The first trailer for Moonlight Knight revealed that the villain was Arthur Harlow, played by Ethan Hawke, what kind of character is this? We also seem to have rarely heard rumors about this character before. Let's take a look at this character through the comics to lay the foundation for us to get to know him on the screen soon.
The first trailer for the Marvel TV series Moonlight Knight has been released, and viewers can feel the tone of the show and the many struggles of Mark Spatter, as well as the villain of the show, Arthur Harrow. The Marvel Cinematic Universe continued to expand, and when Infinity Legends ended two years ago, for the much-anticipated fourth phase, Marvel went down a different path in the production and distribution of its productions than before, with the exception of movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe now covers TV shows that link directly to other parts of the Cinematic Universe, and it has produced a lot of TV shows that are exclusive on Disney+.
The next MCU drama is Moonlight Rider, starring Oscar Isaac, which tells the story of Mark Speiter, a mercenary with separation identity disorder who, after a near-death experience, becomes an agent of the Egyptian luna kangshi. Mark is then caught up in a deadly mystery related to the Egyptian gods, and his multiple identities leave him struggling to know what is real and what is just the product of his crazy imagination. Moonlight Rider will be released at Disney+ on March 30, and it will continue to follow the previous MCU TV series' mode of play, with the entire series consisting of 6 episodes.
Moonlight Knight is a series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series that has revealed its villain role before it was released, and it is a very mysterious villain character, played by Ethan Hawke. Harlow has made his official debut in the trailer for Moonlight Knight, but the problem is that few people know who Arthur Harlow is, and what is his relationship with Mark Spahnett?
Arthur Harrow's origins in Marvel Comics
When it was revealed early on that Ethan Hawke would play an unidentified role in Moonlight Knight, Marvel fans had a lot of speculation about his upcoming role, and most could speculate that it might be a new and important role. It has now been confirmed that Hawke will play the marvel comics character Arthur Harlow, a doctor with a dark history. Arthur Harrow was chosen as a Nobel Prize candidate in medicine for his work in the field of pain theory, but his colleague Victoria Greer's work raised questions about it. Harrow's paper suggests that he has conducted very limited research on animal experiments, and that Greer is skeptical as his research progresses considerably. Greer traced documents related to secret experiments by scientists at Auschwitz-Birkenau(a notorious nazi base in World War II Germany), which traced them back to Arthur Harlow and disputed his nomination. The Nuremberg tribunal ordered the documents to be destroyed, but they mysteriously disappeared, behind a think tank group called O.M.N.I.U.M. Greer was convinced that Harol was continuing these experiments in Mexico, where harlow was supposed to study jaguars and armadillos, so she followed him there and eventually became one of his subjects.
Does Arthur Harlow have any superpowers in Marvel Comics?
Arthur Harlow doesn't have any superpowers in the comics, and his main ability is his genius intelligence, because he is a very talented surgeon and scientist, after all, he must have been nominated for the Nobel Prize for his superiority. Arthur Harold had a weakness: trigeminal neuralgia, a long-term pain disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, the nerve responsible for facial sensations, as well as motor functions such as biting and chewing. The condition paralyzed the left side of his face, and his mouth on the left side was pulled to the side, causing him constant pain. So it's no surprise that he used his intelligence and skills to study pain theory, but his approach was incorrect.
Arthur Harlow's intersection with the Moonlight Knight
One day, the priest of Cons appears in front of Mark Spatt and sends him a psychiatric vision of Dr. Arthur Harlow, revealing that his targets are Dr. Greer and the Pyramids, for which Mark Sparrow begins to track them down. O.M.N.I.U.M discovered that Greer had appeared in the Yucatán state where the experiment was being conducted, so agents kidnapped her, and Mark Spatt saw them pointing knives at her and pushing her into a van. Mark transforms into the Moonlight Knight, rescues Greer, and asks her about Arthur Harlow, who tells the Moonlight Knight everything about Harlow. As the lab is threatened, O.M.N.I.U.M summon Harold, but Moonlight Knight and Greer discover the lab anyway. Unfortunately, it was caught by Haro, who released a jaguar to deal with them.
The Moonlight Knight and the Holy Grail find the secret passage to Haro's lab and find themselves surrounded by Haro's patients, Haro orders them to kill the Moonlight Knight and Greer, Greer does not let the Moonlight Knight hurt them, but the Moonlight Knight himself realizes that he cannot defeat them without causing significant damage, so he decides to escape with Greer. Despite moonlight knights trying to stop Haro, he escapes by helicopter. Afterwards, the head of the O.M.N.I.U.M contacted Harrow again and demanded that his experiments must be continued elsewhere.
Ethan Hawke played Arthur Harlow in Moonlight Knight
In January 2021, Ethan Hawke was announced to star in Moonlight Rider, but his role was not immediately revealed at the time. Of course, the role he could theoretically play immediately began to surface. Most likely, it's Cons, the Sun King, the Night Wolf, and even Mephisto, mainly because Mephisto has become an unbreakable knot in the MCU, and fans have always thought he could appear at any time. It was later revealed that the Night Wolf would be played by Gayle Bernal. Now in the first trailer for Moonlight Knight, it's finally confirmed that Ethan Hawke will play Arthur Harlow, which is a very unexpected option, and the character on the screen will also be another version of Harold, because he is not a doctor on screen.
What role will Arthur Harlow play in Moonlight Knight
Although the first trailer for Knights of the Moon revealed key details of Mark Spector's story, there are still many things that are unknown, including the character of Arthur Harlow. Hawke has previously revealed that his role was inspired by David Koresh, the cult leader of the Davidian sect, who died with many of his followers during the Siege of Waco. In the trailer for Moonlight Knight, Arthur Harlow shows himself as a cult leader, giving him a quick glance at his followers who bow to him, while Mark Spatter stands in the middle of the crowd, looking confused. In the voiceover, Haro and Mark talk, and Haro seems to be laughing at Mark for "a mess inside you" and "Accept the chaos!" In this way, Harol may use his mental problems to confront him, but according to the inertia of Marvel movies, it will not end up being as he wishes.
It's unclear whether Arthur Harlow in Moonlight Rider will have any connection to the comics, such as whether this cult boss version will experiment with followers, or whatever else. To be sure, Arthur Harrow has the potential to become one of the scariest and darkest villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and at the end of Moonlight Knight, his actions as cult leader could have a huge impact on other areas of the entire interconnected universe, paving the way for the next cosmic project.