Wakanda coat of arms and Flag
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #52, 1966
Created by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Official Name: Kingdom of Wakanda
Population: 6,000,000
Capital City: Central Wakanda
Places of Interest: Black Warrior Creek, Central Wakanda Palace, Chams of the Chilling Mist, Crystal Forest, Domain of the White Gorillas, Jabari Village, Mount Kanda, Mount Wakanda, N’Jadaka Village, Panther Island, Paradise Forest, Pirahna Cove, Primitive Peaks, Ressurection Altar, River of Grace and Wisdom, Serpent Valley, T’chaka Path, Techno Jungle, Torment Forest, Tranquility Temple, Twisted Visons Lake, Vibranium Mound, Warrior Falls, Woods of Solitude.
Central Wakanda Palace
Government: Absolute Monarchy
Languages: Wakandan, Yoruba, Hausa, English; Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo , Khoe, Austronesian, Indo-European
Currency: Wakandan Dollar
Major Resources: Vibranium, Uranium, Coal, Diamonds, Aeronautics, Aircraft Manufacture
Background: Thousands of years ago a giant meteor fell to earth and crashed in Africa. The nation which sprung up around the crash site came to be known as Wakanda. The meteor contained the metal Vibranium which can mutate those exposed to it into creatures resembling demons. For this reason the mound is sealed and accessible only to qualified personnel. The first Black Panther was known as Bashenga.
History
In modern times Wakanda is known as the most technologically advanced nation in the marvel universe being hundreds if not thousands of years ahead of the most thriving technological meccas of today. They have found cures for such diseases as Cancer and Aids among others. The culture of Wakanda is based around the worship of the Panther God/Bast. In the past other gods were worshiped most notably the sacred white Gorilla but that has since been outlawed.
Map of Wakanda
In Addition to the technologically advanced central wakandan capital there also exists about eighteen other tribes called the marsh tribes. These tribes are tied together with the main monarchy by the Dora Milaje. It is also in central Wakanda that the precious metal Vibranium can be found.
Trade
Wakanda is one of the few nations in the world not part of the U.N while being completely self sufficient not needing to trade beyond their borders for food, clothing or technology. What little is traded with the outside world is processed Vibranium.
Source [Marvel Atlas #2 0f 2 (2008)]
Flag recently seen in circulation
Note: Vibranium, The Heart Shaped Herb and the Soul Shaped herb are all only found in Wakanda
June 6th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
[...] closely guarded secret of the royal family of Wakanda is that pure vibranium can amply magical abilities exponentially by tapping into a limitless well [...]
June 6th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
[...] dancing, and music. Eventually however Bast came to be known to the people of the nation of Wakanda sometime before the Vibranium Meteor fell to earth. Under the leadership of Bashenga Bast became [...]
June 6th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
[...] a border conflict on the outskirts of Wakanda so T’challa allows the Refuges asylum into Wakanda which cause civil [...]
June 6th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
[...] Wakanda Declun tells Doom that he has lost hundreds of Billions of dollars thanks to Shuri and her team. [...]
June 6th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
[...] wakandan born mutant to a German father. He was ostracized even before his powers manifested for being a [...]
June 6th, 2011 at 11:25 pm
[...] and founded by Black Panther T’chaka after Klaw tried to invade their nation of Wakanda. They are essentially the secret survive and assassins of the nation reporting directly to the king [...]
June 6th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
[...] The group was founded to secure peace between the eighteen rival factions of the marsh tribes of Wakanda and the more technologically advanced capital ruled by the Black Panther. It is unknown which king [...]
June 6th, 2011 at 11:40 pm
[...] the very beginning and for many of us that beginning starts in a fictional African nation known as Wakanda where the people have created a highly advanced way of life thanks to the material known as [...]
June 7th, 2011 at 3:27 am
[...] desturi have taken hold of the governance of Wakanda and placed the queen Storm of the X-men on trail. Every major news network is covering the story as [...]
