The Kang Easter egg from Disney+’s Moon Knight may hint at how the Season 2 plot will relate to Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars.
Everything points to Kang the Conqueror. Every aspect of Marvel Studios’ most recent round of Multiverse storytelling is pointing toward The Kang Dynasty and its time-traveling antagonist, just as every story in the Infinity Saga ultimately built toward the appearance of Thanos and the inevitable confrontation.
But amid the increasingly interconnected bits of this puzzle, Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight has included one oddly solitary episode. The Disney+ series did it in a way that avoided tying itself to the wider picture while introducing a brand-new player to the MCU with the promise of more to come.
There were no significant set-ups, cameos, or hints at upcoming activities. One Easter egg, however, may have set the stage for a Season 2 that has far stronger ties to The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars.
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Explaining the Kang Easter Egg in Moon Knight
Moon Knight Episode 3 saw Marc Spector take against a bunch of Arthur Harrow’s supporters atop a building in Cairo, Egypt. One of the thugs was wearing a jacket with a pattern like the rear of a pharaoh’s headdress, notably that of the fictitious Egyptian king Rama-Tut, a variant of Kang the Conqueror.
The fact that the jacket has patches in the hues of teal and purple, which are most frequently seen on Kang the Conqueror’s villainous attire, only serves to further emphasize that this is a direct allusion to Rama-Tut.
As Steven Grant was “mentioning a litany of great pharaohs,” the series originally featured a specific name-drop of Rama-Tut, according to Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater, who spoke to The Direct in May 2022. An executive at Marvel Studios Nick Pepin proposed the proposal, however, it was never implemented:
“I’m not sure if a line from the script made it through. I can’t recall. However, there was a line where Steven, I believe, was sort of reciting some Egyptian history that he had memorized, and he did bring up Rama-Tut. I can’t recall if that scene or that line is still present in the show. However, it was only a brief mention of a number of well-known pharaohs or something like that.
Nathaniel Richards of Earth-6311 traveled to Ancient Egypt on Earth-616 in a time machine shaped like a Sphinx because he was extremely fascinated by the cosmos and time period there.
Funny enough, while Mobius and Sylvie are being pursued by Alioth in Loki Episode 5, “Journey Into Mystery,” a Sphinx may be seen. It goes without saying that The Void was rife with Marvel allusions, but it’s difficult to dismiss the building’s parallels to this specific Kang Variant as mere coincidence.
During his voyage to ancient Egypt, Nathaniel Richards lost his vision, very akin to Wanda Maximoff from the MCU. However, he was still able to employ cutting-edge weapons and drones on board his ship to overthrow the ancient dynasty and install himself as pharaoh, going by the alias Rama-Tut.
However, Rama-Tut was finally forced to leave the time and place after a time-displaced Fantastic Four led a rebellion against him. Rama-Tut was also able to recover his vision using a radioactive herb. All of this took place a year before Kang was ever revealed, and it marks the antagonist’s debut.
Why Avengers 5 Needs To Be Set Up In Moon Knight Season 2
Kang actor Jonathan Majors has hinted that the villainous character has “so many Variants,” but fans have only seen or heard of Loki’s He Who Remains and Ant-Man 3‘s, Warrior Kang. Despite the fact that a recent rumor suggested a third “Inventor” variant would appear in Loki Season 2.
Writer of Ant-Man 3 and Avengers 5 Jeff Loveness hinted that when creating the MCU’s Kang, he dove deeply into the character’s comic book past and “went really into the Rama-Tut and Scarlet Centurion stuff.” Because of this, Loveness may push to incorporate the Egyptian Kang into the plans.
Not to add, Kang will be developed by Marvel Studios as a menace to the entire Multiverse and time itself. It would only serve to further his development as a villain of the past, present, and future to introduce a Kang Variant with control over one of the most notorious civilizations from the deepest reaches of history.
According to the most recent rumors regarding the unannounced Moon Knight Season 2, Marvel Studios intends for it to air on Disney+ before Avengers: Secret Wars in May 2026. Its release would fall somewhere in Phase 6, between the fall of 2024 and the summer of 2026.
Marvel Studios’ intention for Moon Knight to make a comeback before Avengers: Secret Wars suggests that the Disney+ narrative will somehow set up the blockbuster. And perhaps that’s exactly what Moon Knight needs after a debut season with almost any connections to the larger MCU, to enable him to seamlessly join the Avengers.
However, before joining the Avengers, Moon Knight still needs to finish up a lot of other unfinished business. For one, their third alter Jake Lockley continues to carry out Khonshu’s orders while Marc Spector and Steven Grant currently feel free from his control.
Before he can seamlessly move into other projects, that thread needs to be finished in Moon Knight‘s standalone series. Therefore, the Fist of Khonshu’s first Avengers team-up might have to wait until Secret Wars unless Season 2 somehow gets a speedy fast-track to before The Kang Dynasty.
However, this strategy might result in Moon Knight playing a part in Secret Wars that resembles Ant-Man’s in Endgame. Marc Spector could be introduced to the Avengers in the sixth film, having missed The Kang Dynasty, and having knowledge of Kang thanks to a meeting with Rama-Tut.
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How Rama Tut by Kang Might Fit Into the MCU
Because Moon Knight is so centered on Egyptian mythology, it’s simple to understand how a previous Pharaoh may easily enter the picture. Since Rama-Tut existed even before the time of Ancient Egypt, Khonshu, the Moon God for whom Marc Specter serves as the Avatar, might have some concerns with him.
The relationship between Marc Spector and Steven Grant and Khonshu is currently highly convoluted as the Moon God continues to use their bodies as a host without their knowledge through their Jake Lockley alter. However, that dynamic will probably soon be fixed so Spector and Grant can resume their activities in Season 2.
The Khonshu of the past might ask the heroes of the future for assistance in overthrowing Rama-Tut, as he has in some Marvel Comics tales. In order to get assistance, he even calls Moon Knight from the year 21st century, which may occur in Season 2 as a way to introduce Pharaoh Kang.
According to one tale, a Kang variant traveled to ancient Egypt in search of three relics that would combine to form a Khonshu staff and provide him control over all of the time. When the staff was shattered and the parts were spread, this plot was foiled, and Khonshu requested assistance from the current Moon Knight.
There have already been reports that the new Infinity Stones in this story are ancient artifacts, like Ms. Marvel’s Bangle and Shang-Ten Chi’s Rings. These might be pieces of a larger, more potent relic that many Kang Variants will be vying for in order to rule the Multiverse.
Other than how Khonshu rewound the sky thousands of years, there are currently no references to time travel in the MCU’s Egyptian mythology, but certain Egyptian God magic might make this possible. In Ms. Marvel, a brand-new method of time travel was presented that even went against Avengers: Endgame.
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