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After a near-fatal encounter at an ancient Egyptian temple,
mercenary Marc Spector agrees to become the Earthly Avatar for the deity Khonshu.
During one of his many retirements, Marc Spector began having dreams demanding he return to Egypt. Unable to rest, he finally did as he was commanded, venturing to the Temple of Khonshu, where he found a hidden chamber known as the House of Eternity. Inside were three priests, who told him he had always been destined to be Khonshu's champion, and so trying to deny his role was fruitless. They gave him sacred ceremonial weapons and armor that had been crafted in ancient times, and so Moon Knight rose again.
This figure uses the same molds as the Walgreens exclsuive, with new pieces for his golden gauntlets and belt.
(He also gets gold armor around his shins, but that's just the existing mold painted a new way.) The new pieces have scarab emblems sculpted on, as you'd expect from something with an ancient-Egyptian connection, and they do look quite good on the action figure. When he first got this costume, there was a large golden ankh on the chest, but he eventually changed it back to the simple crescent moon this toy has.
Another change was the mask. Like usual, the mask was white when he first started wearing it, but artists had fun drawing everything inside his hood in shadow, so all we would see was a black void. Eventually artists changed, and the mask was interpretted as actually being black, so that's what this toy gives us. It works better on this toy than the last one thanks to one other change.
The cape is, surprisingly, not the same all the other Moon Knight figures have come with, but rather X-Men 97 Magneto's; a great choice, since it's more crescent-shaped rather than a big flat flap. The interior of it has been painted black, rather than being left white, and while the inside of Moonie's hood is still white, the head is large enough to conceal that. Also, his neck and collar area do get painted black, so you don't have to worry about flashes of brightness distracting you. The black of the cape is another artistic flourish - the whole thing really was white, inside and out, just being drawn this way because it looked cool - but what looked cool on the printed page looks just as cool on a 3D figure, and makes a great contrast against the white body.
Moon Knight comes with the same moonarangs as the previus toys: one large, and three small ones that can tuck into the notches between his fingers. If you want to get technical, he shouldn't have armor on his gloves as part of this costume, but since it's the same white as the rest, it's easy to look past. He sadly does not come with all the "random" golden throwing darts he memetically used when wearing this costume, but he does have a golden ankh to batter people with. And of course, a big staff for the same reason.
The figure also includes Blackheart's head, a very important part of any Build-A-Figure.
This costume is what Moon Knight wore when he was a member of the West Coast Avengers, so if you got that box set, it's a good companion piece. Even if not, this is a neat look for the character, and not one that's been made as a toy before.
-- 03/13/25
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