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I've hurt plenty and paid the price... but I'm still here. I turned the page. There's no shortcut to redemption. And no schedule.
Scarlet Witch[src]

Wanda Maximoff,[13] who acts in the super hero community as the Scarlet Witch,[27] is a powerful Romani[2] sorceress with the capacity of conducting chaos magic,[8] allowing her to shift probabilities and warp reality itself[52] by casting hexes.[27] Alongside her twin brother, the speedster Quicksilver,[53][2] she was once believed to have been mutant child of Magneto.[54] The twins are in truth orphans enhanced by the High Evolutionary at Mount Wundagore in Transia.[55] Grateful for being saved from an angry mob by Magneto, the Scarlet Witch and her brother joined the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to fight for mutant supremacy.[27] Disagreeing with Magneto's ruthlessness, the twins left him[56] and joined the super-heroic Avengers instead.[17]

The Scarlet Witch has been tutored by Agatha Harkness to explore her natural magical abilities,[57] having the demon lord of chaos Chthon as an archnemesis.[58] In the Avengers, she fell in love with and married her synthezoid teammate, the Vision.[59] To build a family with her artificial husband, she used her abilities to conceive two twin boys,[60] but the spell was later broken.[61] The tragedy was accompanied by her husband being dismantled.[62] The loss of her family triggered a mental breakdown in the Scarlet Witch, who attacked the Avengers twice, and the group disassembled.[63][64] Subsequently, in an erratic display of her powers, the Scarlet Witch reshaped reality into the rule of the House of M.[65] As the Avengers and the X-Men battled to restore the world, she uttered the words "No More Mutants" and wiped out the special abilities of most mutants in retaliation to Magneto's extremism, an action that became known as the mutant decimation.[66]

For years, after a long way to rejoin the Avengers, the Scarlet Witch has been haunted by her actions in a journey for redemption,[33][67][68][47][69] which culminated in the creation of the Waiting Room to revive lost mutants.[8] More recently, she found herself dealing with the threat of Chthon once again by getting into contact with his cursed tome, the Darkhold.[70] Moreover, she currently runs the Emporium, a witchcraft shop aimed at assisting those in need of help[46] and is also a main member of a the current Avengers team.[45]

History

Nights of Wundagore[]

Wanda and her twin brother, Pietro, were born to a nomadic Romani witch named Natalya Maximoff near Novi Pazar, in Serbia. Afraid of endangering her children due to her perilous lifestyle, Natalya placed the babies under the care of her brother, the ventriloquist Django Maximoff, and his wife, the gentle Marya. When the High Evolutionary and his Knights ravaged the region where the Maximoffs lived in search of babies for his experiments, the twins had their existence exposed by a priest and brought to the Evolutionary's citadel on the Wundagore Mountain, in Transia.[31] The High Evolutionary made alterations to the twins' genomes, disguising them as regular mutants.[34]

The newborns were nursed by one of the Evolutionary's servants, the humanoid cow and midwife Bova. While under the Evolutionary's care, the genetically-special and newborn Wanda was imbued with the mystic energies of the Wundagore Mountain, which was in fact a prison for the demon-lord of chaos known as Chthon. From that moment on, she acquired a latent talent for the practice of magic. Simultaneously, a debilitated fugitive woman named Magda was also under Bova's care in her deathbed, and they were led to believe she was the biological mother of the children. Bova and the Evolutionary attempted to have the twins adopted by World War II heroes Whizzer and Miss America. However, the former fled in desperation while the latter perished after labor.[71][72][73][74] Determined to recover her missing children, Natalya Maximoff raided the Evolutionary's citadel, but was defeated by his Knights and lost her life in the battle. Admired by her valiance, the High Evolutionary chose to return the babies to Django and Marya Maximoff as a gesture of respect.[31]

Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616) in Mystic Arcana Vol 1 001

Hex awakened

Living in a caravan, Wanda and Pietro enjoyed a simple and happy childhood, being rebaptized by their adoptive parents as Ana and Matéo.[2] At some point in her childhood, Wanda's potential for magic eventually attracted the attention of a powerful coven formed by Maria Russoff, Lilia Calderu, and Margali Szardos. Calderu approached Marya Maximoff and had her bring Wanda to Castle Russoff. They hoped to recruit Wanda into their coven as an apprentice, enabling her to glimpse at her future as a relevant magic wielder. However, servants of Chthon, Taboo and Damballah, interfered with Wanda's initiation. The battle only ended once Wanda was able to manifest her powers for the first time in the form of unpredictable hexes. This allowed Chthon to reach out to her soul and make it known that she was not to join any coven. The cautious witches returned Wanda to her family.[75]

Under their family's protection, Wanda explored her mystic potential freely while Pietro manifested an unusual superspeed power. Afflicted by poverty and the lack of opportunities to provide for his family, Django Maximoff began to steal food for his starving family and enraged villagers attacked their caravan. Using his phenomenal speed, the young Pietro fled from the camp with his sister. They fell into the dark waters of the Mures River and got lost from their parents. The circumstances of their separation from their clan were so traumatic that not until well into adulthood could they remember anything but the barest details of their childhood. For the next few years, Wanda and Pietro wandered central Europe, living off the land, with Pietro growing overly protective towards his sister Wanda, who he regarded as defenseless.[2][13][76]

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants[]

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The Brotherhood

Bearing little to no control over her unpredictable abilities, Wanda accidentally set fire to a village they lived at the heart of Europe, in Transia. A mob formed to lynch her under the accusation of her being a witch, more specifically, one of them proclaimed her a Scarlet Witch. Pietro attempted to protect his sister in vain, but the assailants were ultimately scared off by the powerful mutant supremacist Magneto, who rescued the twins in return for their loyalty to his cause of mutant supremacy. As such, they were recruited into Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Indebted to Magneto, the twins were willing to serve him until their debt were repaid. A mutant terrorist, Pietro adopted the name Quicksilver,[27][77] retreating to a recluse lair in Asteroid M.[51]

As a member of the Brotherhood, the Scarlet Witch had repulsive interactions with its other members, constantly evading the advances of the molesting illusionist Mastermind and the grotesquely creepy Toad. Working for Magneto, the Brotherhood attempted to seize control of the nation of Santo Marco, being put against Magneto's rival, Professor Xavier, and his class of mutant students, the X-Men. Despite being reticent about Magneto's ruthlessness, the Scarlet Witch expressed her own fury when seeing her brother incapacitated by the X-Man Angel during the battle. The X-Men ultimately forced the Brotherhood to abandon their plan.[27]

On Asteroid M, the twins gradually grew uncomfortable with Magneto. Disagreeing with his attempt to murder the X-Men in cold blood, the Scarlet Witch cast a hex to corrupt his base's control panel, escalating tensions during another confrontation with the X-Men. She was protected from Magneto's ire by Quicksilver.[78] In his never-ending war with the X-Men, Magneto contacted the avenging son Namor, ordering the Scarlet Witch to establish a connection with him. She came to admire Namor's nobleness, much to her brother's suspicions. The X-Men raided Magneto's island and captured Quicksilver. In his escape, Magneto planned put a definitive end to the X-Men at the cost of Quicksilver's life, causing a desperate Scarlet Witch to beg for her brother's safety. Namor joined her in staying behind as the rest of the Brotherhood fled. The X-Men freed Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch asked Namor to back down. In the last moment, Magneto abducted the twins to his Magno-Ship.[79]

The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver tolerated to be Magneto's pawns in subsequent plots against the X-Men,[80][81] but secretly prepared to run away from their abusive master. They decided to get help from Earth's superhero community, infiltrating Baxter Building, home of the renowned Fantastic Four, being immediately recognized as dangerous criminals. With the Scarlet Witch knocked out by the brute Thing, the enraged Quicksilver embraced Magneto's philosophy and attacked the Thing and his partner Human Torch. After waking up, the Scarlet Witch used her powers to cast a storm to cover their way out.[82] Their escape from Magneto came soon. In a final stand against the X-Men, when Magneto attempted to manipulate the powerful Stranger to his cause, the twins declared to the X-Men they would no longer serve the master of magnetism. After being offered a place with the X-Men, the Scarlet Witch considered the possibility, but Quicksilver refused, claiming they should abandon mutant-related fights. Magneto was ultimately imprisoned by the Stranger, ceasing his haunting threats against the twins.[56]

Earth's Mightiest Heroes[]

Steven Rogers (Earth-616), Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616), Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616) and Clinton Barton (Earth-616) from Avengers Vol 1 16 001

Joining the Avengers

In the mountains, Wanda and Pietro enjoyed a peaceful life until learning Earth's mightiest heroes, the prestigious Avengers, considered applicants to a brand-new roster. Quicksilver saw this as an opportunity for redemption and glory, with the Scarlet Witch complying to his wishes. Welcomed to America by Tony Stark, they were immediately being questioned by the media about their status as former terrorists. The remaining founding members left on a leave of absence, with Captain America tasked with the all-new lineup including the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and the master archer Hawkeye.[17] In the Avengers, despite sporadic infighting, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver found belonging and a sense of camaraderie they had never experienced, embarking in many different adventures against different enemies.[83]

In their duty in the Avengers, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver noticed the strength of their powers gradually faded, prompting them to go on a journey to find a solution.[84] Back to their former village in Transia[85] as Avengers, they were respected by the very people who had discriminated them in the past[53] and were treated by a local doctor, who managed to restore their powers.[86] Professor Xavier telepathically contacted the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver to offer them a position in the X-Men, but they refused for being part of the Avengers, although the Scarlet Witch considered if that was the best option.[87] Before the twins could return to the Avengers, they were surprised and abducted by a flying saucer piloted by alien Ultroids. Impersonating the Scarlet Witch, the lackey Ultrana was able to reach the Avengers and request assistance. In Transia, the Avengers invaded the saucer only to fall into a trap, part of a plan carried out by the intelligence Ixar to conquer the galaxy.[53] The Avengers broke free and stopped the invaders, learning Ixar had been acting as the burgomeister of Transia for some time.[88] Alongside her brother, the Scarlet Witch became more experienced and confident as a member of the Avengers in many adventures.[89]

Mutant Supremacy[]

Magneto was unwittingly rescued from his exile, and his first action was to hunt for his former minions. The twins were lured to the castle of the Black Knight through an anonymous call made by Magneto, who unleashed a mechanical monstrosity to subdue them.[77] Accusing them of being race traitors, Magneto kept them locked up, but Quicksilver managed to contact the Avengers to be rescued.[90] The obsessed Magneto reestablished his island base and introduced the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to the United Nations to propose a sovereign mutant nation with the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver at his side. Troopers counter-attacked, shooting the Scarlet Witch on her temple. Gravely wounded, she was protected by Quicksilver, who blamed humanity for her condition and became fully aligned with Magneto.[91] In fact, Magneto had used his abilities to redirect the bullet and manipulate the twins' emotions.[92]

To heal the debilitated Scarlet Witch, who lost access to her powers, Quicksilver searched for Xavier, with no success, since he had passed away. With no alternative, the twins were once again bound to Magneto, who promised them a solution.[92] The X-Men attacked Magneto's base to stop his plans, but got captured. Despite convincing Magneto not to murder the X-Men, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver manifested ideological differences with Xavier's students.[93] The Avengers intervened in the situation to help the X-Men, causing Magneto's defeat. In the last minute, the Toad chose to escape in a non-metallic ship with the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, betraying and abandoning Magneto, who apparently met his end.[94] In search for redemption, Quicksilver attempted to contact the Avengers, while the Scarlet Witch was left under the care of the Toad.[95] However, at some point, they were captured by mutant-hunting Sentinels, being ultimately freed by the X-Men.[96]

The Scarlet Witch roamed Europe alongside Quicksilver and the Toad in a journey to restore her powers by studying mystic literature. In an old castle, she found a peculiar tome and, through it, accidentally summoned extra-dimensional caudillo Arkon. The immoral warrior kidnapped her to his doomed world, Polemachus, claiming her as his bride. He also planned to use atomic power to save his realm even at the cost of Earth's safety. In desperation, Quicksilver gained the help of the Avengers,[97] who stabilized Polemachus without damaging Earth. Arkon ceased any further violence against Earth and renounced to the Scarlet Witch because she had convinced him of the importance of simple things. In the process of accessing Polemachus, the Scarlet Witch had her hex powers reestablished and, with her brother, resumed her membership in the Avengers.[98]

Vision of Love[]

Rapidly adapting to her life back to the Avengers, the Scarlet Witch found the roster of the team to be drastically changed.[99] One of the new additions was the synthezoid Vision, an artificial being created by the despicable Ultron, who ultimately defied his mechanical master and joined his adversaries. In one occasion, she chose to accompany the Vision in his decision of assisting the lone hero Red Wolf against the evil Cornelius van Lunt. She realized that, beneath an apparently cold and robotic attitude, the Vision had a kind soul.[100]

Parallel to this blossoming connection, the Scarlet Witch was one of the female super heroes manipulated by the Enchantress, under the guise of Valkyrie, into joining the Liberators, under the pretense of female empowerment. Able to see through the hypocritical façade, the Scarlet Witch was able to prepare herself to destroy the Enchantress before she could harm the Avengers.[26] In fact, the Enchantress was banned to Polemachus, where she seduced Arkon in a plan to get revenge at the Scarlet Witch. During an attack, the Scarlet Witch rejected Arkon once again and confronted the Enchantress. In the end, Arkon realized he was being lied to and chose to cease hostilities.[101]

The Avengers got caught up in the elaborate and secretive deceptions of the Kree-Skrull War that took place on Earth, involving the Kree warrior Captain Marvel.[102] The Scarlet Witch and the Vision were, at some point, captured by the Kree Accuser Ronan alongside Captain Marvel. When captive, the two Avengers expressed their romantic feelings for each other, although the Vision refused to fully embrace it due to his nature as an artificial construct. The other Avengers broke them free, eventually.[103] As their reputation was damaged due to a conspiration orchestrated by Skrulls, the Avengers had to disband,[104] leaving them vulnerable to capture. In this situation, Quicksilver noticed the attraction shared between the Scarlet Witch and the Vision and started to manifest his disapproval towards it.[105] In space, the Scarlet Witch was tormented alongside her brother and Captain Marvel by the Super-Skrull as the Vision escaped with his ethereal abilities to join the Avengers and stop the conflict.[106] In the end, the Avengers ended the war, uncovered the conspiracies and regained their respectability.[107]

