<P> While Shuri heals Ross, T'Challa confronts Zuri about N'Jobu . Zuri explains that N'Jobu planned to share Wakanda's technology with people of African descent around the world to help them conquer their oppressors . As T'Chaka arrested N'Jobu, N'Jobu attacked Zuri, forcing T'Chaka to kill him . T'Chaka ordered Zuri to lie that N'Jobu had disappeared and left behind N'Jobu's American son, Erik, in order to maintain the lie . Erik became a U.S. black ops soldier, adopting the name "Killmonger". Meanwhile, Killmonger kills Klaue and takes his body to Wakanda . He is brought before the tribal elders, revealing his identity and claim to the throne . Killmonger challenges T'Challa to ritual combat; after killing Zuri, he defeats T'Challa and hurls him over a waterfall, where he is presumed dead . After ingesting the heart - shaped herb, Killmonger orders the rest incinerated, but Nakia extracts one first . Killmonger, supported by W'Kabi and his army, prepares to distribute shipments of Wakandan weapons to operatives around the world . </P> <P> Nakia, Shuri, Ramonda and Ross flee to the Jabari Tribe for aid . They find a comatose T'Challa, rescued by the Jabari in repayment for sparing M'Baku's life . Healed by Nakia's herb, T'Challa returns to fight Killmonger, who dons his own Black Panther suit and commands W'Kabi and his army to attack T'Challa . Shuri, Nakia, and the Dora Milaje join T'Challa, while Ross remotely pilots a jet and shoots down the planes carrying the vibranium weapons . M'Baku and the Jabari arrive to reinforce T'Challa . Confronted by Okoye, W'Kabi and his army stand down . Fighting in Wakanda's vibranium mine, T'Challa disrupts Killmonger's suit and stabs him . Killmonger refuses to be healed, choosing to die a free man rather than be incarcerated . </P> <P> T'Challa establishes an outreach center at the building where N'Jobu died to be run by Nakia and Shuri . In a mid-credits scene, T'Challa appears before the United Nations to reveal Wakanda's true nature to the world . In a post-credits scene, Shuri helps Bucky Barnes with his recuperation . </P> <Ul> <Li> Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther: The king of the African nation of Wakanda, who gains enhanced strength by ingesting the Heart - Shaped Herb . After the events of Captain America: Civil War, and the death of his father T'Chaka, T'Challa is in mourning while ascending to the throne . Boseman, who called T'Challa an anti-hero, said that he is "very much aware of (his) responsibility" as the leader of Wakanda . Black Panther's suit that forms around his body was inspired by a similar design seen in Ta - Nehisi Coates' Black Panther comic book run . Boseman worked with the same dialect coach he had during Message from the King, and worked with Marrese Crump to stay in shape between Civil War and Black Panther . In preparing for the role, Boseman examined Shaka Zulu, Patrice Lumumba, speeches from Nelson Mandela, Fela Kuti songs, and talked to a Yoruba Babalawo, while also making two trips to South Africa . Boseman trained in Dambe, Capoeira Angola and Zulu stick fighting to prepare for the role, along with taking a DNA test to better understand his African ancestry . He signed a five - film contract with Marvel . Ashton Tyler plays a young T'Challa . </Li> <Li> Michael B. Jordan as N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens: The son of N'Jobu, and a U.S. black - ops soldier who seeks to overthrow his cousin T'Challa . Executive producer Nate Moore said Killmonger "has his own opinion on how Wakanda has been run and should (be) run". Jordan, who had "been wanting to play a villain for a while", likened Killmonger and T'Challa's relationship to the X-Men characters Magneto and Professor X . He added that Killmonger is "very strategic, thoughtful . He's very patient . Very well skilled, trained to a T ." Killmonger's bumpy, ritualistic tribal markings on his chest and torso resemble the scar tattoos of the Mursi and Surma tribes, and consisted of 90 individually sculpted silicone molds that took two - and - a-half hours to apply . Jordan would have to sit in a sauna for two hours at the end of the day to remove the prosthetics . Killmonger's dreadlocks hairstyle was a modern take on the character's long hair in the comics . In preparing for the role, Jordan examined Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Huey P. Newton, Fred Hampton, and Tupac Shakur . Corey Calliet served as Jordan's trainer on the film, after also doing so on Creed . Seth Carr plays a young Killmonger . </Li> <Li> Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia: T'Challa's former lover and a War Dog, an undercover spy for Wakanda placed in other countries to complete missions . She is from the River Tribe . Nyong'o called Nakia a "departure" from her comic counterpart . She begins the film fighting for enslaved women in Nigeria; Nyong'o learned to speak Hausa for certain scenes in the film . She also trained in judo, jujitsu, silat and Filipino martial arts . </Li> <Li> Danai Gurira as Okoye: An "extremely proud" Wakandan and traditionalist from the Border Tribe, who is the head of the Dora Milaje, the all - female