T'Chaka
T'Chaka | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Fantastic Four #53 (July 1966) |
Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
In-story information | |
Species | Human |
Place of origin | Earth |
Notable aliases | Black Panther |
Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, and senses Expert martial artist |
T'Chaka is a fictional character appearing in
John Kani portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2018) while Kani's son Atandwa portrayed a younger version of the character. Kani returned to voice alternate versions of the character in the animated Disney+ series What If...? (2021).
Publication history
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T'Chaka first appeared in Fantastic Four #53 (1966) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Fictional character biography
T'Chaka is the Chieftain of
Sometime later, Captain America visited Wakanda and gave T'Chaka his triangle shield in exchange for some Vibranium. When he got engaged to his first wife N'Yami, T'Chaka adopted Hunter who T'Chaka groomed as the heir to the throne until the day N'Yami gave birth to T'Challa and then died from childbirth. Shortly after T'Challa's birth, his brother Jakarra was born. T'Chaka later married Ramonda who gave birth to Shuri.[5]
In the fall of 1959, T'Chaka was kidnapped by Geoffrey Sydenham of the organization ICON.[6] This was part of ICON's plan to weaken Wakanda and pillage the technology there.[7] Nick Fury's Avengers stumbled onto this plot where they ended up fighting ICON. It was discovered that T'Chaka was being held in a castle within Latveria where Dum Dum Dugan and Eric Koenig then rescued him. T'Chaka was safely returned to Wakanda.[8]
Many years later, Wakanda had their technology coveted as they had no ties to any other countries.
The history of T'Chaka's death was retconned in the third volume of the Black Panther comics in which the leaders of some different countries had been unable to negotiate with T'Chaka into giving them some Vibranium. After that happened, they hired Ulysses Klaw. Upon emerging from the floor of T'Chaka's palace, Ulysses Klaw killed T'Chaka. This enraged T'Challa who wounded and drove away Ulysses Klaw. Due to the death of T'Chaka, T'Challa's uncle
Powers and abilities
Upon eating a special heart-shaped herb, his natural powers are enhanced. T'Chaka possesses superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, and senses. He is also an expert martial artist, a known weapons expert, a skilled marksman, an expert tracker and hunter, and a master tactician outside of his mutant powers.
Weaknesses
T'Chaka's heightened senses cause bright lights, loud noises, and strong smells to potentially overwhelm him.
Other versions
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During the "
Ultimate Marvel
In the Ultimate Marvel universe, T'Chaka's full name was T'Chaka Udaku. In addition to T'Challa, he was also the father of M'Baku.[12]
In other media
Television
- T'Chaka appears in the Fantastic Four episode "Panther's Prey", voiced by Beau Weaver.
- T'Chaka appears in a flashback in the Black Panther (2011) episode "Revenge of the Evil", voiced by Jonathan Adams.
- T'Chaka appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "The Man in the Ant Hill", voiced by Hakeem Kae-Kazim. This version was killed by Man-Ape with some secret assistance from Klaw.
- T'Chaka appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Keith David as an adult[13] and James C. Mathis III as a boy.[14] This version provided Howard Stark with the Vibranium used in the creation of Captain America's shield after he helped him fend off a HYDRA invasion during World War II, before later dying under unspecified circumstances.
Film
T'Chaka, based on the Ultimate Marvel incarnation, appears in Ultimate Avengers II, voiced by Dave Fennoy. This version possessed the ability to transform into a humanoid black panther and was killed by a Chitauri disguised as a Nazi general named Herr Kleiser.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
T'Chaka appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed by John Kani as an adult and Atandwa Kani as a young adult.
- T'Chaka first appears in the live-action film Helmut Zemodetonates a bomb near the building, which kills T'Chaka.
- T'Chaka appears in the live-action film Erik Stevens. Upon learning of what happened and amidst Erik's effort to take over Wakanda in the present, T'Challa confronts T'Chaka and their ancestors in the ancestral plane before vowing to correct their mistakes.
- Alternate timeline variants of T'Chaka appear in the Disney+ animated series What If...?[17]
- In Star Lord. He would later be reunited with his son when he and the Ravagers come to Wakanda and hears about his exploits throughout the galaxy.
- In Killmongerafter he brings Ulysses Klaue's dead body to him sometime after T'Challa's death.
- In What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?, a younger T'Chaka is among the heroes recruited by Howard Stark and Peggy Carter to fight a young Ego.
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References
- ^ a b Wakanda, no. 5 (January 2023). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Black Panther/Captain America: Flags of Our Fathers #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Black Panther/Captain America: Flags of Our Fathers #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Black Panther/Captain America: Flags of Our Fathers #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Black Panther vol. 3 #30. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers 1959 #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers 1959 #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers 1959 #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Black Panther vol. 3 #10. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Fantastic Four #53. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Black Panther #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Captain America Annual #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ "Bashenga". Avengers Assemble. Season 5. Episode 18. January 27, 2019. Disney XD.
- ^ "T'Chanda". Avengers Assemble. Season 5. Episode 16. January 13, 2019. Disney XD.
- ^ Tylwalk, Nick (April 14, 2016). "Captain America: Civil War cast list". Fansided. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Koopman, Sarah (Jan 16, 2017). "Atandwa and John Kani Are In Atlanta And All The Signs Point To Them Joining The 'Black Panther' Cast". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved Jan 23, 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Scott (August 1, 2021). "Here Are All the Marvel Actors Doing Voices in 'What If...?'". Collider. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.