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Mephisto is, essentially, Marvels version of the devil or one of them, at least.
Hes almost certainly too big for it.
This all fits with the use of The Beast as the series antagonist.
Crucially, this isnt a character who can work outside the context of The Hand, either.
Unlike Mephisto, The Beast is built for this kind of story mostly street-level, but with mystical elements.
This is where the smart money is.
Lets give credit to Marvel.
Maybe Alexandra IS a completely new character, just like they said when she was announced.
No-one in the comics is called Alexandra Reid, after all though coincidentally Alexandra IS Sigourney Weavers middle name.
Why create original villains when there are a thousand already cool ones to use instead?
Jeph Loeb did recently tellEntertainment Weeklythat Reid was part of a long-term plan to get something done.
Theyre digging under New York for SOMETHING after all…
Anyway, you might want to take Marvels word on this.
I hope that her wardrobe reflects that kind of ancientness.
Now, that might mean The Hand they are, after all, pretty old.
But who else might it mean?
The MCUs version of SHIELD, after all, is pretty sketchy.
Prior to the Kingpin, there was another: Alexander Bont.
Now, obviously, Weaver isnt playing Alexander Bont.
But could she be a gender-swapped version of the character?
He has, after all, appeared in only one major storyline, fighting Daredevil and the White Tiger.
