2 scenes: mid-credits, after the credits. worth the wait
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Quick recap
After the death of his father, T'Chaka, T'Challa returns to Wakanda, an African nation hiding its vibranium wealth from the world, to be crowned. He beats M'Baku in ritual combat. With General Okoye, his ex Nakia and his genius sister Shuri, he goes to South Korea after Ulysses Klaue. Erik Stevens, aka Killmonger, kills Klaue and shows up in Wakanda with the body. He is the son of N'Jobu, T'Challa's uncle, killed by T'Chaka in 1992. Erik challenges T'Challa, wins and throws him off a waterfall. On the throne, he plans to arm the oppressed worldwide with vibranium. The Jabari save T'Challa, who returns and defeats Killmonger. Erik chooses to die free. T'Challa decides to open Wakanda up and announces it at the UN.
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What happens
Post-credits scenes
Mid-credits T'Challa addresses the United Nations and announces Wakanda will share its resources and knowledge with the world.
After the credits Bucky wakes up in Wakanda, recovered, and thanks Shuri. The local kids call him White Wolf.
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Hidden details
Behind the scenesXhosa started as an improv
Wakanda's language is isiXhosa, a real language from South Africa. The idea came up on the Civil War set, when John Kani (T'Chaka) asked why a Wakandan father and son would speak English and switched languages mid-scene. Chadwick Boseman answered in Xhosa, and the movie adopted it.
The prologue takes place in Oakland, California. It's director Ryan Coogler's hometown and the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, founded there in 1966.
When Shuri looks at T'Challa's sandals and yells "What are those?", she's imitating a 2015 meme that went viral. The joke shows the princess is a plugged-in teenager.
Shuri calls Everett Ross "another broken white boy" to fix. The other one is Bucky, frozen in Wakanda since Civil War, who wakes up in the post-credits scene and gets the nickname White Wolf. In the comics, that title belonged to T'Challa's adopted brother.
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