Wakanda Forever: Black Panther It is an emotional epic about two worlds: Wakanda and Talokan, who are fighting for their future kingdoms. However, amid All the emotion moments in the highly-anticipated Black Panther FollowingIn the middle of credit scene, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most profound revelation comes to light.
There, we meet T’Challa and Nakia’s son Toussaint T’Challa (played by Divine Love Konadu-Sun). Although the secret Wakandan Prince’s future reign has not been established, for those who are wondering whether or not T’Challa ever had kids in the comics, the answer is yes — and no.
T’Challa’s Marvel comic book continuity history is no different. Time and death are two of the most important things comic book lore plays with. Although in the main comics timeline (identified as “Earth-616”) T’Challa is alive and well, he does not have any heirs. T’Challa, however, has had many children in alternate comic book timelines. They have been all kinds of beings, from mutants to Zombies.
X-Men’s Storm is a mother to almost all of T’Challa’s offspring. This is a testament to the work of award-winning writer/director/producer Reginald Hudlin, who created the marriage of T’Challa and Storm in Black Panther Volume 4: #18 (2005) — the wedding of the millennia, even by Marvel standards. Unfortunately, their canonical nuptials didn’t last very long, but the impact of this epic team-up lasted through multiple writers, timelines, and universes, and the characters still share a close relationship in the comics that is felt today. T’Challa and Storm’s relationship has been only seen onscreen in Marvel Comics.
How will Toussaint-T’Challa’s introduction impact the MCU? If we take a closer look at the variations of T’Challa’s lineage within the comics, we can see plenty of lore to choose from if Wakanda Forever: Black Panther Ryan Coogler, director and co-writer of the film, is seeking inspiration for a new third. Black Panther film.
T’Chaka/Coal Tiger
Marvel published a series by Tom DeFalco in 1988 called A-NextThe next generation of Avengers characters are featured in this video. In this universe, T’Challa is both the Black Panther and an Avenger. He and Storm’s son is T’Chaka. When the superhero Vibraxus gets kidnapped, T’Chaka reveals that he can transform into the human/cat hybrid “Coal Tiger” to help the Avengers bring the Wakandan hero home. The name “Coal Tiger”, is an incidentally. early iteration of T’Challa).
T’Charra
Near the end of Christopher Priest’s definitive Black Panther The writer created T’Charra, the character in “The Once and Future King”, in 2001.Black Panther Vol. 3, #36). The story takes place in a future alternate universe, where an older and more jaded T’Challa has closed Wakanda’s borders again, returning to the country’s traditional isolationist ways.
T’Charra, T’Challa’s only son, doesn’t respect his father. He plots his demise by funding and working with T’Challa’s enemies in a play to win the throne. T’Charra plots to lure T’Challa to America in order to kill him there. His adopted sister was also abducted by Killmonger. FaidaT’Challa and Hunter, T’Challa’s adopted brother, are lured to the wrong place to rescue Killmonger. T’Charra then kills Killmonger and Killmonger, leaving only Faida’s corpse on display for T’Challa to find. He is shocked. T’Challa rescues Ross with the help Luke Cage, Sam Wilson(Falcon), Jericho Drumm (“Doctor Voodoo”) and T’Charra.
King K’Shamba
Did you know that Robert Kirkman began writing in 2004? The Walking DeadImage Comics only had one Black Panther arc. This obscure run had the following: Marvel Knights: Black Panther, 2099 King T’Challa is dead, leaving a power vacuum in Wakanda.
Corrupt leaders have been holding together the country while lining their pockets, but they can’t convince T’Challa’s oldest son K’Shamba to become King. That is until Victor Von Doom attacked and used Doombots for control. T’Challa joins the rebellion and eventually dons his father’s suit, defeating Doom and becoming Wakanda’s protector, the Black Panther. But in the end, it’s just another system of control, as Doom also seems to be manipulating K’Shamba.
T’Channa/Colonel America
Kirkman also teamed with Mark MillarOld Man Logan, Kickass) on Marvel Zombies. This storyline sees almost every Marvel character transformed into the undead after a virus spreads. In this universe, Millar created T’Channa, the son of King T’Challa and Lisa Hendriks, the mutant member of The Acolytes.
Both father and son are killed by the zombie plague years later. T’Channa’s brain is replaced with Steve Rogers’ undead to create “Colonel America”.Get out, anyone?).
