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- "As fate would have it, at that very moment, a Ravager spacecraft was arriving on Earth to abduct the spawn of the Celestial, Ego. But in this universe, Yondu outsourced the assignment to his subordinates."
- ―The Watcher[src]
The Kidnapping of T'Challa was an attempt by Ravagers to abduct Peter Quill, acting on orders from Ego, however, Kraglin Obfonteri and Taserface accidentally kidnapped T'Challa instead.
Background[]
Seeking a way to launch his Expansion across the galaxy, Ego started siring children with thousands of female humanoid aliens. One of these children was Peter Quill, so Ego hired Yondu Udonta and the Ravagers to bring Quill to him.
Meanwhile, in Wakanda, T'Challa was tried to convince his father, T'Chaka, to let him explore the world, instead of being isolated in Wakanda. Although T'Chaka could understand T'Challa's desire for exploration, he discouraged him from leaving Wakanda, as the world had nothing to offer to them but war and destruction.[1]
Kidnapping[]
- "You morons grabbed the wrong kid."
"Uh-uh. Not so fast, Captain. Two see holes, two hear holes, one eat hole. Everything checks out."
"Does this really look like Peter Quill to y'all?" - ―Yondu Udonta and Kraglin Obfonteri[src]
Arriving at Earth to abduct Peter Quill for Ego, so Yondu Udonta ordered Kraglin Obfonteri and Taserface to find him. They caught the cosmic signature from the vibranium meteorite in Wakanda and headed there, where they found T'Challa outside of the cloaking field. As Obfonteri and Taserface could not differentiate one human child from another, they assumed that T'Challa was Quill and abducted him.[1]
Aftermath[]
Yondu Udonta accepts T'Challa into the Ravagers
- "You told me my homeland had been destroyed. My family killed. How is that protecting me?"
- ―Star-Lord to Yondu Udonta[src]
When Kraglin Obfonteri and Taserface brought T'Challa on board of their ship, Yondu Udonta figured out that they took the wrong child, while Peter Quill was still somewhere on Earth. However, Udonta noticed T'Challa's desire for exploration and decided to invite him to join the Ravagers. Udonta also told T'Challa that Wakanda was destroyed and all people in there were killed, so T'Chlla would not be bound by his past and could start a new life.
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As a member of the Ravagers, T'Challa made a reputation of the legendary outlaw, known as Star-Lord, being involve in high-profile thefts around the galaxy. He also recruited Thanos for his cause, convincing him that his genocidal crusade was not the only option to achieve the balance in the galaxy, and also started relationships with his adoptive daughter Nebula. During the confrontation with the Collector, T'Challa found out that Wakanda was not destroyed and eventually decided to return there with other Ravagers.
As Ravagers did not carry out their task, Ego personally traveled to Earth and approached Peter Quill, who was working at a Dairy Queen in Missouri, so he could launch his Expansion.[1]