Moon Knight's Villain Has Already Done One Thing Thanos Never Could
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Moon Knight.
Unlike the MCU's previous small-screen projects, Moon Knight introduces fans to a new character for the franchise. Oscar Isaac returns to the Marvel sandbox after his less-than-ideal first foray, in X-Men: Apocalypse, this time joining the MCU in a hero role — albeit a complicated one in the character Moon Knight. Consisting of two personalities, Marc Spector and Steven Grant, the character becomes the conduit for the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu. In the series, Moon Knight faces off with Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), a cult leader seeking to get rid of pain and suffering by preventing evil before it can happen.
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With only two episodes of Moon Knight released, Arthur still has plenty of time to fully execute his evil plans. But already, he has done a remarkable thing as far as MCU bad guys go. He has amassed a following that genuinely believes in him and his ways. Fans get a snippet of that in the pilot, but Moon Knight episode 2 offers a clearer look at how beloved Arthur is in his community. While misguided, these people supporting the villain are clearly fully convinced of his mission. This is something that Thanos never got the chance to do in the MCU. The Titan only had a small army of fighters recruited during his journey, and it was unclear if they were just with him because they were forced, or if they actually believed in what he wanted to do.
Thanos achieved his goal to wipe out half of all sentient life in the universe, but he never got the chance to savor the results. The Avengers took five years to undo the Decimation, but the villain was immediately tracked down by the surviving heroes
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