Being overprotective of his sister, Quicksilver demanded explanations about her feelings for the Vision. He was joined by Hawkeye, who declared his infatuation for with the Scarlet Witch and criticized the Vision's behavior as well. Deciding that leaving the Scarlet Witch alone was for the best, the Vision acted distant to push her off. As such, the forbidden love between the two Avengers was silenced.[108] Hawkeye relentlessly attempted to seduce the Scarlet Witch with no success. When she was kidnapped by a Sentinel when walking on a park, the Vision was the one to notice the peril. As usual, he was reprimanded by Quicksilver, who left the Avengers to rescue his sister by himself.[109] Faulty Sentinels used the Scarlet Witch's powers to bring total doom to Earth, leaving it vulnerable to solar radiation. In the end, the Vision and the Avengers were able to track the Scarlet Witch and join her in stopping the bizarre intentions of the Sentinels.[110]

Back to the Avengers Mansion, the Scarlet Witch became desperate to locate her missing brother.[111] The search for Quicksilver bore no fruit as the Avengers ran different missions. Particularly, the Vision had to face his own humanity by interacting with the vile Grim Reaper, brother of Simon Williams, whose mental patterns served to create the Vision's. This caused him to recognize his own feelings and be able to finally connect with the Scarlet Witch.[112] As such, the mutant witch and the artificial human of the Avengers embarked on a romantic relationship with each other.[113] However, their joy was cut short after Quicksilver resurfaced. Having been rescued by the Inhuman Royal Family, Quicksilver announced his engagement to the exquisite Crystal. In response, the Scarlet Witch declared her love for the Vision. In horror, Quicksilver expressed his dissatisfaction and cut ties with his sister.[114]

Not only Quicksilver had returned, but also Magneto, who was revealed to be alive and attacked the X-Men in secrecy. As the Avengers intervened, the Scarlet Witch was able to identify the real threat. However, they were subdued and she was captured.[114] Using his magnetic powers, Magneto brainwashed the Scarlet Witch, turning her into a mindless slave, deploying her to attack important leaderships of the world to gain access to nuclear weapons. However, the Vision impersonated Magneto's lackey, Piper, to knock him out and free the Scarlet Witch. In gratitude, the Scarlet Witch demonstrated her love for her partner only grew.[115]

Celestial Madonna[]

Eventually, the relationship between the Scarlet Witch and the Vision was exposed by the media, generating diverging reactions in the public, with many opposing to the romance between a mutant and an android. Extremists arranged for a terrorist bombing against the Avengers as a reaction, with the Vision being severely injured during the incident. Although he recovered, the Scarlet Witch expressed immense rage, gradually starting to despise humanity.[116] The Vision became especially concerned with the Scarlet Witch's opinions on mutant-human relations.[117] Facing prejudice, she found comfort with the enigmatic Mantis, who joined the Avengers alongside the mercenary Swordsman under the Scarlet Witch's suggestion.[118] Mantis, however, proved to be a problematic presence, as she started to become interested in the Vision's sense of heroism,[119] triggering insecurities for the Scarlet Witch[120] and harming her fledgling romance.[121]

To add another layer of complexity in her relations, the Scarlet Witch and the Avengers witnessed the return of the golden-age hero Bob Frank, the speedster Whizzer, from the past. As the debilitated Whizzer shared his life story, he mentioned his children's birth at Wundagore as well as the demise of his wife, Miss America. The Scarlet Witch assumed he was her father. She also took the difficult decision of destroying Nuklo, the unstable creature who happened to be Frank's child as well.[71] In sequence, the Avengers were invited to attend the wedding of Quicksilver, who still rejected his sister. During the ceremony, the Scarlet Witch was introduced to Agatha Harkness, a witch who worked as a nanny for the Fantastic Four.[122][123] Harkness offered to mentor the Scarlet Witch in the teachings of witchcraft, resigning from her position in the Fantastic Four. Secluded in a room in the Avengers Mansion, the two witches faced the horrendous Necrodamus. By pushing the Scarlet Witch to her limits, Harkness tested her willpower and taught her how to expand her abilities using true magic.[57]

The Avengers Mansion was invaded by the time traveller known as Kang, the Conqueror, who announced the ascension of the Celestial Madonna, a prophesized woman who would gestate the savior of the universe. He kidnapped the Scarlet Witch, Agatha Harkness, and Mantis, under the assumption one of them would be the legendary mother.[124] Initially, hostilities grew between the Scarlet Witch and Mantis due to their expectations towards the Vision. However, after Mantis was revealed to be the Celestial Madonna, Swordsman sacrificed his life to save her from Kang, leading her to abandon her immature advances regarding the Vision. The Avengers rescued their allies and prepared the funeral,[125] but the Scarlet Witch was ordered by Harkness to focus on her studies.[126] Succumbed to an odd corruption, as identified by the psychic Moondragon,[127] the Scarlet Witch mysteriously vanished,[128] being mind controlled by the dread Dormammu in the Dark Dimension. Coincidentally, the Vision, on a journey across time guided by Immortus to learn about his conception, happened upon his beloved in the Dark Dimension and disrupted Dormammu's influence. Defeated by the Scarlet Witch, Dormammu was forced to return her, the Vision and Harkness to Earth. Harkness declared the Scarlet Witch to be a fully initiated witch and concluded her formative studies. Moreover, the Vision proposed to the Scarlet Witch. In a ceremony celebrated by Immortus, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision got married.[59]

Lovers, Brothers and Ancestors[]

The happily married couple enjoyed their honeymoon in Rurutu,[129] eventually returning to their positions in the Avengers.[130] In their first mission back with the Avengers, they were caught up in a scheme involving Roxxon, ran by Hugh Jones, taking control over the world using the powerful Serpent Crown.[131] In a parallel Earth the Avengers had been transported to, the Vision and the Scarlet Witch secured the Serpent Crown. Although it was useful to fend off their opponents from the Squadron Supreme, the Scarlet Witch fell to its dark influence, overcoming the mental onslaught with the Vision's support.[132] The Avengers exposed the situation in the alternate Earth and returned to their own to solve the problem a second time.[133]

In another instance of corruption, the Scarlet Witch violently lashed out at her allies, including the Vision. Her possessed state led her to Castle Doom, in Latveria, where she was subdued and controlled by the Witchslayer, a religious opposer of witchcraft. In an attempt to resist her fate, she summoned the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man to her location. However, the Witchslayer activated the Time Platform to transport them to the era of the witch trials in Salem.[134] She was followed by the Vision and Spider-Man, who were not able to resist the persecutors. In their investigation, they learned the Witchslayer served the dreadful Dark Rider, who drained power from the Scarlet Witch. The commotion in the past also alerted the ruler of Latveria, Doctor Doom.[135] In an unusual team-up, the Scarlet Witch joined forces with Doctor Doom to stop the monster.[136] With the assistance of Moondragon, the Dark Rider was destroyed. The heroes returned to the present, although they could not save the victims of the trials in the seventeenth century.[137]

The Avengers' reformed roster counted with the Scarlet Witch and the Vision. The team witnessed return of Simon Williams to life as an undead version of Wonder Man, which challenged the identity of the Vision as his own person.[138] Using her magical powers, the Scarlet Witch tracked the resurrection of Wonder Man to New Orleans, where the Avengers battled the witch-doctor Black Talon. She defeated his dark sorcery, but realized she still had much to improve and decided to take some time for herself away from the Avengers to sharpen her knowledge.[139] Her journey took her to the ruins of Brand Corporation for the Serpent Crown, but she was attacked by the Living Laser, who also wished to acquire the item.[140] Wounded, the Scarlet Witch returned to the Avengers. Another returning ally was the Whizzer, after a long period of being missing. The Living Laser seized control of an army battalion, weaponized Nuklo in Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., and mind controlled Wonder Man. Still, the Vision managed to reacquire the Serpent Crown and discard it on the ocean.[141] This action attracted the attention of the Atlantean renegade warlord Attuma and his minion Tyrak, who captured the Avengers to force them to attack Atlantis, respectively tricking the Vision and the Scarlet Witch.[142] This put the Avengers in combat against Doctor Doom. The Vision was able to free himself and gather allies, including the Whizzer and Wonder Man.[143]

Although the Avengers saved the day, the Scarlet Witch was treated with coldness by her husband, who was deeply affected by Wonder Man's presence and embraced his robotic nature over his sense of humanity.[144] To escalate matters, the Scarlet Witch related to Wonder Man, sparking jealousy in the Vision.[145] Consumed by such feelings, he brutally attacked Wonder Man, being interrupted by the Avengers as the Scarlet Witch was left with immense sadness.[146] The uneasy interactions were put to evidence when the Grim Reaper confronted the Vision and Wonder Man about their condition. Having restrained the Avengers, he wished to evaluate who was the real Simon Williams. The unsettling "court" had the Vision and Wonder Man join forces against their insane brother, as both realized none was the man Simon Williams once had been. At peace with his identity, the Vision reconciled with his wife and started to regard Wonder Man as family.[147] The Whizzer also joined these dynamics, with the Scarlet Witch constantly worrying about her father's well-being.[148]

Darkhold[]

The imminent threat of the omnipotent being Korvac had all past and present Avengers assemble, including Quicksilver.[149] Reunited with his sister, he still acted antagonistic, expressing his disgust at her marriage to the Vision.[150] Assessing his prejudice as a liability, Moondragon telepathically conditioned Quicksilver to stop hating his artificial brother-in-law.[151] After Korvac was stopped,[152] Quicksilver resumed his association with the Avengers and the twins rekindled their connection. When the Scarlet Witch was chosen by Henry P. Gyrich to be an active member of the Avengers but Quicksilver was not, he was enraged at the external influence. Mysteriously, Quicksilver collapsed before the other Avengers being followed by his sister falling to the same condition.[153] In fact, they had had their souls transferred to marionettes crafted by the father who had raised them, Django Maximoff. As a mystic ventriloquist, he intended to returning his children to Transia as he exposed the events that led to their separation in the past.[2]

Able to track their teammates' location, the Avengers warred against an army of dolls. The Vision obliterated the marionettes to free the souls of the twins. Feeling empathy for the desperate old man, the twins chose to accompany him back to Europe and give him the emotional support of a family.[2] They sailed through the Atlantic[154] until installing themselves in an inn in East Transia, where the Scarlet Witch felt home. During the night, she was approached by Modred, the Mystic, who claimed to have information about her past. At the top of Mount Wundagore, in the ruins of the High Evolutionary's citadel, was the Darkhold, the cursed tome written by Chthon. Upon noticing it, the Scarlet Witch was betrayed and incapacitated by Modred,[11] who declared she was to be the host of Chthon. After being knocked out, her existence was replaced by the demon-lord of chaos.[72]

Realizing his sister had succumbed to demonic possession, Quicksilver contacted the Avengers, but was defeated by Chthon.[72] The Avengers, except for the Vision, who had been benched by Gyrich, found Mountain Wundagore engulfed in extremely chaotic events. While torturing the Avengers, Chthon revealed his plans of taking control over the world. Wanda had been his pawn since her very birth, with him being responsible for the oscillations she had experienced with her powers in the past. Her true soul was transferred back to the doll Django Maximoff had crafted. Using it as a talisman, Quicksilver and the Avengers were able to strengthen her consciousness and exorcise Chthon from her body. Chthon perished in an avalanche. Tragically, Django Maximoff did not survive the ordeal either.[155] The Scarlet Witch became the guardian of the Darkhold. On their way back home, Crystal announced she was pregnant, with the Scarlet Witch being content with her expanding family, but also worrying about having children of her own.[156] She extended her leave of absence, much to Gyrich's ire,[157] and departed.[158] On the coast of New Jersey for a time, the Scarlet Witch reflected on the possibility of becoming a mother.[159]

The Serpent Crown resurfaced with Hugh Jones. In order to stop him, the formidable Thing had Harkness contact the Scarlet Witch for help. She was able to sense the mystical artifact in Washington, D.C., and joined the Thing in his mission. She was initially seduced by the Serpent Crown, but ultimately prevailed alongside her ally and defeated Jones and secured the item.[160] The director of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. fell to the Serpent Crown and the Scarlet Witch sensed its activation, she joined the Thing once again, alongside Spider-Man, to prevent the awakening of Set.[161] Another ghost from the past was Ultron, who seized control of Iron Man's armor to trick and kidnap the Scarlet Witch. Iron Man was able to resist Ultron's influence and, with the other Avengers, broke his teammate free from the mechanical claws of the villain.[162] After other missions with the Avengers, as they underwent another change of roster, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision ultimately decided to leave the team permanently to focus on leading an ordinary life together.[163]

Leonia[]

The couple of Avengers moved to a cozy house in Leonia, New Jersey, to experience a calm life. On their first day at their new home, during Halloween, the Avengers' butler Jarvis gifted the Scarlet Witch with a druid spellbook originally found by Captain America. The ancient spirit of Samhain in the book possessed the local children during Halloween and attacked the Scarlet Witch and the Vision. By setting the book on fire, the Scarlet Witch destroyed the creature.[50] After the incident, they were visited by the Whizzer, who asked for their help in taking custody of Nuklo. The Scarlet Witch recognized he was not her actual father. In the hospital Nuklo was being treated on, the villain Isbisa had impersonated a doctor to steal Nuklo's radioactive powers. In the ensuing battle, the Whizzer learned he was not the biological father of the twins. Despite the revelation, they still expressed the care they nurtured for each other. In the end, the villain was defeated, and Nuklo was freed of his radioactive curse, but the Whizzer sacrificed himself for such an outcome.[164]

At some point, the Scarlet Witch was targeted by the sorcerer Xandu, wielder of the Wand of Watoomb. He had her body switched with that of his comatose assistant and lover Melinda Morrison, who attacked Spider-Man and trapped him in another dimension with the Scarlet Witch. Xandu believed the Scarlet Witch to be Morrison and claimed her. Using magic, she was able to summon Morrison to convince the magician to give up on his mad plans. With Xandu defeated, Morrison transported Spider-Man and the Scarlet Witch back to Earth.[165]

In the Inhuman city of Attilan, on the surface of the moon, the Scarlet Witch met Quicksilver and Crystal to be introduced to her niece, Luna. The tender meeting was interrupted by Magneto, who was immediately attacked. Following a display of force, Magneto declared he merely wished to meet Luna, who he claimed to be his granddaughter. After meeting Bova in Wundagore, Magneto was led to believe Wanda and Pietro were the children his missing wife, Magda, had given birth to years ago. The shocking revelation had a profound effect on the complex relationship the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver had with Magneto.[54] The Maximoff twins rejected Magneto, pushing him away and claiming Django Maximoff was the only man they would ever call father.[13]

