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X Men: Scarlet Witch

Super Name: Scarlet Witch
Real Name: Wanda Maximoff
Aliases: Wanda Maximoff, Wanda Frank, Gypsy Witch, Ana Maximoff, High Priestess
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 132 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Auburn
Unusual Features: None
Citizenship: Transian
Place of Birth: Wundagore Mountain, Transia
Marital Status: Divorced

Occupation: Adventurer, formerly witchcraft tutor, housewife, terrorist

Known Relatives: Pietro (Quicksilver, twin brother), Magnus (Magneto, father), Magda Lehnsherr (mother, deceased), Anya (half-sister, deceased), Lorna Dane (Polaris, half-sister), Vision (estranged husband), Django Maximoff (foster father, deceased), Marya Maximoff (foster mother, deceased), Crystal (sister-in-law), Luna (niece), Tommy & Billy (reincarnated sons), Talia Wagner (Nocturne, alternate reality daughter)

Mutant Abilities: Wanda was an Omega-Level mutant.
Chaos Magic Reality Warping: Scarlet Witch's main power was the superhuman ability to manipulate chaos magic, given to her by the demon Chthon (imprisoned within Wundagore Mountain) when she was born. Her hexes were, by extension, simple, indirect manifestations of this magic, destabilizing probabilities by inducing chaos. The Scarlet Witch's powers are not fully under her conscious control, and their effects persist even after Dr. Strange shut down her mind. There seem to be no limits to her powers as she was easily able to alter the entire Earth reality at will, and is also altering reality on a multiversal scale without even realizing what she had done, though certain of her victims have claimed to be able to discern the difference between reality and her spells.

Hex Bolts: Initially, the Scarlet Witch had the ability to manipulate probability via her "hexes" (often manifesting physically as "hex spheres" or "hex bolts"). These hexes are relatively short range, and are limited to her line of sight. Casting a hex requires a gesture and concentration on her part, though the gestures are largely a focus for the concentration. Early in her career, her hexes were unconscious on her part, and would be automatically triggered whenever she made a particular gesture, regardless of her intent. These hexes would only manifest "bad luck" effects. She later gained enough control over her powers that her powers only work when she wants them to, and they are not limited to negative effects. She can use her hexes to combust flammable objects, contain or remove air from a particular volume, deflect objects, stop the momentum of projectiles, open doors, explode objects, create forcefields and deflect magical attacks. They have been known to alter the molecular composition and physical state of physical objects, negate or distort physical laws, and to cause various forms of energy to spontaneously appear or disappear. She has an affinity with natural elements and phenomena, stemming largely from her magical training under Agatha Harkness, and has trained often at using her hexes to deflect projectiles or to cause enemies to stumble or otherwise suffer the effects of "bad luck". Although her hexes can cause objects to suddenly move or change course, they do not have the ability to "hold on" to objects as a telekinetic might. Ultimately, the hexes are not under the Witch's direct control, although she can influence the nature of their effects with great concentration and effort.

Credit to the original artist for pose reference.

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