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====[[Battle of Wakanda]]====
 
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In Wakanda, the [[Avengers]] on [[Earth]] consisting of [[Captain America]], [[Black Widow]], [[War Machine]], [[Falcon]], [[Bruce Banner]], [[Scarlet Witch]], and [[T'Challa]] tasked [[Shuri]] with extracting the [[Mind Stone]] from injured [[Vision]]. [[Black Order]] and [[Outriders]] then invaded and the Avengers mounted a defense alongside Black Panther, [[Winter Soldier]] and the united forces of [[Dora Milaje]], [[Jabari Tribe]] and the [[Wakandan Royal Guard]]. Banner, unable to summon Hulk, fought in Stark's [[Iron Man Armor: Mark XLVIII|Hulkbuster]] armor. [[Thor]], [[Rocket Raccoon|Rocket]], and [[Groot]] arrived on Earth and rallied the defenses. [[Proxima Midnight]], [[Cull Obsidian]] and [[Corvus Glaive]] were killed, their army of [[Outriders]] destroyed.
 
In Wakanda, the [[Avengers]] on [[Earth]] consisting of [[Captain America]], [[Black Widow]], [[War Machine]], [[Falcon]], [[Bruce Banner]], [[Scarlet Witch]], and [[T'Challa]] tasked [[Shuri]] with extracting the [[Mind Stone]] from injured [[Vision]]. [[Black Order]] and [[Outriders]] then invaded and the Avengers mounted a defense alongside Black Panther, [[Winter Soldier]] and the united forces of [[Dora Milaje]], [[Jabari Tribe]] and the [[Wakandan Royal Guard]]. Banner, unable to summon Hulk, fought in Stark's [[Iron Man Armor: Mark XLVIII|Hulkbuster]] armor. [[Thor]], [[Rocket Raccoon|Rocket]], and [[Groot]] arrived on Earth and rallied the defenses. [[Proxima Midnight]], [[Cull Obsidian]] and [[Corvus Glaive]] were killed, their army of [[Outriders]] destroyed.
 
[[File:Thanos arrives on Wakanda.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Thanos]] personally arriving in Wakanda]]
 
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[[2023|Five years later]], [[Okoye]] was in charge to look into the situation of Wakanda, cooperating with the [[Avengers]]. By the time after the Avengers finally found the way to [[Blip|reverse]] the [[Snap]], all Wakandan civilians and warriors are revived alongside all lives across the universe. Unfortunately, [[Thanos]] and his army confronted the [[Avengers]], [[Attack on the New Avengers Facility|attacking]] the [[New Avengers Facility]], along with destroying the time machine. All Wakandan armed forces led by [[Black Panther]], Okoye and, [[Shuri]] were summoned by [[Doctor Strange]] and the [[Masters of the Mystic Arts]], joining forces with the Avengers and their own allies.
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[[2023|Five years later]], [[Okoye]] was in charge of looking into the situation of Wakanda while cooperating with the [[Avengers]]. By the time the Avengers finally found a way to [[Blip|reverse]] the [[Snap]], all Wakandan civilians and warriors were revived alongside all lives taken by the Snap across the universe. Unfortunately, [[Thanos]] and his army confronted the [[Avengers]] by [[Attack on the New Avengers Facility|attacking]] the [[New Avengers Facility]], while destroying the time machine. All of Wakanda's armed forces, led by [[Black Panther]], Okoye, and [[Shuri]], were summoned by [[Doctor Strange]] and the [[Masters of the Mystic Arts]] in order to join forces with the Avengers and their own allies.
   
Despite Wakanda celebrating the victory of saving the universe, [[Tony Stark]]'s death still impacts along with it, with T'Challa, Okoye, and Shuri returned to Wakanda, reuniting with [[Ramonda]].<ref name="AE">''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''</ref>
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Despite Wakanda celebrating their victory in saving the universe, [[Tony Stark]]'s death still made an impact, with T'Challa, Okoye, and Shuri returning to Wakanda and reuniting with [[Ramonda]].<ref name="AE">''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''</ref>
   
 
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"You are in Wakanda now. Thanos will have nothing but dust and blood."
Black Panther to Proxima Midnight[src]

Wakanda, officially known as the Kingdom of Wakanda, is a small isolationist landlocked country located in Africa, surrounded by mountain ranges and a thick forest.

