Erik Killmonger

"I waited my entire life for this. The world's gonna start over, and I'm gonna be on top!"

- Erik Killmonger

Erik Stevens (born N'Jadaka) is a Wakandan native and former American black-ops soldier who, years after T'Chaka exiled his family, returns under the alias Erik Killmonger to exact revenge and dethrone T'Challa.

Personality
"Black Panther, it must feel good sitting here comfortable." "What do you want?" "I want your secrets, your weapons. I'm gonna burn it all!"

- Erik Killmonger and Black Panther

Erik has immense hate and anger towards T'Challa and his father, presumably due to the latter exiling him and his family years before. Using his charisma, considerable skills in combat and weaponry and his surprising knowledge of Wakandan customs, Erik Killmonger is a dangerous threat to all that T'Challa holds dear.

Abilities

 * Martial Artist: Erik is highly skilled in martial arts able to go toe-toe with T'Challa.
 * Expert Marksman: As a former member of American black-ops, Kilmonger is incredibly accurate with firearms.

Equipment

 * Kimoyo Beads: To be added
 * Golden Jaguar Habit: To be added

Family

 * To be added

Allies

 * Ulysses Klaue - Situational Ally

Enemies

 * T'Chaka †
 * T'Challa/Black Panther
 * Dora Milaje
 * Okoye
 * Nakia
 * Ayo
 * Shuri
 * Ramonda
 * W'Kabi
 * Zuri

Trivia

 * In the comics, Erik Killmonger, originally known as N'Jadaka, was a Wakandan native who was exiled after his father was forced to work for Ulysses Klaue and attempted to overthrow T'Challa from the throne upon his return.
 * Killmonger's scarification markings on his chest and torso resemble that of the and  tribes.

Behind the Scenes

 * Michael B. Jordan noted the character's dreadlocks hairstyle was a way "to stay true to the original character ['s long hair] as much as possible and make it as modern as we could."
 * Jordan stated that Kilmonger is "very strategic, thoughtful. He's very patient. Very well skilled, trained to a T. He works very hard, and he feels what he's doing is right."
 * Jordan compared Killmonger and T'Challa's relationship to the X-Men characters and . He also compared his performance to 's take on Magneto in the, and to 's  in .
 * Khalid Ghajji and Aaron Toney were stunt doubles for Michael B. Jordan in the role of Erik Killmonger.