-five miles an hour.
** SuperStrength: Close enough. He gained the strength of an Olympic athlete with no effort whatsoever.
* UnwittingPawn: Of Erik Killmonger, who granted him his powers, and of T'Challa and Hunter, who both try to use him to their own ends early in his career.
* WorthyOpponent: Killmonger began to see him this way, as did Triage.
[[/folder]]


[[folder:Black Panther III]]
!! Black Panther III

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-> '''AKA:''' Shuri
-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 4, #2

Shuri is the younger sister of T'Challa and most recently, a queen. As such, she is the ruler of Wakanda, an African nation known to be one of the most technologically advanced civilizations on Earth.
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--> see the ComicBook/{{Shuri}} page
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!Dora Milaje

[[folder:In General]]
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-> '''AKA:''' The Adorned Ones
-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 3, #1

The Adored Ones are the Wakandan all-female personal body guards of the King/Queen. They are highly skilled in the use of various weapons and styles of martial art.
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* AmazonBrigade: The Dora Milaje is an all-female warrior society that protects the Wakandan king. Every member is a formidable warrior.
* BattleHarem: Subverted. In addition to bodyguards, The Dora Milaje also function as wives-in-training to the Black Panther as tradition dictates, but T'Challa considers them daughter-figures rather than love interests.
* BodyguardBabes: Younger than most examples, however.
* KidSidekick: They are actually all teenagers, though its hard to tell since they look very tall and mature.
* LaResistance: In ''Black Panther'' (2016), several of the Dora Milaje [[spoiler: join the Midnight Angels in their revolution against the king when it becomes clear that he cannot keep order in Wakanda.]]
* MultinationalTeam: Members of the Dora Milaje are Wakandan women drawn from all regions and tribes of the country.
* PraetorianGuard: The Dora Milaje have historically protected the Wakandan king.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Their outfits are revealing.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Seriously, would ''you'' believe they're all teenagers?
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nakia]]
!!Nakia
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-> '''AKA:''' Malice
-> '''Debut:''' ''Jungle Action'' Vol. 3, #8

As a child, Nakia of the Q'Noma Valley marsh tribe was picked by her tribal elders to be a Dora Milaje, and spent three years training before presented to King T'Challa. She was one of the King's concomitants, and quicly became one of his deadliest bodyguards, where she was partnered to and befriended Okoye. At some point, Nakia fell in love with T'Challa.

Unfortunately, her love quickly turned to obsession, and after attempting to kill Monica Lynne out of jealousy was ousted from the Dora Milaje. Allying herself with Eric Killmonger, she took on the villainous persona of Malice to take revenge on her love, T'Challa, and her former sisters for abandoning her.
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* CosmicPlaything: Before she became Malice, the girl could not catch a break. Mephisto manipulated T'Challa into kissing her, and this is what sends her off the edge. When he discovers what she'd tried to do to Monica, he makes her leave, and she crashes her transport and is tortured by Achebe.
* EvilCounterpart: To every Dora Milaje ever, but ''especially'' to Okoye, who is a dutiful member of the Dora Milaje and completely understands her role and why T'Challa keeps her and Nakia around.
* FaceHeelTurn: After she is exiled by T'Challa.
* {{Jailbait}}: Noted by Everett K. Ross. She's ''very'' attractive and dresses provocatively when she debuted, but was a teenager.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Well, unrequited love for your king, being disgraced and exiled and some torture from Achebe.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: Tried to fake an "accident" with Monica..
* StalkerWithACrush: Once she becomes Malice, she is relentless when it comes hunting to T'Challa.
* StatuesqueStunner: Over six feet tall.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Okoye]]
!! Okoye
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->'''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 3, #1

Taken from an unknown tribe from Wakanda at the onset of puberty, Okoye was chosen by the Black Panther to serve as one of his Dora Milaje. Okoye stood out from an early stage and eventually became one of his personal aids along with Nakia. She served as T'Challa's chauffeur while Nakia was his personal aid. When Nakia developed romantic feelings for T’challa Okoye tried to reign in her fellow Dora Milaje to no avail.

Later when Kasper Cole became the Black Panther she engaged him at T’Challa’s behest to test his skills. Okoye later showed romantic feelings for Kasper.
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* BaldOfAwesome: She used to have long hair, but now that she has returned to prominence, she has a completely smooth head.
* CleavageWindow: During Kasper's tenure as the Black Panther, her default outfit had this.
* ConsummateProfessional: While working under T'Challa. Not so much in her interactions with Kasper.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Her interactions with Kasper seemed to be leading to this, before she [[PutOnABus disappeared]].
* {{Jailbait}}: Noted by Everett K. Ross. She's ''very'' attractive and dresses provocatively when she debuted, but was a teenager.
* PutOnABus: After testing Kasper's resolve and deeming him worthing of the Panther moniker, she leaves to deal with [[HandWave her other duties]]. She hasn't been seen in a while. However...
** TheBusCameBack: She returns in ''Black Panther'' #171 (largely to tie-in with the movie).
* RetCanon: Okoye originally had long hair in the comics, but was given a shaved head and tattoos to resemble her movie counterpart.
* ShesGotLegs: Has nice long legs.
* SpyCatsuit: Her default clothing.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's over six feet tall.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Nakia/Malice.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Queen Divine Justice]]
!! Queen Divine Justice
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-> '''AKA:''' Ce'Athauna Asira Davin
-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 3, #13

