Now it appears the race to find Bucky Barnes will have a lethal angle, as I doubt Black Panther wants to find The Winter Soldier to thank him for anything. The mercenary’s history leaves a trail of blood – as laid out by Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) in
The Winter Soldier movie – so when Gonzalez asks his readers why they think Black Panther – aka T’Challa – might want to find Bucky Barnes, many jump to the conclusion that the assassin murdered the African warrior’s father, King T’Chaka. Could that be a possibility?
Here’s why I doubt that is the case. In the comics, King T’Chaka – Black Panther’s father – is murdered by Klaw… the character Marvel just spent 15 minutes in Ultron introducing. Why bring that character in if you are going to steal his most dominant arc? Also, eliminating T’Chaka as a throwaway bit of motivation on
Civil Warremoves the impact that the character can have in the eventual
Black Panthermovie, which is scheduled to hit theaters in 2018. I’d be very surprised if Marvel played that card this soon, especially as there have been
casting rumors for T’Chaka already. I really don’t think he’ll be dead, killed at the hands of The Winter Soldier.