Black Panther (film)/Characters

T'Challa/Black Panther
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 * Ascended Extra: From his role from the Civil War and getting his first solo movie (First "Black Panther" anything movie/tv-wise from the last 40 years, excluding The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and a few cartoons).
 * Blown Across the Room: When T'Challa kicked one of the new Panther Habits, the latter material's shock absorbers blast him across the room and into the nearby wall.
 * Irony: "T'Challa: "I never freeze.""


 * In the beginning, T'Challa froze when he was saving Nakia from a terrorist.
 * Running Gag: Him freezing.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Sparing the Aces:
 * Warrior Prince
 * Sparing the Aces:
 * Warrior Prince

Shuri
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 * Annoying Younger Siblings: Played straight when Shuri needed some "footage for research." But mostly averted.
 * Badass Princess
 * Flipping the Bird: Shuri does this to her brother. Albeit in a teasing manner.
 * Gadgeteer Genius: She's the leader of the Wakadan Design Group for a reason, even updating the current Panther Habits.
 * Her contribution includes the mining cars, the Remote Control Kimoyo Beads, the sonic railroad track, the "sneakers," and
 * Guinea Pig Family: Shuri gets her older brother to test out some new Habits and a few gadgets.
 * Guns Akimbo: She does these with her Vibranium Gauntlets.
 * The Lab Rat:
 * Of Corset Hurts: A mild form, Shuri wants to get the ritual Duel to the Death over with so she can get out of said corset.
 * But she could be teasing T'Challa again.
 * Vibranium Guns: Shuri's Vibranium Gauntlets also function as these.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * The Medic: Shuri also does this, since her brother dragged in a critically injured Ross into her lab and

Nakia
A "War Dog" and T'Challa's love interest.


 * Cunning Linguist: This comes with the spy job.
 * Improbable Weapon User: Knows how to wield the Ring Blades.
 * Master of Disguise: Nakia's disguise helps her undercover missions, like when she infiltrated the   and poses as a prisoner.
 * Promoted to Love Interest: In the comics, Nakia is an ex-Dora Milaje, Femme Fatal, and Yandere extraordinaire, who is one of Killmonger's cohorts. In the movie, her background is change to being a War Dog, into a caring person for T'Challa to pine over, and does everything in her power to defeat Erik.
 * Spy Master
 * Trope: Nakia is stubborn.
 * T'Challa states that Nakia can be queen, if she wasn't so stubborn.

W'Kabi
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 * Amazon Chaser: He was Okoye's lover. Until,
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Okoye
The General of the Dora Milaje.


 * Trope: When Okoye sees "Outsider" weapons, like guns, she utters, "How primitive."
 * Good Old Wakandan Ways: Okoye is this, though
 * Finagle's Law: Okoye is worried about this, she still doesn't like "Outsiders."
 * Lady in Red
 * Lady of War
 * Loyal to the Position:
 * Wig, Dress, Accent: What Okoye did in Hong Kong.
 * Weapon of Choice: Her weapon is the Vibranium imbue spear (which all Dora Milaje carries and knows how to wield).
 * Wig, Dress, Accent: What Okoye did in Hong Kong.
 * Weapon of Choice: Her weapon is the Vibranium imbue spear (which all Dora Milaje carries and knows how to wield).

Zuri
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 * The Good Chancellor: Zuri, the Wakandan shaman, has this trope as part of his resume.
 * Heroic Sacrifice:
 * Master of Disguise: Zuri disguised himself as a man named James, just to keep an eye on N'Jobu.
 * His cover works, N'Jobu is convinced that James is just an average Californian.
 * The Obi-Wan: According to Director, Ryan Coogler, Zuri is this trope.
 * Secret Keeper:

Erik "Killmonger" Stevens
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 * Lonely Together:


