Moon Knight Is Secretly The Perfect Hero To Face Marvel's X-Men
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Moon Knight #9
The latest issue of Marvel Comics' Moon Knight suggests that Marc Spector would be a dynamic rival for the X-Men (particularly their telepaths). When a dark new threat attempts to reach into Moon Knight's mind, the reaction they have is extremely negative, communicating an impressive mental resistance on Moon Knight's part. As such, it seems as though he could probably go toe to toe with members of the X-Men such as Jean Grey or even Professor X.
Previous issues of Moon Knight have heavily implied that Marc Spector's mind is incredibly powerful. Firstly, his dissociative identity disorder results in his mind being far more complex than average, seeing as how his singular brain houses multiple beings simultaneously. Moon Knight is also a vigilante of sheer determination, focused on his goals and motives with an unrelenting and unwavering will. Lastly, it's been suggested that his status as the chosen Fist and High Priest of Khonshu has elevated his mind to greater heights, having been touched and transformed by a living god.
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When combined altogether, it makes sense why Moon Knight's battle with the House of Shadows went in his favor as soon as it attempted to reach inside his mind in the new Moon Knight #9 from writer Jed MacKay and artist Alessandro Cappuccio. The House of Shadows was instantly repulsed and spat Moon Knight out despite having held the vigilante hostage for four days. As confirmed by Moon Knight himself, his mind is practically nuclear to those who try to touch it, a fact which could mean he'd have a resistance to the X-Men's mind readers and telepaths.
Despite Moon Knight's rapid
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