Shuri

**Shuri** is an allied character in *Marvel's Avengers*. Initially mentioned via a data file, until she becomes a secondary mission control supporting character (particularly for Wakanda area) as of War for Wakanda.

## Biography

Shuri was the sister of Wakanda's King T'Challa and the heir to the throne. Due to her brother's association with the Avengers, she helped design technology for the team. These included the latest version of Captain America's shields, which he used both during and after A-Day.

### Events of *Marvel's Avengers*

#### Reassemble

Five years after the A-Day and the rise of AIM, which caused Wakanda to go isolated from the world map once more, Shuri found a news of Steve Rogers-Captain America is in fact alive and had been secret kidnapped by AIM, until Iron Man and Thor found and save him, reassembling the Avengers, thanks to the current Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan. Due to this, she brings a good news to her brother and the rest of their people about Captain America being alive and well.

#### War for Wakanda

When Ulysses Klaue’s mercenary group and AIM begin to invade Wakanda to steal the country’s original vibranium rocks, just as the Avengers is in a middle of chasing one of AIM’s chopper and unknowingly being lured to enter the shielded country, Shuri let the Avengers in and help the country.

At the throne base Birnin Zana, she befriend with Kamala. When Klaue kidnapped one of the Wakandan three best scientists who are expert on vibranium origin and usage at the historical site, Shuri insist her brother, to let her go alone to save the hostage. However, T'Challa secretly ignore her request and initiate an early stealth ops at night, out of paranoia of losing his people. Unfortunately before Shuri arrive at the site, the ops fail and exposed because Klaue hacked into the communication of Wakanda’s internet Kimoyo network, causing T'Challa and the Avengers rush towards the temple quickly. As it turns out, Klaue is only planning to destroy Wakanda and its people in front of T'Challa to make him suffer out of personal revenge, starting with three scientists he kidnapped. Shuri is save from being killed and arrive late when the rescue fails.

While mourning her fellow scientist, Shuri happen to discover of AIM’s Scientist Supreme Monica Rappaccini is alive, despite a previous incident: The great news is that AIM and Klaue’s alliance becomes broken apart when Monica fired Klaue for both killing the scientist and destroy the heritage resources along with it for his selfish personal vengeance, instead of kidnapping and forced them to work for AIM for upcoming Kree Empire’s invasion on Earth until they served their purposes; The bad news, while both AIM and Klaue enact their own plans on stealing Wakanda’s vibranium, Klaue’s army invades the country’s heart where vibranium first landed on Earth since ancient times, the mound.

When Klaue mutated into a humanoid energy made of sound, Shuri manage to convince her brother to trust her and their people at Wakanda, sacrificing the country’s barrier energy to weakened Klaue and killing him. Once Klaue dies, Shuri re-activate the country’s barrier and arrest one of AIM and Klaue’s human agents who are now stuck at the country’s city.

After T'Challa announce to join Avengers, Shuri is promoted by him to be Wakanda’s new queen, much to her and everyone’s delight.

## Relationships

### Family

* Bashenga - Ancestor †
* Black Panther of Libia - Ancestor †
* T'Chaka - Father †
* T'Challa / Black Panther - Brother, Predecessor to the Throne
* S'Yan - Uncle †
* Unnamed Mother

### Allies

* Wakanda
	+ Okoye
	+ Zawavari
	+ N'lix
* Avengers - Tech Provider
	+ Steve Rogers / Captain America - Family Friend
	+ Tony Stark / Iron Man
	+ Thor Odinson
	+ Bruce Banner / Hulk
	+ Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
	+ Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel - Best Friend
	+ Kate Bishop
	+ Clint Barton / Hawkeye
* JARVIS - Fellow Mission Control
* The Resistance
* SHIELD

## Notes

* In Marvel Comics, Shuri was first introduced in *Black Panther* (Vol. 4) #2 (May, 2005). The half-sister of T'Challa, she serves as an ally to him and is the inventor of technology he uses as the Black Panther. Shuri also serves as his regent whenever he is out of Wakanda. She has also served as the Black Panther, taking over briefly after T'Challa was injured.

## See Also

* A-Day Preparations (Data File Set)
* Shuri on the Marvel Comics Database