Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is scheduled to release worldwide on November 11. This film is the sequel to the much-successful 2018 film Black Panther and this movie will be the last Marvel phase four release. 

Winston Duke, a Tobagonian actor played the role of M’Baku in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. 

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Who is M’Baku?

Lord M’Baku is the leader of the Jabari Tribe, a group of Wakandans who have isolated themselves from society. M’Baku was born in Wakanda and he rose to become the second-greatest warrior in Wakanda, after the Black Panther. With the aid of a rival White Gorilla Cult, he planned to overthrow the Wakandan king and plunge the nation back into the Stone Age.

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M’Baku was raised in Jabari Land, where he acquired a hatred for the Golden City’s standard of living and its use of vibranium. M’Baku eventually took control of the tribe and made plans to conquer the Jabari Tribe. M’Baku was disgusted that Shuri, who lacked regard for tradition in his perspective, had been in charge of Wakanda’s scientific accomplishments. 

M’Baku decided to become the new King to restore Wakanda to its previous way of life because he was dissatisfied with the Golden Tribe’s reign.

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M’Baku is a ruthless individual and a stern leader with a strong sense of honor. He holds great respect for king T’Challa and he obeys every order of the king. When T’Challa persuaded him that his people needed him to lead them, he eventually decided to capitulate in ceremonial combat rather than perish. 

The Masters of the Mystic Arts enlisted M’Baku and the Jabari Tribe to take part in the conflict at the Avengers Compound in New York against an alternate Thanos.

M’Baku  Powers and Abilities

M’Baku, the chief of the Jabari Tribe, is an expert in both armed and unarmed combat, frequently employing his stature, weight, and power to great effect. He is skilled with blunt weapons, shields, and knives. Among Wakanda, his skill is well-known and feared.

M’Baku is an expert at using a knobkerrie as a blunt instrument. In many of his battles, including his confrontation with T’Challa in the Battle of Mount Bashenga, and the conflict with Thanos and his alien forces, M’Baku has wielded a knobkerrie to tremendous effect.

M’Baku is fluent in his native Igbo, as well as Xhosa and English, and being a tribal leader of the Jabari Tribe, he has decent tactical skills in the mountain ranges that give him expertise in the mountain environments.