The Vision was contacted by the android Mark Twain, created by the Mad Thinker alongside many others as an embodiment of human knowledge. In a trance, he abandoned the Scarlet Witch in their home.[166] In desperation for experiencing a nightmare in which she attacked her husband, she was comforted by him. In fact, he was Necrodamus in disguise for the real Vision was still out involved with the situation concerning the Mad Thinkers' creations. Seeking revenge, Necrodamus went to the Vision in an attempt to usurp his perfect and ageless body, threatening the Scarlet Witch. To save his wife, the Vision complied. Upon recovering, the Scarlet Witch took the difficult decision of destroying the Vision's body. After casting a hex to incapacitate Necrodamus failed, the Scarlet Witch was at his mercy, but as a result the remnants of the Vision were reactivated and prevented her murder. Struggling to overcome the possession, the Vision was able to ban the evil consciousness and the loving couple was safe and sound.[12]

At some point, the mystic idol of Zor came to the possession of the Scarlet Witch. In her studies, she discovered it was one of a pair of immense power that attracted those interested in acquiring it. In order to hide it, she forged the persona of Ms. Wonderly and hired the services of the Heroes for Hire under the pretense of protecting an inheritance item from her greedy brother. Hordes of demons attacked the Heroes for Hire while the Scarlet Witch was apparently kidnapped by the High Priest of Zor to an ancient castle. The Vision approached the Heroes for Hire to reveal the actual situation and, together, they defeated the villains and destroyed the castle.[16]

Absolute Vision[]

When Earth's authorities learned about the Inhuman settlement on the surface of the moon, the Avengers were tasked to assess the situation. The Scarlet Witch and the Vision decided to return to the team in this situation, considering their family connection to Quicksilver. The ruler of the Inhumans, Black Bolt, had been replaced by his evil brother, Maximus, and acted erratically, leading the Avengers to fight the Inhumans. The Scarlet Witch and the Vision acted as mediators, helping to reveal the secret behind it.[167] Acting as reservists, they kept helping the Avengers in times of need. In one occasion, the Vision was deactivated when being in contact with a device deployed by Annihilus.[168] Back to her home while the Vision was treated by the Avengers, the Scarlet Witch was approached by the sorcerer supreme and master of the mystic arts, Doctor Strange, who requested access to the Darkhold. The lord of the vampires Dracula was also in search for the Darkhold, motivating Strange's quest. Together, the Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange fended off Dracula and his Darkholders. The cursed tome was taken by Doctor Strange to Castle Mordo afterwards to protect the Avengers Mansion.[169]

The Vision's condition did not improve[170] until the Avenger Starfox linked his systems with those of the Titanian intelligence I.S.A.A.C., a process that vastly expanded the Vision's mind. However, his body was still damaged, thus his presence was restricted to be a hologram within the Avengers Mansion.[171] This condition led the Vision to propose a full return to the Avengers' active roster. The Avengers noticed his authoritarian attitude,[172] which was confirmed when some of the team was abducted by the Beyonder and he instituted himself as the new Avengers' chairman. The Scarlet Witch was not comfortable with acting as an Avenger and worried about her unrecognizable husband,[173] who became part of hidden schemes involving the American congress.[174] The Scarlet Witch complained about the Vision being secretive, but he was able to manipulate her.[175]

The consequences of the Vision's contact with I.S.A.A.C. became more apparent as he considered taking absolute control over all computer systems of the world.[176] To add another strain to their relationship, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision learned their house was burned to the ground in Leonia as a result of a hate crime of arson. In order to accomplish his plan, the Vision misdirected his teammates in bogus missions.[177] In horror, the Scarlet Witch and the Avengers learned about his deceit and actions, and stopping him became a priority.[178] At the Avengers Mansion, the extremist Vision attempted to psychologically trick his wife into joining his cause. The Scarlet Witch argued absolutism was not a viable answer. In conflict, the Vision severed his connection to I.S.A.A.C., but as a result lost his credibility as a super hero.[179] The Scarlet Witch and the Vision left the Avengers one more time and chose to openly assist the government in their investigations.[180] Gyrich extensively examined the Vision's systems to the point of insulting the Scarlet Witch, who raided Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. to retrieve her husband. Following Gyrich's threats, the Scarlet Witch fully resigned from the Avengers with the Vision and relinquished any clearance they had right to.[10]

A Year In The Life[]

The Scarlet Witch and the Vision insisted on returning to Leonia, contracting the realtor Norm Webster to purchase a new house in their old neighborhood. Their arrival was not calm, since they were attacked by a legion of zombies controlled by the Black Talon and his associate, the despicable Nekra, both lackeys of the Grim Reaper. The Scarlet Witch was restrained, but she pretended to be vulnerable to surprise her assailants alongside her ethereal husband. They learned Ultron was part of the same plan and had kidnapped Wonder Man, now part of Hawkeye's West Coast division of Avengers.[10] The Grim Reaper wished to revive Simon Williams, purged from any connection to the Vision or Wonder Man. In their investigation, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision met Martha Williams, Simon's mother, who came to consider the Vision her child as well.[181] The insane Reaper fell to his death when confronted by the Avengers, putting an end to his insane schemes. As a result of such a tumultuous family feud, the Vision considered the possibility of having children with the Scarlet Witch.[182] While the Scarlet Witch considered adoption, the Vision suggested her powers could make a pregnancy between them viable.[183]

When enjoying the woods near their home, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision happened upon the village of New Salem, created by the Salem Seven. The Seven captured the Scarlet Witch and offered her an alliance in the community New Salem. When captive, she learned they were the grandchildren of Agatha Harkness, who got burned to death by them months prior. The leader of New Salem, Vertigo, planned to gain power through the Scarlet Witch and the Vision. However, Gazelle betrayed her siblings and covered the couple of heroes' escape. Guided by the spirit of Harkness, the Scarlet Witch channelled the magicks of New Salem not only to defeat Vertigo and finish the Salem Seven, but also to conceive the baby she and the Vision desired.[183] Doctor Strange diagnosed and accompanied the pregnancy. The act of moving back to Leonia triggered an aggressive response from some bigots. A hate crime was prevented by the couple of stage magicians Glamor and Illusion, who introduced themselves as neighbors with special abilities as well. Ultimately, the Scarlet Witch convinced those who opposed to their presence in the town by sharing her intentions of building a family.[184]

During Halloween, the Scarlet Witch performed a ritual to contact Agatha Harkness in the afterlife. However, the deceased members of the Salem Seven brutally attacked her instead to use her newborn's life force to revive themselves. As she ran away, she was tormented by Samhain. Fortunately, on Earth, the Vision was able to destroy the remnants of the druid tome that ensured the villain's existence. Harkness used his energies to protect the Scarlet Witch and stop the Salem Seven.[185] With the baby safe, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision prepared a Thanksgiving dinner night for their family and friends to announce the news of their pregnancy. Magneto was a controversial guest. The Scarlet Witch welcomed him, but alerted that acceptance would only come if he ever proved himself worthy of it. The celebration was momentarily interrupted by the Toad, who still nurtured an obsession for the Scarlet Witch. Magneto, the Vision and Quicksilver put him out of commission for the transgression.[186] Around this period, one of the children originally corrupted by Samhain, the librarian Holly LaDonna, approached the Scarlet Witch to become her witch apprentice.[187]

The Hero for Hire Luke Cage visited the Scarlet Witch to alert her about the return of the hunters of the idols of Zor. In New York City, the confronted the High Priest of Zor and his demonic minions once again. The Scarlet Witch tricked the demon by pretending to lead him to the location of the artifacts when in fact she had Crystal destroy them.[188] During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the Vision was seduced by Enchantress and forced him to steal the Eye of Rajpur for her. While the Scarlet Witch searched for her missing husband, Glamor and Illusion threw a stage act to cover the theft of the item Enchantress wished. Reunited with the Scarlet Witch, the Vision broke free from his mistress. The Scarlet Witch defeated her rival, stopping her schemes.[189]

As the months went by, Crystal started a secret affair with Norm Webster. Her Inhuman physiology left her vulnerable to Earth's pollution, and she succumbed to an overdose of a potion to combat intoxication. In Attilan, Quicksilver learned the truth about her cheating on him. As the Scarlet Witch prepared a ritual to recover Crystal, the aggravated Quicksilver turned against his family, including his sister.[190] The Scarlet Witch prepared to be in labor soon. Once again, the Toad attempted to disturb her and her husband. This time he was able to overcome the Vision and raid their house. Upon seeing the pregnant Scarlet Witch, the Toad felt disgust, being distracted and defeated by his idealized muse.[191] As her contractions worsened, the Scarlet Witch was hospitalized, being surrounded by her loved relatives and friends. Nekra and an undead Grim Reaper attempted to ruin the moment, but failed thanks to Wonder Man and Magneto. Doctor Strange successfully delivered a baby boy they named Thomas after Phineas Thomas Horton, the creator of the Vision's original body. Surprisingly, a second baby was also delivered, baptized William, after the Williams family.[60]

Darker Than Scarlet[]

Quicksilver was still on the run and orchestrated an elaborate plan to punish the Avengers for the suffering he had endured. Ultimately, the Scarlet Witch intervened, introducing her brother to her sons, which led him to question his actions and abandon his vile mission momentarily.[192] He resume his revenge by sending a fake letter to his sister informing Bova needed help. After leaving her children with her mother-in-law, Martha, the Scarlet Witch went to Bova's location with the Vision, only to be captured by Quicksilver, who had associated himself with Madame X. His other targets were the West Coast Avengers,[193] In their convoluted conflict, they crossed paths with Kristoff Vernard in Latveria. As Quicksilver was knocked out, the Scarlet Witch could not help caring for him.[194] Still, he did not give up on his schemes despite failing.[195]

Following this incident, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision decided to join the West Coast Avengers,[25] moving to the guest house of the Avengers Compound with their sons. On one morning, the Scarlet Witch woke up not to find her husband at her side. The worried Avengers noticed any records of the Vision had vanished from their systems as well.[52] The former Avenger Mockingbird revealed she had been tasked by S.H.I.E.L.D. of incarcerating the Vision and deleting his files, but realized they were not legit. The Avengers were able to track the facility run by the Vision's captors. In horror, the Scarlet Witch found her husband completely dismantled.[196] The responsible ones were part of the Vigilance, a global organization that worried about the Vision's past transgressions to the computer systems of the world. To make matters worse, another prisoner was Phineas Horton, who revealed the Vision was not his work as originally believed. As the Avengers collected the mechanical parts of the Vision, the Scarlet Witch cast a hex to detonate the complex of the Vigilance.[197]

Back at the Avengers Compound, Hank Pym rebuilt the Vision based on the intel the Avengers had. However, all emotional connections as well as private memories he once had were lost. Tragically, the Scarlet Witch could not recognize her husband inside his cold and robotic body. A fundamental piece that was missing to conclude the process was Wonder Man's brain patterns. When the Scarlet Witch questioned him about his refusal to comply, Wonder Man shared he chose not to split his self again with another being. In secrecy, he was also in love with her.[62] Where the Avengers provided no solution, the Scarlet Witch was contacted by a research team from Saunders College, Texas, who proposed a way to restore the Vision.[198] Disappointed with the Avengers, she took the Vision aboard a Quinjet to Saunders by herself, being greeted by Jeremiah Random. Soon, Random locked the Scarlet Witch up and shared they had no interest in the Vision, but in the Scarlet Witch herself. Subjecting her to be assimilated by That Which Endures, they revealed that she was the first mutant assimilated to ensure the evolution of a new dominant species created in their facility.[199] The destruction of the Quinjet alerted the East Coast Avengers, who investigated the college complex.[200] The possessed Scarlet Witch attacked her allies, who ultimately managed to destroy the assimilator and end its influence, freeing the Scarlet Witch and all other who had succumbed to it.[201]

Completely stressed out by the recent events, the Scarlet Witch displayed extreme hostility.[202] Visited by Agatha Harkness, who was surprisingly alive, the Scarlet Witch was informed about the condition of her baby children, who would vanish whenever their mother did not concentrate on their existence. In fact, the babies had been conceived using pieces of the soul of Master Pandemonium, who invaded their quarters with his horde of demons to kidnap them. Feeling the Avengers did not worry about the situation, the Scarlet Witch grew even more resentful. The Avengers were transported by Harkness to Master Pandemonium's realm, only to find the Maximoff babies assimilated by him.[203] After recovering his soul, Master Pandemonium realized that in fact the fragments belonged to his tormentor, the prince of lies Mephisto, who reacquired them. Harkness took the opportunity to erase the infants through the Scarlet Witch's memories to knock Mephisto out. As a result, Wanda Maximoff lost any recollection of her former family, with Harkness asking the Avengers to protect her from additional pain.[61]

Before any chance of recovery, the Scarlet Witch was abducted by Lord Ghaur to serve as one of the Brides of Set due to her past experience with the Serpent Crown[204] to unleash Set on Earth.[205] Although Set was fended off, the Scarlet Witch entered a catatonic state as a result.[206] Although misoriented, she woke up from her trance when the U-Foes attacked the Avengers and threatened the Vision.[207] Delusional, she did not realize her husband no longer was the man she once loved.[208] He concluded that joining the East Coast branch of the Avengers in New York was a pertinent alternative, permanently parting ways with his wife.[209] Once again catatonic, the Scarlet Witch was abducted by Magneto, who magnetically transported her cottage to Earth's orbit.[210] At her father's side, the Scarlet Witch turned against the Avengers, using her hex powers in unprecedented ways to reshape reality.[211] Displaying vast cruelty, she tortured the Avengers, being also joined by Quicksilver.[63] Magneto and his children fended the Avengers off and resettled on Asteroid M to carry out their plans for mutant supremacy.[212]

In fact, Quicksilver had planned to betray Magneto and save his sister all along, using the teleportation abilities of Lockjaw to bring them back to the Avengers, sparking a battle. The Scarlet Witch once again fell to a trance and an overpowered Magneto had no chance but to flee. The true mastermind behind all the tragedies in the Scarlet Witch was then revealed to be Immortus,[213] who subtly increased the Scarlet Witch's abilities. In his temporally unstable realm of Limbo, he forced the Avengers to battle his Legion of the Unliving. On Earth, Agatha Harkness had access to Immortus' vulnerable body. Through the Scarlet Witch's powers of altering reality across timelines, for she was a nexus being, Immortus wanted to serve the interests of the Time-Keepers in order to erect a timeless empire.[214] Agatha Harkness used her magic to contact the Scarlet Witch and convince her of rejecting the extra powers Immortus had imbued her with. As a result, the Time-Keepers intervened and forced Immortus to act as the vessel that would keep the timestream stable, a fate he had planned for the Scarlet Witch. Victorious and safe, the Avengers returned home to finally cope with the hurtful events.[215]

Force Works[]

