you're sort of right, in the sense that we do have a clear idea of him and his belief system, while t'challa is an utter blank slate.
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Replying to @SnowmanMcK @Silverspetz and
His belief system is that when he says to do something you do it or you die He says so in so many words in that scene
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Silverspetz and
He has that in common with T'Challa, who stabs his cousin to death rather than reason with him.
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Replying to @SnowmanMcK @Silverspetz and
T'Challa is explicitly characterized by being willing to allow other people to exist outside his authority, which is why he's against the whole concept of having a Wakandan Empire, and explicitly why he spares M'Baku at the beginning and leaves the Jabari to their own affairs
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Replying to @arthur_affect @SnowmanMcK and
The difference between how he handled M'Baku defying him and how Killmonger handles anyone defying him is the whole moral point of the movie, the two duel scenes are meant to be read in parallel
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Silverspetz and
he beat the shit out of him, made him submit, and sent him back to his own territory.
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Replying to @SnowmanMcK @Silverspetz and
Right, where he's the king and reigns separately from him
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Silverspetz and
not separate, subservient. It's a subservient kingdom.
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Replying to @SnowmanMcK @Silverspetz and
We're never given any indication the Jabari pay tribute, there's dialogue about how T'Challa knows almost nothing of their customs, M'Baku says no outsiders have even visited in decades
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Silverspetz and
none of that indicates independence, just neglect.
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Okay, fine "Benign neglect" is better than active tyranny, that's the whole T'Challa vs Killmonger dichotomy, if you want to characterize it that way
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Silverspetz and
wow, what a clear and excellent insight we, the audience, have gained from a character in a mere 4 movies each more than two hours long.
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Replying to @SnowmanMcK @arthur_affect and
'he's a benignly neglectful dictator' good god i could tell you more about the guy who made coffee on friends.
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