Film guide · 2022

Moon KnightComplete Guide

The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.

Released
2022
Runtime
6 episodes
Set in
2025

Good to know before watchingNo spoilers

Mostly standalone

You can enjoy it without having seen other MCU titles.

Egyptian gods

Gods from Egyptian mythology appear as real beings.

Two people, one body

The hero has dissociative identity disorder, with multiple identities sharing one body.

Stay through the credits

There's an important scene after the finale.

Character mapSpoilers

Who's who in Moon Knight (2022), with Steven and Marc at the center.

Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).

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All characters

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Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).

StorySpoilers

Read the story (spoilers up to the ending)

1. Blackouts

Steven keeps waking up in places he doesn't remember going.

2. Marc and Khonshu

Steven learns he shares his body with a man named Marc.

3. To Egypt

Steven and Marc head to Egypt with Marc's wife, Layla.

4. The afterlife

In the afterlife, the two confront their past.

5. Ammit unleashed

Harrow tries to free the goddess Ammit.

Read the detailed scene-by-scene story

Key terms

Khonshu
The Egyptian moon god, who empowers Marc to fight as his avatar.
Ammit
A crocodile-headed goddess who would judge people for crimes they haven't yet committed.
The scarab
A small golden beetle that points the way to Ammit's tomb.
The Duat
The afterlife of Egyptian mythology.
Taweret
A hippo-headed goddess who guides the souls of the dead.

Confusing parts, explainedSpoilers

Contains spoilers about the ending.

How are Steven and Marc connected?

They're separate identities in the same body. Steven was created within Marc to shield him from childhood trauma.

Is the psychiatric hospital real?

It seems to be a blend of the afterlife and Marc's mind while he's near death. How much is real is left open.

Who is the man after the credits?

A third identity, Jake Lockley.

Easy-to-miss details

The ankle chain

Steven chains his ankle to the bed so he won't wander at night.

Mr. Knight

When Steven transforms, he becomes the white-suited Mr. Knight.

Gus the goldfish

Steven's goldfish has only one fin.

The ending and post-creditsSpoilers

After the end credits

The finale's mid-credits scene reveals a third identity, Jake Lockley.

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