Originally Posted by
VantaBlack
Yep, same story. Although the framing of it is a bit different (no doubt to ensure T'Challa never hit the Doras' level of "heroism"). While the Doras/Midnight Angels were angled to be these gallant black women (that's important) who rose up in the face of insurmountable odds. Taking on the cold and uncaring monarch (black man) with it's unfair system and laws designed [by said black men] to exploit and keep them down. Needless to say, T'Challa looks bad. Now you turn to T'Challa's galactic empire arc and he is angled as a reluctant king and an uninspired hero who only wish to be a lab rat above all else. Nonetheless he does spawn the galactic empire (grandest of evil the wakandans has ever committed as seen by the atrocities nuKillmonger and them did) as Shuri told him to his face. And he confesses to Storm (remember that long ass convo some time after his return) that he knew the empire was built on slavery basically and not only was he pessimistic about it, but went on to become its "champion" (You can guess what that may entail -being a champion of slavers). Fighting on its side rather than take the side of the oppressed because the oppressors in this case were "his own people"(Wakandans) as they made sure to harp on that point. Coates had him use words like "confronted with that crime I looked away" "indulging on a dream" in the face of all of this, by the way. It took them stabbing him in the back and losing his memories for him to do anything about it. Even then the catalyst for him doing anything heroic was Storm (those visions that told him to come home). Very little if not none of that urgency was on his own terms. Unlike the Doras who saw something that was not "right" and took it upon themselves to do something about it, turning to vigilantism. Such was their king's ineptitude to protect his people (women) and safe guard his nation. Coates had him fail on both counts and firmly in the wrong side of what is "right" or "just". But like the MA I guess, he now stand a chance at taking the land he don't deserve after of course Shuri, Storm and Eden save the day. Really hope those last books never see the light of day