M'Baku
Portrayed by
Winston Duke
Inspiration
Man-Ape from the Marvel Comics
Other names
Your Highness
Personality
Stern, strong, humorous, respective, honorable, ruthless (formerly)
Appearance
Muscular, strong-built man with sleeveless armor, black furry gauntlet, tattoos, fur cape and black shoulder pads
Occupation
Leader of the Jabari Tribe
Alignment
Bad/Neutral, later Good
Goal
To become the next King of Wakanda (formerly)
Relatives
Unnamed wife
Allies
People of the Jabari Tribe , T'Challa/Black Panther , Shuri , Ramonda , Nakia , Xoliswa , Ayo , members of the Border Tribe , Wakandan Royal Guard , Steve Rogers/Captain America , Tony Stark/Iron Man , Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow , Bruce Banner/Hulk , Sam Wilson/Falcon , James Rhodes/War Machine , Thor , Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch , Peter Parker/Spider-Man , Bucky Barnes , Peter Quill/Star-Lord , Drax the Destroyer , Rocket Raccoon , Groot , Nebula , Mantis , Gamora , Scott Lang/Ant-Man , Hope Van Dyne/Wasp , Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel , Brunnhilde/Valkyrie , Pepper Potts , Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange , Wong , Korg , Miek , Kraglin Obfonteri
Enemies
W'Kabi ,
Cull Obsidian ,
Corvus Glaive ,
Ebony Maw ,
Proxima Midnight ,
Thanos ,
Outriders ,
T'Challa/Black Panther (formerly),
Shuri (formerly),
Ramonda (formerly),
Border Tribe (formerly),
Wakandan Royal Guard (formerly),
Erik Killmonger
Likes
Things done the traditional way, war, fighting, heroes, his fellow Wakandans, joking (sometimes, towards strangers)
Dislikes
Villains, vibranium, threats to Wakanda, threats to the Earth, his fallen brothers
Powers and abilities
Superhuman strength, invulnerability
Paraphernalia
Hardened Jabari Wood Armor
Fate
Fights in the Battle of Earth and survives the war, continues to lead the Jabari Tribe.
Quote
Witness the might of the Jabari first-hand
Source
M'Baku also known as Man-Ape is a minor antagonist turned anti-hero in the 2018 film, Black Panther , and a supporting protagonist in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame .
He had a rivalry with T'Challa , the King of Wakanda and wished to have the throne. However, after T'Challa spared M'Baku's life, he became an ally of Black Panther and a fellow brother in arm.
