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Black Panther Wakanda Forever had to deal with the heartbreaking loss of T'Challa. But it got us wondering...what if another Wakandan king had lived? What if T'Challa spared Killmoner's life? IN this video, we walk through this nightmare scenario in a Marvel Cinematic Universe What If.
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Written and Edited by Pavel Terehovsky (pavel8866.wixsite.com/pavelt) pavel8866@gmail.com
Hosted by Ryan Arey ( / ryanarey )
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In the final battle in 2018’s Black Panther, T'Challa was forced to kill Killmonger.
Moments before Erik’s death, T'Challa offered to heal his cousin, but Killmonger refused, he didn’t want his life saved only to spend the rest of it caged in a cell. And this was Killmonger’s end.
But the multiverse is vast and filled with infinite possibilities, and there is an Earth where T'Challa made a different decision, he saved Killmonger.
Would Killmonger join the fight against Thanos? Could Killmonger be redeemed?
How would he deal with Namor and the war with Talokan?
If Killmonger survives, then the most interesting story is the aftermath of the snap. A dark time where half of all life is gone, including T'Challa and Shuri. A time where Killmonger can either become Wakanda’s new protector or the most deadly villain on the planet.
Thing is that this is Killmonger, so he might take over, kill the Avengers and turn Wakanda into a galactic empire.
So let’s ask the question - what if Killmonger survived….
So let’s begin at the moment Killomonger removes the spear from his body.
While Killmonger is still bleeding to death, T'Challa decides to save his cousin.
He believes that letting his cousin die here will be repeating history. His own father’s decision to kill his brother, turned Erik into Killmonger.
And now T'Challa feels obligated to be better than his father and give Erik a second chance.
T'Challa calls Shuri and urges her to help him save their cousin’s life.
At first Shuri refuses, arguing that they should let him die after all that Killmonger did and all the people he killed.
But T'Challa says that Erik is their family, and he deserves a second chance, the opportunity that was robbed from him when he was a boy. T'Challa says that they must aspire to be better.
For too long they closed their hearts to the suffering of those outside of Wakanda. And if they let Erik die now, they only prove that he was right.
Reluctantly, Shuri begins the operation.
Killmonger is mortally wounded, but the heart shaped herb’s superhuman effects keep him alive. And with Wakanda’s miracle tech and Shuri’s skills, his life is saved.
T'Challa isn’t naive, he knows what Killmonger is, and that it will be a long and hard road to rehabilitate him.
Since he cannot trust him, he puts Killmonger in a fancy prison that overlooks Wakanda’s sunset.
But when Killmonger finally wakes up, he sees the room as nothing more than a cell.
To Killmongers surprise the heart shape herb effects still run through his veins. T'Challa explains that the herb’s power is the only thing that keeps Killmonger alive. This is why he didn’t remove it from his body.
Over the next two years, T'Challa visits him almost every day, giving Killmonger something he lost when he was a boy - love and kinship.
Killmonger won’t change that easily though. He sees T'Challa’s good intention as weakness, so he starts using that, believing that it’s the one way for T'Challa to let him out. And once he’s free, he can finish what he started.
But before he gets a chance, Thanos happens.
When the Avengers call for Wakanda helps against Thanos, T'Challa considers letting Erik join the army. But eventually T'Challa decides that there’s too much at stake and he simply doesn’t trust Killmonger yet.
Side note. When planning this What If, we wanted Killmonger to fight Thanos, and even give him a redemption story. But going in that direction feels too predictable and it will only cheapen the story. We went the other way.
And so, as the battle for wakanda begins, Killmonger watches it all from his cell, witnessing everything.
Seeing the armies in action, Killmonger actually is rooting for Earth’s forces, but only because he wants to use such an army to achieve his own goals.
But just as it looks like the day is wone, the snap happenes. Killmonger stands at his window, watching in disbelief as people start turning to dust on the battlefield.