The Marvel Cinematic Universe has seen a wide variety of outfits worn by its heroes, but none of them are like the suit worn by Steven Grant/Mr. Knight in Disney+'s Moon Knight. It even differs from the suit worn by Marc Spector in his Moon Knight guise, says director Mohamed Diab.
"Ironically, we started with Steven having Moon Knight and Marc having Mr. Knight, but that's one of the best things about taking your time and developing things," Diab told Collider. "You start realizing no, no, no, this costume is for this guy. This is what works for them."
Steven is a mild-mannered gift shop worker and Marc is an ex-Marine granted powers by the Egyptian god Khonshu. Unlike many other superheroes that have dual identities, Steven and Marc are two distinct alters, and Steven is -- at first -- unaware of Marc's existence. Their different backgrounds, experiences and knowledge are visually represented by the two distinctly different suits that the two characters summon. "That's why Steven who's completely away from the superhero world, his cool thing is when they tell him to summon the suit, it's a suit. It's an almost Armani suit," Diab explained. "I love how different it is from everything that we saw before in any superhero."
Even though Marc/Moon Knight is more of a traditional superhero than the dapper Mr. Knight, the costume is also very different, as the design of the suit is heavily influenced by Egyptian history and culture, much like the show itself. A recent vignette detailed the amount of research and care taken to ensure that Moon Knight is as historically and mythologically accurate as possible. "I think it tells a lot about the story," Diab said. "You can look at the suit and dissect, you can see the crescent in his, that he pulls. And it's a weapon. You see how he's mummified and the cape and the weaponry, and you see the hieroglyphs on him. It's just such an interesting thing."
The Mr. Knight costume, by contrast, is more suited to the modern world. Ironically, this led to worries that it would look more out of place than the fantastical Moon Knight suit. "As a director, I was scared a lot more from Mr. Knight's suit because a white suit like that could look so bad on camera. And it could be silly and it could be weird. But ironically, the moment Oscar stepped in, we felt... it's very cool."
New episodes of Moon Knight premiere on Disney+ every Wednesday.
Source: Collider