Warning! Spoilers ahead for Moon Knight #3
In the latest issue of Marvel Comics' Moon Knight, Marc Spector meets his deadly other half known as the Hunter's Moon, the other Fist of Khonshu. Having become aware of a new enemy in his territory, Marc Spector initially feared that his already erratic mind was getting worse and that one of his personalities had gone rogue without his knowledge or memory. However, the truth soon makes itself known in this new issue, seeing the Hunter's Moon facing the Moon Knight directly, leading to the first of what will no doubt be many brawls.
In previous issues of Moon Knight from Jed McKay and Allesandro Cappuccio, it was revealed that while Moon Knight still considers himself to be a priest with a mission to protect his territory from all manner of threats, he's no longer obeying the will of Khonshu, allowing his god to remain locked away by the Avengers after he tried to steal their powers to take over the world. However, it seems as though Moon Knight's new ministry is now going to be challenged by one Dr. Badr, the newly revealed second Fist of Khonshu who is still following and serving the moon god.
Now, Moon Knight #3 sees Dr. Badr taking on the role of the Hunter's Moon, revealing himself to Marc Spector and confirming that he's the new enemy Moon Knight had become aware of. As they fight, Badr reveals that he doesn't actually see Marc as his rival. Instead, he wishes for them to work together as colleagues under Khonshu, seeking to correct and fix the Moon Knight. Furthermore, while Marc Spector's fighting tactics are brutal and savage from years of fighting with ruthless aggression, the Hunter's Moon is full of grace and skills he absorbed by being connected to the spirits of past Fists, something Marc has never experienced due to his significant brain damage and resulting identity disorder.
However, while Dr. Badr is quite a capable fighter thanks to his connection through Khonshu and the Fists of the past, Moon Knight's brutality catches him off-guard. Unlike the Hunter's Moon, Spector earned his fighting skills from years of "busted knuckles and broken bones and bloody horror". Beating Hunter's Moon into submission with a baseball bat, Spector chooses to spare Badr...this time. Furthermore, he gives the doctor a dark warning, telling him that he better be prepared to kill Spector when they next meet, seeing as how the Moon Knight won't be so merciful in the future should the Hunter's Moon continue to interfere in his territory.
While this first brawl was squarely won by Spector, it seems more than likely that this is only the beginning of the rivalry between the two Fists of Khonshu going forward. Badr seems determined to "correct" Moon Knight in whatever form that takes, while Spector refuses to follow the will of Khonshu. As a result, it's going to be interesting to see where their tense impasse will go next as Moon Knight continues.