Black Panther 2: who is Kukulkan, the Mayan god that Tenoch Huerta will bring to life

The first Black Panther film was undoubtedly a phenomenal event, grossing $ 1.3 billion at the box office and being one of the biggest films in the MCU. Now, Marvel has released the trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda foreverrevealing the existence of god Kukulkan as part of the MCU.

The new trailer for the film is fantastic and gives us a closer look at Namor played by Tenoch Huerta. The curious thing is that the character played by the Mexican is called Kukulkan, the god of the feathered serpent. A Mayan deity with a rich history, which isn’t the first time it’s mentioned by Marvel.

Kukulkan had already appeared on the pages of Marvel Comics’ X-Men.

The new trailer for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, revealed on October 3, 2022, surprised us with some impressive images. And where we can see the new full body of Black Panther, but it has also been revealed that Namor is also known as Kukulkan, a clear reference to the Mayan god.

In the latest MCU films the gods have become more important. As we have seen in “Thor: Love and Thunder” or in the Disney + series “Moon Knight”. And now in “Black Panther 2” there is the existence of Kukulcán or Kꞌukꞌulkaan, the feathered serpent of the Maya, equivalent to Quetzalcoatl of the Aztecs.

For the Maya culture, one of the main deities was Kukulcán; For some researchers this god is Quetzalcoatl himself and his name means “Feathered Serpent”. For the Maya, Kukulcán was the creator god, and he was also the one who was required to rain and winds, which is why his main temple was built in Chichen Itzá.

However, it’s not the first time Marvel mentions said god in its universe. Kukulkan debuted on the pages of the comics in question X-Men 23, in October 1996. Within this story, Kukulkan is also described as the Mayan god and is also known as Ahau, who has been worshiped for more than 12 millennia.

In addition to this, he is described as having amazing powers including immunity against disease, immortality, superhuman strength, which allow him to effortlessly lift large amounts of weight, as well as the ability to fly and have energy to his disposition as God. from heaven.

So the addition of this deity to the MCU will be a real event, underlining that he could be one of the most powerful characters in the multiverse. Kukulkan has a deep and rich history, which gives Marvel the ability to build an impressive character who may even continue to appear in future films.