 * Badass Longcoat: Once Erik was given the Panther Habit, he was crown this trope as well.
 * Dark and Troubled Past:
 * To even top it all off Dorkly made an observation that Killmonger is like a villainous Expy of Simba, like
 * Expy: Obediah Shane, Hela, and
 * Goal in Life:
 * Heroic Lineage: Because of his back story.
 * Sympathetic Erik's goals and back story makes him this.
 * Navy SEALs
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Merge with Meaningful Nickname. Erik got a rather infamous nickname "Killmonger" from his time in the US military.
 * The Power of Hate: Erik drive, determination, and training to defeat the ruling current Wakadan King is this. And he has the cool scars to prove it.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Erik loves playing basketball.
 * Take Over the World: Erik
 * Totalitarian Utilitarian: Erik has good goals to help Black people and criticizing Wakanda's isolationism policy/traditions by
 * What the Hell, Wakanda?!: Part of his motivation is why doesn't rich, technologically advance, and enlighten Wakanda assist the outside world? Especially in places where Blacks are treated unfairly, down on their luck (economic means), or just plain, bad things happen to good people circumstances.
 * With Us or Against Us: In his speech,
 * Woobie Destroyer Of Worlds:
 * Would Hit a Girl:
 * You Killed My Father: The other reason why Erik wants to kill T'Challa so badly, besides the Duel to the Death ritual and
 * Woobie Destroyer Of Worlds:
 * Would Hit a Girl:
 * You Killed My Father: The other reason why Erik wants to kill T'Challa so badly, besides the Duel to the Death ritual and
 * You Killed My Father: The other reason why Erik wants to kill T'Challa so badly, besides the Duel to the Death ritual and

Prince N'Jobu
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 * Spy Master: He's part of the War Dogs.
 * Forbidden Love: Prince N'Jobu
 * Spy Master: He's part of the War Dogs.
 * Forbidden Love: Prince N'Jobu
 * Forbidden Love: Prince N'Jobu

M'Baku
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 * Cunning Linguist: Speaks both Xhosa and English.
 * Trope
 * Veganopia: M'Baku explains that he and all of the Jubari are this. Unless, one considers fish as meat.

Ramonda
Queen Ramonda is the wife of King T'Chaka and the loving mother of both T'Challa and Suri.


 * Widow Woman
 * The High Queen: Ramoda is this and also a loving Mom to her kids.

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Everett Ross
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 * The Ace: Everett's background was that he used to be a United States Armed Forces pilot.
 * Ascended Extra: He was from the Captain America: Civil War to a more prominent and major role.
 * Trope: He explains a bit about Killmonger's Navy Seal and assassin background to T'Challa and the latter's Wakandan friends.
 * Fake Nationality: Everett Ross, the CIA Agent, is portrayed by Martin Freeman, who is British.
 * Taking the Bullet:
 * Tolkien White
 * Waking Up Elsewhere:
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Ulysses Klaue
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 * Ascended Extra: He used to be partners with Ultron, until the latter broke his arm.
 * Arms Dealer: It's what he does, especially with Vibrium.
 * Handicapped Badass: Does his Prosthetic Arm mean anything to you? Ulysses uses this to be a Badass Normal.
 * Mark of Shame: Ulysses showed this to Erik, stating how ruthless Wakandans are especially to smugglers like him.
 * Tolkien White
 * Tracking Device: He has this on his person, so
 * Would Shoot A Girl: Does this several times during the Hong Kong chase scene, aiming for Oyoke.

Linda


She's Killmonger's girlfriend.


 * Action Girl
 * Outlaw Couple: She and Erik can be seen making cute glances, even kissing in one scene, and enjoying each others' company.
 * Another character calls her and Erik as "Bonnie and Clyde."
 * Tampering with Food and Drink: She poses as a museum barista just to brew a poisonous drink for one of the curators.
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Sophia
Sophia is the owner of a hidden Korean gambling joint.


 * Trope: Sophia sees Nakia as "Good for trouble", thanks to an early incident.
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