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Description: Moon Knight Episode 4 gave us a lot to talk about. Is Marc in an asylum? Has everything been in his head? Is he dead? Who is Hippo Lady? But for us the biggest question is, who is inside the sarcophagus? It's probably the third personality that's been teased throughout the show. But it could also be Khonshu, an animated character, or Kevin Feige himself. We've got a lot of fun theories, and I promise you one of them is going to be right. If you're new, Subscribe! → bit.ly/subscribe-screencrush Go here → screencrush.com Like us → facebook.com/ScreenCrush Follow us → twitter.com/screencrushnews Get our newsletter → screencrush.com/newsletter Written and Hosted by Ryan Arey (twitter.com/ryanarey) Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright and Randolf Nombrado #MoonKnight #Sarcophagus #ThirdMan The ending of episode 4 of Moon Knight upended the entire show. Was the whole series in Marc’s mind? Is the asylum in Marc's mind? We’ve already put out a couple videos, plus our ending explained, exploring those options. But now I want to hone in on one specific detail about the finale. Who is in this sarcophagus? There are a couple obvious answers, but we have a few theories that might surprise you. And I have one theory that is very off the wall, but I’m praying to Khonshu that it's true. Seriously it would be the coolest, weirdest twist in any Marvel show. First, I think one thing about this ending is clear. Even if the asylum is real, then portions of this ending are happening in Marc's mind. He cannot physically meet Steven in the real world. So, even if he really is in an institution, he is at least hallucinating Steven. So, we can reasonably assume that the other sarcophagus is also in his mind. Unless, like, the hot new thing for treating the mentally is placing them standing up in sarcophagi—but I doubt it. So whoever is in this thing was either manifested by Marc–or it’s something that has infiltrated Marc’s mind. Let’s talk about the most obvious answer for who is inside this thing, before we get to the freaky theories. [more like a freaky circle] This is Marc’s third personality. In the comics, he adopts two alter egos, playboy billionaire philanthropist filmmaker Steven Grant. In the show, they reinvented him as a hapless, sweet gift shoppist. But in the comics, the other alter ego is Jake Lockley, a mustachioed cab driver who gathers info from the streets. Now later issues of Moon Knight made it clear that these alter egos were actual alter personalities, and Marc had dissociative identity disorder since he was a child. Steven was Marc’s childhood best friend, and Jake became more of a protector personality. There was always something darker about Jake–he was a little more prone to violence. Now, in this show we have seen numerous hints that Mars has more than 2 identities. Some of these hints were obvious, like when neither of them remember going on a killing spree [what did you do/not me]. But other hints were more subtle–like why would Marc make a date with this woman? [best steak in town]. She’s pretty, but Marc is laser focused on his mission, and living near his ex-wife, who he’s hiding from. He wouldn’t risk running into her at a steak joint. It’s obviously a third personality that lives Steven’s life better than him. There are even indications that this third personality took over during the fight for the scarab. Remember, Steven wakes up with his jaw out of place. So it took one hell of a fall to knock Marc out. Maybe, in Germany, he stays knocked out, and it’s the brutal violent Jake Lockley who killed these people. There’s another strange indication of Jake leading Steven’s life, in the fourth episode. Just before he’s supposed to belay down, this happens.That’s the same sound as when he switches bodies before [clip]. And he appears to punch himself in the jaw. Maybe this was the third personality breaking out, then punching Steven so he can take over the body. There are other hints that Jake is in the show, like triple mirrors, and 3 Oscar Isaacs in the credits. This sarcophagus is also blood red, indicating a violent personality. It’s also standing up, while Steven’s was lying down. This indicates that Stevem is passive, at rest–while this altar is violent and ready to spring into action. Also, this figure on the sarcophagus looks like a ba-bird. This is a very interesting addition. The ba-bird was an aspect of the mummified person’s soul. It was able to travel out of the tomb to the outside world, but always had to return to the body. It is interesting if this is Jake. Because, Jake is trapped inside this tomb most of the time, or trapped inside Marc’s mind. But his ba, the spirit, is able to occasionally venture into the outside world, do some murderin’, before it has to return to the tomb.