A young woman born to the Jabari tribe. Her parents were murdered by anti-Jabari extremists when she was a baby. T'Challa sent her to America for her own safety, where she grew up unaware of her heritage.
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* DamselInDistress: Man-Ape kidnaps her so that the Jabari can reclaim their ancestral lands and honor.
* IHaveManyNames: Her names include Ce'Athauna Asira Davin (her Wakandan birth name), Chanté Giovanni Brown (her American name), and Queen Divine Justice (her self-given nickname).
* OddFriendship: With Hulk, who she talks down from a rampage.
* [[KingIncognito Queen Incognito]]: She spends the early years of her life unaware that she is the chieftainess of a Wakandan tribe.
* RoyalBlood: She is the daughter of the late chieftain of the Jabari tribe.
* SoapBoxSadie: ''Her defining trait''. She just ''doesn't shut up'' when it comes to her political views.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Vibraxas. He's a commoner and she's a member of the Dora Milaje.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Aneka]]
!! Aneka
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-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 5, #8

A former leader of the Dora Milaje and a formidable warrior.. She is arrested and put on trial after killing a corrupt tribal chieftain. She and Ayo later become the Midnight Angels and start a revolution in Wakanda.
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* ArrestedForHeroism: She is placed on trial after killing a depraved chieftain.
-->'''Ayo:''' The chieftain's outrages upon the girls of his village were known. Yet his lechery was unopposed. Aneka spoke to him as fathers and brothers should have spoken long before. And when she was not heeded, she did as the honor of Wakandan fathers and brothers has always demanded.
* BadassCreed: "No One Man", meaning that no one man should rule Wakanda.
* BadassGay: She is Ayo's lover and a very skilled warrior.
* ConflictingLoyalty: She served her king faithfully as a leader of the Dora Milaje, but her devotion to the Wakandan people proves stronger than her loyalty to T'Challa. She eventually decides that the king can no longer protect his people and has become irrelevant.
* GoodVersusGood: Both T'Challa and the Midnight Angels genuinely care about the Wakandan people. However, the Midnight Angels decide that "no one man" should rule Wakanda.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: She killed a predatory chieftain by hurling her spear into his chest.
* JavelinThrower: While part of the Dora Milaje, her weapon of choice was a spear.
* SympatheticMurderer: She killed a predator chieftain whom no one would hold accountable and who ''definitely'' had it coming.
* [[VigilanteMan Vigilante Woman]]: After Ayo breaks her out of prison, the two women become the Midnight Angels, protecting the Wakandan people because the Black Panther cannot.
* WifeBasherBasher:
** In flashbacks, she killed a tribal chieftain who was sexually abusing girls in his village. She flung a spear into his chest as his victims looked on.
** She and Ayo discover a militant group that is kidnapping women and girls for use as sex slaves. The two women slaughter the militants and free the captives.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ayo]]
!! Ayo
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-> '''Debut:''' ''The Ultimates'' Vol. 2, #1

A former member of the Dora Milaje and a fierce warrior.. She and Aneka become the Midnight Angels.
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* BadassGay: She is Aneka's lover and a very skilled warrior.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter
** Her romantic moments with Aneka show that she can be very sweet off the battlefield.
** After she and Aneka slaughter a group of militants, she comforts a freed captive who had been sexually abused by the militants.
* DestinationDefenestration: When she and Aneka attack a barbaric militant group, one militant refuses to stand down. Ayo hurls him from the window of the group's hideout (a fortress situated at the top of a massive tree), and he falls to his death.
* GoodVersusGood: Like Aneka, she protects the Wakandan people, but no longer believes that one man should rule the country.
* RescueArc: She breaks Aneka out of prison and steals the Angel armor suits.
* [[VigilanteMan Vigilante Woman]]: After Ayo breaks her out of prison, the two women become the Midnight Angels, protecting the Wakandan people because the Black Panther cannot.
* WifeBasherBasher: She and Aneka slaughter a group of militants who were kidnapping women and children for use as sex slaves.
[[/folder]]

!Allies

[[folder:W'Kabi]]
!! W'Kabi

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->'''AKA:''' Wakabi
->'''Debut:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1, #62

Wakanda's Chief of Security and commands the Black Panther armed forces.
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* KilledOffForReal: He died in the line of duty, defending his [[spoiler:queen]].
* LegacyOfService: Served under both T'Challa and his father.
* ServileSnarker: Was not very supportive of Monica Lynne or Everett Ross, and while he would never openly defy his king's wishes, he made his irritation with them repeatedly know.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Monica Lynne]]
!! Monica Lynne
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-> '''Debut:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1, #73

Monica Lynne was the long time love interest of the Black Panther and became his fiance.
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* BrokenPedestal: She is completely disillusioned with T'Challa and the romance of dating a superhero and royalty. She has nothing but contempt for it.
* ButtMonkey: While it wasn't really commented on in the early comics, she retrospectively became one of these during Priest's run. And she ''hates'' it.
* TheChanteuse: She's a jazz singer.
* DamselInDistress: It happens to her way too often.
* RescueRomance: She and T'Challa met when he rescued her from an attack by the hate-group the Sons of the Serpent.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: To T'Challa.
* TheScrappy: In-Universe, she is extremely disliked by T'Challa's court and guards because she's American. Even after she stops appearing in the comics they continue to badmouth her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Princess Zanda]]
!! Princess Zanda
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->'''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 1, #1

