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Profile: Moon Knight

F A S E R I P
Fighting: Remarkable (30)
Agility: Excellent (20)
Strength: Excellent (20)
Endurance: Remarkable (30)

Reason: Good (10)
Intuition: Excellent (20)
Psyche: Remarkable (30)

Health: 110
Karma: 60

Popularity: Shift-0 (0)
Resources: Remarkable (30)

Moon Knight

Real Name: Marc Spector Aliases/Nicks: Jake Lockley; Steven Grant; Yitzak Topol; Fist of Khonshu; Crescent Crusader; "Moony"; Crescent Wrench; Lunar Legionnaire; Sheet Face; Spider-Man; Mister Knight.
Class: Hero Identity: Secret
Age: Adult Gender: Male Height: 6 ft. 2 in. Weight: 225 lbs.
Hair/Fur: Brown () Eyes: Brown () Physical Form: Human (Normal) Race: Caucasian (Human)
Marital Status: Single () Citizenship: Citizen of the United States, with a criminal record. Expunged.
Place of Birth: Chicago, Ill. Base of Operations: Los Angeles, California; formerly New York City, Spector Mansion, Long Island, Avengers Compound.
Education: High School Graduate Occupation: Adventurer; entrepreneur; former prize fighter; spy; soldier; mercenary; cab driver.
Origin of Powers: Divine intervention: On a mercenary mission in Egypt, Spector was left for dead. An idol of the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu, saved him and gave him his moon-based powers. Group Affiliation: Formerly Secret Avengers (Black Ops Unit) , U.S. Marine Corps, CIA, partner of Frenchie (Jean-Paul du Champ), partner of Raoul Bushman, partner of Midnight, West Coast Avengers, Marvel Knights , Defenders, Heroes For Hire

Known Relatives

Father: Elias (father, deceased) Mother: Unnamed mother (deceased)
Siblings: Randall Spector (brother, deceased) Children: None
Additional Information

Elias Spector (father, deceased); Unnamed mother (deceased); Randall Spector (brother, deceeased).

Powers

None

Limitations

None

Talents

Military: Moon Knight served in the Marine Corps and has Excellent Reason when it comes to military protocal, rules and regulations.

Driver: Moon Knight has Remarkable agility when behind the wheel of a car, van or truck. He has Excellent ability to repair such vehicles assuming he has the tools to do so.

Business Finance: Moon Knight does know his way around the financial world and money, as a result he has Excellent Reason when it comes to running his business, handling or hiding his money and gets an additional +1 rank to all resource rolls.

Weapon Spec:Crescent Dart's: Moon Knight has Amazing agility when throwing his crescent darts and may (thanks to his skill as a natural marksman, on a feat roll) throw 3 a round using them to pin people on a called shot. He also gains +1 to all iniaitive rolls.

Martial arts A, B and E: Moon Knight has had an incredible amount of training in the martial arts. First as a heavyweight boxing champion and then as an intelligence operative, commando and later a mercenary. As a result he may stun and slam opponents regardless of their respective strength and endurance, has Incredible Fighting when unarmed and gains +1 to all iniaitive rolls when engaged in combat.

Disguise: Moon Knight has been trained to disguise himself using makeup, latex and fake hair as well as voice modulation devices. His ability to do so is at Excellent rank

Marksman: Moon Knight is adept at using a wide variety of ranged weapon and as such has Remarkable agility when doing so, without penalty for range.

Weapons Master: Moon Knight is adept at using a wide variety of hand-held weapons and has Incredible fighting when doing so.

Acrobatics/Tumbling: Moon Knight is fast and nimble with Incredible fighting to evade, Remarkable Agility to Dodge and Remarkable strength to escape from holds or grappling attacks, and may fall up to 30 feet without taking damage on an Endurance feat roll.

Physical Features

Marc has a scar over his left eye.

Clothing/Uniforms/Costumes

His costume is all white.

Personality

Marc Spector was compelled to act as a hero due to guilt and disgust over his past life. During his period as Grant and Lockley, he was a true multiple personality, with serious mental problems. He truly believed Khonshu was responsible for his ressurection, and talked to the moon-god regularly. As the years went by, he became more and more sane, eventually curing himself of his multiple personalities. Spector was very loyal to his friends, and those he cared about. He never stopped loving Marlene, despite the ups and downs of their long relationship. As Moon Knight, Spector was a loner, preferring to work with his select group of confidantes, rather than large groups of heroes like the Avengers. Despite his financial success, Spector cared very little for wealth. More important to him were his activities as Moon Knight, which he always saw as a way of atonement for past sins.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Moon Knight has a history of mental illness involving Multiple Personality Syndrome.

