All The New Characters In “Moon Knight” So Far

Of course, we have to start with the show’s stars, Marc and Steven, who are both vying for control of what they believe to be their body with their dissociative personality disorder. It’s a tremendous odd couple balance as it’s clear within the first episode that Marc is the brawn, and Steven seems to be the brains, especially on all things Egyptian. The history of these two characters runs deep in the comics, and there appears to be sound reasoning behind the development of these split personalities. I won’t get too deep into it, but we might be introduced to another character that was pretty important in the source material after this last episode. Now, there are still a lot of mysteries surrounding Marc and his past of him besides the fact that we know he is a mercenary and has a lot of bodies to his kill count of him. in the comic bookshe becomes the avatar of Khonshu after the God saved him from near death after a betrayal from an extremist called Bushman.

As the antagonist of the series, Arthur is a cult leader loyal to the Egyptian deity Ammit, who seeks to ruthlessly judge people based on sins they’ve yet to commit. Arthur’s view of the world seems similar to what Thanos and He Who Remains had in mind, as they both felt their judgment and insight were for the better good. Though at first glance, Arthur seems like a man of the people, we quickly learn that it comes at a cost when his intentions from him to free Ammit are revealed and what that would mean to several innocent lives. We also understand why Arthur is the perfect adversary to Marc and Steven as he was a former servant to Khonshu and is well versed in his behavior and way of thinking about him, even able to con the counsel of Gods to distrust the God of the Moon further. This chess-like mentality has him one step ahead so far and makes his entrance from him as an MCU villain all the more intriguing. It seems the show took some liberty of straying away from the genius scientist and surgeon of the comics, though we have yet to learn about his past occupation from him, so there’s still time to find out.

Layla El-Faouly seems to be the TV version of Marlene Alaurune from the comics, who is Marc Spector’s love interest and confidante. Though we did see that Layla has a history with a forger, so there’s still a chance we could see her be revealed as Marlene all along. Layla in the show seems like an Indiana Jones-type character who can handle her own de ella while taking back treasured antiquities and returning them to their proper owners even if while keeping some items to “pay the bills” as she says. There seems to be a history between Layla’s father de ella and Marc that Arthur picked up on and tried to prey on when speaking to Layla. This is another tie into Marlene’s story, as in the comic books Marlene’s father famed archeologist Peter Alaurune, was betrayed by Bushman who not only killed Peter but also left Marc to die as well leading to Marc finding Khonshu. Although there seems to be a spin on the details of what happened between Marc and Layla’s father, Marc was quick to downplay Arthur’s words as just manipulation, though I’m sure the truth will all be revealed soon enough.

In Episode 3, we get introduced to Anton Mogart, who in the comics is Midnight Man, an art thief who likes to do his thieving at the stroke of midnight. In the show, he seems like a man of skill and wit as he is able to gather an impressive collection, which includes Senfu’s sarcophagus, which is crucial for Marc and Layla’s journey to stop Arthur. Of course, things never go the way they’re supposed to, and after a visit from Arthur, violence ensues, which ends with Anton getting a flying blade into his back from him as he rides away. We didn’t see Anton die onscreen, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him come back in future episodes. However, I am curious how they handle the character since the actor, Gaspard Ulliel, died in an unfortunate skiing accident. I hope they can honor him somehow on the show as his character seems to be a welcome addition as another thorn in Marc Spector’s side.

After Khonshu manipulates the sky to trigger a Lunar Eclipse, the Gods and their avatars meet at the Pyramid of Giza to reprimand Khonshu for such a blatant display of his power allowing him to state his case against Arthur and his plan to release Ammit. This sudden meeting of the Gods, called the Ennead, gave us some background as to why they had abandoned humanity and left their avatars to be only observers. We quickly see the disdain many of them carry for Khonshu, especially when Arthur can point the focus on Khonshu’s manipulation of Marc’s mental health and away from the accusations against him. We also get to see the Gods, similarly to the Eternals combining their power to imprison Khonshu after he helps Steven and Layla figure out the coordinates to Senfu’s tomb. Although most of the Gods are out of touch with humanity, Hathor’s avatar Yatzil lends Marc some advice to help him with his mission as Hathor and Khonshu have had a history together. Now in the comics, Osiris has a long history as the Ancient ruler of Egypt and Heliopolis alongside his Goddess wife, Isis. However, he is eventually imprisoned by his son, Seth, who also imprisons Isis and Horus after a long battle and some trickery. This leads to Odin being their eventual savior after the three Gods convinced the King of Asgard to help free them. This prompts Thor to go to Heliopolis alongside his father de él and the other Egyptian gods to take down the God of Death, Seth. After a well-fought battle, Seth is swallowed by the ground beneath him, and Osiris reclaims leadership of Heliopolis once again. I do not think we will get to see that side of Osiris in this series, but I am interested in what other background we might get in the show when it comes to Khonshu and his relationship with his fellow Gods.