Alternate versions of Scarlet Witch
| Alternate versions of Scarlet Witch | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The X-Men #4 (March 1964) |
| Created by | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
The Scarlet Witch is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series with husband the Vision, and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in superhero title The Avengers. She has numerous alternative versions throughout the Marvel Comics multiverse.
Age of Apocalypse[edit]
Age of Apocalypse was a comic book event where reality was altered by a time travel, and the mutant Apocalypse wages a devastating war over the world. The Scarlet Witch appears in X-Men Chronicles #1, a comic set in the early days of the war. She is a member of the X-Men, led by her father Magneto. While the team fights Apocalypse in his first attack, she dies defending their base on Wundagore Mountain from Nemesis. As a last request, she asks the newly recruited Rogue to stay close to her father.[1]
The event was quite popular, and many new comics set in it were published in later years. One of those comics was Uncanny X-Force #19.1. The long dead Scarlet Witch is cloned, so that Jean Grey can control her body and use her power to replicate the mass mutant depowering seen in the House of M event. The spell fails, and only works in a limited radius, depowering only Jean Grey and Sabretooth.[2]
Heroes Reborn[edit]
The Scarlet Witch is one of the Avengers participating in the defeat of the entity Onslaught, and is subsequently trapped in the Heroes Reborn universe. In this artificial reality, with her mutant heritage non-existent, Wanda was raised by Agatha Harkness, with the Asgardian sorceress the Enchantress falsely claiming to be her mother.[3]
Exiles[edit]
The title Exiles features an alternate version from Earth-8823 with the call sign "Witch". The character joins the inter-dimensional superhero team[4] but is killed in action, and is replaced—without the knowledge of her teammates—by yet another alternate version of herself.[5]
Marvel 1602[edit]
In Marvel 1602, Sister Wanda and her brother, Petros, are followers of Enrique, High Inquisitor of the Spanish Catholic Church.[6]
Marvel Cinematic Universe[edit]
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Earth-199999), this version of Wanda Maximoff is played by American actress Elizabeth Olsen.
Marvel Noir[edit]
In the limited series X-Men Noir, Wanda Magnus is a wealthy socialite and the daughter of Chief of Detectives Eric Magnus.[7]
Marvel Zombies[edit]
In the Marvel Zombies storyline, an alternate universe version of Scarlet Witch helps Ash find the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. Wanda is eventually attacked, hunted down and infected by zombified vigilante the Punisher.[8] She reappears, still "zombified" in the third instalment in the series, Marvel Zombies 3. She works with the Kingpin, using the Vision—who was still in love with her—to block enemy radio signals as necessary. She (along with the other zombies) was later confronted by Machine Man, and Jocasta, who decided to save the Vision and finally kill the zombie Kingpin. At yet one point, zombie Scarlet Witch is decapitated by Machine Man's temporary chainsaw limb and was ripped apart in the zombie pile where Machine Man and Jocasta are victorious.[9]
MC2[edit]
An older version of Scarlet Witch appears in the MC2 title A-Next. Having been placed in a coma during the original Avengers final battle (as part of an attempt to save Iron Man),[10] Scarlet Witch was captured, revived, and brainwashed by Loki as part of his plan to corrupt various heroes into punishing the Avengers. She eventually returned to her normal mindset,[11] and has made sporadic appearances in the MC2 universe since then.
Ultimate Marvel[edit]
In the Ultimate Marvel imprint title Ultimates, Scarlet Witch and her brother Quicksilver defect from Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy to the Ultimates in exchange for the release of imprisoned Brotherhood members
In the third volume of Ultimates 3, the Scarlet Witch is killed by a lovesick Ultron which is later revealed to have been orchestrated by Doctor Doom.[12] She is shown to be alive in Wundagore together with Teddy (Blob's other mutant child), Quicksilver and Mystique.[13] However this is revealed to be an illusion by Apocalypse.[14]
The Ultimate version's powers differ from the mainstream version's in that the character has to "do the math" in order to use her powers—she must calculate the mathematical probability that the effect she intends to create will actually happen; the more complex the effect, the more complex the mathematical formula.[15]
Infinity Warp[edit]
During Infinity Wars, when the universe was folded in half, the Scarlet Witch was fused with X-23 to create Weapon Hex. The Evolutionaries, an occult and scientific group, had been using mutants in order for one of them to become a vessel for Mephicton (fusion of Mephisto and Chthon). However, this process always resulted in the mutants death. Seeing that their plan was failing, the group's leaders, Sarah Kinney and Herbert Wyndham decided to conceive a flawed child to act as the perfect vessel for the demon. However, Sara raised Laura and told her about empathy and humanity, while Herbert wanted the girl to be a weapon. At the age of seventeen, Laura along with Hellhound (fusion of Magik and Sabretooth) were sent on missions. Following her mother's death and discovering that she had a younger sister named Gavrill (fusion of Quicksilver and Honey Badger), she decided to escape the Evolutionaries along with her sister, but was cut in pieces by Hellhound, while Herbert took Gavrill in order for her to become the new vessel for Mephicton. Laura eventually healed and killed both Hellhound and Herbert with the latter being attacked by the spirits who had died from his experiments. After that, Laura along with her sister left the place.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ X-Men Chronicles #1 (March 1995)
- ↑ Uncanny X-Force #19.1
- ↑ Liefeld, Rob and Valentino, Jim (w), Liefeld, Rob and Yaep, Chap (p), Sibal, Jon and Alquiza, Mario (i). "Awaken the Thunder!" The Avengers v2, 1 (November 1996)
- ↑ Exiles vol. 3, #1 (Apr. 2009)
- ↑ Exiles vol. 3, #6 (Sept. 2009)
- ↑ Marvel 1602 #1–8 (Nov. 2003 – June 2004)
- ↑ X-Men Noir #1 (Feb. 2009)
- ↑ Marvel Zombies #1–6 (Dec. 2005 – Apr. 2006)
- ↑ Marvel Zombies 3 #1–4 (Dec. 2008 – March 2009)
- ↑ A-Next #1 (Oct. 1998)
- ↑ Last Hero Standing #1–5
- ↑ Ultimates 3 #5
- ↑ Loeb, Jeph (w), Adams, Arthur (p), Roslan, Mark (i). "Origins Chapter Five: What Is Ultimate X?" Ultimate X 5 (August 2011)
- ↑ Ultimate Comics X-Men #12
- ↑ Ultimates #1–13 (March 2002 – April 2004); Ultimates 2 #1–13 (Feb. 2005 – Feb. 2007)
- ↑ Infinity Wars: Weapon Hex #2. Marvel Comics
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