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Per a recent Reddit thread, some fans who watched “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” believe that Namor held back his power during his conflict with Shuri (Letitia Wright) and the rest of Wakanda. U/bhchia initiated the conversation with a long explanation of why this could very well be true, and it all involves the goals that Namor explains near the beginning of the movie while Shuri is visiting Talokan. Namor has taken the surface world’s search for vibranium as an indication that he must wage war on them to protect his people, and to do that effectively, he needs an alliance with Wakanda. The fan said that Namor likely had a Plan A and B, with the former convincing Shuri that it was the right thing to do, which didn’t work over the disagreement in killing Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne). So, Namor went for the more aggressive approach — which first involved gifting Shuri his mother’s bracelet.
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Per u/bhchia, he then attacked Wakanda with nowhere near his or Talokan’s relative might, specifically intending to kill Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) to force Shuri into recognizing the bracelet could be used to bring back the Black Panther so she could attempt to achieve her vengeance. “Honestly, if Namor really wanted, he could have finished off Wakanda in the first attack. Why didn’t he? Bec he had it planned out from the start for Shuri to fight back and get the alliance he originally wanted,” they said. Shuri does promise protection in the end.
