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The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ... The Defenders are a Marvel Comics superhero group — usually presented as a non-team of individualistic outsiders each known for following their own agendas — that usually battles mystic and supernatural threats. ... The Defenders are a Marvel Comics superhero group — usually presented as a non-team of individualistic outsiders each known for following their own agendas — that usually battles mystic and supernatural threats. ... Force Works was a short-lived Marvel Comics superhero team. ... Reality warping in superhero fiction is a superpower. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ...

Over the years of her long-running Avengers membership, various aspects of her back story were embellished. As a character she has had three separate sets of supposed parents, until a lasting connection with super-villain Magneto was established. Her power levels have shifted and grown as well, with diverse (pseudo)scientific, demonic, magical, and physical explanations offered by different writers. She recently suffered a mental breakdown, explained as the end result of her fluctuating powers and personality over her entire history.

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #4 (1964). In the historic Avengers #16, she was recruited by Captain America along with her brother Quicksilver and the former villain Hawkeye. For much of her Avengers career her powers involved the ability to alter probability with various degrees of success, causing random effects with force beams that were called "hexes" she projected from her hands. Eventually she became a trained witch, and channeled a highly dangerous form of magic known as "Chaos Magic" to augment her powers. She is the daughter of Magneto, twin sister of Quicksilver, half-sister of Polaris and ex-wife of Vision. For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... For the second comic book series starring the X-Men, see X-Men (vol. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... For Quicksilver (DC Comics), see Max Mercury. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Probability is the likelihood that something is the case or will happen. ... “Witch” redirects here. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For Quicksilver (DC Comics), see Max Mercury. ... Polaris (Lorna Dane) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... This article is about Marvel Comics modern-day characters. ...

Fictional character biography

Birth

Magda gives birth to Wanda and Pietro. Art by John Byrne and Dan Green.

The Scarlet Witch is the fraternal twin sister of Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff); the twins are the children of Magneto and his late wife Magda. Magda fled from Magneto before either learned that she was pregnant. The twins were born on Mt. Wundagore of Transia, the prison of the Elder God Chthon. Chthon's residual energies altered Wanda, giving her the ability to use magic, in addition to her mutant power. Magda survived giving birth to the twins but days after left the refuge of the High Evolutionary. She feared that Magneto would locate her and force her to surrender the children to him. She instead fled, and is believed to have chosen to commit suicide by exposing herself to the frozen wasteland surrounding the refuge. Image File history File links Wandapietrro. ... Image File history File links Wandapietrro. ... For other uses of John Byrne, see John Byrne (disambiguation). ... Dan Green can refer to: Dan Green (voice actor), an American voice actor Dan Green (artist), an American comic book illustrator This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a persons or persons name. ... For Quicksilver (DC Comics), see Max Mercury. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Wundagore, or Mount Wundagore, is a fictional location in the Marvel Universe. ... Transia is a fictional country on Earth in the Marvel Universe. ... The Elder Gods are fictional characters from the Marvel Comics universe. ... Chthon is a fictional character, a demonic Elder God in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... The High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham) is a fictional Marvel Comics character created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. ... Cover to Uncanny X-Men #136 (August 1980, art by John Byrne), the penultimate issue of the Dark Phoenix saga. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ...

Bova, a genetically-engineered humanoid cow who served as their nursemaid, decided to find foster parents for the apparent orphans. Nearby, World War II superheroine Miss America was giving birth to her own twins. Her husband the Whizzer asked for Bova to assist the birth. Mother and children died due to radiation poisoning deliberately caused by her former enemy Isbisa. Bova only reported the death of the mother, but presented the living set of twins to Whizzer as his own. He was however shocked by the death of his wife and chose to flee as far away from Wundagore Mountain as possible.^[1] The New Men are a fictional Marvel Comics universe group of hyper-evolved animals created by the High Evolutionary. ... A nursemaid is a girl or woman hired by an individual family to take care of the child or children of that family. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Miss America is a Golden Age superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Several fictional characters published by Marvel Comics have been known as the Whizzer. ... Radiation poisoning, also called radiation sickness, is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. ... Isbisa is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Bova returned the children to Wundagore. She later found a suitable pair of foster parents in the Roma couple Django and Marya Maximoff. Their own children Ana and Mateo had recently died and the couple saw little Wanda and Pietro as suitable replacements. They would raise them as their own. Both siblings manifested powers due to mutation in early adolescence. The Roma were however victims of prejudice by the mainstream population of Transia who considered them immoral. Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Romani people (as a noun, singular Rom, plural Roma; sometimes Rrom, Rroma) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... Adolescent redirects here. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial... Morality (from the Latin manner, character, proper behavior) has three principal meanings. ...

Orphaned

Django was a doll-maker but had increasing difficulty in finding customers as Transians did not allow their children to approach the Roma. He eventually resorted to stealing food in order to save his family from starvation. Pietro took the initiative to also start stealing food. Wanda was also introduced to prejudice when a Transian boy her age attempted to sexually molest her. She used her powers to return to safety but was accused of attempting to seduce the boy. Eventually, angry Transian villagers attacked the Roma and burned their wagons. Marya Maximoff was trapped in their wagon and burned alive. Django was clubbed to unconsciousness, but Pietro and Wanda managed to flee. The twins were now on their own. For other uses, see Doll (disambiguation). ...

Wanda and Pietro considered at this point that they were the only family left to each other. Pietro was in fact especially protective of his sister. However, they were mistaken in their belief. They had lost three different mothers: Magda, Miss America, and Marya Maximoff. But their natural father, Magneto, and their adoptive fathers, Whizzer and Django Maximoff, were alive. Eventually, all three would try to contact their children again.

The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

Wanda being rescued by Magneto, and joining the Brotherhood as the Scarlet Witch. Art by Aaron Lopresti.

