black panther A black panther is the Melanism, melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical Rosette (zoology), rosettes are al ...

is a colour variant of any ''Panthera'', particularly of the leopard and the jaguar. Black panther, Black Panther or Black Panthers may also refer to:

Political organisations

Original American organisations

Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist and Black Power movement, black power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newto ...

(1966–1982), a Black Power political organisation *

Lowndes County Freedom Organization The Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO), also known as the Lowndes County Freedom Party (LCFP) or Black Panther party, was an American political party founded during 1965 in Lowndes County, Alabama. The independent third party was forme ...

1965–1970, also Black Panther party, a political party in Alabama

Others

British Black Panthers The British Black Panthers (BBP) or the British Black Panther movement (BPM) was a Black Power organisation in the United Kingdom that fought for the rights of black people and racial minorities in the country. The BBP were inspired by the US ...

(1968 –1973), a black power organisation in the United Kingdom inspired by the Black Panther Party *

Black Panthers (Israel) The Black Panthers () were an Israeli protest movement of second-generation Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Middle Eastern countries. It was one of the first organizations in Israel with the mission of working for social justice for Sep ...

(1971–1990s), a former Israeli protest movement * Australian Black Panther Party (1972–?), founded by Aboriginal Australian activists Sam Watson and Denis Walker in Queensland *

New Black Panther Party The New Black Panther Party (NBPP) is an American black nationalist organization founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1989. Despite its name, the NBPP is not an official successor to the Black Panther Party.

(founded 1989), an American black nationalist organisation in Dallas, Texas, not affiliated with the original * Revolutionary Black Panther Party (founded 1991; claims continuity with the BPP), American organisation *

New Afrikan Black Panther Party The New Afrikan Black Panther Party (NABPP) is a Black Power Marxist–Leninist–Maoist organization in the United States, largely based out of the Red Onion State Prison in Wise County, Virginia and referred to as the New Afrikan Black P ...

(founded 2005), an American Marxist–Leninist–Maoist organisation largely based in Red Onion State Prison in Wise County, Virginia

Arts, entertainment and media

In Marvel Comics and Marvel Entertainment

Black Panther (character) Black Panther is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist-coplotter Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantas ...

, a comic-book superhero * ''Black Panther'' (TV series), 2010

Marvel Cinematic Universe

* One of the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's ''Black Panther'' series: ** ''Black Panther'' (film), 2018 ** '' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'', 2022 * One of the characters who have held the mantle of the Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: **

T'Challa (Marvel Cinematic Universe) T'Challa is a fictional character portrayed by Chadwick Boseman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise—based on the Marvel Comics character Black Panther (character), of the same name. He is initially depicted as the prince of ...

Shuri (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Shuri is a fictional character portrayed primarily by Letitia Wright in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise based on the Marvel Comics Shuri (character), character of the same name, also inspired by the James Bond character Q (Ja ...

T'Chaka (Marvel Cinematic Universe) T'Chaka is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of T'Challa and Shuri. He was the king of Wakanda and Black Panther before T'Challa; he inherited both titles following the death of hi ...

N'Jadaka (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Erik Killmonger (né N'Jadaka) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Don McGregor and Rich Buckler, he first appeared in ''Jungle Action'' #6 (September 1973). The character is commonly depicte ...

(aka Killmonger) *

Black Panther suit (Marvel Cinematic Universe) The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise features many fictional elements, including locations, weapons, and artifacts. Many are based on elements that originally appeared in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics, w ...

Other films

* ''The Black Panther'' (1921 film), a silent German film * ''The Black Panther'' (1977 film), a British crime film about Donald Neilson * ''Black Panthers'' (film), a 1968 short documentary film * '' The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution'', a 2015 film

Video games

* ''Black Panther'' (video game), 1987 * Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō, translated as "Black Panther: Like a Dragon New Chapter" ** Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ashura-hen, the sequel to the above game

Other media

Black Panther (band) Black Panther () is a seminal Chinese rock band founded in 1987. It was originally fronted by one of China's alternative music pioneers Dou Wei. The band reunited and released a new album in 2013. "Who We Are", was produced by Jamii Szmadzinski. T ...

