Enemies: Jakarra

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Wakanda

First Appearance: Black Panther I#6 (November; 1977)

Powers/Abilities: Although he has excellent leadership abilities (due to his advanced age and wisdom), N'Gassi is not a hand-to-hand combatant.

History:
BTS - While T'Challa was away on a mission with Abner Little, he put N'Gassi in charge of the nation.

(BP I#6) - Soldiers came to the offices of the regent, and told N'Gassi that a coup detat had taken place, and he no longer was the regent of Wakanda, but General Jakarra was now the king of the nation. N'Gassi told Jakarra and his soldiers that none other than T'Challa could take the regent title away from him, but Jakarra and his soldiers didn't care about what N'Gassi had to say, and they gave Jakarra leadership of Wakanda.

(BP I#7) - Upon learning that Jakarra had exposed himself to raw vibranium, N'Gassi called him a fool and told him that his jealousy of T'Challa had finally destroyed him. N'Gassi watched as Jakarra was transformed into a monster, and saw as the monster rushes out of the door. The soldiers told N'Gassi that they would now follow his command, and not Jakarra's. N'Gassi told the soldiers that they needed to warn the people about not making contact with Jakarra, and said to himself that he needed to get in touch with T'Challa and the rest of the royal family. Later, Jiru came with the first of the royal family, Dr. Joshua Itobo, who told N'Gassi that he was ready to do what was needed of him.

(BP I#8) - Jiru told N'Gassi that the members of the royal family awaited him. N'Gassi was a little surprised that only four members of the royal family had arrived. And although he was very loyal to N'Gassi and his opinions, Jiru still questioned if those four members were up for the task that they were about to give them. Jiru told N'Gassi that a warrior's hand might be better suited for the task, and asked N'Gassi if he could be used instead. N'Gassi told him that the offer was greatly appreciated but it was only for the royal family to handle. N'Gassi met with the four members of the royal family and tried to persuade them to take action against Jakarra. He mostly tried to persuade Khanata, whom he believed was the most suited for the task. Suddenly Jakarra attacked them all, but was driven away by soldiers, and the royal family members told N'Gassi that now they had decided to help against Jakarra.

(BP I#9) - In his office talks with Jiru, N'Gassi was angry at himself for calling the royal family to help, one was too old, one was too fat, one was too much into racing, and the last one barely into manhood; N'Gassi was saddened that T'Challa hadn't come yet. After the Black Musketeers had defeated Jakarra, N'Gassi went to a room where he found them greeting the panther statue. He thought they were a bit too arrogant because they hadn't triumphed yet. He sent Itobo to examine Jakarra. When N'Gassi and Itobo told Jiru that they just couldn't kill him, Jiru said "Jakarra is no longer human."

(BP I#10) - N'Gassi went to the chamber where Itobo had been conducting the examination, only to learn that Jakarra had broken free. Jiru said "we should have disobeyed the ruling family and destroyed that thing," but N'Gassi told him that it was too late now. Later he had a discussion with Itobo whether or not he felt like he made the right decision by not destroying Jakarra.

(BP I#11) - N'Gassi was by T'Challa's side when Itobo examined the king. When T'Challa left his bed (not wanting to spend his time there), N'Gassi tried to make him go back to bed once more. T'Challa refused -- he had way too much to do now. When T'Challa suddenly learned that Khanata was in grave danger, he wanted to help but fell down, and N'Gassi took him to his bed once more and told him to rest.

(BP I#12) - N'Gassi went to Itobo's laboratory and told him that he brought good and bad news; he informed him the good news: that he had now discovered just who Kiber was -- the well-known scientist Frederick Kiber -- and the bad news: that Kiber's matter-machine might be operational.

(Cable II#54) - When T'Challa sent Cable home, N'Gassi asked T'Challa if Cable really was as conflicted as he had lead him to believe. T'Challa told N'Gassi that Cable was indeed a conflicted man wrestling with way too many demons.

Comments: Created by Jack Kirby

Profile by: The Beetle

CLARIFICATIONS:
Not to be confused with:

• N'GABTOTH, the demon, aka the Shambler from the sea, @ Marvel Premiere#6
• N'GAMA, a Wakandan, advisor to T'Challa who resides in the Wakandan consulate in New York, @ Marvel Team-Up I#87
• N'GAMI, a Wakandan, SHIELD II member, @ Nick Fury agent of SHIELD III#12
• N'GAMO, a Wakandan,ally of man-ape, @ Avengers I#62
• The N'GARAI, the xd demon race, @ XMen I#96
• NGH the UNSPEAKABLE , an extradimensional creature, the,evil half that combined with Ahh, @ Avengers I#327
• N'Gll a Deonist,one of the Soul Surivors, @ Thor I#261
• NGURI, HIJIRO of the Old West, one of the Sunset Riders, @ Two-Gun Kid: Sunset Riders#1

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Other appearances:
Black Panther I#7-12 (January-July, 1978) - Jack Kirby (writer/pencils), Mike Royer (inks), Jack Kirby & Archie Goodwin (#7-10) & Jim Shooter (#11-12) (editors)

Last updated: 01/05/03

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