He admitted to T'Challa that he wanted to flood Wakanda, but admitted to hope that he wasn't in control of himself. Depends on which version you want to believe.
My personal opinion is that Namor would rather T'Challa believe he was a mass murderer than controlled by something else as a matter of pride. With Hope he would be willing to show a little but of vulnerability, but he would never admit that to T'Challa. And I think deep down that's what T'Challa always thought anyways... which is why in the end he sort of dropped the matter. Of course, that's just my interpretation... it's open ended enough for people to make their own conclusions.
This could be the single greatest thing JA could do for T'Challa. I don't care about all the one off tech, I want to see T'Challa outplaying these guys both physically, politically, and tactically while utilising his standard gear with the occasional on the fly tech.
So..... it was a matter of the Phoenix simply removing inhibitions? That tracks with the space bird; half the problems Jean Gray got into basically just boil down to that. I find it hard to fault Namor if a cosmic manifestation of universal recycling made him act on a plan he might've considered but never intended to actually go through with (which seems to fit what you're saying here). Hell, real nations have plans to deal with going to war against other countries, even their allies....just in case. Atlantis flooding Wakanda sounds a lot like one of those "in case of emergency break glass" kind of plans; there just on the off chance you need it, but not something you actually think you'll ever use.
All that said, from what I saw in Hickman's Avengers, T'Challa should've just cut Namor's head off, called it retribution for the horrific events in Wakanda, and called it a day.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
The superpowered arms race between the great powers of the MU is the most interesting part of this entire run. T'Challa being at the head of the Avengers rn makes perfect sense with that in mind. The reason it's not getting well developed and why the run in general is meh at best is because he's throwing too much stuff into a single comic.
The Winter Guard, Defenders of the Deep, Squadron Supreme, and even the vampires all can fit into a single epic. Because they can all be tied to a single character seamlessly, even if I think Mephisto being the big bad is kinda boring. But when you throw in the cosmic stuff with the Avengers BC, this one off Moon Knight story, the Phoenix, and god knows what else it's just too much. There's enough subplots to do a whole line of Avengers comics but for whatever reason Marvel and/or Aaron don't want to do that.
Yeah, all the tech is cool and awesome to see in action, but what would be even cooler and more awesome to see in action would be T'Challa's strategic mind.
Agreed. I'm really hoping that all this other stuff is just Aaron getting it out of his system before he caps off his run with the Avengers caught in the middle of (averting) a new World War, but with literal superpowers in the mix. I could see that being Mephisto's endgame, to sow so much chaos and discord and conflict that it culminates in superpowers being used as tools of warfare and mass death, plunging the world into a kind of hell on Earth.
The spider is always on the hunt.
I mean, he made it very clear that he showed no remorse and the reason he flooded Wakanda was because he had the power to do so with the phoenix, otherwise he would of been obliterated by Wakandan tech before he so much as made a splash. He showed no remorse and wished he could of killed more in tro. And yes I agree, T'Challa should of been able to kill him in Hickmans run, especially since Hickman no longer had use for Namor other then to crack jokes at the end
I personally think XPac is right about how Namor looks at the situation. He's bullheaded, arrogant, and at that particular moment had already lost his kingdom to T'Challa's trickery. He clearly felt shitty about having just killed billions in order to protect the world and T'Challa (in one of his most OOC moments) is berating him only a few moments later.
So he lashed out and lied to T'Challa and perhaps even himself by saying he'd wished he killed more Wakandans when they both knew deep down he wasn't fully in control of himself in the first place. I don't necessarily have an issue with that, I have an issue with the way they got all friendly after this admission. Even if T'Challa knew Namor was lying, to be cracking jokes with a dude that's responsible for your sister dying and wished he'd killed more of your people doesn't make sense.
I don't think T'Challa would take that kind of disrespect lightly even if it came from a place of emotional stress. Especially since he can't completely trust Namor even under regular circumstances. I guess it's part of the nihilist sentiment built into that entire run. Like it doesn't matter if two men who destroyed each other's lives start sharing laughs, since the world is dying anyway and nothing matters lol. But it was poorly developed and had the effect of depriving T'Challa of his justified revenge, which creates an imbalance in their respective arcs.
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It was never marvels intent for Namor to legit become a full on villain... so Namors actions needed enough of an out to where he can still be fighting alongside the Invaders, the Illuminati, and Squadron Supreme. It's a bit of a balancing act as Namor does occasionally play the role of an antagonist... he's in fact doing it now. But anytime he goes TOO far, there's always a built in out. Because again, the idea is not for him to become a full on villain.
Black Panther - Champion of Bast
Vixen - Champion of Anansi
What do you all think the ceremonial masks from the movies were supposed to be made from? I'm getting ready to carve a pendant sized panther one in stone so have been looking closely at images for detail. It looks like some of the edges are slightly polished from wear like it's metal. Early less refined vibranium?
Reality is for those who are afraid of science fiction.
Still? Disney knows the people from Atlantis are black. Which means Namor is…
how come BP fans are okay with culture white-washing just so the story can have a revenge plot.
Hmmmm? the one Disney princess you never hear about. interesting
Why accept certain Loses. People like me exist because these creators failed the Black Panther. Doom gets enhanced powers in Doom-Wars. That’s an “L”!
to keep the black man down! Ha! L after L
ever seen the show/comic "The Boys"? I exist because... some comicbook creators are the true villians.
White-washed Namor flooding Wakanda with.... lies
become one of the boys