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| the story of black panther |
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| POSTED Tuesday, October 04, 2005 08:50:53 AM |
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The Black Panther is the title given to the ruler of the fictional African nation of Wakanda and to the chief of the various tribes that comprise the nation's population. The costume worn is a symbol of office and is used even during diplomatic missions. The Black Panther is entitled to the use of a heart-shaped herb that grants the person who consumes it enhanced strength, agility, and perception. The current bearer of the Black Panther mantle is T'Challa, who has had a lengthy career as a superhero, including a long-standing membership in The Avengers.
leftT'Challa is the son of T'Chaka, who was the Black Panther before him. At some point in the distant past, a massive meteorite comprised of the sound-absorbing mineral vibranium crashed in Wakanda, and was only recently unearthed. Knowing that other, more powerful nations would attempt to manipulate and dominate Wakanda for this rare and valuable resource, T'Chaka concealed Wakanda from the outside world. He would sell off minute amounts of the valuable vibranium while surreptitiously sending Wakanda's best scholars to university abroad, consequently turning Wakanda into one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world. However, eventually the explorer Ulysses Klaw found his way to Wakanda, and using lies and subterfuge covered up his work on a vibranium-powered sound-based weapon. When he was exposed, Klaw killed T'Chaka and many other Wakandans, only for his "sound blaster" to be turned on him by a grieving T'Challa, who was then barely a teenager. Klaw's right hand was destroyed by the overloaded sonic weapon, and he and his men fled.
rightT'Challa earned the title and attributes of the Black Panther by defeating the various champions of the tribes of Wakanda. He would then go on to study abroad in New York City before returning to his kingship. T'Challa revealed himself to the Fantastic Four, defeating them in individual combat before teaming up with them to battle the returning Klaw, who would soon return as a being made entirely of living sound. T'Challa went on to become romantically involved with the American singer Monica Lynne and to begin a long association with the Avengers. The role of Black Panther briefly fell into the hands of T'Challa's rival Erik Killmonger when he defeated T'Challa in ritual combat, only for Killmonger to fall into a coma upon eating the heart-shaped herb, which was toxic to anyone outside the royal bloodline, who had a heriditary immunity to the toxic effects of the herb.
Although it would have been far more convenient to allow him to die, and thus be unquestionably entitled to the title of the Black Panther, T'Challa preserved his rival's life - causing complications when he subsequently woke up. At present, only an uneasy accomodation allows T'Challa to use the ritual garb and title.
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