One day Wanda accidentally caused a fire with her hex powers and was almost killed by an angry mob who thought she was a witch. Her father Magneto saved her and Pietro from the mob, though none of them knew he was their father at this time. For saving their lives, Magneto had the twins join his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, as the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Though the twins were mistrustful of humans because of their past experiences, they were not as opposed to humanity as the other members. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about magneto, the engine component. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ...

Wanda aided the Brotherhood on many missions, until an encounter with the X-Men and the enigmatic Stranger would result in Wanda and Pietro decisively breaking with the Brotherhood at last.^[2] The Stranger is a fictional cosmic entity that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

The Avengers

Jack Kirby depicts a characteristic uneasy moment in Wanda's brief villainous career.

After Magneto's abduction by the alien Stranger effectively broke up the Brotherhood, the twins relocated back to Europe but quickly returned to America with the intention of becoming Avengers and redeeming themselves for their actions while part of the Brotherhood. They were accepted by Captain America and became part of the team alongside Hawkeye, who would become Wanda's closest friend inside the team.^[3] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x653, 155 KB) Summary Panel from X-men #7, Sept. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x653, 155 KB) Summary Panel from X-men #7, Sept. ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... The Stranger is a fictional cosmic entity that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the superhero. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ...

The Scarlet Witch would become one of the team's mainstays after that, and one of the most popular Avengers in the title's run. When Roy Thomas took over the book in the late 1960s, Wanda's courtship with the synthoid Vision would become one of the book's main plotlines and become one of the most beloved romance stories of the book's franchise. The relationship was filled with turmoil though, from Vision's feelings that Wanda deserved a lover who was human and not an android to both Quicksilver and Hawkeye's objections to the relationship (Quicksilver's due to his disdain for his sister loving a robot while Hawkeye's objections came due to his own feelings of love for Wanda). Steve Englehart's creation Mantis also complicated things for a time, competing with Wanda as one of the potential candidates to become Celestial Madonna, and like Wanda drawn to Vision's strength. As supporting characters next to the "big guns" of Iron Man, Thor and Captain America (characters who had their own titles), Vision/Scarlet Witch (like Wasp/Yellowjacket) have been used for soap opera plots and received their primary character development over the years in Avengers-related titles. This article is about Marvel Comics modern-day characters. ... Steve Englehart (born April 22, 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s. ... Mantis is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe, and former member of the Avengers. ... The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dr. Henry Hank Pym is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. ...

While Hawkeye quickly got over his jealousy and gave Wanda and Vision his blessing, Quicksilver disowned his sister for her marriage and only relented when the Titanian telepath Moondragon telepathically erased Quicksilver's disdain for Vision from his mind, after witnessing Quicksilver's bigotry in full display during an argument. Moondragon is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ...

Frustrated with the unreliable nature of her power, the Scarlet Witch finally underwent training in sorcery under the tutelage of a true witch, Agatha Harkness.^[4] The mental discipline of sorcery aided Wanda's powers of concentration, enabling her to exercise much greater control over her mutant "hexes" than ever before. She also learned that she had been blessed with an affinity for chaos magic. Agatha Harkness is a fictional character, a powerful witch in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Wanda would ultimately marry Vision. For some time, Wanda believed herself the daughter of the golden age super-hero, the Whizzer, (Giant-Size Avengers #1). The revelation that Magneto was her biological father has been a source of much anger for Wanda, as she still harbors anger and fear towards him from their time together in the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. (Vision and the Scarlet Witch #4, 1982). Ultimately while attempting to avenge the apparent death of Agatha Harkness, Wanda received an infusion of magic power that allowed her to became pregnant with twins, Thomas and William. She and the Vision retired from their careers as super-heroes to raise their children, but came out of retirement to join the Avengers West Coast. This article is about Marvel Comics modern-day characters. ... Several fictional characters published by Marvel Comics have been known as the Whizzer. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

The West Coast Avengers

Cover to The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (vol. 2) #3. Art by Richard Howell.

Wanda's happiness would be short-lived: Vision was kidnapped and nearly destroyed by a multi-national coalition of countries who were angry at his attempted takeover of the world through computers several years earlier. Vision was rebuilt, but his memory was blank, his body a ghostly white, and his human personality and emotions utterly erased. Wanda's family was damaged beyond repair. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x616, 551 KB)Cover to The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (v2) #3. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x616, 551 KB)Cover to The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (v2) #3. ... Richard Howell (Newark, Delaware, in 1753; died in Trenton, New Jersey, 28 April, 1802) was a state Governor of New Jersey from 1794 to 1802. ...

Wanda sought the one man who had a hope of restoring her husband's mind (even partially), his "brother" Wonder Man. Wonder Man's memory template had been used as the basis for Vision's mind years ago. Wonder Man was jealous of Vision's relationship with Wanda and felt that he should have Vision's place in her life. Wonder Man received support from Wasp in this notion, as the childless Wasp had grave doubts about Wanda's children. She counseled Wonder Man not to allow his brainwave patterns to be used to restore Vision. Meanwhile, Wanda's children began to blink in and out of existence, frightening the various nannies Wanda hired to help her watch her twins. Agatha Harkness returned; she had survived her apparent death but had been in hiding. She had new insight on Wanda's children. Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero and a long-time member of the Avengers that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

Agatha revealed that the energies used by Wanda to conjure her children into existence were fragmented portions of the soul of the demon Mephisto. Mephisto, through his minion Master Pandemonium, kidnapped Wanda's children and reabsorbed them into his being. With Thomas and William having effectively ceased to exist (inasmuch as they had ever truly existed in the first place) Agatha made a controversial move that would bear bitter fruit years later: she erased all of Wanda's memories of the twins in order to release her from despair and allow the Avengers to escape from Mephisto's realm. This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

A guilt-ridden Wonder Man finally attempted to give his brainwave patterns to Vision, but his tardy offer was rejected. Enough time had passed since Vision's reconstruction to allow an emotionless, logic-driven personality to emerge and this personality felt no connection whatsoever with Wanda, even after Wanda was kidnapped as part of the Atlantis Attacks crossover. Cover to Fantastic Four Annual #22. ...

