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Avenger•Status: Deceased
Wanda Maximoff (The Scarlet Witch)
Portrayed by: Elizabeth Olsen
“Scarlet Witch”“Wielder of Chaos Magic”
Essential Narrative Arc
Endured unmatched grief: losing her parents, twin brother, home, and love Vision. Channelled her agony into Chaos Magic, enslaved Westview, embraced the Darkhold, slaughtered Earth-838's heroes, and sacrificed herself to crush Mount Wundagore.
Anticipated Role in Avengers: Doomsday
Her legacy of Chaos Magic and incursion trauma looms large; potential multiversal variant or resurrection in Secret Wars.
First Appearance:Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Post-Credits, 2014)
Active Universes:Earth-616, Earth-838 Dreamwalker
Key Hero & Villain Relationships
Vision
True love whose death shattered Wanda's mental reality
Doctor StrangeProfile
Fellow wielder of reality-altering mystic forces