Marvel fans spot Black Panther 2 hid a major character in plain sight

Another Marvel Easter-egg.

By Brenna Cooper

6 Feb 2023

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever spoilers follow.

Marvel fans have spotted a blink-and-you miss-it-appearance from a potentially major character in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

At the end of the film fans are introduced to T'Challa's son Toussaint, also known as Prince T'Challa (Divine Love Konadu-Sun), who is being raised by his mother Nakia in Haiti, away from the pressures of the throne.

The scene shows Shuri meeting her nephew for the first time, with Nakia explaining that she and T'Challa had agreed to raise their son away from Wakanda.

However, this isn't the only appearance of Toussaint/Prince T'Challa in the film, with the character briefly appearing during an earlier scene.

Reddit user Bitter-Raisin9102 pointed out his appearance, posting a screenshot of Toussaint in a clip where Queen Ramonda visits Nakia in Haiti.

The scene shows Toussaint in school uniform alongside his classmates getting ready to greet the Queen – leading several other users to wonder whether or not Ramonda knew who the child, was or if Marvel had filmed an introduction screen between the pair.

"Nakia doesn't go to T'Challa's funeral because of their son, but Ramonda doesn't know why. Then she gets introduced to T'Challa Jr but they don't show it," one user commented.

"I hope they filmed a scene where Queen Ramona learned she had a grandchild that they release as a deleted scene," another added.

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The introduction of Toussaint gives the MCU plenty of potential to bring the character into future instalments as a major player. One timeline in the comics sees T'Challa have a son named Azari, who is part of the Next Avengers.

Director Ryan Coogler has also previously revealed the character originally had a larger part in earlier drafts of the script, with the film set to focus on the relationship between T'Challa and his son following the events of the Blip.

"It was going to be a father-son story," he explained to The New York Times. "In the script, T'Challa was a dad who'd had this forced five-year absence from his son's life."

Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are streaming on Disney+.