What Is The Role Of Alexander The Great In Moon Knight?

The New Moon Knight episode introduces Alexander The Great to the show. Here’s what the ancient king has to do with the series.

Not many Marvel TV series’ have more twists and turns than Moon Knight. Since the release of the first episode, the show is running at a great pace and produces something new from under its sleeves each time. Moon Knight fans seem to be enjoying its storyline, music, locations, characters, and everything else expected from the Marvel Universe.

The fourth episode of Moon Knight was released recently, and it amazed us with a lot of new surprises. One of the major things that happened straight out of the box was the introduction of Alexander The Great. Now fans are wondering, what does the ancient king has to do with the show? Well, here’s an answer to curb your curiosity.

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Marc and Layla figure out the exact location of the Ammit’s tomb with the help of Knonshu’s power that displayed the location of stars 2000 years ago. After this, they both reach the tomb before Arthur and start looking for Ammit’s Ushabti. Marc is not much interested in Egyptian history, but Steven is the complete opposite. By looking at the Macedonian scriptures on the mysterious sarcophagus, Steven understands that the tomb he is looking at right now is of no one else but Alexander The Great.

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Now, the question arises, what has Alexander The Great had to do with everything going on? As soon as Steven opens up Alexander’s sarcophagus, he realizes that the great king was the voice of Ammit. And if that’s true, the Ushabti of Ammit is hidden at a place where no one can locate it. This means that the Ushabti is somewhere inside the king’s body. So, Steven puts his hand down Alexander’s throat and finds the Ushabti of Ammit there.

Interestingly, Alexander The Great is a part of MCU Universe, and he goes by the name Alexander of Macedonia. He was the king of Macedonia from 356 B.C to 323 B.C. Most of his Marvel history is similar to that of the real Alexander The Great.