T'Challa stood frozen in place. Unlike in the original timeline, he had not learned of those events from High Priest Zuri beforehand. So when Killmonger accused the old king of murdering his brother, it was like a bolt from the blue, shattering the towering image his father had held in his heart.
"Utter nonsense! Wakanda's Council Hall has no room for an outsider spouting nothing but lies!"
The now more esteemed Queen Mother of Wakanda sharply cut him off. She rose abruptly, her face filled with fury as she looked toward the tribal elders present.
The Panther Tribe had always regarded itself as the royal family. Since Wakanda's founding, every ruler had come from among them. It began when Black Panther Bakenga, the first Black Panther, consumed the Heart-Shaped Herb and claimed to have received revelation and guidance from Bast, the Panther Goddess. He united the remaining tribes through overwhelming force, and so it had continued from generation to generation.
Aside from the Ape Tribe, which lived secluded in the snowy mountains and kept out of worldly affairs, it was not necessarily true that the other three major tribes were particularly loyal to the royal family. They obeyed the crown only because the first Black Panther had consumed the Heart-Shaped Herb, possessed formidable strength, and could ensure the tribes' safety.
One had to understand that the African Continent was still in a barbaric age at the time. The native inhabitants were savage and ignorant, and conflicts among tribes were fierce, often ending in extermination and slaughter.
The Black Panther gained superhuman strength after consuming the Heart-Shaped Herb and offered protection to the other tribes, thereby earning their allegiance.
Later, in order to protect the vibranium resources, the five tribes established Wakanda, isolated themselves from the world, and concealed all information