Who Is Erik Killmonger? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Erik Killmonger is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of N'Jadaka, with over 139 comic issue appearances. A powerful warrior and strategic genius well versed in politics, science and economics. Bearing a deep resentment of Wakanda and its royal line, N'Jadaka will stop at nothing to take the hidden Kingdom for his own and see the world trembling before him.

Who is Erik Killmonger?

Origin Reckless Youth Many years ago Ulysses Klaw , aided by traitorous tribesmen; led a felonious attack on Wakanda and its royal family. Klaw even managed to kill king T'Chaka , before being stopped by T'Chaka's young son, T'Challa . Having been repelled by the young monarch, he and his forces left the hidden land, but not before some conspirators in his service took back a number of Wakandans to serve as his slaves. One of these was a boy whose parents Klaw's collaborator, M'Demwe had killed, a boy named N'jadaka. Growing up as one of many of the lost sons to the golden realm, N'Jadaka's time as a slave to both his parents' killers was a rather harsh one. Being forced to steal and/or invent various gadgets & mechanisms on the pretense that the two would survive what was deemed the lesser lands that is the outside world. Over time during their shared exile, N'jadaka grew to harbor an intense hatred for T'Chaka, his former king, the traitor M'Demwe, for the death of his family, Wakanda; his lost home he felt abandoned by and finally the world as a whole, simply for all of its cruelties and failings. Believing both that the weakness on T'Chaka's part was a key factor in allowin.

Key facts

Erik Killmonger is of human origin and first appeared in "Panther's Rage". The character is published by Marvel. With 139 recorded issue appearances, Erik Killmonger ranks among the most featured characters in comics.