History

Origins

"Millions of years ago, a meteorite made of vibranium, the strongest substance in the universe, struck the continent of Africa, affecting the plant life around it. And when the time of men came, five tribes settled on it and called it Wakanda."
N'Jobu[src]
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Vibranium spreading around the land of Africa

2.5 million years ago,[1] a meteorite made of an alien metal landed in the heart of Africa, greatly affecting the surrounding flora. Centuries later, five tribes colonized the area and went to war over the metal, which they referred to as Isipho. One day, Bashenga was guided by a vision of Bast who led him towards a plant that had mutated as a result of the metal's powers.

Upon ingesting the herb, Bashenga discovered he had been imbued with superhuman abilities and used them to unite the tribes as the first King of Wakanda and the first "Black Panther". Four of the tribes pledged their loyalty to Bashenga while the Jabari Tribe went into isolation.

As time passed, the Wakandans used the metal to develop technology that was far more highly-advanced than any other in existence. To protect themselves from the chaos that was slowly consuming the rest of the world, they created a cloaking field that allowed them to hide in plain sight.[2]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Surveillance

Wakanda was marked as a "hot-spot" for activities monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D.. As such, Wakanda was displayed in the holographic maps used by the organization to oversee those activities.[3]

Theft of Vibranium

"There has been an attack. This man, Ulysses Klaue, stole a quarter ton of Vibranium from us and triggered a bomb at the border to escape. Many lives were lost."
T'Chaka to N'Jobu[src]

During T'Chaka's rulership, N'Jobu became convinced that Wakanda's isolationist policy was completely wrong, as the Wakandans could help people of African descent around the world. N'Jobu decided that the only course of action was to initiate a global revolution, so he revealed his country's existence to Ulysses Klaue.

With N'Jobu's intel, Klaue managed to avoid all Wakandan security systems and successfully infiltrated Wakanda. Inside he stole a quarter-ton of vibranium although the Wakandans attempted to stop him. However, Klaue triggered a bomb and explosion killed numerous Wakandan citizens, including W'Kabi's parents, which gave Klaue opportunity to escape.[2]

Sokovia Accords

"When stolen Wakandan vibranium was used to make a terrible weapon, we in Wakanda were forced to question our legacy. Those men and women killed in Nigeria were part of a goodwill mission from a country too long in the shadows. We will not, however, let misfortune drive us back. We will fight to improve the world we wish to join."
T'Chaka[src]

After a terrorist attack in Lagos claimed the lives of twenty-six people, eleven of the victims being relief aid workers from Wakanda, King T'Chaka was one of several international politicians who called for the United Nations to create a system of accountability.

Sometime later, the United Nations passed the Sokovia Accords before arranging a formal ceremony at the Vienna International Centre in Austria. T'Chaka and his son T'Challa were among those in attendance. During the ceremony, as T'Chaka gave the keynote address, a bomb detonated and decimated the building, killing T'Chaka and twelve other people.

Immediately following the attack, security footage revealed that Bucky Barnes was responsible for T'Chaka's death. T'Challa, who inherited the throne, set out to kill Barnes only to discover he had been framed by Sokovian intelligence officer Helmut Zemo.[4]

T'Challa's Coronation

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Black Panther returning home to Wakanda

As a result of T'Chaka's death in Vienna, T'Challa was subsequently crowned as the new King of Wakanda, first retrieving Nakia from her current mission with Okoye. He then challenged M'Baku for the throne of Wakanda, as by tradition he must fight one of the warriors chosen for the kingdom's throne from the other tribes of Wakanda. While M'Baku was later defeated, his life was spared so he could continue aiding his own tribe in the mountains. T'Challa later took the Heart-Shaped Herb so he could meet with his ancestors including the late T'Chaka.[2]

Klaue's Escape

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Later, after T'Challa caught and arrested Ulysses Klaue in Busan, Klaue had managed to escape with the help of his enforcers, injuring Everett Ross while doing so. Knowing about the secrecy risks associated with bringing an outsider into Wakanda, T'Challa decided to take Ross to Wakanda and let his sister Shuri heal him.[2]

Killmonger's Rule

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Erik Killmonger challenges T'Challa

After he learned from Zuri of the truth about his uncle N'Jobu, T'Challa was surprised to find that Erik Killmonger had arrived in Wakanda, having just killed Ulysses Klaue. Killmonger denounced T'Challa and questioned his own identity, but upon being forced to leave had revealed to the others that he was N'Jobu's son, challenging T'Challa to the throne of Wakanda.