After rescuing her, Vision showed little concern for his mentally fragile wife, revealing that he was returning to the group's East Coast branch. Vision coldly stated that the East Coast team, which had lost several members, needed Vision more than his wife did, despite her pleas. A devastated Wanda had a complete nervous breakdown, making her vulnerable to a renewed bid by Magneto to reform the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants alongside Quicksilver.

The family reunion was brief, however, as Quicksilver quickly revealed that he only played along in order to protect his emotionally damaged sister from Magneto. As the Avengers launched a rescue mission, Wanda fell into a trance and was kidnapped by Immortus. He revealed that he manipulated Wanda's entire relationship with Vision, in order to render Wanda emotionally vulnerable enough that he might easily use her as a vessel for a large amount of "Nexus" energy. Her probability powers made her a conduit for multiple parallel timelines. She was ultimately rescued and returned to the Avengers West Coast with help from Agatha Harkness, freed from the clutches of either Magneto or Immortus. Spoiler warning: Kang the Conqueror is a supervillain in Marvel Comics. ...

Wanda remained on the Avengers West Coast, her friendship with Hawkeye helping her deal with the destruction of her marriage and the loss of her children (Wanda's memories of the twins were shown to be restored in Avengers West Coast Annual #7 and also referenced several times in Kurt Busiek's run in Avengers Volume 3). Adventures as a hero and a team player augmented her leadership skills. She also worked on her powers again, as they began to fluctuate due to a spike in the chaos magic energies of the Marvel Universe. The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ...

Wanda eventually became the leader of the West Coast Avengers, just as her estranged husband Vision arranged for the group's dissolution. Wanda went on to become a founding member and field leader of the short-lived superhero team Force Works. Her relationship with Wonder Man remained on very tense terms but came to an abrupt end when Wonder Man died during Force Works' first adventure. Force Works was a short-lived Marvel Comics superhero team. ... Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero and a long-time member of the Avengers that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

Wanda and Hawkeye rejoined the Avengers when Force Works disbanded. Wanda and Vision (now having regained his emotions and memories of their marriage) even attempted to reconcile, but the two were quickly forced to "sacrifice" their lives to stop the evil that was Onslaught. They were exiled instead alongside their fellow Avengers and Fantastic Four members into an alternate reality for a year before returning to Earth. Onslaught Onslaught. ...

Heroes Return

When she did return, Wanda was promptly kidnapped again by the sorceress Morgan le Fay, with the intention of using Wanda's powers to warp reality in her image (using a stolen Asgardian relic). To escape her clutches, Wanda restores Captain America's memories (who proceeds to restore other Avenger's memories, similar to the storyline in House of M) and eventually accidentally resurrected Wonder Man, now in an energy-based form. [1 During the final battle, Wanda watched helplessly as Vision was mortally wounded yet again. Le Fay destroyed the lower half of his body. Vision was still functional but put into a surgical repair device designed to fix his body. Communicating with his wife via hologram, the two had a tense confrontation where a distraught Vision begged Wanda to not visit him while he was in his damaged state. Vision would later state that he didn't want to put Wanda through any additional trauma caused by his injuries, but his actions put an end to their marriage for good. for the DC Comics character, see Morgaine Le Fey (DC Comics) Morgan le Fay is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, based loosely on the Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. ...

Around this time, Wanda visited Agatha Harkness and learned that her mutant powers were evolving to the point that she was able to channel Chaos Magic, a feat that was generally considered dangerous by most magicians. According to Agatha, Wanda could do just about anything with this magic, including raising the dead. After much deliberation and still hurting from Vision's rejection, she gave Wonder Man her love and restored him to life.

The two became lovers, openly carrying on their affair in front of a restored Vision, who fled the Avengers briefly after a confrontation in which Wonder Man declared himself "the victim" in the three-way love triangle. Wanda waited for Simon to take their relationship to the next level. Unfortunately, while held prisoner by Kang, Wanda broke up with Wonder Man, whose dreams of the future did not include marriage and children.

When writer Geoff Johns took over the Avengers book in 2002, Vision and Scarlet Witch reconciled off-panel and attempted once again to rebuild their relationship. Meanwhile, Wanda's use of Chaos Magic began to heavily affect her. She became consumed with chaos energy as a side effect of the mysterious Scorpio splitting the cosmic being the In-Betweener into the two aspects of his order and chaos based powers. In-Betweener is a fictional character, a comic book cosmic being in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

JLA/Avengers

Wanda being consumed by Chaos Magic was further explored in the much-anticipated JLA/Avengers crossover, which had Wanda tap into the highly dangerous (and powerful) chaos magic of the DC Universe, which is normally only controlled by the Lords of Chaos. She proved barely able to utilise the magic, and the attempt caused her visible physical damage. Her unauthorized use of Chaos Magic mystified and enraged the Lords, according to Zatanna. JLA/Avengers is a crossover limited series published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and features two teams of superheroes, DC Comics Justice League of America and Marvels Avengers. ... The Lords of Chaos and Lords of Order are complementary groups of supernatural entities with godlike powers that appear in DC Comics. ... Zatanna Zatara is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ...

On her return to 616 Marvel Earth, Scarlet Witch was reluctantly drawn into a battle between Captain America and an evil, government-sponsored doppelganger (Captain America & the Falcon #7). During their team-up, Captain America found himself attracted to Wanda, but didn't act upon his feelings.

Avengers Disassembled

After the Avengers returned from events in England, Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp, entered into a romantic tryst with the wounded-but-recovering Hawkeye. While discussing the affair with Wanda, a slightly tipsy Wasp also confessed to a pregnancy scare on her part, which led to Wasp mentioning Wanda's children. The mention of her lost children, plus her growing powers, caused Wanda to suffer a mental breakdown. Wanda started rewriting reality in order to recreate her children, causing a series of threats and incidents to inexplicably occur one after the other, including the deaths of the Vision, Scott Lang, and Hawkeye. The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ...

