Wakanda Forever: Black Panther won’t just deliver the new Black Panther and honor T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman). It’ll also advance the MCU story, adding new complexities to it. Namor (Tenoch Huerta) is one of them. Black Panther 2‘s main antagonist. Namor may be a problem for the Avengers. Wakanda Forever.
What if Namor joined the Avengers? Before we can help, let’s first remind you that Spoilers may be found below.
Namor is the best? Wakanda Forever villain?
We’ve been discussing Namor (Tenoch Huerta) for months, thinking that the Wakanda Forever antagonist might not be the story’s real villain. Rumours suggested that Doctor Doom would instigate a conflict between Namor, Wakanda and lead to war. Marvel recently made it clear Namor is the antagonist.
Even so, Tenoch Huerta said in interviews that his character isn’t exactly a villain. He’s a superhero fighting for what he thinks is right: Protecting his people.
If that means fighting the Avengers or their representatives, that’s what Namor will do. Huerta didn’t address such a scenario but the fight between Namor, the Black Panther and Namor is exactly that. The Submariner will face a nation and a super-hero who normally stands with the Avengers.
With that in mind, it’ll be interesting to see whether the Wakanda Forever plot will make sense for not having more Avengers come to Wakanda’s help against Namor.
What is Namor to the Avengers’ danger?
Namor is a formidable foe, provided he’s near water. That’s the source of this mutant’s power, so he’s weaker without it. Can Namor defeat the Avengers and win in battle? The answer may be yes.
“Introducing Namor for us was really an opportunity to introduce another politician, another sovereign ruler of a group of people who represents more than himself,” Ryan Coogler Submitted Marvel.com.
The Wakanda ForeverThe writer/director teased that Namor’s powers would make it difficult to take on him. Namor is an amazing swimmer and can fly.
“[There’s] no equal in terms of his capabilities, being able to breathe underwater and breathe at high altitudes and walk around on land. He’s incredibly strong, he’s as strong as Thor, and if he’s around enough water he can be as strong as the Hulk.”
This teaser suggests that Namor facing off against the Avengers would make for a thrilling fight. Namor’s fate in the MCU is unknown. There’s always a chance he will join the Avengers in the future. If history taught us anything, it’s that Avengers often recruit new heroes after fighting them first.
What is Namor really looking for?
Marvel producer Nate Moore provided additional details that make us think Namor’s role as an MCU villain might be temporary. Unlike other bad guys, he’s not looking to dominate others.
“He’s not interested in ruling the world for power,”Moore stated. Namor is also “not interested in money. He’s interested in protecting his people. And what’s more altruistic than that?”
Moore continued: “Here is a man who believes 100% that he is the hero in his own story. He doesn’t see himself as a villain because in Namor’s eyes what he is doing he’s doing to protect a people who have already made it through a tragic history.”
To put it another manner, if Namor’s side is on the Avengers, they may be able to fight together. Of course, that’s just speculation. Huerta said that Huerta sees his character not as a villain but as a superhero.
“For me, he’s just a hero. It’s not my job to think about how the world or the other characters look at him,”Huerta said. “How they perceive him is not my job. My job is he has a strong motivation. He has a clear path, and he knows why it’s important. He’s trying to protect himself and protect all his culture and his people from the exterior world, from the colonialism who is tempting him against their values and the whole culture.”
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