Why Moon Knight & Khonshu Are Weaker Than Arthur & Ammit
This article contains spoilers for Moon Knight episode 6.
The dramatic conclusion of Moon Knight episode 6 revealed Khonshu and his avatar are much weaker than Ammit and Arthur Harrow. Back in 2011, Marvel Studios trod softly when introducing their first MCU pantheon, the Asgardians; they hinted these cosmic beings were actually ancient aliens rather than true gods, with Thor tossing out a line about coming from a place where science and magic were one and the same thing. Moon Knight, however, took a very different approach with the Egyptian gods.
Moon Knight built up to a war in heaven between the gods Khonshu and Ammit, as their avatars fought it out on Earth as well. Curiously, though, it's notable that Ammit and her avatar Arthur Harrow seemed much more powerful than any of the other gods; Ammit would have destroyed Khonshu had Moon Knight not teamed up with the new avatar of Tarewet, Scarlet Scarab, to perform a ritual that trapped her inside her host and left her vulnerable. The power difference between these two divine beings was quite remarkable — but, fortunately, it's easy to explain.
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Ammit wasn't impressed with Khonshu when she first saw him in Moon Knight episode 6. "Oh, Khonshu, for a god, you are low on faith," she told him — and it was more than just a taunt. It's a nod to a fairly typical fantasy trope, in which the gods exist in a state of symbiosis with human beings. In Moon Knight, Ammit and the other gods are powered by the faith of human beings; the more people that believe in them, and the stronger their faith, the more powerful the gods become. Khonshu's following was small (albeit complex). In contrast, Harrow has founded a cult dedicated to
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