He would eventually settle in a kingdom-based hamlet that would later change its name to N'Jadaka Village in his honor. Black Panther is an epic war film; It is a heartbreaking family drama; At times it is a James Bond-esque espionage. In fact, they were successful in killing T'Chaka and destroying the heart-shaped herb. Black Panther dared to show that the bad guy can be unquestionably bad, yet still have a valid point to make. This is the final video of a 3 part video series of BB KIDZ and JJ KIDZ becoming Superheroes. After that, N'Jadaka approached Bast and after recounting his origin, battled Bast's avatar. However, the current ruler of Wakanda feared that N'Jadaka would overthrow him, so he sent N'Jadaka along with his squad on a secret suicide mission to take the Matrix of the Mamadou galaxy, which was inhabited by the Kronans, Shadow People, and the Klyntar. [28][29][30][31], Killmonger appears in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther, portrayed by Michael B. And I love it, very very much. Black Panther shows us how to do villains right. Black Panther 2 is set to start filming in 2021 to continue the incredible legacy left by the history-making first movie.. His parents were killed by raiders led by a traitorous citizen of the Golden Realm who sold out secrets of his home nation to Ulysses Klaue.[2]. The character subsequently appeared in Jungle Action vol. However, Storm later betrayed and killed Killmonger so she could be seen as a hero to the Wakandans and become the Queen of Wakanda. What became of Killmonger afterward is a mystery. In exchange, he had to drop the Panther identity and take up that of a White Tiger acolyte of the Panther cult, and would owe Killmonger a favor. Erik Killmonger first appeared in the "Panther's Rage" storyline, initially in Jungle Action vol. Killmonger would eventually embrace his chosen name, as well as a new goddess named K'liluna, fallen sister of Mother Bast, when he exacted revenge upon his scorned lover before disappearing into obscurity for a time.[7]. Creed's Michael B. Jordan has reportedly signed on and is said to be playing the villain opposite Chadwick Boseman. [20], In an alternate timeline set 2000 years in the distant past,[21][22] a man named after Killmonger's real name, N'Jadaka, became a hero of the empire after retrieving the Shard of M'Kraan during the war against the Shi'ar Empire. ", "SDCC 2016: Marvel's 'Black Panther' Confirms Additional Cast | News | Marvel.com", "Michael B. Jordan Talks About Becoming a Bad Guy - Comic Con 2016 - MTV", "New Hollywood Podcast: Michael B. 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Jordan is set to reprise his role as Erik Killmonger in the, Erik Killmonger appears as an unlockable playable character in, This page was last edited on 26 March 2021, at 22:01. They eventually confronted Ghost Panther (a fusion between Black Panther and Ghost Rider), with the latter killing M'Bakshulla. Killmonger's young son is last seen swearing vengeance against the Black Panther, much like N'Jadaka had done years earlier after the death of his own father. He went to New York and contacted Kasper Cole, an inner-city police officer masquerading as the Black Panther to help him with cases, and attempted to gain him as an ally (and one-up T'Challa) by offering him a buffered version of the Panther's heart-shaped herb and help finding his supervisor's kidnapped son. Although it would have been convenient to allow him to die, and be unquestionably entitled to the position of the Black Panther, T'Challa preserved his rival's life. 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