Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom arrives in Marvel Studios' Avengers: Doomsday this December, and a theory circulates that his debut could involve the return of Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch.
Wanda Maximoff has been absent from MCU continuity since 2022's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, when she was corrupted by the Darkhold and died destroying Mount Wundagore. However, fans have speculated about her return, especially given ongoing storylines with her family. The new Disney+ series VisionQuest, starring the original Vision alongside the Maximoff twins Billy and Tommy (who now inhabit the bodies of William Kaplan and Thomas Shepherd after events in 2024's Agatha All Along), suggests a family reunion may be coming.
The theory gains traction from Avengers: Doomsday's "Latverian Witches" serving Doctor Doom. These masked magic wielders wear robes in green, purple, orange, and red, leading fans to wonder if established magical characters or Wanda herself could be among them. The comics precedent exists in Marvel's "Children's Crusade" storyline, where Doctor Doom secretly takes in an amnesiac Wanda from Mount Wundagore, hoping to marry her and control her power. Young Avengers, Avengers, and X-Men ultimately prevent him from doing so.
Such a storyline adapted for the MCU could provide natural narrative ground for Wanda's return while redeeming her controversial turn in Multiverse of Madness. The reveal could come in Avengers: Doomsday itself or in 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars.
VisionQuest's finale streams November 10 on Disney+. Avengers: Doomsday releases December 18.