Black Panther (Shuri)

Shuri is the younger sister of T'Challa and most recently, a queen. As such, she has been the ruler of Wakanda, an African nation known to be one of the most technologically advanced civilizations on Earth. She has returned from Djalia, the plane of memory, with a new set of abilities to aid her brother in ruling Wakanda.

During the events of Dark Reign, Shuri was nominated to take up the mantle as Black Panther, as her brother laid comatose from an assassination attempt by Doctor Doom. She successfully completed a series of the trials and rituals that granted her the right to consume the ceremonial Heart-shaped Herd, giving her spiritual access to the Panther God.

Panther Habit (Vibranium Suit) Shuri's panther garb functions similar to her brother's. Upon becoming chief of the Wakandan Panther Clan, she was crowned with regalia in the form of a vibranium laced panther uniform. It has the ability to negate and/or lessen powerful kinetic based attacks such as: bullets shots, penetrating blades, and crushing blows. Dissimilar to T'Challa, Shuri's standard panther suit appears to be more tech savvy.

Powers After digesting the Heart Shaped Herb, Shuri has gained a superhuman sense of sight, smell, and hearing. The herb also heightened her formidable strength, speed, agility, and endurance to the peak of human possibility. Upon becoming Queen of Wakanda, she earned the crown title of Black Panther and now shares a spiritual connection with the Panther God (Bast).

Djalia Enhancements As a result of her time spent in Djalia, Shuri has returned with a new set of abilities as a result of her training with a griot spirit. Her new powers include animorphism, super speed, and a stone form. The animorphism ability allows Shuri to transform into a flock of blackbirds or a single giant blackbird. She has also gained an enhanced degree of super speed. Her limits are not yet known. Shuri can also adopt an organic stone form that grants her a degree of invulnerability and super strength. When she takes her stone form, her clothes transform with her, and she has been shown to deflect bullets.

Abilities Shuri is a rigorously trained acrobatic and martial artist, having been trained by T'Challa and Aneka (Dora Milaje sensei). She is well versed in the use of Wakanda's vastly advanced weaponry and technology. Despite being a skilled martial artist, she often prefers armed combatant, using a wide plethora of tactical gadgets, spears, and swords instead of hand to hand combat. Shuri is also a skilled tactician and war strategist.

After her experience in the Djalia, Shuri was imbued with the ability to transform her body into a durable, stone-like material. She has also gained the ability to transform herself into a bird or flock of birds.

Weapons and Equipment Dissimilar to her brother, Shuri appears to prefer more technological based weaponry and combat. She uses an assortment of Wakandan made technologies. A few of them are recurring weapons/gadgets.

Gadgets Truncheon: a collapsible baton/nightstick capable of administrating an electric shock to stun foe. Shock Nets: electric based netting used to stun and capture foe. Snake Bites: pellets used to immobilize foe by releasing knockout gas upon impact. Desert Sand: microscopic sand-like devices that release an EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse). They are used to defunct electronics. Claws: Shuri's claws were explained to be made of vibranium shells encased by adamantium. Spear(s): standard Wakandan made spears. A Wakandan spear is Shuri's default weapon of choice in armed combat situations. She appears to now wield Zuri's Spear of Bashenga, which belonged to the the founder, and first king, of Wakanda.

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