It also opens up the story a bit more. M'Baku more or less wanted the power from the get-go, but was wisely biding his time.
Shuri doesn't want it. And if you listened carefully - she was supposed to show up at the challenge for King/Queen, but declined and he showed up instead. What's unclear, I guess, is whether she knew about it or not. But I got the feeling from the brief scenes she had with M'Baku, that she didn't want it. Shuri doesn't like being center of attention.
But T'Challah Jr. will want the power and the role when he comes of age.
There's a lot of story threads to follow here. Also, not being Queen, frees Shuri up to join the New Avengers - when it forms to combat the new big villain. They did a lot of setting up of Phase 5 in this movie. Namor, Shuri's alliance with Namor, Shuri as Black Panther, Valentina ousting her Martin Freeman and going after Wakanda, T'Challah Jr, and M'Baku as King.
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Shuri doesn't want it. And if you listened carefully - she was supposed to show up at the challenge for King/Queen, but declined and he showed up instead. What's unclear, I guess, is whether she knew about it or not. But I got the feeling from the brief scenes she had with M'Baku, that she didn't want it. Shuri doesn't like being center of attention.
But T'Challah Jr. will want the power and the role when he comes of age.
There's a lot of story threads to follow here. Also, not being Queen, frees Shuri up to join the New Avengers - when it forms to combat the new big villain. They did a lot of setting up of Phase 5 in this movie. Namor, Shuri's alliance with Namor, Shuri as Black Panther, Valentina ousting her Martin Freeman and going after Wakanda, T'Challah Jr, and M'Baku as King.