If Gwen Stacy's tears had not dried up so long ago, she would weep. Not for herself, but for the world around her. She remembered when Wakanda was a golden land, a paragon of progress and tradition in the heart of Africa, guided by their sacred warrior-king T'Challa, a thriving tribute to the best that humanity had to offer. An uncommonly deposit of natural Vibranium, a unique ore with the ability to melt other metals, made Wakanda the envy of the world and target of Apocalypse.