Equipment

TRUNCHEON: Also made of a silver alloy, this Amazing strength fighting baton can be wielded by Moon Knight to cause Remarkable blunt damage. It also contains a grapple and hook, allowing climbing or swinging at a 3 area/round rate. it can be converted into either a pair of Nunchaku's or a staff. (Damage remains the same) 
Body Armor costume: Gd vs. Physical and Energy, Ex vs. Fire/Heat. 
-Magnetic grapple in gauntlets: Allows for the retrieval of the Truncheon or crescent darts within 1 area. 
Glider cape: Pr speed
Moon-Copter
Control-Excellent Speed-Excellent Body-Excellent Protection-Excellent
-VTOL capabilities 
-Stealth mode: -5 C/S to spot at night.
-Radio Communication and control: Remarkable reception over 50 miles, can be tuned to the police band and emergency frequencies.
-Drop line: 5 story drop line of Remarkable material strength.
-Has 2 Machine guns mounted on it: Remarkable damage, 7 area range, 300 rounds in round bursts. ROF: 1/1.
-Can carry up to 9 people plus crew.

• 30 CRESCENT-DARTS: These moon-crescent shaped throwing darts, also made of a silver alloy, can be thrown up to 3 areas away, and inflict Good edged damage. On a "called shot" Moon Knight can pin someone to the wall with these darts ("Bullseye" Yellow).

• TRUNCHEON: Also made of a silver alloy, this Amazing strength fighting baton can be wielded by Moon Knight to cause Remarkable blunt damage. It also contains a grapple and hook, allowing climbing or swinging at a 3 area/round rate. it can be converted into either a pair of Nunchaku's or a staff, 8 foot pole to use as a quarterstaff (Damage remains the same).

• Body Armor Costume: Moon Knight's costumes is made of a special kevlar weave that provides Gd vs. Physical and Energy, Ex vs. Fire/Heat. It also houses a number of special gadgets as well.
-Magnetic Grapple: In gauntlets allows for the retrieval of the Truncheon or crescent darts within 1 area.
-Glider Cape: Moon Knight's cape allows him to glide at Poor airspeed.
-Retractable Cestus: Moon Knight has extendable cestus that can be retracted and can retrofited with silver for battling werewolves, his damage increases by +1CS and goes from Blunt to Edged.

Moon-Copter
Control Speed Body Protection
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

-VTOL capabilities
-Stealth mode: -5CS to spot at night.
-Radio Communication and control: Remarkable reception over 50 miles, can be tuned to the police band and emergency frequencies.
-Drop line: 5 story drop line of Remarkable material strength.
-Has 2 Machine guns mounted on it: Remarkable damage, 7 area range, 300 rounds in 30 round bursts. ROF: 1/1.
-Can carry up to 9 people plus crew.

Contacts

Frenchie; Marlene; The C.I.A.; The Avengers.

Special Notes

During various times in his career Moon Knight had powers and while it is generally stated that he no longer has access to those powers or has retired the listed equipment.

  • Power Boost: While the moon is up, Marc's Fighting, Agility, Strength and Endurance increase +1CS. His health increases to 140.
  • Regeneration: While under the light of a full moon Marc Spector has been resurrected or healed from mortal wounds that left him wheelchair bound (according to doctors, 'For life'...) this power, under the province and power of Khonshu functioned at Amazing ability

 

Additional Equipment

Fist of Khonshu and Marc Spector: Moon Knight Equipment:

  • Ankh: Glows in the presence of danger giving Moon Knight the equivilent of Monstrous Danger Sense.
  • Bola: Can be thrown up to 3 areas to do Typical damage or inflict a Good rank grappling attack.
  • Ivory Boomerang: Has a range of 3 areas when thrown. It is capable of inflicting Excellent damage and returns to the thrower.
  • Lasso: Maximum range is 1 area to cause Good damage or Excellent grappling attack. Moon Knight can also use it as a grapple, enabling him to climb walls at a rate of 2 stories per turn.
  • Throwing Irons: These can be used at a range of 5 areas to inflict good blunt damage.
  • Moon Knight Armored Battle Suit: This Excellent material body armored Moon Knight vestment provides the following abilities.
    • Body Armor: Excellent protection vs. Physical and Energy, Remarkable vs. fire/heat.
  • Crescent dart launcher(Silver, Adamantium or explosive): Fired from his gauntlets this expensive toy costs a fortune to fund, with a 4 area range the Silver do Good-10 damage, the Adamantium: Excellent-20 and Explosive: Remarkable-30 scatter damage in an area. What sort of ammo capacity these things carried is anyone's guess.
  • Remote Control For Vehicles: Remarkable control over his vehicles over a 40 area range.
  • White Noise Generator: Remarkable protection vs. sonic attacks

Personal History

Marc Spector was the son of rabbi Elias Spector, a noted European Hebrew scholar. As Marc grew older, he rejected his father's way of life, becoming a heavyweight boxer. Afterwards, Spector joined the U.S. Marines and was trained as a commando. He then became a liason to the CIA, resigning after a few years to become a mercenary soldier, fighting in three African wars and five South American revolutions. It was in Africa that Marc met Jean-Paul DuChamp, whom he nicknamed "Frenchie". DuChamp become Spector's most trusted confidante and constant companion. At the peak of his mercenary career, Spector was second in command to Roald Bushman, a terrorist for hire who had his face tatooed to resemble a death mask. While fighting rebel forces in the Sudan south of the Egyptian border, Spector learned that Bushman planned to loot a nearby archaeological dig. Already believing he was working on the wrong side, Spector decided to leave Bushman that night.

However, when American archaeologist Dr. Peter Alraune attempted to stab Bushman in the back to preserve the site's treasures, Spector instinctively stopped him. Bushman then savagely murdered Dr. Alraune in front of Spector. Warning the archaeologist's daughter, Marlene, to get to safety, Spector confronted Bushman in personal combat. He was defeated, and Bushman left him out in the desert to die.  
Spector staggered determinedly back to the dig, but collapsed a short distance from it. He was carried to a shelter by adherents of the ancient Egyptian religion, but it was too late to save his life. Spector lay dead before Marlene Alraune for nearly a minute, at the foot of an ancient statue of Khonshu, Egyptian god of the moon. Then, Spector's heart inexplicably began beating again. Delirious, he attributed his revival to Khonshu, and declared himself the moon's knight of vengeance. Draping himself in a white cloth that had preserved the statue from the desert sands, Spector singlehandedly destroyed Bushman's organization in that part of the world. He then took Frenchie, Marlene, and the statue of Khonshu back with him to America.  
After months of deliberation, Spector decided to adopt the costumed identity of Moon Knight in order to use his acquired wealth and resources to wage war against criminals and terrorists. Frenchie became his pilot, cofidante and special agent. Marlene became his confidante and paramour.  
Learning of a Los Angeles based group of corrupt businessmen calling themselves the Committee, Spector sent Frenchie to infiltrate the group, posing as a French businessman. When the Committee became interested in using Jack Russell, a local werewolf, as an agent of terror, Frenchie recommended Spector for the job of capturing the beast. Frenchie provided the Committee with Spector's Moon Knight costume, pretending to have created the identity for the job. Spector, as Moon Knight, found and brought Russell to the Committee, but then set him free and brought a temporary halt to the Committee's operations.  
Shortly after, having parlayed the money he had earned as a mercenary into a fortune by shrewd investments in the stock market, Spector adopted the identity of millionaire Steven Grant. He bought a mansion on Long Island for use as a base of operations in his war against crime. Seeking to travel incognito along the ordinary walks of life, he also created the identity of cab driver Jake Lockley. As Lockley, he assembled a network of street informants and aides.  
Moon Knight led a successful career as a crimefighter in the New York area. However, the strain of maintaining his four seperate identities began to take its toll. Spector began believing Grant to be his true self, which was encouraged by Marlene, who hated Spector and loved the man he had become. It took a series of nervous breakdowns for Spector to realize what he was doing to himself. He finally retired all of his identities, including Moon Knight, and set to concentrating on his true identity of Marc Spector. He legally transferred Grant's fortune to Marc Spector, and became a world-travelling dealer of fine art.  
A series of events led to his re-adopting the Moon Knight identity, along with a new set of Egyptian weapons (which were later revealed to have been designed by the Avenger known as Hawkeye, during a time-travelling adventure). Marlene left him after this reversion, and Spector resumed his Moon Knight activities full-time. Seeking to have a greater impact as a crimefighter, Moon Knight briefly joined the West Coast Avengers, but became a solo agent again soon after.  
He returned to New York, eventually using his wealth to establish SpectorCorp. During this period, he adopted a suit of armor and many new weapons. His longtime friend, Jean-Paul DuChamp was revealed to be a descendant of an ancient order called the Knights Templar, developed super-powers and took the name Bloodline. A rogue Templar called Seth the Immortal attempted to steal Marc Spector's resources, and launched an extensive campaign against the Kinghts Templar and Moon Knight. Marc Spector was revealed to be a descendent of Seth, and fought a final battle against the immortal villain. In the end, Moon Knight sacrificed himself to save Frenchie and the Knights, dying in Marlene's arms.  

