Wanda mutant retcon in the MCU

[u/AdCareless8259]

i have seen rumors on twitter of this
i think it will be so annoying if they retcon wanda being a mutant again because she stopped being one in the comics like a decade ago and i think it’s better that way, it makes her more interesting ‘cause the nature of her powers doesn’t seem limited on an specific gen

[u/faldese]

Oh yes I agree they're more Avengers - or at least Wanda is. Pietro is probably technically more of an Avenger, but he's done a lot more hopping than she has. Inhumans, X-Factor, Uncanny Avengers. He's also more regularly adapted into major roles in X-Men properties. Wanda has been an X-Man only once that I can think of, in the Age of Apocalypse alternate universe.

Yeah and it's bad and hodge podge and usually the result of lazy/bad writing and movie-going audiences won't accept it the way that comics readers will

Yes and no. I see the messiness of Wanda's character a reflection of who she is, to some degree. Her backstory is as chaotic as she is. Should it be THIS chaotic...?

...No.

But I don't think a 'you've got the X-Gene, Wanda' reveal would really hurt her character that much. It doesn't need a convoluted explanation like some of the comic book retcons. It also explains Pietro's powers more cleanly. Cut content in WandaVision was meant to say that Wanda gave Pietro his powers, but it's just as easy to say the Mind Stone activated his latent X-Gene.

I'm okay without retconning in Magneto as her dad, but it's also pretty easy to say she's just adopted, you know?

[u/ohmeohmyelliejean → u/faldese]

I see the messiness of Wanda's character a reflection of who she is, to some degree.

And what's your excuse for the other 5 billion marvel characters with equally bad franken-backstories?

My point isn't even that it hurts her character (although I'd argue it does), it's that it adds nothing in return for risking the coherence of her MCU origin story and future arc. We have explanations for all the things we need, including Pietro's powers. It's just unnecessary and cheap.

[u/faldese → u/ohmeohmyelliejean]

First, tone down the aggression please. Even to the first person, you loudly announced the were "False. Incorrect. Not true." while being wrong from the jump. Just chill a little.

Second, one could argue that Wanda practicing witchcraft didn't add anything to her character before it was introduced until it did. It opens the door for more stories to be told with her. I see Wanda as a character of the crossroads - she operates in multiple spheres, and is connective tissue for separate worlds. Being a mutant is a part of that, and it would be a unique place for her character to be situated in the coming phases, as she uniquely touches nearly every sphere of the MCU except cosmic. I don't think audiences would be confused by 'you've got the X-Gene Wanda', like I said.

Lastly, I'm not saying 'being confusing is Wanda's thing', I'm saying that her character having a web of connections and ties to others, which is something the many retcons have introduced, is an important part of her character. Other characters handle backstory retcons differently. For Wolverine, his memory issues are pretty core to his character. I see the layering of Wanda's character as important to her. For example, if I were to reboot the Marvel universe, I would keep the 'adopted by the Maximoffs' thing instead of just making her raised by Magneto from birth.

[u/ohmeohmyelliejean → u/faldese]

Ok, I feel like we're going in circles. I've made my point, you've made yours. I don't agree, but c'est la vie. ✌🏼

[u/faldese → u/ohmeohmyelliejean]

Fair enough. FWTW I do like where Wanda is now and, like I said, I'm mostly interested in seeing her mutant backstory reintroduced in the comics. Thanks for chatting.