How Moon Knight Heals Without Khonshu's Armor - Is It A Plot Hole?
Warning: SPOILERS for Moon Knight episode 3.
A throwaway line in Moon Knight episode 3 brings the specifics of Moon Knight's healing factor in the MCU show into question, and it may have even created a plot hole. Moon Knight's titular hero gets his powers from the Egyptian god Khonshu — powers that include enhanced strength and a healing factor that allows him to survive wounds that should kill him. The show has yet to fully explore and explain the nature of Moon Knight's powers, but the character's healing factor was clearly demonstrated as early as Moon Knight episode 1.
As well as being the avatar of Khonshu, Marc Spector has Dissociative Identity Disorder. One of Spector's alters is Steven Grant, who has so far been one of Moon Knight's main characters alongside Spector. Steven's confusion over his role as Khonshu's avatar has already formed a major aspect of the show's story, and in Moon Knight episode 1, Steven wakes with a broken jaw, completely ignorant of how it happened. Though he has no knowledge of the powers that Khonshu has bestowed upon him/Marc, Steven heals instantaneously.
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However, a comment made by Khonshu in Moon Knight episode 3 calls the nature of this power into question. Though Moon Knight's healing factor was used without Steven wearing Khonshu's armor in episode 1, the Egyptian god clearly says to Marc that he'd like to "see how you fare against Harrow without the protection of [his] healing armor" — indicating that the healing factor comes from the armor, and seemingly making Steven's healing in episode 1 a plot hole. While it's not entirely clear if this is what the deity means, it's most likely not a plot hole, as evidenced by the
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