T'Challa

Black Panther Suit

> My name is King T'Challa, son of King T'Chaka. I am the sovereign ruler of the nation of Wakanda. And for the first time in our history, we will be sharing our knowledge and resources with the outside world.
>
> T'Challa

**T'Challa** is the King of Wakanda and is the eldest child of T'Chaka and Ramonda. As the Wakandan monarch, he became the holder of the **Black Panther** mantle. Following the death of his father in the bombing attack orchestrated by Callum Hughes, T'Challa had set out to kill Callum's soldiers, who was widely believed to be responsible for the attack. During his attempt to find the soldiers, Black Panther went with Nakia and Okoye to search for the soldiers. However, Black Panther eventually learned that Callum was really the one who had been responsible for his father's demise, as he captured Callum, handing him over to Everett Ross, while he also vowed never to allow desires of vengeance to consume him again.

Upon returning into Wakanda, T'Challa was officially crowned King, before he attempted to track down Ulysses Klaue, who had resurfaced after several years. However, T'Challa failed to capture Klaue and instead was forced to bring Everett Ross to the city to save his life. T'Challa's leadership was challenged when Erik Killmonger, who was his cousin came into Wakanda, having killed Klaue and challenged T'Challa for their throne, as Killmonger bested T'Challa in a duel and took the crown. However, T'Challa had survived the duel and, with the help of M'Baku and his family, returned to Wakanda where he defeated Killmonger. Following this conflict, T'Challa returned to the United Nations as he had shared Wakanda's secret wealth with the rest of the world.

## Personality

> You're a good man, with a good heart. And it's hard for a good man to be king.
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> T'Chaka to T'Challa

T'Challa is polite, respectful, and very caring for the people he is around and who he considers his friends. He was shown to have high respect towards other people, especially towards his father, T'Chaka. He honored the tradition and principles of Wakanda and was willing to take action whenever it is necessary. When his father died, he was willing and ready to take his rightful place as king of Wakanda. While he does not seem to favor fights, he was very quick to try and avenge his father's death. An honorable fighter, T'Challa respects his opponents and was willing to spare his enemies' lives. That being said, he was not opposed to killing his opponents in a fight and does not always try to avoid lethal measures of disabling them. Though he mortally injured Erik Killmonger, he still offered him the chance to heal his wounds and even granted his wish to see Wakanda's sunset before dying. When M'Baku challenged T'Challa for the throne, T'Challa focused on forcing M'Baku to yield rather than trying to kill him.

Despite shown to be too action-oriented and had too much of a shoot-first-ask-questions-later attitude early in his introductions, he was, however, not incapable to see reason and was level-headed enough to know when to keep his emotions in check, shown when he finally had the chance to avenge his father, he ultimately chose not to, knowing that doing so would make him fall as low as Callum Hughes, and would go against what the Black Panther stands for. As he stood by Callum, the latter explained to him about how he had also lost his loved ones too, and that he and T'Challa were not so different, as they both are in pursuit of revenge. It was at this moment that T'Challa realized that revenge has completely consumed Callum, and he realized that this is not what his father would have wanted for him, he even offered to heal Erik Killmonger despite wanting to kill him initially due to the multiple atrocities he committed, and for killing Zuri who was a friend and a mentor to him.

According to his father, T'Challa tended to disapprove of diplomacy but was nevertheless supportive of the Sokovia Accords, showing that he is more a warrior at heart than a politician.

Since ascending to the throne as King of Wakanda, he was constantly torn between honoring the traditions of Wakanda and helping the wider world. T'Challa personally questions Wakanda's isolationism, yet unable to find any solid reasons to take a stand on the issue other than traditions. While he agrees that Wakanda, as the most advanced country in the world, can and should do more to help the world, he is unwilling to revise the country's isolationist policies.

It isn't until T'Challa has been dethroned by his corrupted and very destructive cousin, learning about his father's mistakes and the country is on the brink of declaring war against the rest of the world, that he realizes that Wakanda's isolationism had caused, and will eventually cause, more harm than good to the nation's interests, and that of the world's at large. His epiphany on the matter becomes so firm that he berates his father's and his predecessors' insistence on isolationism in the spirit realm and vowed to make Wakanda truly a part of the world.

To that end, T'Challa developed a strong moral compass, devoting himself to doing what's best for the people around him, even beyond his status as King. T'Challa initiated a variety of programs dedicated to providing aid to the needy in foreign countries, and promote exchanges in a variety of fields, as early steps to break Wakanda's isolation in a very cautious manner, as it is impossible to fully share Wakanda's wealth, technological advancements, and vibranium resources, without causing worldwide chaos.

T'Challa was not a very talkative person, as he usually stayed silent during conversations and often talked in short sentences. Even though T'Challa almost always shows a mostly serious demeanor, he is actually quite humorous and sarcastic around his family and friends. He jokes and playfully interacts with Shuri, Nakia, and Okoye. He also had a good friendship with W'Kabi and Zuri until the former lost faith in him for his failure to capture Klaue.

### Powers

* **Heart-Shaped Herb Enhancement**: To be added.
	+ **Enhanced Strength**: To be added.
	+ **Enhanced Durability**: To be added.
	+ **Enhanced Speed**: To be added.
	+ **Enhanced Agility**: To be added.
	+ **Enhanced Stamina**: To be added.
	+ **Enhanced Reflexes**: To be added.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: To be added.
	+ **Semi-Immortality**: To be added.
* **Panther Habit Capabilities**: To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: To be added.
	+ **Claw Retraction**: To be added.
	+ **Kinetic Energy Absorption**: To be added.

### Abilities

* **Master Martial Artist**: To be added.
* **Knife Mastery**: To be added.
* **Spear Mastery**: To be added.
* **Master Marksman**: To be added.
* **Master Acrobat**: To be added.
* **Genius-Level Intellect**: To be added.
* **Master Tactician**: To be added.
* **Master Spy**: To be added.
* **Pilot**: To be added.
* **Multilingualism**: To be added.

## Equipment

### Panther Habit

* **Panther Habit**: To be added.
	+ **Vibranium Claws**: To be added.
	+ **Sneakers**: To be added.

### Weapons

* **Vibranium Ikiwa Dagger**: To be added.
* **Nguni Shield**: To be added.
* **Sonic Spear**: To be added.
* **Wakandan Short-spear**: To be added.

### Other Equipment

* **Wakandan Royal Ring**: To be added.
* **Kimoyo Beads**: To be added.
	+ **EMP Beads**: To be added.
* **Implant**: To be added.
* **Wakandan Communicator**: To be added.

### Vehicles

* **Jet**: To be added.
* **Royal Talon Fighter**: To be added.

## Facilities

* **Citadel**: To be added.
* **Wakanda Medical Center**: To be added.
* **Shuri's Lab**: To be added.

## Relationships

### Family

* Golden Tribe
	+ Bashenga † - Ancestor
	+ Azzuri † - Grandfather
	+ T'Chaka † - Father and Predecessor
	+ Ramonda - Mother
	+ N'Jobu † - Uncle
	+ Shuri - Sister
	+ N'Jadaka/Erik Killmonger † - Cousin, Attempted Killer and Victim
* Aunt-by-Marriage †