Dr. Strange was able to determine that Wanda was the one responsible for all the incidents, and with the Avengers tracked her down to find she had created an illusion where she was having dinner with the Vision and their children. When they confronted her, she believed that they were trying to take her children away from her and started attacking them, until Dr. Strange was able to shut her mind down. Meanwhile in Genosha, Magneto heard his daughter's psychic cry for help and, using a wormhole, whisked her away before the Avengers could do anything.

House of M

Main article: House of M

Variant cover to House of M #1.
Art by Joe Quesada and Danny Miki.

In Genosha, Magneto asked his longtime friend and nemesis Charles Xavier to help Wanda. Unfortunately, Xavier refused to do so as Wanda attempted to restore her husband to life and undo the damage she had caused. Keeping Wanda in a comatose state, Xavier ultimately called a meeting between the Avengers and X-Men to decide whether or not Wanda should be killed. Quicksilver was horrified at the fact that Xavier seriously considered killing Wanda and convinced Wanda to take desperate action to keep this from happening: By using her powers, Wanda warped reality into the House of M, a world where mutants were the majority, humans the minority, and Magneto the ruler (simultaneously giving various other heroes what they wanted most, hoping this would prevent them rebelling). In this reality, Wanda was believed to be a human, due to an alternate body she created to represent her in public while she cared for her children in private. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Download high resolution version (600x900, 177 KB)Cover to House of M #1, featuring the Scarlet Witch. ... Download high resolution version (600x900, 177 KB)Cover to House of M #1, featuring the Scarlet Witch. ... Joseph Joe Quesada (born December 1, 1962), colloquially known as Joe Q, is the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and a comic book writer and artist. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

A young mutant named Layla Miller (whom Dr. Strange believed was actually an aspect of Wanda's psyche, but later revealed to be a deformed mutant who was given a normal body thanks to Wanda's reality warp) was able to use her mutant abilities to restore several of the heroes' memories. Meanwhile Wolverine and a resurrected Hawkeye and Cloak gathered these heroes into an assault force to try to restore reality. This rag-tag army headed to Genosha to attack Magneto, believing him to be the one responsible for the change. During the battle between Magneto's forces and the others, Layla was able to restore Magneto's memories; as well, Wanda confessed to Dr. Strange that it was Quicksilver, not Magneto, who had initiated the reality warp. Layla Rose Miller, also known as Butterfly, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Cloak and Dagger (Tyrone Ty Johnson & Tandy Bowen) are a fictional teenage mutant comic book superhero duo in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Enraged, Magneto confronted Quicksilver, angry that Quicksilver had done all of this in his name. Quicksilver told Magneto that he would have let Wanda die. Magneto replied that Quicksilver had only used him and Wanda. He then killed Quicksilver.

"No More Mutants"

Wanda revived her brother, telling Magneto that Quicksilver had only wanted him to be happy and that Magneto had ruined them, choosing the mutants over his own children. She further denounced Xavier and in three words ("No more mutants") Wanda changed the world back to its original form but adding the mass depowering of 98% of the entire mutant population, thus being responsible for many deaths as shown in the Generation M mini-series. Surviving mutants and ex-mutants now refer to this as "M-Day: The worst day in mutant history." Generation M is a five issue mini-series written by Paul Jenkins and pencilled by Ramon Bachs. ...

After the fallout, Wanda was missing and was last seen in a small, unknown European village, happy and in a state of peace.

Post-House of M

The resurrected Hawkeye/Clint Barton tracks Wanda to a small city near Wundagore Mountain, where he unknowingly saves her from a thief. Wanda has been living in a small apartment with her only relative, her "Aunt Agatha" (who is never seen, but could possibly a manifestation of Wanda's now-dead mentor Agatha Harkness). She appears to be powerless and believes that she has lived her entire life in the city, and does not recognize Hawkeye, nor does she remember being a part of the Avengers or other events. Wanda tells Hawkeye that he was her "hero" for dealing with the thief and kisses him, and they spend the night together. The following morning, while Wanda is sleeping, Hawkeye becomes curious about the next room where "Aunt Agatha" is supposedly sleeping, but the doorknob appears to shift away from his hands, a subtle reality manipulation usually associated with the Scarlet Witch. However, Clint looks back to see that Wanda is still asleep.

Still on his journey to research the events of M-Day, Beast travels to Transia where he meets Wanda on the streets. Similar to Clint's meeting with Wanda, she still does not remember anything of her life as the Scarlet Witch. Beast and Wanda sit down for tea where he speaks to her about his research, and Wanda ironically states she "doesn't believe in Magic." Beast tries to tell Wanda who she was and what she has done, but she simply dismisses the topic and leaves.

Powers and abilities

Initially, the Scarlet Witch had the ability to manipulate probability via her "hexes" (often manifesting physically as "hex spheres" or "hex bolts"). These hexes are relatively short range, and are limited to her line of sight. Casting a hex requires a gesture and concentration on her part, though the gestures are largely a focus for the concentration. Early in her career, her hexes were unconscious on her part, and would be automatically triggered whenever she made a particular gesture, regardless of her intent. These hexes would only manifest random "bad luck" effects: objects falling or breaking, people tripping, and so on. She later gained enough control over her powers that her powers only work when she wants them to, and they are not limited to negative effects. Despite this enhanced precision, her hexes are not necessarily guaranteed to work, particularly if she has been straining herself or using her powers excessively. If overextended, her hexes can backfire, causing probability to work against her wishes or to undo previous hexes. Probability is the likelihood that something is the case or will happen. ... This article is about fortune. ...

Scarlet Witch in action, employing magic to augment her mutant hex. Art by George Perez and Sam Grainger.

