He's not a household name by any means, but Moon Knight has slowly been picking up steam in terms of popularity, especially when the rumors of Keanu Reeves playing him cropped up. It's a good thing too because Moon Knight may be one of the most intriguing characters in Marvel's universe, a true vigilante.
Only the Punisher matches up to the body count that Moon Knight has on record. He may not kill every bad guy that he runs into, but he's not afraid to get extremely brutal when it calls for it. It's why narrowing it down to 10 deeds is a bit difficult. Moon Knight is not known for his subtlety in how he disposes of people.
10 Becoming A Mercenary
No matter how you shake it, being a mercenary is never going to be a good thing. You can have all your moral codes and rules that you want, but the fact is, your still taking lives for nothing more than money. It took being paired with a maniac like Raul Bushman to make Marc realize he should get into a different line of work. Bushman mortally wounded him and left him for dead in the desert, leading to the eventual creation of Moon Knight.
9 Carving Off Bushman's Face
Bushman is a villain that most certainly deserved to meet his end, as most of those that routinely go up against the heroes do. You can't necessarily fault Moon Knight for finally crossing that line and trying to do him in for good. The issue is that he literally cut off the man's face with his crescent dart. No matter the situation, that's pretty extreme. You could count on one hand the number of heroes who've been pushed to those lengths of violence before. And among them, only the Punisher would likely enjoy it.
8 Turning To Pills & Alcohol
Spiraling out of his conflict with Bushman, Moon Knight was left crippled. The entire fight had been a set up by the Committee, a means of taking him out once and for all. They weren't successful, but they did manage to make him despondent, forcing him to turn to medication and alcohol to cope with what happened to him.
It may be a bit of a troupe in comics, yet, it's one that's rarely done as well as it is here. Marc trying to numb his pain made total sense in the situation, as did the event that spurred him back into being Moon Knight.
7 Pushing Away His Friends
During his battle with booze and pills, Marc also pushed away everyone he held dear, including his long time friend Frenchie and his lover, Marlene. This left him in that perpetual state of feeling alone, that he had no one else besides the bottle. While it lacks the violence of many of his deeds, it shows what a broken man Marc is. His friends are all that help keep him together, keep him from completely breaking down, and losing sight of who he is.
6 Stabbing Midnight With A Clock Hand
Moon Knight may not be the Punisher in terms of killing his foes, but he's right up there. It isn't just that he kills them either, it's how. No one dies from a simple shot to the head or knife wound like the gangsters that Punisher kills. No, Moon Knight truly makes them feel vengeance. In terms of Midnight, he killed the man by stabbing him through the head with a clock hand. The strange thing is, it was oddly deserved when you consider the fact Midnight was trying to rip out Marc's vertebrae with a pair of pliers.
5 Impaling Bushman On A Machine Gun
Bushman is frequently the cause of Moon Knights ire, a fact that didn't change when Hood revived him during the Dark Reign era of Marvel. The two came to blows yet again, Moon Knight not only impaling him but preparing to cut his face off yet again.
Between Khonsu yelling at him and Bushmaster pleading that he leave his face alone, Marc managed to hold himself back. It was one of those moments where you could see he was genuinely trying to be more like a hero.
4 His Loose Grasp On Reality
This hasn't gotten him in as many sticky situations as you'd think, but there have been more than a few times his dissociative disorder has caused problems. Thankfully, most of the time that's just to himself rather than others. The arc that stands out the most for this is his One Man Avenger story, where he thought he was working alongside Cap, Spider-Man, and Wolverine, only to find out they were all in his head. It made for an incredibly interesting comic as they all vied for control at certain points.
3 Believing In Khonshu
Marc's relationship with Khonshu is checkered at best. The god did save him from the brink of death, so some level of gratitude should be given. In the same token, the two have always been at odds with each other, Marc wanting to be more of a hero while Khonshu is a spirit of vengeance, always pushing him to be a vigilante. It's always been a struggle until recently when Marc's given into Khonshu, working with him to battle other deities. He's become more of the vessel of vengeance that Khonshu always wanted, a dangerous thing for heroes and villains alike.
2 Absorbing Mystic Powers
Marc is currently on a quest to absorb any mystical artifact or power he can find into ankhs. He doesn't seem to care if a hero is in the possession of it or not. He's solely focused on collecting them so he can gain enough power to defeat The Devil. This has brought him into conflict with numerous heroes and former allies. He's battled Iron Fist, Dr. Strange, and even stolen Ghost Rider's bike. Perhaps most shocking of all is his defeat of Thor, the god of thunder, allowing him to claim Mjolnir.
1 Carving Crescent Into His Victims Foreheads
The crescent moon is as tied to Moon Knight as his unstable mind is. It's both his weapon of choice and his symbol, one that he's taken to carving into the foreheads of many of those who have opposed him. Moon Knight, unlike most heroes or even vigilantes, thrives on creating fear. It's why he wears white, he wants them to see him coming. The moons conjure up the same symbol of fear, letting others know he's always out there, watching.