| T'Chaka | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four #53 (July 1966) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Place of origin | Earth |
| Notable aliases | Black Panther |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, and senses Expert martial artist |
T'Chaka is asuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. He is the father ofT'Challa andShuri. He was the king ofWakanda andBlack Panther before T'Challa; he inherited both titles following the death of his father,T'Chanda aka Azzuri the Wise.[1]
John Kani portrayed the character in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmsCaptain America: Civil War (2016) andBlack Panther (2018) while Kani's sonAtandwa portrayed a younger version of the character. Kani returned to voice alternate versions of the character in the animatedDisney+ seriesWhat If...? (2021).
![[icon]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aWiki_letter_w_cropped.svg) | This sectionneeds expansion. You can help byadding to it.(April 2016) |
T'Chaka first appeared inFantastic Four #53 (1966) and was created byStan Lee andJack Kirby.
T'Chaka is the Chieftain ofWakanda who ascended to the throne after the death of his father KingT'Chanda, also known as Azzuri.[1] During 1941 at the time ofWorld War II,Captain America traveled to Wakanda, where he met T'Chaka. Together, they assistedSgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos againstRed Skull andBaron Strucker.[2] T'Chaka and Captain America also faced threats fromMaster Man,Warrior Woman, andArmless Tiger Man when they partook in an all-out attack on Wakanda. Armless Tiger Man even threatened to kill T'Chaka if he did not surrender.[3] Outmanned and outgunned, T'Chaka and Captain America held their own against Master Man, Warrior Woman, Armless Tiger Man, White Gorilla, and Red Skull.[4]
Sometime later, Captain America visited Wakanda and gave T'Chaka his triangle shield in exchange forvibranium. After becoming engaged to his first wife N'Yami, T'Chaka adoptedHunter, who he groomed as the heir to the throne until the day N'Yami gave birth toT'Challa and then died from childbirth. Shortly after T'Challa's birth, his brother Jakarra was born. T'Chaka later marriedRamonda who gave birth toShuri.[5]
In the fall of 1959, T'Chaka was kidnapped by Geoffrey Sydenham of the organization ICON and brought toLatveria as part of their plan to weaken Wakanda and steal its technology.[6][7] However,Dum Dum Dugan andEric Koenig rescue him and safely return him to Wakanda.[8]
Many years later, Wakanda had their technology coveted as they had no ties to any other countries.[9]Ulysses Klaw and his mercenaries invaded Wakanda and demanded that T'Chaka give them their vibranium. When T'Chaka refused to give them vibranium, Klaw had his mercenaries kill T'Chaka. This angered T'Challa, who used one of the mercenaries' weapons to destroy their camp and rendered Klaw's right hand useless.[10] Afterwards, T'Challa's uncleS'Yan ruled Wakanda until he came of age to become Chieftain Wakanda.[9]
Upon eating a special heart-shaped herb, his natural powers are enhanced. T'Chaka possesses superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, and senses. He is also an expert martial artist, a known weapons expert, a skilled marksman, an expert tracker and hunter, and a master tactician outside of his mutant powers.
T'Chaka's heightened senses cause bright lights, loud noises, and strong smells to potentially overwhelm him.
In theUltimate Marvel universe, T'Chaka's full name wasT'Chaka Udaku. In addition to T'Challa, he was also the father ofM'Baku.[11]
An alternate universe variant of T'Chaka from Earth-6160 appears in "Ultimate Invasion". This version was killed by a suicide bomber working forRa andKhonshu.[12]
T'Chaka, based on theUltimate Marvel incarnation, appears inUltimate Avengers II, voiced byDave Fennoy.[13] This version possessed the ability to transform into a humanoid black panther and was killed by aChitauri disguised as Nazi general Herr Kleiser.
T'Chaka appears in media set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed byJohn Kani as an adult andAtandwa Kani as a young adult.
| Black Panthers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Supporting characters | |||
| Teams | |||
| Antagonists | |||
| Publications | |||
| In other media |
| ||
| Related articles | |||
| Marvel Comics |
|
|---|---|
| DC Comics |
|
| Other |
|
| Television work | |
| Related articles | |
