The former king of Wakanda and father of T'Challa, whose death sets off the events of Black Panther.
A family relationship fractured by opposing views of Wakanda's isolationism.
The plot calls N'Jobu T'Chaka's brother and describes T'Chaka confronting him in Oakland.
A royal father-son relationship shaped by succession and inherited responsibility.
The plot identifies T'Challa as T'Chaka's son and states that T'Chaka's death leads to T'Challa's return to Wakanda.
Zuri serves as T'Chaka's trusted confidant and operative.
Zuri is described as T'Chaka's friend and as another undercover Wakandan in Oakland.
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