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Erik KillmongerCharacter guide · Michael B. Jordan
A challenge reaches beyond the confrontation.
Find a starting pointBehind the name
Meet Erik Killmonger
Michael B. Jordan portrays Erik Killmonger in Black Panther. The film’s struggle over Wakanda’s future gives this character’s arrival its context. Start with the film itself so that its account of his background and aims can unfold in sequence.
Official source · Disney Movies ↗Follow the argument as well as the challenge
Consider what Killmonger asks others to recognize and how they respond to that demand. Keeping the conversation in view gives the conflict more definition than a list of abilities or outcomes.
Your first watch
Where to start
Begin with Black Panther. The individual guide provides the wider setting; later formats listed below should not be assumed to share every circumstance of the live-action story.
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Black Panther
2018 · Open the title guide ↗
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Catalog appearances
3 entries · release order
These are the existing catalog records, including supporting roles, cameos and other formats. This list is not a required watch order or proof that every appearance shares one continuity. Future entries may change.
2018
- Black Panther
February 13, 2018
2021
- What If...?, Season 1
August 11, 2021 · Supporting
2022
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
November 9, 2022 · Supporting
Sources & context
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Profile information checked 2026-11-08. Viewing suggestions are editorial guidance. Appearance records and identity labels come from the existing catalog.
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Background artwork: Black Panther. The portrait shows the performer.
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