Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda

The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda is a government that features in Marvel Comics.

History

The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda

Stranded, the Wakandan colonists came upon a desolate world on the outer edges of the cosmos. Separation from their homeland and besieged by the whims of deep space resulted in them pushing forward their country's concept of self-defense to a radical outcome. This was that self-defense could be achieved through the conquest of all potential enemies. This saw the transformation of a small starving colony into a growing expansionist empire. (Black Panther v7 #1)

During their expansion, the Wakandans spread to the nearest galaxy that was renamed T'Chaka's Reach that was ruled by an interplanetary empire headed by the Rigellians. The Intergalactic Empire of Wakana was noted to had fought them in a short war and became the victors thus resulting in the species becoming nomads in the galaxy. Afterwards, they claimed the clusters of worlds in the S'Yaan Expanse where records indicated that they mercilessly dealt with the native inhabitants of that galaxy. During the empire's expansion, they came upon the Matrix of Mamadou that was a galaxy gripped by a warring set of powers. It came to be conquered though at great cost to the Wakandans who had to contend with the Kronans, the Shadow People and a colony of Klyntar. (Black Panther v7 #4)

Three years ago, a figure emerged claiming to be the true T'Challa who was mocked at first. However, he was subjected to the trials of strength and courage where he outlasted all. On Bast, he was seen as the second coming of his namesake and journeyed out of Nehanda's Lattice where he fought the Shi'ar Empire on behalf of his nation with it said that he met his end at that point. (Black Panther v7 #3)

Under the Manifold, a force of Askari raiders ambushed the Maroon's base in an effort to eliminate them. Ultimately, the rebels managed to escape but the Imperial forces managed to kill their leader Captain N'Yami. (Black Panther v7 #4)

During the Last Annihilation, the forces of the Dread Dormammu came to invade the universe with the Faltine dispatching an army of Mindless Ones to conquer all space. In this time, he was targeting several mystically important worlds as part of a ritual to merge this realm with his own Dark Dimension. This involved conquering five planets that would be the corner stones of a giant cosmic pentagram. One of these worlds was the Shi'ar planet of Aerie where the Shi'ar Imperial Guard battled the Mindless Ones. The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda under the leadership of M'Baku were dispatched to lend their aid in fighting off the invaders. (Last Annihilation: Wakanda v1 #1)

Overview

The original Wakandan colonists after being separated from their homeland and besieged by the whims of deep space came to push forward their country's traditional notion of self-defense. This came to evolve into a more radical outcome namely that true defense meant the conquest of all potential foes. (Black Panther v7 #1) Thus, preventative strikes were rationalised which gradually evolved into preventative occupation to preventative conquest. (Black Panther v7 #4) The empire often spoke of the grandeur of its civilisation though much of their achievements was stolen. (Black Panther v7 #3)

Over the years, their society had evolved with a class system that included:

• Imperials : the highest cast of Wakandans who claim to be blood descendants of the founders of the empire though this was hard to validate or refute. (Black Panther v7 #1)
• Nameless : the Miners were subjects condemned by the empire to slavery in the Vibranium mines with them consisting of individuals who were mind-wiped and thus knowing nothing of their history. (Black Panther v7 #1)
• Askari : serving as both the police force of the empire and the arm of its slave trade where as a caste they were hated by the Nameless and denigrated by the Imperials. Askari hailed from many races including those that had been conquered by the empire. (Black Panther v7 #1)

Leadership over the empire was held by a figure holding the title of Emperor who was considered an avatar of the goddess Bast. (Black Panther v7 #4)

A group came to emerge known as the Maroons consisting of rebels that fought against the vast reach of the empire. These consisted of freed Nameless and took the fight back against the Wakandans. (Black Panther v7 #1)

'T'Challa' was said to be a common name in the empire and was often adopted by those wanting a reincarnation. (Black Panther v7 #3)

As a result of aggressive expansion, the empire was noted to had encompassed five galaxies. (Black Panther v7 #1) It was said that as conquerors the Wakandans quickly became masters of their corner of the universe. (Black Panther v7 #4)

When the Askari stole memories, it was said that they were stored within the Imperial Archive. It was said that the empire did not destroy knowledge but plundered it. (Black Panther v7 #3)

Superior technology was then matched with the typical Wakandan ferocity in battle. (Black Panther v7 #4)

Vessels used by the empire included:

• Masai-class : a class of fighter craft used by the empire. (Black Panther v7 #2)
• Zulu-class : a class of fighter craft capable of short-range space fold and were operated through a neural net. (Black Panther v7 #2)
• Musa-class : a class of freighter used by the empire. (Black Panther v7 #2)

The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda was a sprawling imperium that was composed of five star clusters located in the far reaches of the universe. (Black Panther v7 #4) These included the Benhazin System which was the originating galaxy that contained their home planet of Bast. Nearby was T'Chaka's Reach that was the first to fall to the empire that was once ruled by the interplanetary empire of the Rigellians. The S'Yaan Expanse was another cluster of worlds containing a rich network of star systems located in a 'Goldilocks Zone' in beings worlds capable of supporting carbon-based life. These worlds were conquered not for their resources but rather for their lush beauty with few worlds requiring terraforming. The remaining galaxies dominated by the Wakandans were the Matrix of Mamadou and Nehanda's Lattice. (Black Panther v7 #4)

Worlds under the empire's control included:

• Bast : throne world of the empire. (Black Panther v7 #2) The system was said to had been rich in Vibranium with a ring of asteroids being made entirely of Vibranium though this was long gone after being mined millennia ago. (Black Panther v7 #4)
• Goree : a major Vibranium node for the empire. (Black Panther v7 #1)

Members

• N'Jadaka :
• Zenzi :
• Achebe :
• Demba : a male Imperial Wakandan who served as a counselor in charge with putting down the Maroons rebellion but his failure led to him being killed by Emperor N'Jadaka. (Black Panther v7 #2)
• M'Baku :
• N'Yami :
• Nakia :
• Taku :
• Manifold :

Notes

• The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda was created by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Daniel Acuña where it made its first appearance in Marvel Legacy v1 #1 (September, 2017).

Appearances

• Marvel Legacy v1: (2017)
• Black Panther v7:
• S.W.O.R.D. v2:
• Last Annihilation: Wakanda v1: (2021)

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry

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