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What is the movie referenced in Black Panther with the "automatic shoes"?
Back to the Future 2
This is likely a reference to Back to the Future 2's auto lacing shoes:
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Identifying the writing inside T'Challa's shoes in this scene
User UNITBlackArchive on Reddit identified the writing (in the Wakandan alphabet that was devised by Hannah Beachler) as
heir t'chaka
Presumably this is a pun on Air Jordan
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Where is Wakanda in the MCU?
This is actually a little unclear, but it appears to border Uganda in East Africa.
The issue is that the first time we see a reference to the location of Wakanda is in Captain America: Civil War.
It ...
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How does T'Challa have the spirit of the Black Panther during Civil War?
Marvel published a prequel comic book to Black Panther, called Black Panther Prelude, that details the story of T'Challa becoming the Black Panther. His father chose to step down and pass on the ...
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Has J.K. Rowling or Disney/Marvel commented on the name "Wakanda" being used in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"?
No, they haven't. And they likely won't.
While yes, you are correct about the primary association between the word "Wakanda" and Marvel comics, even a preliminary google search defaults ...
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Identifying the writing inside T'Challa's shoes in this scene
These are letters from the Wakandan alphabet that was made for the film:
In that language the shoes say heir (in lowercase).
Very cool touch imo. It perfectly describes King T'Challa. Really well ...
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How did Wakanda got so wealthy and technologically advanced?
The movie glosses over this during the opening monologue (the "history of Wakanda" story), but it does explain that the presence of vibranium has allowed Wakanda to advance faster technologically than ...
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Why do the Wakandans speak English?
They aren't speaking English, they're speaking Wakandan, as confirmed in this interview with Entertainment Weekly. We're hearing them in English because it's convenient for the audience not to have to ...
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Why did Killmonger bother with the museum?
TLDR
This is hard to answer without spoilers...
Assuming he knew something (from his father or other sources) about the time frame it would take for T'Challa to be crowned after his father's death it ...
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What narrative purpose does Ulysses Klaue serve in Black Panther?
No one knows who Killmonger is before he gets to Wakanda. Sure he can easily reveal himself as a Wakandan and N’Jobu’s son but bringing Klaue’s body in gets him through the gate more easily. ...
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Was Killmonger vs T'Challa a fair fight?
From a position of Wakandan tradition, there was nothing indicating it was anything but a fair fight. Zuri was interfering with a sacred fight and there's no indication that it is required to offer a ...
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Who got a lip tattoo in Black Panther?
When T’Challa, Shuri, Okoye, and Ross are looking at the hologram of Killmonger, they mention that he has “a War Dog tattoo” but that they don’t have him in their records. (This is right before Ross ...
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What is the name of the Black Panther persona in the Wakandan language(s)?
Comics
In Black Panther vol. 6, we learn that his people call him Damisa-Sarki, which stands for "the Panther" in Wakandan.
Source: his entry in Marvel Wikia
2018 Movie
The language spoken ...
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Why did Klaue want to lay low?
Remember that Wakanda has wanted to capture Klaue for a long time, meaning they never stopped looking for him. That's why we have this exchange (emphasis mine)
SHURI: You will never guess who just ...
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How does T'Challa have the spirit of the Black Panther during Civil War?
I can't comment so I apologize if the answer doesn't have proper sources (as of now).
I watched the movie on Wednesday. In the movie:
From what we have seen, it is likely that (in the MCU at least) ...
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How did Black Panther have enough funds in dollars?
The fact that Wakanda doesn't trade with the outside world does not mean it is not able to get Currency but the film itself indicates how he had these funds available.
Wakandians are known to ...
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Where is Wakanda in the MCU?
According to the MCU, Wakanda is located in the Eastern part of Africa (somewhere in the region between Kenya and Tanzania in the real world). Here is a video of Iron Man 2's ending where Nick Fury ...
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Can the Heart-Shaped Herb be regrown?
Yes, but not naturally. The Wakandans were unable to naturally regrow the heart-shaped herb. What Killmonger ordered burned in Black Panther are the last of the Wakandans' naturally growing heart-...
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Who was this character with Killmonger?
Her name is Linda. She is played by Nabiyah Be. Not much is known beyond what we saw in the film.
She was originally going to be the preexisting character Tilda Johnson but Luke Cage ended up using ...
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Does Wakanda have Nuclear Weapons? (or any weapons of mass destruction with similar capabilities?)
As the OP is alright with the answers from the comic books as well, I'm posting this.
Although the movie Black Panther (2018) did not present any hints if (or not) the Wakandan nation possesses any ...
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In Black Panther, what is the Ancestral Plane?
We may have got a little more colour about the Ancestral Plane prior to Black Panther, in Captain America: Civil War:
T'CHALLA: In my culture death is not the end. It's more of a… stepping-off ...
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How was US government able to collect Vibranium out of Wakanda given Wakanda was so protective about it?
Here's some mentions of vibranium and Wakanda I could find in the films:
Captain America: The First Avenger
Howard Stark: Vibranium. It's stronger than steel and a third of the weight. It's ...
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Why was T'Challa allowed to become Black Panther before the challenge?
As explained in this answer, you are mixing together two separate events. It's a common mistake, the movies aren't entirely clear about it, but they do make a distinction between:
Being the Black ...
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What's with "killing you where you stand"?
It is quite common saying in English language meaning "I am on the end of my temper, don't anger me or you will regret - I will kill you right here and right now".
The Ngram search for this sentence ...
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Why was there a goodwill mission in "Civil War" if Wakanda was always in shadows?
The only option that makes sense to me is that Wakandans can go out and help the world, as long as they don't betray the country's secrets.
There are two examples of this as seen in Black Panther:
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Does Jabari tribe also have Vibranium mines and tech?
The Jabari are specifically against the use of Vibranium and the modern tech that it enables. They are traditionalists, and eschew the modernity that comes from using the metal.
According to an ...
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What happens if the King of Wakanda refuses a challenge?
This seems to be covered in the original "challenge" scene.
Zuri: Victory in ritual combat comes by yield or death. If any tribe wishes
to put forth a warrior, I now offer a path to the throne.
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What happened to Wakanda in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D?
Mostly, because spoilers
I think a lot of it boils down to, Season 5 started in December 2017 whereas Black Panther released two months later. If they started talking about Wakanda in the TV series ...
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Would a Jabari ruler of Wakanda take on the mantle of Black Panther?
I'm basing this answer on Earth 616 (the main Marvel comics continuity).
It is apparently the 'Heart-Shaped Herb' that is said to link the Black Panther to the Panther goddess Bast [Black Panther Vol ...
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