10 Insane Alternate Versions Of Black Panther You Won't Believe Exist

10. Ultimate Black Panther

The Ultimate universe was Marvel's far more successful equivalent to DC's All Star line. The goal was to create brand new iconic interpretations of the Marvel universe separated from the baggage of decades of continuity. Band new writers could approach their respective series with fresh eyes and a clean slate.

Sometimes it really worked, sometimes it really, REALLY didn't. And then you have Ultimate Black Panther, who cruised right on down the middle.

The Ultimate version of Black Panther shares a ton of similarities with his 616 counterpart, but with one key exception in his origin. In the Ultimate universe, instead of ingesting the heart shaped herb, Wakandan princes/princesses must duel an actual panther in order to be proven worthy of the Black Panther mantle. T'Challa won his fight, at the cost of his throat being sliced wide open. His father then had him sent to the Weapon X program that created Wolverine in order to save him.

Besides giving him the military training that he would later incorporate into his hero life, the program also outfitted him with his own healing factor, and even his own version of the adamantium claws.