Wanda Maximoff was hospitalized to recover physically and mentally, having no access to her powers. During this period, she forgave Wonder Man,[216] slowly rekindling their relationship as a response for his deep sense of care and even started to go on dates. They were further drawn together when attacked by the undead Grim Reaper.[217] The Scarlet Witch's hex returned when Ultron transformed some of her teammates in cyborgs and she pushed her powers to the limit to revert the process.[218] However, she lacked the fine control that years of experience had given her over her abilities, returning to the point of casting unpredictable events.[219] Still, when the Avengers proposed elections for their active roster, the Scarlet Witch was chosen. Wonder Man also remained in the team and she chose to propose the interruption of their dating routine,[220] triggering an angry response from him,[221] soon followed by an amicable reconciliation.[222]

Finally, the Scarlet Witch was able to process the recent traumas in her life and accept the end of her marriage and family.[223] When Ultron resurfaced and attacked the West Coast Avengers, the Vision was able to track his activities and join forces with his old teammates to stop his threat. This put the Scarlet Witch in contact with her ex-husband. She took the opportunity to set boundaries and not let herself fall for false signs, since his former self was proved to be unrecoverable.[224] This decision gave Wanda Maximoff to start a new direction in her life.[225] This determination earned her the position of chairperson of the Avengers West following Hawkeye's leave.[226] Her debut as a leader was tainted by tragedy, though. The new Lethal Legion formed by the demonic Satannish sought revenge against the Avengers by capturing Mockingbird to his realm. The Scarlet Witch cast a spell to follow their missing teammate,[227] being intercepted by Mephisto, who offered a deal and an alliance against his rival demon-lord. The Scarlet Witch immediately refused and teleported the Avengers away to prevent any temptation. As the two demons fought each other, the Scarlet Witch was able to bring her team back to Earth, but was trapped in the hellish realm. Mockingbird sacrificed her own life to ensure the Scarlet Witch's return.[228]

Simultaneously, the Scarlet Witch also became closer to the community of magic-wielding super heroes. She was involved in the crisis concerning the emergence of the Goddess,[229] and joined a group of sorcerers, including Agatha Harkness, led by Doctor Strange.[230] She was also in contact with Strange and Harkness when assessing the whereabouts of the Darkhold.[231] More prominently, she was recruited into Doctor Strange's Secret Defenders with Spider-Man when Xandu broke free from imprisonment with the Wand of Watoomb. The team fought hordes of demons to prevent Earth to merge with Xandu's dimension of death. In the end, Xandu was defeated by Melinda Morrison.[232]

Abducted by Pixil, a mystic creature who adapted himself for a cybernetic existence, the Scarlet Witch was to be used as the nexus being to spread chaos and bring him control over the world. His actions, however, freed a hellspawn run by logic. The Scarlet Witch was able to escape before being harmed, leaving her enemies to collapse.[233] Experiencing tormenting nightmares with demons, the Scarlet Witch contacted Agatha Harkness for counsel. She travelled to the ghost town of Unity, in New England, to do research on her status as a nexus being, where she was ambushed by Master Pandemonium.[234] After putting him out of commission, the Scarlet Witch had access to knowledge about the nexus beings. However, she was attacked by the West Coast Avengers, who had been perverted into monstrous creatures[235] by Lore, a succubus nexus being from a parallel universe who wished to conquer Wanda Maximoff's place.[236] Using her hex powers, the Scarlet Witch was able to shift probabilities and physically attack the extradimensional interloper. Consumed by the spirits of those she had slain, Lore was vulnerable to have her life ended by the Scarlet Witch, who stabbed her with a sword.[4]

Considering the recent struggles the West Coast Avengers endured, the East Coast division proposed its dissolution, with the Vision arguing they were a redundant and detrimental operation. The Scarlet Witch was enraged with the authoritarian decision, being supported by Iron Man. Shockingly, during the poll to dissolve the West Coast Avengers, Iron Man led the vote to its end. Being offered a position as a reservist, the Scarlet Witch quit from the Avengers definitely.[237] Days later, at their former base, Iron Man proposed the formation of an alternative team not bound to the Avengers, Force Works, with the Scarlet Witch acting as the team's field leader. Iron Man designed a Chaos Computer system in the smart building called the Works, in Ventura, that combined calculations with the Scarlet Witch's powers to proactively predict crises and prevent reactive missions.[22]

Kree bandits from Starstealth came to Earth to retaliate against the destruction of their throneworld Hala, which they blamed Wonder Man for. When leading Force Works to resist their attack, the Scarlet Witch accidentally summoned the warrior known as Century to the battle. To save Earth from a detonation, Wonder Man sacrificed himself, while the Scarlet Witch and most of Force Works was dragged by the Century's enemies, the Scatter, to another planet,[22] where they learned Earth was also a target to the famished alien race. Century teleported Force Works back home[238] and, by using the Chaos Computer, the Scarlet Witch predicted their enemies would be in Houston. She decided to cast a hex to destabilize their power source in their home planet and banish them to the other side of the universe. This decision was questioned by Iron Man, forcing the Scarlet Witch to reassert herself as team leader.[239]

Through the Chaos Computer, the Scarlet Witch learned about an imminent problem in the nation of Slorenia, a Balkan country with a complex ethnic background facing a civil war. While Iron Man supported the regime, the Scarlet Witch wished to give attention to the rebel Ember, who belonged to an oppressed racial minority. In the ensuing conflict Force Works got involved in, Ember was defeated, raising more tensions.[240] After other missions, the Scarlet Witch had Force Works infiltrate Slorenia. Iron Man agreed with her terms and elaborated a ruse to trick the government. Force Works supported Ember in his ascension, but upon learning he would start a new totalitarian rule, they defeated him as well, liberating Slorenia.[241] When controlling a prison break Starstealth orchestrated in the Vault, the Scarlet Witch had Force Works work with the Avengers. The two teams recognized each other's value. In this setting, the Scarlet Witch learned the Rigellian Recorder RE-404 had woven a web of intrigues in Force Works, prompting her to use her powers to disintegrate it.[242]

The Scarlet Witch made amends with Iron Man as they reconnected with the Avengers. She also got close to the Vision, who had regained the ability to have emotional connections.[243] Back to Force Works however, she noticed weird events, suggesting Iron Man held secrets.[244] Her suspicions escalated when he had the obnoxious Cybermancer join the team without prior consultation. As murders took place in the Avengers Mansion, Iron Man accused Hawkeye of being the killer and apprehended him. Distrusting Iron Man, Scarlet Witch separated Force Works from Stark.[245] They learned Iron Man was the killer, having been manipulated by Kang, the Conqueror, for a long time.[246] Being exposed, Iron Man had Cybermancer and the systems of the Works attack Force Works to end their lives. The Scarlet Witch was able to destroy the systems, but as a result Force Works was no more.[247] In a final showdown against a version of Simon Williams from Cybermancer's world, the Scarlet Witch confronted her grief, having the Century as a dear ally in the final moments of Force Works.[248]

Onslaught[]

Wishing to check on Hawkeye and gather information about Iron Man, the Scarlet Witch decided to return to the Avengers.[249] Alongside Hawkeye, she was a victim of a Hex-Ship fall onto the Grand Canyon as a result of an attack by the Leader. Rescued by the Avengers, they arrived to the Avengers Mansion.[250] The Avengers were a force of opposition against a corrupted Professor Xavier, who threatened the world as Onslaught.[251] The heroes were able to expose Onslaught's psychic form and all non-mutant heroes gave up on their life to destabilize the creature. Protected by her hex powers, the Scarlet Witch was able to join them. Consequently, the mutant heroes were able to destroy Onslaught at the cost of the lives of their allies.[252]

Instead of dying, the Avengers emerged on a parallel Earth created by Franklin Richards. In this new reality, Wanda was a witch from Salem, raised by Agatha Harkness after being abandoned on her doorstep, who got recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. to form the Avengers, a world-peace keeping initiative. Harkness encouraged Maximoff to become an Avenger as a way to explore her aptitude for sorcery as the Scarlet Witch. Their first enemy was Loki, the God of Mischief, who got banned by one of the Scarlet Witch's hexes. Loki was approached by the Enchantress, who claimed to be Wanda's mother.[21] With Loki's help, the Enchantress incapacitated Harkness and assumed her form, interacting with the Scarlet Witch under this guise.[253]

The Enchantress wished to corrupt the Scarlet Witch. Captain America saw this as an opportunity to keep an eye on the Avengers' enemies. As such, the Scarlet Witch pretended to be corrupted[254] and joined the Lethal Legion to attack the Avengers.[20] With the Legion overpowered, the Enchantress and the Scarlet Witch retreated.[255] Out of the villains' reach, the Scarlet Witch attempted to contact Captain America, but was attacked by her former teammate Hellcat. Loki was able to predict her betrayal and seduced the demonic Hellcat into possessing the Scarlet Witch's body and beauty.[256] Possessing the body of her pet cat Ebony, Agatha Harkness was able to free the soul of the trapped Scarlet Witch and restore her to her proper body in time to combat Loki, who had siphoned the energies of a reactor on Avengers Island. Expressing regret, the Enchantress also joined the Avengers, and the three witches helped the heroes bring about Loki's defeat.[257]

Witch's Vengeance[]

The heroes eventually learned about their fabricated existence and returned to their home reality.[258] Reunited with her loved ones, Wanda Maximoff reconnected with her roots by frequenting Cafe Transia in Manhattan. She was among the former Avengers who got attacked by mystic creatures all over the globe. At the Avengers Mansion, Earth's Mightiest Heroes learned the Twilight Sword and the Norn Stones had been seized. When looking for the items, the Avengers met Mordred, the Evil, who immediately trapped the Scarlet Witch. The real mastermind behind the assault was the ancient witch Morgan Le Fay, who used the Scarlet Witch's power over reality to craft a medieval world,[259] in which the Avengers, as the Queen's Vengeance, served her. Immune to the brainwashing, the Scarlet Witch was kept caged in the dungeons of Morgan's castle. Incessantly, the Scarlet Witch attempted to use her powers to call someone to help her. As a result, she was able to summon Wonder Man as a being of pure ionic energy.[260] Freed by Wonder Man, the Scarlet Witch directed her ire against her captor alongside a small group of Avengers who overcame her dark influence. Channeling the might of the Avengers, the Scarlet Witch empowered Wonder Man to obliterate Morgan, but the Vision's body was destroyed in the process.[261]

Reality was restored. The Scarlet Witch supervised the Vision's recovery. He was able to communicate with her through the Avengers Mansion's holographic systems and informed her that his disassemble effectively killed the man he was and that she was free from any obligations to their marriage, much to her disappointment. Instead, she focused on ways of fully restoring Wonder Man. As part of the new Avengers' line-up, the Scarlet Witch was back to her old ways.[262] When facing adversities, the Scarlet Witch was able to conjure Wonder Man in times of need.[263] However, the practice of using him as a mere asset made her uncomfortable. Their exceptional link gradually became romantic.[264] Experiencing her connection to magic had changed, Wanda Maximoff visited her old mentor Agatha Harkness in Whisper Hill. Harkness explained that, due to her connection to Chthon, the Scarlet Witch was able to control the volatile chaos magic, that affected probability, time, space, and the very fabric of reality.[265]

Following the return of his brother, the Grim Reaper attacked the Avengers with the Legion of the Unliving. Upon returning from Whisper Hill, the Scarlet Witch was captured by zombie versions of deceased Avengers, including Wonder Man. Following Agatha Harkness' advice, Wanda Maximoff allowed herself to love Simon Williams, which culminated in his full physical resurrection. No longer dead, he was freed from his brother's influence and defeated him. After that, the Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man embarked on a romance.[266] The Vision was also restored, sparking uneasy interactions between the trio. The Scarlet Witch and the Vision discussed their relationship, and she realized his old emotions had returned for a time. He expressed she was correct and that he had pushed her off to guarantee her happiness, for he had caused her too much pain.[267] The old couple formed a deep friendship, with the Vision also frequenting Cafe Transia to relive aspects of his past.[268][269]

Captain America momentarily went missing, leading the Avengers to elect a new chairperson. The Scarlet Witch was chosen and accepted the offer despite initial reservations.[270] Upon Captain America's return, the Scarlet Witch noticed the Avengers acted unfocused due to the lack of proper guiding. She proposed that he acted as field leader while she directed the team as a morale counselor.[271] The Avengers faced a major crisis when Ultron conquered Slorenia. He abducted those Avengers he considered to be related to him to create mental maps of them to create robotic versions of his family.[272] The Scarlet Witch was kept unconscious due to her powers being specifically aggressive against Ultron's components.[273] Ironically, they were broken free by the Grim Reaper, ending up with Ultron's destruction.[274] At some point amidst her relationship with Wonder Man, the Scarlet Witch presented the Vision with a drive that contained her brain patterns and could be used to create an artificial version of herself. Years later, these were used in the construction of Virginia.[275] Later on, as the Avengers' roster changed one more time, the Scarlet Witch passed the leadership to the Wasp, a more experienced chairperson.[276]

Chaos & Order[]

Magneto was granted rule over the island nation of Genosha and Quicksilver became a minister in its government affairs.[277] The Scarlet Witch expressed her concern about her brother being once again influenced by their father's ideals, but was calmed down after a brief interaction with him.[278] She was then appointed as an observer sent by the United Nations on Genosha.[1] Not fully convinced of Magneto's good intentions for his people, the Scarlet Witch investigated the dynamics of the Genoshan society. Ultimately, the United Nations sanctioned the Avengers to raid the country.[279] Insulted, Magneto unleashed his rage upon them, as the Scarlet Witch discovered he wished to using a device to boost his powers to his prime.[280] After a failed attempt to stop him, the Scarlet Witch witnessed the master of magnetismo incapacitate her and the Avengers, extraditing them out of his nation.[281]

Kang, the Conqueror, launched all-powerful attacks against Earth and its nations. The Avengers, as a global-level operation, attempted to resist him with no avail.[282] As part of a mission that went to Earth's orbit to destroy his base, the Scarlet Witch was separated from her teammates.[283] She was incarcerated in a prison camp in Los Angeles. For weeks, she assisted prisoners with medical care, until being reunited with Wonder Man, who also got imprisoned. With the world succumbed to a calamity, the Scarlet Witch could not see herself in a relationship with Wonder Man anymore, since their romance was grounded on brighter days. Together, they staged a prison break to allow Wonder Man rejoin the Avengers and combat Kang, while the Scarlet Witch preferred to stay and cover his escape.[284] The Avengers defeated Kang,[285] and the prison the Scarlet Witch was in got deactivated.[286]

