25 Facts About Erik Killmonger

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Erik Killmonger is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Erik Killmonger was taken and raised abroad by his hateful caretakers, and given a new name and identity by those who had robbed him of paradise.

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3.

Erik Killmonger later changed his name to Erik Killmonger, and studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, still desperate to avenge his father's death.

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4.

Erik Killmonger returned to Wakanda after king T'Challa brought their homeland to the attentions of the outside world.

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5.

Erik Killmonger then set about systematically killing other Wakandan refugees as an effective misdirection ploy so as to foment his plans for global conflict.

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Erik Killmonger became a subversive, with dreams of ridding Wakanda of what he termed "white colonialist" cultural influences, and return it entirely to its ancient ways.

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Erik Killmonger then took advantage of Black Panther's frequent absences in America with the Avengers to stage a coup d'etat, along with Baron Macabre.

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8.

Erik Killmonger was defeated and killed, until the Mandarin claimed his body.

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9.

Erik Killmonger returned to his lover and ally, Madam Slay, and the two plotted to kill the Black Panther and return Wakanda to its ancient ways.

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10.

Erik Killmonger appeared to have killed Black Panther, and blamed Rhodes and Stark, convincing the Wakandans that he could lead them to vengeance.

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11.

Erik Killmonger's followers resurrected him again and he would clash with T'Challa on several other occasions.

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12.

Erik Killmonger maintained control of Wakanda for a while and even attempted to inherit T'Challa's Avengers status, but when he underwent the ascension rite needed to cement his position, his body had a severe reaction to the heart-shaped herb that he was required to consume - it was poisonous to all but the royal bloodline.

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13.

Erik Killmonger eventually came out of his coma, thus; reclaiming his position as chieftain over Wakanda.

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14.

Erik Killmonger went to New York and contacted Kasper Cole, an inner-city police officer masquerading as Black Panther to help him with cases, and attempted to gain him as an ally by offering him a buffered version of Black Panther's heart-shaped herb and help finding his supervisor's kidnapped son.

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15.

Erik Killmonger is an expert martial artist with peak-level strength and a genius-level intellect.

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16.

Erik Killmonger is an expert tactician, having taken over Wakanda and Niganda multiple times.

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17.

Erik Killmonger is capable of taking attacks from stronger foes and falls from great heights that would kill or injure a normal person with little to no injury .

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18.

Erik Killmonger retaliated by impaling him from behind and planting bombs around Wakanda.

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19.

Erik Killmonger was successful in killing it and making his daughter the new Avatar of Bast.

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20.

Version of Erik Killmonger appears as a member of the Multiversal Masters of Evil.

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21.

Erik Killmonger wears armor that resembles the Destroyer laced with Vibranium and was responsible for conquering Wakanda and Asgard.

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22.

King Erik Killmonger accompanied Dark Phoenix and her Berserkers in attacking Asgard which brought them into conflict with Thor, Echo, and Iron Man.

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23.

King Erik Killmonger's actions have earned him the wrath of an alternate T'Challa who operated as Sky Spider and later operated as Vibranium Man.

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24.

Jordan's performance as Erik Killmonger received critical acclaim, and the character was widely hailed as one of the best villains in the MCU.

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25.

Erik Killmonger is referenced in the song "King's Dead" by rappers Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Future, from the 2018 Black Panther film's soundtrack.

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