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The MCU’s next superhero is being closely monitored by the Avengers, with Moon Knight’s past history making him an extreme person of interest.
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Moon Knight #7, on sale now from Marvel.
With three personalities vying for control of his body and the Ancient Egyptian God of Vengeance Khonshu constantly trying to exert his will, Moon Knight is one of the more conflicted, complex superheroes in the Marvel Universe. The lunar-themed crimefighter has recently set up shop in New York City as a nocturnal defender for the city’s downtrodden and neglected from things that go bump in the night. However, while Moon Knight may be a hero of the people once again, the Avengers are secretly keeping close tabs on his activities and for good reason given their recent run in with Marco Spector and the vengeance of Khonshu.
As the avatar of Khonshu and beneficiary of his supernatural powers, Moon Knight worked to restore his divine master to his full glory as the most powerful deity in the world. In order to accomplish this, Moon Knight systematically hunted down every major magical superhero active on Earth and defeated them to obtain their raw magic to empower Khonshu. Moon Knight drained heroes like Doctor Strange and Iron Fist of their powers by outmaneuvering them with his own supernatural abilities granted as the Fist of Khonshu. Even the mighty Thor proved unable to stop Moon Knight on his own, with Marc Spector revealing that Mjolnir was composed primarily of lunar rock, making it able for him to control and pummel the Asgardian God of Thunder into total submission.
As the empowered Khonshu reshaped Earth in his image, Moon Knight decided to turn against his divine master and worked with the remaining Avengers to overthrow Khonshu and restore the world and its magical heroes as they were. Recognizing how truly dangerous Moon Knight could be, the Avengers warily offered Marc Spector a spot on their team. This would ensure that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes were working with Moon Knight rather than against him but also to keep a closer eye on him should he ever decide to break bad and fully devote himself to Khonshu again.
Moon Knight #7 (by Jed MacKay, Federico Sabbatini, Rachelle Rosenberg and VC’s Cory Petit) takes this surveillance one step further and in a more furtive direction. Reuniting with Moon Knight in his latest endeavor is his old friend and West Coast Avengers teammate Tigra, with the feline superhero reminding Marc to stay connected with his humanity rather than blinded entirely by his divine mission. As Moon Knight continues to run the Midnight Mission, his neighborhood crimefighting venture, Tigra contacts Black Panther through a private call to go over her observations on Marc and any risk that he might be losing control again.
Black Panther previously was targeted by Moon Knight during his service to Khonshu against the Avengers, going as far as to bind the Wakandan King in chains and drain the royal fruit’s properties that empowered T’Challa. Though Black Panther and Moon Knight mended fences, T’Challa does not intend for history to repeat itself and, given that Moon Knight possesses the powers of a literally vengeful god, this caution is certainly not unwarranted. Moon Knight is a superhero with untapped potential that could singlehandedly shift the balance of power in the Marvel Universe. With Tigra serving as a secret double agent, the Avengers have a mole surveilling Marc Spector and his fragile mental state that prove key in saving them from Khonshu’s wrath.
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