Her hexes seem to have a wide, almost limitless variety of recorded and possible effects, though they often boil down to a kind of Deus ex machina superpower. They have been known to alter the molecular composition and physical state of physical objects, negate or distort physical laws, and to cause various forms of energy to spontaneously appear or disappear. She has an affinity with natural elements and phenomena, stemming largely from her magical training under Agatha Harkness, and has trained often at using her hexes to deflect projectiles or to cause enemies to stumble or otherwise suffer the effects of "bad luck". Image File history File links Download high resolution version (616x620, 142 KB) Summary single panel from Avengers #149, art by George Perez and Sam Grainger, July 1975 issue. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (616x620, 142 KB) Summary single panel from Avengers #149, art by George Perez and Sam Grainger, July 1975 issue. ... George Pérez (born June 9, 1954 in The Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic books. ... Sam Grainger (March 18, 1924 - October 1986) was an American comic book artist best known as a Marvel Comics inker during the 1960s and 1970s periods fans and historians call, respectively, the Silver Age and the Bronze Age of Comic Books. ... For other uses, see Deus ex machina (disambiguation). ... Agatha Harkness is a fictional character, a powerful witch in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Though her powers resemble Telekinesis, her probability-altering powers are more than enough to allow her to transform energy around her into "energy bolts", or even to grant Wanda short flight capability (the latter seen in Avengers #153). Although her hexes can cause objects to suddenly move or change course, they do not have the ability to "hold on" to objects as a telekinetic might.^{[citation needed]} Ultimately, the hexes are not under the Witch's direct control, although she can influence the nature of their effects with great concentration and effort. This makes her one of the few Avengers that Ultron fears; his adamantium shell cannot repel her magic. She has displayed the ability to cancel Longshot and Domino's powers of probability ^{[issue # needed]}. The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Ultron (disambiguation). ... Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ... Longshot is a fictional character a Marvel Comics superhero best known as a member of the X-Men. ... Domino (Neena Thurman) is a Marvel Comics character, best known as a member of the X-Men offshoot X-Force. ...

The first major reclassification of Wanda's fairly-indistinct hex powers came during Kurt Busiek's run on Avengers, where her power was claimed by Agatha Harkness to be an ability to manipulate chaos magic, given to her by the demon Chthon (imprisoned within Wundagore Mountain) when she was born. Her hexes were, by extension, simple, indirect manifestations of this magic, destabilising probabilities by inducing chaos. Across Busiek's run, Wanda's powers grew continuously, as she gained the ability to manipulate organic matter and summon Wonder Man back to life. While in the DC Universe (during the JLA/Avengers crossover), she displayed the ability to access that universe's chaos magic, but had great difficulty in doing so at first, since it was much more powerful than that of 616. Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... A demon is a fictional entity in the Marvel Comics universe, based on the demons from world myth. ... Chthon is a fictional character, a demonic Elder God in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Chaos. ... Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero and a long-time member of the Avengers that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ...

The second redefinition of Wanda's powers came under the writing of Brian Michael Bendis, whose final Avengers story Avengers Disassembled declared all previous explanations about Wanda's powers to be lies or mistakes and recast her as an insane reality warping mutant whose powers work on an unconscious level. While it was implied by Immortus that Wanda possessed the potential for such, when he turned Wanda into a "Nexus Battery"^{[issue # needed]}, Immortus specifically claimed that Wanda could only manipulate past alternate timelines. Her powers were used by Morgan Le Fey to alter reality in Avengers (vol. 3) #1-3, although this was only accomplished through a much more complicated spell that involved a slew of magical artifacts that actually brought about the warping of reality with Wanda simply used as a power source. Avengers Disassembled, referred to in some participating series as Disassembled, is a crossover event between several Marvel Comics series. ... Reality warping in superhero fiction is a superpower. ... Spoiler warning: Kang the Conqueror is a supervillain in Marvel Comics. ... Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... for the DC Comics character, see Morgaine Le Fey (DC Comics) Morgan le Fay is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, based loosely on the Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. ...

Under Bendis' definition, the Scarlet Witch's powers are not fully under her conscious control, and their effects persist even after Dr. Strange shut down her mind. There seem to be no limits to her powers during House of M, as she was easily able to alter the entire Earth-616 reality at will, and is also altering reality on a multiversal scale without even realizing what she had done, though certain of her victims claim to be able to discern the difference between reality and her spells. In the House of M storyline, Wanda also showed that she could paralyze other mutant's powers. She also possessed the ability to fly. This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ...

Wanda's ability to channel and wield magical energy was brought about by the demonic sorcerer Chthon. On the day that Wanda was born, the ghostly spectre of Chthon visited the newborn Wanda and "blessed" Wanda so that Wanda could channel the dangerous Chaos Magic that was the basis for Chthon's unholy might. Chthon's intentions were to create a vessel that he could possess one day, when Wanda was a full-grown adult, though his schemes to do so were foiled by the Avengers. Chthon is a fictional character, a demonic Elder God in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Due to Chthon's "blessing", Wanda is also vulnerable to having all of her powers disabled if Chthon is ever disrupted. During the period in which pages from Chthon's sacred tome, the Darkhold, were scattered across the globe, Wanda's powers were periodically disabled -- with her being left powerless in several dangerous battles against various super-villains -- until several of the missing pages were restored to the book. Although this explanation was given by Agatha Harkness after possibly being reanimated by Wanda. Whether it was true or how much of it is more unconscious manifestations of the Wanda's reality manipulation is up to the reader's preference The Darkhold, also known as The Book of Sins, is a fictional book in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Wanda has also been trained in hand-to-hand combat by both Captain America and Hawkeye, and evinces, when sane, the experience and leadership skills that come from years of active duty as an Avenger.

Scarlett Witch has immense power, capable of manipulating Earth 616 and alternate timelines, however it seems as though she depowered herself as well after Decimation.

Magical progeny

In Young Avengers, the characters Tommy Shepherd (Speed) and Billy Kaplan (Wiccan) look almost exactly alike. Wiccan has abilities similar to the Scarlet Witch, while Tommy has Quicksilver's superspeed. Their names, Thomas and William, are the same names of the Scarlet Witch's twins. The Super Skrull, upon meeting the two, assumed they were her children. Although it is not public knowledge that the Scarlet Witch had any children, the Super Skrull claimed, through Skrull Intelligence, that he knew they existed. Young Avengers is a comic book published by Marvel Comics. ... Speed (Thomas Shepherd) is a fictional character and member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ... Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) is a fictional character and member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ...

