The Dora Milaje are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Dora Milaje first appeared in Black Panther Vol. 3 #1.
To keep peace in Wakanda, the Black Panther picked dora milaje ("adored ones") from rival tribes to serve as his personal guard and ceremonial wives-in-training.
Aneka - The former leader of the Dora Milaje. She was later arrested and stripped of her rank after killing a chieftain who had been victimizing the women in her village. After escaping, she became one half of the vigilante duo known as the Midnight Angels.
Ayo - Aneka's girlfriend and another former Dora Milaje. After Aneka was arrested and sentenced to death, Ayo broke her out of prison. Using a pair of prototype armored suits, the two became the Midnight Angels.
Okoye – One of the former Dora Milaje. Okoye is of the J'Kuwali tribe and acted as a traditional, proper concomitant to the king, speaking only to the king and only in Hausa, an African dialect not widely spoken in Wakanda and thus affording the king and his wives a measure of privacy.
Malice – Nakia is a Wakandan Mutate with superhuman strength, speed, and agility. She is a former Dora Milaje of T'Challa.
Queen Divine Justice – The street-smart queen of the Jabari tribe of Wakanda raised in Chicago, and former Dora Milaje of T'Challa. She originally went by the name Chanté Giovanni Brown.
Okoye, Nakia, and Divine Justice of the Dora Milaje appeared in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Welcome to Wakanda."
The Dora Milaje appeared in the Avengers: Ultron Revolution episode "Panther's Rage," with Aneka voiced by Erica Luttrell.
Florence Kasumba portrayed Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje, in Captain America: Civil War.
The Dora Milaje will appear in the 2018 film Black Panther with Ayo reprised by Florence Kasumba, Nakia portrayed by Lupita Nyong'o, and Okoye portrayed by Danai Gurira.