Ruler of the fictional African country of Narobia. A vicious woman wanted in fifteen countries, she was the sometimes-love-interest of T'Challa during the Creator/JackKirby helmed run of the book. Their relationship was strained upon his subsequent marriage to Comicbook/{{Storm}}.
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* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Monica Lynne's Betty.
* BlingOfWar: Courtesy of her designer, Creator/JackKirby.
* {{Bulungi}}: Her nation of Narobia, a [[FictionalCounterpart stand in]] for the real African nation of Kenya (whose capital is Nairobi).
* DatingCatwoman: Her actions often brought her into conflict with Black Panther, leading to this trope, as there was a very clear sexual chemistry between the two. She did not take it well when Black Panther chose Storm over her in the end.
* {{Mayincatec}}: Despite being from an African nation, she mirrors this in appearance. This is largely thanks to the design work of Creator/JackKirby, who was very fond of Olmec and Incan design.
* MostCommonSuperpower: She was modestly endowed in her initial appearance. Subsequent artists rectified that.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
* ShesGotLegs: None of her outfits include pants or leggings of any kind.
* WomanScorned: She takes getting dumped [[BlatantLies pretty well]].
** This happens again when T'Challa decides to marry Storm over her. In the end, however, [[AmicableExes she still turns up to the wedding]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Everett K. Ross]]
!! Everett K. Ross

[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/everett_k_ross.jpg]]

-> '''Debut:''' ''Ka-Zar'' Vol. 4, #17

A U.S. State Department employee, whose job was to escort foreign diplomats on American soil. His world changed forever when he was assigned to T'Challa, the Black Panther. He is the boyfriend of Nikki Adams.
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* AnachronicOrder: Ross is terminally incapable of just telling a story without digression or mixing up the order in which events occurred, which invariably confuses the hell out of whoever he's talking to. Any issue where Ross is the narrator has a habit of feeling like a Tarantino movie. As of the 2018 ''Black Panther Annual'', Ross is ''still'' doing it, much to the displeasure of an NYPD detective.
** This can also be read to some extent as Ross's creator Christopher Priest making fun of himself, as Priest got ''very'' fond of this kind of out-of-order storytelling during and after his ''Black Panther'' run. Later writers, when they used Ross in any capacity at all, usually didn't use him as a narrator.
* AudienceSurrogate: In Priest's ''Black Panther'', Ross is the reader's point of entry into what would otherwise be a somewhat impenetrable, near-total reinvention of Wakanda, its society, the factions within it, and T'Challa himself.
* BadassBureaucrat: He actually manages to be this from time to time, but not very often.
* ButtMonkey
* {{Catchphrase}}: "But, I'm getting ahead of myself."
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: It's part of his job.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DealWithTheDevil: An unintentional one. [[spoiler: He asked for a pair of pants.]]
* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator
* FirstPersonSmartass
* InsistentTerminology: T'Challa is almost always "the client" to Ross, even when he isn't.
* LetMeTellYouAStory: He does this constantly in his narration, to the annoyance of his boss/lover Nikki.
* MotorMouth
* MrExposition
* NonActionSnarker: He's not a skilled fighter, but he can sure bring the snark if he has to.
* OnlySaneMan: When you're stuck in a room with Mephisto and Zuri it's hard not to be.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Or more specifically Iceland. It doesn't last though.
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy
* RunningGag: In Ross's narration, whenever he's called upon to describe a superhuman character, he summarizes what he knows about their origin up to a point, then writes the rest off as "and then s/he fell into a vat of Cream of Wheat" and got powers.
* TokenWhite: He's usually the only prominent white person who hangs around with Black Panther and his allies.
* TheWatson
* UnfazedEveryman: Only after some CharacterDevelopment. He's still the ButtMonkey though.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zuri]]
!! Zuri
[[quoteright:115:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zuri_and_black_panther.png]]

-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 3, #1

Wakandian Warrior, formerly a close friend to King T'Chaka. A trusted aid and member of T'Challa's inner circle.
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* CoolOldGuy
* BoisterousBruiser
* KilledOffForReal: Alongside [[spoiler:W'Kabi]].
* OldRetainer: He's essentially this to T'Challa, with a side of BattleButler.
* RamblingOldManMonologue: he's prone to these when it comes to matters of Wakandan history.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Storm]]
!!Storm

-> '''AKA:''' Ororo Munroe
-> '''Debut:''' ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1

Storm, a.k.a. Ororo Munroe, a weather-controlling mutant and one of the most famous members of the ComicBook/XMen. She married Black Panther and taken on a new leadership role in Wakanda. The marriage lasted a long time, but came crashing during ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen in which Storm reluctantly took the mutants' side and caused Namor to flood Wakanda. This act enraged Black Panther that he, being both King AND High Priest of Wakanda, announced divorce even if Storm defected to the Avengers' side afterwards.

See [[Comicbook/{{Storm}} her page]] for more info.
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[[/folder]]

!Enemies

[[folder:Ulysses Klaw]]
!! Ulysses Klaw

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-> '''Debut:''' ''Fantastic Four'' Vol. 1, #53

