Shadow Knight (comics)

Randall Spector was introduced in the backup feature of Hulk! Magazine #17 in October, 1979 as a mysterious serial killer known as the Hatchet Man who is murdering nurses around New York City. Moon Knight attempts to stop the murders, and eventually deduces that the killer is his estranged brother Randall. In #18, Moon Knight confronts his murderous brother in Central Park and a fight ensues, in which Randall is killed. This was later retconned by writer Howard Mackie to be an impostor and in Marc Spector: Moon Knight #33 and #35-38 Randall returns. During the Shadowland crossover, writer Gregg Hurwitz and artist Ron Garney wrote a three issue limited series where Moon Knight deals with his brother in final confrontation, this is also the first time Randall is referred to being Marc's younger brother, all previous appearances it is clearly stated Randall is the older sibling.

Randall Spector was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he is the son of Elias Spector, a rabbi who survived Nazi persecution. Randall and Marc are brothers, and at certain times both have been cast as the avatar of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu. Randall Spector grew up with his brother Marc from birth, playing army games with him often. He followed his brother into the Marine Corps and eventually they both became mercenaries in northern Italy. It is later discovered that Randall killed Marc's then-nurse girlfriend. Marc chased his brother until there was a confrontation. Marc threw a grenade at Randall's sniper position, thinking he killed him, but then Randall returns to New York on a murder spree focused on killing nurses with an hatchet. Moon Knight uses her girlfriend Marlene as bait, but he can't stop her from being stabbed. He swears revenge, but cannot kill his brother. Randall then jumps at Marc, but he dodges; however, Randall stabs himself in a tree branch.[1]

It is later revealed that the person killed was not Randall, but an impostor with implanted memories. Randall is actually a member of the Cult of Khonshu, having been mystically enhanced with impenetrable skin and superhuman strength by Princess Nephthys.[2]

During the Shadowland storyline, Randall mysteriously re-emerged as the Shadow Knight, convinced by The Profile that he is the next Khonshu avatar on Earth.[3]Sharing essentially all of Moon Knight's powers, except that he can emit a radioactive blast from his eyes, the two are almost completely matched. Randall attacks Moon Knight's pregnant girlfriend, Marlene.[4]The two eventually meet up in New Orleans following the mysterious Sapphire Crescent. Randall ends up using a hostage as a shield with a bomb and Moon Knight is out throwing crescents; however, Moon Knight launches the Sapphire Crescent and kills his brother.[5]

Nepthys' "lunar treatments" granted him superhuman strength and external durability, though his internal organs remained at normal human levels. Randall Spector possessed extensive training in espionage and military combat tactics; however he was barely able to access these skills after becoming insane.

A young Randall Spector appears in flashbacks depicted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Moon Knight episode "Asylum", portrayed by Claudio Fabian Contreras. This version died in a flooding cave that he and Marc Spector found. As Marc survived, his embittered abusive mother Wendy blamed him for Randall's death, which led to Marc developing dissociative identity disorder and creating the Steven Grant personality to protect him from her.

• Randall Spector at Marvel Wiki