Shuri (character)
Shuri | |
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Black Panther #2 (May 2005) As Black Panther Black Panther Vol. 5 #5 (April 2009) | |
Created by | Reginald Hudlin John Romita Jr. |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Shuri |
Species | Human mutate |
Place of origin | Wakanda, Africa |
Team affiliations | The Wakandan School for Alternative Studies Guardians of the Galaxy Daughters of Liberty Panther Cult P.R.I.D.E |
Partnerships | Rocket Raccoon Storm Groot |
Notable aliases | Black Panther Aja-Adanna Princess Griot |
Abilities |
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Black Panther (Shuri) is a
As T'Challa recovers from battle wounds, Shuri is tested and found suitable for the role of Black Panther. She possesses all the enhanced abilities given to the Black Panther via an ancient Wakandan ritual, is a skilled martial artist, allowed access to extensive advanced technologies and wealth, and uses learned transmorphic capabilities.
Letitia Wright portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), starring in the latter film as the new Black Panther. Additionally, Ozioma Akagha voices two younger alternate timeline versions of the character in the Disney+ animated series What If...?
Publication history
In Marvel Mangaverse, a manga-like universe,[2] T'Challa had a younger sister named T'Channa, the character was introduced in Marvel Mangaverse #3 (June 2002) and was created by Ben Dunn, Unlike her counterpart in the mainstream Marvel Universe, T'Channa is a villain and becomes a successor to Doctor Doom.[3]
Created by writer
In 2018, Marvel published her first vital solo series titled Shuri, written by Nnedi Okorafor, a coming of age story which focused on Shuri dealing with her brother being absent from the throne while exploring her leadership and interests.[6]
On July 9, 2020, Marvel and its partners at Scholastic announced a new original graphic novel starring Shuri is on the way from New York Times bestselling author Roseanne A. Brown..[7]
Fictional character biography
The princess of Wakanda, Shuri is
While T'Challa and his wife
Prince Namor of Atlantis attempts to recruit T'Challa for the Cabal, a secret council of supervillains run by Doctor Doom. He rejects the offer but is attacked by the various members, and is left in a comatose state. Queen Ororo nominates Shuri as his successor, and she successfully completes the various trials, granting herself access to the heart-shaped herb. However, when she consumes the herb, the Wakandan Panther Goddess does not imbue her with the powers of the Black Panther, instead rejecting her due to her lifelong jealousy of her brother's mantle and her arrogance in its presence.[4] When the powerful villain Morlun threatens to annihilate Wakanda entirely, Shuri takes on the Black Panther identity and outfit anyway, and manages to both save Wakanda and resurrect her comatose brother. Through her humble act of self-sacrifice she earns the mantle of the Black Panther, and the Panther Goddess grants her its accompanying powers.[5]
When a now powerless T'Challa discovers that Doctor Doom infected many Wakandan officials and advisers with
With Doctor Doom's Desturi successfully overthrowing the incumbent Wakandan government as seen in the
Following the war with Doom, T'Challa relocates to Hell's Kitchen so that he can better test his capabilities and re-learn what he is capable of without his usual resources, replacing Daredevil while Matt Murdock is going through a similar period of self-analysis after his time possessed as a demon and the leader of the Hand.[15] While T'Challa intended to handle business in Hell's Kitchen on his own, he learns that New York's crime boss Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) is attempting to purchase a controlling interest in the international Bank of Wakanda, with the goal of forcing the Bank to foreclose its current debts by selling its remaining land rights so that they can be exploited for more conventional mineral wealth.[16] While T'Challa mounts a series of attacks against Fisk's new forces with the aid of Sam Wilson and Luke Cage, Shuri infiltrates Fisk's organisation by replacing his right-hand-woman, Miyu, giving her full access to Fisk's financial databases. Shuri plants a worm in the database that exposes most of Fisk's illegal financial transactions, with a final backdoor worm that could expose and ruin what little resources Fisk has left if he ever tries to come after Wakanda again (not wanting to completely take away his money as the heroes know from experience that Fisk will come back but this way he is more focused on protecting what he has left rather than plans for revenge).[17]
With Wakanda struggling economically as seen in the "Klaws of the Panther" storyline, Shuri travels to the
Following Namor's attack on Wakanda during Avengers vs. X-Men, Shuri declares war on Atlantis, despite her brother's protests.[19] The Wakandans virtually level Atlantis, leaving only a few Atlantean survivors.[20] In retaliation for Shuri's assault on Atlantis, Namor lies to Thanos’ agents by falsely telling them that the Infinity Gems were located in Wakanda.[21] After Wakandan troops were forced to retreat from a counterattack by Thanos’ army, Shuri learns from the Dora Milaje that T’Challa was in contact with Namor during the Wakandan/Atlantean conflict and that he allowed Namor into the Necropolis several times during the conflict. As a result, Shuri banishes T’Challa from Wakanda's capital city.[22]
During the 2013 "Infinity" storyline, it is shown that Shuri is the head of the Wakandan School for Alternative Studies.[23]
When Wakanda is attacked by the
As part of Marvel's 2015 branding All-New, All-Different Marvel, T'Challa is shown trying to revive Shuri's body. Shuri's soul had transcended to the Djalia which was a spiritual plane consisting of the entire memories of Wakanda. There Shuri trained under the tutelage of a griot spirit who had taken the form of her mother, Ramonda. As they trained the griot spirit shared the memories of not only Wakanda but also before the nation had formed. With the help of Manifold, T'Challa was able combine his technology and Manifold's bending of reality to bring Shuri's soul back to the physical plane. After her revival Shuri had been imbued with the power similar to that of the griot spirit. She had then been informed of the events taking place in her absence including the rogue Dora Milaje and the rebellion led by Tetu and Zenzi. Shuri had then set out to confront the rogue Dora Milaje and convince them to join forces with T'Challa to stop the rebellion and the march against the Golden City, which she was successful in doing. With the united power of Shuri, T'Challa, Manifold, the Dora Milaje and the forces of Wakanda, Tetu was defeated although Zenzi had escaped. As the rebellion came to an end Shuri joined Wakanda's council that had been established by T'Challa.[26]
Powers and abilities
Shuri is a masterfully fantastic scientist, engineer, and inventor with a genius level of intellect on par with the likes of her brother T'Challa and Tony Stark. Before undergoing the trials to become the Black Panther, Shuri was an extensively trained martial artist.[11] After the trials, like the Black Panthers before her, Shuri consumed the heart-shaped herb; this granted her enhanced speed, agility, strength, endurance and senses. Her uniform is composed of vibranium.[5]
Through her training underneath the tutelage of a griot spirit while in the Djalia, Shuri had been imbued with new supernatural abilities that allowed her to transform her body into a flexible stone-like material which also granted her an enhanced durability that cannot be dented by normal gunfire or powerful
Shuri's training in the Djalia also imbued her with super-speed,[29] and the ability to temporarily reanimate Wakandan corpses.[30] Reanimating Wakandan corpses takes a lot of energy from her, meaning she can do it for only a short period of time.
