Marvel Zombies Just Left Chadwick Boseman Fans Sobbing — Here’s Why

Marvel just pulled a gut-punch in its animated corner: T'Challa gets one last heroic moment in Marvel Zombies, and yeah, people are feeling it.

What happens in Marvel Zombies

In the animated series, Black Panther goes toe-to-toe with Zombie Thanos and ultimately sacrifices himself to wipe out the Infinity Stones. Spider-Man narrates the event like a campfire legend, turning it into a farewell worthy of a king. It lands right as Marvel keeps stacking up animated projects on Disney+, and this one hits a very specific nerve.

The internet took it personally (in a good way)

Fans on X (formerly Twitter) lit up as soon as the episode dropped. A lot of the reaction was less discourse and more straight-up emotion, with plenty of people tying the scene back to Chadwick Boseman and what his T'Challa still means to them.

'This part really got me crying. T'Challa is so fearless, leaping like a real panther... and still just as powerful. #MarvelZombies'

- @dakenpool, September 25, 2025

Another post kept it simple and loud: Zombie Thanos vs. Black Panther was a crowd-pleaser, and the sacrifice stung in exactly the way Marvel intended.

'Zombie Thanos vs Black Panther HELL YEAH and he sacrificed himself to save the universe, damn it was emotional'

- @oyemnassxo, September 24, 2025

The moment also doubled as a tribute for a lot of viewers. One widely shared post spelled that out with zero ambiguity — the user said hearing the Wakandan music and seeing T'Challa in action again immediately brought on tears, adding that the character remains a favorite hero and a big personal inspiration. That one racked up over 737,000 views.

There was also some light inside baseball in the reactions. One post framed the scene as Marvel giving Boseman a final send-off in Marvel Zombies, specifically noting that Spider-Man tells the story while T'Challa battles a glowing-suited Zombie Thanos. The images included the caption overlay: 'Like he knew that it was the last time.' The same post tossed out a question fans have wrestled with since 2020: should Marvel have recast T'Challa's voice, or is this the right farewell?

The takeaway

• T'Challa fights Zombie Thanos in Marvel Zombies and sacrifices himself to destroy the Infinity Stones, with Spider-Man narrating the event.
• Fans on X responded emotionally on Sept. 24–25, 2025, with posts praising the scene and connecting it to Chadwick Boseman's legacy.
• One tribute post about the sequence exceeded 737,000 views, underscoring how the character still resonates.
• Some viewers praised the moment as a final salute; others reopened the ongoing question of whether Marvel should have recast T'Challa's voice.
• All of this arrives as Marvel keeps expanding its animated lineup on Disney+.

Whether you see it as closure, a conversation-starter, or both, Marvel Zombies just turned a wild premise into a surprisingly tender goodbye.

(Originally reported by Vritti Johar on SuperHeroHype; further covered by ComingSoon.)