June 7th, 2011 at 3:33 am
[...] rejoins the dora and x-men about to face off with the wakandan army. Both sides start battling. Tchalla makes his way to the vault using his new powers. Doom is [...]
June 9th, 2011 at 12:09 am
[...] world war two he befriended Captain America and Gabe Jones who came to Wakanda in hopes of gaining there assistance with dealing with Hitler. He managed to defeat Captain America [...]
June 10th, 2011 at 12:06 am
[...] that has the black Panther in it! Love it or hate it! Now granted T’challa has moved on from Wakanda and taken up shop, no pun intended, in Hell’s Kitchen I was wary. But potential is rich in [...]
June 10th, 2011 at 12:27 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
June 11th, 2011 at 12:36 am
[...] the second son and prince of Wakanda to Azzari the Wise and his wife. He grew into a quick thinker and fighter able to match his brother [...]
June 12th, 2011 at 1:02 am
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June 22nd, 2011 at 12:17 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
June 23rd, 2011 at 12:08 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
June 23rd, 2011 at 12:15 am
[...] origin of Achebe is told and we see how he migrated into wakanda when T’challa accepted the refugees. In America Everett can’t seem to lose the pants he asked [...]
June 25th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
[...] that has the black Panther in it! Love it or hate it! Now granted T’challa has moved on from Wakanda and taken up shop, no pun intended, in Hell’s Kitchen I was wary. But potential is rich in [...]
June 26th, 2011 at 12:04 am
[...] are in Wakanda so T’challa can equip falcon with his very first set of wings. A section of wakanda is attacked by zombies and our trio defeat them and realize Hydra is behind it. They meet with the [...]
June 26th, 2011 at 12:04 am
[...] are in Wakanda so T’challa can equip falcon with his very first set of wings. A section of wakanda is attacked by zombies and our trio defeat them and realize Hydra is behind it. They meet with the [...]
July 18th, 2011 at 6:32 pm
[...] next year and it would never get old When we’re done you’ll finally understand where Wakanda stands in the new marvel Universe, why Doomwar was a must read event and how Shuri and [...]
July 24th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
[...] meeting. Storm accompanies him without any guards much to the dismay of the elder council of Wakanda. On the moon they meet with the king and queen who seek their advice on war with the humans. [...]
July 24th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
[...] the Queen of wakanda is on a visit to one of the rural schools of the state to meet with the children. While there her [...]
July 24th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
[...] the meeting of the elders in Wakanda along with S’yan uncle to T’challa and Shuri to discuss who will be the next panther [...]
July 25th, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] and S’yan the swift. T’chaka had given precedent to the ways of magic so Zawavari a wakandan born mystic was one of the people he held in high regard. It is also suggested that he knew [...]
July 25th, 2011 at 2:59 am
[...] Wakanda, Queen mother and Ororo meet with a Wakandan mystic known as Zawaviri. They beg for his help but [...]
July 25th, 2011 at 3:12 am
[...] then inform him that an attacker approaches. In the present the only survivor of the massacre tells Wakanda head officials of what happened. He seeks refuge in exchange for this warning. They prepare for the [...]
July 25th, 2011 at 3:26 am
[...] devourer of totems stands at the border of wakanda ready to feast on the dieing T’challa. Their best efforts can do nothing to stop him as he slowly [...]
July 29th, 2011 at 12:26 am
[...] Panther mythos. He had all of T’challa‘s personality traits stripped of the fiction of wakanda. He was a Panther for the modern reader. Confronting reverse racism and baby momma drama was the [...]
July 31st, 2011 at 6:09 pm
[...] they often played and sparred together as children. When his father S’yan took over ruling of Wakanda in the death of his uncle T’chaka he saw it as an opportunity to surpass T’challa and [...]
August 1st, 2011 at 7:38 pm
[...] now- Members of Aim are being knocked around by Shuri the new leader of Wakanda. She defeats them and the Dora Milaje takes them away. She dons her coat and wades through [...]
