T'Challa's main antagonist is Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), a brilliant tactician and battle - scarred mercenary whose avowed motives make him seem more
anti-hero than villain: he wants to use Wakanda's wealth and prowess to empower Blacks in the rest of the world, in the ages - old struggle against white colonial domination.
And while the plot is still largely a secret, we should expect to see the character embody more of an
anti-hero version
than a
villain, though he's been both in the long history of Marvel comics and was an antagonist in Spider - Man 3.