How could the Son of Scarlet Witch return to the MCU?

Warning! This post contains spoilers for Agatha throughoutBecause of all the rumors surrounding the imminent return of the Scarlet Witch son Billy Maximoff to the MCU, one has to wonder how a return is even possible in the first place. First debut alongside his twin brother Tommy In WandaVisionBilly and his brother were the product of Wanda Maximoff’s grief-based creation of the Hex, a powerful dome of chaos magic placed over the town of Westview that gave her the perfect TV life and family she always wanted. however, WandaVision’s The ending was not very kind to Billy and Tommy regarding their MCU futures.

Now that Agatha all along Has begun streaming on Disney +, rumors and theories have emerged suggesting the return of Billy Maximoff in particular, especially around the mysterious character in Agatha Harkness’ new coven known only as “Tin” (played by Joe Locke). However, it has to be asked how Billy could return in the first place based on WandaVision’s ending Here’s what we know about Billy Maximoff’s possible MCU return, what happened in the original comics, as well as our personal thoughts on whether he will actually return in Agatha all along.

Billy Maximoff died in WandaVision, technically

Fading away with the end of Wanda’s hex

Once Wanda realized the pain and suffering she had caused to the very real people of Westview with the witch, the Scarlet Witch chose to bring the magical dome down at the end of WandaVision. However, this meant letting go of the vision she created and their children, as they were all products of the hex. Technically, this meant that both Billy and his brother died (even though they were never really conventionally alive in the first place).

However, the post-credits scene of WandaVision Saw Billy and Tommy calling out to their mother while she was reading the Darkhold, setting up her dark future goals in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness To claim real versions of her boys from another reality in the multiverse. However, Wanda eventually overcomes her corruption by the Darkhold at the end of the MCU movie, destroying every copy of the book by bringing down the mountain Wundagore on top of her. As a result, there is currently no Billy or Tommy alive in the MCU primary 616 reality, and the same goes for the Scarlet Witch herself.

How Agatha all along set up Billy’s return

Joe Locke’s mysterious “teen” is the most likely candidate

Now, the few episodes of Agatha all along Those released so far have revealed a mysterious teenager (Joe Locke) who freed Harkness from the spell Wanda locked her in at the end of WandaVision. However, it is revealed that Tin’s real name is blocked by a magical seal, effectively hiding his identity and history from all witchkind. That said, Trailers and posters for Agatha all along Teen was seen wearing the same colors and headband as Wiccan, the young Avenger whom Billy eventually becomes in the comics (And also the costume Young Billy wore WandaVision’s Halloween episode).

Likewise, it has been theorized that Tin’s wish for Agatha to take him down the Witches’ Road could be a means of bringing the Scarlet Witch back from the dead, assuming he is indeed Billy. Although there were several hints that Tin might be Agatha’s own long-lost son Nicholas Scratch, Most signs have been pointing to Tin eventually being revealed as a new and older version of Wanda’s son Billy Maximoff.. Although the specifics on how to be seen, the original comics provide an answer for Billy’s potential return.

Marvel Comics offers an answer to how Billy could return

A reincarnated lost soul of Mephisto

Although the details are different than the MCU, the original comics versions of Billy and Tommy Maximoff were also created by the magic of Wanda. so too, The Scarlet Witch similarly had to let them go, having inadvertently created them using fragmented pieces of Mephisto’s soul that he tried to reabsorb.. As said, Wanda’s love for her sons proved to be too strong, and the reabsorption nearly destroyed the demon lord.

to this end, The lost soul fragments of the Maximoff boys eventually become reincarnated as Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepard, born to new families while still developing powers in their teens. Eventually the young Avengers become Wiccan and Speed, Billy and Tommy discover their true past as brothers. This results in their subsequent reunion with Wanda whose memories of them were erased years earlier by the comics’ Agatha Harkness, having hoped to aid in Wanda’s grief when she first lost her sons.

As we think Billy may return to Agatha all along

Adapting the comics with reincarnation (but also some surprising twists)

Overall, it’s hard to say exactly how Billy (or his brother) might return to the MCU, though the comics certainly provide the perfect precedent for the reincarnation route. Marvel Studios is possibly looking to follow the comics lead, albeit with its own twists along the way, just as in WandaVision. That said, Joe Locke’s teen certainly looks the part of a reincarnated Billy Maximoff/Kaplan, and Agatha all along Feels like the perfect project to confirm his return.

It’s also worth noting that Mephisto himself is finally confirmed to exist in the MCU thanks to Agatha all along. However, this does not necessarily mean that the MCU Billy and Tommy will be revealed as fragmented pieces of Mephisto’s soul like in the comics. Additionally, the comics themselves have since reconstituted this part of their origins, with Mephisto simply seeing their lost souls as his to claim, rather than part of his own. Either way, it’s very likely that some form of reincarnation will be the way the Son of the Scarlet Witch makes his MCU return.

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