August 1st, 2011 at 7:46 pm
[...] Black Panther’s wakandan history gets told to a man in prison and the united states politicians in charge of security, even [...]
August 1st, 2011 at 7:52 pm
[...] UN brand Wakanda a rogue state but cant afford to do anything about it with so much resources sent to Afghanistan [...]
August 1st, 2011 at 8:01 pm
[...] A school trip to the Wakandan mound goes wrong when an earthquake occurs T’challa saves the day and his sister questions [...]
August 1st, 2011 at 8:48 pm
[...] Legal Status: Diplomatic immunity as the Queen of Wakanda [...]
August 1st, 2011 at 8:54 pm
[...] Wakanda is under siege as radioactive man gets dropped in the vibranium mines and black knight attacks the [...]
August 1st, 2011 at 8:59 pm
[...] Dora Milaje and S’yan while Batroc is defeated and Klaw tries to infect the technology of wakanda only to be driven out. Tshan gets taken over by the body [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 12:34 am
[...] Status: Diplomatic immunity due to status as Queen of Wakanda. Dual U.S./Wakandan [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 1:16 am
[...] the marvel universe. He’s the McGuyver of comics, coming up with top tech even without all of Wakanda [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 1:21 am
[...] just in thanks to Newsarama is that Storm the beautiful African goddess and queen of Wakanda will be showing up in the Black Panther: Man without fear series in a two part storyline called [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 1:14 pm
[...] child to rule over and Wakanda. Panther refuses and Han has his ninja’s attack and Shang Chi comes to rescue his sister. Han [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 4:04 pm
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 4:22 pm
[...] Legal Status: Wanted criminal in Wakanda [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 4:22 pm
[...] Legal Status: Wanted criminal in Wakanda [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 4:35 pm
[...] female companion and love interest of Eric Killmonger. She was a member of his team who took over wakanda. After his death she tried to avenge him by killing the Black Panther. After her unsuccessful [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 4:59 pm
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 5:07 pm
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 5:09 pm
[...] those who had been made useless by the altar. He assisted Eric Killmonger’s bid when he took over Wakanda. He allowed his men to be exposed to the Altar in hopes of making for him a super powered army. [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 5:43 pm
[...] costume is Wakandan designed and allows him to fly and offers a degree of resistance to injury. The cowl allows him to [...]
August 2nd, 2011 at 6:35 pm
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
August 3rd, 2011 at 6:44 pm
[...] bedroom. Downstairs the car as well turns up like nothing happened. Tork explains the history of wakanda, T’challa and Hunter to Cole. Tork warns him not to get involved with Hunter [...]
August 4th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
[...] and abilities: Skilled marksman with firearms, trained detective, trained in a unique acrobatic wakandan fighting [...]
August 8th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
[...] and Storm are left without a place to stay in the after the wakandan embassy was destroyed by Ragnaroc last issue. They instead stay aboard a ship that Tchalla had [...]
August 8th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
[...] meets with Reed while Panther and the rebels plan their next move. Shield attacks the wakandan embassy and the rebels save them. Fight ensues between both sides Ragnaroc shows up and him and [...]
August 8th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
[...] of Black Goliath and speak with his family. All this is covered by the press. They fly back to Wakanda where Panthers advisers object to his interference with the happenings in America. Storm wants him [...]
August 8th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
[...] comes to the Wakandan embassy to see T’challa he’s out so he speaks with storm. He leaves his men to watch over [...]
August 11th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
[...] to have a child who they named T’chana. He grew to adulthood, trained in the ways of ancient Wakanda. He later wed the daughter of Forge and they had a son who they called K’Shamba. Some time [...]
August 11th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
August 11th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
August 11th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
August 12th, 2011 at 1:04 am
[...] problem was why the soldiers didn’t flee at the sight of this popular African goddess, queen of wakanda, Kenyan princess and American superhero is beyond me! This is Africa and storm has been worshiped [...]
