Welcome back, nerd squad.
It's me, Amanda McKnight.
I'm back with some more scary facts about Marvel's Moon Knight.
So strap in and get ready to get a little spooked as we learn more about the MCU's darkest
superhero addition.
Probably Marvel's darkest superhero within the comics as well.
One of at the very least.
Do you think there are any that are darker?
And are there any scary facts that you feel like we left out?
Feel free to let us know in the comments below.
Who knows maybe we'll do a part 3!
But for now let's take a look at the top 10 scary Moon Knight facts part 2.
Alright, let's get spooky.
10 The Dark Knight
So while many have horrifyingly dismissed Marc as just another Batman rip off, we're
here to calmly assure you, it's just not so.
While there are a good number of similarities that can be pointed to in regards to the heroes,
never fear, Top 10 Nerd is here to point out the prominent differences.
Batman fights for justice so he never kills whereas Moon Knight fights for Khonshu and
was a former mercenary who has no problem whatsoever with killing his enemies.
Beyond that their motivations are completely different, Batman is driven by his guilt and
the death of his parents, Marc is driven by his almost contractual obligation to Khonshu,
his path as a hero is less direct and takes him all over the place.
Then there is the easy one.
See if you can spot it.
Batman wears all black.
Moon Knight where all white.
Batman hides in the shadows.
Moon Knight wants his enemies to see him coming.
I'm not making that up either, that's straight out his comics.
9 Not So Ancient Weapons
While his weapons come from the ancient Egyptian tomb where he was laid to rest beneath Khonshu's
idol and received his powers, they are not as old as they seem.
Well they sort of are but they also aren't.
His weapons are surprisingly modern.
While this may not seem scary to you, this story involves some timey-wimey time travel
stuff.
And time travel can be pretty terrifying as it can mess you and your life's trajectory
up, hard core.
To me, the idea of that, is pretty scary.
In a West Coast Avengers storyline, the team gets flung thousands of years into the past
and ends up in ancient Egypt.
Hawkeye fashions weapons to help the priests of Khonshu defend themselves and it is these
weapons that end up in the tomb where Moon Knight later receives his powers.
So yeah, he wouldn't really be himself if not for time travel and Hawkeye.
And oddly enough Moon Knight also becomes a West Coast Avenger.
Weird cyclical story-telling making me wonder if the Marvel universe is actually stuck in
some kind of time loop.
8 Bushman was Resurrected
So if you've watched my part 1, you know that Marc skinned Bushman's face off and left him
for dead after breaking both of his own knees in their epic fight but did you know that
Bushman was later resurrected?
Yup, that's right.
You thought resurrection was saved just for Khonshu?
Cause it's not.
Moon Knight goes up against Bushman again after he is resurrected by the Hood.
The Hood resurrected Bushman when tasked by Norman Osborn with getting rid of Moon Knight.
During the events of the Vengeance of the Moon Knight series, a tussle eventually ensues
between Moon Knight and his number one enemy, Bushman, Marc gets the upper hand and impales
Bushman.
He actually goes to cut off his face again but decides against it in the end.
7 Member of the Avengers
That's right.
Moon Knight was even Steve Rodger's approved to join up.
Even after he terrified Beast after having an indifferent, some would even say jovial
reaction to being shot in the leg.
Despite the fact that he often claims that he is a loner, Marc has actually been a part
of multiple avengers teams including the West Coast Avengers.
Many other heroes have feared working alongside him, simply because they worry about his mental
instability and how it will affect him while on missions.
Granted so far, he has managed to behave pretty well while on teams and reign in his other
personalities when he needs to.
6 Fights Ghosts
You heard me right.
The cool thing about Moon Knight is because he has so many different personas, he is actually
a very versatile hero.
He can fit in almost anywhere.
Whether it be in his own dark violent stories, in the criminal underbelly of New York serving
vigilante justice, alongside his fellow Avengers or in the mystic realm.
He has even worked alongside Doctor Strange.
