Scarlet Scarab Is The MCU's Most Important New Superhero (Not Moon Knight)
Warning: Spoilers for Moon Knight episode 6
During the Moon Knight season 1 finale, Layla's transformation into the Scarlet Scarab as the MCU's first Egyptian superhero was significant for Marvel Studios. While there was no namedrop, her suit was akin to the scarab artifact that the show put heightened focus on. Multiple easter eggs were dropped throughout the series that Layla would become Marvel comic's Egyptian superhero Scarlet Scarab. For instance, her father's name was Abdallah El-Faouly, similar to the comic book character Abdul Faoul; he called Layla his "little scarab," and he wore a scarlet scarf with a scarab on it that Layla made for him. Moon Knight episode 6, «Gods and Monsters,» marvelously paid off this homage in perfect MCU fashion with Layla's exhilarating transformation.
Even before Layla obtained superpowers, she was already innately heroic. She continuously put herself in harm's way to protect others and stop Ethan Hawke's Arthur Harrow. Through her wits and resolve alone, she helped fight off an invisible jackal, chased off an armed jeep with nothing more than flares, and defeated a mummified creature. She could have already been considered a superhero by MCU standards even before becoming Taweret's Avatar, but the superpowers undoubtedly helped.
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The emergence of Layla as the Scarlet Scarab is important because it further expands the MCU past only American/New York-based superheroes. During the Infinity Saga, most of the heroes were American, other than the MCU’s cosmic characters. For a universe that seems to face global threats yearly, the lack of superheroes in other countries is nonsensical. If the MCU can
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