The MCU Just Made The Infinity Stones Origin A Plot Hole
Warning! SPOILERS for Moon Knight episode 1.
With the inclusion of Egyptian gods in Moon Knight, the MCU may have just created a plot hole for the creation of the Infinity Stones. Since the first Thor movie, Norse mythology has played a major role in Marvel movies. Now, Moon Knight has introduced Egyptian mythology to the MCU. Moon Knight season 1, episode 1, “The Goldfish Problem” primarily focused on two gods, Khonsu (spelled "Khonshu" in the show), and Ammit. While noting a mistake in the British Museum’s promotional materials, Steven Grant, who is unknowingly Moon Knight, also described a group of Egyptian gods known as the Ennead.
However, the inclusion of Egyptian gods, specifically the Ennead, creates problems with the existence of the Infinity Stones. In Guardians of the Galaxy, the Collector explained that the Infinity Stones started as six singularities that existed before creation. Wong further explained the Infinity Stones’ origin in Avengers: Infinity War, describing how the Big Bang converted the singularities into elemental crystals and scattered them across the universe. This produced the six Infinity Stones, controlling space, power, reality, mind, soul, and time.
Egyptian mythology directly contradicts this concept. As Steven explained in Moon Knight episode 1, the Ennead was a group of nine major Egyptian gods. Each of them personified a different aspect of nature, and five of them were responsible for creating the world (via Newsweek). This seems to make it impossible for both universal origin stories to be true. However, the Ennead are very different in Marvel comics than in traditional Egyptian mythology, based on both their status as gods and their connection to the world. In this way, Egyptian gods can coexist with the Big Bang explanation for the Infinity Stones in the MCU.
Similar to the Asgardians from Norse mythology, the Ennead are not formally gods in Marvel comics. Instead, they are beings that live in a pocket dimension, named Celestial Heliopolis. Due to their travels to Earth, humans began worshipping them as gods. Their powers include enhanced strength, near-immortality, and the ability to wield magic. If Moon Knight uses this comic book interpretation, then the Ennead’s status as interdimensional beings should not conflict with the Big Bang.
Similarly, the Ennead are not directly connected to the creation of the universe in Marvel comics. Instead, they are associated with the creation of life. According to Marvel comics, Demiurge, also known as Nun, was a sentient force that helped seed Earth with life, including the first god in the Ennead, Atum. Many of the other eight gods descended from Atum, helping nurture the Earth and spread life. In this way, the Ennead could still be creator gods by producing life while the Big Bang created the universe and the Infinity Stones. This means that although the Egyptian gods initially seem to challenge the Infinity Stones’ origin, Moon Knight can ensure that the Ennead’s existence does not create an MCU plot hole by adhering to Marvel comics’ adaptation of the gods.
New episodes of Moon Knight release every Wednesday on Disney+.
Source: Screenrant
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