A physicist working in the field of applied sonics, Professor Ulysses Klaue (Anglicized as Klaw) sought to create a sound transducer that could convert sound waves into physical mass. Needing vibranium to power this invention, Klaw ventured into Wakanda in an attempt to steal the mineral, killing King T'Chaka, but losing his right hand in the process. Replacing his lost limb with a weaponized version of his transducer, Klaw also converted himself into pure sonic energy, making him indestructible.
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* {{Archenemy}}: Of T'Challa.
* ArmCannon: Has a sonar gun mounted on the end of his hand.
* AxCrazy: Although the amount of sanity he had to begin with is debatable, having to spend several months in the vacuum of space, unable to reconstitute his solid form, pushed him over the edge.
* BackFromTheDead: Repeatedly. His being composed of pure sound helps with this, of course.
* BadassBeard: In his human form.
* BigBad: Well, he did kill T'Challa's father and caused him to take the mantle in the first place and remains a major player in the Black Pantner's life.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: His origin story is that he's a white European who invades an African country and tries to force its people to hand over a precious mineral resource.
** Not just that, but he is Belgian, and has a ''severed hand''. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State#Mutilation Yes.]]
* TheDragon: To ''both'' Crimson Cowls [[note]]Ultron and Justine Hammer, respectively[[/note]] during his stints in the Masters of Evil, and to Doctor Doom in ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984''.
* DragonAscendant: He briefly led the Masters of Evil after Ultron's first demise.
* EnergyBeing: He was human at first, but an accident with his own machines turned him into a being of pure sound.
* EvilGenius: Holds a Ph.D. in physics.
* FunWithAcronyms: Sometimes refers to himself as the '''K'''inetic '''L'''iving '''A'''udio '''W'''ave.
* GaleForceSound
* GreenLanternRing: His sonic weapon can create solid constructs.
* ImmuneToBullets: After becoming a being composed entirely of sound.
* JokerImmunity: Though his being made of sound helps.
* MadScientist
* MakeSomeNoise: He is a being made of sound energy and can fire sonic blasts from his arm cannon.
* MoralMyopia: He hates T'Challa for destroying his hand and keeping him from Wakanda's Vibranium, while ignoring the fact that he tried to enslave the Wakandans and casually killed T'Challa's father in front of him.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: It was always there, but it's taken UpToEleven in the Reginald Hudlin run.
* PsychoForHire: Generally has no problem working for other villains higher up on the food chain, especially if he can get some upgrades out of the deal. That said, his tolerance for BadBoss type behavior [[TheDogBitesBack is usually pretty low]].
* ThoseWackyNazis: Klaw's father was allied with the Nazis in World War II, and Klaw inherited many of his attitudes.
* VillainTeamUp: Has probably joined every EvilCounterpart to the Avengers at least twice.
* YouKilledMyFather: Why T'Challa wants his head on a pike.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mephisto]]
!! Mephisto

[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/112553_16580_mephisto.jpg]]

->'''Debut:''' ''Silver Surfer'' Vol.1, #3

Mephisto is a Marvel Universe character created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema. He first appeared in The Silver Surfer #3 (Dec. 1968). Based on Mephistopheles – a demon character from the Faust legend, who often went by Mephisto as a nickname.

An embodiment of ultimate evil, a powerful Hell Lord and Marvel's most common stand in for Satan. He has antagonized just about every hero (from Ghost Rider to Doctor Strange), but tends to single out those who are especially noble like the Silver Surfer and Thor. As can be expected, many of the traditional tropes associated with Satan are part of him.

Mephisto has come into conflict with the Panther king on a number of occasions. After his initial defeat at the hands of the Panther, Mephisto set himself on destroying all that T'Challa loves and cares for, tearing it down piece by piece (often through the handiwork of his agents on Earth). He has also taken an interest in T'Challa's friend Everett K. Ross, tormenting him both to further his machinations as well as for his own petty amusement.

See [[ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} his page]] for more details.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Man-Ape]]
!! Man-Ape
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d6605fcedb42f3aed0e6d0a60fd2193e.png]]

-> '''AKA:''' M'Baku
-> '''Debut:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1, #62

A disgruntled officer in the Wakandan Royal Militia, M'Baku became dissatisfied with T'Challa's rule and [[TheStarscream sought to overthrow him]]. After eating one of Wakanda's mystical white gorillas, and [[NemeanSkinning fashioning a suit of armor out of its hide]], M'Baku gained the creature's legendary abilities, and proceeded to challenge the Black Panther and his allies.
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* AlwaysSecondBest: The second greatest warrior of Wakanda, always falling just behind T'Challa.
* AnimalMotifs: Gorilla
* BladeOnAStick: Favours the spear.
* DesecratingtheDead: In ''Black Panther'' (2016), [[spoiler: The Midnight Angels and their Dora Milaje allies carve "No one man" on Mandla's dead body. This conveyed the message that they would protect Wakanda from evildoers, since the king could not.]]
* DirtyCoward: Despite his considerable physical advantages over T'Challa, he repeatedly resorts to poison and sneak attacks and has never used Wakanda's tribal challenge to try and legitimately oust his rival.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Does seem to genuinely care about his cultists.
* EvilCounterpart: T'Challa's first one, channeling a far more evil totem spirit to much darker ends.
* EvilFormerFriend: At one point, he and T'Challa actually were friends.
* EvilPoacher
* EvilReactionary: Rejects various elements of modernity that conflict with his ReligionOfEvil.
* TheFundamentalist: Of a ReligionOfEvil.
* KillerGorilla: Invokes the imagery of one.
* LampshadeHanging: The fact that M'Baku's costume and super-heroic identity are... rather unfortunate choices for an African man has been brought up at several points in the comics prior to his death.
* LargeAndInCharge
* LegacyCharacter: M'Baku's brother, Mandla, took up the mantle of Man-Ape after M'Baku's death.
* ReligionOfEvil: Heads the White Gorilla Cult, which aims to return Wakanda to a state of primitive traditionalism that includes human sacrifice.
* ScaryBlackMan: Huge, angry, and very dark skinned.
* TheStarscream: Subverted. He was planning to get the Masters Of Evil leadership, but he was defeated by the Thunderbolts before he could make his move.
* SuperStrength: Far moreso than T'Challa, being capable of hefting ten tonnes according to his official statistics.
* VillainTeamUp: Frequently joins up with other villainous organisations, including the Masters of Evil and the Lethal Legion.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Honestly does want what's best for his people, within a certain definition of "best."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Erik Killmonger]]
!! Erik Killmonger

