Nakia

"You cannot let your father's actions define your life. You get to decide what kind of king you want to be."

- Nakia to T'Challa

Nakia is a Wakandan spy, T'Challa's lover and a member of the War Dogs, who is often sent on missions around the world.

Biography
To be added

Personality
"If you weren't so stubborn, you would be a good queen." "It is because I am so stubborn that I would be a good queen."

- T'Challa and Nakia

Despite being loyal to Wakanda and has the country's best interests in mind always, Nakia disapproved of Wakanda's secretive, isolationist political policies, seeing it as obstacles holding Wakanda back from making the world a better place, instead of effective and efficient measures of keeping Wakanda safe. Despite her duties as a War Dog being mainly espionage and little else, she consistently gets involved in conflicts for the good of others, adamant to use her abilities to help those in need. Her insistence of not sitting by idly while others are suffering, coupled with her open disapproval of Wakanda's isolationism, results in her constantly being outside of the country helping others when she does not need to. Her stance and her headstrong attitude often have her coming to idealistic clashes with T'Challa, despite both having clear romantic affections for each other.

Abilities

 * Expert Spy: Nakia was able to flawlessly infiltrate a kidnapping.
 * Expert Martial Artist: Nakia took down multiple goons of Klaue’s using different techniques and has held her own against Erik Kilmonger while he was imbued with the power of the Heart Shaped Herb and the Golden Jaguar Habit. It is also suggested she is the top warrior in the River Tribe as she was standing next to the leader holding her weapons during the ritual combat ceremony and first uttered the tribe's chant as only the warriors did during the ceremony.

Equipment

 * Ring Blades: These blades are charged with some form of energy and are seen as being able to bounce back to Nakia's grip after throwing one at Killmonger. It is unclear whether or not this is because of skill or technology though.
 * Kimoyo Beads: Have the standard abilities of Kimoyo Beads.

Allies

 * Golden Tribe
 * T'Chaka † - Former King
 * T'Challa/Black Panther - King and Love Interest
 * Shuri
 * Ramonda
 * Sophia - Contact
 * Everett Ross
 * Dora Milaje
 * Okoye
 * Ayo
 * Xoliswa
 * Zuri †
 * River Tribe
 * River Tribe Elder
 * Jabari Tribe
 * M'Baku

Enemies

 * Ulysses Klaue †
 * Erik Killmonger † - Attempted Killer
 * Linda †
 * Limbani †

Trivia

 * In the comics, Nakia became an ally of Erik Killmonger after he rescued her from an enemy of Black Panther, and took the alias of Malice.

Behind the Scenes

 * Maria Hippolyte and Niahlah Hope were stunt doubles for Lupita Nyong'o in the role of Nakia.
 * Lupita Nyong'o called Nakia a "departure" from her comic counterpart, calling her a "war dog ... an undercover spy for Wakanda. Her job is to go out into the world and report back on what’s going on."