Assassination of N'Jobu

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Assassination of N'Jobu
Previous	Assassination of Howard and Maria Stark
Next	Assassination of Jack Murdock
Date	February 8, 1992
Location	N'Jobu's Safehouse, Oakland, California
Result (Outcome)	T'Chaka kills N'Jobu
Combatants
Black Panther Zuri
N'Jobu
Commanders
Black Panther
N'Jobu
Casualties
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N'Jobu

"I found my daddy with panther claws in his chest! You ain't the son of a king! You're the son of a murderer!"

―Erik Killmonger to T'Challa^[src]

The Assassination of N'Jobu was the result of a failed attempt by T'Chaka to bring his younger brother N'Jobu back to Wakanda to stand trial for revealing the country's existence to Ulysses Klaue.

Background

Wakandan Prince N'Jobu became convinced that Wakanda's isolationist policies were doing more harm than good and that people of African descent around the world were being oppressed. He then decided that the only course of action was to initiate a global revolution. To arm his cause, he revealed his country's existence to black-market arms dealer Ulysses Klaue and helped him infiltrate Wakanda in order to steal a cache of vibranium resulting in the deaths of several Wakandan citizens.

His brother Prince T'Chaka had learned about his brother's treachery from his confidant Zuri, who previously disguised himself as an American citizen named James in order to gain the Prince's trust.

Assassination

T'Chaka and two Dora Milaje went to Oakland to confront N'Jobu. T'Chaka had a brief conversation with N'Jobu, also revealing that Zuri had been sent as spy. He ordered N'Jobu to return to Wakanda and face judgement. But as he turned his back, an enraged N'Jobu lashed out on Zuri, pulling out his gun. Before he could kill Zuri, T'Chaka killed his own brother, stabbing him with his claws.

Aftermath

"No tears for me?"
"Everybody dies. It's just life around here."

―N'Jobu and N'Jadaka^[src]

At that night N'Jobu's son Erik Stevens held his father's body and cried, before recovering his father's diary. Several years later, Stevens joined Navy SEALS and became Killmonger. He struck a deal with Klaue but later killed him and brought his body to Wakanda.

He then said to T'Challa that he wanted to be King of Wakanda, and revealed his true identity. Killmonger then challenged T'Challa to a duel, one which T'Challa accepted. In the duel, T'Challa was defeated and presumed dead, Zuri was killed and Killmonger became the King. As per tradition, Killmonger underwent the ritual of the Heart-Shaped Herb and traveled to the Ancestral Plane, where he conversed with his father one last time.