Black Panther: 12 Rumours That Were Total Bull

9. Ulysses Klaue Is The Main Villain

Black Panther Ulyesses Klaue
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The Rumour: Though it was clear from the marketing that Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) had a far more personal, primal squabble with T'Challa, the main villain will in fact be South African arms dealer Ulysses Klaue.

Some even suspected that Killmonger might have been raised by Klaue since childhood, and after years of psychological abuse, was essentially his brainwashed goon.

The Truth: While Andy Serkis is a lot of zany fun as Klaue in this movie, thankfully he's actually a bait-and-switch villain, initially appearing to be the primary antagonist only for Killmonger to kill him half-way through the film and become the main big bad.

And no, there's no historic link between the two villains as in some iterations of the comics. It's a partnership of convenience, and when Killmonger is done with him, he murders him to grant himself passage to Wakanda.

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