Marlene Alraune is a fictional human

Human

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 character in the Marvel Universe

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Fictional character biography

Marlene is in the Sudan with her father, archaeologist Dr. Peter Alraune Sr., when he is killed by the mercenary Raoul Bushman

Bushman (comics)

Raoul Bushman is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Universe. He is the oldest nemesis of Marc Spector, whose secret identity is Moon Knight...

. Another mercenary, Marc Spector

Moon Knight

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, saves Marlene's life, but Bushman ends up leaving Spector to die in the desert. Dr. Alraune's workers bring Spector's inert body to the tomb of Pharaoh

Pharaoh

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 Seti III. Spector miraculously revives, and he and Marlene return to the U.S., where he became the crimefighter Moon Knight. Marlene is his confidante, girlfriend, and ally.

Marlene's brother, Dr. Peter Alraune Jr., dies in a confrontation with Morpheus

Morpheus (Marvel Comics)

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, sacrificing himself to neutralize the villain's powers.

Powers and abilities

Marlene has the strength and agility of a normal woman: she is a skilled markswoman, gymnast, and hand-to-hand combatant and a resourceful crimefighter.