Some Marvel Cinematic Universe characters walk a fine line between good and evil and although there usually is not a concrete answer, Michael B. Jordan has made it clear on which side he thinks Black Panther's Killmonger stands.When asked by Bleacher Report why he thought Killmonger was not a villain, the actor responded by explaining that Killmonger was just like T'Challa in the fact that he had a vision and people that cared about him. Although the two thought differently, they were essential pieces of the puzzle that needed to be put together in order to open the world up to a conversation about oppression. "I think he was a necessary part of the conversation," Jordan replied. "I think he cared about his people just as much as T'Challa. He just had a different way of going about getting it done." The Black Panther actor later added, "And I don't think' his argument was completely wrong. I don't think T'Challa's argument was completely wrong. I think it was a necessary conversation that needed to be had."
The actor also mentioned that Killmonger was a smart MIT graduate who had been studying the ways of the world for a very long time and decided to fight to change what he thought was wrong in it. "I think he was a historian that studied history -- the history of government and oppression," Jordan said. "And Erik's a really smart guy -- MIT graduate. The guy is very intelligent and he saw that there was really only one way to change things so he went about that."
Killmonger was introduced in 2018's Black Panther as a child orphaned by King T'Chaka and raised to search for the liberation of Black people, who suffer racial prejudice and oppression. To free them and help them conquer, Killmonger made his way to Wakanda, won the right to rule in a trial by combat against T'Challa and attempted to send Wakandan technology to operatives across the globe. Though he was defeated, his actions and motives seemingly inspired T'Challa to open Wakanda up and connect it with the nations of the world.
The controversy of Killmonger's morality was recently brought up in Episode 6 of the Disney+ series What If...?. In the episode, fans got to see a little more of Killmonger's military background and a universe where he heroically acts to save Iron Man from the Ten Rings. The episode also got fans excited to see Killmonger return to the MCU, as rumors suggest he will make a comeback in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is slated to release on Nov. 11, 2022.
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