King T'Chaka was the former leader and monarch of Wakanda, assuming the throne and the role of Black Panther in his youth. During his time as King, part of Wakanda's vibranium cache was stolen by Ulysses Klaue, leading to T'Chaka discovering that it was his younger brother N'Jobu who had aided Klaue. In an attempt to arrest N'Jobu, T'Chaka killed him and left his son behind. T'Chaka then returned home and continued to rule his kingdom, preparing his son T'Challa to succeed him.
Following an incident involving the Avengers that claimed the lives of Wakandans, T'Chaka supported and signed the Sokovia Accords. However, this decision soon resulted in T'Chaka's death during a terrorist attack orchestrated by Helmut Zemo, leading to T'Challa seeking revenge. After T'Challa took over the throne of Wakanda, T'Chaka continued to support his son through the Ancestral Plane.
From his son's romantic relationship with Zipporah, T'Chaka is the paternal grandfather of Princess Imani.
Biography[]
Early Years[]
Becoming Black Panther[]
T'Chaka was the eldest of Wakandan King Azzuri's two sons. He married Ramonda, and the two eventually have a son, T'Challa, and later on a daughter named Shuri. He and his wife would always talk about the day when their son will finally be crowned king. When Azzuri died, T'Chaka and his brother N'Jobu received each of their father's two royal rings, and T'Chaka succeeded Azzuri as the King of Wakanda and Black Panther while N'Jobu joined with the War Dogs and served Wakanda by traveling to the United States of America to ensure that all of their secrets were still being maintained right across the rest of the world.
Assassination Attempt[]
T'Chaka assisted to the Bilderberg Conference as one of its invitees. Unbeknownst to him, Ulysses Klaue had been hired to kill him in case he refused to negotiate about Wakandan resources, including vibranium. Klaue also had a personal grudge against T'Chaka and the Golden Tribe, since one of his ancestors was responsible for killing Klaue's great-grandfather. However, T'Chaka was able to survive the attempt against his life, with Klaue managing to escape and remaining an enemy of Wakanda.
Personality[]
T'Chaka was a philosophical and caring individual who was loved by his family and by his people. Unlike his son, T'Chaka stressed the importance of politics and diplomacy and wished for Wakanda, an isolationist country, to join the rest of the world, starting with helping to come up with and ratify the Sokovia Accords. And yet, his motives were far from universally benevolent for doing so, as it was a move to keep the Avengers' unchecked activities across the globe from affecting Wakanda. T'Chaka left Erik Stevens behind to fend for himself in the United States of America after killing his father N'Jobu when he was a child, in order to maintain the lie that N'Jobu had defected. As such, it was suggested that while T'Chaka might have been concerned with the state of the world, he was a traditionalist at heart and put his nation's traditions and interests above all else. To that end, he was ready to fib to his family, to the point of even omitting the shameful parts of his life, so as to keep the line of succession to the throne safe.
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