M'Baku (Earth-7045)

M'Baku is one of the greatest warriors in Wakanda, and leader of the Jabari Tribe. By killing a sacred white gorilla, and eating its flesh, he was magically given superhuman abilities. Now, as the Man-Ape, he seeks to usurp the Wakandan throne, having sone so before by killing the then Black Panther T'Chaka before being outsted by T'Challa (who took up the mantle afte rhis father's death). He is an important player in his country, and tends to behave regally. When fighting, M'Baku’s intense and aggressive. He makes bombastic, elaborate threats in combat, pressing the attack verbally as well as physically, but borders on overconfidence, even beyond what one would expect from a guy who’s 355 lbs. of solid muscle and can bench-press trucks. One of M'Baku's main character traits is traditionalism. He just wants things to continue as has been the way of his people for centuries. This conservatism leads him to underestimate some factors, such as the role women can play or the power of technology.

M'Baku’s very proud of being Jabari. His ability to tolerate insults about his people (or even African skin tones in general) is mediocre at best, no matter how hard he tries to be pragmatic and diplomatic. Though he routinely uses treachery and ruses to win the day, he considers receiving help from others to be a dishonour and will become angry if another directly intervenes in "his" fight. Likewise, he keeps his word to the letter, but will not hesitate to game the wording of such oaths. M'Baku seems to be more concerned with the letter than with the spirit of traditions, but he would never stray from said letter, making him a devious legalist.

As part of his traditionalist views, M’Baku is a racist. He does not consider African-Americans (and presumably other descendants of deported slaves, such as darker-skinned Brazilians) to be "real" black people, but mongrels. Likewise he does not consider city dwellers to be a "real" Africans, though that's a good portion of the continent’s population. Generally, anybody who doesn’t live in M’Baku idealised image of 19th century Eastern-Central African tribal lifestyles is not "pure." When M’Baku holds the reins of power, things take a sharp turn toward the low-tech, the patriarchal and the pastoral.

History
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Powers
The Man-Ape possesses various superhuman abilities as the result of a magical ritual of transference with the sacred White Gorilla.
 * Superhuman Strength
 * Superhuman Stamina
 * Superhuman Agility
 * Superhuman Durability

Abilities
Man-Ape is a seasoned warrior and skilled hand to hand combatant, being Wakanda's second best after T'Challa himself. Since gaining his powers, he's become an even more formidable combatant.

Equipment

 * White Gorilla Suit