Nakia (Marvel)
Nakia is a female comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Nakia Shauku was a female human descended of a gentle tribal fisherman of Q'Noma Valley in the African nation of Wakanda. From an early age, she was groomed as many of the girls to be one of the throne's 'Adored Ones', an order of women known as the Dora Milaje who served as the king of Wakanda's personal guard. (Black Panther v3 #6) After having been honorably accepted into the order, Nakia spent her teenage years in the Royal Palace of Wakanda, enjoying a childhood most native tribalists could only dream of. During this time, she became increasingly obsessed with her king, T'Challa, the hero Black Panther. Unlike her partner Okoye, who was aware that her king only viewed them as bodyguards, Nakia openly fantasized about the possibility of marrying him. At one point, due to being jealous of the king's girlfriend Monica Lynne, Nakia even threw herself many feet into a shallow pool to get her king's attention. The Panther administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to revive a facetious Nakia, much to her delight. (Black Panther v3 #11)
Years later, when coming of age, Nakia became the king's personal aide for his operations. When he was exiled to America due to the machinations of his political opponent Achebe, Nakia and Okoye accompanied him to investigate a crisis concerning a corrupt Tomorrow Fund. (Black Panther v3 #2) Achebe had made a pact with the demonic Mephisto to achieve his plan, leading Mephisto to become involved in the case. When trying to corrupt T'Challa, Mephisto influenced him to kiss Nakia as part of an illusory dream of Monica Lynne. (Black Panther v3 #3) Believing to have been chosen by T'Challa as his lover, Nakia became irrationally infatuated with him. (Black Panther v3 #6)
Malice
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Nakia was created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texiera where she made her first appearance in Black Panther v3 #1 (November, 1998).
In other media
Television
- In Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Nakia had a silent cameo appearance in the animated television series where she was shown as being a part of T'Challa's Dora Milaje.
Films
- In Black Panther, Nakia appeared in the 2018 live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where she was portrayed by actor Lupita Nyong'o. This version was shown as being a former Dora Milaje and a lover of T'Challa who left her position to become a War Dog who were Wakanda's international spies. This version hails from Wakanda's River Tribe, is a former Dora Milaje who became a War Dog, an international spy for Wakanda, and was previously in a relationship with T'Challa. Following the death of his father T'Chaka, T'Challa brings Nakia back to Wakanda to accompany him as he is crowned the new king and on a mission to capture Ulysses Klaue. After Killmonger arrives in Wakanda and seemingly kills T'Challa for Wakanda's throne, Nakia recovers a heart-shaped herb and accompanies T'Challa's sister Shuri, mother Ramonda, and acquaintance Everett K. Ross in an attempt to enlist M'Baku's help in overthrowing Killmonger in spite of Ramonda's pleas for her to ingest the herb. However, they find a comatose T'Challa and revive him before joining him in retaking Wakanda. Following Killmonger's defeat, Nakia and T'Challa rekindle their relationship and she accepts a new position running a Wakandan outreach center in California.
Video games
Appearances
- Black Panther v3: (1998)
- Black Panther Annual:
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