Will We See More Of Killmonger (And Klaue)?
After fans had been complaining for years that the Marvel Cinematic Universe rarely gave us a good villain, the past few MCU movies have served up some consistently great ones – Homecoming’s Vulture and Thor: Ragnarok‘s Hela. Thankfully, we can now add Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger to the list, too, as he’s arguably the most fleshed out and layered antagonist the franchise has had since Loki.
Unfortunately, it looks like he’s a one-and-done character as Killmonger dies in battle with T’Challa at the end of Black Panther. Considering how good he is, though, we really hope they find a way to resurrect him. After all, vibranium has so many amazing properties (more on that in a moment), and we know it can heal people, so it’s not too far-fetched to think he might return. What’s more, there’s even a comic book precedent for it – as Killmonger has been revived after death a few times on the page.
While we’re on the topic of resurrecting villains, Andy Serkis’ Ulysses Klaue also meets an unexpected end during the movie. It seems unlikely he’ll return as he was seen as a corpse in a body bag, but you never know. Certainly with those two foes gone, Black Panther has blasted through the character’s two biggest villains in one go. If neither of them come back, we’re not too sure who will be the main antagonist in the sequel.