, a Chinese rock band * ''The Black Panther'' (newspaper), official newspaper of the Black Panther Party

Heraldry

Black panther (symbol) The black panther (), also known as the Carantanian panther () after the Medieval principality of Carantania, is a Carinthian historical symbol, which represents a stylized heraldic panther. As a heraldic symbol, it appeared on the coat of arms ...

, a heraldic emblem of Carantania, Carinthia and Slovenia

Military

8th Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) The 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron () is a squadron of the 8th Air Wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Tsuiki Air Base, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is equipped with Mitsubishi F-2 and Kawasaki T-4 aircraft.Thompson, PauJASDF - ...

, Japan, nicknamed "Black Panthers" *

1st Scout Ranger Regiment The Scout Rangers, known officially as the First Scout Ranger Regiment, is a special operations forces of the Philippine Army (PA) that is specialized in combat patrols and scouting behind enemy lines in a special operations forces (SOF) style. ...

, formerly nicknamed "Black Panthers" *

K2 Black Panther K2 Black Panther () is a South Korean List of main battle tanks by generation#Fourth Generation, fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT), designed by the Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by Hyundai Rotem. The tank's design bega ...

, a South Korean main battle tank *

Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division The Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force (), or the Black Panthers (กองพลเสือดำ) was a combined infantry unit of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) which served in the Vietnam War, replacing the Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment (RTVR) aka ...

, known as "Black Panthers" in the Vietnam War *

761st Tank Battalion (United States) The 761st Tank Battalion was an independent tank battalion of the United States Army during World War II. Its ranks primarily consisted of African American soldiers, who by War Department policy were not permitted to serve in the same units ...

(1942–1955), nicknamed "Black Panthers" *

66th Infantry Division (United States) The 66th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army during World War II. Activated 15 April 1943, the division trained at Camp Blanding, Florida, and was later transferred to Camp Robinson, Arkansas and then later to Camp Rucker, A ...

, nicknamed "Black Panther Division" *

INAS 303 The INAS 303 is an Indian naval air squadron based at INS Hansa. History Indian Navy had contracted for acquisition of 16 MiG 29K/KUB carrier based fighter aircraft with RAC MiG on 20 January 2004. Aircraft deliveries began in December 2009 ...

, Indian Naval Air Squadron, nicknamed "The Black Panthers" * No. 37 Squadron IAF, Indian Air Force squadron nicknamed "Black Panthers" *

No. 16 Squadron PAF No. 16 Squadron, nicknamed the Black Panthers, is a multi-role squadron of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command. It is currently based at Minhas Airbase and operates the PAC JF-17 Thunder multi-role jets. History The squadron was estab ...

, Pakistan Air Force squadron nicknamed "Black Panthers" * Second VA-35 (U.S. Navy), nicknamed "Black Panthers" *

35th Fighter Squadron The 35th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 8th Operations Group, stationed at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The squadron operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority m ...

, formerly nicknamed "Black panthers" * 501st Bombardment Squadron, nicknamed "Black Panthers" * VMA-236, nicknamed "Black Panthers" *

13th Special Mission Brigade (South Korea) The 13th Special Mission Brigade (), also referred to as "Black Panther" () and "Decapitation Unit" (), is a special operations force under the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command. It is the ROK Special Forces Brigade tasked with deca ...

, nicknamed "Black Panther"

People

Black Panther (wrestler) Dark Panther (born 1989) is the ring name of a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He portrays a '' tecnico'' ("Good ...

, the ring name of a Mexican wrestler of unrevealed identity *

Donald Neilson Donald Neilson (born Donald Nappey; 1 August 1936 – 18 December 2011), also known as "The Black Panther," "The Phantom," and "Handy Andy," was an English armed robber, kidnapper and murderer. Neilson carried out a series of sub-post office r ...

(1936–2011), alias the Black Panther, a British armed robber and murderer *

Eusébio Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Stri ...

(Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, 1942–2014), or the Black Panther, a Portuguese footballer *

Fritz Joubert Duquesne Frederick "Fritz" Joubert Duquesne ( ; sometimes Du Quesne; 21 September 187724 May 1956) was a South African Boer and German soldier, big-game hunter, journalist, and spy. Many of the claims Duquesne made about himself are in dispute; over hi ...

(1877–1956), a South African Boer spy known as Black Panther