Recently, Marvel seems to have used the Mesoamerican culture in Black Panther 2 to put the MCU ahead of its rival DC in terms of maintaining ethnic cultural diversity at the content level.
In the trailer for Black Panther 2, Embaku, who became an ally of Wakanda and , told Wakanda that the people of Talloken did not call Namor a general or king, but Kuku. Erkan, also known as The Feathered Serpent.
1,500 years ago, the ancestors of the Yucatan Maya worshiped the feathered snake god, and Kukulkan was one of the incarnations of the feathered snake god. According to related cultural studies, Feathered Serpent is considered to be the god who controls wind, rain, storm and life.
foreign media SR speculated that the reason why the people of Tuloken called Namor Kukulkan was probably because of his unique and special birth background and his extraordinary power. His most iconic feature, as seen in the
trailer, are the wings on his ankles, which may be the main reason for Namor's connection to Kukulkan. Although the long wings on the ankles are not the characteristic of Kukulkan, and this shape does not refer to the literature records of Feathered Serpent, it is likely that the wings appeared on Namor's ankles, which made the people of Tarokan recognize that he was sent by the gods. , or the reincarnation of Kukulkan, who sees the ruler as an incarnation of the god. At the same time, if you look closely at its headdress, you will find that its design is also consistent with the image of the feathered snake god " Kecharcoyatel " in Aztec mythology .
has mentioned in "Black Panther" in the past that Bast, the panther god, helped create the world's first black panther. As the character of "Black Panther" is associated with Bast, foreign media SR speculated that Marvel might think-- Explaining that Namor's powers were also derived from the gods would also perfectly explain why he was the first mutant in the world, and imply that Namor had been around for a long time.
Since the Feathered Serpent belief is part of the religions of many ancient civilizations in Central America, fans are also happy to see the cultural diversity that Marvel has given this character. On Twitter, many people shared what they learned about Mesoamerican culture and were delighted to portray a culture that is relevant to their audience.
