Black Panther Credit Scenes - What do they mean?

Black Panther Credit Scenes - What do they mean? 

With the release of Marvel's latest film, Black Panther comes with the usual two credit scenes that arrive with every Marvel movie. What do they mean? Let's break them down.

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MID CREDIT SCENE

I was actually quite disappointed with the mid-credit scenes. One of the main reasons why is that it was shown in the trailers. Coogler had said that it was because he wanted the film to have symmetry, and thus ended with T'Challa near the building where his uncle had died. While I can see why he chose to move that scene to the credits, it really was quite disappointing, and again would have fit very nicely in the film somewhere as well. But regardless it was in the credits.

We see T'Challa himself, along with Okoye and Nakia heading back to the United Nations, where his father had died. He tells the world that Wakanda is finally ready to help them, to which someone asks what the have to offer. The camera zooms in on T'Challa's, where a slight smirk begins to light his face before it fades to black.

The implications of this scene are relatively clear - Wakanda is about ready to reveal themselves to the world as the technological marvel that they are. What does this mean for the MCU? That all depends. on how long after this Infinity War takes. If it takes place months, or maybe even years after Black Panther, then perhaps the world at large may be benefitting from Wakanda, and this might go a long way with Tony Stark. However, I have reason to believe that the culmination of the universe will take place no more than a month after Black Panther. While this film's credit scene may have implications for Phase 4, it really doesn't have many implications for the next few films.

POST CREDIT SCENE

The post credit scene was much more interesting, and more of something that didn't have to be in the film. We see children in a hut in Wakanda, looking at something, before running out. Shortly afterwards, none ofter than Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes, also known as the Winter Soldier, emerges. Notably, he doesn't have his arm still, and he talks to Shuri briefly before the scene cuts to black.

Now, we don't know how long after the events of the main film this takes place, but this does tell us a few things. It shows that presumably, the Wakandans have fixed his trigger word problem. In a prelude comic, Shuri and T'Challa are discussing how to remove the trigger words from his brain so that he will be safe. Seeing him walking around implies that he is well, and completely ready for battle, minus an arm.

I presume, then, that the beginning of Infinity War will start with Thor and the Asgardian ship, but will quickly transition to Bucky getting a new arm and Steve Rogers going on missions with the other "refugee" Avengers.

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