The Marvel Cinematic Universe is more omnipresent than ever before, thanks to
the welcome addition of various Disney+ shows to its ever-expanding Phase 4 roster. So far, the
Marvel series on Disney+ have focused primarily on characters we've met before in the MCU.
Wanda and Vision get a taste of the domestic life in "WandaVision." "Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
is essentially a buddy cop show that expands on the relationship of Avenger frenemies Sam Wilson
and Bucky Barnes. Loki learns of the existence of a bureaucratic organization beyond the confines of
space and time in his self-titled series. Clint Barton has to suit up once again in "Hawkeye."
To the delight of fans, the dynamic of the Disney+ MCU is about to change on March 30 once
Steven Grant, a.k.a. Marc Spector, a.k.a. Moon Knight, makes his debut, played by Oscar Isaac.
The mercenary who's imbued with the power of an Egyptian god just received his first
trailer for Disney+, and it looks like a movie-quality production with a compelling
narrative centered on a man working at a museum who stumbles upon powers far beyond his control.
"I can't tell the difference between my waking life and dreams."
But of course, there will be time for discussions of plot points and how the
show ties into the rest of the MCU later. For now, fans are marveling at how iconic
the titular character's costume is. Marvel has done a great job as of late giving characters
comic-accurate costumes, from Wanda finally donning her iconic red outfit
to Sam Wilson becoming his version of Captain America in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier."
It looks like "Moon Knight" will be no exception, and as evidenced in the trailer,
he'll have his white costume with some minor adjustments,
including the fact his outfit wraps around him like a mummy.
Fans appear to be in agreement with this Redditor,
who neatly summed up a lot of first impressions, posting,
"That suit looked so f---ing good."
Another happy fan wrote,
"I am extremely excited with the costume design.
Holy s--- did they knock that out of the park or what? Translates very well to screen."
The costume is such an important aspect of the character to get right,
so the fact that Marvel nailed it bodes well for the rest of the series. Other fans took
the opportunity to have fun with Moon Knight looking so good, with one Redditor joking,
"If he beat the s--- outta me, I'd be too in awe of the suit to notice."
As fan chatter makes abundantly clear, people think it's a good thing that the MCU
is keeping Moon Knight's visuals as comic book accurate as you can reasonably expect.
This is certainly no small feat, considering that the character's
classic look is essentially a white bodysuit with a mask and a hooded cloak.
This looks cool on page, but keeping things
too simple could potentially be a disaster in live action. As such,
the added detail and the off-white, almost grayish color of the suit adds to the effect.
However, there are also some significant differences between the live-action and
comic versions of the suit. As good-looking as the MCU version is, its properties seem
somewhat different to the classic comic book version of the Moon Knight costume.
That version of the garment is a very earthly, man-made super suit,
with armor to protect its wearer, and a few cool, yet comparatively grounded
gadgets — plus a cloak that doubles as a rudimentary parachute-slash-gliding device.
In the comics, at no point does this costume wrap around its wearer like a living thing.
If the "Moon Knight" footage we've seen so far is any indication,
the MCU iteration of the costume might look like the original, but the general mummy vibes of
the design may indicate that the suit draws deeper inspiration from Egyptian mythology.
Considering the whole "wraps around the wearer" situation,
there's a chance that the suit might even have a mind of its own, not unlike Doctor
Strange's Cloak of Levitation. Would a sentient Moon Knight suit be incredibly cool to watch?
No doubt. Would it be bad news for Marc Spector and all of his enemies alike? Almost certainly.
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