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Man-Ape (M'Baku) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a frequent enemy of Black Panther.[1]

For the zoological taxon, see Anthropopithecus.
Not to be confused with Ape Man.
Man-Ape
M'Baku (Man-Ape), in a panel from Black Panther #49.
Art by Sal Velluto.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Avengers #62 (March 1969)
Created byRoy Thomas
John Buscema
In-story information
Alter egoM'Baku
Team affiliationsLethal Legion
Masters of Evil
Villains for Hire
PartnershipsGrim Reaper
Saboteur
Notable aliasesWhite Gorilla
AbilitiesExpert hand to hand combatant
Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina and durability

Man-Ape has made scattered appearances on animated television series and video games while Winston Duke portrays a variation of the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).


Publication history


He first appeared in The Avengers #62 (March 1969) and was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema.[2]


Fictional character biography


M'Baku was born in Wakanda. He became one of Wakanda's greatest warriors, second only to the Black Panther. He plotted to usurp the throne of Wakanda with the help of the outlawed rival White Gorilla Cult and return Wakanda to a primitive state.[3] M'Baku became a renegade and gains his powers by killing a white gorilla, bathing in its blood, and eating its flesh, taking the alias of Man-Ape. He fought with the Black Panther and was believed to be killed when the Panther Totem that he bound Black Panther to crumbled and buried him instead.[4][5] He is revived by his aide N'Gamo and goes to America where the Black Panther is with the Avengers at the time.[6]

He allies himself with the original Lethal Legion made up of Grim Reaper, Living Laser, Power Man, and Swordsman. He is the first member met by the Avengers. He attacks Captain America, but is beaten back by the rest of the Avengers. He then captures the Black Panther's girlfriend Monica Lynne, binding her hand and foot with metal clamps. The Black Panther is lured into a trap and knocked out by an exploding dummy of Monica. He is chained up and meets the other members. The Legion straps him and Monica to chairs before leaving, though he is able to escape and contact the other members, before the Grim Reaper defeats him. The Legion is defeated by the Avengers after Vision overcomes Power Man and frees the other members.[7] Man-Ape bests Black Panther again until he is defeated by Captain America.[8] Black Panther banishes Man-Ape from Wakanda on order of execution if he returns.[8]

Man-Ape later joins a new Lethal Legion (consisting of the Grim Reaper, Black Talon, Goliath (Erik Josten's latest alias), Nekra, and Ultron-12) and battles Tigra,[9] but abandons the Grim Reaper alongside Black Talon when the Reaper's racism became too much for him to tolerate.[10]

Man-Ape travels to uninhabited parts of the world before joining Crimson Cowl's incarnation of the Masters of Evil which is defeated by the Thunderbolts.[11]

Despite his rivalry with T'Challa, M'Baku was invited to the wedding of T'Challa and Ororo Munroe (also known as Storm of the X-Men), where he gets drunk on scotch and tries to pick a fight with Spider-Man.[12]

Man-Ape is next seen at the end of Heroes for Hire #6, teamed with Grim Reaper & Saboteur.[13]

Man-Ape is reportedly killed by Morlun: Devourer of Totems while defending his people from Morlun's attack on the Man-Ape's kingdom. But before his apparent death, he sends an envoy to Wakanda to warn them of the approaching danger.[14] Man-Ape later appears alive as a member of Purple Man's Villains for Hire.[15]


Powers and abilities


The Man-Ape gained superhuman powers by consuming the flesh of a sacred white gorilla and bathing in white gorilla blood, enchanting him through the mystical transference of the abilities of the rare Wakandan white gorilla. M'Baku's mystically augmented powers include superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina and durability equal to that of the mystical Wakandan white gorilla.

He has extensive formal military training in hand-to-hand combat from the Wakandan Royal Militia.