[[quoteright:323:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a43f14fadd5bc1c53c2edb6c71b2817b.jpg]]

-> '''AKA:''' N'Jadaka
-> '''Debut:''' ''Jungle Action'' Vol. 2, #6

After being exiled from Wakanda, N'Jadaka moved to the United States, and changed his name to Erik Killmonger. After [[MajoredInWesternHypocrisy graduating from MIT with a [=PhD=] in Engineering]], Dr. Killmonger returned to Wakanda as a terrorist, seeking to purge his home country of all perceived Western colonial influences.
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-> see the ComicBook/ErikKillmonger page
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Madam Slay]]
!! Madam Slay
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3630857_1425839_mu7050.jpg]]

->'''Debut:''' ''Jungle Action'' Vol. 2, #18

A ferocious and deadly warrior, Madam Slay was a frequent ally and lover to Eric Killmonger and a recurring antagonist to Black Panther.
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* AmazonianBeauty: She's tall and quite toned, but very attractive.
* AnimalMotif: Leopards
* TheBeastmaster: She commands leopards to do her bidding
* EvilCounterpart: For Monica Lynne, serving as Killmonger's female sidekick. Later, she would also serve as a more direct counterpart to Princess Zanda.
%%* FemmeFatale
* FurBikini: Leopard skin, with a matching cape.
* MsFanservice: Tall, attractive, walks around in a fur bikini, so yeah, she fits.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Served as an Iron Man villain for a brief time.
%%* TheVamp
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair appears to be blue, although maybe it's supposed to be black.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hatch-22]]
!! Hatch-22
[[quoteright:166:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1119943_6m1.jpg]]

->'''AKA:''' The Six-Million Year Man
->'''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 1, #1

Hatch-22 hailed from an alternate future in which human beings have evolved into nearly unrecognizable forms and live beneath Earth's surface in numbered "hatches." In that future, the "Sixth Era of Man," Hatch-22 apparently battled and destroyed a massive creature with the power to ravage planets.

In the course of a struggle between Princess Zanda and Abner Little of the " Collectors," Hatch-22 was drawn to the present by one of the artifacts known as King Solomon's Frogs, where he did battle with the Black Panther.
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* ArtificialHuman: In his time, humanity is grown in tanks.
%%* DesignerBabies
* EvolutionaryLevels: Is a member of the '''sixth''' race of men. The previous five all died out in preparation for his species. In another million years, his species too will have died out to make way for the next, more advanced species.
* HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: Has incredibly strong psychic abilities.
* {{Homage}}: To Olaf Stapledon's Literature/LastAndFirstMen, which Jack Kirby was a fan of. The character is even referred to as a member of the Sixth Race of Men.
* PeopleJars: Is discovered in one labeled ''Hatch-22'', which he is dubbed.
* [[StealthSequel Stealth Crossover]]: With Literature/LastAndFirstMen. Hatch-22, in all of his appearances, is pulled from his own time to the present and sent back to the moment he came from once he is defeated, rectifying any ContinuityErrors that may have occurred otherwise.
* WholePlotReference: A borderline case. While his interactions with Black Panther are entirely original material, his origin, appearance and abilities are taken near wholesale from Stapledon's novel.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Supremacists]]
!! The Supremacists
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/307674_160267_supremacists.jpg]]

->'''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 2, #1

The Supremacist are a group of six superhuman enforcers that reside in the country of Azania that follow an apartheid policy. This group consist of Captain Blaze, Barricade, White Avenger, Voortrekker, Hungyr and Harrier where they are trained at a strictly classified secret Special Weapons Research Facility in Azania. They use their powers to torture and subjugate the black majority, especially the neighboring kingdom of Wakanda.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Solomon Prey]]
!! Solomon Prey
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_panthers_prey.jpg]]

->'''Debut:''' ''Black Panther: Panther's Prey'' #1

A Wakandan ambassador and criminal kingpin, Solomon Prey used his political connections to form a powerful drug trafficking ring with it's headquarters located right in the heart of Wakanda. After traveling to the Valley of the Serpent, he became obsessed with the power present there, as well as it's prehistoric creatures and looked for a means to bend them to his whims. In his obsession, he had his DNA spliced with that of a pterodactyl, increasing his strength and speed and gifting him with a pair of wings and talons, making him a formidable match for Black Panther.
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* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Given to him after splicing his DNA with a pterodactyl.
%%* BaldOfEvil
* BodyHorror: The process that gave him his wings and claws caused his body to grow and tear open, resealing itself as the new limbs formed. The sequence it played very graphically, and his body is covered in blood and raw flesh after the wings grow.
* EyePoke: In a ThreeStoogesShoutOut, he asks one of his failed henchmen to "pick two fingers." As his fingers are talon'd, this proves to be [[EyeScream deadly]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Claims to have written a thesis on The {{Three Stooges|ShoutOut}} and is a big fan of their work. That he references their trademark slapstick while killing his employees makes him this.
* KilledOffForReal: At the end of his introductory miniseries. Due to his appearance being so memorable, some have asked for him to be [[ComicBookDeath brought back]].
* MajoredInWesternHypocrisy: Received his P.H.D. from Harvard University.
* ManipulativeBastard: Manipulates several rival groups into supporting him under the pretense of overthrowing the Wakandan government.
%%* WickedCultured
* WingedHumanoid: Was given a pair of wings by Dr. Kaza, splicing his DNA with that of a pterodactyl.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Achebe]]
!! Achebe

