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Set to be played by Kit Harington in Chloé Zhao ’s MCU entryThe Eternals , theBlack Knightis back in the Marvel Comics spot , even winning a office on the Savage Avengers roster , but this tragic hero might have a concealed time lag over Captain America .
The possibility stems from 2015’sBlack Knight , a five - matter serial write by Frank Tieri , but the legacy of the Black Knight goes back even further . Dane Whitman - the New incarnation of the Black Knight , and a former member of the Avengers , Defenders , and MI:13 - is thelatest in a long business of Black Knightswho pass down both their name calling and the fabled Ebony Blade to their descendants .
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able-bodied to cut through anything , deflect thaumaturgy , and severally prevent the death of its wielder , the Ebony Blade was forged by Merlin and appropriate Dane Whitman to stand shoulder to shoulder with some of Marvel ’s most powerful heroes , but this power comes at a toll . InCaptain Britain and MI13 , Dane admit that the Ebony Blade is incessantly tempting him to kill those around him . Dane claims that he ’s germinate efficient coping mechanisms for resisting the sword ’s curse but , by the events ofOriginal sin # 2 , the Black Knight ’s addiction to the Ebony Blade has conduct him to viciously assault supervillain Savage Steel and end his relationship withMI13 teammate Faiza Hussain(aka Excalibur . )
Tieri’sBlack Knightrun finds Dane in an even worse genial state . Battling alongsideCaptain America ’s Unity Squad , Dane impales an opposition with seemingly lethal intent . Judging that Dane has been driven to madness by the Ebony Blade , Captain America pursues him into the strange realm of Weirdworld , where Dane is capable to build a seat of power with which to resist the invasive Avengers . Ultimately , Captain America submit the Ebony Blade for himself , becoming obsessed with the doomed sword almost immediately . The Black Knight is able to talk him around , tame the Ebony Blade and head Cap to close that Dane truly is the best person to safeguard the cursed weapon .
So where does heed dominance come in ? Well , there ’s cause to believe that Captain America ’s decision was propel more by the sword than his own judgment . The Ebony Blade already possess the power to turn its wielder ’s mind , but it has also shown a clear preference for working with Dane in special . When Caden Tar , an foe Dane makes in Weirdworld , attempts to use the Ebony Blade to hit the Black Knight , the sword turn away to countenance him excise , and Dane claim that it knows it truly go with him .
Given these details , it ’s apparent that the Ebony Blade would likely both need Captain America to return it to the Black Knightandbe able to influence him to do so , but there are other reason to doubt Cap ’s decisiveness . Throughout the story , Dane shows little progress in jib his dependency to the sword , and his violent attack on supervillains ( the reason Captain Americapursued him to Weirdworldin the first plaza ) are n’t rescind or explained . That Captain America exit Dane to his own devices , outside the Avengers ' legal power and oversee only by a civilian journalist , suggests less that he believes Dane can make do with the Ebony Blade and more that he ’s being work by one of Marvel Comics ' most insidious weapons .
With his recent cellular inclusion in the ultra - violent Savage Avengers team , it ’s potential that theBlack Knightis more dangerous than ever , all with the brainwashed keep of Marvel ’s most influential submarine .
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