Ruth E. Carter Talks the Meanings Behind "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Costumes

"Okoye's character and purpose are challenged as she delves in her own grief for the loss of King T'Challa. She was sworn to protect him and Wakanda. When we later see her fired from her post as general, we experience her pain and shift as she has to go back to her origin story, which is with the Border Tribe. When she reunites with Nakia, she is seen in Border Tribe blue and hiding her bald head in a hoodie tunic — until she is redefined again as a superhero and protector of Wakanda as a Midnight Angel."