The following contains spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, now playing in theaters.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever closed out Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a story focused on grief and moving on. But it also changed the landscape of the MCU in a massive way thanks to the debut of Namor and the Kingdom of Talokan. While they were the primary aggressors of the surface world in the film, their ties to vibranium and their desire for secrecy made Wakanda the scapegoat for the entire world.
Now, with Talokan sent back to the depths at the end of Wakanda Forever, Wakanda must contend with the backlash of their war with the hidden nation, as the world has seen Wakanda more as a threat than an ally. With their desire to destabilize and destroy the nation, the world knows that brute force may not be the way to do it. Furthermore, with the world knowing the capabilities of Wakanda and being unable to get it, this may cause them to lean more into creating their own metal and, by extension, an organization designed to take on powerful opponents.
Adamantium Could Be the World's Answer to Vibranium
The United Nations was shown in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to be strongly wary of Wakanda's power, especially after the death of King T'Challa. As a result, nations like France had tried to infiltrate their many outposts to try and obtain samples of vibranium. Though these nations said they were worried about what Wakanda could do, the real reason was they didn't want to be seen as less powerful as them. But following the events of Wakanda Forever, the realization that they can't obtain vibranium could instead force them to create something else.
By pooling together powerful minds from around the world, adamantium could be the answer to vibranium as an equally powerful and durable metal. But once the metal is created, they would have to also find a way to weaponize it. While it would be easy to put it in their weapons, some of its more nefarious scientists could instead use the opportunity to employ enhanced individuals, Mutants, to fight for their world against Wakanda. As a result, Weapon X would be born.
Weapon X Could Be Wakanda's Most Unexpected Threat
With Weapon X in full effect and off-the-books for the United Nations, it would allow those scientists to experiment on, torture and brainwash their Mutant test subjects. Therefore, characters like Sabretooth, Wolverine and Maverick could appear as brainwashed agents. As Weapon X's most elite team, they could be sent on stealth missions to test them before being sent out to Wakanda in their first major mission.
Contending with Wakanda would be a great way to see the raw brutality of these characters. Doing so would also offer a natural way for characters like Wolverine to debut in a comic-accurate way that shows how violent he was before joining the X-Men. Ultimately, it's unclear what is next for Wakanda or the larger MCU after Wakanda Forever, but the world's views on the nation could be a great springboard to a powerful vibranium and adamantium war.
To see Wakanda become the world's enemy, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is playing in theaters now.