Portraying a hero in the movies isn't an easy task. That is because the person needs to be able to live up to the hero's name, both onscreen and offscreen.
And Chadwick Boseman had used that privilege to give people the heroes to look up to.
And all that while in pain.
Boseman, who is best known for playing the role of T’Challa, the king of Wakanda or Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, has passed away at the age of 43, after a four-year long battle with color cancer.
The news caught the world by surprise, especially because Boseman kept most of the pain to himself.
With that, his final tweet from his official account has become the most Liked tweet ever on Twitter.
The tweet that has a photo of Boseman accompanied with a statement from his family announcing Boseman’s demise, has millions of Likes, millions of retweets, and hundreds of thousands of replies.
Most liked Tweet ever.
A tribute fit for a King. #WakandaForever https://t.co/lpyzmnIVoP— Twitter (@Twitter) August 29, 2020
Since his death, there has been a flurry of tributes from people.
Most notably from his fellow friends from Marvel Cinematic Universe, including 'Iron Man' Rebert Downey Jr., 'Captain America' Chris Evans, 'The Hulk' Mark Ruffalo, 'War Machine' Don Cheadle. 'Hawkeye' Jeremy Renner, 'Nick Fury' Samuel L. Jackson, 'J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision' Paul Bettany, 'Peter Quill/Star-Lord' Chris Pratt, 'Gamora' Zoe Saldana, 'Nebulla' Karen Gillan, and 'Captain Marvel' Brie Larson.
They also include politicians, like Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
Others also paid their tribute on other platform, like Instagram.
Boseman was said to have been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, which eventually progressed to stage IV before 2020.
He had never spoken publicly about his cancer diagnosis. Even during the repeated treatments, which involved multiple surgeries and chemotherapy, Boseman continued to work and managed to complete the productions for several films, including
Boseman passed away at his home, with his wife and family by his side.
Other most-Liked and retweeted tweets include, and not limited to: Ellen DeGeneres' star-studded Oscars selfie, Leonardo DiCaprio's tweet after winning his first Oscar, the term 'Balse', Barack Obama's "four more years" tweet, and Yusaku Maezawa's tweet that promised to give ¥100 million in cash.























































































































































































































































































































































































