Man-Ape

Man-Ape (M'Baku) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in *The Avengers* #62 (March 1969). He is frequently depicted as an enemy of the Black Panther. M'Baku was born in Wakanda and was one of Wakanda's greatest warriors, second only to the Black Panther. He plotted to usurp the Black Panther's rule and allied himself with the outlawed White Gorilla Cult in an attempt to return Wakanda to a primitive state. He gained superhuman powers by killing a white gorilla, bathing in its blood, and eating its flesh, taking the alias of Man-Ape. He possesses superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, and durability comparable to the mystical Wakandan white gorilla. He also has extensive formal military training in hand-to-hand combat from the Wakandan Royal Militia. Man-Ape has clashed with the Black Panther and the Avengers multiple times, and has been a member of villainous groups such as the Lethal Legion and the Masters of Evil. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Winston Duke portrays the character, depicted as the leader of the Jabari Tribe, who shun Wakanda's technological society and worship the gorilla god Hanuman.