battle armor that bears a resemblance to that of Vegeta from the anime series Dragon Ball Z, of which Jordan is a fan. Jordan's performance as Killmonger received critical acclaim, and the character was widely hailed as one of the best villains in the MCU. Killmonger first appears in the live-action film Black Panther. Seeking revenge for his father's death and angry at Wakanda's refusal to assist disenfranchised individuals of African descent around the globe, he challenges his cousin T'Challa for his birthright to the throne and seemingly kills him. After becoming king of Wakanda and consuming the Heart-Shaped Herb to gain powers, Killmonger orders the country's high-tech weapons be sent to marginalized groups in London, New York City, and Hong Kong to help oppressed people rise up and overthrow their governments. He dons a version of T'Challa's kinetic energy absorbing suit, but T'Challa returns to reclaim the throne and mortally wounds Killmonger in their resulting rematch. Though he is offered treatment, Killmonger chooses to die rather than be imprisoned. An alternate timeline version of Killmonger appears in the Disney+ animated series, What If...?, with Jordan reprising the role. In the episode "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?", he rescues and befriends Tony Stark to gain his help in building an automated combat drone out of Vibranium before arranging the deaths of T'Challa, James Rhodes, and Stark to convince the United States military to build an army of combat drones and spark conflict between the United States and Wakanda. After returning to Wakanda and revealing his true heritage, Killmonger works with Wakanda's forces to defeat the drone army and eventually become the new Black Panther. In the first-season finale, "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?", Killmonger is recruited by the Watcher to join the Guardians of the Multiverse and help stop a variant of Ultron empowered by Infinity Stones from destroying the multiverse. Following Ultron's defeat, Killmonger betrays the Guardians and takes the Stones for himself, hoping to use them to fix his universe. While he is attacked by Arnim Zola in Ultron's body, who also seeks the Stones, both are frozen in a pocket dimension by the Watcher and Doctor Strange Supreme, with the latter subsequently taking the pair back to his native universe to guard them for the rest of eternity. Killmonger's spirit makes a cameo appearance in the live-action film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Shuri consumes