Black Panther: Every Character Ranked Worst To Best

Played By: Letitia Wright

If Okoye is the (spiritual) elder sibling looking out for T'Challa in slightly exasperated fashion at times, Shuri exists to bust his balls as well as being the most important scientific figure in Wakanda (and now possibly the world).

She's also as close as Black Panther comes to comic relief, but her character is played so well as a thoroughly convincing younger sister (if you have one, you're going to recognise the behaviour) that the lighter comedic moments don't feel as shoe-horned in as has been the case elsewhere in the MCU.

The one slight issue is the "what are those" moment, but that can be chalked up to her being a bit of a goofball, which is endearing everywhere else. And she does get a chance to go full bad-ass with her cool panther gauntlets later, so it's just about forgivable.