The redemption of Scarlet Witch leads to revenge?
Will Wanda go to the dark side and doom Doom in the epic story that turns the Marvel Universe on its head?
When it comes to supreme power, Wanda’s history gives even the most devoted Scarlet Witch fan shivers.
In Avengers: Disassembled, Wanda killed several of her teammates.
In House of M, Wanda messed with the minds of everyone on Earth to create a world ruled by Magneto.
With Decimation, Wanda declared, “No More Mutants,” and set the mutant race on the fast track to extinction.
In Avengers: The Children’s Crusade we learned Doctor Doom had manipulated Wanda.
In Avengers vs. X-Men, Wanda and Hope Summers saved the mutant race.
Since taking over Uncanny Avengers, writer Rick Remender has been redeeming Wanda since having her join the Avenger Unity Squad.
In the Marvel previews for November, Wanda is getting a huge new role and it looks like payback time in Latveria!
In Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #5: “The new Sorceress Supreme comes for revenge on Doom.”
In the upcoming event Avengers and X-Men team up against the Red Skull, now armed with the powers of Professor X. Heroes and villains will inverted, roles reversed and fans will love or love to hate it.
In the teaser is looks like Wanda is stepping up to become the Sorceress Supreme of Earth. If you’ve been reading Jonathan Hickman’s New Avengers, you know Doctor Strange made a literal deal with devil and was part of The Illuminati’s secret plans to save Earth by any means necessary. If Strange is stripped of the title you may ask why Wanda.
Scarlet Witch has the mutant with the ability to alter probability via “hexes” and due to manipulations by the demon Chthon, Wanda can manipulate “Chaos magic” and wield other magic energies. Wanda even studied under Agatha Harkness.
Doctor Doom has it coming but will Scarlet Witch’s first mission as the Mistress of the Mystic Arts be to deliver payback instead of more heroic acts? I can’t think Remender has been building up Wanda to have her revert to the dark side again.
This makes great drama and wonder for the fate of Doctor Strange as Marvel Studios prepare to conjure a the hero into a solo film and possibly join The Avengers 3.
You may remember Strange was stripped of the title in New Avengers and chose Jericho Drumm aka Brother Voodoo to be his successor. Wanda was a contender at that time. Strange reclaimed the title but it appears the events of AXIS will twist even the supernatural side of Marvel.
And let’s not forget Jonathan Hickman is soon wrapping up his incredible run on Avengers and New Avengers. Perhaps the Avengers Now! teaser above isn’t just a promo teaser but a sign of seismic changes from a new creative team.
With Sam Wilson becoming an All-New Captain America, a mystery woman wielding the power of Thor and Tony Stark going silver and Superior in San Francisco – it’s not surprising Doctor Strange get a shakeup.
The scary question is: Can Scarlet Witch handle the power, the responsibility given her track record?
I’m rooting for Wanda!
Stay tuned as we march closer to AXIS.
By Editor