Moon Knight Image Reveals First Full Look At Egyptian God Khonshu
A newly unveiled image from an upcoming issue of Empire has given Marvel fans a better look at Moon Knight's Egyptian god of the Moon, Khonshu. Voiced by F. Murray Abraham, the deity grants the titular hero his powers at a cost. Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, Gaspard Ulliel, and May Calamaway.
Introduced by Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz as part of Moon Knight's revised origin in Moon Knight #1 in 1980, Khonshu resurrected the recently killed mercenary Marc Spector following a failed assignment in Egypt. Fully healed and gifted with powers such as enhanced strength, endurance, reflexes, and mental capabilities, Spector becomes the Egyptian god's avatar, protecting the innocent and punishing wrongdoers with the abilities Khonshu bestowed upon him. A mysterious figure in Marvel's vast universe of gods, superhumans, and cosmic figures, Khonshu will make his first live-action appearance in the upcoming Disney+series voiced by Abraham. A recently uncovered image has given fans a better glimpse at his on-screen appearance.
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Shared by Twitter user moonknight, an upcoming issue ofEMPIRE features a full look at the newest deity to arrive in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Seemingly appearing in the museum archive corridor that Marc Spector (Isaac)seen in many of Moon Knight's released trailers, Khonshu retains much of his comic iconography, such as his bird skull-like head, crescent moon-headed staff, and flowing cape. His MCU design depicts Khonshu as a thin, towering individual whose wrappings around his form feature gaps exposing nothingness and allowing individuals to see the room behind him. The Egyptian deities' cape is also segmented into thin, long,
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