Moon Knight - SPOILERS

[Tonguez]

I don't think so. I think the theory put forth earlier in the thread that Jake is a subpersonality of Steven is correct. They could not balance the heart while Steven and Marc went through their history, but as soon as Steven fell into the sand leaving Marc behind, the heart balanced. If it was imbalanced due to Jake being locked away, Marc wouldn't have balanced after Steven fell.

I thought it more Steven and Marc together are complete as the Light side of the Moon - perfectly balanced against Jakes Darkside. Marc and Steven couldnt balance as seperate beings but once Steven acted to save Marc they were reconciled and became ‘complete’ on a cosmic scale

 

[Omand]

I thought it more Steven and Marc together are complete as the Light side of the Moon - perfectly balanced against Jakes Darkside. Marc and Steven couldnt balance as seperate beings but once Steven acted to save Marc they were reconciled and became ‘complete’ on a cosmic scale

I can see that. Likely a better theory than my original sub-personality.

Cheers

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

Identity is official!

 

[WayneLigon]

There were probably a lot of people who fell through it even then. The judges of the dead in Egyptian myth were, to be charitable, mighty picky.

 

[Janx]

I liked the whole thing. They left us some nuggets for more MK.

 

[Umbran]

I thought it more Steven and Marc together are complete as the Light side of the Moon - perfectly balanced against Jakes Darkside. Marc and Steven couldnt balance as seperate beings but once Steven acted to save Marc they were reconciled and became ‘complete’ on a cosmic scale

That's as good a way to look at it as any.

But, it is perhaps important to note that the writers probably don't have, like, a set of mechanics they are following. They wrote a story, and "how does all this stuff actually work behind the story" was probably not a priority. We are retroactively interpreting a metaphysic to the observed narrative.

 

[Ryujin]

That's as good a way to look at it as any.

But, it is perhaps important to note that the writers probably don't have, like, a set of mechanics they are following. They wrote a story, and "how does all this stuff actually work behind the story" was probably not a priority. We are retroactively interpreting a metaphysic to the observed narrative.

When they were weighing the two hearts I kept thinking, "OK, so the mercenary, Marc, is the ambiguous character that is pulling the scales down but the good character, Steven, is in balance." Then Steven goes over the side and Marc balances, so Steven was the unbalancing force? Didn't make any sense to me, but I went with it.

 

[wicked cool]

the bloody feet part is the part that really throws this for me. If they are in purgatory on their way to afterlife then why the bloody feet? i hope we get a better explanation

 

[Erekose]

It’s not uncommon in mythology for the moon to be represented typically as three goddesses - here we could have the three personalities matching the maiden (Steven), mother (Marc), and crone (Jake).

 

[Umbran]

When they were weighing the two hearts I kept thinking, "OK, so the mercenary, Marc, is the ambiguous character that is pulling the scales down but the good character, Steven, is in balance." Then Steven goes over the side and Marc balances, so Steven was the unbalancing force? Didn't make any sense to me, but I went with it.

I think he balances at the moment not because Steven has been removed, but because it was in that moment when Steven and Marc come to terms with each other. That is the moment when they recognize each other's right to exist, and value as a person, rather than as an inconvenience or problem to themselves.