special forces of Wakanda, who serve as T'Challa's bodyguards . When looking to cast Gurira, director Ryan Coogler had not seen The Walking Dead, in which Gurira portrays the popular character Michonne, and instead wanted her for the part because of her performance in Mother of George . Gurira said that the fighting skills she learned playing Michonne complemented the skills of Okoye, but that "there's a lot of ways that they're extremely different...Okoye is a whole' nother thing ." Gurira described the Dora Milaje as a secret service that is "also very much about intel . It's not just military", with Okoye the head of intel . Regarding Okoye's stoic demeanor, Gurira said, "She can be serious, but she also has an unexpected sense of humor . She has a heart, but for her country and for her people ." Gurira's head was re-shaved every day to have her head tattoos applied, which took two - and - a-half to three - and - a-half hours . </Li> <Li> Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross: A member of the Central Intelligence Agency and former liaison of its Joint Counter Terrorism Task Force . Freeman said that Ross "has an uneasy peace with T'Challa", and that he "goes on a strange journey, an enlightening journey to Wakanda". Unlike his comic book counterpart, who mainly served as comic relief, Freeman and the filmmakers sought to turn this version of Ross into a more capable agent in terms of diplomacy and combat . </Li> <Li> Daniel Kaluuya as W'Kabi: A confidant to T'Challa and his best friend, who is the head of security for the Border Tribe, serving as the first line of defense for Wakanda . </Li> <Li> Letitia Wright as Shuri: T'Challa's 16 - year - old sister and the princess of Wakanda who designs new technology for the country . Wright described her as "an innovative spirit and an innovative mind" who "wants to take Wakanda to a new place...(and) has a great fashion sense". Wright also felt Shuri was a good role model for young black girls . Moore called Shuri the smartest person in the world, even more so than Tony Stark . </Li> <Li> Winston Duke as M'Baku: A powerful, ruthless warrior who is the leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe, the Jabari, who are in protest to T'Challa being the new king . Duke described the Jabari as people who "strongly believe that to move forward, you have to have a strong adherence and respect for the past . So they have a deep moral conscience ." Character elements from Christopher Priest's 1998--2003 Black Panther series were adapted for M'Baku's portrayal in the film . M'Baku is not referred to in the film by his comics alter ego "Man - Ape", since Marvel felt there were "a lot of racial implications that don't sit well" in having a black character dress up as an ape . This aspect of the character was instead reworked to have the Jabari tribe that M'Baku is the leader of worship the gorilla gods, with M'Baku still wearing elements of fur on his arms and legs and a chest - plate that hints at the gorilla . Moore continued, "Man - Ape is a problematic character for a lot of reasons, but the idea behind Man - Ape we thought was really fascinating (...) It's a line I think we're walking, and hopefully walking successfully ." To further differentiate the Jabari, Duke spoke a version of the Nigerian Igbo language rather than the Xhosa language spoken by other Wakandans . </Li> <Li> Angela Bassett as Ramonda: T'Challa and Shuri's mother and Queen Mother of Wakanda . Boseman noted that Ramonda "is one of the advisors that (T'Challa) would look to...for some of the answers of what his father might want or might do . She may not be exactly right all the time, but she definitely has insights ." Bassett wore a silver, waist - length wig for the role that was made from 120 pieces of hair hand - rolled into dreadlocks . Calliet also served as Bassett's trainer, working with her before she began filming, and while she was on set, by creating high - intensity interval training circuits and helping to craft her diet . </Li> <Li> Forest Whitaker as Zuri: An elder statesman in Wakanda, and the keeper of the heart - shaped herb . Coogler called Zuri a religious and spiritual figure, and a way to reference the spirituality within Wakanda from the comics . He also added that Zuri "is a major tie back" to T'Chaka for T'Challa, and is "Black Panther's version of Obi - Wan Kenobi". Denzel Whitaker, who is not related to Forest, plays a young Zuri . </Li> <Li> Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue: A South African black - market arms dealer, smuggler and gangster, who is allied with Killmonger . He uses a piece of advanced Wakandan mining equipment as a sonic disruptor arm - cannon, replacing his left arm, which he lost in Avengers: Age of Ultron . Boseman described Klaue as a threat to Wakanda, one of the few outsiders to enter the country, and someone with access to vibranium, comparing him to Osama bin Laden . Serkis added that in addition to his desire for vibranium, Klaue is motivated by a "personal" vendetta against T'Challa, and "to expose what he thinks is the hypocrisy of Wakanda". </Li> </Ul>

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