August 14th, 2011 at 1:55 am
[...] special plant grows only in Wakanda specifically on Mount Kanda in a section called “the Valley of the [...]
August 15th, 2011 at 12:04 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
August 16th, 2011 at 12:11 am
[...] wakanda a man is murdered. In New York storm accompanies storm to find the morlocks and have them come to [...]
August 16th, 2011 at 3:26 pm
[...] Doom or spying on the Avengers. I always thought his death would be a major event in the world of Wakanda because you need that trusted guy with his eye on things back home. Reginald Hudlin-quite a [...]
August 17th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
[...] latter half of the story centers around Doom and how he passed the final lock of the wakandan security system “purity”. He enters the plane of Bast the panther God stripped of armor and [...]
August 17th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
[...] issue also marks the genesis of T’challa leaving Wakanda to Shuri while going off and doing his own [...]
August 19th, 2011 at 12:35 am
[...] Zeraze- Still makes no sense why they are in this story or in Wakanda after they were exiled way back in the Priest Run of Black Panther which ended in 2002. No [...]
August 20th, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] the X-men. Storm manages to render him unconscious and she and Nezhno sneak back into the heart of Wakanda and place T’challa on the altar to Bast. As the soldiers descend on them Storm falls to her [...]
August 21st, 2011 at 12:10 am
[...] should play the King of Wakanda? That’s a question that keeps popping up in my mind ever since the last bit of speculation [...]
August 22nd, 2011 at 12:11 am
[...] later The x-men visit Wakanda to take Nezhno to San Francisco while Storm basks in the realization she doesn’t have to [...]
August 26th, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] P. Newton thing, with Black Panther Cells run from Marvel’s fictional African country Wakanda destabilising corporate-run America. I think I used some of the stuff in there for my later DOOM [...]
August 28th, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
September 26th, 2011 at 4:18 am
[...] Wakanda has been attacked on every front. Heroes have fallen, old alliances have been betrayed, the country is in turmoil. Now is the time for the new Black Panther to rise and make a stand against threats both foreign and domestic. “Power” is a bold new direction for the Panther, written by celebrated producer-director Reginald Hudlin and multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jonathan Maberry (Patient Zero, Punisher: Naked Kill). New game, new rules, and lots of surprises as the new Black Panther is set on a collision course with one of the Marvel Universe’s most feared and powerful beings. Collects Black Panther #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12. [...]
September 27th, 2011 at 12:04 am
[...] Typhoid Mary are out to kill T’Challa…time to call in Falcon and Luke Cage! The former King of Wakanda and the former Kingpin of crime wage in a deadly game, with the Panther’s homeland as the prize. [...]
October 16th, 2011 at 12:03 am
[...] plot- It’s a very sad day indeed when Hunter prince of wakanda, leader of the Hatut Zeraze has been reduced to the status of a simple serial killer. I’m hurt [...]
October 29th, 2011 at 12:36 am
[...] Queen of wakanda and weather manipulator extraordinaire. Also a capable street fighter with additional training from [...]
November 1st, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] Heroes for Hire among others. He left Hell’s Kitchen in the capable hands of T’challa of Wakanda who wished to test himself after the disastrous events of Doomwar. The Kingpin of Crime took over [...]
November 18th, 2011 at 2:43 am
[...] fate is again up in the air. Will he again get a relaunch that brings him back to Wakanda and sister Shuri? or will his inclusion on the Avengers have to tide us over until marvel decides [...]
November 21st, 2011 at 12:14 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
November 23rd, 2011 at 3:44 pm
[...] because it was not your cup of tea! Make your blood pressure rise because you miss Vibranium in wakanda! Lambaste what you consider a downgrade for everyone from Wakanda BUT know this Doomwar takes the [...]
