WandaVision Theory: Tommy & Billy Will Be The Ones To Stop Scarlet Witch

Scarlet Witch's powers are growing in WandaVision, and this could mean her superpowered sons Tommy and Billy will have to stop her. From the beginning of Marvel Studios' first Disney+ show, viewers and even the characters inside WandaVision have questioned how Wanda Maximoff and Vision's new lives are possible. As new episodes of the series are released, it has become obvious that Scarlet Witch is in control of Westview, at least partially. But with her incredible power set and a town full of hostages, it is unclear how she (or whoever is the mastermind behind the hex) will be stopped.

Outside of Westview, SWORD has continued to debate the best strategy to stop the Westview anomaly. Acting director Tyler Hayward took matters into his own hands in episode 5 and ordered a missile strike on Scarlet Witch. His thought process was that if she's the source of the hex, it will go away if she dies. Unfortunately for him, Wanda thwarted the attack with ease. Scarlet Witch does have a few allies within SWORD's operation, though, as Monica Rambeau believes Wanda needs to be their solution if she is also causing the problem, and Dr. Darcy Lewis and Agent Jimmy Woo are also on her side. Figuring out how to stop Scarlet Witch is all the more important now after episode 6's ending. Scarlet Witch paused life in the town to expand the hex and save Vision after he tried to leave.

In addition to this debate about what to do with Scarlet Witch, WandaVision episode 6 included some major changes for her children. Tommy and Billy each discovered their powers during the Halloween-themed episode. The twins might just now be learning about what they can do, but the genesis of their abilities could be incredibly important for WandaVision's final few episodes. Depending on how quickly they learn to control their powers, Billy and Tommy could be the ones who have to stop Scarlet Witch by WandaVision's end.

Billy & Tommy's Superhero Powers Explained

Billy and Tommy as Wiccan and Speed in WandaVision

Readers of Marvel comics knew it was only a matter of time before Billy and Tommy got powers in WandaVision. The comic versions of these characters have power sets that are quite familiar to the Maximoff family. Billy has various magical and reality-warping powers like Scarlet Witch, and Tommy has superspeed like his uncle Quicksilver. In the comics, Billy and Tommy are originally Scarlet Witch's children, who were created using pieces of Mephisto's soul. When the Marvel villain took them back, Billy and Tommy were reincarnated as William Kaplan and Thomas Shepherd. These versions of Scarlet Witch's children are the ones who develop powers. They both become members of the Young Avengers, where William is known as Wiccan and Thomas becomes Speed.

WandaVision has only scratched the surface of what Billy and Tommy can do in Westview. Tommy uses his superspeed to race around the town and collect candy, and he's the first of the twins to suddenly realize his abilities. Billy's magical powers blossom not too long after. He uses them to stop Tommy from running when he magically senses Vision is in danger. Billy manages to see and hear what Vision is doing, but he couldn't track his exact location. This appears to be Billy figuring out his clairvoyance abilities. WandaVision still has room to grow their powers, including Tommy's intangibility and Wiccan's teleportation, flight, and energy projections.

WandaVision Has Made Scarlet Witch Even More Powerful

Scarlet Witch with red eyes using her powers

Scarlet Witch having two superpowered kids comes on the heels of her own power levels increasing in WandaVision. As Wanda gained a more prominent role in the MCU and learned to control her abilities, she quickly was put in the conversation to be the most powerful Avenger. Avengers: Infinity War was the beginning of Marvel really leveling up what she was capable of, as she held off Thanos and destroyed an Infinity Stone at the same time. When she returned in Avengers: Endgame, Scarlet Witch would've singlehandedly beaten Thanos if it wasn't for him calling an airstrike. This is canon, as WandaVision took the time to have characters in-universe confirm this was the case.

As powerful as Scarlet Witch was heading into WandaVision, she's demonstrated even greater abilities during it. She appears to have created life with Tommy and Billy's births, but Wanda is also somewhat responsible for controlling the nearly three thousand Westview residents. WandaVision episode 6 showed that the victims near Scarlet Witch's hex border don't really move, but she still has some control over them. The end of the episode proved to be another example of just how powerful she is, too. Wanda paused all life inside the Hex to focus and then used her powers to expand the borders of the magical bubble. This instantaneously meant warping miles of reality. It was an incredible showing of what Scarlet Witch can do, but it also reinforces how difficult it will be to stop her.

Theory: Billy & Tommy Will Stop Scarlet Witch

Billy and Tommy Wiccan and Speed powers in WandaVision

Although Monica Rambeau thinks she could convince Scarlet Witch to stop the hex herself, that doesn't appear to be the trajectory WandaVision's story is on. Wanda tells Pietro in episode 6 that she felt endless grief after Avengers: Endgame, and she's shown no signs of wanting this "happy" family life with Vision to end. In fact, she's demonstrated that she'll do whatever it takes to keep it going, even if that means bringing more people into the Hex against their will. Barring a massive change of heart or taking her own advice, Scarlet Witch will need to be stopped by WandaVision's end.

The Marvel universe is full of characters who could fill this role, such as Doctor Strange before Wanda appears in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Still, WandaVision currently has Billy and Tommy in a position to be the heroes. Tommy's superspeed isn't as essential to stopping Scarlet Witch, but Billy's magical abilities could be the key. He's proven to be a mighty sorcerer in the comics and could use his powers to help stop Wanda. Whether that would include a magic duel, teleporting people to safety, or some other use of magic, Billy is theoretically capable of going toe-to-toe with his mother. This would also put Wanda in the difficult position of having to fight her sons to maintain the illusion, which could help her decide to stop.

Billy and Tommy playing a key role in stopping Scarlet Witch could already be set up by WandaVision. Unlike the rest of the people in Westview, the show has proven that Scarlet Witch's powers can't control the twins as she does everyone else. Her powers don't work on them to make them stop crying as babies, and they're in enough control that they aged themselves up without her help. Now that Wiccan has seen a glimpse of the outside world, he could have questions about what exactly is going on in Westview.

How WandaVision Can Set Up The Twins' Young Avengers Futures

WandaVision Billy Tommy Wiccan Speed Young Avengers Setup SR

Depending on how Billy and Tommy help stop Scarlet Witch in WandaVision, the show could set up their futures with the Young Avengers. One looming question about both of the kids is what happens to them once the hex is inevitably destroyed. Since they were created within the fake reality, will they cease to exist or be turned into "real boys" by entering the real world? If Marvel Studios follows their comic stories, it would likely be the former. However, that would potentially stall the Young Avengers coming to the MCU, barring a complicated explanation that Billy and Tommy were reborn in the past so they're now of age in the real world. However, the MCU would still need to figure out what Billy and Tommy's home lives would be like, as it seems unlikely that Scarlet Witch will continue raising the boys.

In any case, it would be much easier for the MCU if they continue to exist whenever the fake Westview reality crumbles. With other Young Avengers members like Kate Bishop, Cassie Lang, and America Chavez debuting during Phase 4, Billy and Tommy sticking around makes more sense. If they play a role in stopping the Westview alternate reality in WandaVision, that could even mean that WandaVision ends with them already being perceived as heroes. Wiccan is one of the Young Avengers' founding members in the comics, so perhaps he and Speed will search for other young heroes after these recent events. If they are on their own while Wanda joins Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, then they might as well start the journey to becoming heroes of their own. And they shouldn't have any trouble recruiting if they could say they took down one of the most powerful Avengers.

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