- “I am loyal to that throne. No matter who sits upon it.”
- ―Okoye[src]
Okoye is a Marvel Comics character who appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, played by Danai Gurira. She is general of the Dora Milaje, a special kind of bodyguard dedicated to protect T'Challa from all danger. For that end, she is at the peak of physical and mental condition, being an expert at hand-to-hand combat, a master of several martial arts, and has a gifted mind. Okoye is also a close friend of T'Challa.
Okoye is one of the heroines who survived the snap. She then joins the rest of the heroes in their fight against Thanos and his army of Chitauri, Outriders, and the Black Order. Following Shuri being kidnapped by Namor in 2024, Okoye was fired as general of the Dora Milaje by Queen Ramonda and left Wakanda.
Okoye was created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira.
Appearances
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Black Panther
Okoye appears in this film as the leader of the Dora Malaje, the protectors of King T'Challa. She and the other members help T'Challa when he is confronted by his cousin Erik Killmonger, who vows to de-throne the king and become the leader instead. Following Killmonger's defeat and death, Okoye swears to protect her king and all of Wakanda.
Avengers: Infinity War
In 2018, the Wakandians learn of Thanos, a warlock who plans to use the infinity stones to wipe out 50% of the universe. Okoye stays loyal to Wakanda and King T'Challa and fights against Thanos and his army, but the heroes are unable to defeat the mad titan and Thanos is successful in completing his mission. Okoye is left distraught as she is unable to save T'Challa and watches in horror as her king disintegrates into durst, while she survives.
Avengers: Endgame
From 2018 to 2023, Okoye works in Wakanda and often has discussions with the new Avengers leader Natasha Romonoff. In 2023, Okoye is speaking with Natasha and gives her an update about how Wakanda is dealing with the snap. When Romanoff asked Okoye about the tremors they detected, she told her that it was a mild subduction under the African plate. Romanoff then asked as to how they were handling it, but Okoye assured her that due to the nature of the situation, the way they would handle it was by not handling it.
After Hulk resurrects those who were erased from Thanos' snap, Okoye is reunited with Shuri and T'Challa. Okoye joins in the Battle of Earth and later kneels before Iron Man to show respect to the fallen hero, who has given his life in order to erase Thanos once and for all.
What If...?
Okoye in "What If...?"
She made a cameo appearance at the end of "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?", when Star-Lord T'Challa decided to return home to Earth, and brought along the members of the Ravagers. Another alternate Okoye appears in "What If... Zombies!?", in an alternate 2018, during a zombie apocalypse. Okoye joins the survivors - Spider-Man, Bucky Barnes, Bruce Banner, Hope Van Dyne, Scott Lang and Happy Hogan - in finding the cure for the outbreak. The team travel to New Jersey where they find Vision, who reveals he has kept King T'Challa alive to feed to the Scarlet Witch. Okoye tries to save her king, but is then turned into a zombie herself by the Scarlet Witch, while T'Challa, Peter Parker and Scott Lang are able to escape Camp Leigh with the mind stone.
Another version of Okoye appears in "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?", in a reality where Erik Killmonger kills king T'Challa and becomes the new Black Panther, whom Okoye and the Dora Milaje must serve.
Ms. Marvel
Whilst Okoye doesn't appear in the series, an animated version of her can be seen, amongst the other heroes, in the first episode, as Kamala narrates the final chapter, in her 10-part series, about the battle against Thanos.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
In 2024, Okoye learns of king T'Challa's undisclosed illness, which unfortunately takes his life. Okoye attends her king's funeral and now serves Ramonda, the new queen of Wakanda.
One year later, in 2025, Okoye joins Queen Ramonda at her meeting with the United Nations to talk about the loss of the Black Panther and that they are still under threat. The Dora displayed the apprehended mercenaries. The following day, Okoye discusses Namor to the queen at a meeting with the elders, after learning Namor met with Ramonda and Shuri. Okoye sits as M'Baku arrives and the two start insulting each other, including Okoye being called a Bald Headed Demon by M'Baku, much to Queen Ramonda's annoyance. Okoye later meets with Shuri in her lab and they are tasked to go to M.I.T to meet with Riri Williams to discuss her invention. After the FBI come to Riri's garage, she, Shuri and Okoye are forced to flee, which results in Shuri being kidnapped by Namor, who flooded a road.
The next day, Okoye informs Queen Ramonda of Shuri's disappearance and the distraught mother fires Okoye as General. Okoye tearfully begs the queen but fails to change her mind. Okoye jabs her spear into the ground and walks out. Sometime later, Okoye vows to make things right, to find Shuri and Riri, but she is stopped by Ayo. Okoye leaves and goes to Tahti to speak with Nakia, T'Challa's girlfriend. While there, Namor attacks and Okoye is able to rescue a child. When she returns to Wakanda, Okoye finds Queen Ramonda and Riri, only to find neither of them are breathing. However, Riri is saved, while Ramonda has passed away from drowning. A devastated Shuri cries for her mother and Okoye tries to keep her away.
After Queen Ramonda's funeral, Okoye speaks with M'Kathu about her role, before she leaves to speak to Shuri. Okoye finds Shuri mourning in her lab and helps her, along with Nakia and Riri, to prepare the new Heart Shaped Herb, which Shuri takes to become the new Black Panther. Following this, Okoye accepts her new title as the Midnight Angel and fights alongside the Wakandans to defeat Namor. Sometime after the battle, Okoye decides to leave Wakanda and breaks Everett Ross out of the prison van.
Okoye later followed Shuri to Tahiti, where Shuri plans to move. Okoye explains she is there to say goodbye as she wants to see her Midnight Angel armor take care of her. Okoye decides to leave but ensures Shuri that she will be there for her whenever she needs her.
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Trivia
- Okoye's name is of Nigerian origin and is typically used as a surname.
- Okoye is the only member of the Dora Milaje who survived Thanos' snap.
- In the comics, Okoye was a member of the Dora Milaje who assisted T'Challa during his coma.
- After being stripped of her title in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Okoye quit the Dora Milaje and moved out of Wakanda.
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