Warning: Contains spoilers for Final Black Panther #8!As the Wakanda of the Ultimate Universe takes shape in unique ways, Black Panther Has discovered the truth about Vibranium and received a massive boost in power. Vibranium as a Marvel material will never be the same, Since it was revealed to be actually a living substance. As T’Challa discovers what vibranium truly means to Wakanda, its people, and the universe, he harnesses its power to become an even greater king and hero.
After getting stabbed by a shimmering sword in battle in Ultimate Black Panther #8, written by Bryan Hill with art by Stefano Caselli, T’Challa awakens from vision-like dreams to find Queen Okoye at his side. T’Challa explains to Okoye that he can hear and feel the vibranium in the sword that stabbed him, and reveals to her his fascinating new ability.
Apparently questioning the vibranium with its mind, the sword flies out of Okoye’s hand and lands in T’Hala’s grasp. With this new godlike relationship to Vibranium, Black Panther gains a new power to fight the Moon Knight of the Ultimate Universe.
Vibranium Lives!
Vibranium has been around for a long time A powerful substance in Marvel comics and is firmly established as a major part of Wakandan lore. However, it now takes on a whole new connotation with its secrets revealed in Ultimate Black Panther #8. The Voodoo Khan, the religious order of the last Wakanda reminiscent heavily of Dons Bene Gesserit, have teased the hidden properties of vibranium and the idea that the substance is actually a living thing. T’Challa confirms this as he wields a sword and has mysterious mind-bending vision, but it opens up many more questions about a strange green material that has been shown in the series so far.
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The green substance is said to be a sort of counterpart, or perhaps a precursor, to vibranium. However, it is still quite unfamiliar to everyone and a mystery. The Ra and Khonshu of the Ultimate Universe also harness the green substance. They have previously discussed its power, and it is a Moon Knight warrior who brutally stabs Black Panther with the sword (which glows green, just like the material). Since T’Challa has his eye-opening vision and can control the sword while discussing with Okoye that he unlocked the hidden truth about vibranium, the two substances must be even more connected than previously thought.
Black Panther must harness his newfound power against the ultimate Moon Knight
To finally combat the extremely powerful revamped Moon Knight, T’Challa will have to use his new ability to telepathically harness and summon vibranium. Earth-6160 reimagines two masters, Honshu and Ra, as part of the Maker’s final evil plan. Together, the two villains run “Moon Knight” as a military organization in Africa. While Honshu and Ra’s also seem to use the substance in their fight, T’Challa’s power upgrade seems like the superior way to harness the actual living power of vibranium. If T’Challa can work with Wakanda’s vibranium supply with his mind, he will become a much more formidable fighter.
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With this new development, Black Panther has developed a power with vibranium that kind of resembles Thor and his hammer Mjölnir. Just as Thor can call for his hammer to come to him with his mighty Norse god power, Wakanda’s king becomes godly in his own right, because he can manage the nation’s resource of vibranium by being in silent communication with him mentally. He already received a lightning-commanded power boost from Storm in a previous issue. The new vibranium power is just the latest step in making this the true final version of Black Panther in the entire Marvel multiverse.
The Voodoo Khan used T’Challa against Wakanda depending on Vibranium
An illuminating conversation with the Voodoo Khan’s holy mother, Matron Imala, also suggests that too much reliance on vibranium could be harmful to Wakanda, and thus the Black Panther. She tells T’Challa first not to always think too scientifically, and officially hints that vibranium is a living substance. however, She later drops a more sinister hint that Wakanda may actually be acting in service to the material that was previously thought to be inanimate.. Although it was seen as a useful tool for the nation, Imala warns T’Challa that Wakanda could show weakness and be defenseless without vibranium’s power.
Wakanda’s vibranium is officially revealed to be more powerful than ever before, while also being perhaps more of a threat than ever before in the same way. Between the traditional vibranium in Wakanda and the mysterious green substance related to it in some regard, the T’Challa of Earth-6160 is given access to it with bold new power is bound to change the history of the nation in new ways. While Marvel’s Ultimate Black Panther Level up in his universe with shocking new abilities and improved knowledge of VibraniumHe must also be prepared to defend himself against even more powerful impending threats.
Ultimate Black Panther #8 is available now from Marvel Comics.