Star-Lord T'Challa quotes from What If...?

Who are you? Identify yourself!

Star-Lord T'Challa

Who, me? I am just an ordinary junker. [unmasks and steps into the light] But there is one name you may know me by.

Oh, my. Star-Lord! I'm a huge fan of your work! What are you doing here?

Star-Lord T'Challa

That was not the reaction I was expecting.

You know, if we wanted to have some real fun, we'd make like the old days and sell this bad boy to the highest bidder.

T'Challa

If we made like the old days, you'd only have half of your teeth. Besides, wouldn't you rather use it to jump-start the Krylorians' dying star, save their system from extinction? You know as well as I, no treasure is worth as much as the good that can be done with it.

I'm a big enough man to admit when I'm wrong. T'Challa here showed me there was more than one way to reallocate the universe's resources.

T'Challa

Sometimes the best weapon in your arsenal is just a good argument.

Aye, aye, commander. Although I still assert my plan was not without its merits.

Pretty sure it's still just genocide, big guy.

And I'm pretty sure it's efficient.

T'Challa

The collection is much bigger than I anticipated. All this suffering, and for what?

Howard

My guess: he's compensating for something big. Or small, if you catch my drift, eh?

T'Challa

You are quite articulate for a duck.

Howard

That, sir, is very close-minded.

T'Challa

I've always felt at home up here. But now, knowing everything, I'm not quite sure where I belong.

Seen a lot of space travelers in my day, kid. And if I learned anything from watching you, on any planet, among any people, there ain't no place in this galaxy where you don't belong. Where you wanna be, that's the question, isn't it? You're just gonna have to follow your heart on that one, Mr. Star-Lord.

Peter

Last year, Mr. Stark asked me to join the Avengers. I turned him down, and now, they're all gone. And I'm still here.

T'Challa

In my culture, death is not the end. They are still with us, as long as we do not forget them.

Killmonger

I did what I had to do.

T'Challa

For what? A throne?

Killmonger

For vengeance. For my father. And for all my brothers and sisters who suffered through oppression while you just sat back and watched.

T'Challa

You believe the cure for human suffering is more suffering.

Killmonger

The cure is power. And now, I have it.

T'Challa

Because you stole it. Power, unearned, can be a be a very volatile force, cousin. It will get the best of you eventually. On your plane, or on ours.

Captain Carter

But this Ultron could be hiding anywhere in the Multiverse?

The Watcher

Yes.

Star Lord T'Challa

Behind an army of killer robots?

The Watcher

Afraid so.

And armed with a full set of stones?

Strange Supreme

She's got a point.

The Watcher

I never said it would be easy.

This is a suicide mission.

Um, excuse me, yeah. Is there a universe of Chinese food that has alternate dimension delivery? Tummy's getting rumbly. [chuckles]

Strange Supreme

[whispering aside to the Watcher] You picked them.

Strange Supreme

A wise sorcerer once told me that to face death is part of the plan. To face death is to conquer one’s... greatest fear of the.. unknown. Of... nothingness space of... the end of... all ends! The.. senseless nothing and the vast opening of infinity to your—

Star Lord T'Challa

Umm... let me. You’ve done enough, Doctor.