The Scarlet Witchand Quicksilverhave gained serious traction among fans recently, thanks to their repeated appearances and mentions in the Disney+ show Agatha All Along. But long before the duo became MCU staple names, the Transian twins came from a much sadder and bleaker environment than their Sokovian counterparts. However, one artist’s vision of the superpowered siblings shows what they could have looked like if they never fled Transia.
Concept artist Ameen Artworks (@ameen_artworks) often redesigns classic comic characters as medieval knights and samurai. On Instagram, Ameen revealed his concept art of a What If…? scenario where the Maximoff twins remained in Transia and fully embraced their cultural heritage.
Born into a traveling nomadic witch, the twins would have been raised in a mobile environment that relied on frequent movement and fast cash. While they would certainly have been training in the mystic arts in secret, on the surface, the twins, as Ameen has illustrated, would most likely have become circus performers.
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While it isn’t a universal characteristic of the Roma people, traveling circuses were often prime money-making opportunities for traveling camps across Europe. Many of the classic circus talents like juggling, acrobatics, and song and dance were staples of traditional Roma circus acts. In his concept art, Ameen beautifully shows the gentle balance between traditional Roma clothing and the whimsical embellishments that accompany traditional circus esthetics. As a What If…? concept, these redesigns show a potentially happier future the Maximoff siblings could have had if their mother hadn’t left them in Transia.
Wanda and Pietro may have had a better chance at avoiding so much of their lives’ pain if they had their mother to guide them.
The twins’ mother, Natalya, was terrified of the future that her lifestyle would have given her children. Natalya eventually learned the horrific fate her infants endured under the High Evolutionary’s experimentation, and, while attempting to save them, seemingly died trying. Knowing that Wanda would later become the Scarlet Witch, a title that her mother carried before her, Wanda and Pietro may have had a better chance at avoiding so much of their lives’ pain if they had their mother to guide them. It’s hard not to consider the butterfly effect that keeping the children could have on the Marvel universe.
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Ameen’s depiction of the Maximoff twins represents something greater than flashy new outfits, it represents freedom. A life free of the High Evolutionary’s cruelty. A life free from Magneto’s radical ideology. A life free from the betrayal and hatred that led to M-Day. While only a taste of what could have been, this fanart delivers a sort of sentimental sadness in hoping that the twins could have grown up surrounded by their own family and people. Fans may never see the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver completely return to the roots of their cultural heritage, but at least this art will.
Source: Ameen Artworks
Scarlet Witch
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.Â
Scarlet Witch is played by Elizabeth Olsen in the MCU, having debuted in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
