Is Namor the Sub-Mariner being misled? It appears that the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer may have unintentionally revealed the movie’s true villains.
The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer introduced viewers to Namor, King of Talocan, but he may not be the film’s true antagonist. Viewers have long wanted to see Namor the Sub-Mariner make his MCU debut, and that is finally happening in Black Panther 2. Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, however, is not the comic-book character; tie-in merchandise has revealed Namor is King of Talocan, not Atlantis, with the underwater kingdom seemingly relocated to offshore South America.
Namor and Black Panther’s relationship has always been tense in the comics, with Atlantis and Wakanda at odds following the Avengers Vs. X-Men event in 2012. This conflict served as a prelude to Secret Wars, a multiversal event that brought all of Marvel’s various dimensions into direct conflict. It’s no coincidence that Marvel is introducing Namor in Phase 4, given that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently confirmed that the MCU is preparing for an adaptation of that epic story, Avengers: Secret Wars. With the flooding of Wakanda, the trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever teased some of the inciting incidents of the war in the comics.
Namor the Sub-Mariner will definitely be a villain in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. However, this does not necessarily mean that he will be the villain; rather, he may be used as a scapegoat for others, duped into declaring war on Wakanda. The true villains might be two well-known Marvel characters.
The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer was light on plot details, focusing instead on emotions and spectacle. But besides this, it introduced a number of key Talocan characters, including Alex Livinalli’s Attuma and Mabel Cadena’s Namora. Attuma’s design is reminiscent of Tezcatlipoca, the Aztec god of war, and Namora’s is similar to the water-goddess Chalchiuhtlicue.
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The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Trailer Introduces Attuma & Namora
There were few plot specifics in the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever teaser, which instead concentrated on emotions and spectacle. Despite this, it did introduce a number of important Talocan characters, like Mabel Cadena’s Namora and Alex Livinalli’s Attuma. Attuma and Namora, two historically Atlantean characters, both appear to have had their designs altered to reflect the Aztec gods of war (Tezcatlipoca) and water (Chalchiuhtlicue), respectively.
Attuma is an Atlantean warlord who loves Namor’s throne in the comics. He has periodically attempted to obtain it by waging war, but other times he has used deception. He has near-religious hate of surface dwellers, routinely launching invasions whenever he wins power, and this xenophobia may be one of the primary reasons he dislikes Namor – merely because the Sub-Mariner is half-human, half-Atlantean. It wouldn’t come as a shock to see Attuma play the role of the genuine antagonist in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, whether as the one who instigated the war between Wakanda and Atlantis or as a cunning character who takes advantage of an awkward first meeting. Black Panther 2’s LEGO sets, which regularly refer to the character as “the villain Attuma,” have hinted at this possibility.
However, it is unexpected to see Attuma standing next to Namora. Another human-Atlantean hybrid known for her violent temper in the comics is Namora. However, Chalchiuhtlicue typically dominates Tllcn alongside Tllc in Aztec legend, which suggests she may be a far more significant person in Talocan than she is in the comics. As a result, she could be an important ally for Attuma or perhaps a pawn in his game.
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Namora seems to be accountable for the flooding of Wakanda In Black Panther 2.
Although Marvel’s trailers are made to reveal as much as they hide, one scene in the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer seems to be there to suggest Namora is to blame for Wakanda’s flooding. Namora is shown visibly enraged in one scene, thrusting a spear into what appears to be Wakanda’s river wall (Wakanda is landlocked, so it can’t be a sea wall). The shots that come after this one show water rushing into the throne room of Wakanda and then down the streets of the Golden City. This apparently sets up one of the trailer’s most memorable shots, in which Shuri stands in the flooded throne room.
According to the novels, Wakanda’s inundation marked the official start of the conflict between the Atlanteans and the people of Black Panther. Ironically, it’s hard to say if even Namor would have committed such an atrocity had he not been impacted by the Phoenix Force, as the might of this entity has frequently had a corrupting effect. There, Namor himself caused the flooding while under the influence of the Phoenix Force. Simply because the great nation of Wakanda was not accustomed to dealing with the sense of sadness and weakness that came from the flooding, it became the opening shot of the Wakanda-Atlantis War. It’s fair to believe that this scene will feature in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s second act, where the new Black Panther will attempt to put an end to the fight.
The ways in which Namora influenced Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
If this idea is accurate and Attuma and Namora are the real antagonists of the movie, then Namor from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is probably being duped into starting a war with the rest of the world. The video may have given some hints as to how; in one of the more intriguing images, Namor is seen running his fingers reverently across a painting that appears to be modeled after Kukulcan, the feathered serpent god of many Mesoamerican cultures. It’s plausible that Talocanians worship Kukulcan in a similar way that Wakandans revere Bast, as Marvel seems to be aiming to do. Wakandans adore Bast. Namor might genuinely think he is engaged in a religious conflict.
It’s worth noting that the first issue of Namora, which came out in 1948, before Timely Comics changed its name to Marvel, contained an episode where Namora found a long-lost Kukulcan temple. She discovered there that Westerners acting as the god by speaking from a secret chamber were controlling local tribesmen. With Namora and Attuma somehow creating a message from the gods that convinces Namor to go to battle, Marvel could have used this concept for Black Panther 2. That would probably explain Namor’s aggression in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and it would imply the third act with the Sub-Mariner recognizing he’s been duped. The MCU’s Wakanda is just as proud as its comic book counterpart, and the Wakandans would be unable to forget their experience of vulnerability, so even if the conflict ends, it might just be a momentary stop.
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