In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), M'Baku, leader of the Jabari Tribe, rules Wakanda as its new King after Shuri abdicated the throne following the Talokanil-Wakandan War in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, uniting the nation under his leadership. Shuri, while serving as Black Panther, chose a warrior's path over ruling, making M'Baku the uncontested king.
"Witness the might of the Jabari first-hand!" King M'Baku is the current King of Wakanda and leader of the Jabari Tribe, a group of Wakandans who had removed themselves from mainstream society.
T'Challa defeats his uncle during a ritual event; this earns him the right to ingest a powerful ancestral heart-shaped herb. The herb gives him superhuman strength and speed, and he inherits the title of Black Panther.
As the Black Panther is about to make the final blow, she refuses to kill Namor and they make a truce, deciding to work together. Shuri later refuses the crown and M'Baku becomes king of Wakanda, unchallenged.
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As a warrior shaman, Zuri was responsible for the caretaking of the Heart-Shaped Herbs. When Erik Killmonger returned to Wakanda and challenged T'Challa for the throne of Wakanda, Zuri organized the ritual combat between the pair, only to sacrifice his own life in a desperate attempt to save his king.
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Additionally, she and her brother live in Wakanda's capital with their mother Ramonda. Following T'Challa's death, Shuri assumes the mantle of Black Panther and eventually makes it a separate position while forfeiting her claim to the throne to allow M'Baku to make his own claim.
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He dodged an incoming attack before facing Shuri, putting up his fists to fight. Instead, she yelled "Wakanda forever" and caused an explosion, making Namor fall over in flames. Shuri used her feet to flip Namor over, so his back was on the ground, and then took Namor's spear and pointed it at his neck.
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