10 Best Superhero Movie Moments Of 2018

3. Killmonger's Death - Black Panther

Black Panther Killmonger Death Michael B Jordan
Marvel Studios

Black Panther's CGI-slathered final battle between T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) may have been a bit of a mess, but it did ultimately deliver an ultra-poignant send-off for the MCU's most compellingly-motivated villain.

After Killmonger is mortally wounded by T'Challa, the battle ends and the two emerge from the maglev tunnel to observe the gorgeous Wakandan sunrise (something Killmonger had never seen before).

T'Challa offers to save Erik with Wakandan medicine, but facing the prospect of life in jail, Erik retorts, "Just bury me in the ocean with my ancestors that jumped from ships, 'cause they knew death was better than bondage."

Erik then pulls the blade out of his chest, hastening his death as T'Challa looks on. Black Panther did such a great job giving audiences of all persuasions a sympathetic and relatable antagonist, and lending his demise this much emotional weight was just the icing on the cake.

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