This story accommodates spoilers for Episode 6 of “Moon Knight” on Disney+.
A resurrection, a battle between gods, an arrival of a brand new superhero and a post-credits scene — the “Moon Knight” finale has all of it.
The sixth and remaining episode of the Marvel Studios collection, “God and Monsters,” sees Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) efficiently launch the goddess Ammit again into the world to wreak havoc in opposition to all potential wrongdoers. In the meantime, Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) has lastly discovered peace within the afterlife, however he's prepared to danger all of it to avoid wasting Steven Grant (additionally Isaac) and the world.
Marc and Steven’s resurrection with a purpose to take down Harrow finally ends up being one of many least shocking developments over the course of the finale.
Whereas Marc and Steven had been traversing the afterlife to stability their souls, Layla El-Faouly (Could Calamawy) was making an attempt to cease Harrow on her personal earlier than getting nudged by the goddess Taweret to free the moon god Khonshu. When circumstances flip dire, Layla agrees to turn out to be Taweret’s (short-term) avatar and will get her personal superhero look and powers.
Layla, it seems, is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s model of the Scarlet Scarab.
Who's the Scarlet Scarab?
After saving a lady from being crushed by a van, Layla is requested: “Are you an Egyptian superhero?” She is.
Within the comics, the Scarlet Scarab was first launched in 1977’s “Invaders” No. 23 (by Roy Thomas, Frank Robbins and Frank Springer). Egyptian archeologist Dr. Abdul Faoul will get a few superheroes to assist him purchase an historical artifact known as the Ruby Scarab, which provides him superhuman energy, some invulnerability and the flexibility to shoot lightning blasts.
Though the Scarlet Scarab initially battles in opposition to the Invaders, a superhero staff that features Captain America and Bucky Barnes, his motivation is to guard Egypt from exterior forces. He finally (albeit quickly) fights alongside the Invaders to defeat some Nazis.
A 1982 challenge of “Thor” No. 326 (by Doug Moench and Alan Kupperberg) reveals that on his deathbed, Faoul handed on his data of the Ruby Scarab and its powers to his son, who ultimately additionally took on the Scarlet Scarab mantle.
How about that post-credits scene?
“Moon Knight” has been teasing the presence of one other identification that Marc and Steven are unaware of since Episode 1. He’s lastly launched within the finale’s post-credits scene.
These conversant in “Moon Knight” comics have been awaiting the arrival of Jake Lockley, who within the comics is one other identification that developed throughout Marc’s youth, a while after the arrival of Steven. Comedian e book Jake is mostly a street-smart cab driver, who can collect info helpful to Moon Knight by way of his job and community of informants. There have been comedian e book tales by which Jake is the first identification.
The post-credits scene confirms that the MCU’s Jake — as has been hinted by way of Marc and Steven’s blackouts — is especially brutal and prepared to do issues that his counterparts usually are not. Jake solely has just a few strains in his transient scene, and they're all in Spanish, which additionally highlights how Isaac is among the MCU’s first Latino leads.
The scene additionally reveals that regardless of Marc and Steven’s needs, they don't seem to be freed from Khonshu’s affect. Jake stays Khonshu’s avatar, a lot to the moon god’s delight.
The “Moon Knight” finale left loads of free ends to discover if the collection had been to proceed to a second season.
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