The new Vision used the previous Vision's memory files to explain that the Scarlet Witch created her children from two lost souls. When Mephisto was destroyed by Franklin Richards, two of his fragments became Wanda's twin sons. When Mephisto claimed those souls as his own to restore himself, they caused Mephisto to be destroyed when he absorbed them, setting the souls free. Wiccan theorized that when the souls were set free they formed into the people that became Speed and himself. This remains Billy's theory, however Allan Heinberg's plans for the new 'season' involved the two searching for Wanda and the true source of their powers [1]. Allan Heinberg is an American film scriptwriter, who currently writes Young Avengers for Marvel Comics, and has been a writer and producer on Party of Five, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, and The O.C. Heinbergs series Young Avengers was originally thought to be a distorted concept, with...

Other versions

1602

In Marvel 1602, the Scarlet Witch character is Sister Wanda, a nun working for Inquisitor Enrique (Magneto). The full extent of her powers is unrevealed but she was able to sense and banish the astral form of Stephen Strange. After they are revealed as Witchbreed (mutants), the Inquisitor leaves her and her brother Petros in the care of Carlos Javier (Professor X), on condition he never reveals that Enrique is their father. Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue Marvel comic limited series, published in 2003, written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove. ... For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Inquisition by the Roman Catholic Church. ... This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ...

Age of Apocalypse

During the Age of Apocalypse, The Scarlet Witch was a member of Magneto's X-Men. She died while defending the X-Men's base on Wundagore Mountain from an attack by Nemesis.^[5] The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... Holocaust (also known as Nemesis) is a supervillain from the X-Men series of comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Exiles

Nocturne is a former member of the alternate-reality traveling Exiles, but is now a member of New Excalibur. Like all members of the Exiles she is from an alternate dimension, and in her dimension the Scarlet Witch married Nightcrawler. Nocturne is the daughter of the Scarlet Witch and the Nightcrawler of that reality. Nocturne is a code name used by four separate fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger multiverse. ... The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book characters from Marvel Comics. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the comic character. ... This article is about the comic character. ...

Heroes Reborn

Scarlet Witch was one of the Avengers in the Heroes Reborn universe, in which she was raised by Agatha Harkness. The Asgardian sorceress Enchantress falsely claimed to be her mother. Heroes Reborn was an event in which Marvel Comics temporarily outsourced the production of several of its most famous comic books to the studios of its popular former employees Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld. ... The Enchantress — also known as Amora — is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Marvel Zombies

Another version of Scarlet Witch appears on an Earth undersiege by zombie superhumans. She helps Ash find the Necronomicon. She is killed in the siege of Doctor Doom's castle by The Punisher. Marvel Zombies is a set of American comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2005. ... Ashley J. Ash Williams (Ashly in the original Evil Dead script) is the fictional protagonist in the Evil Dead horror film franchise, played by Bruce Campbell, and created by director Sam Raimi. ... A prop designed to look like the Necronomicon. ... The Punisher may refer to: The Punisher, a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

MC2

An older version of the Scarlet Witch first appeared in the MC2 universe, during the short-lived A-Next series. The original team of Avengers disbanded following a disastrous battle with their evil counterparts in an alternate universe. For several years afterward, Scarlet Witch remained in suspended animation beneath Avengers Mansion powering a gate to this world. Eventually, she was freed by the next generation of Avengers, although she remained in a coma for some time afterward. When the mad god Loki, the evil half-brother of Thor, chose to avenge his earlier defeats, he took Wanda out of her coma to act as one of his "puppets". Wanda was eventually released from said spell, and later chose to return into action as part of A-Next. No mentioning of Quicksilver has been made so far in the MC2 universe, and Wanda currently appears sporadically in the Spider-Girl series. The Crimson Curse modeled her appearance on the older heroine. Characters from the MC2 universe. ... // A-Next is the Marvel Comics MC2 Universe version of the Avengers. ... Loki (Loki Laufeyson) is a fictional comic book character, a Marvel Comics supervillain, based upon the Loki of Norse mythology. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... // A-Next is the Marvel Comics MC2 Universe version of the Avengers. ... Spider-Girl (May Mayday Parker) is a fictional character, a comic book superheroine active in an alternate future of the Marvel Comics universe. ... Crimson Curse is a fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comicss series A-Next. ...

New X-Men vs. New Brotherhood

In this comic, Wanda is an old member of the Brotherhood and joins the X-Men but falls off a cliff due to a teleporting spell. Her brother Pietro Quicksilver blames the X-men for the incident but is killed by Jean Grey

Silver Sorceress

In 1971, DC Comics introduced a group of superheros called the Champions of Angor who resembled the Avengers at the same time Marvel introduced Squadron Supreme, which resembled the characters in the Justice League. The characters were reintroduced with a slightly different background in the Justice League International in 1987. The Silver Sorceress is the DC Comics pastiche of the Scarlet Witch. She possessed magical powers and served in the JLI and then the JLE until she died defeating Dreamslayer in 1991. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The Champions of Angor (also known as the Jusifiers and the Assemblers) are a fictional superhero team in DC Comics. ... The Squadron Supreme is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe, a thinly disguised version of DC Comics Justice League of America. ... For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... Built in the 1987 company-wide crossover limited series, Legends, this new Justice League was given a less America-centric mandate than before, and was dubbed the Justice League International (or JLI for short). ... ... Justice League Europe was a DC Comics book run that was a spin-off of Justice League International (which was renamed Justice League America at the time). ...

