"Ancestors". Quicksilver later returns to the Avengers and advises them that Wanda has been kidnapped and taken to another dimension by the warlord Arkon. Before long, the two develop a romantic relationship. She appears in the 2016 film Captain America: Civil War. Seeing this, War Machine used a Stark Sonic Cannon to knock her out, causing the tower to fall. To save himself from her wrath, he was forced to call in an air strike. As Wundagore was no place for human infants, the High Evolutionary places them in the care of the gypsies Django and Marya Maximoff, who raise the twins as their own children. Wundagore is the prison of the Elder God Chthon, his residual energies alter Wanda and will later give her the ability to use magic in addition to her mutant abilities. "The Warlord and the Witch! Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were disputed by both studios. She has shown a willingness to kill her enemies in extreme circumstances, as shown when she telekinetically threw a carving knife at a perceived assailant before realizing it was Hawkeye, and when she purposefully lifted Proxima Midnight into a Thresher and shredded her to stop the latter from killing Black Widow. Race ", "Drawing Crazy Patterns – Avengers Falling for the Scarlet Witch", "WEST COAST AVENGERS: Looking Back at the First Expansion Team", "Did Marvel Comics Just 'Solve' the MCU's Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver Father Problem? Her action inadvertently allowed a single Ultron drone to activate the device, sending Novi Grad plummeting towards Earth with her still trapped inside. She was, however, disappointed that he was more loyal to Stark and the people of Earth than to her. When HYDRA fell, the twins joined Ultron to get their revenge on Tony Stark over his weapons killing their family in a bombing, but eventually switched sides and joined the Avengers when they discovered Ultron's true intentions. Maximoff is shown footage of the recent fight. [16][41], The Scarlet Witch begins to be tutored by a true witch, Agatha Harkness, which allows her even greater control over her hexes. [130] Her powers were retconned back to their previous ones in The Children's Crusade, and the previous events attributed to an outside force that had temporarily increased them. Wanda Maximoff is a native of Sokovia who grew up with her fraternal twin brother, Pietro. When the army of Ultron Sentries began their attack, Maximoff took up a defensive position on a bridge, shielding innocent civilians from enemy fire with her powers as they ran to safety, however, the firepower of the Sentries proved too strong and knocked her back. Although Pietro was killed during the ensuing Ultron Offensive, Wanda survived and became a member of the Avengers. Scarlet Witch is inspired by Hawkeye's words, However, Barton brushed aside Maximoff's guilt for the time being and simply responded that she needed to make a choice: either stay hidden and wait for her brother to take her somewhere safe or continue the battle. The Scarlet Witch is depicted as calm and submissive, as with most female comic book characters of the time. However, she has never received formal training with her powers, so they are more chaotic and unrefined, especially when compared to Doctor Strange. They then went outside where Maximoff informed Vision of train times so that he could return to the Avengers Compound. The Avengers are depicted returning from events in England, and Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp, enters into a romantic tryst with the wounded, but recovering, Hawkeye. Scarlet Witch lifted Captain America onto the third floor to subdue Crossbones and used her powers to vent the anesthetic gas out into the open air. Wanda's weakened state over the loss of her children and changes in her husband makes her susceptible to the mental commands of Magneto, who is also apparently being aided by Quicksilver. "I Sing of Arms and Heroes...", Thomas, Roy; Thomas, Dann (w), Ryan, Paul (p), Bulanadi, Danny (i). She cleared a path through a horde of Outriders and single-handedly held back a Leviathan. In an effort to help purge their country of strife, the twins joined HYDRA and agreed to undergo experiments with the Scepter under the supervision of Wolfgang von Strucker. Later, an announcement was made saying the airport was being evacuated due to Tony Stark. However, she also is less inclined to hold back in a fight, even against fellow Avengers, as shown when she hurled Black Widow several feet when she attempted to overpower Hawkeye. Despite this, the Scarlet Witch retreats from reality and falls into a catatonic state. Wanda resurrects him and, enraged with her father, depowers 90% of the mutant population,[84] including Magneto and Quicksilver. Using her powers to control the Mind Stone to force him to phase and release Barton. [15], Steve Englehart succeeded Thomas as the writer of the Avengers. The character is not a mutant in the new continuity, only a sorcerer. As Ultron's consciousness was being uploaded into the body, Wanda curiously took the opportunity to explore Ultron's mind and was horrified to learn of Ultron's true plans, which involved the genocide of humanity in its entirety. Wanda and her brother took part in various riots to drive the foreign bodies and conflicts out of their home. Due to childhood trauma from seeing her parents killed right in front of her, and the constant war-like state of her home, Wanda Maximoff had developed a very aggressive personality. Vision tried to cook her something to lift her spirits, though his inexperience with food left it wanting. Maximoff contemplates joining in the battle, Suddenly, a swarm of Outrider Dropships landed outside the dome, causing everyone to go outside to defend Vision. Scarlet Witch just saves Winter Soldier's life, When Black Panther and the Winter Soldier engaged in a fight, which Black Panther had the intent on killing him, Scarlet Witch managed to narrowly stop him by blocking his claws from tearing out the Winter Soldier's throat. Wanda bests her brother and coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. He eventually removed all of them, save for Captain America, and replaced them with villains from other comics: the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver