Moon Knight - SPOILERS

[Umbran]

So far, I'm strongly reminded of Jane from Doom Patrol. I wonder whether this character could develop in that direction, gaining additional personae each with their own power-set.

That would be a pretty big departure from the comics, and we only have six episodes, so I'm guessing not.

For most of his comics history, Moon Knight doesn't have much for powers - he's generally a Batman analog. He's got physical training, gadgets, and money out the wazoo (in the comics, Steven Grant is the billionaire businessman persona). He gets occasional visions from Khonshu, but those are mostly to punt him in the right general direction. He has, sometimes had a boost in strength, speed, and endurance that varied with the phase of the moon.

So, not having powers, Moon Knight gets his butt kicked sometimes. Khonshu has made a habit of resurrecting Marc.

 

[Tonguez]

That would be a pretty big departure from the comics, and we only have six episodes, so I'm guessing not.

For most of his comics history, Moon Knight doesn't have much for powers - he's generally a Batman analog. He's got physical training, gadgets, and money out the wazoo (in the comics, Steven Grant is the billionaire businessman persona). He gets occasional visions from Khonshu, but those are mostly to punt him in the right general direction. He has, sometimes had a boost in strength, speed, and endurance that varied with the phase of the moon.

So, not having powers, Moon Knight gets his butt kicked sometimes. Khonshu has made a habit of resurrecting Marc.

yeah for a long time being an irregular reader of his comics I was under the impression that ressurection was his only power and everything else - including his strength and stamina etc - a result of his recklessness due to knowing he cant die.

 

[Umbran]

yeah for a long time being an irregular reader of his comics I was under the impression that ressurection was his only power and everything else - including his strength and stamina etc - a result of his recklessness due to knowing he cant die.

Yes, for a while there was a strong suggestion that he exceeded human norms via a form of self-hypnosis.

 

[Blue]

"Guy named Otto Octavius ends up with eight limbs. What are the odds?"

Eight to one. Against.

 

[Blue]

And the idea that the moon god would pick a bad ass merc to be their champion rather than a gift shop person makes a bit more sense

Steven may work at a gift shop, but when he was talking about the problems with the Egyptian pantheon on the poster he seemed quite knowledgeable. That's probably a rarer ability than how to fight in modern day.

 

[Blue]

Yeah, the thing looks like someone's spare attic space.

My wife made the same call, so you're in good company.

 

[Tonguez]

Steven may work at a gift shop, but when he was talking about the problems with the Egyptian pantheon on the poster he seemed quite knowledgeable. That's probably a rarer ability than how to fight in modern day.

Not really, amateur Egyptology was a big geekdom up to the 1960s and most would know of the Ennead (which was a Latin form of the Greek translation of the Egyptian Pesedjet (Nine) - being the Nine Royal gods of Heliopolis)

Steven is an Egyptology geek, but so far his knowledge is pretty standard

 

[pukunui]

Not really, amateur Egyptology was a big geekdom up to the 1960s and most would know of the Ennead (which was a Latin form of the Greek translation of the Egyptian Pesedjet (Nine) - being the Nine Royal gods of Heliopolis)

Steven is an Egyptology geek, but so far his knowledge is pretty standard

Yeah, and he is shown trying to keep himself awake at night by reading up on Egyptian mythology.

 

[fba827]

( I know ep 2 out today, but having only seen ep 1 so far)
My nephew watching with me asked if the ‘mothers voice mail’ was just a voicemail to nick fury to show him at a tag at the end of the season to show him at a desk listening to messages.

 

[MarkB]

Strong second episode. The QR code on the storage locker goes here, by the way:

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