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(Spoilers follow forBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.)
This throwaway comics reference holds exciting possibilities for Marvels cinematic lore.
Unfortunately, the way the film uses these characters ends up at odds with their spirit in the comics.
They wouldnt rise to prominence until 2016 in Ta-Nehisi Coates and artist Brian StelfreezesBlack Pantherseries.
Thats when the Angels were first granted their distinct blue armor, whichWakanda Forevertranslates accurately for the screen.
Getting to play a queer character was the major reason Coelagreedto play Aneka in the first place.
(See: thesame-sex kisstowards the end ofStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.)
Right from the jump in Coates and Stelfreezes comic revamp, the Angels place in Wakandas hegemony was complicated.
Shurisjourney is more complexthan most Marvel heroes (even if it wraps up far too neatly).
But there are infinite permutations of this kind of prognostication.
Instead, in the MCU, the Midnight Angels are just another arm of power itself.
