{"id":9425,"date":"2025-12-16T21:43:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasyactionfigures.com\/?p=9425"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:41:32","slug":"scarlet-witch-wonder-man-marvel-legends-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fantasyactionfigures.com\/en_au\/scarlet-witch-wonder-man-marvel-legends-history","title":{"rendered":"Scarlet Witch & Wonder Man: Marvel Legends History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scarlet Witch & Wonder Man: Marvel Legends History<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, has one of the most heartbreaking and complicated romantic histories in Marvel<\/strong><\/a> Comics. Her loves are often tied to tragedy, identity crises, and the chaos of her powers\u2014making her story as much about searching for connection as it is about superheroics. At the center is her iconic romance with Vision, but she’s had other significant partners too, from awkward triangles to healthier bonds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Iconic Romance: Vision<\/h4>

Wanda and Vision’s love story is Marvel’s classic tale of opposites attracting\u2014a powerful chaos magic user and a synthezoid struggling with humanity. They met as Avengers in the late 1960s, with Vision debuting in Avengers<\/em> #57 (1968), created by Ultron using brain patterns from Wonder Man (Simon Williams).<\/p>

Their bond grew in the 1970s under writer Steve Englehart. Flirtation sparked during crises like the Kree-Skrull War, and they married in Giant-Size Avengers<\/em> #4 (1975)\u2014a milestone celebrated with its 50th anniversary in 2025.<\/p>

They briefly retired to suburban life in New Jersey, explored in the Vision and the Scarlet Witch<\/em> limited series (1982 and 1985-1986). Wanda used her magic to conceive twins, Billy and Tommy (later revealed as Wiccan and Speed in Young Avengers<\/em>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tragedy struck in John Byrne’s West Coast Avengers<\/strong><\/a> run. In “Vision Quest” (Avengers West Coast<\/em> #42-57), Vision was dismantled and rebuilt emotionless, erasing his love for Wanda. Their twins were retconned as Mephisto’s soul fragments and reabsorbed. These losses triggered Wanda’s breakdowns, leading to Avengers Disassembled<\/em> (2004) and House of M<\/em> (2005), where her “No More Mutants” altered reality.<\/p>

They attempted reconciliations, but pain lingered for decades.<\/p>

In 2025’s five-issue The Vision & the Scarlet Witch<\/em> limited series by Steve Orlando, they reunited dramatically. Mysterious doors lured people with promises of lost loved ones. Vision was mortally wounded investigating them, forcing Wanda to use extreme magic. They faced threats like the Grim Reaper and Gargantos in the Graverealm.<\/p>

In the finale (#5), Wanda reshaped a realm where they lived a full lifetime together\u2014growing old, facing joys and fights\u2014before returning to Earth-616 unchanged, finally at peace. It’s a rare happy note after 50+ years of turmoil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Messy Triangle: Wonder Man<\/a><\/h4>

Vision’s personality was based on Simon Williams’ brain patterns, creating an awkward love triangle. Simon developed unspoken feelings for Wanda but felt guilty, seeing Vision as a “brother.”<\/p>

During “Vision Quest,” Wanda begged Simon to restore Vision’s emotions. He refused, partly due to his own hopes. This devastated Wanda and ended her marriage.<\/p>

In Kurt Busiek’s Avengers<\/em> Vol. 3 (late 1990s-early 2000s), Wanda resurrected Simon fully after he “died” again. With Vision distant, they dated passionately\u2014Simon offering the human warmth Vision lost. But Wanda couldn’t fully let go of her original love, and the baggage (including hints that Vision’s feelings echoed Simon’s subconscious) doomed it. They broke up around Avengers<\/em> #51.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fans debate: Was Wanda chasing Vision’s “echo,” or was Simon the “real” match? They’ve flirted with rekindling (e.g., Uncanny Avengers<\/em>), but it never lasts. Vision remains her deepest love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Other Notable Romances<\/h4>

Wanda’s heart has wandered elsewhere, often briefly or complicated:<\/p>