The Scarlet Witch became deeply affected by flaws in the integrity of reality. This led her to commune with the In-Betweener, an abstract entity that embodied the balance between chaos and order.[287] The issue was triggered by Scorpio, who used the Zodiac Key, to tamper with both forces for his world-domination purposes by enclosing major capital cities. The chaotic aspect of the In-Betweener attempted to possess the Scarlet Witch to regain access to his order counterpart.[288] As a creature of pure chaos, the Scarlet Witch subdued the embodiment of order and fused it with its counterpart. The restored In-Betweener then reverted Scorpio's actions.[289] As active Avengers, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision became close to each other, forging a strong bond and a sense of care for each other.[290]

Disassembled[]

Her ever-growing ability to alter reality added to an unintentional remark made by the Wasp about the tragic demise of her children put a mental strain on the Scarlet Witch and drove over the edge. She looked for Agatha Harkness for explanations and ended up murdering her mentor in rage. Feeling resentful and rancorous, she blamed the Avengers for the destruction of her family and planned a savage assault against them.[291] She contacted Doctor Doom to gain additional power. Since she was a nexus being, he was able to give her access to the powerful source known as the Life Force.[292] Using her expanded powers, she fabricated scenarios to punish her teammates. She misguided Captain America into becoming in love with her,[293] caused Iron Man to become inebriated in a United Nations' conference, and, more disastrously, resurrected Jack of Hearts at Avengers Mansion to cause a devastating detonation that claimed the life of Ant-Man. Additionally, she took control over the body of the Vision, forcing him to deploy an aggression against the Avengers. During the ensuing battle, She-Hulk was induced to completely lose control and destroy the Vision and place the Wasp in a coma.[294]

The Avengers had no evidence about the origin of the biggest attack they had ever suffered.[295] A series of unreasonable events occurred, including the arrival of the Kree and of the Skrull armadas on Earth, which led to the death of Hawkeye. As chaos unfolded, Doctor Strange happened upon the ruins of Avengers Mansion to inform the rules of magic were being abused.[296] Realizing the Scarlet Witch was to blame, the Avengers marched to Whisper Hill, where she maintained a fabricated existence in which her children were alive. Feeling threatened, the volatile Scarlet Witch tortured the Avengers with nightmarish constructs. Doctor Strange cast the Eye of Agamotto to throw her into a catatonic state. With her mind being pure chaos, the Avengers could do little for their teammate. Magneto arrived on the scene to collect his daughter and bring her to the ruins of Genosha to be treated by Professor Xavier.[291] The Avengers were unable to keep their operations after this major attack and officially disbanded.[297]

House of M[]

Despite his best efforts, Professor Xavier was unable to get through to the Scarlet Witch[298] even with Doctor Strange's assistance.[299] Worried about the significant threat she posed to reality, Xavier summoned the Avengers and the X-Men to decide Wanda Maximoff's fate.[300] Horrified with the possibility of his sister being euthanized, Quicksilver convinced the unstable Scarlet Witch to tap into Xavier's telepathic powers and make the deepest wishes of all involved in the situation come true. As a result, the Scarlet Witch warped reality into a world where all would be satisfied.[66] Mutants were a racial majority under the rule of Magneto on Genosha.[301] Wanda Magnus was seen a human member of Magneto's dynasty, who spent most of her time recluse with her two children.[66]

Flaws existed in the false world. Wolverine was able to see through the illusion since his greatest wish had always been to have recollection of his lost memories.[65] Another unexpected player was a revived Hawkeye.[302] Through the abilities of the young Layla Miller, they were able to gather a legion of super heroes and break them free from the deception.[301] On Genosha, the Avengers and the X-Men attacked Magneto believing him to be responsible for the situation, while Doctor Strange and Hawkeye discreetly approached the Scarlet Witch in her quarters. She revealed the truth about the origins of that world, exposing Quicksilver's participation in it. Unpredictably, Hawkeye wounded her with an arrow. In turmoil, the Scarlet Witch interrupted the fight as an enraged Magneto brutally assaulted Quicksilver for his transgressions. She resurrected her brother and declared her dissatisfaction with Magneto and his obsession with the mutant cause. Withe the words "No More Mutants" being uttered, the Scarlet Witch ended the fantasy, restoring reality.[66]

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"No more mutants"

As one of the many consequences of her spell, the majority of the mutant population was completely depowered. Their numbers were dwindled to a mere fraction of what they once were.[49] Countless lives were lost since, as mutants lost their powers in sensitive situations, they were left unable to sustain life without their mutations.[303] This event became known as the mutant decimation, or M-Day.[304] Wanda Maximoff emerged in a small village near Mount Wundagore with any memories of her past life erased. She lived a tranquil existence away from any connection to mutants or the Avengers.[49]

After the fallout, Hawkeye found Wanda Maximoff in an interaction where he saved her from a thief in Wundagore. They had a one-night stand in her home, during which Hawkeye realized that the Scarlet Witch had really started a new existence and that the setting where she lived was the result of her powers.[305] She was also visited by Hank McCoy, the former mutant Avenger known as Beast, who did research on ways to reverse the mutant decimation. In their awkward interaction, she shared a tale with a warning for him to be careful with what he wished for. This led Beast to abandon his fruitless cause.[306]

Children's Crusade[]

In her new life, Wanda Maximoff eventually became involved in the interests of the villagers she lived with. Coincidentally, she travelled to Latveria petitioning Doctor Doom on behalf of her people. He recognized her and took advantage of the opportunity. As the time went by, he convinced her to become his bride. Meanwhile, to hide his intentions, he replaced her existence in Transia with one of his Doombots. It is not precise for how long the real Wanda Maximoff was impersonated by one of Doom's androids.[307] Meanwhile, from the ashes of the old Avengers, a team of teenage heroes emerged, the Young Avengers, recruited by Iron Lad, a kid version of Kang the Conqueror who recruited youngsters related to the Avengers. Two of the Young Avengers were Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepherd, respectively Wiccan and Speed, who were assumed to be the reincarnated souls of the Scarlet Witch's sons.[308]

Sharing the same abilities of his alleged mother, Wiccan raised concern in the Avengers. After learning about her participation in the mutant decimation, he decided to start a quest to locate her, being joined by the Young Avengers, Magneto,[309] and Quicksilver. In Transia, they found the Doombot, realizing the Scarlet Witch was at Doctor Doom's mercy.[310] Wiccan went to Castle Doom to free his mother from captivity, being horrified to learn she was to be married to the villain.[48] Having no memories about her life, the Scarlet Witch still connected with Wiccan and chose to side with him in an escape from Latveria. They were intercepted by the Avengers, with the Scarlet Witch being brutally assaulted by Wolverine.[307] Using his time-travelling devices, Iron Lad vanished to the timestream with the Scarlet Witch and the Young Avengers, to the exact day she orchestrated the destruction of the Avengers.[311]

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Reunited with her child

The shock of reliving her traumatic revenge plan triggered the return of the Scarlet Witch's powers and memories. Back to the present, she resumed her attack against the Avengers. However, upon realizing Wiccan and Speed were her missing children, she came back to her senses. The Young Avengers' priority became recovering the depowered mutant population. The Scarlet Witch contacted X-Factor Investigations, a group of mutant detectives who worked on the decimation, ultimately bringing the powers of Rictor back. Her return also alerted the X-Men, who pursued her to make her pay for her crimes against mutantkind.[33] The Avengers battled the X-Men for her safety and, amidst the fight, she decided to seek Doctor Doom's assistance. Alongside Wiccan, the Scarlet Witch performed a ritual to give Doctor Doom access to her powers, including the ability to tap into the Life Force, for she believed his skill could ensure the restoration of the mutant population.[292] Almost immediately, Doctor Doom deceived the Scarlet Witch and banished her and the Young Avengers away from his castle. The Avengers and the X-Men joined forces to stop him, with the Scarlet Witch ultimately being able to exorcise the effects of the Life Force and depower him. As a result of the incident, any capacity she once had of fundamentally alter reality through it was gone. Doctor Doom also vehemently rejected the Scarlet Witch as she attempted to assist him.[312] A new chapter started in the life of the Scarlet Witch, in which her priority was seeking redemption for the chaos and destruction she had caused.[313]

Avengers vs. X-Men[]

The Scarlet Witch wished to reestablish her activities as a hero. She crossed paths with the Avengers when targeting A.I.M. and its leader M.O.D.O.K. At Avengers Mansion, she was not welcomed by the Vision, who had been rebuilt by Tony Stark.[314] However, she was not able to stay away from the team since she experienced predictive visions about the destruction the coming of the Phoenix to Earth would cause. The Avengers feared the incident while the X-Men believed it represented a salvation for mutantkind, sparking a war between the two groups.[315] Thanks to the Avengers' intervention, a group of X-Men became hosts of the Phoenix.[316] As the Phoenix Five, they used their omnipotent power to take control over several problems on Earth, rendering the Avengers obsolete.[317]

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"No More Phoenix"

The Scarlet Witch foresaw the Phoenix could bring the end of the Avengers. As such, she assisted the team into acquiring Hope, the mutant messiah who was born after M-Day and was believed to be the rightful host of the Phoenix. The Phoenix Five were especially vulnerable to the Scarlet Witch's chaotic powers, making her their main target.[317] The Avengers evaded the Phoenix Five in their hunt for the Scarlet Witch.[318] Hidden in the mystic city of K'un-Lun, the Scarlet Witch trained with Hope to fight the Phoenix.[319] They learned the chaos in the Scarlet Witch's magic and the order in the Phoenix Force were complementary to each other.[320] In a final showdown, the leader of the X-Men Cyclops gained the entirety of the Phoenix Force. His first victim was Professor Xavier, prompting the Avengers and the X-Men to join forces to stop his crusade.[321] Together, the Scarlet Witch and Hope exorcised the Phoenix from Cyclops. Wielding its magnificent power, Hope interrupted any destructive force caused by Cyclops. With the Scarlet Witch's assistance, she dispersed the energies of the Phoenix around the globe. As a result, the lasting effects of M-Day were over and new mutants started to manifest once again.[320]

Uncanny Avenger[]

At Xavier's School, the Scarlet Witch paid her respects on his grave. She was met with hostility by Rogue, one of the X-Men, who accused Wanda Maximoff of being responsible of the tragedies the X-Men faced. They engaged in a fight, but were attacked and captured by the S-Men, who desecrated Xavier's grave. Their master was the Red Skull, who grafted Xavier's brain onto his own to gain his telepathy.[68] Wishing to destroy mutantkind, the Red Skull saw the Scarlet Witch as a valuable asset and psychically subdued her to, once again, depower mutants.[322] Under his influence, the Scarlet Witch and Rogue assisted the Red Skull as he telepathically infected civilians with hate against mutants. They snapped back out of his influence when opposed by the Avengers Unity Division, a group Captain America proposed to deal with mutant-related crises.[323] By joining the Avengers Unity Division alongside Rogue, the Scarlet Witch led the Red Skull and the S-Men to retreat.[18]

As an official member of the team, the Scarlet Witch expressed her disagreement with Havok being appointed as the leader of the Avengers. Soon, she realized her sins would not make her a more suitable candidate. Havok vouched for her when controversies related to her past in the Brotherhood of Evil were raised. When the team was publicly introduced to the public, the Grim Reaper resurfaced to murder the Scarlet Witch, considering her a danger. Rogue finished him.[324] The start for a team that promoted unity was controversial. The Scarlet Witch had Rogue as an antagonistic teammate, but Wonder Man acted as a solid emotional support on the other hand.[325]

A priority mission to the Avengers became the emergence of Clan Akkaba, led by the Apocalypse Twins, who were raised by Kang.[326] Their Horsemen of Death kidnapped the Scarlet Witch[327] and proposed her to a chance of ending the conflict between mutants and humans by leading the diaspora of mutantkind to another world, Planet X. She opposed to their plan of segregation, but they informed her it would be carried out regardless, for they would use the energies within Wonder Man to force a rapture spell.[328] Having no alternative, the Scarlet Witch complied in order to prevent the Red Skull from igniting a species war in the near future as exposed by the Apocalypse Twins. Reunited with Wonder Man,[329] the Scarlet Witch revealed she secretly planned to summon mutantkind as an army to defeat the Apocalypse Twins. For the trust he had in her, she once again became romantically involved with him.[330]

However, Rogue was unaware of the actual intentions of the Scarlet Witch and, believing she was aligned with the Apocalypse Twins, ultimately murdered her using Wolverine's berserker claws. In her last moments, the Scarlet Witch completed the ritual, but the villains anticipated her betrayal[331] and brought all mutants to Planet X under the rule of X-Council.[332] This was followed by the total obliteration of Earth.[333] Years later, the Avengers reassembled and sent their psyches to the past to prevent the catastrophe before it happened.[334] The Scarlet Witch was alerted her plan would fail. Instead, the Avengers assembled the super hero community to defeat Akkaba in unison. Rogue absorbed Wonder Man and the powers of many others to combat the Celestial Exitar.[335] Although successful, Rogue had Wonder Man trapped inside her body and psyche, despite the Scarlet Witch's attempts to return him.[336] Comforting each other, the Scarlet Witch and Rogue took a first step towards reconciliation.[337]

Axis[]

On Genosha, the Red Skull erected a mutant concentration camps, with the Scarlet Witch, Rogue, Havok, and Magneto being his prisoners. The Avengers broke themselves free from the S-Men and liberated Magneto.[338] To the Scarlet Witch's horror, Magneto swiftly killed the S-Men and beat the Red Skull to death. This unleashed Red Onslaught, a psychic monster of immense power.[339] The were aided by allies from the Avengers and the X-Men[340] as well as villains gathered by Magneto. To stop Red Onslaught, the Scarlet Witch proposed an inversion spell to twist his moral axis and reawaken Xavier. While she channeled chaos for the spell, Doctor Strange would bring order. Her plan failed as Red Onslaught incapacitated Strange. In an uneasy solution, she performed the spell with Doctor Doom instead. Although the spell worked, it not only affected the Red Skull, but also everyone on Genosha, transforming heroes into villains and vice-versa.[341]

The inverted Avengers trapped any resistance they could find in the super hero community,[342] but the Scarlet Witch, under the influence of the inversion spell, soon declared she did not share interests with her former allies as her priority was to kill Doctor Doom in revenge for his past manipulations.[342] She cruelly unleashed her evil magic upon Latveria to punish the now benevolent Doom. Magneto and Quicksilver joined forces to stop her attempt.[343] In retaliation, the Scarlet Witch used a spell meant to hurt those with blood ties to her. Surprisingly, the spell did not affect Magneto, revealing that the master of magnetism was not really their biological father.[7] Doctor Doom took advantage of the dramatic exchange to run away. He made a deal to resurrect the hougan Doctor Voodoo, a master of possession and necromancy. The spirit of Voodoo's brother, Daniel Drumm, possessed the Scarlet Witch[344] so she could conjure a reinversion spell, which successfully brought almost everyone affected back to normal, including the Scarlet Witch herself. In the wake of the conflict, the Avengers Unity Division was reassembled.[3]