November 25th, 2011 at 3:42 am
[...] not accept but agrees to spend some time with him. While on the ship set to autopilot they shag as Wakanda’s security team details the ship enveloped in the eye of a [...]
November 25th, 2011 at 3:47 am
[...] couple plan to return to Wakanda so they can [...]
November 25th, 2011 at 3:50 am
[...] Wakanda and the world are ablaze with news of the impending wedding. Fantastic four, avengers, x-men and [...]
November 25th, 2011 at 4:17 am
[...] Shuri and company are on their way to see the “broker” who pitted the newest Black Panther against Namor. They know it’s a trap but are ready nonetheless. Storm gets arrested as T’challa departs Wakanda. [...]
November 25th, 2011 at 4:25 am
[...] Wakanda Zawaviri and T’challa are about to test their newly trained warriors. On T.V the press continues [...]
November 26th, 2011 at 12:32 am
[...] is made aware of a target on members of the wakandan National Bank’s board of directors. There is one survivor who he decides he must protect at all [...]
January 8th, 2012 at 1:42 am
[...] manages to save the woman from the bank of wakanda and flee from Typhoid Mary and Lady Bullseye. He leaves her under the protection of Sofija and [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 1:17 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
January 21st, 2012 at 4:22 am
[...] was a large and powerful man growing up in wakanda. After the death of king T’chaka he became known as one of the greatest warriors in [...]
January 27th, 2012 at 2:00 am
[...] a member of the Jabari clan in wakanda (the worship the white gorilla and serve under the now deceased M’baku-the man ape who died in [...]
January 31st, 2012 at 3:29 am
[...] wakanda the hand attacks but are easily defeated by Shuri and the Dora Milaje. In American T’challa, Luke [...]
February 10th, 2012 at 1:42 am
[...] to steal while admiring the unconscious Storm. When the village learns that he is the prince of Wakanda everyone rushes to meet him. Storm recovers in time to see the girls literally fawning over him. [...]
February 13th, 2012 at 12:27 am
[...] Villains- I’m a sucker for a healthy interaction that adds depth to my characters and here Eric Jerome Dickey gives the sibling rivalry a go between the far more imposing Bull and his little brother who is the “brains” of the family. We also get to understand why they are after Ororo, since their father had hunted a wind rider in their youth. It also notes their father’s theft of quite a bit of Vibranium from Wakanda. [...]
February 17th, 2012 at 2:27 am
[...] of the prince and the pauper as an Orphaned Ororo Munroe fell in love with Prince T’challa of Wakanda while he was away from his country during his “walkabout”. His thirst for revenge eventually [...]
February 18th, 2012 at 1:12 am
[...] his confidence back he meets with Murdock a week later to let him know he’s returning to Wakanda, he’s also carrying Sofija his partner with him. Before he departs he fights crime for one last [...]
February 25th, 2012 at 1:24 am
[...] after the events of Doomwar which changed the ways of life and trading for the people of Wakanda forever. Now that he’s built himself back up he’s returning home and set to appear in [...]
May 10th, 2012 at 1:46 am
[...] the coast of Wakanda Shuri accompanied by her friends infiltrates a ship and make a startling discovery. Elsewhere [...]
June 10th, 2012 at 1:19 am
[...] more important item with the payment literally anything she wants. The Defenders meanwhile head to Wakanda to meet with T’challa and Shuri about John Aman. While in commune with their ancestors Aman [...]
June 15th, 2012 at 12:30 am
[...] Fantastic Four travel to Wakanda, which means the return of Black Panther to the pages of Fantastic Four. Their mission: what [...]
June 18th, 2012 at 12:50 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
June 23rd, 2012 at 2:57 am
[...] is a struggling jazz singer and social worker from America who fell in love with Wakanda’s king T’challa and was his girlfriend for years. One one occasion when she was in Wakanda they [...]
June 24th, 2012 at 1:38 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
June 24th, 2012 at 2:08 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
July 9th, 2012 at 11:32 pm
[...] special plant grows only in Wakanda on west ward facing trees on the edge of the [...]
