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This page covers the Marvel comicbook hero Black Panther also known as The Black Leopard , Ukatana , Luke Charles , Coal Tiger . If this is not the page you were looking for check here.
Leader of the African country Wakanda, Avenger, and husband of Storm.
Origin
As the son of T'Chaka, T'Challa was a member of the royal family. However, he wasn't in line to be king. To become the Black Panther, he had to earn it. Once a year a contest is held where any citizen of Wakanda can challenge the current Black Panther for the right to rule. At 19 years old, T'Challa, wearing a mask, challenged his uncle (who was said to rival T'Chaka, and had already taken the heart shaped herb) and beat him in fair combat. After that, T'Challa was required to fight 6 of Wakanda's best warriors (each more than a man for any normal man) all at once. He did, and he beat them relatively easily. After this he did several other tasks to prove his worthiness and increase his physical prowess and spiritual strength. After all his tasks had been completed, T'Challa was allowed to undergo the ritual that would make him the Black Panther. He had the juices of the Heart Shaped Herb applied to his body (the process would kill any man who was unworthy,or not a member of the royal line) and was given royal attire, the costume he wears today.
Civil War
T'Challa married Storm Storm and they went on a world tour for their honeymoon, making several stops before ending up in America in the heat of Civil War. He and Storm help out the Captain America and the Secret Avengers. Even after Mr. Fantastic made a personal visit to him on behalf of the president.
New Four
Following Civil War, Black Panther and Storm fill in for Reed and Sue Richards (Invisible Woman) in the Fantastic Four, making their temporary home in the Baxter building. Although affiliated with the Illuminati, T'Challa is not a member of it. But he was invited to joined by its members, who were Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Mr. Fantastic, Black Bolt, and Namor. The old team has currently re taken the mantle as the Fantastic Four, and Black Panther, and Storm left the team.
Powers & Abilities
Thanks to the Heart Shaped Herb, T'Challa has enhanced speed, agility, strength, endurance, healing and senses. All of these attributes have been raised to near superhuman levels. With his enhanced senses the Black Panther can see in complete and total darkness as if it was bright as day, and can see something 100 feet as if it were right in front of him. With his sense of smell he can track someone across a continent with his sense of smell, memorize tens of thousands of smells and can detect fear lies in a person. He can hear things that normal humans can't as well as sounds that they can, but at a distance not possible with normal ears. He can hear the breathing and heartbeats of enemies. With his sense of taste he can determine any ingredients in anything he eats. He can use his senses together to sometimes predict his opponent's moves ahead of time. The Heart Shaped Herb also created a connection between T'Challa and the Panther God, the deity his people worship. On top of all his powers, T'Challa is a skilled martial artist. He learned to fight both at home (from the best warriors in Wakanda) and abroad. When he was still a teenager he traveled the whole world to learn various skills, some academic and others focused on physical combat.
In addition to all his physical strengths, the Black Panther is an intellectual giant. Not only is he recognized for his brilliance by his peers across the seas, he's one of the smartest of his own people, which is impressive considering that his nation holds some of the smartest and people in the world. T'Challa is a scientist, an engineer, an inventor, a weapons designer and a tactical and strategical genius. It is T'challa who designed the Avengers Quinjet,and the Wakanda Design Group who built it. T'challa is also the religious leader of his people. He has access to the wisdom of the previous Wakandan chieftains, whose souls dwell in "The Panther Pavillion", a holy temple within the city. Once he even encountered and fought the embodiment of his God/Tribal Totem "The Panther God" when it manifested to test his worthiness to remain the tribal leader and to also punish him for maintaining a policy of neutrality toward South Africa during Aparthied in the 1980's.
Equipment
Along with the title of Black Panther T'Challa received a costume woven with Vibranium, a metal with the ability to absorb all vibrations and kinetic energy it comes in contact with. Vibranium is only found in Wakanda, hence the nation's need for protection. The costume negates most force directed against it and robs moving objects of kinetic energy. This keeps him protected from most attacks. Blades can cut the fabric but only if they cut along the grain. Vibranium pads on the feet of T'Challa's feet allow him to drop from the tops of buildings without hurting his legs as well as run up walls. T'Challa also has anti-metal claws that can cut through nearly anything, including the hardest metals. The claws also have the ability to emit small energy blades from the tip as well as launch them as projectile attacks. During the beginning of his career, the finger-tips of his gloves shot out gaseous streams of a powerful sleeping agent.
Alternate Realities
Earth-295
In this alternate reality called Age of Apocalypse the land of Wakanda was ravaged by Apocalypse's agents, the Marauders, in order to mine the land's precious vibranium. During the battles, T'Challa was killed and his skeleton was mounted in the middle of the town as a message to all those that oppose Apocalypse.
Earth-2149
In the (Marvel Zombies) reality Black Panther was one of Earth's last remaining humans and he was being kept by Giant Man as he will feed on him later on. Even though he has lost his right arm and left leg, he escaped with the head of Wasp. He later joined forces with the Acolytes. Later he was assassinated by one of the Acolytes, and Wakanda was on a brink of civil war between the Acolytes and T'Challa's followers. Wasp was forced to eat him.
Earth-58163
T'Challa of the House of M reality is known as King T'Challa of the African Commonwealth of Wakanda.
Earth-9997
On Earth-9997, Earth X, Black Panther is a now a mutated Black Panther and is married to Storm. Captain America entrusted him with the Cosmic Cube.
Earth-355
T'Challa of Earth-355 was known as Coal Tiger.
Earth-398
Earth-398 T'Challa was known as the Nubian Prince.
Earth-2301
In the marvel mangaverse T’Challa is still king of wakanda, and when calling upon the help of the God Qamatha he can transform into a werepanther. His appearance in the werepanther form is of a large humanoid werepanther in ancient Egyptian clothing. He can also call upon Qamathas power to change him into the Falcon. In this form his appearance is heavily influenced by the ancient Egyptian god Horus. In this reality his magical abilities are prominent as Dr. Strange notices his magical trail. .
Earth-8311
In the Larval Universe, Black Panther is turned into a Panda named Black Panda.
Ultimate
The Black Panther is part of the Ultimates and seems to have a past rivalry with Wolverine.
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