Black Panther<\/a> is the ceremonial title given to the chief of the Panther Tribe of the advanced African nation of Wakanda. In addition to ruling the country, he is also chief of its various tribes (collectively referred to as the Wakandas). The Panther habit is a symbol of office (head of state) and is used even during diplomatic missions. The Panther is a hereditary title, but one must still earn it.<\/p>\nIn the distant past, a meteorite made of the vibration-absorbing mineral vibranium crashed in Wakanda, and was unearthed. Reasoning that outsiders would exploit Wakanda for this valuable resource, the ruler, King T\u2019Chaka, like his father and other Panthers before him, concealed his country from the outside world. T\u2019Chaka\u2019s first wife N\u2019Yami died while in labor with T\u2019Challa, and his second wife Ramonda was taken prisoner by Anton Pretorius during a visit to her homeland of South Africa, so for most of his childhood T\u2019Challa was raised by his father alone.<\/p>\n
The Wakanda\u2019s had always known about the Ghost\/Darkness Clan, and the two kept each other hidden, but where there for each other if needed.<\/p>\n
T\u2019Chaka was murdered by the adventurer Ulysses Klaw in an attempt to seize the vibranium. With his people still in danger, a young T\u2019Challa transformed for the first time, giving away the secret that many had not known, and killed Klaw.<\/p>\n
That the Black Panther was an actual Panther.<\/p>\n
His uncle took over the throne until T\u2019Challa was old enough to be a true leader. \u00a0T\u2019Challa did everything he could to study his people\u2019s history and culture. \u00a0He also took time to spend with Ghost\/Darkness to learn more of the outside worlds.<\/p>\n
He claimed back his throne, and became a good King to his people. \u00a0A few years afterwards, while traveling between Wakanda and Ghost\/Darkness home base, he was ambushed by poachers. \u00a0He took a shot to the hip, but was able to escape them.<\/p>\n
He thought himself ready to die, only to have Owen Grady smiling down at him \u2013 asking if the \u2018kitty wanted to live\u2019<\/p>\n
He loved and hated him for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ghost\/Darkness: Member Note: I actually prepped this post back in July\/August (prepping for the move).\u00a0 Little did I know how eerie of a timing this was going to be.\u00a0 Rest in Peace Chadwick Boseman – you’re an inspiration to us all #wakandaforever The Black Panther is the ceremonial title given …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[454,477],"tags":[134,447],"class_list":["post-16626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-character-introduction","category-ghost-and-darkness","tag-ghost-and-darkness-clan","tag-inspiration-block"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Da1M-4ka","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5061,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-inspiration-robert-muldoon\/","url_meta":{"origin":16626,"position":0},"title":"Sylum Inspiration: Robert Muldoon","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"March 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghost and Darkness: Head of Security \u00a0 What better Head of Security in Ghost and Darkness Clan - than an ex Big Game Hunter. \u00a0Robert Muldoon patrols the wildlife refuge to keep an eye out on the animals, poachers and Rogues. \u00a0He a rough guy who doesn't take peoples bullshit.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Character Introduction"","block_context":{"text":"Character Introduction","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/category\/character-introduction\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Muldoon","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muldoon-800x497.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muldoon-800x497.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muldoon-800x497.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16620,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-inspiration-okoyo\/","url_meta":{"origin":16626,"position":1},"title":"Sylum Inspiration: Okoyo","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"August 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghost\/Darkness: Hunter Okoyo doesn\u2019t talk about her childhood. \u00a0She lost her family to slavers, and when they came for her, she fought hoping for a quick death. 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