Warning: Spoilers ahead for TVA #5!

Since the MCU's Scarlet Witch is dead. While there has been a lot of suspense surrounding the Scarlet Witch’s whereabouts, with the recent TVA series hinting at her possible return, the destiny of the MCU’s Wanda is sealed.

In TVA #5, written by Katharyn Blair, with art by Pere Pérez, Ghost-Spider frees a variant of Scarlet Witch from the TVA’s back rooms, one who eerily resembles the MCU’s Wanda Maximoff, despite having been crushed by Mount Wundagore. However, the villainous Fear Lord, Nightmare, emerges to tell Gwen that the TVA had found a timeline where the Scarlet Witch’s fate had ended differently, as he sought to recover her.

Not only does this confirm the MCU’s variant of the Scarlet Witch is dead, but that the villain, Nightmare, exists within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel Bait-And-Switches Fans With The Fate Of The MCU's Scarlet Witch

TVA #4; Written By Katharyn Blair; Art By Pere Pérez; Color By Guru-eFX; Lettering By Joe Sabino

In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Scarlet Witch destroys Mount Wundagore and valiantly sacrifices herself to destroy all variants of the Darkhold. When Wanda’s red chaos magic was seen glowing in the temple’s collapse, and across the Multiverse.

The existence of other variants, such as the TVA’s Scarlet Witch, has the potential to trickle into future films.

Nightmare’s confession to Gwen also solidifies that he has the ability to traverse into the MCU, and his realm of the Nightmare World, as well as the Dream Dimension, may play a part in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the future. Despite the MCU Scarlet Witch’s tragic end, there is still a chance the Scarlet Witch will return to the MCU, as the Multiverse has already allowed previously deceased heroes to return. The existence of other variants, such as the TVA’s Scarlet Witch, has the potential to trickle into future films.

The MCU Scarlet Witch May Be Confirmed Dead, But Wanda Maximoff Could Still Return

The Multiverse Means Wanda Could Appear In Future Films

After three years of speculation, TVA #5 verifies that the MCU’s Scarlet Witch is no more. While the TVA’s variant of Scarlet Witch is confirmed not to be the MCU’s Wanda, Marvel gives a glimpse of an alternate variant of Wanda if she had survived, as well as the potential for the villain, Nightmare, to the MCU. With releases such as Avengers: Doomsday, which heavily incorporate Marvel’s Multiverse into the narrative, there is a high likelihood that fans will get to see some variant of the Scarlet Witch return.

TVA #5 is available now from Marvel Comics!