Of the character, director Ryan Coogler told Fandango: “I will say what makes him different - not from all Marvel villains, but I think a lot of Marvel villains - is that he has a real-world sensibility to him. Killmonger in his 'Golden Jaguar' suit.Īnd judging from the film’s trailers, it looks like Killmonger will don a ‘Golden Jaguar’ suit, making it a level playing field when he goes toe-to-toe with T’Challa and his vibranium-infused Black Panther armour. Early word suggests that he’s still born in Wakanda, but somewhere along the way, Killmonger becomes an American black-ops soldier before returning home to dethrone T’Challa. In the new movie, it looks like the character’s backstory will be somewhat different. And he even succeeded in one storyline, usurping the King, and only coming unstuck when his body rejected the ‘ Heart-Shaped Herb‘ consumed by those who assume the Black Panther mantle. Living in Harlem and studying at MIT, N’Jadaka changed his name to Erik Killmonger, and developed a hatred for King T’Challa and his modernisation of Wakanda.Įventually returning to the African nation, Killmonger made it his mission to overthrow T’Challa and bring back Wakanda’s ancient customs. A Wakandan native, he was born N’Jadaka, and found himself exiled to America following his father’s involvement in a failed coup. Jordan as Killmonger.įirst appearing in Jungle Action #6 in 1973 - courtesy of writer Don McGregor and artist Rich Bukler - Erik Killmonger is pretty much Black Panther’s nemesis.
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