Ngozi (Earth-17995)

Black Panther
Name	Ngozi
Current Alias	Black Panther
Aliases	Venom
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Dora Milaje
Relatives	Unnamed mother; Unnamed father; Unnamed elder brother; Ife (aunt)
Host of	Venom (symbiote)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black
Unusual Features	Ngozi is unable to walk unassisted due to paralysis
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human enhanced by the Heart-Shaped Herb
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-17995
Place of Birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	Vigilante; former Student
Base of Operations	Birnin Zana, Wakanda Formerly Lagos, Nigeria
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Nnedi Okorafor, Tana Ford
First	Venomverse: War Stories #1 (September, 2017)
First	Venomverse: War Stories #1 (September, 2017)

History

Ngozi was a track star until she was caught in a severe bus accident which paralyzed her legs, making her unable to walk. One day, Ngozi was attempting to capture a grasshopper for her bug collection when the Venom Symbiote bonded with her.

The symbiote was attempting to evade capture from the Rhino, but when Black Panther was killed in the ensuing battle, Ngozi convinced the symbiote to help her defeat the Rhino and protect the people of Lagos.

Recognizing the new Venom's bravery, the Dora Milaje recruited Ngozi into their ranks and in Wakanda she was eventually named as T'Challa's successor, as well as the interim Black Panther.

After spending a little over a year studying at Wakanda University -- missing out on celebrating her 18th birthday due to her duties -- Ngozi returned to Lagos to celebrate her aunt's wedding with her family. Her ex-boyfriend, Olu, who possessed the mutant ability to manipulate light and electricity, raided the wedding alongside his fellow mutant allies, Setan - a man with botanokinetic abilities, and Adora - a woman with the ability to manipulate bolstering purple energy. Outraged, Venom tracked them down and learned they were distributing the stolen food to the poor, but when Olu and his friends berated her for turning her back on Lagos she lost control of her rage and barely stopped the symbiote from killing them. She lamented the prejudice against mutants when the slum the three mutants had been living in was torn down the next day. Ngozi later attended her aunt's wedding.

Ngozi and the Venom symbiote later participated in an ENDSARS protest march against corruption in the Nigerian Special Anti-Robbery Squad and Nigerian government alongside Olu, Setan, and Adora. When police opened fire on the protesters, Ngozi transformed into Venom and helped her friends protect the other protestors.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Venom Symbiote
• Heart-Shaped Herb

Trivia

• Ngozi and her segment of Venomverse: War Stories has drawn some criticism for possessing ableist themes.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Ngozi (Earth-17995)
• 7 image(s) of Ngozi (Earth-17995)