Marvel Studios is currently developing its Moon Knight Disney+ series with Jeremy Slater (The Umbrella Academy) leading the charge on the writing team. We’ve heard that the series will feature Stained Glass Scarlett as a villain and that the series will in some way tie into Marvel’s upcoming Blade film.
Now, thanks to Marvel scooper Daniel RPK, we’ve learned that another villain might be a part of the series and that villain is Moon Knight’s most well-known adversary Bushman. This news shouldn’t come as a surprise, it makes sense that the character would appear in the series and face off with Moon Knight.
We don’t know how big a role the character will have in the show, but I imagine he will be the main villain while Stained Glass Scarlett will be more of a secondary villain. But, the series could also be building up the villain for a future story in the series.
For those of you not familiar with Raoul Bushman, he is a former mercenary and an expert with various weapons, as well as hand-to-hand combat. “His hand-to-hand is good enough that he poses a threat to Moon Knight. His teeth have also been altered so that they are razor sharp. Bushman sometimes uses these teeth to kill people, by biting their throats.”
In the comics, Marc Spector, a.k.a. Moon Knight, was a CIA agent turned mercenary where he made millions. His wealth from being a mercenary and investments land him anywhere between $50 million to $3 billion in net worth. Yet during his last mercenary job, Spector was left for dead by a former colleague.
Spector dragged himself through the sands of the desert to the tomb of Konshu, the Egyptian moon god. There he was pronounced dead but resurrected at the hands of Konshu. The resurrection took a toll and he ended up developing a multiple personality disorder. When he returned to New York, he created two new personalities, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockley. Grant was the millionaire womanizer, while Lockley was a cab driver.
It was after developing these other personalities when he took on the mantle of Moon Knight. Konshu granted Spector with increased physical capabilities and periodic prophetic visions at night; yet even Spector himself was unsure whether Konshu was yet another personality of his own creation. Even still, Moon Knight operates with an arsenal of technology, vehicles and costumes to suit his needs.
What do you think about Bushman coming in as a villain in this series? How do you think they will handle his character?