Marc Spector was the son of rabbi Elias Spector, a noted European Hebrew scholar. As Marc grew older, he rejected his father's way of life, becoming a heavyweight boxer. Afterwards, Spector joined the U.S. Marines and was trained as a commando. He then became a liason to the CIA, resigning after a few years to become a mercenary soldier, fighting in three African wars and five South American revolutions. It was in Africa that Marc met Jean-Paul DuChamp, whom he nicknamed "Frenchie". DuChamp become Spector's most trusted confidante and constant companion. At the peak of his mercenary career, Spector was second in command to Roald Bushman, a terrorist for hire who had his face tatooed to resemble a death mask. While fighting rebel forces in the Sudan south of the Egyptian border, Spector learned that Bushman planned to loot a nearby archaeological dig. Already believing he was working on the wrong side, Spector decided to leave Bushman that night.

However, when American archaeologist Dr. Peter Alraune attempted to stab Bushman in the back to preserve the site's treasures, Spector instinctively stopped him. Bushman then savagely murdered Dr. Alraune in front of Spector. Warning the archaeologist's daughter, Marlene, to get to safety, Spector confronted Bushman in personal combat. He was defeated, and Bushman left him out in the desert to die.

Spector staggered determinedly back to the dig, but collapsed a short distance from it. He was carried to a shelter by adherents of the ancient Egyptian religion, but it was too late to save his life. Spector lay dead before Marlene Alraune for nearly a minute, at the foot of an ancient statue of Khonshu, Egyptian god of the moon. Then, Spector's heart inexplicably began beating again. Delirious, he attributed his revival to Khonshu, and declared himself the moon's knight of vengeance. Draping himself in a white cloth that had preserved the statue from the desert sands, Spector singlehandedly destroyed Bushman's organization in that part of the world. He then took Frenchie, Marlene, and the statue of Khonshu back with him to America.

After months of deliberation, Spector decided to adopt the costumed identity of Moon Knight in order to use his acquired wealth and resources to wage war against criminals and terrorists. Frenchie became his pilot, cofidante and special agent. Marlene became his confidante and paramour.

Learning of a Los Angeles based group of corrupt businessmen calling themselves the Committee, Spector sent Frenchie to infiltrate the group, posing as a French businessman. When the Committee became interested in using Jack Russell, a local werewolf, as an agent of terror, Frenchie recommended Spector for the job of capturing the beast. Frenchie provided the Committee with Spector's Moon Knight costume, pretending to have created the identity for the job. Spector, as Moon Knight, found and brought Russell to the Committee, but then set him free and brought a temporary halt to the Committee's operations.

Shortly after, having parlayed the money he had earned as a mercenary into a fortune by shrewd investments in the stock market, Spector adopted the identity of millionaire Steven Grant. He bought a mansion on Long Island for use as a base of operations in his war against crime. Seeking to travel incognito along the ordinary walks of life, he also created the identity of cab driver Jake Lockley. As Lockley, he assembled a network of street informants and aides.

Moon Knight led a successful career as a crimefighter in the New York area. However, the strain of maintaining his four seperate identities began to take its toll. Spector began believing Grant to be his true self, which was encouraged by Marlene, who hated Spector and loved the man he had become. It took a series of nervous breakdowns for Spector to realize what he was doing to himself. He finally retired all of his identities, including Moon Knight, and set to concentrating on his true identity of Marc Spector. He legally transferred Grant's fortune to Marc Spector, and became a world-travelling dealer of fine art.

