Who Is Okoye? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Okoye is a Marvel comic book character, with over 169 comic issue appearances. Leader of the Dora Milaje and a staunch patriot, Okoye will defend the country of Wakanda with her life.

Who is Okoye?

Origin Okoye was a member of the Dora Milaje, part of an order of wives-in-training for the King of Wakanda, and served as Tchalla's bodyguard and chauffeur. Each member of the Dora Milaje were chose from a different tribe of Wakandans , a political tradition to ensure peace among the tribes as each held a role in the palace and a chance to become the next queen. Rather than seeing Okoye and Nakia as "wives in-training", T'challa seen them as daughters, and treated them as such. Unlike Nakia, Okoye understood that Tchalla loved Nakia and her as daughters and nothing more. Okoye remained loyal to T'challa and continued to serve as his chauffeur and bodyguard. Creation Okoye first appeared in Black Panther (1998) #1 , and was created by writer Christopher Priest and artist Mark Texeira . Alternate Realities Ultimate Universe (Earth-6160) Ultimate Okoye In the new Ultimate Universe, Okoye is the former leader of the Dora Milaje, wife of King T'Challa and Queen of Wakanda. In a time of strife for Wakanda which faces potential war with the Upper and Lower Kingdoms, Queen Okoye shared many heated debates with both her King and T'Challa's sister, Princess Shuri.

Key facts

Okoye is of human origin and first appeared in "The Client". The character is published by Marvel. With 169 recorded issue appearances, Okoye ranks among the most featured characters in comics.