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Erik Killmonger finally defeating T'Challa

Based on tradition, the two faced each other at the Warrior Falls for the ceremonial fight to earn the title of king. Upon being stripped of his powers however, T'Challa discovered that the military training and experience had made Killmonger a tough opponent for him to beat. Despite initially seeming like T'Challa would win, Killmonger later dealt some hard blows to T'Challa and threw him off the waterfall as he was crowned the new king of Wakanda, having killed Zuri for being "responsible for his father's death."

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While Killmonger underwent the traditional rituals for a newly crowned Wakandan king, it was revealed that T'Challa was recovered by the Jabari Tribe in an unconscious state. Given one last Heart-Shaped Herb to recover as all other herbs were burned down by Killmonger, T'Challa woke up and requested for the Jabari to help him overthrow Killmonger, who planned to send Wakandan technology to all corners of the world so all people of African descent could defend themselves more easily.[2]

Battle of Mount Bashenga

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M'Baku coming to the aid of Wakanda

As the Wakandan crafts took off one-by-one with their vibranium weapons, Erik Killmonger noticed one of the crafts on the ground burning. T'Challa emerged from the craft unscathed, as he and the Dora Milaje proceeded to face off against Killmonger and the Border Tribe with help from the Jabari Tribe.

During the battle, Killmonger had defeated the Dora Milaje and was about to tackle Shuri when T'Challa charged into him, knocking both of them into the Vibranium mine that lay below Mount Bashenga.[2]

While in the mine, T'Challa and Killmonger fought each other on the tracks the Wakandan Maglev Train, where sonic-powered devices are used to nullify the effects of vibranium while they're being transported on the trains. Once T'Challa told Shuri to activate the Kimoyo Beads, the Black Panther Habits of T'Challa and Killmonger were able to be briefly disabled whenever a train passes, eventually allowing T'Challa to stab Killmonger in the chest with his own weapon.

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T'Challa and Erik Killmonger watch the sunset

Knowing that he just lost the fight, Killmonger addressed his father and how he referred to Wakanda as the most beautiful place in the world. T'Challa then took Killmonger out of the mine to watch the sunset over Wakanda. T'Challa offered to help Killmonger by having him healed, but Killmonger declined, mentioning that he would rather die than get locked up. Killmonger then took the weapon out of his chest and died on the cliff, as T'Challa reclaimed his throne and kingdom.[2]

Exposing Wakanda to the World

T'Challa had decided to open the advanced nation to the rest of the world and share its technology with them. Addressing the truth about Wakanda at the United Nations in Vienna, he announced the end of Wakanda's isolation and claimed the entire planet to be completely unified. He decided to purchase the apartment complex where T'Chaka killed N'Jobu, and renovate it into an embassy for Wakanda that Shuri and Nakia will run.[2]

Sanctuary for Bucky Barnes

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A statue of the revered Black Panther

"You know if they find out he's here, they'll come for him."
"Let them try."
Steve Rogers and T'Challa[src]

Meeting with Steve Rogers in Wakanda, T'Challa agreed to grant asylum to Bucky Barnes, promising to help the former cleanse his mind of the HYDRA programming implemented.[5]

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Bucky Barnes living in Wakanda

Barnes was later brought out of cryo-stasis by Shuri and began his recuperation in a remote Wakandan village. One morning, Barnes, who had been titled as the "White Wolf", woke to find himself being pestered by a trio of Wakandan children before Shuri arrived to help with his rehabilitation.[6] Having had his mind repaired, Barnes began to work as a farmer within Wakanda to try and gain some normality back into his life and find his inner peace away from his life as an assassin for HYDRA.[7]

Redirection

"I can save everything, okay? Anything you want, it's yours. Then I'm gonna make it look like your phone's in the mountains of Wakanda."
Alex Wilder to Livvie[src]

The location of the country was used by Alex Wilder when he hacked Livvie's phone tracking system in order to make it look as if the phone was located in the mountains of Wakanda.[8]

Infinity War

Battle of Wakanda

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The Outriders attack Wakanda

"This will be the end of Wakanda."
"Then it will be the noblest ending in history."
M'Baku and Okoye[src]
"Wakanda forever!"
Black Panther[src]

In Wakanda, the Avengers on Earth consisting of Captain America, Black Widow, War Machine, Falcon, Bruce Banner, Scarlet Witch, and T'Challa tasked Shuri with extracting the Mind Stone from injured Vision. Black Order and Outriders then invaded and the Avengers mounted a defense alongside Black Panther, Winter Soldier and the united forces of Dora Milaje, Jabari Tribe and the Wakandan Royal Guard. Banner, unable to summon Hulk, fought in Stark's Hulkbuster armor. Thor, Rocket, and Groot arrived on Earth and rallied the defenses. Proxima Midnight, Cull Obsidian and Corvus Glaive were killed, their army of Outriders destroyed.