[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ecb1667af1ac88860f2b3c66f677033a.jpg]]

-> '''AKA:''' Reverend Doctor Michael Ibn al-hajj Achebe, [=PhD=]
-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 3, #3

The man named Achebe is believed to have once been a simple farmer who offered asylum to [[LaResistance rebels]] from a neighboring country. Betrayed by his guests and left for dead, Achebe sold his soul to Mephisto and begins a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. After destroying all traces of his former identity, Achebe began engineering complex plots of social unrest [[ItAmusedMe for profit or amusement]].
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%%* AxCrazy
* ConsultingMisterPuppet: Or is it consulting him?
* DealWithTheDevil: Made a deal with Mephisto for revenge.
* DeathTrap: particularly notable is the time he trapped T'Challa and Everett K. Ross in a giant skill tester filled with comically large explosives and acid.
* FreudianExcuse: His farm was burned to the ground by the rebel leader that his wife ran off with.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: That said, his actions go WAY beyond any justification.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Went from a poor African farmer to a lunatic on a mission from Mephisto.
* LeanAndMean: Tends to be depicted as rather skinny in a universe where HeroicBuild practically is the standard.
* ManipulativeBastard: Was able to use Black Panther's stepmother as a stepping stone to the throne of Wakanda.
* MultipleChoicePast: His true origin story is shrouded in mystery, the office of naval intelligence suggest he's a Yale law graduate with degrees in psychology,political science, and divinity.
* NonActionBigBad: Of the arc where he is the BigBad, especially when compared to Klaw and Killmonger who are both a match for T'Challa physically.
* PetTheDog:
** He took in an injured puppy, though it was probably just so he could [[CutenessProximity mug to the media]] with it, evidenced by the fact that it disappears around the time he goes full loco and unleashes the Prowlers on Wakanda.
** Triathlon had the misfortune of getting mixed up in one of his schemes, but Achebe was apparently feeling charitable that day, since he willingly let the young Avenger go without so much as laying a finger on him.
* PracticallyJoker: A pretty clear attempt at creating a Joker to T'Challa's Batman.
* SanitySlippage: He wasn't particularly stable to start with and only get worse from there.
* SerialKiller: Tracked down and killed everybody associated with his wife.
* SinisterMinister: Calls himself Reverend Achebe, though his credentials are certainly dubious.
* SlasherSmile: Bears a permanent one.
%%* TheSociopath
* PsychoPsychologist: If his U.S Government file is to be believed.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Biscuits, one of the first things he does as Prime Minister of Wakanda is to to institute a national biscuit eating day, he's show several times eating them and even offering ComicBook/CaptainAmerica biscuits while impersonating T'Challa.
* YourCheatingHeart: His wife ran away with a rebel leader.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:White Wolf]]
!! White Wolf

[[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/97173972ee191130c9bd4df0dcbb5c96.jpg]]

-> '''AKA:''' Hunter
-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 3, #4

As a boy, Hunter was adopted by King T'Chaka when his biological parents were killed in a plane crash. As an adult, Hunter became the director of Hatut Zeraze, the Wakandan Secret Service, earning the moniker White Wolf. Exiled when his agency's brutal methods were brought to light, the White Wolf became a mercenary, harboring a considerable grudge against his adoptive brother.
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* AnimalMotifs: White wolves, of course.
%%* AntiVillain
* BadassBoast: "I rarely move suddenly, but when I do, it's a sight to behold."
* BadassInANiceSuit: His costume can transform into a business suit.
* BadassNormal: Under his suit, Hunter's just a normal, if exceptionally well-trained man.
* BulletProofVest: His costume, like T'Challa's, is laced with vibranium, making it a lot more than bullet proof.
* CainAndAbel: Hunter cannot stand T'Challa and resents him for becoming king. This is tempered, however, by his own loyalty to Wakanda.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: His uniform is made of the same vibranium weave as T'Challa's, carries a cloaking device, and energy dampening boots.
* CommonalityConnection: He and Ramonda. Both were hated by Wakandans due to not being Wakandans themselves, and they bonded over this. However, Ramonda could at least ''blend in'' while Hunter couldn't.
%%* CoolMask
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* EnemyMine: Given his and T'Challa's mutual goal of making Wakanda great, this has happened.
* EvilCounterpart: To T'Challa, deliberately designing his White Wolf persona to mirror the Black Panther, and sharing his desire for Wakandan greatness, but not his methods or sense of morality.
* EvilMentor: Tries to play this role with Kasper. It doesn't work.
* FormerRegimePersonnel: He and the Hatut Zeraze are leftover from T'Chaka's secret police.
* HappilyAdopted: Toyed with. White Wolf clearly cared for his adoptive father, T'Chaka, and is head over heels in love with his adopted culture. However, he was never able to overcome the institutionalised xenophobia that characterises Wakanda, was relegated to a behind-the-scenes job by T'Chaka, and is jealous and resentful of his full brother, T'Challa, who does not have to deal with any of these problems.
* HiredGuns: Became a merc after getting run out of Wakanda.
* InvisibilityCloak: In his suit.
* KnightTemplar: Will kill anybody who threatens Wakanda.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Despite his dislike of T'Challa, he still manages to be this.
%%* LightIsNotGood
* MightyWhitey: Subverted and in fact, a DeconstructedCharacterArchetype. Hunter is certainly an exceptional man and one of the few who could match T'Challa due to his training and would often do the things no one else could. He's a fervant Wakandan nationalist and does everything for the nation he loves. Despite this, the xenophobic nature of where he lives means that most of the people still haven't accepted him and probably never will, which has taken a toll on his sanity.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: His defining trait is that he's a nationalist.
%%* OnlyOneName
* PatrioticFervor: Hunter's love for Wakanda is his distinguishing feature.
* PoliceBrutality: Was exiled for this.
* TheResenter: Of T'Challa, whom he does not view as strong enough for the role of King of Wakanda.
* SecretPolice: Headed the Hatut Zeraze, the Wakandan secret police under their father, T'Chaka. Most of his mercenaries are made up of former secret policemen.
* TokenEvilTeammate: When acting as an ally to T'Challa.
%%* VillainInAWhiteSuit: His uniform is pristine white, and can turn into a business suit of the same colour.
* WellDoneSonGuy: With the father in question being not only the late T'Chaka, but all of Wakanda.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:K'vvr]]
!! K'vvr