Parallel to their duty as Avengers, the Maximoff twins ran a quest to learn the truth about their parenthood. Their destination was the High Evolutionary's Counter-Earth, a replica of the planet that served as his experimentation petri dish.[345] Rogue led the Avengers to their rescue, counting with a bitter Vision as a team member. Meanwhile, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver joined the Low Evolutionary, the leader of a resistance formed by rejects.[32] They were tracked down, easily defeated and captured by Luminous, a creation of the High Evolutionary who displayed both superspeed and control over chaos magic.[346] In the High Evolutionary's citadel, the Maximoff twins were brought before their creator, who revealed they were in fact the children of Django and Marya Maximoff as well as the fact that they were not mutants, but the result of his experiments. Reunited with the Avengers, the twins helped the rejects survive their creator's assault.[34] In a final showdown against the Evolutionary, Luminous was able to threaten the Scarlet Witch's life. Curiously, the Vision saved the life of his ex-wife, expressing his care for her. After the defeated High Evolutionary was forced to flee, the Unity Division returned to Earth, where Wanda Maximoff was comforted by the Vision as she struggled with the recent tragedies and revelations of her torturous life.[55]

World of Witchcraft[]

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Mother meets Daughter

To be distanced from teams, Wanda Maximoff acquired an apartment in Upper East Side. She sensed a disruption in witchcraft and was advised by the spirit of Agatha Harkness to venture across worlds to assess the origin of this illness. After performing an exorcism in a mystical crime scene in her new neighborhood,[347] the Scarlet Witch travelled to the Greek island of Santorini to converse with the retired Greek Goddess of Witchcraft, Hekate, for guidance in her journey. Although out of touch with magic, Hekate confirmed the Scarlet Witch's suspicions and sent her to defeat Man-Bull, who had been imbued with the spirit of the Minotaur and brought death to the region. The responsible was the vile Emerald Warlock, who murdered Hekate in cold blood as part of his plan of murdering various mages to acquire power. While the Scarlet Witch had her vitality drained from the use of spells, the Emerald Warlock corrupted witchcraft by abusing it with no consequences.[348] Drawn to Ireland after sensing broken witchcraft affecting the entire country and purging the land from the ghoulish Slaugh, the Scarlet Witch concluded the disruptions she faced were caused by a fellow witch. She ended up journeying through the Witches' Road, where she met a Scarlet Witch from the past:[349] Natalya Maximoff, her biological mother. After a tender conversation, they parted ways. Harkness then remarked an Irish witch was to blame for the transgressions, and the Scarlet Witch was revealed to and confronted by the Emerald Warlock. She was able to defeat and depower her new nemesis with an illusion in which he believed he had absorbed her energies, forcing a retreat.[30]

Wanda Maximoff wandered the world to help others with her skills, such as freeing the souls of wrongly accused nuns of witchcraft by the Spanish Inquisition,[350] guiding the French hero Peregrine through the grief of losing the love of his life in Paris,[351] aiding the Wu face the Dark Tongji to oppose his crimes in Hong Kong,[352] and avenging the death of fellow warlock Aoi Master at the hands of his servant Miles Benchley in Kyoto.[353] At home, Wanda Maximoff also faced personal struggles. Her psychiatrist, Dr. Roland Grand, was in fact the villain Ringmaster, who psychically forced her to commit heists for him after their therapy sessions. Upon revealing his disguise, she got him arrested despite valuing his therapeutic insights.[354] Afterwards, during the Second Superhuman Civil War, she had a disagreement with her brother Pietro — while he disagreed with the idea of profiling people based on what they might do, she considered that information about the future could be crucial for justice. Following an unproductive conversation, she expressed resentment towards him for his authoritarian behavior in their past and criticized his vanity and inability of learning from his mistakes. As a result, the twin siblings cut ties with each other.[355]

Within the community of magic-wielders, the Scarlet Witch strengthened her relations as a frequent visitor of the Bar With No Doors.[356] In this setting, she helped Doctor Strange alongside many other magicians to oppose the threat of the Empirikul, who attempted to destroy any magic from existence.[357] Captured by the Empirikul,[358] the former sorcerers had to resist without using magic.[359] With an arsenal of old artifacts, with the Scarlet Witch wielding a shotgun, they confronted the Empirikul in Sanctum Sanctorum.[360] Victorious, the magicians had to rebuild magic from the scratch after its end.[361] This group of sorcerers also joined together for other events, such as teleporting the X-Mansion to Limbo[362] and fending off a Celestial Destructor.[363]

After a long path, Wanda Maximoff sought answers in Novi Pazar about her genealogy from Father Drobnjak, the priest who delivered her and her brother as newborns to the High Evolutionary. In guilt after the confrontation, he sent her to meet with Dasha Kolarov, her mother's best friend and former sidekick. Though old and confused, she shared tales of Natalya Maximoff's role in her time against evil witches, werewolves and vampires. Kolarov also revealed that Marya Maximoff had survived being burned alive and took the Scarlet Witch to meet her adoptive mother.[31] The reunion was interrupted by the manifestation of a witch-demon, who was exorcised with help from Agatha Harkness. Through Marya, Wanda was warned by the spirit of Natalya about the evil consuming witchcraft. Returning to the Witches' Road, the Scarlet Witch was to finally end the illness at its end.[29] For weeks, the Scarlet Witch faced trials and tribulations in the Witches' Road, Wanda Maximoff learned the orchestrator of Witchcraft's sickness was Chaos, an entity tasked with providing witchcraft with the possibilities of magic.[364] At the end of the Road, Wanda, Natalya, and Agatha realized Chaos had rebelled against witchcraft in the form of the Goddess of All Witches, draining instead of fueling her. The trio of witches — maiden, mother, and crone — defeated Chaos with the temporary assistance of Quicksilver. Witchcraft was still sick, leading Natalya Maximoff to sacrifice her own soul to restore the entity's health. With witchcraft stable, the Scarlet Witch was rejuvenated and Agatha Harkness fully back to the world of the living.[365] The Scarlet Witch then came back full circle back to New York to exorcise a young child possessed by the Emerald Warlock. After parting ways with Harkness, she declared her intention of returning to the Avengers.[366]

No Surrender[]

Captain America was secretly turned into a Hydra sleeper agent by a sentient Cosmic Cube. His ultimate ploy was launching an attack to take control over the world. The Scarlet Witch joined other heroes in Washington, D.C. in battling Hydra.[367] They ultimately failed, with the Scarlet Witch being neutralized by demonic possession, becoming the host of Chthon once again.[368] Under possession, the Scarlet Witch joined Hydra's Avengers[369] and restarted a romantic relationship with the Vision, who had his systems corrupted by Arnim Zola.[370] The Scarlet Witch was eventually freed from Chthon's possession by Doctor Strange during the final battle against Hydra after he summoned Thor to knock her out.[371] After the fall of Hydra's regime,[372] Scarlet Witch rejoined the Avengers Unity Division, despite Rogue being reticent about her return. She found solace in her fellow teammate Doctor Voodoo, a master of the occult with whom she shared a lot. The team was attacked by an out-of-control Graviton,[373] who sent the Scarlet Witch to Earth's orbit, endangering her life. Voodoo saved her life summoning spirits and, alongside the other Avengers, they defeated Graviton.[374] Her return to the Avengers coincided with Wonder Man's recovery. They met up so the Scarlet Witch shared her intentions of not maintaining their romance. In Doctor Voodoo, on the other hand, she saw a lover and a companion who could see both the human and the witch aspects of her character.[375]

Earth was displaced from its position as part of a bizarre contest, triggering natural catastrophes. The Scarlet Witch was among the few members Avengers who stayed free to act on the surface of the planet.[376] The crisis was part of the machinations of the Grandmaster in a petty game against the Challenger.[377] Using her powers, the Scarlet Witch was able to summon the Vision to be part of the team of Avengers dealing with the crisis, though at the cost of Quicksilver's integrity, who was beaten by the Grandmaster's Lethal Legion.[378] In desperation due to the consequences to her brother, the Scarlet Witch tended to him.[379] After his recovery, Quicksilver asked for his sister's help in destroying the device that put the heroes in stasis. Using her hex, the Scarlet Witch eliminated any mental limits Quicksilver had regarding his speed. He was successful in liberating everyone trapped, but vanished on sight.[380] The Scarlet Witch magically assembled the Avengers and boosted their powers to defeat the Challenger and save Earth.[381] Earth was protected, but Quicksilver was still missing. Alongside Doctor Voodoo and Synapse, the Scarlet Witch sought to retrieve her brother, who had moved beyond the bounds of reality.[382] He ran out of reality, being hunted by entities who fed on his rage, but the Scarlet Witch managed to momentarily contact him in his crusade.[76] Following her advice, he was able to calm down and return to the world, to enjoy her company.[383]

The displacement of Earth allowed the Goddess of Night Nyx to gain power. This coincided with the Scarlet Witch planning to move to Los Angeles with Doctor Voodoo, when she expressed her intentions of not rejoining the Avengers. Still, she was recruited by Voyager, the daughter of Grandmaster, to an unofficial assembly of Avengers to deal with the situation.[384] Nyx blinded the Scarlet Witch upon immediate contact, incapacitating her.[385] In Omnipotence City, the Scarlet Witch was used by Nyx to find the fragments of the night she had lost eons ago, but this also connected them, giving the Scarlet Witch some advantages over the mother of darkness.[386] Using Monica Rambeau's light-based abilities, the Scarlet Witch was able to perform a spell and overpower Nyx, stealing the fragment she had acquired. However, she was teleported by Voyager accidentally to the Hyborian Age.[387] The blind Scarlet Witch became the companion of Conan, the Barbarian, who protected and helped her in her quest to acquire Nyx's fragment. They purchase a magic-negation band to cover her infected eyes. Still, at the mere touch of the mystic shard, she summoned Nyx to her location and period.[388] In the ensuing confrontation, Nyx reacquired the parts of her being that blinded the Scarlet Witch.[389] As Nyx engulfed the universe in pure darkness and reached the House of Ideas, the Avengers managed to inspire the Vision to defeat her.[390]

With the foundation of the Strange Academy for youngsters in need of help with their power over magic, the Scarlet Witch became part of the staff, sporadically mentoring the students under the tutelage of Doctor Voodoo.[391] A peculiar interaction the Scarlet Witch happened to have was with the crude Star, who possessed the powers of the Reality Stone. Star was stopped by the Scarlet Witch from harming the investigator Jessica Jones.[392] Despite Star's unscrupulous attitude, Wanda Maximoff attempted to offer her help.[393] However, with the intervention of Captain Marvel, Star chose to flee, being hunted by the Black Order subsequently.[394] The Scarlet Witch tracked her in another attempt to convince Star to make good use of her abilities with no avail.[395]

Pretender[]

The mutant-exclusive island nation of Krakoa was established as haven. In Krakoan culture, the Scarlet Witch became a diabolical figure, being referred to as "the Pretender."[6] Remorseful due to her past transactions against mutants, she decided to reverse the genocides that mutants had suffered by Cassandra Nova in Genosha. Doctor Strange advised against her efforts, but the Scarlet Witch explored ways to resurrect the mutant victims by crafting a staff with the Tri-Crown of the Chaos Godhead, unaware of the Krakoan Resurrection Protocols. The complex spell she cast backfired, raising the corpses of the mutants killed on Genosha as the undead.[69] The Scarlet Witch sought help from Doctor Strange, who countered the spell. As it would take thirty days to return all the dead, a barrier was erected around Genosha to prevent any of the dead from leaving. It did not stop the living from entering, since the alien Cotati set up a base on the island as part of an invasion and were attacked by the mutant zombies. When the Gateways on Krakoa were affected, Krakoan mutants investigated and wound up under siege until the spell took effect. The Krakoans remained unaware the Scarlet Witch was responsible for this crisis.[396]

Concurrently, the Scarlet Witch was recruited by the Avengers chairperson, the Black Panther, to investigate the Savage Land during the Cotati invasion. One of the Cotati, Veltri, unleashed a controlled Man-Thing and Shanna the She-Devil against the team.[397] The Scarlet Witch employed her magic to take Ka-Zar into his wife's mind to free her from the Cotati.[398] With the Cotati in the Savage Land overpowered,[399] the Scarlet Witch joined the other Avengers in their victorious final fight against the aliens.[400] As a celebration, she attended the wedding of her son, Wiccan, and the emperor of Kree/Skrull Alliance, Hulkling.[401]

During the first Krakoan Hellfire Gala, Magneto invited the Scarlet Witch to the event. Ashamed, she saw him in private only, sharing a wish of making amends with the mutant community.[35] That night they performed a mystic ritual to increase the capabilities of the Resurrection Protocols, whose existence had been revealed by Magneto. By folding time, the Scarlet Witch attempted to allow mutants who had died before Cerebro was activated and potential future mutants to be resurrected from a plane called the Waiting Room. In order to link this place with Krakoa, the Scarlet Witch arranged for her own sacrifice in a ritual since being resurrected on Krakoa would activate the process. Using a glamour spell, she made her death look like a murder.[8] Her dead body was found by her son Speed on Krakoa,[40] and Magneto was blamed for her assassination.[402]

A bizarre investigation led the Avengers to invade Krakoa and Magneto to counterattack. Meanwhile, Magneto and Hope secretly had the Scarlet Witch resurrected without the Quiet Council of Krakoa's knowledge, using an old mental backup. This "younger" version of the Scarlet Witch met the Avengers unaware of the most recent events concerning her life.[403] Struggling to cope with being introduced to traumatic memories, the Scarlet Witch conjured gigantic monsters that attacked Krakoa. In the Eldritch Orchard, the present-day Scarlet Witch faced an older version of herself.[404] The old woman explained the monsters where manifestations of her guilt and shame and that she had to forgive herself to get rid of them. As the three Scarlet Witches joined forces against the monsters, they merged together.[41] Falsely accusing Toad to be her killer in order to protect Magneto, the Scarlet Witch exposed the Waiting Room's existence. Reformed as a mutant savior and finally putting the M-Day behind her, the Scarlet Witch became known by the Krakoan society as "the Redeemer."[8]

The Last Door[]

