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The first film gave us a few main antagonists that were pretty evenly matched with TChalla,
so were interested in seeing who will take over that role for the sequel.
Thats why today well be breaking down the Top 10 Villains We Want To See In Black Panther
2.
Make sure you guys stay until the end because you won't believe who we picked for our number
1 spot
#10 M’Baku After TChalla took Wakanda public, thus putting
not just himself but his entire nation out there for the world to see you gotta wonder
if anyone will oppose this.
Im sure because Wakanda has been a secret society for so long that there will no doubt
be a xenophobic reaction from some people.
Namely, MBaku who we saw fighting with Black Panther throughout the beginning before reluctantly
coming to his aid to take down Erik Killmonger.
Lord MBaku is the leader of the Jabari Tribe which is a group of Wakandans that have taken
themselves out of the mainstream society in Wakanda.
After the dust has settled from the war with Thanos and his homeland now in the public
eye, we sense it will result in some resistance from people like MBaku in the next film.
Possibly even setting him up to be the main villain.
#9 Soul-Strangler Much like how the MCU introduced us to Marvels
version of Nazis through the use of the evil organization known as Hydra, Black Panther
has also faced a similar threat in the comics.
On occasion, Black Panther has found himself fighting with the and their red-hooded leader
the Soul-Strangler.
Typically the are based in America for the Marvel comic books, but due to their racist
motivations theyve taken a swing at Wakanda from time to time.
With TChalla now introducing Wakanda to the rest of the world and specifically starting
inner-city reach out centers in the United States you have to wonder if this will cause
some grumblings in the terrorist group known as the . More specifically their super-powered
leader the Soul-Strangler.
#8 Changamire Changamire was once a Wakandan philosopher
who was close to the throne after being handpicked to tutor King TChaka and his royal court.
Although he is not some superpowered alien villain here to conquer the world, he has
done harm to TChalla in the past.
His motivations for attacking Black Panther are deep-rooted ever since he was exiled by
TChaka for being anti-monarchical.
While in exile he worked tirelessly to urge members of Wakanda’s mainstream society
to not just rebel, but take over the country and dethrone the Black Panther.
We may never see the old man going to war, but rather being the puppet master behind
the scenes who incites war and instructs another villain as his proxy.
With Wakandas citizens divided since the first film, this would be the perfect time to introduce
anarchy into its society.
#7 Nightshade Briefly hinted at in the first Black Panther
as Nightshade being the girlfriend of Killmonger but no mention of her name the role of Nightshade
playing the villain is still possible and has motivations already set-up.
Much like Erik Killmonger, Tilda Johnson has a deep history as fighting her way out of
the ghettos of America by learning how to be a skilled fighter with a high level of
intelligence.
Tilda is considered to be one of the smartest people on the planet and has been able to
construct weapons and devices to assist her in criminal activities.
We also got an introduction to her character in the show Luke Cage Even though Killmonger
was a physical issue for Black Panther ultimately TChalla outsmarted him.
However, if Nightshade was the villain for Black Panther 2 she could hold her own in
fights as well as strategizing a takeover.
#6 The Skrulls The evil alien shape-shifters made a big splash
as the villain for Captain Marvel which was set in the 1990s.
Now with their official introduction into the MCU, you gotta wonder if they will make
a return for Phase 4.
Given the history that the Skrulls and Black Panther have in the comic books, they certainly
would have a lot to go off of storywise for the film.
In the comic books while TChalla was away from Wakanda The Skrulls had moved in as part
of their secret invasion.
Recently we just had the king of Wakanda away from his throne after being snapped away and
was gone for at least 5 years.
This could be a perfect set-up to have TChalla return home only to realize that something
is different in Wakanda.
Also, it would be an excellent starting point to begin the Secret Invasion storyline.
For the comic books, Black Panther was able to suss out who was a Skrull and studied them
to find out their weaknesses and mannerisms.
