Princess Shuri
The brilliant mind behind Wakanda's remarkable technology
Summary of Shuri's life
- Shuri is a fictional character portrayed primarily by Letitia Wright in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, also inspired by the James Bond character Q.
- She is the courageous and tech-savvy younger sister of T'Challa, and the daughter of T'Chaka and Ramonda, all preceding monarchs of Wakanda.
- Highly intelligent and a master engineer, she is Wakanda's lead scientist and the princess of the country.
- Shuri assists her brother in reclaiming the Wakandan throne from their cousin N'Jadaka following their father's death, later assisting the Avengers in the battle against Thanos, attempting to use her technology to safely remove the Mind Stone from Vision's head.
- However, Corvus Glaive prevents this and Shuri falls victim to the Blip.
- She is restored five years later and joins the final battle against an alternate variant of Thanos before resuming her role in Wakanda.
- One year after her brother's death, and one week after her mother's death, she takes his place and becomes the new Black Panther, defeating Namor in combat and forming an alliance with Talokan against the rest of the world.
"Our dreams are the best and most honest parts of ourselves. If a path toward your dream is not already lit, sometimes you must be the one who shines the light." ―Shuri to Assata[src]