Black Panther (Marvel Comics)

### Aliases

Black Panther, Luke Charles, Damisa-Sarki (the Panther), Orphan-King, Haramu-Fal (the Orphan King), King of the Dead, has impersonated Daredevil, Mr. Okonkwo, the Client, the Great Cat, Panther-Devil, Black Leopard, Coal Tiger, Nubian Prince

### Tier

Multi City Block higher with King of the Dead and Prep Time

> "*I am the King of Wakanda. I am the nation incarnate. And on behalf of that nation, I say: Let the faith of all of Wakanda power you. That faith is more than any mutation. It is a gift of godhead, passed down from your ancestors. Claim the gift. Let this be the hour when Gods again stalk the land. The hour of the Storm.*"
> ― Black Panther
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## Summary

T'challa (better known by his title of the **Black Panther**) is the sovereign ruler of the fictional African territory of Wakanda and one of the most valued members of the Avengers roster.

Black Panther first appearing in July 1966 is also the first black superhero in comics, appearing long before the Falcon and Luke Cage of Marvel as well as John Stewart or Black Lightning of DC Comics.

## Feats

* Successfully defeated his uncle to earn the right to become the new and rightful King of Wakanda
* Defeated the Fantastic Four to test them if they were capable of helping him fight off Klaw and his mercenaries
* Teamed up with Captain America and Sharon Carter defeat an imposter of Baron Zemo
* Rescued Goliath, Wasp, and Hawkeye from Grim Reaper, earning membership among the Avengers
* Went into hell and ripped out Mephisto's heart, then managed to trick him
* Managed to regain control of Wakanda from the insane war strategist Achebe
* When his sister Shuri became the new Black Panther, he was crowned by Bast as "The King of the Dead", gaining the strength and experience of all past Black Panthers
* Was a member of the Illumanati, a group of superheros composed of Black Bolt, Iron Man, Black Panther, Dr. Strange, Mr Fantastic, Namor, and Beast
* Temporarily took the place of Daredevil as the protector of Hell's Kitchen
* Has earned the respect from the likes of Doctor Doom and the Asgardian Gods
* 8th smartest man in the Marvel Universe
* Has a calculated net worth of 90.7 trillion
* Creates a Wakandan (and arguably better) version of Tony Stark's Hulkbuster

## Powers and Stats

Powers and Abilities:Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses (Especially smell, can detect thousands of scents from miles away), Master of Martial Arts, Genius Level Intellect, Kinetic Energy and Vibration Absorption with suit, Extrasensory Perception (Can perceive one's aura), Instinctive Reaction, Life Support via suit (has air filtration devices, allowing him to survive underwater),Durability Negation with Vibranium, Stealth Mastery, Technopathy and Energy Projection with Energy Blades, Weapon Mastery, Thrown Weapon User, Teleportation, Invisibility, Shapeshifting via Holographic Disguise, Force Field Creation, Explosion Manipulation, Status Effect Inducement via flash bangs, Hacking, Flight via assorted vehicles, Vehicular Mastery, Magical knowledge, Stat Amping via alchemy, Attack Reflection via suit and Ebony Blade, Power Nullification (Vibranium Daggers can nullify teleportation, can destroy surrounding energy fields with grenades, can disrupt mind control with his daggers), Statistics Amplification (Grows stronger the more he's attacked by magic), Cosmic Awareness, Pressure Points, Weapon Creation and limited Soul Manipulation by creating a spirit spear, Resistance to Magical based attacks and Diseases (via improved immunity), Possession, Empathic Manipulation, Power Nullification, Electricity Manipulation, Madness Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation and Sleep Manipulation

Destructive Capacity: **Multi-City Block Level** (Portrayed as being equal to Captain America on several occasions, makes a crater by punching White Wolf, almost punches off Red Skull's jaw, knocks out the Man Ape, Comparable to characters who can trade blows with Deadpool) negates conventional durability with Vibranium weapons. **Higher** as King of the Dead(Far superior to before, commands the powers of all Panthers who have come before)

Striking Strength: **Class GJ** (Nearly punches off Red Skull's jaw, equal to Captain America, bests Vlad the Impaler whom took a similar serum to Captain America, knocks out the Man Ape, should scale to characters able to injure Deadpool) **Higher** when empowered (Received a boost in power through making deals with other unknown gods, which made him “more fit and powerful than ever”, after becoming the king of the dead he received the combined power and knowledge of all Black Panthers who have ever lived)

Lifting Strength: **Class 10** (Has stopped a charging elephant, topples over a large boulder, held his own against the Kingpin and should be equal to Captain America, uses a flaming tree as a makeshift spear, bull dogs a rhinoceros), **Class 100** via amplification (His Panther suit can increase his lifting strength by ten times)

Durability: **Multi-City Block Level** (Tanks hits from Captain America, Daredevil fails to do damage with a sneak attack, trades blows with Killmonger and Man Ape), **Higher** with empowerment (Became far more durable then before thanks to his bargains, should have the combined durability of all Panthers that have come before him)

Speed: **Hypersonic** Travel Speed with **Massively Hypersonic** Combat and Reaction Speed (Dodges Captain America's Shield, evades a sonic blast from Ulysses Klaw, after being badly wounded dodges a napalm arrow, pretty easily keeps up with Wolverine, dodges a girder thrown by an alternate version of the Hulk), **Higher** with empowerment (Became much faster then before and was described as "more fit then ever', has the combined speed of all previous Panthers as King of the Dead)

Stamina: **Superhuman**

Range: **Standard Melee Range**, Extended Melee Range with gauntlets, **dozens of meters** with his daggers

Intelligence: **Extraordinary Genius**. Considered the 8th smartest man in the world, has a Ph.D. in physics from Oxford University, invented Shadow Physics is a brilliant inventor, extremely skilled tactician and strategist, and has the skills to run a powerful nation. In addition, he is a master of many martial arts styles, is a great gymnast and acrobat, a skilled hunter and tracker, and has many years of direct fighting experience against all kinds of foes.

Standard Equipment: Panther Suit, Vibranium Daggers, antarctic vibranium claws (Anti metal), flash marbles, explosive marbles, Wakandan Hulkbuster, various magical artifacts

## Weaknesses

* Has proven to be somewhat too overconfident for his own good
* His enhanced senses can be used against him