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/556423_0003.jpg]]

-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 4, #39

Skrull commander in charge of the invasion of Wakanda.
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* AMillionIsAStatistic: Will kill as many people as he has to, including his own men, to capture Wakanda and it's advanced technology.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Subjects the royal family to torture unless they concede to his demands.
* OffWithHisHead: The cover to ''Black Panther'' #41 has T'Challa presenting his decapitated head to a crowd of cheering Wakandans in victory. Considering all of the things he had done, the reader can't help but cheer along with them.
* ShapeShifter: Like all members of the Skrull race, he is able to change his appearance at will. The Skrull forces use this ability to plant hundreds of their agents within Wakanda in order to destroy it's defenses and infrastructure before starting the main invasion.
* WeHaveReserves: Leads an army that outnumbers the Wakandan defenders at least 5-to-1, so he is more than willing to waste troops if it means a quicker victory. [[OhCrap That is, until the Wakandans kill all of their reserves.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zenzi]]
!! Zenzi
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zenzi_earth_616_from_black_panther_vol_6_1_001.png]]

-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 6, #1

A mystic from Wakanda's neighboring country of Niganda, Zenzi is a member of a populist rebel movement known as the People.
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* AntiVillain: She believes that she is acting in the best interest of Wakanda by undermining its king. Her hideout also provides shelter to her followers, many of whom are women, children, and elders.
* BareYourMidriff: Her shawl creates this effect, as seen on the image to the right.
* TheDragon: To Tetu.
* TheEmpath: Her psychic powers allow her to read and amplify the emotions of others (although they need to already be there). In one scene, she brings the anger of frustrated miners to the surface, triggering a riot. In another scene, she brings T'Challa's self-doubt and grief to the surface, weakening him.
-->'''T'Challa:''' My enemy is not a beguiler, but a revealer. She brings out of us all the awful feelings that we have hidden away, and makes them manifest.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She claims to have the best interest of Wakandans in mind, but she has no problem with tactics that kills innocent Wakandans, such as inciting a miner's riot and sending suicide bombers into the capital. And she's also promised a share of the new Wakanda to any supervillain who is able to kill T'Challa. Which has attracted the attention of [[ComicBook/{{Hydra}} the Von Strucker twins]].
* IconicOutfit: She is always wearing bright green clothes.
* PetTheDog:
** She provides for numerous women, children, and elders at her hideout.
** When Wakandan forces attack Jabari lands [[spoiler:that the Midnight Angels and their Dora Milaje allies have occupied]], Zenzi uses her empathic abilities to stop the siege. She brings to the surface the soldiers' sorrow and guilt over attacking their Wakandan sisters, stopping them in their tracks and saving the lives of the [[spoiler:Midnight Angels]].
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Zenzi is not above using terrorism to achieve her ends.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She genuinely believes that she is acting in the best interest of the Wakandan people, but her means cause suffering and bloodshed. Riots, suicide bombers, and unsavory alliances are the means by which she seeks to bring about revolution.
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[[folder:Tetu]]
!! Tetu
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-> '''Debut:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol. 6, #1

