Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Eyes of Wakanda.TheMarvel Cinematic Universe’s latest animated project,Eyes of Wakanda, is now out, and the Black Panther spinoff ends with a shocking twist that puts Chadwick Boseman’s MCU solo movie under a new perspective. Marvel continues to have bold plans for the Black Panther franchise. AfterLetitia Wright’s Shuri took over T’Challa’s mantle,Black Panther 3is in development.
While thenext Black Panther moviedoes not arrive, those wanting to get more of the rich world developed by Ryan Coogler can now get just that throughEyes of Wakanda, theMCU’s new TV show.The series follows Wakandan warriors throughout the years, trying to recover stolen Wakanda artifacts. Each episode ends with a fair share of twists.
Why Noni Refuses The Dora Milaje Explained
The Character Mirrors Okoye’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Decision
Eyes of Wakanda’s first episode focuses on Noni. The character feels similar to Danai Gurira’s Okoye after her story inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever. A free spirit, Noni ended up beingexpelled from Wakanda’s Dora Milaje. However, she was asked to go on a mission to retrieve powerful Wakandan weapons from The Lion, Nkati, a warrior second only to the king.
Noni is successful in her mission to take out The Lion, but her time seeing how the outside world was different from Wakanda makes her refuse the offer to join the Dora Milaje. Noni knows she was never going to fit that mold, and the twist is thatthe Dora Milaje’s leader, Akeya, always knew the War Dogs were her calling.
Achilles' Death & That Shocking Betrayal Explained
The MCU Tackles The Trojan War
Episode 2 of the MCU’s Black Panther spinoff is quite shocking.Marvel Studios tells its own version of the Trojan War, with Achilles and Memnon, the latter being a Wakandan member of the War Dogs, as its main characters.Eyes of Wakandaepisode 2’s sad ending lies in Memnon betraying Achilles, which drives him mad, leading to a huge fight.
Despite having passed the last 9 years fighting alongside Achilles, Memnon had secretly been serving as an infiltrated Wakanda agent. He wanted to get the lost artifact, which was, interestingly, with Helen and Paris, prominent figures in the Trojan War, and then leave peacefully. However,leaving Achilles to die and then betraying him was enough to anger the Greek hero.
Director Noni, who appears at the end of the episode, is the older version of Eyes of Wakanda episode 1’s protagonist.
Achilles and Memnon are best friends, with the latter not wanting to hurt the former as they fight. WhileEyes of Wakandadoes not outright state it, there are enough context clues that seem to make it so that both characters were also more than friends, which would explain Achilles' rage.Memnon slashes Achilles' heel, rewriting history in the MCU.
What’s Going On With The MCU’s Iron Fist?
Danny Rand And Colleen Wing Get New Company
Eyes of Wakandaepisode 3 is a major one. So far, there have beentwo versions of Iron Fist in the MCU’s main timeline. The first one was Finn Jones' Danny Rand, with Jessica Henwick’s Colleen Wing succeeding him. Both characters appeared in Netflix’s The Defenders Saga. While their future is uncertain,the MCU has cast a new Iron Fist.
Jona Xiao voices Jorani, who appears to be the MCU’s first female Iron Fist, in the Black Panther spinoff’s episode set in China, 1400 A.D., and later in Wakanda. The MCU’s new Iron Fist is quite a capable fighter. First, she sneaks into Agent Basha’s ship, getting into the War Dogs' base to retrieve the dragon statue that Basha stole.
Jorani has the same Iron Fist origin story that Finn Jones' Danny Rand had, with the new hero also getting her powers after defeating the immortal dragon Shou-Lao. Given how Basha was reckless throughout the entire episode, it is easy to see how the whole situation could have been avoided. Jorani simply took the Wakandan artifact out of the dragon statue.
Wakanda’s Dark Future & The MCU’s New Time Travel Rules Explained
The Black Panther Spinoff Series Features Big Changes
The MCU series definitely left the best for last, asEyes of Wakanda’s episode 4 is undoubtedly the Black Panther spinoff’s most ambitious entry. While the other episodes included mystical weapons and historical figures, the season finalefeatures the first appearance of a Black Panther and does so with a complex time travel plot.
Unlike Avengers: Endgame, time travel in Eyes of Wakanda can change the future.
After Prince Tafari and Kuda find a stolen Wakandan axe in 1896 Ethiopia, they are stopped by the Black Panther from the future.Eyes of Wakandareveals a possible endgame for the MCU, with the Queen of Wakanda traveling back in time to stop it from happening.500 years in the future, Wakanda and the world fall to the Horde, aka alien invaders.
At the end of the episode, it would be revealed that Tafari and Kuda were able to save Wakanda and the world, as the problem was that the advanced nation had remained closed off from the rest. By putting the axe back in its place, the characters changed the future,eventually leading to T’Challa opening Wakanda’s borders to the world.
Why Black Panther’s Killmonger Appeared At The End Of Eyes Of Wakanda
The Series Makes Black Panther Even Better
That was not the only way in whichEyes of Wakandachanged MCU history. The animated Black Panther spinoff series alsoput Michael B. Jordan’s Erik Killmonger and his story in a new light. As the Black Panther from the future explained, the axe needed to be put back in place to lead to a character attempting to take over Wakanda.
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That is Killmonger, with the rightful heir to the throne that opens Wakanda to the world and thusleads to the country siding with the others to stop the Horde in the futurebeing Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa. That is why Killmonger appears in a cameo at the end, asEyes of Wakanda’s axe is the one he steals inBlack Panther.
