LostArk is adding a continent inspired by the BlackPanther's nation of Wakanda, and the resemblance is pretty tough to miss!
In the five years since the release of Black Panther in 2018, Wakanda has had a massive influence on popular culture. The African nation's influence has even extended to the world of video games, as Lost Ark is set to add a continent that seems very much inspired by Wakanda! The continent is named Voldis, and several new images of the location were featured in the patch notes for the game's Korean version.
Images of the continent were shared on Twitter by Fanbyte's M.H. Williams, and can be found in the Tweet embedded below.I admit, the hustle impresses me. And hey, nation of Black folks.https://t.co/sR0cHTaXZg pic.twitter.com/1N1STYvGRq — M.H. Williams February 3, 2023 As Williams points out, the man on the left in the third image also looks quite a bit like Michael B. Jordan's version of Erik Killmonger! The resemblance is uncanny, both in the character's facial expression, and even his hair. The similarities were also noticed by posters on ResetEra, including user Klyka.
Of course, Wakanda has been around a lot longer than 2018, having first appeared in Fantastic Four #52, which was published back in 1966. The country played a major part in Marvel's comics for more than five decades before the release of Black Panther, but it's hard to overstate just how much the movie propelled the fictional location into the public conscious. That clearly extends to video games as well, as Korean Lost Ark fans are discovering.
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