The Origin
Once during each full moon of the lunar cycle, the Moon King strikes, but only as long as the moon is in the sky, its light unobscured by clouds. That seems to be when his power waxes, during which time he can manipulate moonlight as if it were a fundamental force of the universe.
Before he was the Moon King, he was Wu Zhengsheng, an aspiring artist working in several different types of media. His preferred artistic practice already had a focus on the moon, moonlight, and related imagery. But during the tumultuous period after remembering the Crash, his studio was destroyed in a blast of "lunar energy" out of which walked the Moon King. Empowered and emboldened, the Moon King's criminal reign began when he ransacked the National Museum of China, where he stole many priceless objects of art.
Rumor has it that the Moon King keeps all his stolen art in a castle he fashioned from moonlight on the moon's surface.
Motive: Accumulate priceless art
Environment: Alone, at night under a full moon, usually in or near an art museum
Health: 80
Damage Inflicted: Major wound (15 points)
Armor: 1
Movement: Short; long when flying; can teleport to any location touched by moonlight
Combat: The Moon King is powerful enough to ignore most threats, but against other
metahumans or Collectors, he can emit of scouring blast of "lunar energy" that attacks every creature he chooses within very long range, inflicting damage on each creature that fails a Speed defense roll. Alternatively, he can choose merely to dazzle targets with moonlight, causing targets that use sight to stand stunned and unable to act on their next turn on a failed Intellect defense roll.
The Moon King has several additional abilities, including the ability to craft motes of moonlight
reveal invisible, illusory, and otherwise hidden things to all.
The Moon King's power wanes if he loses direct line of sight with the moon (because of clouds, structures, or a metahuman with darkness powers), hindering all his tasks by four steps.
Interaction: The Moon King speaks Mandarin and English, though he is not given to conversations with those he doesn't have a personal relationship or business with. He isn't much concerned with morality of his thieving, but doesn't go out of his way to harm others unless opposed. He may negotiate, or even briefly ally, with PCs who can offer him an artistic object or experience he can't easily get himself.
Use: A private gallery was recently ransacked. The wealthy owner contacts the PCs, hoping to get the missing pieces back.
GM Intrusion: The Moon King absorbs all the moonlight in the area, regaining 50 health.