The Scarlet Witch has gone through a litany of changes throughout both her comic book and MCU career that showcase how unique and boundless she is.

Elizabeth Olsen's portrayalof Wanda Maximoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has seen Scarlet Witch's popularity skyrocket. Like other heroes in the Marvel Universe, she has particularly unique skills and anatomy, all of which have factored into her progression as a character.

Scarlet Witch was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in 1964'sX-Men #4. Wanda has always been an incredibly complex character full of rich storylines that delve deep into her personal relationships with her twin brother,husband and children, buther notable appearances in Avengers:Infinity War and Endgame didn't have nearly enough time to do anything but paraphrase her odd family bonds.

However, her MCU appearances did showcase Wanda's supreme ability and outright power on a battlefield. Still, her scenes didn't scratch the surface of her real power. Scarlet Witch has gone through a litany of changes throughout both her comic book and MCU career that showcase how unique and boundless this protagonist truly is.

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Wanda and her twin brother Pietroare commonly referred to asmutants, but their powers and abilities have a much more complicated origin. Their powers come from the demon Chthon and were manipulated by the High Evolutionary.

The High Evolutionary played an instrumental role in Wanda's path to becoming the Scarlet Witch. High Evolutionary's claim to fame is the serum that allows him to manipulate and unlock the human genetic code. He decided to build a futuristic citadel in Transia on the Wundagore Mountain to conduct his experiments. While he was trying to cure his lycanthropy with dark magic, he summoned an ancient demon known as Chthon.

Herbery banished the demon but he found traces of its power remaining in a pair of twin infants that were born on themountain --Wanda and Pietro.The High Evolutionary experimented on the twins. Their Chthon influence offered him a window into its world and he wanted to tap into its raw power. However, his experiments were unsuccessful and he left the children with a Romanicouple who had lost their own children.

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Wanda eventually fell in love with Vision in the seminal storyVision and the Scarlet Witch by Bill Mantlo, Rick Leonardi, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, George Roussos and Janice Chiang. Billy and Tommy are referred to as Vision and Scarlet Witch's children, but theywere in no way conceived in a conventional way.

Tommy and Billy are missing shards of a demon brought to life with Wanda's magic. At one point, the children are reabsorbed by the demon they come from, but are reincarnated into their current forms of Wiccan and Speed. Wiccan shares his mother's powers, while Speed has identical powers to his uncle Quicksilver.

Wanda unleashed the full of extent of her chaos magic and it created a reality-altering event known as the House of M, byBrian Michael Bendis, Olivier Coipel, Tim Townsend, and Frank D'Armata.Wanda has a mental breakdown and uses her massive power to change reality so she can get her children back.

This alternate reality sees Magneto and the mutants rise to take control of the world. The X-Men and Avengers join forces to reverse the reality-altering Chaos magic. These events were incredibly impactful and led directly into the Secret Wars events.

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Chthon actually came back and possessed Wanda a couple of times. The most recent possession happened during Secret Empire,by Nick Spencer, Rod Reis, Joshua Cassara, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Rachelle Rosenberg, Sunny Gho and Travis Lanham. Hydra uses Chthon to possess Wanda and turn her against the Avengers. It's actually Wanda's former fianc, Doctor Doom, who frees her from Chthon's grip so she canrejoin the Avengers.

Wanda Maximoff's MCU origin shares important similarities to her comic book beginnings, but it hasone major difference. Both versions of Wanda's character were heavily influenced and involved in the political turmoil sweeping her country. After her parents were killed by Stark weapons, she and her twin brother swore to get their revenge, which eventually led to her involvement with the Avengers.

However, Wanda's powers in the MCU weren't created by a demon's magic but an Infinity Stone:The Space Stonem,aka the Tesseract. Wanda and her brother signed up for radical experimentation to end the war in her country of Sokovia. These experiments led to the birth of their extreme powers. While Pietro doesn't make it out of Avengers: Age of Ultron,the Scarlet Witch becomes a staple member of the franchise.

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