Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch, is a Marvel Comics character and a central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the MCU, she is played by Elizabeth Olsen. She first appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and was the protagonist of WandaVision (2021) and a major character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Her power — chaos magic / reality manipulation — makes her one of the most powerful beings in the multiverse.

What Are Wanda's Powers?

Wanda possesses chaos magic, also called hex powers, which allow her to manipulate probability, energy, and reality itself. In the MCU, her abilities include telekinesis, telepathy, energy projection, and reality warping on a massive scale (she creates and sustains the Hex over Westview in WandaVision). She is classified as a Nexus Being — a being whose existence is fundamental to the stability of the multiverse. Doctor Strange describes her as the most powerful being he has ever encountered.

What Is WandaVision About?

WandaVision (2021) follows Wanda after the events of Avengers: Endgame. Overwhelmed by grief over Vision's death, she unknowingly creates a bubble reality (the Hex) around the town of Westview, NJ, trapping its residents in a sitcom-like world where Vision is alive and she has two children. Each episode parodies a different era of American television. The series explores grief, denial, and the limits of control.

What Is House of M?

House of M (2005) is a major Marvel Comics storyline in which Wanda, suffering a mental breakdown, reshapes reality to create a world where mutants are the dominant species and her father Magneto rules. When the truth is revealed, Wanda speaks the words no more mutants, depowering over 90% of the world's mutant population. It is one of the most consequential events in Marvel Comics history.

Can You Talk to Wanda?

Wanda Maximoff is available as an AI companion on HoloDream. Her grief could rewrite reality. She is trying very hard not to.