Doctor Strange
This article containsspoilers forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
Wanda Maximoff ’s violent behavior inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis in great part due to the corruption of the Darkhold . As the Scarlet Witch , Wanda does feel desperate due to the absence seizure of her children and her grief at recede them , but the Darkhold ’s dismal illusion is what pushes her over the sharpness . However , the hellish Scarlet Witch that bump off the Illuminati and has no queasiness about kill the young America Chavez inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis still a far yell from the mistaken hero that made peace with her past inWandaVision .
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In a late interview for the movie , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswriter Michael Waldron compares Scarlet Witch ’s precipitation to wrestling caption Hulk Hogan ’s shocking betrayal of Randy Savage , saying,“Hogan , his heel turn was rooted in hubris and self . Whereas Wanda , I think , it ’s root in her story in WandaVision . ”(viaInverse ) While Waldron correctly identifies the different motivations behind both falls to the drab side , Scarlet Witch ’s role inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessdoesn’t accurately reflect its foundations inWandaVisionand previous motion-picture show . Hulk Hogan ’s decision to join NWO is a highlight in wriggle chronicle because of its sheer shock economic value , as there was no breath of such a wind ever befall . In direct contrast , Wanda ’s unequivocal transposition from submarine sandwich to villain had been bait throughout several MCU installments . Yet , her decimal point of no takings happened dead offscreen betweenthe end ofWandaVisionandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , the only thing that create her arc similar to Hulk Hogan ’s , and that ’s the trouble .
Hulk Hogan and Scarlet Witch ’s respective falls to the dark side are both shocking twist , but they ’re wildly unlike at nerve . Scarlet Witch ’s downfall was the result of various traumatic events that led her to essay the happy conclusion she deserved , no matter the cost . After the dying of her parent , the expiry of her brother , the Lagos incident that paint her as a war felon , the death of Vision – technically three time , and the disappearance of her children , it was clear-cut thatWandaVisionwas only setting up the scoundrel she was eventually destined to become . Then , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessskips the climactic minute whenthe Darkhold ’s magicultimately consumes her past the gunpoint of no take — arguably the most important second in her MCU journeying . To top it off , the movie quickly envision this corruption being undone when Wanda regrets her decision at the end of the movie .
By 1996 , Hulk Hogan was still at the height of his heroic image , but the world of wrestling was drift aside from his colorful ' 80s persona . So , in a gamble for insolence , Hogan switched sides . While the gamble give off , it was n’t base on anything other than a penury for innovation . It was a gimmick . As Michael Waldron say , it was about ego , not a born forward motion of the narrative . likewise , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessseems to recede the shade in Wanda’sWandaVisionarc for the saki of awe . Doctor Strange 2and its cameosdon’t pay off any multiversal apparatus fromLokiorSpider - Man : No Way Home .
Waldron ’s comparison of Scarlet Witch and Hulk Hogan is just an innocuous comment . However , it ’s telling that Scarlet Witch ’s dark turn inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis standardized to Hulk Hogan ’s famous NWO heel twist . Scarlet Witch still has plenty of potential report in the future , but now that she already impact rock bottom , it will be more difficult for future MCU installments to tell a nuanced story .
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