How The MCU Changed Moon Knight's Origin
Warning: SPOILERS for Moon Knight episode 5.
The events of Moon Knight episode 5 reveal a fresh origin for Marc Spector as the Marvel Cinematic Universe makes a few changes from his comic book backstory. In bringing Moon Knight to the MCU, Marvel Studios is largely telling its own story for the TV show instead of adapting one straight out of the comics. Moon Knight's story might mostly be fresh, outside of some obvious similarities to Jeff Lemire's comic book run starting in episode 4, but that doesn't mean Marvel completely reinvented the character. The core of Moon Knight's character — his connection to Egyptian gods and disassociative identity disorder — remains intact, even if several changes have also been made.
Moon Knight began by exploring the identities of Steven Grant and Marc Spector before it turned into a globe-trotting adventure steeped in Egyptian mythology. Moon Knight's alters started working with Khonshu to try and locate Ammit's tomb before Arthur Harrow could release the god of judgment upon humanity. Through this story, Moon Knight continued to hint at how Marc Spector became Moon Knight, such as teasing Marc Spector's death in the past. Meanwhile, the origin of his dissociative identity disorder remained a mystery.
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The answers about Marc's origin finally came in Moon Knight episode 5. It confirmed several major changes to Marc Spector's backstory, but there are also plenty of similarities to what happens in the comics. Here's a comparison of Moon Knight's comic book vs. TV show origins, as well as a breakdown of the biggest changes the MCU made.
Moon Knight joined the Marvel Comics universe in 1975 as a fully formed superhero,
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