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Absorbing Chthon

Sensing Chthon return, the Scarlet Witch discovered that the original Darkhold book had been uncovered by Doctor Doom and his prime champion Victorious in Abysmia. Reluctantly, she joined forces with Doom to defeat Chthon. They learned that Chthon was once defeated by a group of five warriors called the Darkhold Defenders. With Victorious' help, the Scarlet Witch assembled a modern version of the team, formed by some of her superhero allies. The group read excerpts of the Darkhold to chase for Chthon in the Other-Realm; however, they were corrupted.[70] The deviant team was sent to defeat Chthon's army and weaken him. The Scarlet Witch then entered Chthon's domain with Doctor Doom to confront the demon directly. She betrayed Doctor Doom and took the Darkhold in order defeat Chthon herself. Fused with the book, she was able to defeat and possess Chthon entirely. Empowered by the Darkhold and Chthon, she undid the corruption. Afterwards, the Scarlet Witch taunted Doom for his past abusive schemes against her and proclaimed her freedom.[36]

Wanda Maximoff opened a metaphysical shop called the Emporium in Lotkill, where she created the Last Door, an enchanted pathway designed to bring those with nowhere else to turn. As a hero of the hopeless, she solved an array of problems for a diverse range of clientele.[46] She also offered shelter and a job to Darcy Lewis, a journalist who had come through the Last Door after running afoul of the Bacchae.[405] When helping a young woman named Jarnette free her town of Amatrice in Italy from the Corruptor, the Scarlet Witch obtained a strange pendant with the ability to repel magic.[46] A subsequent customer the Scarlet Witch had was Viv, the Vision's daughter, who experienced tormenting nightmares caused by Dreamqueen. Promptly, the Scarlet Witch banished the evil influence.[405] The leader of the Bacchae Scythia hunted Lewis down, setting the Emporium on fire.[406] The brutal warrior woman thrashed the Scarlet Witch, who was forced to teleport her away.[407] Armored with the mineral that repelled magic, Scythia prepared for a counter-strike. The Scarlet Witch bested her in combat and convinced her to let Lewis live by proposing a change in the Bacchae tradition. Out of gratitude, Lewis remained loyal to Maximoff in her missions.[408]

As a new iteration of the Avengers assembled, Captain Marvel invited the Scarlet Witch to join their ranks.[45] A surprising visit to the Emporium was Agatha Harkness, who had been rejuvenated to her prime age. Harkness confronted Maximoff about her condition as the keeper of Chthon, sharing she had been keeping ill-intended sorcerers away. After putting the Scarlet Witch's willpower to test, she expressed pride and support for her former pupil. In secrecy, Harkness used this interaction to infiltrate the Scarlet Witch's soul and steal the heart of Chthon.[409] She assembled a group of heroes for a contest to mentally control them in order to compose a new Darkhold. The Avengers, guided by the Scarlet Witch, intervened and interrupted the creation of the book. Confused, the Scarlet Witch witnessed her mentor vanish.[410]

A controversial user of the Last Door was Ganymede, who fought the forces of the Kree/Skrull Alliance for revenge due to the Skrulls ending her Archsisterhood. The Scarlet Witch requested an audience with the emperor, her son-in-law Hulkling. Upon gathering knowledge, they learned Blood Skrulls from Klarr were to blame. Wielding the Star-Sword, the Scarlet Witch helped Ganymede get her revenge against A'Kro. After a moment with Wiccan, she returned home to find Magneto's wayward clone, Joseph, arrived at her door.[411] After helping the bratty Nelson Gruber, the Scarlet Witch offered Joseph belonging.[412] Together they went to Jotunheim so the Scarlet Witch could converse with Loki, realizing they had a lot in common.[413] Joseph had been sent by the alchemist Hexfinder to get past the defenses of the Emporium. Using the metal in the pendant Maximoff had, Joseph and Hexfinder set a trap to kill the Scarlet Witch.[414] Having grown found of the Scarlet Witch, Joseph betrayed Hexfinder and sacrificed himself to save her life.[415]

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Scarlet Witch vs Griever at the End of All Things

At the Emporium, the Scarlet Witch received a posthumous letter from Magneto she chose not to share with Quicksilver, leading them to drift apart from each other. In different occasions, they were targeted by the repulsive Wizard.[37] Seeing no alternative, the Scarlet Witch unleashed Chthon's demonic forces within her to escape, arriving to the Vision's home.[416] The Scarlet Witch and the Vision raided the Wizard's base, where they found Quicksilver. The Vision concluded that the Maximoff twins were targets due to the nature of their existence, science and sorcery.[417] The Wizard ambushed them, but the Maximoff twins were able to defeat him. The Scarlet Witch shared Magneto had shared he believed her brother was a bad influence on her and that she should stay away from him. The twins then were able to talk to Magneto himself, who had been resurrected.[418]

The Wizard acted under the influence of the Griever at the End of All Things, who attacked Lotkill and personally killed Wanda Maximoff.[42] In the Land of the Dead, the Scarlet Witch met the Queen of Nevers, the embodiment of possibility and patron of the nexus beings. She informed that, united with her brother, Wanda Maximoff could become the ultimate nexus being that could avert the death of the Multiverse and rob the Griever of her purpose. When offered the choice to rest or to return to life to battle the Griever, the Scarlet Witch chose the latter. Blocking her path in the Witches' Road was Moridun, the ancient sorcerer supreme from the Fifth Cosmos,[419] who attempted to possess her in vain. Another resistor she had to evade was her twisted counterpart Lore. Ironically, at Darcy Lewis' request, Hexfinder was responsible to fully reviving the Scarlet Witch in order to stop the Griever.[43] The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver scattered the Griever across time and dimensions in a way it would take millions of years for her to reform. A consequence of the Scarlet Witch's death was Chthon's escape from her soul.[420]

Agatha Harkness contacted the Scarlet Witch at the Emporium, informing her she had a pupil for her to guide. Amaranth was a young girl who could abjure magic. Harkness had ulterior reasons in this decision, as she expected Amaranth to be a threat only the Scarlet Witch could deal with.[421] In New Salem to celebrate Praxidice, the Scarlet Witch introduced Amaranth to her sons, Wiccan and Speed, when they were attacked by Nicholas Scratch, son of Harkness and father of the Salem Seven. After defeating him, the Scarlet Witch banned him to Lore's domain in the Witches' Road.[422] When the master thief Black Cat invaded the Scarlet Witch's vault to steal her relics of power, a battle ensued. In the commotion, Amaranth had access to the Tri-Crown of the Chaos Godhead staff, which had been used to awaken the dead mutants on Genosha, much to the Scarlet Witch's concern.[423]

Attributes

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Powers

Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch, is a powerful sorceress whose abilities and potential come from different sources.[59] Genetically modified at birth by the High Evolutionary, she was disguised as a mutant[34] with the ability of disrupting the laws of probabilities[424] and altering the pillars of reality.[139] The manifestation of these powers are usually referred to as "hexes," which upon being cast trigger chaotic events.[425] As a newborn in Mount Wundagore, her soul became attached to the demon-lord of chaos Chthon,[72] allowing her to harness chaos magic.[266] Descending from a lineage of Romani magic wielders, Wanda Maximoff also has a natural aptitude for witchcraft.[31] In addition to this, she is also a nexus being of her reality, being connected to the timestream at a primal level.[214][4] In practice, the Scarlet Witch performs hexes, spells, and rituals intrinsically using her different abilities to alter probabilities and reshape reality.

Chaos Magic Manipulation: The Scarlet Witch's unique power over probability derives from her ability to wield the primordial forces of chaos, a result of her being linked to Mount Wundagore, the prison of the elder god of chaos, Chthon, as an infant.[266] Chaos is considered the first building block of existence, based on possibility, and is required for the maintenance of all magic and life,[426] being neither purely constructive nor destructive. By embodying chaos and, thus, improbability, the Scarlet Witch is stated to have mastery over infinite possibilities.[8] The ability to harness chaos energy affects her probability-altering powers as well as her natural aptitude to wield magic.[409] Having the capacity to wield and manipulate chaotic forces and concepts make Wanda Maximoff an avatar of chaos. She was shown to be deeply connected with the aspects of chaos present in the In-Betweener for instance,[427] being able, through her powers, to recover his chaotic nature upon communing with his order counterpart.[289] The expression of the Scarlet Witch's control over probabilities and chaotic events have usually been referred to as her "hex power."[27]

  • Hex Power: The elementary manifestation of the Scarlet Witch's powers is the so-called "hex power," which manifests itself as bursts or bolts of energy with a vast variety of effects.[27] The source of the hexes is chaos magic, a primordial Chthonian form of energy to with the Scarlet Witch has been linked since she was an infant.[266] The hexes she casts alter the laws of probability,[424] disrupting the likeness of an event to happen.[120] As a consequence, hexes change the odds of an occurrence from mere possibility to guaranteed certainty[52] and such outcome has a result across time, retroactively affecting past timelines as well.[63] Her powers effectively warp the fabric of reality.[139] The hexes can also manifest as "hex spheres," which generate a field of "bad luck" where chaotic and disrupting events occur.[425][71] In accordance to chaos theory, the hexes that the Scarlet Witch cast can randomly trigger unpredictably novel events in a cascade effect.[428] Arm and hand gestures affect the manifestation of hexes and are used by the Scarlet Witch to focus her concentration and intent.[79] As a result of her powers, Wanda Maximoff has been stated as a probability manipulator of the highest order.[429] The most common phenomena the hexes trigger are either the collapse of objects and structures[79] or the projection of powerful blasts, orbs, waves, and beams of destructive force.[101][430] She has also trained at using hexes to deflect projectiles or to disorient enemies.[431] In addition to this, the hex power also includes, but is not limited to:
    • Negating or distorting physical laws and manipulating physical forces,[259] in the form of inertia redirection, amplification, disruption, and transference,[27][432] including the capacity of stopping the momentum of projectiles.[52] Influencing size and gravity, as well as manipulating weather and technology.[433][434][435][436][437]
    • Altering, affecting, destabilizing, and controlling matter, the molecular composition and physical form of objects,[171] including that of Adamantium.[162][273]
    • Energy control, transference, disruption, amplification, transmutation, and absorption,[438][183] including the ability of activating or deactivating different mechanisms and technological devices.[79][350]
    • Rapid or spontaneous decaying, breaking, or fixing of structures.[121][10][439]
    • Containing or removing air from a particular volume and generating strong winds.[440][143][441]
    • Spontaneous combustion, explosion, fire ignition, and melting of objects and entities.[236][442][427][76]
    • Cancelling others' access to their powers and abilities.[443]

Witchcraft: Wanda Maximoff descends from a lineage of sorcerers of Romani ancestry usually based on Mount Wundagore, Transia.[29] Witchcraft is a form of magic linked to aspects of womanhood[47] and the natural elements,[59][444] being fueled by pure chaos.[365] The Scarlet Witch became her studies as a true witch under the tutelage of Agatha Harkness,[121] having concluded her formation and become an experienced witch. Her knowledge of witchcraft is related to her mastery over chaos magic and her finer control over her hex power.[59] The Scarlet Witch has acquired across the years a vast knowledge of mystical spells and incantations, being able of invoking names and aspects of various extra-dimensional objects, beings and sources of power.[227][387][69] She often invokes beings or aspects from her own Romani culture or resources to power from foreign lands, languages, and cultures, such as the romani Chuvihani for a purification spell,[348] the celtic symbol triquetra for a land-healing spell,[349] the ancient egyptian Thoth for a psychometric spell,[397] or even a combination of different sources.[351] Her unpolished mystical might was capable of prevailing against the mastered mystical power of Dormammu.[445] As a high-level sorceress, the Scarlet Witch was once considered as one of the candidates for the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme.[446] Considered a "white witch," Maximoff is self-accountable for the use of the craft, which holds a toll on her soul's vitality.[30] Her magic can be used for many purposes, not being restricted to a limited number of effects, which include mystically enhanced perception, manipulation of matter and energy, transmutation of the physical world, teleportation, healing, psychic abilities, and physical augmentation.

