MCU: The 20 best Marvel Cinematic Universe characters of 2022
By Mark Lynch
2. Wanda Maximoff/ Scarlet Witch
Marvel project: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Actress: Elizabeth Olsen
Wanda Maximoff is the scariest character the MCU has ever seen. She puts Ego, Hela, and Thanos to shame. Sure, all of them are villains to be feared, but they couldn’t beat Wanda. In fact, Wanda didn’t lose at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. No one physically stopped her. The Scarlet Witch gave up.
During Doctor Strange 2, Wanda went up against the people of Kamar-Taj and forced them to retreat. Later, the combined might of Wong (the Sorcerer Supreme) and Doctor Strange couldn’t stop her either. Later, when the Illuminati (Mr. Fantastic, Captain Marvel, Charles Xavier, Black Bolt, and Captain Carter) tried to defeat her, she defeated them all with ease. So far, no other character has done anything close to this.
Elizabeth Olsen’s performance in Doctor Strange 2 set a new bar for intimidation. For example, when she was terrifying while she was hunting down Strange, America Chavez, and Dr. Christine Palmer. She stalked them like prey. Just when they thought they escaped, she popped up. It was the first time Marvel Studios produced something with a horror feel and it was a success. All thanks to the Scarlet Witch.