Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

T'Challa dies of an illness Shuri couldn't cure, and Queen Ramonda takes charge of Wakanda. Then comes Namor, king of Talokan, an underwater kingdom that also has vibranium. He demands Wakanda hand over the scientist who built a vibranium detector, college student Riri Williams, or Talokan will attack. Shuri and Okoye protect Riri, Namor takes them both to Talokan. Nakia breaks them out, and in retaliation Namor attacks Wakanda; Ramonda drowns saving Riri. Shuri recreates the heart-shaped herb, becomes the new Black Panther and, on the ancestral plane, meets Killmonger instead of her mother. She beats Namor in a battle at sea but spares him, and they agree to a truce. Riri goes home. Left open: Nakia lives in Haiti with T'Challa's son, also named T'Challa.

• Mid-credits In Haiti, Shuri learns Nakia had a son with T'Challa, Toussaint, whose Wakandan name is T'Challa.

1. Behind the scenesA silent Marvel intro

   The opening swaps the usual fanfare for a silent montage of Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa. It's the tribute to the actor in the very first minute.

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2. ReferenceRiri channels Iron Man

   While building her suit, Riri wears the same white sleeveless T-shirt Tony wore in 2008's Iron Man. And her first flight almost goes wrong, like the Mark II test.

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3. ReferenceM'Baku and the carrot

   M'Baku shows up eating a carrot. It goes back to the joke from the first movie, when he threatened Ross by saying his tribe was vegetarian.

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4. SetupNamor calls himself a mutant

   While telling his origin, Namor uses the word mutant to describe himself. A loaded term in the Marvel universe, dropped casually.

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5. ReferenceThe name of T'Challa's son

   In the mid-credits scene, the boy in Haiti is named Toussaint. The name honors Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitian Revolution.

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