Reception
Critical response
Deirdre Kaye of
Screen Rant included Shuri in their "15 Most Powerful Kings And Queens In The Marvel Universe" list,[35] in their "15 Most Powerful Variants Of Black Panther In Marvel Comics" list,[36] and in their "15 Smartest Characters In Marvel Comics" list.[37] Comic Book Resources ranked Shuri 6th in their "Marvel: 10 Smartest Female Characters" list,[38] 8th in their "10 Smartest Heroes In The Marvel Universe" list,[39] and 23rd in their "25 Smartest Characters In The Marvel Universe" list.[40]
Impact
In 2022, Shuri / Black Panther starred as the titular character in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, portrayed by Letitia Wright. It became the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2022,[41][42] and the highest-grossing female-led superhero movie in the United States of all time.[43][44]
Literary reception
Volumes
Shuri - 2018
According to Diamond Comic Distributors, Shuri #1 was the 65th best selling comic book in October 2018.[45][46][47] Shuri #2 was the 96th best selling comic book in November 2018.[48][49][50]
Chase Magnett of
Other versions
Earth-6160
During the "
As the Dora Milaje fight the forces of Lord Ra and Lord Khonshu outside the perimeter of Wakanda, Shuri helps turn the tide as Black Panther joins the battle. She tells Black Panther that the forces of Lord Ra and Lord Khonshu are targeting resources.[54]
After sparring with an opponent, Shuri ends up a brief sparring match with Okoye as they talk about how Black Panther hasn't been heard from in weeks.[55]
Marvel Mangaverse
An alternate version of Shuri appears in the Marvel Mangaverse. This version is known as T'Channa. She turned her back on the Wakandan people, instead becoming an apprentice and later the successor of Doctor Doom.[56]
In other media
Television
- Shuri appears in Black Panther, voiced by Kerry Washington.[57]
- Shuri appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Kimberly Brooks in "The Eye of Agamotto" and subsequently by Daisy Lightfoot.[58] She first appears in the fourth season, Avengers: Secret Wars, as a minor character before appearing in the fifth season, Avengers: Black Panther's Quest, in a supporting role.
- Shuri appears in Marvel Super Hero Adventures, voiced by Sia Foryoh.[58]
- Shuri appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Black Panther: Trouble in Wakanda, voiced again by Daisy Lightfoot.[58]
- Shuri appears in Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri, voiced again by Daisy Lightfoot.[59][60]
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Video games
- Shuri appears as a costume for Black Panther in Marvel Heroes.
- Shuri appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers as part of the "Black Panther" DLC pack.[63]
- Shuri appears as a playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Mya Rose Puryear.[58]
- Shuri appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, voiced by Susan Wokoma.[64]
- Shuri appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.[65]
- Shuri appears as a playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest.[66]
- Shuri / Black Panther appears as a playable character in Marvel Realm of Champions.
- Shuri appears as a non-playable character in Marvel's Avengers, voiced by Erica Luttrell.
Novels
- ISBN 9781338585476
- ISBN 9780702302831
Collected editions
Title | Material collected | Date Published | ISBN |
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Black Panther: The Deadliest of the Species | Black Panther (vol. 5) #1–6 | October 2009 | 978-0785133421 |
Black Panther: Power | Black Panther (vol. 5) #7–12 | March 2010 | 978-0785138617 |
Klaws of the Panther | Klaws of the Panther #1–4 | March 2011 | 978-0785151180 |
Black Panther: Doomwar | Black Panther (vol. 5) #7–12, Doomwar #1–6, Klaws of the Panther #1–4 and material from Age of Heroes #4 | February 2017 | 978-1302904166 |
Shuri Vol. 1: The Search For Black Panther | Shuri #1-5 | May 2019 | 978-1302915230 |
Black Panther: The Saga of Shuri & T'Challa | Black Panther (vol. 4) #2, Black Panther (vol. 5) #1-6, Klaws of the Panther #1-4, Black Panther (vol. 6) #8-11 | August 2022 | 978-1302946005 |
Shuri Vol. 2: 24/7 Vibranium | Shuri #6-10 | September 2019 | 978-1302918545 |
Shuri: Wakanda Forever | Shuri #1-10 | December 2020 | 978-1302923693 |
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External links
- Shuri at Marvel Wiki
- Shuri at Comic Vine
- World of Black Heroes: Black Panther-Shuri Biography