WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Black Panther & the Agents of Wakanda #7, by Jim Zub, Lan Medina, Marcio Menyz, and VC's Joe Sabino, on sale now

One of the oldest characters in the Marvel Universe is Ka-Zar, a skilled hunter from the Savage Land. He's been an ally to various heroes over the years, but he has always resisted adjusting his equipment beyond what he can use and craft in the Savage Land. But throughout his current work with the Avengers, it turns out there's a single upgrade he's gotten from Black Panther's armory: a vibranium-enhanced knife.

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Ka-Zar attacks in Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda #7

With most of the Avengers out of the mountain on various missions, the remaining heroes aren't prepared when a group of dragons descends on the base. American Eagle, Ka-Zar, Mockingbird, Fat Cobra, Gorilla-Man and Broo are the only ones there, and they quickly engage the dragons in combat. While many members of the team use the equipment and weapons that have been designed by T'Challa, it turns out Ka-Zar turned down most of the weaponry that was offered to him. Even when fighting massive monsters like dragons, he refuses to use the kind of technology that grants Mockingbird and American Eagle flight.

It turns out, when given access to the massive amount of weapons that had been collected by the Avengers, Ka-Zar only wanted one thing from the team when he joined: a modified hunting knife, which has been given a vibranium edge. The extremely rare metal from Wakanda can cut through almost anything on the planet, making this knife a particularly potent weapon for the Savage Land hunter to now have at his disposal. Ka-Zar immediately proves just how capable he is with it too, using it wound a dragon that had snatched up his teammate American Eagle in its jaws. This gives him the chance to save his ally by breaking through the dragon's scales.

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Ka-Zar has traditionally only carried a knife into battle no matter what kind of threat he's dealing with, electing to use it and his own combat skills to help him take down the various beasts and creatures of the Savage Land. It has proven to be more than enough equipment to help him bring down massive threats. Still, Ka-Zar is nominally a regular human being -- as proven when one of the dragons slams him into the ground while he is briefly distracted during the battle. This makes a vibranium knife a perfect weapon for him to defend himself with while also using his abilities.

Hopefully, Ka-Zar will keep this brand new version of his knife going forward. It certainly will give him a real advantage when he returns to the dangerous Savage Land he calls home. Given his overall skill when fighting anything larger than him, the advanced knife might be the ultimate tool for the low-key hunter.

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