from the X-Men, and Hawkeye from Iron Man's adventures in Tales of Suspense. Current Alias Maximoff uses her powers against Tony Stark, Maximoff used her powers to briefly distract Tony Stark, tricking him into believing that a dead Leviathan specimen that Strucker had been studying was still alive, and showing him a dark vision where the Avengers were dead and the Chitauri invaded Earth from a Wormhole. The Maximoffs and the Avengers continued to be wary of Vision, with Scarlet Witch noting that she had seen the destruction of the world in its head. Soon after Magneto's abduction, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are recruited by the hero Iron Man to join The Avengers. This rag-tag army headed to Genosha to attack Magneto, believing him to be the one responsible for the change. The comic book costume was ignored in favor of more everyday clothes. [1], Though later incarnations took on feminist overtones, the character of Scarlet Witch was not conceived with ideas of female empowerment in mind. Wanda was even able, in the main reality, to generate armies from nowhere and revive Wonder Man from another plane of existence. Ultron forced Klaue to sell him his stockpile of vibranium and paid him billions of dollars. ", Heinberg, Allan (w), Cheung, Jim (p), Morales, Mark (i). [133] In the 1980s, writer Steve Englehart and artist Richard Howell produced a limited Scarlet Witch series that offered a stronger, more independent character with enhanced powers and a family. Enraged, Magneto confronted Quicksilver, angry that Quicksilver had done all of this in his name. After the fallout, the resurrected Hawkeye/Clint Barton tracked Wanda to a small village near Wundagore Mountain, where he unknowingly saved her from a thief. Scarlet Witch then falls in love with android teammate the Vision. Avengers Compound, Avengers Mansion [91], The Scarlet Witch returns to the Avengers during the events of Avengers vs. This, along with the carnage that was falling upon her home, overwhelmed Maximoff. Real Name Further investigation links Wanda's powers to the Phoenix Force. Wanda was also shown to easily wipe and revive any in her own illusory reality from existence with but a thought (the first two using her children, if possibly accidentally, as power conduits), even Veranke, Clint Barton and Nuke. [14] The Vision and the Scarlet Witch married in Giant-Size Avengers #4 (June 1975), and the end of the Celestial Madonna arc. During the battle between Magneto's forces and the others, Layla was able to restore Magneto's memories; as well, Wanda confessed to Dr. After Hope inherits the Phoenix Force, she and Wanda combine their powers to apparently destroy the Phoenix by saying "No more Phoenix". She gave birth to twins, Wanda and Pietro. The character's in-universe backstory and parentage have been changed more than once. Although Maximoff's comic book moniker, Scarlet Witch, was never spoken by anyone during the course of the films, Maximoff plays the acoustic guitar, as evidenced by the presence of one in her room at the, Despite the rights to Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch being formerly shared between, Wanda Maximoff speaks with a thick Eastern European accent in. As Vision was scanned by Shuri, Maximoff asked if she would be able to remove the stone. [68][69][70][71] Agatha Harkness tells her that she is now able to channel chaos magic, which made her more powerful. As they made their way to the Quinjet, they were stopped by Vision, who fired a laser beam in front of them. As the Avengers privately discussed the Accords, Maximoff was unsure at the time whether she should sign or not but stayed mostly silent during the discussion. The Brotherhood battles the X-Men on several occasions, and the twins become reluctant members of the Brotherhood and only remain because of their obligation to Magneto. [153], The 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past, however, did not feature Scarlet Witch. However, Scarlet Witch inadvertently destroyed a nearby building with the blast, killing many of its occupants, much to her horror. Scarlet Witch positioned herself at a café, where she described the police station in the area, trying to uncover Crossbones' plan as part of her training from Black Widow, who was teaching her spy techniques. [12] Lee and the following Avengers writer, Roy Thomas, hinted to other Avengers being romantically interested in the Scarlet Witch. [157][158] Quicksilver dies in the ensuing conflict while Wanda goes on to become a member of Captain America's Avengers. White Eventually, Vision convinced the team that he was on their side and proved his worthiness by picking up Mjølnir and handing it to Thor. A crying Wanda is then carried away by Ms. Marvel. So, Hawkeye confirmed that only Captain America and Winter Soldier could get to Siberia while the rest of the team stayed behind. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The active members of the Avengers team during the event included the Scarlet Witch. The Scarlet Witch's solo appearances have been collected in a number of trade paperbacks: Fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 108: "[Stan Lee] replaced Thor, Iron Man, Giant-Man, and Wasp with Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch. [1], Maximoff learns of Ultron's true intentions, When the trio arrived in Seoul, Ultron used the Scepter to indoctrinate Helen Cho, forcing her to use the vibranium in synchrony with the Regeneration Cradle to build a new, more powerful body for Ultron. Doctor Strange defeats Wanda, and Magneto leaves with her. Expert Tactician: When sane, the experience and leadership skills that come from years of active duty as an Avenger. "The Immortus Imperative", Thomas, Roy (w), Ross, David (p), Dzon, Tim (i). The main core of this franchise were the Avengers, both in standalone films and the successful The Avengers film. [40] Their relationship has a tumultuous start as both Quicksilver and Hawkeye object—Quicksilver cannot accept the idea that his sister loves a robot while Hawkeye loves Wanda himself. Elizabeth Olsen plays Wanda Maximoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She also becomes the wife of fellow superhero and teammate Vision, with whom she has two sons, Thomas and William.