Keep in mind, this is not a post about Black Panther's future in the MCU. That will all be discussed at a later and more appropriate time. This post is to remember and honour the iconic character that was marvellously portrayed by the phenomenal Chadwick Boseman.

So feel free to discuss your love for the character, why he is important to you, your favourite scene with him, how Boseman brought him to life with perfection, his journey through the MCU, and anything else you wish.

I could do an analysis of Black Panther, and who knows, I might when it's not 12:40 AM, but I wanted to say that the scene of him yelling at his ancestors is one of the most well put-together scenes in the MCU in terms of build-up, character, effects, story, and acting. The character is this really interesting commentary on the way young people deal with their ancestor's legacies and the world they've been handed, especially regarding N'Jobu's death. I'll definitely go more in-depth about this soon (on this post, don't worry), but for now, this was why I connected with him. As a young person facing the crisis of a world we were handed, I completely understood him on that level.

So one of hardest things about Chadwick’s passing besides him no longer being with us, is the idea of T’Challa possibly being gone too. T’Challa has a lot of things to respect about him. He is brave, he is not afraid to fight for his place and take on a challenger, but he also has respect for his enemy and rather see them have a fair trial. He is the hero, who is also a king. A lot of stories often portray kings as the villain, or a coward, or both, but not often as the hero. He has love for his family, he has love for his people, and he has love for people that are not part of his kingdom too. He was a listener and while he disagreed with Kilmonger, he seem to be listening. Kilmonger might of inspire him to share more of Wakanda with others in the end. He also was serious when he needed to be serious, but also had a sense of humor too. He is great Black superhero, but I think why various people start liking him was due to Chadwick’s acting and how inspiring the character he made him to be. Also his suit is awesome and clean. Certainly one of the best suits in the MCU.

Maybe I am projecting too much, but in these current times I could go for a leader like T’Challa, even without the suit. I wish I could have met Chadwick and maybe I will...in the life after.

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What else hasn't been said about this portrayal?

I still remember when they introduced Chadwick on-stage for the reveal that he would embody the king of Wakanda. I can tell you that I was hesitant, mainly because I hadn't seen his other works, and also because I thought the suit looked weird. Even so, he delivered, and the suit, it grew on me. So much so, that would prefer seeing the other suit over his solo movie one. Goes to show that one of the real heroes of the MCU is the casting director.

The accent. Oh god, the accent. Just like the other two things from above, it felt weird at the beginning, but once I learned the reason why they decided to give him an accent, all fell into place. Now, sure, I had envisioned T'Challa as the kind of diplomat who learned many languages when young, and thus would've had less of an African accent, but still, all previous portrayals of T'Challa had an accent, even if none felt like the one Chadwick used on-screen. I'd like to especifically remark on the ending of the film, where he is at the UN. There, the way he speaks, evokes the speeches of Nelson Mandela himself.

Also, as a person who not only is bilingual, but whose father taught him that same language, I love every single scene with him and John Kami. There is a sense of inside joke in that Civil War scene, that I really wish we could've seen the two of them before. Really, every key relationship in Black Panther's movie felt lived in like no other Marvel movie felt, at least for me.

I'm glad we had Chadwick portray the character, with as much gravitas and style. If anyone was going to convince me that a man in a black suit was a badass, I'm glad it was him.

I liked Black Panther so much for his cool mood and ways to go about a problem. He wasn't afraid of failure. He learned so much in CA:CW and BP.

He learned that if he went at a problem in a different way than the first time he could do it. He learned that revenge wasn't the solution, and doesn't help you. He learned about fairness (= Trying to heal Killmonger, introducing the world to Wakanda). He learned that everybody deserves a second chance (= healing Winter Soldier). He learned about his past and "corrected" (He didn't quite manage, but that wasn't his fault.) the failures of his father. He learned what it meant to be a good person, a hero, a fair king, a friend.

He reunited M'Baku's tribe with the other [4] tribes (Were it 4? Not so sure.). He didn't kill Ulysses Klaue when he had the chance. In the first place, this might have been for the people watching, but I'm 100% sure after the film he would have descided the same again, no matter people watching. He also spared Helmut Zemo. Yet we also see he can do what's necessary. He killed Killmonger when he could no different. He also knows to do teamwork, something others still need to learn (#IronMan). And his equipment is fantastic. Some might be a little spaced-out, but the most are easily explained and simply awesome.

