Sunday, 22 April 2018

Killmonger (Marvel Legends Series 6")

"Killmonger" is the nickname Erik Stevens picked up as a particularly lethal US Special Forces Operative. The Wakandan originally known as N'Jadaka is probably the one villain in the MCU to give Loki a run for his money. In the comics N'Jadaka's father was killed by Ulysses Klaw and the boy was kidnapped and ended up in Harlem (because that's where black people are in the early 70's) where he took the name "Erik Kilmonger" eventually being brought back to Wakanda by T'Challa whom he promptly tries to kill. Repeatedly. And actually comes pretty darn close to success on a few occasions. Killmonger is a great villain in the comics though his look is not one that would translate well to modern movie audiences. That's probably why he ends up in a different version of T'Challa's suit, which was the only concern I had going into the film. That like Iron Man and Ant Man before, the villain would end up being just a boring "opposite number" to the hero. But Michael B. Jordan's performance as well as the terrific storytelling from director Ryan Coogler made any uncertainty evaporate fairly quickly. This figure was one I was also a little hesitant about because I thought oh it's basically just a repaint of T'Challa. But once again I was proven wrong. The detailing and subtle paintwork on this figure really give it its own character and it has all of the great articulation the Black Panther did plus some pointy things to fight with.









The necklace on this suit resembles the one worn by T'Challa in his Marvel Knights series written by Christopher Priest. 
The teeny bumps and camouflage would have looked weird on T'Challa but perfectly reflect Killmonger's character.






No idea what these symbols are, I'll assume Wakandan.










Even fiercer claws!





Wonderful scheming fingers.

"Muahahaha!"


Killmonger's not so much of a meditation guy.




"*SIGH* White People..."

Hands for holding!




Spear

Sword



"Who's the king now..."




Nice balance.







"YIELD!"



"Cat got your tongue?"


"HUP!"

"Over the waterfall you go!"


"... must... resist... most juvenile... joke..."


KLANG KLANG!

Even Shuri takes her shot at Killmonger...

But her adorable Panther Hands are no match for a trained soldier.


"WATCH IT ALL BURN!"




"Come at me!"


1 comment:

  1. In some ways I like Killmonger's suit better than the newer Black panther one. Sweet gold claws!

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