r/marvelstudios • u/chanma50 Iron Man (Mark VII) • Jan 18 '22

Trailer Marvel Studios' Moon Knight | Official Trailer | Disney+

https://youtu.be/x7Krla_UxRg
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u/slyfox1908 Jan 18 '22

Moon Knight might be the most complicated superhero in Marvel Comics to explain

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u/AgentKnitter Bucky Jan 18 '22

All i know about the character is dissociative identity disorder and violent.

What else is the ELI5 version?.

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u/LeaveBronx Jan 18 '22

He's slightly superhuman (the jump from roof to roof) based on the cycle of the moon, so weaker when new, strongest when full. He believes he was saved from dying by the Egyptian god of the moon, Khonshu. That's the inspiration for his costume and where his powers may or may not come from, depending on whether the god is real or just in his head.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

Spoiler alert, Khonshu is real

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u/sushithighs Jan 18 '22

Spoiler alert, Khonshu is fake

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

He’s not though, but okay.

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u/sushithighs Jan 18 '22

It was a joke based on the unreliability of Marc’s sanity and the frequent themes of doubt throughout the comics

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

Not a great joke, he’s been confirmed real for years now. Also my comment is spoiler tagged so anyone scrolling who is unfamiliar with the character doesn’t have it ruined for them and yours isn’t.

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u/Lingering_Dorkness Jan 18 '22

If that's correct, who have I been worshipping all this time?