W'Kabi

"For thirty years your father was in power and did nothing. With you I thought it would be different. But it is more of the same."

- W'Kabi to Black Panther

W'Kabi is the head of security for Wakanda’s Border Tribe as well as T'Challa's best friend. Having lost his faith in his king due to his failure to capture Ulysses Klaue, the man responsible for the death of his parents, W'Kabi put his support in Erik Killmonger, allowing him to take the throne of Wakanda and seemingly kill T'Challa as a result. When the Black Panther returned to challenge Killmonger, W'Kabi led the fight against his former friend and M'Baku, leading to him being forced by Okoye to surrender.

Klaue's Attack
"My parents were killed when he attacked, not a day goes by when I do not think about what Klaue took from us, from me."

- W'Kabi to Black Panther To be added

Learning Klaue's Location
"Take me with you, we will take him down together side by side." "I need you here, protecting the border." "Then I ask, you kill him where he stands, or you bring him back to us." "You have my word, I will bring him back."

- W'Kabi and T'Challa

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Loosing Faith
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Meeting Killmonger
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Following Killmonger's Rule
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Battle of Mount Bashenga
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Personality
W'Kabi is a warrior with immense loyalty to Wakanda, who, like T'Challa, has doubts about Wakanda's isolationist policies. Since his parents' death by the hands of Klaue, he has developed a longstanding, burning desire for revenge on Klaue, but loyalty to his country and dedication to his duty as leader of the Border Tribe, as well as head of the protectors of Wakanda's borders, prevent him for exacting his revenge. Nevertheless, he resented the former king for not doing anything to apprehend or terminate Klaue, and jumped on any chance to officially go outside of the country to pursue his family's killer. Growing up together with T'Challa, they become fast friends due to similarities in mindsets, with both sharing immense love and loyalty for their country, a warrior mindset, and doubts about Wakanda's isolationism. However, unlike T'Challa who is comparatively mild-mannered and tries to avoid using force whenever possible, W'Kabi is more aggressive and sports a shoot-first-ask-questions-later attitude when dealing with threats.

Notably disappointed after T'Challa fails to apprehend or kill Klaue on the new king's mission to pursue the notorious arms dealer, W'Kabi's friendship with T'Challa falters. When N'Jadaka comes carrying Klaue's dead body as a gift and proves his lineage as T'Challa's cousin and a Wakandan by blood, W'Kabi is quick to take Killmonger's side when he challenges T'Challa for the throne, seeing his former friend to be too weak and ineffective to be king. While wary of Killmonger's apparent lack of care for his duty as King of Wakanda and eagerness to wage a war against the entire world when he takes the throne, W'Kabi's inherent aggressiveness and doubts about Wakanda's isolationism lead him to follow his king's orders faithfully nonetheless. He goes as far as to call on the Border Tribe to attack T'Challa despite the fact that Killmonger's claim of the throne is being contested, as the duel deciding who will be king can only end with one contender dead or yielded, but T'Challa never yielded during the duel, and comes back alive ready to fight.

However, W'Kabi's loyalty to his country and fellow countrymen, especially his lover Okoye, ultimately prevails over his personal agenda and beliefs, making him realize that he is doing his country more harm than good if his tribe continues fighting his countrymen. It is yet to be seen if his strained relationship with T'Challa has mended after the latter has retaken the throne.

Abilities
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Equipment

 * Kimoyo Beads: To be added

Family

 * Mother †
 * Father †

Allies

 * T'Chaka †
 * Erik Killmonger † - Enemy turned Ally and King
 * Zuri †
 * Tribe Council
 * River Tribe Elder
 * Border Tribe Elder
 * Merchant Tribe Elder
 * Mining Tribe Elder

Enemies

 * Ulysses Klaue †
 * T'Challa/Black Panther - Former King and Friend turned Enemy
 * Shuri
 * Nakia
 * Dora Milaje
 * Okoye - Wife turned Enemy
 * Ayo
 * Xoliswa
 * Jabari Tribe
 * M'Baku

Trivia

 * In the comics, W'Kabi was the chief of the Wakandan security and T'Challa's second in command.

Behind the Scenes

 * Brandon M. Shaw and Tomar Boyd were stunt doubles for Daniel Kaluuya in the role of W'Kabi.