T'chaka

T'chaka is the King of [[[Wakanda]]].

He was born in 1920, from a line of rulership unbroken for millennia. At the age of eighteen, he undertook the trials necessary to become a true Prince of his people and the future ruler of that nation. Consuming the heart-shaped herb granted him incredible physical capabilities, and ancient technology in the palace educated him on sciences otherwise unavailable to his people.

T'chaka is remarkable as being one of the first Wakandans to leave their ancestral home willingly in thousands of years. In search of ancient [[[Kheran]]] visitors to Earth, he stumbled into a distant cousin-- [[[Jor-El]]] of [[[Krypton]]]. The two were fast friends and fought side by side through much of [[[World War II]]] as part of the [[[Defenders]]].

After the war, T'chaka returned home and set about implementing changes to Wakanda's ancient protocols and customs. Though many resisted at first, T'chaka's tales of a large and violent world eventually convinced the chiefs and priests that Wakanda could not stay in isolation indefinitely. This proved particularly true when the Soviet Union invaded Wakanda in 1983 in an attempt to corner the global supply of [[[Vibranium]]]. T'chaka's leadership unified the tribes and they began sending their children out into the world to study and learn from these other cultures.

T'chaka's son, Prince [[[T'challa]]], would become one of these ambassadors and the future bearer of the title Black Panther.