Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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Wanda Maximoff is a character primarily portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Wanda is initially depicted as a Sokovian refugee who, along with her twin brother Pietro, volunteers to be experimented on by Hydra. The Mind Stone amplifies her natural telekinetic and energy manipulation abilities, known as Chaos magic.[3] Wanda initially comes into conflict with the Avengers but later joins them to defeat Ultron, becoming one of their most powerful members.[4]
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First appearance | Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) |
Last appearance | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
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Adapted by | Joss Whedon |
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Voiced by | Elizabeth Olsen (What If...? Season 2) |
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Title | Scarlet Witch |
Occupation | Witch |
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Significant other | Vision[lower-alpha 1] |
Children | Billy and Tommy Maximoff (artificial)[lower-alpha 2] |
Origin | Sokovia |
Nationality | Sokovian |
She develops a romantic relationship with Vision until he dies during the conflict with Thanos. After she is restored to life, Wanda becomes mentally unstable and uses her abilities to trap the entire town of Westview in a false reality she creates to her liking. This brings her into conflict with S.W.O.R.D. and Agatha Harkness, causing her to manifest her ancient prophesied identity as the Scarlet Witch.[5] After reluctantly freeing Westview, she absorbs Agatha's abilities and takes possession of the Darkhold, which she later uses to locate alternate reality versions of her children, Billy and Tommy Maximoff, whom she created in the false reality. Wielding the Darkhold, she seeks to kill teenager America Chavez, absorb her multiverse transportation powers, and then kill and replace another version of herself and take their children for herself, coming into conflict with former ally Stephen Strange. Possessing her counterpart from Earth-838, Wanda massacres the Illuminati until being confronted by the Earth-838 versions of her children and collapsing Mount Wundagore on herself and dies, destroying all copies of the Darkhold across the multiverse.
Wanda has become a central character within the MCU, having appeared in six films as of 2023. She also has a lead role in the miniseries WandaVision (2021). Alternate versions of Wanda from alternate universes appear in the animated series What If...? (2021–present) and in the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022): Zombie Wanda, Wanda-Merlin, and Wanda-838. Olsen's portrayal of the character has been well-received and she has earned a number of accolades for her performance, notably being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021, and a Golden Globe Award in 2022.[6]