Joining Cap and Azzuri on their adventure is Gabe Jones, a Black Howling Commando created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby; and Nanali, the leader of the Wakandan Spy Network, and presumably the precursor to the present day Dora Milaje. MCU heads may remember Jones as played by Derek Luke in the first Captain America film. Meanwhile, Nanali, who was also created by Thomas and Hoover, is a character that hasn’t really gotten any play in the comics since Flags of Our Fathers.
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Captain America and Black Panther have had a fairly friendly relationship in media; setting aside Cap’s Vibranium shield, the two have been on the same Avengers team multiple times in the comics, and has each Panther has had a deep respect for the Captain. In Square Enix’s Avengers game, T’Challa and Steve were good friends before Steve was presumed to be dead and was held captive in space (it’s complicated). And who could forget that time in the Ultimate Marvel universe that Steve was Black Panther?
Will it be a strictly single player affair or feature co-op? That remains to be seen, but it’s certainly an interesting pitch for a game!
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