Erik Killmonger

Evil-doer
Full Name	N'Jadaka
Alias	Erik Kilmonger Black Panther Pawn Killpanther Killjoy Lee Harvey Oswald Illustrious One
Origin	Black Panther
Occupation	Terrorist Tribal leader Dictator of Niganda (formerly) Leader of the Panther Cult CEO of iFruit.com
Powers/Skills	Superhuman strength Superhuman speed Superhuman stamina Superhuman durability Superhuman agility Superhuman reflexes Healing factor Martial arts Leadership High-level intelligence Charisma Manipulation
Hobby	Trying to kill Black Panther.
Goals	Kill both Black Panther and Klaw and take over Wakanda.
Crimes	Terrorism Coup d'état Conspiracy Murder
Type of Villain	Vengeful Fighter

“	I will show the world Wakanda's true face... and they will kneel before us in fear. So swears Erik Killmonger.	„
	~ Erik Killmonger

Erik Killmonger is a supervillain in Marvel Comics. He served as the main antagonist of the Black Panther series and is an enemy of King T'Challa. He is one of three archenemies of Black Panther (the others being Klaw and Man-Ape ).

Biography

A native of Wakanda, he was born under the name N'Jadaka. When Ulysses Klaw and his mercenaries attacked Wakanda, they press-ganged N'Jadaka's father into helping them; when Klaw was defeated, the father died and his family was exiled. N'Jadaka ended up in Harlem, New York, nursing a hatred against the supervillain and T'Challa, the king who had exiled him. He changed his name to Erik Killmonger and studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, desperate to avenge his father's death.

He eventually contacted King T'Challa and was repatriated back to Wakanda, settling in a village that would later change its name to N'Jadaka Village in his honor. He became a subversive, with dreams of ridding Wakanda of what he termed "white colonialist" cultural influences and return it entirely to its ancient ways. He then took advantage of the Black Panther's frequent absences in America with the Avengers to stage a coup d'état, along with Baron Macabre. He was defeated and killed, until the Mandarin claimed his body. Using his rings, the Mandarin was able to amplify the Resurrection Altar and restore him to life. 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.

While Tony Stark visited Wakanda, Madam Slay drugged Jim Rhodes and took him prisoner. Killmonger appeared to have killed the Black Panther, and blamed Rhodes and Stark, convincing the Wakandans that he could lead them to vengeance. The Black Panther returned, revealing that he had faked his death using an LMD. The Black Panther defeated Killmonger. The Mandarin recalled his ring, and Killmonger reverted to an inanimate skeleton. Killmonger's followers resurrected him again and he would clash with T'Challa on several other occasions.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Main article: Erik Killmonger (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Erik "Killmonger" Stevens appears as the main antagonist of the 2018 film Black Panther. This version is a former American black-ops soldier turned revolutionary named Erik Stevens, who earned the nickname "Killmonger". He was portrayed by Michael B. Jordan (as his first villain role in his acting career). Killmonger is set to appear in the what if series.

In Other Media

Killmonger appears in the tv show Avengers: Black Panther's Quest as the main antagonist.

Killmonger appears in the videogames Marvel: Contest of Champions, Marvel Future Fight, Lego Marvel Adventures, and Marvel Super Heroes 2.