Agnes reveals herself to be Agatha Harkness, a villain with magical abilities. WandaVision episode 7 saw Vision, Wanda, Kathryn Hahn’s Agnes, Monica, and Darcy all struggling in the hex. More witches! Plenty of fans have speculated Mephisto may be the true villain of WandaVision, especially given this villain's history with Wanda in the comics. For comic viewers, the Agatha Harkness reveal, while cool, felt a bit obvious. That’s something even the most casual comic book fan could have told you was coming. Wanda has gotten wrapped up in her own small-town world, controlling even the slightest details. In the comics, Wanda used magic conjured from Agatha’s astral form to conceive the two boys. Mephisto Comic History and Ties to Wanda. We know that WandaVision will see Wanda finally fully adopting her Scarlet Witch persona, so having another witch around to guide could be handy. Wanda didn’t become “pregnant” with her twins on her own in the comics, and we seriously doubt she did in WandaVision either. Since the premiere, fans have been suspicious of Agatha, believing she was Agatha Harkness all along. While her actions aren't necessarily heroic, they also aren't coming from a place of malice or even deliberation. In the comics, Agatha Harkness has been many things to Wanda. His comic ties and impact to Wanda are just as severe as Agatha Harkness’. In the Marvel comics, Wanda’s kids were first created from part of the demon Mephisto before being reabsorbed. It's just how the genre works. In comic books, Agatha Harkness is the very picture of an old lady with a witchy secret – but the truth about Agatha's nature is even weirder than it appears from the outside. That’s because Wanda’s twins are actually part of the demon’s soul. Every superhero story has a villain. It would be easy to assign Wanda the role of the villain in a blanket statement, but what appears to be occurring is a bit more nuanced. Both in the comics and in the films that followed, Wanda started out as a more traditional "villain" before switching sides, regularly tilting between reductive binaries like "good" and "evil". So far, it seems that Wanda herself is the villain, having trapped everyone in her mind-controlled version of Westview. They are fragments of a villain called Mephisto’s soul, which he comes to claim by reabsorbing them into his body. Considering Wanda’s wearing her comic-accurate Scarlet Witch costume (complete with headdress) in the next, Halloween-themed episode, maybe it’ll be even sooner. Wanda had created her sons from Mephisto’s soul fragments; they were not a product of her magic alone. Agnes has long been theorized to secretly be the character Agatha Harkness, a powerful witch and sometimes antagonist from the Marvel comics. So goodbye for now, you little demon spawn. WandaVision May Stress That Wanda Is the Villain, But the Devil Really Is in the Details. Some have even gone so … There are already a lot of clues this is the case, including an interesting necklace and Harkness’ role in the comic storyline involving Wanda’s twin boys (who are obviously in the show). When she goes downstairs to make some breakfast (yes, her refrigerator is full for those who think people in Westview don’t eat, a popular theory on line). At this point, we can pretty clearly establish that Wanda is not a villain. Wanda is wearing a costume that resembles the classic Scarlet Witch comic costume. Vision is wearing a costume that looks just like his comic costume. In the comics, Agatha Harkness is directly linked to Wanda, having acted as her mentor. Marvel Studios It … Distraught over the death of her brother Pietro, Wanda tracked Ultron down and used her impressive powers to tear the "heart" from the villainous android's robotic chest. This follows an opening Title Sequence which is all about Wanda, Wanda, Wanda, Wanda. Neither Wanda Nor WandaVision Need A Big Villain To Succeed BY Meghan Hale February 17, 2021 February 27, 2021 If you’re like us folks over here at Comic Years, the odds are that you have been planning your entire weeks around new episodes of WandaVision . Wanda’s training began the day they came together in a 1974 Avengers comic. When WandaVision debuted two weeks ago, Marvel fans were dropped in the middle of a strange new classic sitcom-inspired world. Agnes then shows Wanda a series of clips where Agatha is shown orchestrating all the major issues of the shows, manipulating any event that negatively affected Wanda. In the comics, Agatha Harkness wipes Wanda’s mind to spare her the pain of losing her children, but the Agatha in WandaVision doesn’t seem like the type to spare Wanda anything. She originated as a Fantastic Four character, serving as a nanny to Franklin Richards, Reed and Sue’s son. Agatha may not really be a villain in the comics (not really), but her son Nicholas Scratch is another story. (Otherwise, maybe he's dead and Agnes is trying to find a way to revive him in the way Wanda brought Vision back to life.) Harkness is a figure from the comics who was sometimes a mentor to Wanda but also sometimes betrayed her. They are fragments of a villain called Mephisto’s soul, which he comes to claim by reabsorbing them into his body. It doesn’t make a lot of sense. She then shows herself to have all the same powers as Wanda. Someone is doing something very bad so the good guys have to come together to solve to problem, stop the bad, and save the day. 10. She has a history with Wanda (as well as the villain Mephisto), and she’s a witch. In the comics, Wanda’s mutation gave her “hex powers,” but she learned to achieve greater control of these through actual magic, taught to her by her mentor Agatha Harkness. Elizabeth Olsen in WandaVision . Saving Wanda. So does this mean Wanda is the villain of WandaVision? Vision and the residents of Westview know something is … And since Agatha Harkness is also involved in that storyline, it seems like that’s what’s happening here. But then we see things in Wanda’s world start to fizzle.