A series of events led to his re-adopting the Moon Knight identity, along with a new set of Egyptian weapons (which were later revealed to have been designed by the Avenger known as Hawkeye, during a time-travelling adventure). Marlene left him after this reversion, and Spector resumed his Moon Knight activities full-time. Seeking to have a greater impact as a crimefighter, Moon Knight briefly joined the West Coast Avengers, but became a solo agent again soon after.

He returned to New York, eventually using his wealth to establish SpectorCorp. During this period, he adopted a suit of armor and many new weapons. His longtime friend, Jean-Paul DuChamp was revealed to be a descendant of an ancient order called the Knights Templar, developed super-powers and took the name Bloodline. A rogue Templar called Seth the Immortal attempted to steal Marc Spector's resources, and launched an extensive campaign against the Kinghts Templar and Moon Knight. Marc Spector was revealed to be a descendent of Seth, and fought a final battle against the immortal villain. In the end, Moon Knight sacrificed himself to save Frenchie and the Knights, dying in Marlene's arms.

Khonshu resurrected Spector again to counter another plot by Seth, who had recruited Spector's old foes Bushman, the Black Spectre, and Morpheus. Using an idol of Seth, they tried to break up a peace conference at the UN. Spector foiled the plot by destroying the idol. The CIA tried to assassinate Spector because he knew too much about their mind-control programs. With an old flame from the agency, Candace Calder, he exposed the latest refinements in their sinister schemes. Spector journeyed back to the spirit realm to help the Black Panther reconnect with Bast, his own patron deity. Although Nightmare impersonated Khonshu and tried to divert them from their purpose, the real Khonshu helped them finish the quest.

Some time later, Spector was approached by Doorman of the Great Lakes Champions (then called the Great Lakes Avengers), who was seeking new blood for his team after Dinah Soar's death and Mr. Immortal's (repeated) suicide attempts. However, Spector mistook Doorman for the Midnight Man, leading to an altercation. Needless to say, Moon Knight did not end up joining the Great Lakes Avengers. Despite his mistrust of teams, Spector joined a group that tried to bring in the Punisher for his excessive vigilantism, and he put up the funds for a headquarters. Zaran wounded Spector severely, and the team's building exploded in the same attack. Drained of money, health, and enthusiasm, Spector retired again.

Spector finally exorcised one of his demons when he killed Bushman in mortal combat. He survived, albeit with broken knees. Crippled and despondent, he turned to drugs and alcohol. The Civil War passed him by, although both Captain America and Iron Man tried to enlist him for their sides. Recent encounters have forced Spector to shake off his lethargy, at the price of some psychological stability. He still believes that he is Khonshu's champion, but in his mind Khonshu wears the face of Bushman. So far he has faced a returned Midnight, the Taskmaster, and a revitalized Committee. Moon Knight had to fake his own death when Osborn sent his Thunderbolts to kill him. After that he fled to Mexico using the name Jake Lockley for a while. He eventually met up with the Punisher and the Zapata Brothers to help save Carmen Alcantara from her father's drug cartel.

Moon Knight returned to New York after faking his death with Jake Lockley as his dominant personality, but still struggled against his violent nature and was hounded by a small imaginary tormentor resembling a man in the Moon Knight costume with a bird skull who goads him to kill. While trying to walk the path of a hero he made a bold return taking on many criminals but killing none of them, now the people of New York begin to see him as a hero and not a murderous vigilante much to Norman Osborn's disdain. Jake's personality had been one of struggle against the inner demon trying to get him to kill while juggling sobriety. Most recently he was met by the Sentry who asked him "Who do you think you are, a hero?" Later the Sentry took Moon Knight across the city while he saved people and stopped crimes telling Lockley that eventually he will be tested and that he will fail to which Moon Knight replies "So will you". They stared each other down for a moment before the Sentry eventually left.

After Norman Osborn's defeat in the siege of Asgard, Steve Rogers was appointed his replacement. He reorganized the Avengers, recruiting Moon Knight to be on his team of Secret Avengers. Their first mission sent the team to Mars. Later on Moon Knight was part of a team that infiltrated a Secret Empire undercity beneath Cincinnati. Some of his teammates, such as Beast, did not trust Spector due to his mental illness.