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6. Black Panther Is A Super-Soldier?

In the comics, "Black Panther" is a ceremonial title passed on hereditarily but also earned by each new candidate through feats of worthiness to show off how suitable they are to wear the mantle. In that respect, the title also comes with a supernatural link to the Panther God, which empowers the title-holder with superhumanly acute senses and increases his strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, and agility to Olympic-levels. That might be a little too hokey for the MCU (even with the arrival of Doctor Strange, the idea of actual Gods might be avoided), but he's clearly got super-soldier powers. Even more than "Olympic levels", Black Panther is seen out-running Captain America, keeping pace with Bucky and making agile Audis look like tractors. He's not just a skilled athlete, and you'd have to suspect that that super-soldier sandwich shot is a hint that he has super-soldier enhancements of his own.
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