Ultimate Scarlet Witch

The Scarlet Witch on the cover of Ultimate Power #6. Art by Greg Land

In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Wanda Lensherr Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, is the daughter of Magneto and the sister of Quicksilver. She has the ability to alter probability fields with her hexes. Wanda was a member of Magneto's team, the Brotherhood of Mutants. Following her father's apparent death, she and Quicksilver helped lead the Brotherhood for a while, attempting to steer it away from her father's mutant supremacist ideals and keeping in touch with Charles Xavier to promote a more peaceful mutant-human integration. During this time, they participated in the rescue of the Ultimate X-Men from Weapon X. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Greg Land is an American comic book artist best known for his work on X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong and Ultimate Fantastic Four. ... The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Governments Department K (and secretly funded by the U.S. government) which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. ...

The twins even agreed to work for the Ultimates in exchange for the release of imprisoned Brotherhood members, although Nick Fury kept them in the black ops division of the team because of their terrorist past. The Ultimates are a fictional team of government-sponsored superheroes in the Ultimate Marvel Universe, appearing primarily in their self-titled comic book limited series The Ultimates and The Ultimates 2, published by Marvel Comics, written by Mark Millar, and drawn by Bryan Hitch. ... General Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional military officer, Gulf War veteran and spy, featured in Marvel Comics. ...

When Magneto returned and took back leadership of the Brotherhood, she and her brother fled to the Triskelion (homebase of the Ultimates) although their father caught up to them. Magneto injured Quicksilver for "neutering" his Brotherhood, but left Wanda unhurt. Following that, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were finally elevated to public status on the Ultimates since there was now proof that the two were loyal to the government and not to their terrorist father. The Ultimates are a fictional team of government-sponsored superheroes in the Ultimate Marvel Universe, appearing primarily in their self-titled comic book limited series The Ultimates and The Ultimates 2, published by Marvel Comics, written by Mark Millar, and drawn by Bryan Hitch. ...

She and her brother are often depicted touching each other very intimately and performing activities that couples usually do (e.g., a gondola ride where Pietro reads romantic poetry to Wanda); that scene and the fact that they often call each other "darling" has led to fan speculation that the two share an incestuous relationship. In Issue #6 of Ultimates Volume 2, writer Mark Millar alludes to her relationship with Vision; Hank Pym attempts to redeem himself by bringing two androids, named Ultron and Vision II, to the Ultimates. Wanda takes notice of Vision to which Quicksilver asks "Were you just flirting with that machine?" Incest is defined as sexual intercourse between closely related persons. ... Dr. Henry Hank Pym is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. ...

In Issue #7 of Ultimates 2, Wanda exerts her power by stealing nuclear missiles from Iran, as she did in Pakistan during a previous storyline in Ultimate X-Men. Later, in Issue #9, she is defeated after being overwhelmed by the massive numbers of the Liberators' super-soldier army. At the end of that story arc in Issue #12, she is able to use her powers to summon a completely restored Thor to "kick Loki's ass". In issue 13, she asks Vision out for a date, when her brother Quicksilver is not around. // Nuclear weapons delivery is the technology and systems used to place a nuclear weapon at the position of detonation, on or near its intended target. ... For the all-female team, see Lady Liberators (comics). ... Ultimate Thor is a fictional character, a superhero in the Ultimate Marvel Universe based on the mythological Thor and the Marvel Universe Thor. ... Loki (Loki Laufeyson) is a fictional comic book character, a Marvel Comics supervillain, based upon the Loki of Norse mythology. ...

In the promotional art for Ultimates 3 Scarlet Witch is shown back in her Brotherhood-style costume, despite clearly being on the Ultimates side.

Sketch of Scarlet Witch's uniform in Ultimate 3 Art by Joe Madureira.

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Powers and abilities

It has been indicated in The Ultimates 2 series that the Ultimate Scarlet Witch actually has to "do the math" in order to use her powers--i.e., that she has to calculate the mathematical probability that the effect she intends to create will actually happen; the more unlikely the effect, the more complex the mathematic formula, and the more difficult and time-consuming it will be to make the effect happen^{[issue # needed]}.

Ultimate Scarlet Witch seems to be more powerful at a conscious level than her 616 counter-part. This may be due to training since she was raised in a terrorist environment and joined the super-human military afterwards. Unlike her 616 counterpart she can fly, change objects at will, create force fields, can transport any object apparently to anywhere she can think of (Ultimate X-Men #64). She has once turned Longshot into a cat (Ultimate X-Men #62).The downside seems to be that she needs to be consciously aware of what she needs/wants to affect. In the 616 universe her 'luck' powers seemed to emanate from her, while in this universe she needs to not only concentrate but also use her hands, since she was easily disabled by Colossus when he held her hands behind her back in Ultimate X-Men #64. Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Longshot is a Marvel Comics superhero, best known as a member of the X-Men. ... Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ...

Ultimate Spider-Man cameo

During the time House of M was released, Brian Michael Bendis referenced it in his Ultimate title, Ultimate Spider-Man, by having a scene in its eighty-first issue where a woman dressed in the 616 Scarlet Witch's uniform is dragged away by police, screaming "I'm not crazy! I'm not craaaaaazzzzzy!", just as Wanda herself protested frequently to Charles Xavier near the beginning of House of M. Brian Michael Bendis (born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and erstwhile artist. ... For the video game of the same title, see Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

In other media

• The Scarlet Witch appeared in the 1996 animated television series Iron Man. She was voiced by Jennifer Darling. In this series she was part of a romantic triangle, competing with Spider-Woman for Iron Man.

• The Scarlet Witch appeared in the 1999 animated television series Avengers. She was voiced by Stavroula Logothettis.

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• The Scarlet Witch made both a guest and a cameo appearance in the 1990s X-Men animated series. She was played by Tara Strong.

• The Scarlet Witch was among the Avengers in the "Got Milk" TV spot in 1999, Other Marvel characters featured in that ad were Captain America, Hulk,Thor, Iron Man, Hawkeye and Spider-Man.

