What is Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)?
[[File:Elizabeth Olsen (48471039152) cropped.jpg|thumb|Actress [[Elizabeth Olsen]] has portrayed Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) media franchise.]] '''Wanda Maximoff''', also known as '''Scarlet Witch''' (born 1989), is a major character in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. Based on the [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Scarlet Witch|of the same name]], she is portrayed by [[Elizabeth Olsen]]. She is a Sokovian native who was born with the power of chaos magic, but was experimented on by [[Hydra (comics)|HYDRA]] alongside her twin brother Pietro, which gave her the ability of psionic manipulation. Wanting to get revenge on [[Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Tony Stark]] due to his weapons being used in a bombing that killed her parents, she worked with [[Ultron (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Ultron]] to destroy the [[Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Avengers]]. Once she learned of Ultron's true motives, Wanda and Pietro joined the Avengers to stop him from destroying Sokovia at the cost of her brother's life. Wanda would remain with the Avengers until the Sokovia Accords was created, and clashed with Iron Man's faction before being briefly imprisoned in the Raft. Living with her boyfriend Vision, Wanda returned to the Avengers to stop [[Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thanos]] from obtaining the Infinity Stones to wipe out half of the universe. She was among the casualties of the snap, but was resurrected in 2023 by the [[Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Hulk]], and assisted the Avengers in fighting Thanos. After the defeat of the mad titan, Wanda attended Stark's funeral to honor his sacrifice, but was left with grief from her personal loss of [[Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Vision]]. Using her chaos magic, Wanda created an idyllic life in Westview, enthralling its citizens to live peacefully with her and Vision, who she recreated from a piece of the Mind Stone. When her neighbor, [[Agatha Harkness]], wanted to take her chaos magic, Wanda decided t