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word of advice : Spoilers for The Avengers # 12!One of the most iconic scene inThe Matrixgets the Marvel discussion courtesy ofScarlet Witch . The Matrixhas garner a reputation for being one of the most iconic picture of all time . This is essay by just how many scenes have been parodied and copied to death , specially during the early 2000s .
The Scarlet Witch find a way to put a shocking eddy on one of the most iconicMatrixscenes inThe Avengers#12 by Jed MacKay , Francesco Mortarino , Federico Blee , and VC ’s Cory Petit . In a terminal strike mission againstOrchis led by Iron Man , Scarlet Witch ward off a horde of Orchis guards by stopping their bullets in mid - air , similar to what Keanu Reeves ' Neo character does in the climax of the firstMatrixmovie .
Scarlet Witch ’s actions are not merely an homage to this moving picture import . A scene that was once labeled coolheaded is turned into something terrorise with some horrific implications .
Scarlet Witch Uses Matrix Style Bullet Time
What Once Was Cool is Now Terrifying
The thrilling conclusion toThe Matrixsees Neo confronted by Agent Smith and his two clones . The dastardly 3 firing several bullets in Neo ’s direction , and in reaction , Neo merely hold his hands up . Miraculously , the bullets all stop in unisonbefore he kill Agent Smith once and for all . To Morpheus ' jaw - dropping shock and astonishment , this is all he call for to see to reassert the suspicions that he ’s had all along : Neo truly is The One .
scud forrader to 2024 , where inThe Avengers#6 , Wanda Maximoff is confronted by several members of the mutant hate radical Orchis . Alone , legion bullet are fire at her , but like Neo before her , she stops them all in mid - melody . While Neo would let the bullets hit the floor , Wanda lets them levitate while delivering a sullen speech . She generate these Orchis soldiers to the counting of 60 before she ’s quick to unleash the bullets back at them , if they do n’t empty the premises . It ’s hard to know for certain if they take heed to her warning , as they are never seen again .
Scarlet Witch Still Has Her Villainous Tendencies
t ’s a sign to watch out for in the time to come , in case this call - out toThe Matrixends up being portend for Scarlet Witch actually returning to her malefic way sooner than afterward
While this is a monitor of how powerful the Scarlet Witch really is , it is also a admonisher of her nefarious yesteryear , as well as just how well she could one sidereal day reelect to the dark side . Not unlike herMCU villain twist , Wanda ’s dour side is well - documented . Despitebeing an Avenger , she has n’t discarded those evil tendencies .
If she does indeed bump off the humans in this issue , that ’s not likely to sit well with her teammates , who are against killing . It ’s a sign to watch out for in the future tense , in case this shout - out toThe Matrixends up being auspicate forScarlet Witchactually returning to her evil ways preferably than later on .
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make by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , the Scarlet Witch debuted , along with her duplicate brother , Quicksilver in X - Men # 4 ( March 1964 ) . Also known as Wanda Maximoff , she first seem as a appendage of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants , before she finally became a member of the Avengers . In the comic strip , she is a mutation who use chaos deception to alter realism . Scarlet Witch is played by Elizabeth Olsen in the MCU , having debuted in Captain America : The Winter Soldier .
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Scarlet Witch debuted, along with her twin brother, Quicksilver in X-Men #4 (March 1964). Also known as Wanda Maximoff, she first appears as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, before she eventually became a member of the Avengers. In the comics, she is a mutant who uses chaos magic to alter reality.Scarlet Witch is played by Elizabeth Olsen in the MCU, having debuted in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
