Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiered on November 11, 2022, and was a heartfelt continuation of the story of Wakanda and its people. As expected, the Dora Milaje made their return and proved themselves to be among Wakanda’s finest warriors. Based off of the real-life Dahomey Amazons, the Dora Milaje are an elite group of warriors recruited to protect the Black Panther. The Dora Milaje made their live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in Captain America: Civil War.

They would later return for a slew of MCU projects including Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. However, their most significant appearance would in be in the 2018 film, Black Panther. While these elite warriors are lethal and effective, they are also trained to be loyal to the throne. This leads to conflict when Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) makes his way to the throne and the Dora Milaje are forced to stand by him. When T’Challa returns, though, they ultimately choose to serve their true king and turn against Killmonger.