Shuri

"The Black Panther lives. And when he fights for the fate of Wakanda, I will be right there beside him."

- Shuri

Shuri is the Princess of Wakanda, sister of T'Challa, daughter of T'Chaka and Ramonda, and the leader of the Wakandan Design Group. An innovator responsible for creating much of Wakanda's modern technology, she is also known for designing the current generation Panther Habits. Shortly after the death of her father, she was assigned by T'Challa to delete Bucky Barnes' HYDRA programming from his mind. After her brother's coronation, Shuri assisted him and the Dora Milaje in tracking down Ulysses Klaue, only to be forced to flee the Golden City as Erik Killmonger overthrew the throne, eventually returning to reclaim Wakanda.

Incoronation of T'Challa
"Is there any member of a royal blood who wishes to challenge for the throne?" "This corset is really uncomfortable, so could we all just wrap it up and go home?"

- Zuri and Shuri

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The Busan Mission
"Yes! Wait- which side of the road is it?" "For Bast's sake, just drive!"

- Shuri and T'Challa

Shortly before T'Challa deployed to South Korea, Shuri brought him to her lab to showcase new equipment she'd developed for him, including sound-nullififying boots and new a version of his Panther Habit, consisting of nanotechnology and better reliability than his previous one. She also told him to bring the Remote Control Kimoyo Beads so that she can assist in the capture of Ulysses Klaue.

Healing Everett Ross
"Great! Another broken white boy for us to fix. This is going to be fun."

- Shuri

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Erik Killmonger's Campaign
"Ask who I am." "You're Erik Stevens. An American black operative. A mercenary nicknamed Killmonger. That's who you are." "That's not my name, Princess."

- Erik Killmonger and Shuri

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Battle of Mount Bashenga
"What's up, Princess?" "You'll never be a true King."

- Erik Killmonger and Shuri

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Construction in Oakland
"When you said you'd bring me to California for the first time, I thought you meant, or."

- Shuri to T'Challa

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Helping the Winter Soldier
"How are you feeling?" "Good. Thank you." "Come. Much more for you to learn."

- Shuri and Bucky Barnes

When her brother T'Challa brought both Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes to Wakanda, he entrusted Barnes to Shuri so she could remove the Winter Soldier programming from Barnes' mind. At the lab, Shuri explained to T'Challa and Rogers that she is using the most sophisticated bio-scanners in Wakanda to create a digital representation of Barnes' mind, in which the process would be tested to avoid damaging it while attempting to remove his brainwashing.

Months later, Shuri brought T'Challa to give his brother an update on Barnes. Shuri explained to T'Challa that, since Barnes programming is mostly connected to trigger words, she would use an algorithm that would 'reset' Barnes so HYDRA's programming could be destroyed without removing his memories. Shuri then revealed that her algorithm could be used to improve the Wakandan's technology though artificial intelligence in a more effective way than Ultron.

Trying to save Vision
"The structure is polymorphic." "Right. We-we have to attach each neuron non-sequentially." "Why didn't you just reprogram the synapses to work collectively?" "Because we didn't think of it?" "I'm sure you did your best."

- Shuri and Bruce Banner about Vision's Mind Stone

With Thanos attempting to take the Mind Stone from Vision to unite the six Infinity Stones, the Avengers brought the android to Wakanda to try and save his life. Bruce Banner believed that Vision was more than just the Mind Stone, and if the Stone could finally be removed carefully, then it might be possible for Vision to survive without the Stone. Then the Stone could be destroyed by the Scarlet Witch, at last ending Thanos' ultimate plan. Banner knew he was unable to do the work, but Steve Rogers suggested Shuri was up to the task.

With the Avengers and the Wakandan military buying time, Shuri attempted to disconnect the Mind Stone from Vision under the protection of Ayo and Scarlet Witch. During the battle, Scarlet Witch left to join the fray. With her absence, Corvus Glaive attacked. With Ayo held him off, Shuri managed to shut down the work and enable Vision to be active again. Firing her gauntlets at Glaive, Shuri was nonetheless quickly incapacitated.

Personality
"How many times do I have to teach you? Just because something works doesn't mean it cannot be improved."

- Shuri Shuri is a technological genius at heart, making good use of the abundance of the rare metal Vibranium to help advance her home country. She is always willing to continue innovations for whatever she invents, believing there's no end to a device's improvement. The Wakandan princess gets very excited to have her latest creation used by herself, her brother, etc. to see how effective it is.

