Avengers: Age Of Ultron Primer – Scarlet Witch
By Steve Lam
Scarlet Witch’s Kin
As mentioned in the primer for Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, in other publications, has an eyebrow-raising relationship with her brother. In Marvel Comics’ Ultimate Marvel imprint, the Maximoff twins defect from Magneto’s, their supposed father’s, Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy and join the Ultimates. Wolverine — secretly spying on them — witness an incestuous relationship between the two.
At one point, it’s suggested that Wolverine may have fathered both Peter and Wanda Maximoff after a tryst with Magneto’s lover, Magda.
In Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #7, Magneto’s paternal relationship with the Maximoff twins was retconned out. This occurred after an inverted Scarlet Witch tried to cast a spell that would only strike down family members, but Magneto was left standing — while Quicksilver fell.
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