Black Panther (T'Challa)

T'Challa, also known as Black Leopard, Black Panther, Coal Tiger, Damisa-Sarki, Haramu-Fal, His Majesty, King Of The Dead, King of Wakanda, King T'Challa, Lucas Charles, Nubian Prince, Orphan-King, The Client, The Jungle Avenger, The Most Dangerous Man Alive, The Man Without Fear, The Panther of Wakanda and Ukatana, is one of the major characters from the Marvel Comics series.
== Charactah Account ==
T'Challa is the Black Panther, king of Wakanda, one of the most technologically advanced nations on Earth. He is among the top intellects and martial artists of the world, a veteran Avenger, and a member of the Illuminati. Using his powers and abilities, he has pledged his fortune, powers, and life to the service of all mankind.
Upon becoming chief of the Panther Clan and king of Wakanda, T'Challa was entitled to eat the ceremonial Wakandan Heart-shaped Herb, which provided him with enhanced strength, endurance, and reflexes. The herb can only be digested by Wakandan Royalty, and acts as a poison to those not of the royal bloodline. The Heart-shaped Herb also heightened T'Challa's senses to superhuman levels. Later blessings from the Panther Goddess elevated his enhanced strength, endurance, and reflexes to superhuman levels.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Avengers
* Avengers Annual
* Avengers Assemble
* Avengers Beyond
* Avengers Forever
* Avengers Unconquered
* Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic
* Avengers Vs. X-Men
* Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II
* Big Town
* Black Panther
* Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda
* Black Panther and the Crew
* Black Panther vs. Deadpool
* Black Panther: Bad Mutha
* Black Panther: Long Live the King
* Black Panther: Panther's Prey
* Black Panther: Soul of A Machine
* Black Panther: The Bride
* Black Panther: The Man Without Fear
* Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive
* Captain America
* Captain America: Sam Wilson
* Captain America: Steve Rogers
* Captain Marvel
* Civil War
* Civil War II
* Contest of Champions II
* Daredevil
* Doomwar
* Earth X
* Empyre
* Essential Avengers
* Essential X-Men
* Exiles
* Exiles Ultimate Collection
* Fantastic Force
* Fantastic Four
* Fantastic Four Adventures
* Fantastic Four: The End
* Infinity
* Iron Man
* Jungle Action
* Knights of Pendragon
* Korvac Saga
* Marvel Action: Avengers
* Marvel Action: Black Panther
* Marvel Age
* Marvel Comics Presents
* Marvel Fanfare
* Marvel Masterworks: Avengers
* Marvel Mix
* Marvel Previews
* Marvel Super Action
* Marvel Team-Up
* Marvel Triple Action
* Marvel Two-in-One
* Marvel Universe vs. The Avengers
* Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine
* Marvel Zombies
* Marvel Zombies 2
* Marvel's Greatest Comics
* New Avengers
* Original Sin
* Original Sin Special Edition
* Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man
* Rise of the Black Panther
* Secret Empire
* Secret Wars
* Spider-Man
* Storm
* The Avengers
* The Avengers Annual
* The Avengers United
* The Defenders
* The Immortal Hulk
* The Mighty World of Marvel
* The Totally Awesome Hulk
* The X-Men
* Ultimate New Ultimates
* Ultimates
* Ultimates 2
* Universe X
* Venomverse
* War of the Realms
* Wolverine
* X-Men
* X-Men Deluxe
* X-Men Extra
* X-Men Forever 2
* X-Men: World's Apart
== Trivia ==
* T'Challa is also the primary funder of the Mutants Sans Frontières; an organization that is dedicated to the protection of mutant rights, which also funds the X-Men's activities.
* Black Panther was once referred to as the "Black Leopard" for a short time in 1972. Both in-universe and out-of-universe, it was changed to distance themselves from the group of the same name, though in-universe, T'Challa explains that he neither condemns nor condones their actions and that, technically, a leopard is a panther.
** The character predates the party of the same name, but not the Black Panther logo which was used by the party's predecessor, and by segregated World War II Black Panthers Tank Battalion. Stan Lee had denied that the character was named after these movements, which began being used after the character's creation, and cited it simply as "a strange coincidence".
* Black Panther was ranked 51st on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes in 2011.
* T'Challa was two-times Time magazine's "Person of the Year" and six-times People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive."
* Black Panther is a fan of A Song of Ice and Fire. He even threatened Deadpool's life when Wade speculated the ending of the series during a battle with him out of fear Deadpool might have actually spoiled it.
* The T in T'Challa is silent, although in adaptations, it is pronounced.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* T'Challa (Earth-616) at Marvel Database
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