9 Huge Predictions For Black Panther
3. Set Shuri Up As A Hero
The endings of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and Thor: Ragnarok open the path for several characters to join The Avengers. Kraglin, Heimdall and Valkyrie, for Infinity War at least, will join the fight against the evils of the world, and Black Panther will open a similar path for Shuri.
As a warrior Shuri is as fierce and as skilled as her brother and her intellect more than matches that of Tony Stark. Not only is she a master of the Wakandan weapons, she also designed every one of them. Shuri certainly deserves to be more than a secondary character thought of only as T'Challa's sister.
There are a couple of ways Marvel could use her going forward. If T'Challa joins The Avengers on a permanent basis going into Phase Four, we could see Shuri star in her own movie as Queen and protector of Wakanda in her brother's absence. Alternatively, if T'Challa does return to his homeland, we could see a Black Panther and Shuri movie in the same vein as Ant Man and The Wasp.
Whichever way the MCU decides to take this character, she will become a big part of the future, joining the likes of Black Widow, Gamora, and Scarlet Witch in the long line of badass female heroes.