M'Baku — Black Panther Character Profile

About M'Baku

Leader of the Jabari Tribe, ally to T'Challa.

Affiliations

• Marvel Cinematic Universe

Quick Facts about M'Baku

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Brown hair

First Appearance

Black Panther

M'Baku appears in 5 titles

• Black Panther (2018)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — character page
• Avengers: Endgame (2019) — character page
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — character page
• Avengers: Doomsday (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Winston Duke

Appears in

Black Panther (2018)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• M'Baku — Conflict Ritual Rival — T'Challa / Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman)

  Their rivalry becomes the foundation for later respect and cooperation.

  M'Baku challenges T'Challa for the crown, but T'Challa defeats him by persuading him to yield.

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• Zuri (Forest Whitaker)
• N'Jobu (Sterling K. Brown)
• Shuri (Letitia Wright)
• Ramonda (Angela Bassett)
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