Reception



Other versions



JLA/Avengers


In the 2003–2004 intercompany crossover JLA/Avengers, Man-Ape is among the mind-controlled villains who attack the heroes as they assault Krona's Stronghold and fights Big Barda.[19]


Ultimate Marvel


In the Ultimate Marvel universe, M'Baku is the name of T'Challa's older brother. After the young T'Challa failed to complete the "Trial of the Black Panther", M'Baku derided him, saying that he should have taken the trial instead. Later, angry that his father had decided to share Wakanda’s technology in exchange for America’s help in saving T’Challa’s life, M'Baku left the kingdom.[20]


In other media



Television



Film


See also: M'Baku (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Winston Duke portrays M'Baku in films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This version is the leader of the renegade Jabari Tribe, who shun Wakanda's technological society and have a religious reverence for gorillas, such as decorating their armor with white gorilla pelts[22][23] and worshiping the gorilla god Hanuman as a part of complex Indo-African religion rather than the Panther god Bast. He is introduced in Black Panther,[24] and makes subsequent appearances in Avengers: Infinity War,[25] Avengers: Endgame,[26] and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.[27]


Video games



References


  1. Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 270. ISBN 978-1605490557.
  2. DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  3. Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 203. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
  4. The Avengers #62
  5. Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017). Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. DK Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 978-1465455505.
  6. The Avengers #78 (July 1970)
  7. The Avengers #78-79 (July-Aug. 1970)
  8. The Avengers #79 (Aug. 1970)
  9. The West Coast Avengers #1-2
  10. Vision and Scarlet Witch vol. 2 #2
  11. Thunderbolts #24-25 (March–April 1999)
  12. Black Panther vol. 4 #18
  13. Heroes for Hire #6
  14. Black Panther vol. 4 #4
  15. Villains for Hire #3
  16. "The 8 Best Black Panther Villains". Marvel. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  17. Epps, De'Angelo (2020-12-07). "Marvel: Ranking Black Panther's Rogues Gallery". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  18. Harn, Darby (2021-09-25). "15 Most Powerful Black Panther Villains". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  19. JLA/Avengers #4. DC Comics.
  20. Ultimate Captain America Annual #1. Marvel Comics.
  21. "The Panther and the Wolf". Avengers Assemble. Season 5. Episode 4. October 7, 2018. Disney XD.
  22. Breznican, Anthony (July 13, 2017). "How Black Panther solves the problem of M'Baku". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  23. "Black Panther: Creating a New M'Baku". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  24. Kroll, Justin (September 28, 2016). "'Black Panther' Taps 'Person of Interest' Actor Winston Duke to Play M'Baku (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  25. Pritchard, Tom (November 29, 2017). "Avengers: Infinity War Breakdown: Everything We Spotted in the First Trailer" Archived 2017-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. Gizmodo,
  26. Baumgartner, Scott (March 31, 2019). "Winston Duke on How 'Avengers' Will Top Itself with 'Endgame'". ET Online. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  27. Gearan, Hannah (July 26, 2022). "Black Panther 2 Star Teases M'Baku & Jabari Tribe's New Role In Wakanda". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  28. "LEGO Marvel Avengers first DLC packs get release dates". 17 March 2016.
  29. Becker, Daniel (June 14, 2017). "LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Character List From E3 Live Stream!". Bricks to Life. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  30. @leowyld (20 November 2017). "@JayShockblast I know you like to..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.



На других языках

- [en] Man-Ape

[es] Hombre Mono (cómic)

El Hombre Mono o El Hombre Simio (M'Baku) (inglés: Ape-Man, Man-Ape o Monkey-Man) es un superhéroe ficticio que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics. El personaje es representado en un aliado de la Pantera Negra.

[fr] Homme-singe

M’Baku, alias l’Homme-singe (« Man-Ape » en VO) est un super-vilain évoluant dans l’univers Marvel de la maison d'édition Marvel Comics. Créé par le scénariste Roy Thomas et le dessinateur John Buscema, le personnage de fiction apparaît pour la première fois dans le comic book Avengers #62 en mars 1969.

[it] Uomo Scimmia

L'Uomo Scimmia (Man-Ape), il cui vero nome è M'Baku, è un personaggio dei fumetti creato da Roy Thomas (testi) e John Buscema (disegni), pubblicato dalla Marvel Comics. È uno degli acerrimi nemici della Pantera Nera (tra cui Klaw ed Erik Killmonger).

[ru] Человек-обезьяна (Marvel Comics)

Человек-обезьяна (англ. Man-Ape), настоящее имя М’Баку (англ. M'Baku) — суперзлодей, появляющийся в комиксах издательства Marvel Comics. Персонаж изображен как заклятый враг Чёрной пантеры.


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