On March 30, Marvel Studios officially returned with the Moon Knight series on Disney+, bringing a brand new superhero to the MCU. Previously, they also confirmed that this series is set after Hawkeye (that is, after the events of Avengers: Endgame), and will be an important platform to connect with future projects.
Moon Knight officially joined the MCU.
In terms of shape, Moon Knight is quite similar to a typical superhero thanks to the masked outfit and the long shirt that sweeps the ground. However, the story of the origin and strength of this character is quite special, if not the most unique compared to what the MCU has done in the past 15 years.
You may have read somewhere that Moon Knight was dubbed “Batman Marvel” thanks to his “terrible” family background and achieved peak power at night. You may also have heard that this superhero was a boxer, then became a mercenary and finally received superpowers from the Egyptian moon god. All of these stories are somewhat accurate, and that makes Moon Knight the most distinctive superhero of Marvel, although the reputation may not be equal to the icons like X-Men, Spider-Man. or Captain America.
Who is the Moon Knight?
Moon Knight is a Marvel multi-personality character, including a super-heroic personality.
Moon Knight first appeared as the villain of the horror series Werewolf By Night, released in the 70s. Initially, he was an agent of a secret organization, responsible for kidnapping Jack Russell. But after all, Moon Knight helped Russell escape, from there, he also reformed and gradually became a true superhero.
Many years later, Marvel decided to build a complete origin story for Moon Knight, under the talented pen of screenwriter Doug Moench. The real name of this character is Marc Spector, the son of a rabbi who fled his hometown to become a free explorer. Spector later became a professional mercenary. However, on a mission to protect an archaeological excavation, he was betrayed by his master, Raoul Bushman and left to die in the middle of the vast desert.
Fortunately, Spector was saved by the Egyptian moon god Khonshu and granted many powerful superpowers. In return, he must accept becoming the Moon Knight and Earth disciple of Khonshu, willing to submit to his orders.
The Moon God Khonshu was the one who bestowed superpowers on the Moon Knight.
Then Spector came to America and established himself a series of new identities to quickly integrate into modern society, including the personality of Steven Grant – a wealthy investor, and Jake Lockley – a hot taxi driver. count. However, over time, these identities gradually turned into separate personalities, and suddenly there were too many different people coexisting in Moon Knight’s body instead of just Marc Spector. as before. Each of these personalities has different memories, knowledge, skills, and personalities, just like what the first episode of Moon Knight showed.
Moon Knight used to join the West Coast Avengers in the 80s. During this time, his connection to Khonshu was severed by the Moon god who accidentally abandoned him during the war with Seth and caused he must die. Moon Knight’s life cycle also started from there, when he was revived by Khonshu again and continued his role as a superhero with different personalities for many consecutive lives. In the original, this god resurrected Moon Knight 3 times, making him almost immortal.
In recent manga, Moon Knight often uses the alias Mr. Knight, with a more modern office outfit, instead of the traditional superhero cape. Before Moon Knight aired, Empire magazine once published a photo of this character in a similar shape, showing that Mr. Knight will be another character of Marc Spector on the small screen.
Mr. Will Knight appear in Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight series?
Moon Knight’s Superpower
Dubbed the “Fist of Khonshu”, Moon Knight possesses many impressive superpowers whose power changes according to the lunar cycle. In it, his power will reach its peak on full moon nights.
Like other superheroes, Moon Knight has physical strength and speed that surpasses that of ordinary people. In addition, he can also use many spiritual powers such as hypnotizing enemies with the “voice of Khonshu”, sucking life energy through physical contact, or connecting with the spirit world. Moon Knight even guided Black Panther in the realm of the dead at Wakanda.
Moon Knight possesses super physical abilities with many powerful psychic abilities.
When not being “buffed” by Khonshu, Marc Spector still pocketed a lot of fighting skills thanks to his mercenary experience. He can master a variety of weapons, including a magic cross that can sense danger, a crescent moon boomerang, and a smoke bomb. Spector also controls a variety of vehicles, from paragliders to cars and motorcycles. Finally, his outfit is also a powerful treasure thanks to the super-hard adamantium material and always has a characteristic white tone.
Thanks to the personality of millionaire Steven Grant, Moon Knight is often compared to DC’s Batman for the similarities in spending money on his massive and varied arsenal. In addition, Spector is also fluent in a variety of foreign languages, and even without the superpowers given to him by Khonshu, he is still a very annoying opponent thanks to his professional combat skills that have been honed in 1 long time. However, Marvel Studios slightly changed Steven Grant’s personality, turning this guy into a souvenir salesman at a museum in London and often having bad luck in life.
Even in his “normal” personality, Moon Knigh was still unharmed after falling from a high tower, only slightly dislocated his jaw.
In the first episode of Moon Knight, Marvel focused on exploiting Steven Grant’s personality more, making Marc Spector’s power still not too obvious. However, we can somewhat feel the hegemony of this character based on details such as falling from a high tower without being injured, alone “weighing” a series of opponents in a village. small in the foothills of the Alps, or especially the final scene, when he brutally defeats Arthur Harrow’s monster.
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