Moon Knight: Arthur Harrow Fits The Typical Marvel Mold

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Marvel has introduced dozens of antagonists to the screen, some of which are beloved and groundbreaking characters. Though the days of every new enemy falling short are now over, their newest big bad is falling into an all too common Marvel standard. Moon Knight is two episodes in, and while it clearly does things differently from its franchise-mates, most seem to agree that it doesn't change up the formula enough. There's some creativity on display and some interesting choices being made, but a savvy viewer can see how much of the content is classic MCU with some new tricks thrown on top for flavor.

Arthur Harrow was introduced into the Marvel Comics universe in 1985, created by Alan Zelenetz and Chris Warner. He's not the most complex character in his initial source material, nor is he particularly similar to his on-screen counterpart. In the comics, he was a surgeon and scientist who performed unethical experiments on unsuspecting innocents. Harrow suffered from debilitating facial paralysis, which left him in horrible pain most of the time. In order to cure his own ailment, he sought data from Nazi concentration camps and continued their nightmarish experiments. After winning a Nobel Prize for his work, Moon Knight and Dr. Victoria Grail set to work stopping him. Moon Knight uncovered his grim work, but Harrow escaped to Paraguay, never to be heard from again.

Moon Knight: Things Only Marvel Comics Readers Know About Arthur Harrow

Abandoning almost every element of the comics' character of Harrow, the MCU's take is a celebrated mystic, beloved community figure, and cult leader. He now works as an avatar of the vengeful god Ammit, leading a massive network of devoted soldiers in the quest to awaken and unleash her upon