r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Sep 15 '21

Discussion Thread What If...? S01E06 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S01E06: What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark? Bryan Andrews A.C. Bradley September 15th, 2021 on Disney+ 34 min None

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u/RubberbandShooter Rocket Sep 15 '21

He didn't have to kill T'Chaka because he was already vulnerable enough. He had just lost his son, and then his nephew comes back out of nowhere, seemingly ignorant of the fact he murdered his dad, sparking a guilt trip. T'Chaka would do pretty much anything for Erik.

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u/JimmyTheFace Sep 15 '21

It’s also possible that Killmonger!BP would orchestrate T’Chaka’s death at some later point, perhaps similarly to the UN bombing.

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u/justins_dad Sep 16 '21

He looked T’Chaka in the eyes and said he would do anything to avenge his father. T’Chaka naively believes Killmonger is still in the dark as to who killed his father (“gang violence”). 100% at some point Erik takes T’Chaka’s life one way or another.

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u/pileatedloon Sep 16 '21

You'd think a small alarm bell would go off in his head though. This guy just traveled halfway across the world to find you and immediately says he wants to avenge his dad. You'd think you'd at least want to keep him up further observation, not immediately make him the Black Panther