Like many younger siblings, Shuri has a very childlike demeanor, always teasing T'Challa and never having much regards to formality. But she does love her family a lot and does become very concerned for her brother's safety. Not to mention that she has faith in her brother in becoming a great king and the next Black Panther, always willing to stand by his side.

Shuri is a big fan of American culture, with a lot of her inventions hinted to be directly inspired by movies that she would watch with her father. She often dresses in American style clothing as well, such as brand t-shirts, jeans, and shorts in high contrast to the traditional or high-class clothes of other Wakandans. Shuri also disliked traditional ceremonial clothing, once complaining about the corset she had to wear during T'Challa's crowning ceremony. She also appears to be very interested in social media, recording instances of her pranks on T'Challa and quoting internet memes at him.

She can also be sarcastic at times and doesn't suffer fools. When Everett Ross asked Shuri what to do with the Wakandian planes he found, she responded impatiently, since she was fighting off Kilmonger at the time, telling him "Shoot them down, genius!".

Abilities
"What do you know?" "More than you!"

- Black Panther and Shuri


 * Genius-Level Intellect: Shuri is the smartest human in the world, and her intelligence tops those of Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Stephen Strange, Hank Pym, Erik Selvig and Helen Cho, according to producer, Nate Moore.
 * Master Engineer: Shuri is an engineer whose ingenuity bests Tony Stark's, as she developed and overseen Wakanda's technology, including weaponry, defenses, communications, transportation, her own energy blast gauntlets, her brother T'Challa's new  Panther Habit and James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes' Vibranium arm.
 * Multilingualism: Shuri is fluent in her native language, Xhosa, English, and many other languages.

Equipment

 * Kimoyo Beads: Shuri is able to communicate with people and remote Wakandan technology using these beads, including control of the vast Vibranium mines.

Vehicles

 * Remote Control Disks: Shuri uses this equipment to drive and pilot various vehicles from her lab in Wakanda. These disks also possess an array of advanced technological capabilities.

Weapons

 * Vibranium Gauntlets: These gauntlets shoot blasts of energy powerful enough to subdue Killmonger in the Golden Jaguar Habit. They are also able to send grown men flying several feet.
 * Sonic Spear: After Killmonger uses his claws to disarm Shuri, she eventually goes into battle and gains one of these weapons, which Killmonger states are powerful enough to stop a tank.

Shuri's Designs

 * Panther Habit: To be added
 * Sneakers: To be added
 * Shuri's Remote Control Disks: To be added
 * Vibranium Gauntlets: To be added

Family

 * Golden Tribe
 * Bashenga † - Ancestor
 * Azzuri † - Grandfather
 * T'Chaka † - Father
 * Ramonda - Mother
 * N'Jobu † - Uncle
 * T'Challa/Black Panther † - Brother
 * Erik Killmonger † - Cousin and Attempted Killer

Allies

 * Wakandan Design Group
 * Bucky Barnes/White Wolf † - Patient
 * Dora Milaje
 * Okoye
 * Ayo
 * Xoliswa
 * Nakia - Friend
 * Everett Ross - Patient and Friend
 * Zuri †
 * Jabari Tribe
 * M'Baku - Enemy turned Ally
 * Avengers
 * Steve Rogers/Captain America
 * Vision †
 * Bruce Banner
 * Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch †
 * Black Widow

Enemies

 * Ulysses Klaue †
 * Border Tribe
 * W'Kabi - Ally turned Enemy
 * Corvus Glaive †

Trivia

 * In the comics, Shuri assumed the mantle of Black Panther from her half-brother T'Challa after he was temporarily left in a comatose state.
 * Director Ryan Coogler stated that Shuri's science skills are on par with those of world-renowned geniuses' like Tony Stark.
 * Producer Nate Moore stated that Shuri is "...the smartest person in the world, smarter than Tony Stark but she’s a sixteen-year-old girl..."

Behind the Scenes

 * Crystal Michelle was a stunt double for Letitia Wright in the role of Shuri.
 * Letitia Wright describes Shuri as "an innovative spirit and an innovative mind" who "wants to take Wakanda to a new place... [and] has a great fashion sense". Wright also felt Shuri was "vibrant" and "refreshing", and was a good role model for young black girls.