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{{Infobox comics character|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]|debut=''[[Marvel Mangaverse]]'' #3 (June 2002)|creators=[[Ben Dunn]]|alter ego=Doctor Doom|aliases=[[Victor Von Doom]]}}

'''T'Channa''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by [[Ben Dunn]], the character first appeared in ''[[Marvel Mangaverse]]'' #3 (June 2002). T'Channa is the princess of the fictional [[Africa|African]] nation of [[Wakanda]]. She is the younger sister of T'Challa, who is the king of Wakanda and the [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]]. She becomes the apprentice and successor of [[Dr. Doom]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-09 |title=The First Time That Black Panther Had a Sister in the Comics |url=https://www.cbr.com/black-panther-sister-shuri-tchalla-tchanna-marvel-mangaverse/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

== Publication history ==
The character was introduced in ''[[Marvel Mangaverse]]''  #3 (June 2002) and was created by [[Ben Dunn]], whose work is best known on the comic series ''[[Ninja High School]]''. The Marvel Mangaverse series describes a [[manga]]-like universe.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilber |first=Robert |date=2020-09-03 |title=Marvel's Mangaverse: The Forgotten Universe That Fused Avengers & Anime |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-mangaverse-forgotten-universe-fused-avengers-anime/ |accessdate=2022-05-02 |publisher=CBR}}</ref> [[Shuri (character)|Shuri]], a sister of T'Challa in the [[Marvel Universe|mainstream Marvel Universe]], created by writer [[Reginald Hudlin]] and artist [[John Romita Jr.]] first appears in ''[[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]]'' vol. 4 #2 (May 2005).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=328}}</ref> Unlike her Mangaverse counterpart, Shuri is a hero and becomes her brother's successor as Black Panther. On Earth-2149, featured in the [[Marvel Zombies (series)|''Marvel Zombies'']] series, T'Challa has a son with Lisa Hendricks and his name is T'Channa,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-11 |title=8 Greatest Black Panther Love Interests |url=https://www.cbr.com/black-panther-love-interests/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> created by [[Robert Kirkman]] and [[Sean Phillips]].

==Fictional character biography==
T'Channa is the sister of T'Challa from Earth-2301, T'Channa loses the title of Black Panther to T'Challa, she goes to [[Latveria]], there she meets Doctor Doom, he makes her his disciple, soon after she betrays him, sending her to another dimension and assuming the identity of Doctor Doom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doom (Earth-2301, Mangaverse character) |url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix7/doomtchanna-2301.htm |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=www.marvunapp.com}}</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
T'Channa is a powerful user of magic.

==Reception==
* In 2022, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' included T'Channa in their "15 Most Powerful Black Panther Villains" list,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2021-09-25 |title=15 Most Powerful Black Panther Villains |url=https://screenrant.com/most-powerful-villains-black-panther/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> and in their "10 Best Black Panther Comics Characters Not In The MCU" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2022-04-23 |title=10 Best Black Panther Comics Characters Not In The MCU |url=https://screenrant.com/best-black-panther-comics-characters-not-in-mcu/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix7/doomtchanna-2301.htm|T'Channa}}
* {{Marveldatabase|T'Channa_(Earth-2301)|T'Channa}}
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