We could see him pop in the MCU just about anywhere and he could fit in.
He has proven before that he truly belonged in the mysterious mystic world when he was
in his detective persona, Mr Knight.
During Moon Knight vol 5, we see him take to the streets solving mysteries and punching
ghosts.
Spooky.
5 Officially Registered Under the Superhuman
Registration Act
During the Superhuman Registration Act in the events of Civil War, Moon Knight is being
monitored by Tony Stark.
Concerned about his sanity and considering Moon Knight unfit to be a hero, Stark considers
arresting Moon Knight.
Eventually Marc reluctantly registers, listening to the voice of Khonshu who implores him to
do so.
Unfortunately he has to under-go and pass a psychiatric examination in order to be approved.
Of course, the psychiatrist has no intention of passing Marc after interviewing his multiple
personalities but just as he was about to be failed, Marc uses the will of Khonshu to
convince the psychiatrist to approve him.
Who does just that and also bows down to him.
4 Heroic Personas
You may be familiar with Moon Knight, Marc Spector's vigilante persona.
But are you familiar with his other heroic personas?
I'm not talking about Mr Knight, Jake Lockley or Steve Grant, I'm talking about Spider-Man,
Iron Man and Wolverine among others.
Marc has called on these personas when acting alone to try and bolster courage.
He even impersonated Spider-Man while getting into a fight at a strip club, much to Spider-Man's
dismay.
3 Marks People For Their Crimes
In Moon Knight, vol 3, part of the complaints made against Moon Knight while he is wrestling
with the Superhero Registration Act is that he is marking people.
While we discussed the face-off situation between he and Bushman on the previous scary
facts list, this one may be even scarier.
As I've said before Moon Knight is not your typical Marvel superhero.
Some may not even consider him a superhero.
Because he is violent, gruesome and dark.
He marks his victims with the symbol of the moon by carving it into his skin.
The idea is probably to teach them a lesson, to mark them and make them remember.
However some of his victims don't seem to learn, and so they get marked multiple times.
Will be interesting to see if the MCU adopts this trait of Marc's.
2 Watches You in the Dark
As scary as this one sounds, it's really kind of sweet.
While Moon Knight is often known as being a vigilante who gets his power and strength
from the moon.
Is stronger at knight and Khonshu, the Egyptian Moon God's servant, he was also at one point
and protector of travellers.
Specifically those that travelled at night.
He would follow around everyday people who were on their way home or just on their way
from one place to another.
He has even guarded over those who are asleep, travelling in their dreams.
Not going to lie the idea of anyone watching me while I sleep at night creeps me out, even
if it's just Moon Knight trying to protect me.
Thanks.
But also kind of no, thanks.
1 He's Not Real
Or is he?
Marc Spector has dealt with pondering about whether or not Khonshu is real when it comes
to wrestling his mental illness, making us also wonder the same thing.
But we have always known that at least he is real.
Right?
Wrong.
In Moon Knight, vol 3, the writers of the series at the time even try to mess with our
reality when it comes to the character's appearance.
While being shot at, his attacker demands to know in frustration why none of his bullets
seem to be hitting Moon Knight, to which Marc replies, "I'm not real."
The way the action sequence is drawn even leaves the reader questioning.
The first six issues of this Moon Knight run are also maybe some of the neatest.
They are also the issues that involve his run in with ghosts.
And who doesn't want to see Moon Knight question his own existence and punch ghosts?
The creative team of Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire who worked on
these issues did a brilliant job with the series first arc before leaving to create
the series, Injection over at Image Comics.
Which you should also check out if you enjoyed their exploration of Moon Knight's character.
Also, it's pretty.
Thank you so much for watching, nerd squad.
I hope you learned some new things about Moon Knight and were spooked by a few of them.
His weird obsession with carving people's faces definitely has me spooked.
And the fact that he could be watching you while you sleep.
What did you find the most scary on this list?
And who else are you excited to see join the MCU?
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