monsieurmojo said: Also MCU-related: weren't Okoye and T'Challa on opposite sides of the Wakanda civil war? She did choose to stay with the throne (i.e. Killmonger) and her duty to the Dora Milaje when Shuri et al fled.
Tensuun said: Contrived, but here's a possible workaround (plot-hole backfill):- The only thing that makes people like Tony Stark "super" is that he owns tech which is more advanced/sophisticated/powerful than what the UN Security Council Permanent Member countries have access to.- The only thing that makes people like Bruce Banner "super" is that they were exposed to a substance the average person in a UN Security Council Permanent Member country does not have access to.- These are also true of Wakandan technology and the "Heart-Shaped Herb" cocktail.T'Challa (who is presumed heir to the throne but is not actually the king yet) is out for revenge, believing Bucky to be his father's killer, and sides with Iron Man specifically so that he can hunt Steve.Meanwhile, Okoye is loyal to Wakanda, and has a conservative, isolationist attitude affecting the perceived needs of her country.Therefore Okoye would oppose the Sokovia Accords; if asked to sign, Wakanda would either be required to disclose that the vast majority of their citizens (and one hundred percent of those in military service) are "superheroes" compared to U.S. citizens, or intentionally violate an international treaty. Of course, they presumably got out of this in the end just because the UNSC completely overlooked Wakanda when they launched the registration program, but during the events of the Civil War itself, it seems reasonable that Okoye might not want to bank on this.It bears repeating that T'Challa is not yet king during the events of the Civil War movie; he claims to be when he confronts Cap, but Okoye is technically not doing anything treasonous (or even seditious) by taking a side opposite that of her future king.
monsieurmojo said: And why isn't Natasha Romanoff boosted at all? She *is* the MCU Black Widow, right? Wasn't she even released as a tie-in to the CW DVD/Blu-ray release?
BlackBoltRocks said: Yea but that was when she presumed T’Challa to be dead. When he popped back up on the battlefield, she immediately turned on Killmonger. So maybe her affliation should change based on whether T’Challa is downed or not?