She joined alongside her friend Nakia to be among T'Challa's wives-in-training. However, when Okoye discovered that T'Challa had no interest in marrying either of them, she immediately came to accept this. She has since stood at T'Challa's side. Okoye accompanied T'Challa when he recruited Queen Divine Justice. She was also with T'Challa when they tested Kasper Cole on whether he was worthy of the Black Panther garb. Okoye herself tested Kasper if he would stay with his pregnant girlfriend or leave her for Okoye. Okoye later appears as the director of the Agents of Wakanda. During the "Empyre" storyline, Okoye is among those that help to deal with the Cotati invasion. While on the Wakandan Helicarrier, she detects plant-based activity in Antarctica as Ka-Zar states that the Savage Land is there. She later assists Thing, Shuri, and the Agents of Wakanda in fighting the Cotati who have breached Wakanda's forcefield.
Skills and abilities
Okoye is highly skilled in multiple forms of combat, being one of the key members of the Dora Milaje. She is exceptional in using various Wakandan weaponry and tools, especially skilled in the use of spears. Okoye is a great tactician and military strategist.
In other media
Television
Okoye has a non-voiced cameo in '. She is a member of T'Challa's Dora Milaje.
* Okoye appears in Black Panther where she is the general of the Dora Milaje. She has the utmost respect for T'Challa and the nation of Wakanda and is the wife of W'Kabi. She stands beside T'Challa for the majority of the film, but is forced to switch her allegiance to Erik Killmonger when he usurps the throne. After seeing that T'Challa is alive, and thus still legally King with the personal combat challenge incomplete, she leads the Dora to fight against Killmonger the moment he invalidates his own claim by refusing to continue the challenge. During W'Kabi's fight with M'Baku, Okoye eventually convinces W'Kabi to stand down causing those fighting alongside him to also stand down.
* Okoye returns in '. She fights alongside the Avengers in Wakanda against Thanos's forces. She survives when Thanos eliminates half of all life in the universe, but watches in horror as T'Challa disintegrates.
* Okoye returns in '. In the five years following Thanos's victory, Okoye joins the Avengers, using Wakanda's resources to monitor issues in and around Africa. After the Hulk successfully brought back everyone who was killed by Thanos, Okoye fought alongside the revived T'Challa and Shuri against Thanos's forces. She was later present at Tony Stark's funeral. She resumed serving T'Challa.
*She is expected to appear in the sequel of Black Panther.
