Everett K. Ross
Everett K. Ross is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Everett K. Ross
Ross later came to be assigned to oversee T'Challa, the Black Panther and ruler of the African nation of Wakanda. He escorted him during his visit to New York City. However T'Challa brought Zuri, Nakia, and Okoye with him. Everett had to drive the entire group in his two seat convertible car. Another surprise for Everett is the fact that T'Challa would like to stay in a housing project rather than a luxurious hotel. While stopping for Chinese food, Everett is picked on by a street punk named Manuel Ramos. Police officer Sergeant Tork interrupted the encounter, but Everett realized that his identification was missing, and that Ramos stole it. He tracked him down to a local strip club, in which a brawl involving Zuri, himself, and a group of strippers broke out. The fight resulted in the loss of Everett's pants. T'Challa, his entourage, and Everett get arrested. The entire group is later freed on the grounds of diplomatic immunity. (Black Panther v3 #1) T'Challa left the group to further investigate into the Tomorrow Fund scandal, the sole reason why he's in the States. Zuri educated Everett on the history of Wakanda. However they receive a knock on the door but when he opens it he is shocked to find a demonic threat. Ross becomes the Devil's Advocate as Mephisto dropped by the Panther's place and Ross is left to entertain him until the Panther's return. Mephisto conjured a pair of pants for Everett while they waited, which frightened Everett as he believed he had sold his soul. (Black Panther v3 #2) Ross tried to remove the 'devil's pants', only to find another pair of pants beneath them. This made him remember when he was younger when he pants were pulled down by Natalie McPhail. Mephisto explained to Ross how he was a collector of pure and noble souls, and that since Everett worked in Washington, D.C., Ross need not fear him. (Black Panther v3 #3) However T'Challa returned and saved Everett by knocking out the demon. He tore out Mephisto's heart and Everett put it in a pickle jar. T'Challa figured that Reverend Achebe was a servant of the demon. Mephisto then transported Ross and the Panther to Hell. (Black Panther v3 #4) Everett wondered how he could defeat Mephisto so easily, it was revealed he sold his soul to him, but what Mephisto was not aware of was the Black Panther was forever tied to the Panther God. Everett was transported back to the Brooklyn apartment, pantsless, much to his joy. (Black Panther v3 #5)
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- Everett K. Ross was created by Kenny Martinez and Christopher Priest where he made his first appearance in Ka-Zar v3 #17 (September, 1998).
- Writer Christopher Priest in an interview commented that he based the character's personality on Chandler Bing from Friends whilst the name was inspired by Family Ties character Alex P. Keaton.
- On Newsarama, Priest further elaborated, "Comics are traditionally created by white males for white males. I figured, and I believe rightly, that for Black Panther to succeed, it needed a white male at the center, and that white male had to give voice to the audience's misgivings or apprehensions or assumptions about this character and this book. Ross needed to be un-PC to the point of being borderline racist. I don't think Ross was racist at all. I just think that his stream-of-conscious narrative is a window into things I imagine many whites say or at least think when no blacks are around; myths about black culture and behavior. I was also introducing a paradigm shift to the way Panther was to be portrayed; somebody had to give voice to the expectation of a dull and colorless character who always got his butt kicked or who was overshadowed by Thor and Iron Man suddenly knocking out Mephisto with one punch".
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Black Panther, Everett K. Ross appeared in the setting of the animated motion comic series where he was voiced by actor David Busch.
Films
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Everett K. Ross made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Captain America: Civil War, Everett K. Ross appeared in the setting of the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Martin Freeman.
- In Black Panther, Everett K. Ross made a return appearance in the setting of the live-action film where he was once again portrayed by actor Martin Freeman.
Appearances
- Ka-Zar v3: (1998)
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