Tech's Countdown to Black Panther: 5: T'Challa the Black Panther

Just who is the Black Panther? Who is the man behind the mask?   Well, T'Challa is heir to a century old dynasty African kingdom called Wakanda and he is ritual leader of its Panther clan. He was trained by his father T'Chaka who always taught him to think two steps ahead of his enemies and three steps ahead of his friends...

In the comics he saw super heroes as potential threats to Wakanda; so when he first became an avenger it was just to spy on them, but soon he came to regard them as true friends and allies. 

In the Marvel Cinematic universe we meet T'Challa in Marvel's Captain American Civil War where he is a Wakandian politician (which he hates) and comes to the IFID with his father T'Chaka who is there to sign the Sochovia accords.  The IFID is attacked and T'Chaka is killed in the process leaving T'Challa the throne.  T'Challa set out to kill Captain American's friend, Bucky aka the Winter Soldier.  This draws him into the Avenger's Civil War where he sides with Iron Man just to get to the Winter Soldier.  He later learns that it was Helmut Zemo who orchestrated the attack on the IFID who he doesn't kill but forgives.   He even takes Bucky back to Wakanda where he is put on ice so that he can be deprogrammed. 

Now this leaves T'Challa as king.  This and the movie trailers lead me to believe that this will be the main plot of the movie. To show T'Challa becoming king and having to fight and prove that he is Wakanda's  rightful king while also finally revealing the once secretive Wakanda to the world.

BLACK PANTHER

Real Name 

T'Challa

Height 

6'

Weight 

200 lbs.

Powers 

T'Challa's senses and physical attributes have been enhanced to superhuman levels by the heart-shaped herb.

Abilities 

T'Challa is a brilliant tactician, strategist, scientist, tracker and a master of all forms of unarmed combat whose unique hybrid fighting style incorporates acrobatics and aspects of animal mimicry. T'Challa being a royal descendent of a warrior race is more

Group Affiliations 

Formerly Fantastic Four, Secret Avengers, Avengers, Pendragons, Queen's Vengeance, former Fantastic Force financier

First Appearance 

Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #52 (1966)

Marvel's Wiki Black Panther