Marvel Made A Mistake With Black Knight's Eternals Origin

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Marvel made a mistake when establishing Black Knight’s backstory in Eternals. Introduced in the second Phase 4 movie, Kit Harington’s Dane Whitman was positioned to become his comic book counterpart in a post-credits scene. As a result of the movie’s setup, Dane can appear in-costume as the Black Knight when he makes his next live-action appearance.

Known as the greatest swordsman in the entire Marvel Universe, Black Knight is a character who has fought beside the Avengers as an ally, a full-fledged member, and even the leader of the group. He remained a powerless civilian throughout the Eternals movie, but his acquisition of the Ebony Blade laid the groundwork for him to get his comic story in the MCU, whether be alongside Mahershala Ali’s Eric Brooks inBlade, with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, or on his own in a Disney+ series. If that happens, the Black Knight could become a major MCU superhero and possibly even an Avenger in the Multiverse Saga.

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Though Black Knight’s MCU journey has only just begun, a mistake has already been made with his origin. In Eternals, it was revealed that Dane is a historian who works at the Natural History Museum in London. This stands in contrast to the comics where he was a physicist. As a character who wields a weapon associated with the medieval era, it’s not altogether surprising that Marvel has decided to make Dane an expert on ancient history. However, this approach ignores one of the most interesting elements of the original character. Unlike the MCU’s version, the comic book hero represented a blend of science and magic.

Dane’s background as a scientist had a lot to do with how he was