Following a full out invasion from the Skrulls General, Black Panther infiltrated by posing
as one of them.
Seeing this terrific arc come to life on the big screen would be huge.
#5 Princess Zanda Ruling over the world of Narobia introducing
Princess Zanda as the next villain would play nicely along the regal heritage that the first
film really explored with Wakanda.
Having two technologically advanced nations going to war and rivalling for power over
the vibranium that Wakanda has would make sense.
Not only would Black Panther have to worry about the power of Zanda, but he would also
have to consider the threat that her followers would pose as well to his people.
It would be like Game of Thrones but Marvel style and if you combine the assistance of
Changamire, Black Panther would be in serious trouble.
#4 Kraven The Hunter Another villain for the Black Panther sequel
is classic Spider-Man bad guy Kraven the Hunter.
In the Spider-Man comics Kraven attempts to prove that he is the worlds greatest hunter
by taking out the web-slinger, but we have yet to see him make a peep in any of the previous
films.
Ryan Coogler has said in a number of different interviews that he would love to snag Kraven
for a Black Panther film.
Although due to Sony owning Kraven its going to take a lot of back and forth agreements
between Disney and Sony to have him in the film.
There is the possibility that we get a mention or brief teaser scene of Kraven which would
actually help set him up for a larger role in the next Spider-Man film.
However, they have worked out deals in the past with heroes such as Spider-Man and the
Hulk so with the right convincing Kraven could become a reality.
#3 Helmut Zemo
We havent seen Zemo since the ending of Captain America Civil War where he left us with some
pretty cryptic lines of dialogue.
After Black Panther had spared his life he was imprisoned in a tiny container at the
Joint Counter-Terrorist Centre.
While being mocked by Everett Ross he warned Zemo that if he ever tried to escape he would
receive a painful shock.
Ross then proceeded to ask Zemo what it felt like to see his plan fail, for which Zemo
simply replied - Did it?
- Even with Zemo admitting that he had killed TChallas father, the Black Panther realized
that using vengeance as fuel was no way to live.
Although letting him off the hook like that may have been a misstep.
Seeing as though the idea of legacy plays a big role in Black Panther it would make
sense if the man who killed the Wakandan King returned to finish what he started.
Plus it would allow the MCU to expand further on his character development.
#2 Doctor Doom Another villain for the Black Panther sequel
that we would love to see is Doctor Doom.
Before Disney purchased Fox there was even rumours of the evil Doctor Doom getting his
very own film, although since the buyout happened a lot of those plans were thrown out.
On the bright side of things this could mean Doom getting an opportunity as the main antagonist
for Black Panther 2.
The two have gone head to head in the past and Dooms appearance would certainly put his
home of Latveria in the spotlight and perhaps even introduce the fantastic four.
Much like Wakanda, Latveria is an advanced society although one that is ruled by Dooms
dictatorship rather than a family of royals.
Keeping that in mind if Doom teamed up with another powerful nation that opposes Wakanda,
for example, Narobia then we could get an all-out war with two countries looking to
overthrow the Black Panther.
#1 Namor During the scene in Avengers Endgame where
Black Widow is getting a status report from the other Avengers, Okoye mentions something
about a series of sub-oceanic earthquakes that were occurring off the coast of Africa.
When Natasha asks if they need to be handled, Okoye simply says theres nothing that can
be done about tectonic shifts and then the movie just moves on.
We on the other hand, did not.
This subtle line in the movie could be hinting towards Namors introduction and similar subtle
lines in the past have led to on-screen debuts.
Much like how the Infinity Gauntlet was joked about in Thor Ragnork before fans actually
got to see Thanos.
This line could mean that we will get to see battles between Wakanda and Atlantis where
Namor is not only from, but rules.
Although ultimately again its going to come down to getting the rights for Namor from
Universal Pictures.
Namor is such a great character to who is not always the villain, in one case he actually
teamed up with TChalla which led to Shuri taking over as the new Black Panther.
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