Olumọ Bashenga was a Wakandan warrior shaman born into the Panther Tribe during the Bronze Age.^[1] He predicted that the cosmic energy Mena Ngai picked up on its way to Earth from the Vega system would erupt catastrophically, and with his two children forged from Vibranium weapons, Skybreaker and the Spear of Bashenga, to absorb these energies. After standing atop the mound and using the weapons to absorb the cosmic energy, he threw the two weapons far away into western Wakanda, and the city of Birnin Bashenga was established where they stuck into the ground. The tribes of Wakanda subsequently united under Bashenga, and he became the first King of Wakanda and the second Black Panther since Mosi 1,000,000 BC. In this role, he was gifted with secret knowledge by Bast and became guardian of the Vibranium Mound and he later founded the Black Panther Cult. His Spear eventually became a status symbol of Wakanda royalty, and he is considered the Father of Wakanda. His spirit now resides in the Djalia, the Plane of Wakandan Memory, and sometimes serves as counsel to T'Challa.^{[1][3][4][5][2]}

Spear of Bashenga

• The name Olumo comes the Yoruba olu, deity, and mo, molded, which is the name given to a mountain in Nigeria called Olumo Rock.
• T'Chambwe, whose royal headdress was exhibited at the Wakandan Embassy in New York City, has also been called the first chieftain and ruler of Wakanda.^[6]