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Marc Spector’s new mission is unlike anything Moon Knight has ever done before, but even his new altruistic streak can’t get rid of his reputation.
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Moon Knight #3, available now from Marvel Comics.
Marc Spector has stood as one of the most intimidating figures in the Marvel Universe for as long as he has been a part of it. Even beyond being the champion of an ancient deity, Spector’s brutally effective tactics as Moon Knight have cemented his fearsome reputation. While that itself has been a useful tool in his arsenal, it has also begun to look like anathema to his new mission, and it might just be driving his closest allies away.
Despite his most recent run-in with the nefarious forces working against him from the shadows, Marc Spector seems to be genuinely enjoying his new undertaking in the Midnight Mission. Returning to his roots and protecting those who travel at night isn’t as glorious as battling the likes of the Phoenix Force, but it has given him a renewed sense of purpose. It has also given him the chance to get to know the neighborhood he has taken under his wing, including his vampiric assistant Reese. As good as the young vampire is at both her job and keeping her employer in check, there are some things that she still doesn’t understand about him, including why he chose not to end her life when he first had the chance.
Moon Knight #3 by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Rachelle Rosenberg and VC’s Cory Petit sees Reese question Moon Knight about why he decided to spare her when they first met only a couple of issues prior. Their initial run-in came at the expense of two other vampire’s lives when Moon Knight caught up with them, yet he let Reese and the other newly turned vampires leave, and she isn’t entirely comfortable with not knowing why after hearing all about what her boss is capable of. Marc explains that she and her friends hadn’t chosen their fates. Coupled with the fact that they didn’t show any desire to harm anyone, there was no reason for him to end their lives as well. It’s a reasonable answer, though not one Reese takes at face value considering her friend Ted was assaulted by someone with Moon Knight’s weapons only the night before.
She tells him that people talk about what he used to do to people before asking if the stories are true. Unfortunately, Moon Knight can only confirm that his past is likely even worse than whatever Reese has heard about it. He may not go around carving crescent moons into the faces of his victims anymore, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t his calling card for an unsettlingly long time. Before he became Moon Knight, Marc Spector was dispensing death as a mercenary. Once Khonshu’s influence became a factor, his potential for violence became something of a lifestyle unto itself, all in the name of his dark god while supposedly acting as a hero. Now, even after all he has done to change his life and mission, Moon Knight still can’t escape his violent past, and it doesn’t look like he ever will.
Much like the Punisher, Moon Knight’s ultraviolent tactics and propensity for bloodshed has become an indelible part of his character. There is no question that it has served him incredibly well on the battlefield, but it has also become something of a liability as has just been made evident. Besides being a major point of concern for one of the few trusted allies he has left, Marc’s violent history has also been made into an exploitable characteristic by a still unrevealed enemy. Try as he might, Moon Knight will never be free of the reputation he has made for himself. With any luck, it won’t be the thing that ultimately defines him.
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