The Scarlet Witch Is Officially Marvel's Most Powerful Character

In the much-younger Marvel Cinematic Universe, though, her power levels are much murkier. For , the movie Scarlet Witch, played by Elizabeth Olsen, is not officially a mutant, not related to Magneto (who thus far has only appeared in Foxs X-Men movies), and seems much less sure of her own abilities.

Now, though, Kevin Feige, chief creative architect of the Marvel films, says the Scarlet Witch is more powerful than weve seen. At a panel hosted by New York Film Academy, an audience member asked Feige who is the "strongest Marvel hero." Feige had Captain Marvel the strongest MCU hero, but this time he strongly suggested the crown belongs to the Scarlet Witch.

If you look at Endgame, he said, . Wanda Maximoff was going to kill Thanos. If he hadnt desperatelythats as scared as Ive ever seen Thanos. And if he hadnt said, Decimate my entire team to get her off of me, I think she wouldve done it.

Feige offered no follow-ups, so its hard to say what the news means for future Marvel movies. He might just be hyping a previously underused character, the way he talked up Captain Marvel before her appearance. But we should know soon enough, with Wanda Maximoff slated for appearances in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, hitting theaters in 2021, and WandaVision, streaming on Disney+ that year.