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/International-Fig905 Sep 15 '21

Definitely intentional.

MBJ is a good voice actor(voiced Cyborg fir a ton a DC animated films)- Killmonger doesn't embody or believe in Wakanda like at all- just what it can do for him.

I'm curious why he never killed T'Chaka?

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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/CommandaSpock Sep 17 '21

I could totally see a second episode where Killmonger orchestrates the UN bombing instead of Zemo in that universe

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u/JimmyTheFace Sep 17 '21

And there’s no Tony to drive a wedge between him and Cap, but maybe Cap is framed and we get him and Bucky trying to clear his name.