N'BANTA

Real Name: N'Banta

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Defense Minister of Wakanda

Group Membership: Wakandan government

Affiliations: Black Panther (T'Challa), Eaglemore, Shuri

Enemies: Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Sister Barbara, Sister Leora, Sister Maggie

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Wakanda & Wakandan embassy in New York City

First Appearance: Daredevil IV#6 (September, 2014)

Powers/Abilities: N'Banta is a Wakandan government agent, with access to weaponry and technology. He once purchased a military base in America and used it to develop weapons.

Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Bald

History:
(Daredevil IV#7 (fb) - BTS) - N'Banta served as the Defense Minister of Wakanda, under the Black Panther (T'Challa) and Shuri.

(Daredevil IV#6 (fb) - BTS) - N'Banta formed a contract with a United States military base, overseen by General Eaglemore, that would allow them to develop weapons for chemical warfare without United Nations oversight. N'Banta saw the land purchased by Wakanda, making it Wakandan property. When three nuns (Sisters Maggie, Barbara, and Leora) protested after hearing about it, N'Banta was furious that they brought attention to his dealings, and he had a military tribunal arrange for them to be extradicted to Wakanda. With research, N'Banta discovered Maggie was the biological mother of Daredevil, and he prepared for the hero just in case.

(Daredevil IV#6) - At the Wakandan Embassy, N'Banta met with Eaglemore, giving him a zip drive of weapon discoveries that he had made. Daredevil rushed into the room, stealing the zip drive, but N'Banta activated a set of sonics that disabled the hero, then N'Banta hit him with the broad end of a spear hanging on the wall. Daredevil kicked N'Banta, but the general knocked Daredevil down with a chair, and N'Banta got the zip drive back. They threw Daredevil out of the window and told him there was nothing he could do to save the nuns. N'Bantu then saw the nuns moved to Wakanda.

(Daredevil IV#7 - BTS) - Daredevil traveled to Wakanda, where he forcibly brought Eaglemore in order to arrange for the release of the nuns.

Comments: Created by Mark Waid (writer), Javier Rodriguez (penciler) and Alvaro Lopez (inker).

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
N'Banta should not be confused with:

General Eaglemore

(Daredevil IV#6 (fb) - BTS) - Lt. N'Banta, Defense Minister of Wakanda, formed a contract with a United States military base, overseen by General Eaglemore, that would allow them to develop weapons for chemical warfare without United Nations oversight. N'Banta saw the land purchased by Wakanda, making it Wakandan property. Three nuns (Sisters Maggie, Barbara, and Leora) protested at the base and were arrested. N'Banta planned, through Eaglemore, to have them extradicted to Wakanda.

(Daredevil IV#6) - At the Wakandan Embassy, N'Banta met with Eaglemore, giving him a zip drive of weapon discoveries that he had made. Daredevil rushed into the room, stealing the zip drive, but N'Banta activated a set of sonics that disabled the hero, then defeated him. Eaglemore helped N'Banta throw Daredevil out the window.

(Daredevil IV#7 (fb) ) - Daredevil attacked Eaglemore, restraining him and placing him in a box.

(Daredevil IV#7) - Daredevil dropped Eaglemore's box in Wakanda, where he used Eaglemore to barter the release of the nuns.

--Daredevil IV#6 ([Daredevil IV#6 (fb)], 6, 7 (fb), 7

Sister Barbara & Sister Leora

(Daredevil IV#6 (fb) ) - Hearing about a military base in Riverdale that was doing illegal chemical warfare testing, three nuns, Maggie, Barbara, and Leora tried alerting the media before reverting to public protest with graffiti. They were arrested and afforded no rights before being taken before a military tribunal who told them they were being extradicted to Wakanda for their crimes.

(Daredevil IV#6) - The nuns were moved to Wakanda.

(Daredevil IV#7) - Daredevil arrived in Wakanda and arranged for the three nuns to be released.

--Daredevil IV#6 (Daredevil IV#6 (fb), 6-7

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Daredevil IV#6, p18, pan5 (main)
Daredevil IV#6, p15, pan5 (Lt. N'Banta, 2nd)
Daredevil IV#6, p14, pan4 (Eaglemore)
Daredevil IV#6, p8, pan5 (Sister Barbara and Sister Leora)

Appearances:
Daredevil IV#6-7 (September-October, 2014) - Mark Waid (writer), Javier Rodriguez (penciler), Alvaro Lopez (inker), Ellie Pyle (editor)

First Posted: 01/12/2020
Last updated: 01/12/2020

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