TheScarlet Witchhas been theorized for an MCU return for years, with the franchise potentially already providing her with a new villain. TheScarlet Witch’s MCU deathcame inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessand was fully confirmed inAgatha All Alongafter a period of uncertainty. While many hopedAgatha All Along’s introduction ofThe Witches' Road to the MCUwould lead to Wanda’s resurrection, this proved not to be the case. Instead, Wanda’s death is as certain as ever.
However,Agatha All Along’s endingdid somewhat continue Wanda’s MCU legacy via the full introduction of Billy and Tommy Maximoff, her children fromWandaVision. Regardless, given the Scarlet Witch’s status as a fan-favorite MCU character, many were still disappointed that her revival did not come in the show. Whetherupcoming MCU moviesor TV shows resurrect Wanda remains to be seen but, if they do, the franchise already has a perfect candidate to give her a brand-new nemesis.
Agatha All Along Sets Up Death To Be A Major Enemy For Scarlet Witch If She Returns
Death Would Not Be Happy With Wanda For Several Reasons
The character in question is Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal fromAgatha All Along. Rio Vidal was eventually revealed as theMCU’s version of Lady Death from Mravel Comics, the being responsible for ushering lost souls to the afterlife and maintaining the natural order of life and death. Although much of Death’s character arc centered around her relationship with Agatha in the latest MCU TV show, her inclusion not only provided some scaryAgatha All Alongscenes but also many reasons for her to be angry with the Scarlet Witch.
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One reason why Rio will be angry with the Scarlet Witch is the latter’s creation of souls out of thin air. It was the Scarlet Witch who created Billy and Tommy duringWandaVision, meaning it was indirectly her fault that William Kaplan was killed and Billy Maximoff took his body.Death was already shown to be aggrieved by this inAgatha All Along, insisting that Billy was an abominationand was disrupting the sacred balance. If the Scarlet Witch is then suddenly resurrected, Death will only be more vexed that this balance is being further tarnished.
Death Being An Enemy Of Scarlet Witch Would Make Her Return Even Better
Scarlet Witch Would Have A Compelling Villain From The Off
If Death’s anger at the Scarlet Witch saw the two become enemies, it would only make the latter’s MCU return even better. Of course, Wanda’s return would be great anyway due to how good Elizabeth Olsen is in the role and how compelling her character has been sinceAvengers: Age of Ultron.Nonetheless,Death being a villain of Wanda’s straight away would give the latter a strong story to start with for her MCU resurgence.
Having Death be Wanda’s villain as soon as she is resurrected would give her a compelling story and antagonist straight away, allowing the MCU to fold the Scarlet Witch back into the universe…
Before her death, Wanda’s arc was focused on helping the Avengers in the Infinity Saga and then coping with Vision’s death and the subsequent fallout fromWandaVision’s ending. If she returned, Wanda would be mostly removed from the Multiverse Saga’s overarching story. As such, having Death be Wanda’s villain as soon as she is resurrected would give her a compelling story and antagonist straight away, allowing the MCU to fold theScarlet Witchback into the universe before likely tying her into the events ofAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars.
Agatha All Along
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Agatha Harkness, after the events of “WandaVision,” seeks to regain her magical powers. Joining forces with unexpected allies, including the son of an old adversary, she battles new mystical threats while uncovering hidden secrets in the magical realm.
