MOON KNIGHT's Hidden Connection to BLACK PANTHER That You Missed | Marvel Gods Origin EXPLAINED

Moon Knight has just introduced us to the world of Egyptian Gods--but how are they different from the other gods in the MCU? We have the Norse Gods, the Eternals--even Thanos achieved a level of godhood. But there is another oft-forgotten god in the MCU: Bast. This is god worshipped by Wakandans, who led them to vibranium, and gave them the keys to the afterlife.

In this video, we explain all the similarities between bast and Khonshu--namely, they're both Egyptian gods--and explain how all of this can lead to the resurrection of Erik Killmonger in the MCU.

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Written by Srinidhi Rao
Hosted by Ryan Arey (http://twitter.com/ryanarey)
Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright and Randolf Nombrado

0:00 Black Panther and Moon Knight Connection
2:30 Is Khonshu an Eternal?
5:23 Wizards?
8:10 Nope, Khonshu and Bast are Aliens--Here's Why
12:24 Why Black Panther is Bast's Avatar

In the show Moon Knight, ancient Egyptian gods like Ammit and Konchoo are able to choose human beings to perform their will on earth. They endow the humans with some of their energy and powers, and they people change physically to take on their form–these beings are called avatars. Now an avatar is a representation of some greater power–and believe it or not, we have already seen an Egyptian avatar in the MCU–the Black panther.

Think about it. The Wakandans worship an Egyptian god–Bast. Bast gave the first prophet a vision that led him to the heart shaped herb, which gives people powers. So the legacy of the black panthers was born. Generations of humans began to act as the avatar of Bast, and in return they were given the supernatural ability to live on after their deaths and communicate with the living.

Now all of this is pretty cool, and it means that potentially the events of Moon Knight can lead into Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the return of certain characters from the dead. But to understand this connections, first we have to understand what exactly these Egyptian gods are–then we can know the extent of their powers.

With the release of Moon Knight, Egyptian gods are being introduced into the lore of the MCU. We already have previous god-like figures in the MCU - the Norse gods, the Eternals, and others come to mind. But seeing the Egyptian gods and their distinct powers finally being revealed brings to mind the questions: what exactly are these gods and where do they come from?
We’ve seen several definitions of what it means to be referred to as a god

And we’re not going to be talking about the gods that are worshipped in modern day, like the super best friends [south park clip] We know that Kamala Khan is a practicing Muslim and Steve Rogers says "there’s only one god ma'am, and he doesn’t look like that," but we’re going to be talking about the old gods to figure out what these Egyptian gods are, and why they are meddling in human affiars. See, we think that Falcon puts it best when he says”

These are the fundamental categories of higher powers within the MCU, who we see call themselves “gods” –Androids, Wizards, and Aliens.

Now the idea of Androids being called gods does seem pretty scary future cyber punky. But, chronologically the first real sighting of “gods” for the humans were the Eternals.

They were created by the celestial Arishem the Judge in the World Forge, which looks to be either a small planet, or a star like NIdavellir. Arishem specifically says, basically stating that they are humanoid robots, ergo Androids.

Throughout history, the Eternals traveled around the world to areas that had no protection , starting in 5000 BC, Mesopotamia to the fall of the Aztec Empire.

They used their powers to nurture human society, which made ancient humans deify- Gilgamesh in Mesopotamia, Kingo in Babylon, Makkari in Rome, Druig in the Celtic lands, Sprite in Europe, and Thena, Phastos, Ikaris, Ajak, Sersi all in Greece.

But, there were two places that did not need their powers or protection - Scandinavia and Africa. Scandinavians already had the Norse gods to protect them, and Wakanda had Bast–but more on both of them a little later.

The Eternals steered clear of these areas, but they were definitely aware of their fellow almighty interlopers. Kingo even mentions

Now, the Egyptian gods could be Androids like the eternals. The Egyptians had similar processes of deification and had similar pantheons like the Greeks, where most of our Eternals were worshiped. See, the Egyptian gods have agents who perform their will on earth. In ancient Egypt, these were cultists, like the group that follows Harrow.

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