Warning: Spoilers forUltimate Black Panther #12The UltimateBlack PantherandMoon Knighthave been at war. After empowering an army with vibranium and advanced weaponry, Khonshu and Ra have kept Africa under the militant grip of the Maker’s Council and threaten to take Wakanda next. To supposedly end the bloodshed, Khonshu offered King T’Challa a one-on-one fight to determine Wakanda’s fate. Despite his opponent’s holy status, T’Challa’s rage exposes the truth.
Ultimate Black Panther #12by Bryan Hill and Stefano Caselli is the climactic finale to endthe war between Moon Knightand Wakanda. Khonshu and Ra have been venerated as gods, but that hasn’t stopped Black Panther from embracing the mystical side of Vibranium to destroy the gods for good, as teased in a preview from Marvel.
Finally clashing in a head-to-head fight to the death, Black Panther and Khonshu alone will end the war, with one warrior drenched in the blood of the other. As the battle turns in T’Challa’s favor, the kingutters one hardened phrase that could unravel an entire kingdom: “you are no god.”
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A Holy Empire Cannot Stand Without a God
As Khonshu and Ra have expanded their powers across Africa, Wakanda has bravely stood against their growing regime. What began as a war over territory soon transformed into a holy war, as Khonshu and Ra rallied their vibranium-enhanced forces behind the divineimagery of the Moon Knight. Now, an empire of righteous zealots has beaten Wakanda within an inch of the kingdom’s life, but Black Panther has yet to stand down. T’Challa understands that, at this point,the only way to destroy a holy empire is to deprive it of its symbol.To win the war, T’Challa must kill a god.
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Throughout the conflict,Black Panther has battledhis all-consuming rage. Crowned after the unceremonious death of his father at the hands of Moon Knight’s regime, T’Challa has been fighting as if there is nothing left to lose. However, he knows this fight has become one that threatens not just Wakanda but the entirety of Africa. Once he finally faces Khonshu,T’Challa unleashes a violent fury of lethal attacks, pulverizing the god-king. As Khonshu lies, begging for mercy, Black Panther merely claims that Khonshu is “no god” before unleashing his full fury against the false deity.
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Like most tyrannical rulers, Khonshu and Ra’s kingdom is built on lies. Obviously,the Maker’s Councilhas fed the entire world a history of falsehoods, but Khonshu and Ra have maintained their power by transforming the beliefs of their followers as needed. By the time their forces met Wakanda’s borders, there was yet to be an opponent who could challenge the seemingly miraculous talents of the duo. By offering Black Panther an opportunity to swiftly end the war, Khonshu sealed his fate. T’Challa doesn’t have to defeat an army;he just has to destroy their belief in God.
Khonshu has been stripped of his godhood, his kingdom, and potentially his life.
What’s currently unclear is what happens next. Ra may not accept the terms of T’Challa and Khonshu’s fight. Parts of Africa could turn to Black Panther as their next god. Regardless, King T’Challa’s war for the future of Wakanda is coming to an end. Khonshu has been stripped of his godhood, his kingdom, and potentially his life. Now, the only god left in Wakanda is themystically sentient Vibranium. What began as a war against false gods may soon turn into a true battle against spiritual threats, asBlack Panthercontinues to rely on his new paranormal ally after his defeat ofMoon Knight’sgod.
Moon Knight
Cast
Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant, a gift-shop employee in London who discovers he has dissociative identity disorder. He shares a body with Marc Spector and together, they travel to Egypt to uncover a deadly mystery surrounding the gods.Moon Knightconsisted of six episodes and was the fifth live-action TV show in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4. Also starring in the series is Ethan Hawke as the villainous Arthur Harrow and May Calamawy as Layla El-Faouly.
