Okoye (character)

Okoye
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceBlack Panther (vol. 3) #1
(November 1998)
Created byChristopher Priest (writer)
Mark Texeira (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesHuman
Place of originWakanda, Africa
Team affiliationsAgents of Wakanda
Midnight Angels
Dora Milaje
Avengers
Supporting character ofBlack Panther
Abilities
  • Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Master tactician, strategist, and field commander

Okoye is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Christopher Priest and artist Mark Texeira, the character first appeared in Black Panther (vol. 3) #1 (November 1998). Okoye is the General of the special forces for the fictional African nation of Wakanda called Dora Milaje.

Danai Gurira portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), and the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021).

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