MAMA
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human (Wakandan)
Occupation: Combat trainer
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Black Panther (Kevin "Kasper" Cole), Black Panther (T'Challa), Okoye, Queen Divine Justice (Chante Giovanni Brown)
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: An unidentified infant
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Wakanda
First Appearance: Black Panther III#24 (November, 2000)
Powers/Abilities: Despite her age, weight and having to tend to an infant strapped to her back, Mama is an exceptional fighter in armed and unarmed combat. She is surprisingly agile and strong enough to trade blows with men half her age. She has wielded knives and a combat staff that can release powerful jolts of electricity. Although she can speak English, she prefers to speak in Hausa when addressing others.
Height: Unrevealed
(approximately 6'1")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 210 lbs.)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
History:
(Black Panther III#24) - When Queen Divine Justice was recruited into
the Dora Milaje and brought to Wakanda, Mama was assigned to teach her
combat. During their sparring session, Mama was unarmed and had a baby
strapped to her back while supporting a basket on head. Despite all of
these handicaps, Mama easily bested Queen Divine Justice in combat. The
entire time, Mama spoke only Hausa to Queen Divine Justice and kept
berating her for speaking English.
(Black Panther III#60) - When the American Kevin "Kasper" Cole asked Prince T'Challa to place him through the "ascension" trials so he could obtain the heart-shaped herb, T'Challa sent Mama to his Harlem apartment to test him in combat. Mama swiftly assaulted Kevin, striking him down then hurling a knife at him, narrowly missing his head. Drawing a staff, she ignored Kevin's attempts to speak to her, addressing him only in Hausa. When he attempted to grab her staff, she electrified it, stunning him, then said in English "I do not like you" and threw Kevin out his window and into the street below.
Mama jumped down to continue their fight in the street, trading blows with him until three men who were passing by saw what was going on and accused Kevin of beating up an "old lady." Playing into the men's assumptions, Mama behaved as though Kevin were trying to rob her. Exasperated, Kevin had to fight off the three men. Okoye pulled up in a limousine and Mama climbed inside. Once he had defeated the three men, Kevin joined them in the limousine, which Okoye drove to the Wakandan Embassy. During the ride, Mama informed Kevin that she wasn't impressed by his fighting skills.
Comments: Created by Christopher Priest, Mark Bright and Walden Wong.
Mama always has a baby with her but we don't know her relationship to the baby, the gender of the baby or even whether it's the same baby in both appearances. given her age, it's possible the infant is one of her grandchildren.
This profile was completed on
01/07/2026 but its publication was delayed, as it was intended for the
Appendix's 25th anniversary celebratory event.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Mama should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
Black Panther III#24, page 2, panel 3 (main)
Black Panther III#60, page 3, panel 1 (face)
Appearances:
Black
Panther III#24 (November, 2000) - Christopher Priest (writer), Mark
Bright (penciler), Walden Wong (inker), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Black Panther III#60 (July, 2003) - Christopher Priest (writer),
Patrick Zircher (penciler), Norm Rapmund (inker), Mike Marts (editor)
First posted: 09/06/2026
Last updated:
01/07/2026
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