Moon Knight,a long-standing but often overlooked Marvel Comics character, has accrued a surprising number of video game appearances over the years. The superhero, who was first introduced in Marvel Comics' Werewolf by Night in 1975, has been a regular fixture of the Marvel Universe for several decades. Moon Knight's popularity is set to take another upward turn once his eponymous MCU series debuts on Disney+ later in 2022, which sees Oscar Isaac in the role.
Marc Spector, a former mercenary turned vigilante crime fighter, originally became Moon Knight after being resurrected by the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu. Spector is later diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, giving his character a deeply sympathetic story arc. Marvel has defined its brand of heroes by their flawed and relatable character, and Marc Spector's story would be a perfect fit for a video game, with some fans requesting he join Marvel's Avengers as a playable character in 2022.
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Even though Moon Knight isn't playable in Marvel's Avengers yet, he has appeared in a number of solid Marvel video games over the years. Not every appearance has allowed players to take control of Marc Spector, but it's still great to see Moon Knight even if he's just a cameo. Some of these cameos have seen him exert a minor influence on a given game's story, but given he's not as popular as other Marvel heroes this is somewhat rare. The character has featured in games starring the Avengers and Spider-Man, and most are worth tracking down for those Marvel fans particularly enamored with him.
Unlike Hawkeye, who received his playable Marvel game debut in the 1990s, Moon Knight had to wait until 2006 for his
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