To sum up, he's awesome.

Has Falcon ever been discussed yet? If yes, could I have the link for that discussion?

Alright, here's my T'Challa analysis, guys! What a great arc he has had.

We first see T'Challa in Civil War, in the aftermath of T'Chaka's death. We see how he handles it, and we understand the he now has the mantle of both Black Panther and King of Wakanda (explained in a comic that the two are linked, but that you can give up one without the other). We are shown and understand his connection with T'Chaka, and we are completely sympathetic as he goes after Bucky based on the incorrect information he has, it makes sense. So when T'Challa joined Tony's side, despite the movie presenting Tony as the antagonist, we completely understand and are sympathetic. We get it, and we want him to join Cap's side in order to find the real person responsible. This also begins the separation of T'Challa from his father, and therefore his actual story arc.

We then understand T'Challa's true nature in Siberia, after he discovers that Zemo killed T'Chaka. He finds Zero about to kill himself, and decides to save his life. He figures that vengeance for his father's death comes from life, not death. So we understand how much of an upstanding guy T'Challa is, even with personal feelings involved.

This is the supported at the beginning of Black Panther a few weeks later, with the mission with Nakia. Sure, he's interrupting her mission so that she can be there for the incoronation, but he also makes sure to actually stop the traffickers before even mentioning why he's entering the mission. So not only are personal missions better handled without emotional impact or desire for revenge, but T'Challa understands that non personal ones are personal for somebody, and that your emotions shouldn't get in the way, even if he gets nervous around his ex.

He visits his father, establishing that there's still a connection between the two of them, even though T'Challa failed to avenge his father, and we see the connection stays strong. So strong that T'Challa insists on chasing after Klaue. This is, of course, before T'Challa learns about what actually happened to N'Jobu. When Killmonger comes to Wakanda and announces himself as N'Jadaka, and Zuri tells T'Challa the truth, we see the impact it has on T'Challa. We start to see as he understands that T'Chaka screwed up, and maybe he's not the hero that he made him out to be. This, for me, is why T'Challa accepts Killmonger's duel offer. He's already trying to be better than his father, because he recognizes how bad he was.

So, something I initially had a problem with was the stakes in the scene where Killmonger kills T'Challa. However, upon later viewings, we realize that the stakes go beyond who's king or even the personal stakes of T'Challa staying alive. T'Challa isn't fighting to stay alive or to maintain the throne, he's fighting to prove that he's not his father. And he does that really well, even if he ultimately loses the duel.

The next time we see T'Challa's consciousness is when he's in the Ancestral Plane yelling at his ancestors, and man what a scene. T'Challa yells at them because they screwed up. Not only in killing N'Jobu, but in remaining secret. T'Challa has learned through Killmonger that they could have been helping so many people, and he blames Wakanda's past kings for Killmonger sending out weapons to arm black people and create violent revolutions. If Wakanda had been better in the past, things would be better around the world now. They shut people out, and T'Challa recognizes this as a bad thing. So when he fights for the throne back, it's not because he wants to be King, it's not even because of Killmonger's politics. It's because he needs to move outside of his ancestors' shadow and become his own king, better than all of his predecessors. He recognizes that Killmonger has some good points and wants to incorporate them, as opposed to T'Chaka, who killed N'Jobu for even thinking those things.

So when T'Challa becomes king and he and Killmonger have the sunset conversation, he's really earned the Tiel of King and everything it stands for. We get the end credit scene of him taking everything to heart. This is later confirmed by his willingness in Infinity War to let Shuri's operations happen in Wakanda. It's such a well-structured character arc that is very relevant today, as more and more people are being educated outside of their families on political issues and realizing how incorrect old-fashioned beliefs truly are. T'Challa really is the perfect representation of the young person's struggle and I applaud the writers for that.

In addition to the already incredible things said about the character, I would also like to say how Black Panther is maybe the only (of at least one of the few) character that isn't constantly quipping in every line, or really at all. There's still humour to the character, and he has made jokes, but he is not like any of the other MCU characters, who just say a witty remark non-stop (which has kind of become how every character is in the MCU). So, to have this character who does not do that is refreshing.