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Spellcasting

  • Magical Awareness: The Scarlet Witch has a natural affinity with the occult,[57] with her perceptions being severely influenced by disturbances in the magical stability.[139][47] She can be aware of events affecting her and her surroundings,[447][448] being able to project images of remote situations.[266] This includes the capacity of tracking the location of anything or anyone she calls over any distance.[139][449] Her extrasensorial perception is referred to as the "witch's sight," which also grants her the capacity of visualizing entities invisible to the naked eye, such as enhanced and invisible creatures,[348] spirits,[30] or even psychic presences.[127] For instance, by invoking Thoth's Gaze, she was able to examine an area within the Savage Land to check whether non-native beings had been there.[397] She can also communi with, affect and harm intangible beings, natural or supernatural.[450][350]
    • Precognitive Dreams: Wanda Maximoff has the ability to receive information about situations with no direct contact with it,[47] including future predictions.[317] She has used a divination spell to search Hope's location[451] and she has had a dream about Black Knight's fate when he was in another dimension.[101]
  • Soul Manipulation: The Scarlet Witch has influence over souls. She can magically summon spirits from the afterlife[351] and her power has the potential of resurrecting the dead.[448] She has also been capable to practice exorcisms as well as read other people's aura so that she could determine if they are aligned with good or evil.[47][366] She can contact and communicate with the deceased, proven by her empathetic contact with the Slorenian dead[452] and her access to the Witches' Road.[29]
  • Telekinesis: The Scarlet Witch has always been able to disrupt the position and location of inanimate objects with her hexes, but, by using sorcery, she was shown to manipulate objects from a distance with fine control. For example, she was able to throw a heavy truck at Thor when threatened.[18] She has also used this ability to bind enemies from moving, including physically strong opponents.[346]
    • Flight: As the years went by, Wanda Maximoff developed the ability to move her own organism with her magical powers to fly at will.[140][453] She has also shown the ability to levitate, as she has done while meditating in the lotus position.[270] The full extent of this ability is unknown, but she is capable of engaging in physical battle while flying.[365] However, in the past, she has also claimed she lacks the ability for natural flight.[150]
  • Energy Manipulation: The basic powers of the Scarlet Witch involve energy manipulation, which she usually demonstrates by firing hex bolts with destructive force. As a sorceress, she can craft magic to manipulate various forms of energy.[266] She was capable of redirecting energies from one source and transferring it into other several different targets or beings, for instance.[454] More specifically, she can absorb and channel energy herself, such as when she deployed Wonder Man's ionic force as a power source for one of her spells.[331]
    • Force Field: As an experienced magic user, the Scarlet Witch has shown to be capable of projecting powerful and impenetrable fields and shields of mystical energy that she can use for many different defensive purposes. These proved to be strong enough protect herself and allies against destructive attacks from physical forces, such as bullets or explosions,[455][408] as well as blasts of supernatural magnitude.[420] She could also use her force field to contain items[456] and restrain others, including by preventing teleportation.[457]
    • Energy Constructs: As a demonstration of her elaborate control over mystical energy, the Scarlet Witch has crafted energy into tools, objects, weapons, and other items to suit her needs. She has created a plethora of objects, such as a shield, sword, knife, sharp whip and other projectiles and weapons.[393][350][406][408]
  • Power Manipulation: The magic of the Scarlet Witch allows her to disrupt to some extent the superpowers that her targets might have.[336] For example, she has amplified her brother Quicksilver's speed beyond his limits in some occasions[380][420] as well as bestowed Darcy Lewis with the same superhuman speed for a temporary interval.[407] She was also able to absorb powers from opponents, exemplified by her draining the Emerald Warlock on the Witches' Road.[30] Her magic has also allowed her to cancel, block, or negate the effect of her enemies' powers.[458][394]
  • Transmutation: Linked to nature through witchcraft, the Scarlet Witch has the power to transform the physical world at will.[59] She was able to perform simpler acts, such as transforming ice and snow into steam,[459] as well as the bizarre feat of turning lightning into butterflies.[18] She can conjure objects[460] and make them vanish as she wishes.[409] In a drastic display, she turned the Corruptor into a stone statue.[46] In more casual situations, she demonstrated the ability to alter her clothes in an instant.[47][384]
    • Biological Manipulation: As a witch, the Scarlet Witch can mystically affect organic structures, the very aspects of life, on cellular level as well as control aspects of living creatures' biological make-up. She has used this power to control the growth of plant life[461][462] and to multiply germs to incapacitate enemies with sickness.[463]
    • Elemental Manipulation: The Scarlet Witch can control and generate the elements of the natural world. She stated that power over natural or classic elements comes easily to her,[464] particularly the weather, such as when creating rain, lightning, and winds.[350]
  • Telepathy: The Scarlet Witch has the ability to project her consciousness and of others, thus entering, manipulating, and altering others' mindscape with or without their agreement.[465][398][405][413] Beyond mere communication,[466] she can torture other people mentally,[467] as well as access the mind of other beings.[366] She was also able to induce others to sleep.[292] The reach of her psychic contacts is substantial, at least covering the distance between the Earth and the Moon.[420]
    • Astral Projection: As most magic wielders, the Scarlet Witch can project her spirit or astral form out of her physical body in order to travel into the spirit world or the astral plane. She still can use her powers in her astral form and can do this even while unconscious.[468][398]
    • Illusion Casting: As part of her mind-altering powers, she can create realistic illusions in the minds of others to trick them, such as when she fooled Ringmaster[354] and the Emerald Warlock with fabricated scenarios,[30] or when she generated holograms for entertaining or explanative purposes.[388][47]
  • Purification: As a mystic, Wanda Maximoff has the ability to purify any kind of objects or entities through spells. She has magically purified a lake to purge a demon in it and save its victims.[353]
    • Healing: The Scarlet Witch is a powerful healer. She has demonstrated the ability of eliminating simple illnesses, such as a common cold,[469] as well as bringing injured allies from the brink of death.[470] She can instantly heal herself[408] or any other living organisms who had sustained physical damage instantly.[471][411]
  • Invisibility: Through the spells the Scarlet Witch has command over, she can turn objects or people unseen, such as when she cast an invisibility incantation on Wonder Man.[284]
  • Teleportation: Using magic, the Scarlet Witch can teleport herself and others to any desired place across large distances,[420] across time,[292] and even across dimensions.[472][223][227] She can also summon or banish persons or objects to her or any other location.[473][438][76][318][47][46] To perform her teleportation spells, the Scarlet Witch can open magical portals and gates to another location.[354]
  • Time Manipulation: A specialty of Wanda Maximoff is her connection to the timeline and she has proven to be capable of controlling time. As a nexus being, she can alter the probabilities of cosmic timelines.[215] She was able to stop and slow down time[18][393] as well as accelerate it through a rapidly aging spell.[474] A demonstration of Maximoff speeding up the flow of time happened during her omniversal battle with her ex-mentor Agatha Harkness, that took mere seconds despite the perception of it being long-lasting.[409]
  • Physical Augmentation: Using magic, the Scarlet Witch can enhance her physical abilities to superhuman levels, as shown when she kept on par with the berserker Scythia.[408]
    • Enhanced Durability: Using spells for protection, the Scarlet Witch can prepare herself and others to be immune to different forms of physical aggression. She has casted protection against effects acid[475] and debris, for instance.[476] After resurrecting through the Last Door, she proved to be unaffected by a destructive blast by the Griever at the End of All Things which previously proved to be fatal.[420] Moreover, her abilities make her naturally resistant to various types of magic[30] and energy,[4] including reality warping,[477] probability manipulation,[429] elemental forces,[429] and especially the Phoenix Force.[317]
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Nexus being

Nexus Being: Belonging equally to all possible timelines, Wanda Maximoff is the nexus being[214] of Earth-616.[4] Nexus beings are agents of possibility and personifications of freedom who have the Queen of Nevers as their patron. This status allows the Scarlet Witch to affect space-time itself by altering the flow of the Universal Time Stream and tampering with the Quiet Math of Creation.[419] Moreover, as a nexus being, Wanda Maximoff is a living focal point for her world's energies, giving her potential access to its Life Force.[292] The Scarlet Witch is also a candidate to become the "Ultimate Nexus," a being with influence over all possible realities, recipient of all the nexus-powers in the Multiverse[478] capable of averting the heat death of creation. This is a consequence of her having Quicksilver, a speedster who breaks the laws of physics, as her twin brother.[419]

  • Reality Warping: One of the most well-known powers that Wanda Maximoff has is her ability to shape, warp, defy and bend reality itself.[139] She has been stated as one of the world's greatest reality warpers.[291] She can create objects, living beings, and entities from nothing[479] as well as erase them from existence.[480] The effects of her rewriting reality occur throughout time[63] as a consequence of her being a nexus being.[214] It has also been stated that her reality-warping powers are a touchstone in the universe in which she exists.[citation needed] The Scarlet Witch combines her physical combat skills with her reality warping power, as she did in a duel against Hope.[477] She is able to twist realities to create fabricated scenarios and even other dimensions, such as the Eldritch Orchard,[404] the Waiting Room,[8] and pocket dimensions,[46] which she has used to entrap enemy demons.[409]
  • Freedom: As a nexus being, the Scarlet Witch is untethered from the Grand Design, enjoying true free will.[416] It was stated that she is an acausality, with her powers being in eternal opposition to the erasure of them, making her immune to fate manipulation, existence erasure, paradoxes, and alteration to her past, history, and powers.[citation needed] This has allowed her to evade death even if her physical body perishes, as she can and has resurrected herself in the Eldritch Orchard[403] and in the Witches' Road.[43]

Abilities

  • Aviation Intuition: Wanda has great and proficient skill in piloting aircraft.[337]
  • Dancing: Maximoff has proven herself capable of doing one of the traditional dances of her childhood in front of many people.[269]
  • Expert Combatant: The Scarlet Witch has been trained in hand-to-hand combat by Captain America, Hawkeye, and Mockingbird.[234][484] She was able to combine her physical combat with her magic.[352]
  • Expert Tactician & Leadership: Wanda is skilled in the planning and execution of tactics, when sane, with this coming from the experience and leadership skills gained through years of active duty as an Avenger.[247][485]
  • Horse Riders Aptitude: Wanda Maximoff has great amount of knowledge in horse riding. She once rides alongside with Wonder Man, impressing him.[486]
  • Meditation and Yoga: Maximoff has shown capable of meditating. By doing this, she can develop and train her abilities[270] as well as practice her magic.[487] Through meditation, she is also able to be more focused to cast spell better. The Scarlet Witch also has the ability to utilize Yoga. She can use yoga to help relax herself as well as rein in her darker thoughts.[355]
  • Multilingual: Scarlet Witch is fluent in several languages include English, French,[13] and German,[488] with at least some knowledge of Greek,[489] and Slorenian[490] however, in the case of the latter, she admits to being more comfortable speaking English. It is possible that she knows other language as well: for example, since she was born and raised in Serbia,[31] it is likely that she knows Serbian and, since her foster parents were members of the Romani community, she may know one or more dialects of Romani as well. Her brother speaks fluent Russian and seems surprised that the other Avengers don't, suggesting that Wanda may also speak it.[491] She has also been shown to converse in fluent Cantonese through magical aid.[352]
  • Occultism & Magical Knowledge: Due to her mystic lore, Wanda is taught magic and witchcraft by Agatha Harkness and Doctor Strange.[57] She also recently learns with her mother.[366] Because of her power, knowledge, and experience, she is often the Avengers' go-to person for all things involving magic or the supernatural.[350][366] Wanda taught Pixie a sleeping spell[492] and taught the students of Strange Academy about the Elements of Chaos.[493] She is considered to be one of Marvel's most prominent mystics.
  • Swimming: Maximoff has displayed the ability to swim and fight in the water.[438]

Weaknesses

Lack of Control and Unpredictability: The hexes the Scarlet Witch creates require elaborate gestures and high concentration on her part. Early in her career, hexes could be cast regardless of her intent, being automatically triggered whenever she moved her arms and hands. Moreover, the results of the hexes were completely random.[27][79] By being trained as a witch, she gained fine control over the triggering and outcomes of her powers.[494] However, even as an experienced hex caster, the Scarlet Witch still may experience unpredictable results of her hexes and spells.[442][69] The very properties of her reality-shaping abilities naturally affects her psyche, since her wishes become indistinguishable from what is concrete.[291] As such, in different moments, when experiencing augmented power leves, the Scarlet Witch became catatonic and out of control[211][298] or violent.[63][294]

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Transportation

  • Avengers Quinjet: Maximoff has access to the Avengers Quinjet.
  • Hex-Ships[22]
  • Flight: Moreover, Maximoff has the ability to propel herself in the air and fly to any destination.
  • Teleportation: Maximoff can teleport to long distances using her Magic.

Notes

  • The origins of Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, have been revisited multiple times across the years:
    • Originally, she was introduced with her twin brother Quicksilver as a European mutant orphan who faced prejudice due to her unpredictable abilities.[27]
    • A connection to Mount Wundagore and to Transia was first mentioned in Thor #134. Being linked to the region, the first implication the Scarlet Witch and her brother might not be mutants occurred in Avengers #30.
    • The Scarlet Witch's aptitude for wielding magic was originally coincidental and a result of her training with Agatha Harkness.[57] Later on, it was revealed her soul had been bound to the demon-lord of chaos Chthon from the moment of her birth.[72] The very manifestation of her then mutant powers as a hex for the first time was a consequence of Chthon's influence.[75] This would have given her control over a primordial form of mystic energy, the chaos magic.[265] However, Doctor Strange claimed chaos magic was a false concept,[291] but such a claim was rectified.[8] At some point, it was also revealed that the Maximoff family, including Natalya, Django and their father, come from a lineage of Romani magic users.[31]
    • For some period, from the events shown in Giant-Size Avengers #1 until the story told in Avengers #186, the Scarlet Witch was believed to be the daughter of Robert Frank and Madeline Joyce, respectively the heroes Whizzer and Miss America. For that reason, the Scarlet Witch used the name Wanda Frank.[11] Upon learning she was, in fact, the daughter of Magda, she stopped using this surname.
    • After reconnecting with Django Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch adopted the name Wanda Maximoff. It was first listed in a narration box in Marvel Team-Up #130 and first used in-universe by Doctor Strange in a scene exhibited both in Avengers #234 and Doctor Strange (Vol. 2) #60.
    • The mystery behind the identity of Magda's husband was revealed in Vision and the Scarlet Witch #4, when Magneto claimed to be the progenitor of the Maximoff twins. For decades, until Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #7, when it was revealed Magneto shared no blood relation with the Maximoff twins, this connection was a central plot for many storylines, more prominently Acts of Vengeance and House of M.
    • The Scarlet Witch's status as a nexus being was introduced in Avengers West Coast #61, when Immortus mentioned that her reality-warping powers had an effect across the timeline. This status was further elaborated in the Scarlet Witch series, in which it was revealed each universe had a version of the nexus being. Being a nexus being granted Wanda Maximoff access to the Life Force of the universe, which expanded her natural powers immensely, as shown in Avengers: The Children's Crusade #7. In Scarlet Witch (Vol. 4) #2, it was shown that nexus beings are avatars of the Queen of Nevers, the abstract entity responsible for possibility and all that could be. Due to the fact of having a twin sibling with the capacity of breaking the laws of physics in the form of superspeed, Wanda Maximoff was considered to have the potential of becoming the ultimate nexus being.
    • The status of the Maximoff twins as mutants was updated in Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 2) #4, when the High Evolutionary revealed they were subjects of experiments after birth, thus not being natural mutants. On purpose, they were genetically disguised as mutants.
    • Ironically, even with many revisions in her origins, the identity of the biological father of the Scarlet Witch still remains a mystery after many decades.[366]
  • Wanda Maximoff is consistently portrayed as the younger twin in relation to Pietro Maximoff in most occasions.[17][72][355][420] In Avengers #186, it was shown that when Bova delivered Wanda, Pietro had already been born, and, in Scarlet Witch (Vol. 2) #9, Pietro mentions he was the older twin by thirteen minutes. However, in one depiction, namely Vision and the Scarlet Witch (Vol. 2) #5, the twins discuss how Wanda was born thirty seconds before Pietro.
  • The Scarlet Witch codename was given when an unnamed villager occasionally claimed that she was "a Scarlet Witch."[27] Her birth mother Natalya was also known as the Scarlet Witch in the Balkans years before.[349] It is unclear if Wanda was the only known Scarlet Witch, or even the first one which the villagers had encountered.
  • In Darkhold Omega #1, Wanda absorbed Chthon into herself and warned that if she were to die, he would be unleashed. However, nothing of the sort occurs when Wanda is killed by herself in X-Factor (Vol. 4) #10, which per the recap of Darkhold Alpha #1 is set after the events of Darkhold. But after being killed by the Griever At the End of All Things, and reviving, it was revealed that Chthon escaped imprisonment within Wanda's soul.[420]

Trivia

  • Before joining the Avengers, Wanda Maximoff wished to become an actress, but never had a chance to pursue such a career.[496][16]
  • Wanda Maximoff briefly dated Angel.[497]
  • Scarlet Witch designed Goliath's first costume (blue & yellow).[498]
  • Wanda Maximoff is a vegetarian and does not drink alcohol.[348] Curiously, her favorite food is said to be the meat-based cholent.[499]
  • Peter Parker has shared Wanda Maximoff is lactose intolerant.[500]
  • According to Wanda Maximoff herself, there are two other women that happen to share her name living in Manhattan. They sometimes get calls meant for each other.[501]

See Also

Links and References

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