Jake Lockley

The end credits scene for Moon Knight's finale in episode 6 finally confirmed a major fan theory about Marc Spector and Steven Grant.

As in this end credits scene, Jake is usually a driver – though in the comics he was a New York cabbie, with connections to the criminal underworld that were useful to Moon Knight’s crime-fighting. How exactly Jake was created in this TV version remains to be seen – as does whether we’ll see him again. He’s more of an assassin, a true “fist of Khonshu” who has no trouble executing people in cold blood. Later, when the duo escaped from an imagined mental hospital, Marc had to free Steven from a sarcophagus – but you also see another unopened sarcophagus standing in a room, which neither of them attempts to open. Well, in the comics Moon Knight almost always has his alternate Steven Grant and Marc Spector identities, and Jake Lockley is usually right in there with them. There had been clues for a while that Steven wasn’t the only extra identity Marc had.

We break down what happened in the 'Moon Knight' finale and what it means for the futures of Marc Spector, Steven Grant, Jake Lockley, and Scarlet Scarab.

For our money, a version of Moon Knight that dialed down the focus on Khonshu, Ammit, and the suspiciously Eternals-esque council of gods who creep on humanity from the sidelines, would've been a much better ride. Khonshu's inside, by the way, introducing Harrow to Lockley. Then? Lockley executes Harrow. If we're being honest, the permanence of Harrow's death probably depends on whether or not Ethan Hawke wants to return to the MCU after Moon Knight. (Considering how close he is with Isaac, we'd be willing to be he'll come back to the party.) Regardless, if/when Isaac returns, there will be three of him! Though Moon Knight found itself lost in the metaphorical and literal desert more often than not, it was nice to see Grant and Spector, as Mr. Knight and Moon Knight, respectively, finally fight alongside each other without bickering. In Moon Knight's mid-credits scene, we see Lockley pick up Harrow from the psychiatric hospital and toss him in an all-white limo. Admirable! Spector and Grant share a tender moment—as two Oscar Isaacses do—before resurrecting in the real world. Now, for the week of May 1, Chef Feige is serving up the season finale of Moon Knight, paired with the premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. (Check back here this Friday for Esquire's coverage of Doctor Strange. Which, we promise, is worth coming back for.

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And comics can’t help us much here, because Layla is an almost entirely original character to the Moon Knight TV series. Jake isn’t the only star of Moon Knight’s credits scene: Khonshu has picked up some modern threads and modern conveyance. A nattily-suited Khonshu is a staple of Moon Knight comics, and he looks just as good in live action as on the page. Moon Knight has been hinting at the existence of a third personality since early in the series, sprinkling the story with moments when both Steven and Marc experienced the blackouts that usually indicated the other one was taking over. Now we know exactly who was in there: The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s take on Jake Lockley. There’s not much we know about him at this point. There’s a third personality neither of them are aware of, and his name is Jake Lockley.

Jake Lockley is vitally important to Marc Spector in the comics, but what should fans know about this additional personality?

In the context of the early comics, Jake Lockley was basically a disguise created to fulfill all of the previously mentioned roles. It's a dynamic that would have been interesting to play through on the page but might actually work better in the MCU. The comic book variation is definitely willing to get his hands dirtier than alters like Steven Grant but isn't quite as deadly as Moon Knight himself. Lockley was created as the other side of the coin. The earlier narratives did not explore topics of mental health in quite the same way. He knows the streets like the back of his hand thanks to years of being in the industry. He resided in Mexico under the personality, but of course, couldn't stop himself from helping those in need. One cannot exist without the other, as they are in a perfect balance. There's ruggedness and grittiness to the suit that allows him to fit in amongst some seedier crowds. It's in direct contrast to the bright whites of the Moon Knight or Mr. Knight uniforms. Boasting a strong New York accent, Jake Lockley spends his time as a yellow cab driver in the big apple. Each of Moon Knight's alters has a very specific personality type that sets them apart from the other characters.

The Moon Knight Episode 6 finale finally introduced Jake Lockley, Marc's third persona, in its post-credits scene.

This figure brings Arthur outside and tosses him into a limo—and in the back of the limo, Arthur meets Khonshu. Khonshu is very leisurely sitting, and essentially tells Arthur that he's still got his fist of vengeance. This, too, was Jake. Some theorists also believed that one of the conversations in the asylum scenes with "Dr. Harrow" was Jake as well. At the actual end of the show, we saw Marc and Steven still in tune with one another. The only difference now is that Steven and Marc were awake at the same time, operating in coordination. Marc and Steven wanted to live their own life, and Khonshu (voiced with such wonderful wry frustration by F. Murray Abraham) held through with his end of the bargain. After six episodes establishing the identities of Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) and Steven Grant ( British Oscar Isaac), then each identity denying the other exists, then each realizing the other has basically existed all along, and then, finally, becoming BFFs with each other, Moon Knight finally found its team up in its finale.