WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Moon Knight episode 2.

Moon Knight episode 2 introduced an integral part of the Moon Knight comics in Mr. Knight, a character that will slowly grow to become more like his comic book counterpart. Moon Knight combines the world of Egyptian mythology with the MCU. The show stars Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector, a mercenary with Dissociative Identity Disorder, and his alter, Steven Grant.

Marc Spector's identity, however, houses the power of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon, and allows Marc to become the vigilante known as Moon Knight. Steven, on the other hand, lives a seemingly simple life, working in a museum gift shop in London. When Steven becomes aware of Marc's presence, their lives start to collide as Steven becomes wrapped up in Marc and Khonshu's fight for justice against dangerous adversaries amongst the gods of Egypt.

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The endings of both Moon Knight episodes 1 and 2 showed Marc taking control of their shared body and appearing as Moon Knight, with a specific mummified look to the costume. Episode 2 though, showed Steven learning how to summon the powers of Moon Knight also, albeit to different results. Steven brought on the comics persona Mr. Knight, an alternate version of the superhero. Mr. Knight's personality in the show echoed that of Steven's, with the only visible difference being the increase in strength, something different to the comic version of the character. This sets up a perfect character arc for both Steven and Mr. Knight, leading to the latter becoming more like his comic counterpart by the end of Moon Knight in the MCU.

Mr. Knight's Comic To Live-Action Difference Explained (And His Differences To Moon Knight)

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In the Moon Knight comics, Mr. Knight and Moon Knight are presented in different ways, with many comics suggesting both Moon Knight and Mr. Knight are themselves alters - rather than Moon Knight being the superhero persona of Marc Spector, and Mr. Knight being the persona for Steven Grant, as the show appears to suggest. Moon Knight is usually the brute force identity who takes down his enemies by whatever means necessary, not being afraid to get his hands dirty. Mr. Knight, on the other hand, has a different personality altogether. Mr. Knight is often shown to be a much more calm and collected personality, being much more mild-mannered, typically being shown to collaborate with the police, while taking care of people in need of protection as opposed to the threats, often leaving those to Moon Knight. Importantly, Moon Knight and Mr. Knight also look different. While Moon Knight wears a mummified costume, with a cape and a cowl emulating a much more superhero-style look, Mr. Knight is shown to wear an all white three-piece suit, with a balaclava style mask and a crescent moon on the forehead.

In episode 2 of Moon Knight, however, Mr. Knight's personality is somewhat different to his comic-book counterpart. In the show, Steven transforms into Mr. Knight when under attack from an Egyptian Jackal. While the look of the suit is almost identical to the comics, the way Mr. Knight acts is different to what is expected from the comics. As Mr. Knight is a superpowered extension of Steven in the show - as Moon Knight appears to be with Marc Spector - he acts very similar to Steven, being a very over-the-top, bumbling version of the character. Throughout episodes 1 and 2 of Moon Knight, Steven has naturally shown to be very overwhelmed upon learning of his alter's life. Steven is not accustomed to the world of vigilante justice, often panicking when not knowing how to act in life or death situations. Due to this, that personality shines through Mr. Knight in episode 2, greatly altering his calm and collected nature from the comics. However, through Steven, Mr. Knight could very easily become more like the character from the comics by Moon Knight's end.

Steven's Character Set-Up Hints At Comic Mr. Knight Similarities

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The first episode of Moon Knight focused on the mystery of Steven and his initially seemingly mundane life. Throughout this episode, and some scenes in episode 2, the show presented Steven with certain qualities that are very similar to Mr. Knight in the comics. As Mr. Knight is often a liaison with police, and helping victims or people in need of protection, he is essentially a much more observant and well-mannered version of Moon Knight. Steven's initial character introduction in episode 1 laid the groundwork for how Mr. Knight could become more like this by the end of the show, as opposed to the over-the-top version shown in  Moon Knight episode 2.

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One thing shown about Steven's character is his attentiveness and intelligence. While Steven only works in the gift shop of a museum, he was shown to know a lot about  Egyptian gods on display at the museum. In a scene with a young visited to the museum, his intelligence about the topic was put on display, proving Steven is very skilled in taking in information. His work at the gift shop meant that the regular time spent in the museum allowed him to learn a lot about the topic, despite it not being his job - and being shown to have done even more research in his free time. As Mr. Knight in the comics is almost a detective-like alter-ego, intelligence and attentiveness is a trait coveted in that line of work, proving Steven has the qualities that could make Mr. Knight closer to the comics in this regard, should Steven choose to use them.

Another character trait of Steven's that shows Mr. Knight similarities was his polite, well-mannered demeanor. Despite the exaggerated version of Steven that his, and Marc's, exceptional circumstances brought to the fore, Steven was shown to be very calm and collected during his everyday life. While Steven struggles with confidence, he is always very restrained and understated, often keeping a low profile while still being very polite to the people around him. In Steven's workplace, which was partly destroyed in episode 1's climactic action scene, his boss often berates him and the security guard fails to even his name, yet Steven was constantly shown to be polite and respectful towards them. This, as well as Steven's general care for his goldfish or the flowers and chocolates he bought for a date, emulate Steven's general kindheartedness towards other people. As Mr. Knight tends to deal with victims and people in need of help in the comics, this well-mannered, polite, kind-hearted demeanor shows another similarity with Steven in the MCU's Moon Knight.

Steven's Character Arc Could Lead To The Detective Mr. Knight Emerging

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Despite Steven sharing some of Mr. Knight's regular comic-book characteristics, it is obvious from Moon Knight episode 2 that Mr. Knight still has a ways to go before fully embodying the character from the comics. This change is reliant entirely on Steven. As Mr. Knight is an extension of Steven, the latter's unwillingness to take on a superhero role, as well as his genuine bewilderment at the situations he was placed in, caused Mr. Knight to be presented in this way: an exaggerated version of Steven. However, given the qualities Steven is shown to possess, Steven's character arc that is set up towards the end of episode 2 of Moon Knight could lead to a more comic accurate version of Mr. Knight appearing by the show's end.

Steven had a long conversation with Moon Knight episode 1, therefore becoming much more mellow in these situations as a result. Steven becoming his usual calm, understated self in the more dangerous situations would lead to the Mr. Knight persona being much more like the Mr. Knight shown in Marvel Comics.

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With Moon Knight already being established as the vigilante, brute-force extension of Marc Spector, the core superhero element of the show has been introduced. However, beginning with episode 2 and the emergence of Mr. Knight through Steven, the show is laying the groundwork for both sides of the superhero personality. Should Steven begin to play a more willing, active role in Khonshu's quest for vengeance, the comic accurate, suave version of Mr. Knight could shine through come the end of Moon Knight.

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New episodes of Moon Knight release every Wednesday on Disney+.

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