Who Is Namor? The Character Played By Tenoch Huerta? Will Part of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Who Is Namor? On November 11, 2022, the sequel to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will hit theaters, where we will see some changes. In the year 2018 we got the first movie, where we got to see the events of Captain America: Civil War, T’Challa, son of the late King T’Chaka, ascends the throne of Wakanda and becomes Black Panther, but discovers that reigning his nation will be a challenge for him, as he must not only rule and protect his country but also defeat an old enemy from the past, who threatens the whole world.
This year we will have changes due to the sudden death of Chadwick Boseman in the summer of 2020. Marvel Studios has already announced that T’Challa will not be replaced, so a new stage begins for the world of Wakanda within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the cast, we can see Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Daniel Kaluuya (W’Kabi) and Angela Basset (Ramonda) reprise their roles, as does Martin Freeman is CIA agent Everett K. Ross. Danai Gurira has also confirmed that she will be in the sequel reprising her role as Okoye, but she has not wanted to confirm more about the film. One of the expected characters is Namor, who will be played by Tenoch Huerta.
Who is Namor From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever?
Namor is a mutant son of an Atlantean and a human who first appeared in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (1939). Throughout his adventures, in the comics, he has been part of The Avengers and the X-Men.
Namor Creation
Namor was created by artist and writer Bill Everett in 1939, who took inspiration from his interest in nautical matters to give him the power to manipulate the sea and – according to some rumors – wanted to create a counterpart to The Human Torch, a character who could manipulate fire. Likewise, the man pointed out that he was inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, and for the name, he looked for words that could be linked to “Roman”, with Namor being his final choice. In an interview, he described him as an “ultra-man from the deep who lives both on earth and evil, flies in the air, and has the strength of a thousand men.”
The character originally appeared in the prototype for a giveaway comic (which used to be given out in theaters) called Motion Picture Funnies Weekly, produced by Funnies Inc. However, the idea fell through and the writer decided to use him for Marvel Comics #1, At that time he was from Timely Comics, a company that became Marvel Comics, which is why for some he is the first Marvel superhero, preceding Captain America and Iron-Man.
Early Years And Silver Era of Namor
When Namor made his Marvel Comics debut, he appeared as a villain for the United States government, who defended the sea and the deep, disposing of military battleships. His cousins Namora and Dorma appeared during this era. During World War II, Namor appeared as an ally for the government fighting Nazi forces and Adolf Hitler, however, his relevance waned over the years until he returned in a more modern form in Fantastic Four #4, is one of the first villains and antiheroes of the silver age of comics.
It was around this time that more of its history and backstory began to be built. Johnny Storm finds him as a homeless man with amnesia in Manhattan. After being helped to regain his memory, Namor returns home (first identifying it as the Kingdom of Atlantis) but discovers that it was destroyed by nuclear tests, so he becomes a villain to humans, but a hero to others. his account by exacting revenge for what happened to his people. The villain came to appear as an ally of Doctor Doom fighting the Fantastic Four and Magneto having clashes with the X-Men. Later, the character would appear in other Marvel titles until in 1968 he received his first title.
Biography Of Namor In The Comics
Namor is the King of Atlantis, born in the capital of the empire. His mother was Fen, the daughter of Emperor Thakorr and her father was a sea captain named Leonard McKenzie, who met and fell in love when she was spying on some human invaders. When she did not return, the Atlanteans (blue-skinned) attacked the ship killing the captain.
Pink-skinned Namor becomes the Prince of Atlantis and a protector of his people against invaders from Earth. In X-Men #6, both Charles Xavier and Magneto suspect that he is a mutant and has been noted by Marvel as the first mutant of his.
Namor Equipment
Namor, being depicted as an anti-hero, has been part of both villain and hero teams. In the 70s he was part of the Defenders before joining the Avengers. In 2006 it was revealed that he was a member of the Illuminati with Reed Richards, Tony Stark, Stephen Strange, Charlex Xavier, and Blackagar Boltagon. In 2011 he joined the X-Men before returning to the Illuminati again.
Namor Powers
Namor is a mutant (Marvel’s first, according to the publisher), however, his powers also come from his Atlantean genes. He can overcome subterranean water pressure, superhuman strength, agility, durability and longevity, he can breathe in water and see without problems plus he has enhanced senses.
The ability to fly also has accelerated healing power, especially when in contact with seawater. Another of his abilities that is a mystery to a certain extent is his prolonged longevity since he has far exceeded the 120 years that Atlanteans usually live. Finally, the aquatic man possesses the power of telepathy.
Namor Comparison with Aquaman
Aquaman, a DC character, is also king of Atlantis and has a similar background as Namor. However, this character debuted in November 1941, two years after Namor‘s first appearance.