Another version of this character exists outside of this storyline where T’Channa is actually T’Challa’s sister, who eventually becomes Latveria’s Doctor Doom.
T’wari
In 2008, Black Panther Annual Vol. 1Hudlin wrote this story. Black to the FutureT’Challa’s oldest son Storm was married to her. Here are five children: the groom, twin girls, and a young boy. However, their middle child, T’wari, who does not wish to attend his sibling’s wedding, is the story’s focus as Storm discusses Wakanda’s role on the world stage and his responsibilities as her son. It’s revealed that The WatcherThis is how you observe a single timeline. It’s a clever way to glimpse the future of a Wakanda that might have been.
T’Chaka II und Sh’ri
In the following year, Jeff Parker, a writer, revived a brief-lived project. ExilesT’Chaka II, grandson of T’Chaka, son T’Challa, Storm and, is a new series character. elder brother of Sh’ri.
In this storyline, T’Chaka II and his companion AI lion bot L-10 get caught in a blast created by Ulysses Klaw so huge that it knocks T’Chaka II right out of his reality into that of the Exiles. The Time Broker renames him The Panther. He, Scarlet Witch, Beast Forge, Polaris and Blink hop between universes and fix “hiccups”. His disappearance led to Sh’ri becoming a new and powerful Black Panther.
Azari T’Challa
One year earlier, Brian Michael Bendis had launched Miles Morales. Spider-ManHe also wrote about a world controlled by Ultron. All of the Avengers are in this storyline, as well as quite a few X-Men, including Storm and T’Challa.
Their son Azari T’challa is their survivor. He becomes the New Black Panther, and joins the Next Avengers. This team is made up of descendants of the original Avengers, all of whom died during the war. Azari T’challa, his father, inherited the power and abilities of the heartshaped herb and has enhanced speed and strength, endurance, senses and healing. His mom also gave him electrokinesis, force field manipulation, and other powers.
Azari T’Challa made his onscreen debut in the direct-to DVD Next Avengers: Heroes of TomorrowAnimation movie. The comics were used to adapt the story to appeal to comics lovers. Age of UltronAnd Young AvengersMarvel has not made that public statement. Next Avengers The MCU includes the film. Disney+ does not have the film.
Sky Panther
Sky Panther is an intriguing character who only made a brief appearance in Avengers Academy #12 (2010). Christos Gage briefly introduced her to the world as Storm’s daughter and T’Challa’s granddaughter in this time manipulation story, where students at Avengers Academy age up to learn new abilities. Finesse, a polymath with the ability of taking on any power, is also a “mimic” and uses Sky Panther’s “electrical nervous strikes” powers to battle Korvac.
Kymera
The 2013 time-bending 10-issue crossover event “X-Men – Battle of the AtomJason Aaron, co-writer introduced Kymera Storm’s daughter. She is briefly shown as a member a future team mutants. Although her father isn’t named, it’s assumed that a future version of T’Challa is her dad, due to her strength and the large LiteralShe is accompanied by a black panther
A’Di (niece)
I include A’Di on this list simply because her name sounds like “Haiti” (which, if you have seen Wakanda ForeverImportant). Margaret Stohl founded A’Di. It is an Alpha flightcadet. Mighty Captain Marvel #5 (2017). Although she is T’Challa’s niece and T’Challa’s mother, Shuri isn’t her mother.
Coogler has a lot of sources material from which to choose if we want to get a third Black Panther movie. Mixing Azari T’Challa and Azari’s storyline New AvengersT’Chaka II’s personality ExilesThis makes the most sense for inspiration, especially as the MCU seems to be gearing up to allow a new generation to take over the reins.
We’ve already met Kate Bishop (Hawkeye), Cassie Lang (Stature), America Chavez (Ms. America), Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel), Kid Loki, Riri Williams (Ironheart), was just introduced in Wakanda Forever. We’ve also met the Heimdall child (Axl), Wanda’s magical children Tommy and Billy(Wiccan Speed, and Isaiah Bradley’s grandson Elijah who takes on the alias Patriot, one of the leaders of the Young Avengers in the comics.
And as a new character, Toussaint T’Challa is completely free from the constraints of comic canon, as is his mom Nakia, as her character is deceased in the comics. So the future Black Panther can be whatever Coogler — and Kevin Fiege — want him to be.
