Wakanda Forever’ Mid-Credits Scene Honors Chadwick Boseman’s Legacy

The mid-credits scene sets up a new potential future for Wakanda in the MCU.

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The final moments of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever delivers on Marvel’s promise to honor the past and look to the future following the loss of actor Chadwick Boseman.

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The mid-credits scene picks up after Shuri (Letitia Wright) finally takes time alone to mourn her brother King T’Challa (Boseman), whose death in the film mirrors the late Boseman’s unexpected passing in 2020 from colon cancer.

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At the start of Wakanda Forever, Shuri is seen burying herself in her work, unable to face her anger and guilt over her brother’s death, while her mother Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) encourages her to find closure.

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While grappling with her grief, Shuri takes on the mantle of the Black Panther and rises above in a conflict that could have brought destruction to her world.

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It isn’t until the very end of the movie, in which Shuri concedes the throne to M’Baku (Winston Duke), that the young Wakandan is finally able to take the time to process her grief.

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There is still a long way to go for any of that to happen. For now, the scene serves as a tribute to Chadwick and T’Challa’s memory and gives fans a fitting closure in perhaps the best possible way. T’Challa lives!

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