Nakia — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Character Profile

About Nakia

Wakandan intelligence agent and T'Challa's former lover. Lives in Haiti, aids Shuri against Namor.

Nakia — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Field intelligence, Hand-to-hand combat, Diplomacy, Survival skills

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Marvel Cinematic Universe

Quick Facts about Nakia

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Brown hair

First Appearance

Black Panther

Nakia appears in 2 titles

• Black Panther (2018) — character page
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Character Facts

Played by

Lupita Nyong'o

Appears in

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Nakia — alliance — M'Baku (Winston Duke)
• Nakia — alliance — Riri (Dominique Thorne)
• Nakia — Social Confidante — Shuri (Letitia Wright)

  Nakia acts as a trusted friend and emotional anchor for Shuri.

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More characters from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

• Shuri (Letitia Wright)
• Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejía)
• Ramonda (Angela Bassett)
• Okoye (Danai Gurira)
• M'Baku (Winston Duke)
• Everett Ross (Martin Freeman)
• Aneka (Michaela Coel)
• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
• Riri (Dominique Thorne)
• Ayo (Florence Kasumba)
• Attuma (Alex Livinalli)
• Griot (voice) (Trevor Noah)