24 Facts About Killmonger

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

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.

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

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

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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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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Killmonger appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Michael B Jordan.

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

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.