July 15th, 2012 at 2:54 am
[...] The avengers then split into four teams with one among them under the illusion of being Scarlet witch. For the most part it works yet Namor reaches the real Wanda only for her to teleport him back to Utopia while they capture one of his teammates in Wakanda. [...]
July 21st, 2012 at 1:58 am
[...] but not the way we expected. Bast in her infinite brilliance has left Shuri the reigning queen of wakanda. The black panther of wakanda while T’challa is made a free agent with seemingly upgraded powers [...]
July 21st, 2012 at 1:58 am
[...] but not the way we expected. Bast in her infinite brilliance has left Shuri the reigning queen of wakanda. The black panther of wakanda while T’challa is made a free agent with seemingly upgraded powers [...]
July 22nd, 2012 at 1:21 am
[...] the future T’challa king of wakanda has returned to the ways of his father T’chaka. Wakanda is once more isolated and borders closed. [...]
July 23rd, 2012 at 1:55 am
[...] of Atlantis attacks Wakanda and engages the Black Panther and Avengers. It takes everything they have to defeat him. When the [...]
August 3rd, 2012 at 2:01 am
[...] of the remaining Phoenix powered X-men and advises her fellow X-men to leave Utopia. She visits Wakanda only for T’challa to inform her there marriage has been [...]
October 9th, 2012 at 2:35 am
[...] announced “Guardians of the Galaxy” as their next big franchise while lambasting that Wakanda would be “too difficult to create”. In an interview with MTV, Marvel Studios [...]
October 12th, 2012 at 2:07 am
[...] Wakanda Wolverine and Storm along with his students are forced to leave when they are almost shot down. In [...]
November 1st, 2012 at 12:07 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
November 8th, 2012 at 12:49 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
November 9th, 2012 at 1:46 am
[...] Wakanda the people scramble to find out where Killmonger could have gotten technology to capture [...]
December 25th, 2012 at 1:10 am
[...] Nationality: Wakandan [...]
January 4th, 2013 at 2:13 am
[...] is a bit of an understatement! If the solicits are to be believed this is his team operating from Wakanda’s Necropolis (Introduced in Fantastic Four). T’challa also gets allot of new toys thanks to [...]
January 4th, 2013 at 5:28 am
[...] devourer of totems stands at the border of wakanda ready to feast on the dieing T’challa. Their best efforts can do nothing to stop him as he slowly [...]
January 4th, 2013 at 5:24 pm
[...] gives a rousing speech to the press and Wakanda as her brother visits the grave of fallen friends. She then goes off to the United States where she [...]
February 3rd, 2013 at 1:18 am
[...] I was left a bit, peeved that T’challa/Black Panther would have allowed Namor to walk back into Wakanda in light of his actions during Avengers Vs. X-men (See Avengers Vs X-men #8 and Avengers Vs. X-men [...]
March 7th, 2013 at 1:01 am
[...] Gibar had cast out a young Ororo Monroe and after she had met a young T’challa future leader of Wakanda and her powers had just begun to manifest, Ainet took her into their village and became her adopted [...]
March 19th, 2013 at 12:12 am
[...] said force into the x-men’s extinction team members which they then escalated to the point that wakanda’s capitol was [...]
April 26th, 2013 at 1:20 am
[...] however is a well written black panther with plenty of new toys in a new place, the necropolis of Wakanda reforming the Illuminati to battle foes unknown (the ones we did meet lacked proper motivation to [...]
April 29th, 2013 at 2:08 am
[...] While I am enjoying this series I keep wishing we could see what’s happening in the wider Wakanda, more interaction between the new Illuminati and particularly I want Black Panther to go bat$hit [...]
May 17th, 2013 at 1:42 am
[…] watch his family. He encounters other heroes as well as villains along the way, and is invited to Wakanda by the Black Panther to investigate a series of computer break-ins into the […]