A former student of Changamire at Hekima Shule. Seeking knowledge beyond the physical realm, Tetu abandoned his schooling and ventured into the wilderness. He returned as a shaman, with the ability to manipulate the forces of nature. Seeking to use his newfound abilities to bring an end to the strong exploiting the weak and to create a "Wakanda for Wakandans", Tetu founded The People in a bid to bring about "the end of kings." With financial and technological backing from [[Characters/IronMan Zeke Stane]], Zenzi initiates a campaign to overthrow the Wakandan monarchy.
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%%* AntiVillain: Perhaps moreso than Zenzi.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Iron Monger gives Tetu this warning about the revolution he and Zenzi are seeking:
-->'''Tetu:''' It is not fear of my death that brings us together, Ezekiel Stane. It is fear of losing. Fear of tyranny extending itself, unchallenged, even one more day.
-->'''Stane:''' Have you ever actually seen someone drawn and quartered? (Pauses) Okay, here's the thing, you say you want a revolution, [[AndThenWhat but are you ready for the future, friend]]? [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized Let me tell you what is coming]]. Panic in the streets. Fire in the sky. Casualties. Agony.
%%* BigBad: Of the "A Nation Under Our Feet" arc.
%%* CulturedBadass: At his core, he's a philosopher.
* GaiasVengeance: He revers nature and believes that humans must learn to respect it again. His time in the wilderness taught him how to summon the forces of nature.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: He's killed when T'Challa spears him with a ghost spear]].
* [[NatureHero Nature Anti-Hero]]: After abandoning his studies at the university, he spend time in the wilderness learning to understand and command the powers of nature.
* NatureLover
* PetTheDog: In one issue, he summons rainfall over a parched landscape, much to the delight of a nearby man and his daughter.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives an epic one to T'Challa.
-->'''Tetu:''' You dare accuse ''us'' of treachery? You, [[ComicBook/NewAvengers who plotted with those who]] [[ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen drowned our people]]? You, who schemed while [[ComicBook/DoctorDoom men murdered your uncle and ransomed your mother]]? [[ComicBook/JonathanHickmansAvengers Who fled while Wakanda burned? Who left your Queen, your own sister, to die alone?]] Some of us remember the old ways, Haramu-Fal. Some of us are more than our birthright. But know that a day is coming when Wakanda will be ruled by Wakandans, and the worms of the earth shall devour all wolves, lions, and leopards, and the era of kings shall end.
* ShoutOut:
** Tetu's monologue draws from Henry Dumas' poem, "Rootsong".
** Tetu warns Black Panther that "worms of the earth" will devour him. This may be a reference to the 1939 short story "Worms of the Earth", in which a Pictish king summons evil chthonic beings to defeat the Roman governor oppressing his people. Like Bran Mak Morn in "Worms of the Earth", Zenzi and Tetu have called upon evil forces (Stane, the Von Strucker twins, terrorists) to aid their revolution.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He works alongside Zenzi to undermine the king because he genuinely wants Wakanda to be a just, egalitarian nation.
-->'''Tetu:''' I wanted a new country, a country that respected all of us equally, and respected the earth from which we all hail, and the earth to which we all shall return.
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** This can also be read to some extent as Christopher Priest making fun of himself, as Ross's creator Christopher Priest got ''very'' fond of this kind of out-of-order storytelling during and after his ''Black Panther'' run.

* AudienceSurrogate

* NonActionSnarker: He's not a skilled fighter, but he can sure bring the snark if he has too.

* TheDragon: To ''both'' Crimson Cowls [[note]]Ultron and Justine Hammer, respectively[[/note]] during his stints in the Masters of Evil, and to Doctor Doom in ''ComicBook/SecretWars''.

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* ShesGotLegs

* NonActionSnarker

* TokenWhite

%%* AmazonianBeauty

%%* TheBeastmaster

%%* MsFanservice

* MajoredInWesternHypocrisy: An African King with a PhD from Oxford.

After being exiled from Wakanda, N'Jadaka moved to the United States, and changed his name to Erik Killmonger. After [[MajoredInWesternHypocrisy graduating from MIT with a PhD in Engineering]], Dr. Killmonger returned to Wakanda as a terrorist, seeking to purge his home country of all perceived Western colonial influences.

* {{Bulungi}}: Her nation of Narobia, a [[FictionalCounterpart stand in]] for the real African nation of Nairobi.

* BigBad: Well he did kill T'Challa's father and caused him to take the mantle in the first place and remains a major player in the Black Pantner's life.

* NonActionBigBad: Of the arc where he is the BigBad,especially when compared to Klaw and Killmonger who are both a match for T'Challa physically.

* ManInWhite: His uniform is pristine white, and can turn into a business suit of the same colour.

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--> see the ComicBook/{{Shuri|Marvel Comics}} page

* GoodColorsEvilColors: His color scheme is [[RedIsViolent red]] and [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]].

* MakeMeWannaShout

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[[folder: Black Panther II/White Tiger III]]

[[folder: Black Panther III]]

[[folder: In General]]

[[folder: Nakia]]

[[folder: Okoye]]

[[folder: Queen Divine Justice]]

[[folder: Aneka]]

* LesbianCop: She and Ayo are lovers, and also served together as members of the royal guard.

[[folder: Ayo]]

* LesbianCop: She is Aneka's lover, and previously served as part of the royal guard.

[[folder: W'Kabi]]

[[folder: Monica Lynne]]

[[folder: Princess Zanda]]

[[folder: Everett K. Ross]]

[[folder: Zuri]]

[[folder: Storm]]

[[folder: Ulysses Klaw]]

[[folder: Mephisto]]

[[folder: Man-Ape]]

[[folder: Erik Killmonger]]

[[folder: Madam Slay]]

* AmazonianBeauty

* TheBeastmaster

* FemmeFatale

* MsFanservice

* TheVamp

[[folder: Hatch-22]]

* DesignerBabies

[[folder: The Supremacists]]

[[folder: Solomon Prey]]

* BaldOfEvil

* WickedCultured

[[folder: Achebe]]

* AxCrazy

* SlasherSmile: Bears a permanant one.
* TheSociopath

[[folder: White Wolf]]

* {{Antivillain}}

* CoolMask
* DeadpanSnarker

* LightIsNotGood

* OnlyOneName

[[folder: K'vvr]]

[[folder: Zenzi]]

[[folder: Tetu]]

* AntiVillain: Perhaps moreso than Zenzi.

* BigBad: Of the "A Nation Under Our Feet" arc.
* CulturedBadass: At his core, he's a philosopher.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: A pretty clear attempt at creating a Joker to T'Challa's Batman.

* MightyWhitey: Subverted and in fact, [[DecontructedTrope deconstructed.]] Hunter is certainly an exceptional man and one of the few who could match T'Challa due to his training and would often do the things no one else could. He's a fervant Wakandan nationalist and does everything for the nation he loves. Despite this, the xenophobic nature of where he lives means that most of the people still haven't accepted him and probably never will, which has taken a toll on his sanity.