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| Moonshade | |
| Aliases: | Moon Shade |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Doppelganger |
| Status: | Deceased |
| First: | Marc Spector: Moon Knight #41 |
Moon Shade is a fictional extradimensional being and a minor antagonist featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is associated with the Moon Knight family of titles and first appeared in Marc Spector: Moon Knight #41 in August, 1992.
Biography[]
Moon Shade once existed as but a soulless entity - a shadow of the Earth hero known as Moon Knight. However, the machinations of the Magus channeled the life energies of Franklin Richards through the shade's empty form, leaving behind a vacuum. From this, the shade absorbed the essence of the Moon Knights that existed in alternate dimensions, thus creating Moon Shade - Moon Knight to the highest power. [1]
Abilities[]
- Superhuman durability: As an interdimensional being, Moon Shade does not feel pain, and cannot be harmed through conventional means.
- Claws: Unlike the real Moon Knight, Moon Shade possesses five claws on each hand.
- Fangs: Unlike the real Moon Knight, Moon Shade's mouth is a maw of sharpened teeth.
Equipment[]
- Bo staff: Moon Shade utilizes a bo staff, similar in function to Moon Knight's truncheon.
- Psi-Phon: Moon Shade wears a headset that projects and absorbs psionic energy. It enables him to absorb the life essences of Moon Knight's other-dimensional counterparts from alternate realities, thereby boosting his own power.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Moonshade was created by writer Terry Kavanagh and artist Gary Kwapisz.
- Moon Shade was one of many such doppelgangers featured in "The Infinity War" storyline in 1992.
Appearances[]
- Infinity War 3
- Infinity War 4
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight 41
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight 42
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight 44
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight 50