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Thanos personally arriving in Wakanda

Unfortunately, at the same time, the Battle of Titan had gone poorly and Thanos forced Doctor Strange to give him the Time Stone. He then arrived in person to Wakanda, intend on personally retrieving the last Stone, and the Avengers engaged him to stop him from getting to Vision, but Thanos' control over the fabrics of reality instantly overwhelmed them all. Alone with Maximoff, Vision told her that she had to kill him.

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Scarlet Witch keeping Thanos away

At first, she refused out of love for Vision until he convinced her that it was the only way to stop Thanos. Maximoff then tearfully unleashed a stream of energy into the stone as the other Avengers tried to stop Thanos in futile attempts. As he defeated the Avengers with complete ease, Thanos began to approach Vision and Maximoff but was held back by the latter, who issued a stream of energy. Vision managed to declare his love for Maximoff as she successfully cracked and shattered the Mind Stone, destroying it along with Vision in an explosion.

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Thanos takes the Mind Stone from Vision

Thanos briefly sympathized with Maximoff before he used the Time Stone to undo her actions and retrieved the stone from Vision, destroying him for good. After obtaining the Mind Stone, Thanos powered up, only to be interrupted by Thor, who unleashed the full might of his power and Stormbreaker upon Thanos in a last-minute attempt to stop him, violently stabbing him in the chest. Thor landed on the ground and walked towards the Mad Titan, pushing Stormbreaker into the latter's chest as deep as he could into Thanos, reminding him of the vow he made to Thanos for killing Loki.

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Thanos wiping out half the entire universe

Despite being badly wounded by Thor, Thanos remained unfazed and mocked Thor that he should have aimed for the head and activated the Infinity Gauntlet with a snap of his fingers before leaving Wakanda by a portal. Thanos' plan came to fruition as beings across the universe began to disintegrate, including in Wakanda as Winter Soldier, Groot, Maximoff, Black Panther, Falcon and some of the surviving Wakandan soldiers. Banner, M'BakuOkoye, Rhodes, Rocket, Rogers, Romanoff, and Thor were left on the Wakandan battlefield.[7]

Battle of Earth

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Black Panther leads the Wakandan army

Five years later, Okoye was in charge of looking into the situation of Wakanda while cooperating with the Avengers. By the time the Avengers finally found a way to reverse the Snap, all Wakandan civilians and warriors were revived alongside all lives taken by the Snap across the universe. Unfortunately, Thanos and his army confronted the Avengers by attacking the New Avengers Facility, while destroying the time machine. All of Wakanda's armed forces, led by Black Panther, Okoye, and Shuri, were summoned by Doctor Strange and the Masters of the Mystic Arts in order to join forces with the Avengers and their own allies.

Despite Wakanda celebrating their victory in saving the universe, Tony Stark's death still made an impact, with T'Challa, Okoye, and Shuri returning to Wakanda and reuniting with Ramonda.[9]

Appearances

Appearances for Wakanda

In chronological order:

Trivia

  • Wakanda is depicted as a small area around Lake Turkana, a point where Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia meet. Interestingly, this is the location of the Ilemi Triangle, an area of land contested between Kenya and South Sudan.
  • The geography of Wakanda depicted thus far shows lush vegetation, which would situate Wakanda in Central Africa, i.e. bordering Congo, rather than where it is seen on maps bordering Kenya and Ethiopia, where there is mostly just desert.
  • In Captain America: Civil War, T'Chaka speaks to T'Challa in Xhosa, and it, therefore, appears to be their native tongue. However, while the Wakandan language is likely to be a Bantu language (like Xhosa is) given its location, Xhosa is spoken in southern Africa, far from where Wakanda is said to be (however, the Xhosa were part of the Nguni migrations, which saw groups of Bantu speakers, head from Central Africa down south, with the Xhosa in particular once being near the Great Lakes.)

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