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X-Men: Evolution

Committed to an institution by her father Magneto when she was just a child due to his inability to take care of her, Wanda harbored a patricidal hatred for him; he claims it necessary because of her uncontrollable, dangerous powers (when asked about what specific event led to Magneto institutionalizing Wanda, X-Men: Evolution's head writer Greg Johnson stated that "There was no specific event. It was just years of him trying to handle a hostile, out of control child whose powers were promising to be very destructive if he didn't get her put away." [2]). Freed from the institution by Mystique, she joined the Brotherhood in return. Wanda was more interested in revenge against her father than in fighting for the Brotherhood's cause. During the days after, she trained with Agatha Harkness and gained control of her powers, which she demonstrated to great effect against the X-Men, handing them their first real loss to the Brotherhood. It was in this episode that she was referred to as the Scarlet Witch for the only time in the series. X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... Greg Johnson (born March 16, 1971) is a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League. ...

Wanda then teamed up with the X-Men for the Day of Reckoning, nearly killing Magneto in revenge with a falling Sentinel. She failed, and nearly fell to her death, but was saved by Nightcrawler. Following this, she and Toad (who'd developed a crush on her) confirmed Magneto's survival. After the Brotherhood (sans the traitorous Quicksilver) returned home, Wanda left them to search for Magneto, even going to Caliban of the Morlocks for help. She failed to locate him until returning to her teammates, when she found her brother in charge. Wanda managed to find her father, but Magneto used his latest recruit Mastermind to rewrite her memories, removing her hatred of him and causing her to forget having been committed. Toad and Nightcrawler rescued her from Magneto's base, and she returned to the Brotherhood. The Sentinels are fictional robots in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Caliban is a mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Mastermind. ... This article is about the comic character. ...

When Magneto was "killed" by Apocalypse, Wanda took the news quite hard and blamed the X-Men for not helping her father. After learning that he was in fact alive, having become one of Apocalypse's Four Horsemen, she joined Shadowcat's team in Mexico to confront her father and destroy one of Apocalypse's Pyramids, and was soon joined by the rest of the Brotherhood. After the battle's end, she returned to the Brotherhood once more. For other meanings, see pyramid (disambiguation). ...

In the future as seen by Charles Xavier while he was under Apocalypse's control, Wanda, along with Avalanche, Toad, Blob, Quicksilver, and Pyro, has joined S.H.I.E.L.D. as a member of Freedom Force. Avalanche (Dominic Szilard Janos Petros) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ... For other uses, see Blob (disambiguation). ... Pyro (St. ... Freedom Force was a supervillain team in Marvel Comics universe, though they occasionally acted heroic as well. ...

In X-Men Evolution, Wanda's powers allow her to "Hex" anything and anyone in her path. The "Hex" causes everything to do Wanda's bidding and also to turn against the victim, including objects becoming spontaneously animated and attacking the victim of the hex. She has also shown an ability to paralyze another mutant's powers or cause them to go haywire. This could be an extension of her hex powers because she's in essence hexing a mutants powers. Her powers in the Evolution universe made her a powerful and feared mutant.

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Reno 911!

A recent episode of the comedy series Reno 911! featured two of the show's protaganists responding to a 911 call from a local brothel. A customer there called the police after he went to the brothel for an advertised room for men with superhero fetishes, only to find the women's costumes were not convincing. He points out that one of the prostitutes is supposed to be dressed like Scarlet Witch, and argues that Wanda wears a, "One piece with a slit at the belly, not a scarlet bikini". For the 2007 film, see Reno 911!: Miami. ...

Wolverine and the X-Men

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X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

She was also a playable character in the game X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse where she was voiced by Jennifer Hale. She is able to fire hexes with many effects, including turning her enemy into a box and combusting things around her into fire. It is implied throughout that she has a crush on Colossus, a mission briefing providing one example. Much like her 616 counterpart, she isn't particularly evil and doesn't have nearly as much of a bias against the X-Men or humans. Her reason for being in the Brotherhood is simply to keep an eye on her father. Jennifer Hale is a Canadian-born actress who has been doing voices for video games, animation, commercials, radio promotions, anime, and movies since 1993. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ...

Toys

The Scarlet Witch was part of a short-lived wave of Avengers action figures released by Toy Biz in 1996. Toy Biz logo. ...

Another figure was scheduled to be released in 2005 by Toy Biz as part of Wave 11 of Marvel Legends, this wave known as the Legendary Riders. When it came time for productions, Toy Biz executives felt the figure was not up to quality and pulled it from the line. However, some factories had already produced figures and packed them for shipment. When the line originally showed up, only the odd box contained a Scarlet Witch figure and smaller retail stores and eBay sellers would sell the figure at much higher prices, making it for a short time the most valuable figure in the toy line. Later though, the figure began showing up much more frequently in larger retails stores (such as Wal-Mart) and the value of the figure decreased. Toy Biz logo. ... This article is about the action figure line of Marvel characters. ... Toy Biz logo. ... This article is about the online auction center. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

See also

• Wiccan (comics)
• Speed (comics)
• Nocturne (comics)
• List of fictional characters who can alter probability

Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) is a fictional character and member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ... Speed (Thomas Shepherd) is a fictional character and member of the Young Avengers, a team of superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ... Nocturne is a code name used by four separate fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This list encompasses fictional characters with the paranormal or superhuman ability to either passively or actively manipulate probability. ...

External links

• MarvelDatabase:Character Gallery Scarlet Witch
• MarvelDatabase:Character Gallery Scarlet Witch (HoM)
• MarvelDatabase:Character Gallery Scarlet Witch (Ultimate)
• UncannyXmen.net Spotlight on Scarlet Witch
• Scarlet Witch Message Board at the Second String Sanctuary
• Scarlet Witch, My Valentine! at Photon Torpedoes
• The Women of Marvel Comics Scarlet Witch Page
• Scarlet Witch on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki

References

1. ^ Avengers #185-187
2. ^ Uncanny X-Men #11-12
3. ^ Avengers #16-47
4. ^ Avengers #128-137
5. ^ X-Men Chronicles #1