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So what is Wanda? Is she a mutant? What causes her to have a meltdown? And if Wanda said that no more mutants could be made, then how did Hope come about? Is that the only thing that makes Hope special?
So what is Wanda? Is she a mutant? What causes her to have a meltdown? And if Wanda said that no more mutants could be made, then how did Hope come about? Is that the only thing that makes Hope special?
So what is Wanda? Is she a mutant? What causes her to have a meltdown? And if Wanda said that no more mutants could be made, then how did Hope come about? Is that the only thing that makes Hope special?
Yes, Wanda is the daughter of Magneto, so her powers are a genetic part of her, not due to an experiment or external cause. She melts down because she had a miscarriage previously, and goes crazy and "recreates" her children using her crazy magic powers. When other mutants try to stop her (the X-Men) from just re-writing reality to suit her, they inadvertently cause the death of her brother, Quicksilver. This is what causes her, in a rage against the mutants, to say "No More Mutants." This negates the "x-gene" in all but about 200 mutants. However, as mutants learn through the birth of the aptly-named "Hope", Wanda hasn't eliminated the mutant race entirely; new mutants will be born, their race will go on.
As for Hope, she has the pretty sweet ability to mimic the power of people around her, which comes in handy in all kinds of ways.
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Previously, Wanda Maximoff, also known as The Scarlet Witch, had a mental breakdown. Her reality-altering powers combined with this breakdown led her to declare, "No more mutants!" The result of this was that all but about 200 mutants worldwide stopped having powers. This is known as "M-Day." If you don't know, not all heroes are mutants. There are heroes like Iron Man or Spider-Man, who were born human but became something more due to events in their life. Mutant are people born with the "X" gene, which grants them some kind of ability when they come of age. On "M-Day", Wanda (a mutant) basically turned off that gene in most of the mutants worldwide.
This sets up a very interesting division between the Avengers and the X-men. First, Wanda was an Avenger before she went crazy. Second, the X-Men are comprised solely of mutants, whereas the Avengers are mostly made up of people who became superheroes through technology, radiation, experiments, etc. Since M-Day, mutants are effectively an endangered species and the X-Men are focused on preserving their "race" of mutants.
Then, the Phoenix shows up. If you aren't aware, the Phoenix is a super-powerful entity that decades ago possessed the X-Man Jean Gray, drove her mad, killed a planet, and almost wiped out Earth. Jean had to die, to save everyone else and stop the Phoenix. Now, with it returning, everyone knows it is coming for Hope, the first mutant born after M-Day. The X-Men want to use Hope as a vessel for the Phoenix force and somehow restore the mutant race, while the Avengers want to keep the Phoenix force from possessing her, and some Avengers think the best solution may be to kill Hope outright.
I think what I liked best about this series was that there weren't cut and dry good guys/bad guys. Each group had its own motivation, and it was believable. Also, I won't spoil specifics, but the Phoenix does arrive and rather than cause destruction, there is a significant improvement in the quality of life worldwide. It allows for efficient energy production and food production and generally makes things better. All the while, the Avengers are still trying to fight it because, eventually they think the Phoenix will become Dark Phoenix and wipe them all out.
Is that right? Are they on the right side to fight the being that is doing what they themselves are unable to do? By the time the story resolves, I am satisfied with the ending, but it is messy and creates considerable problems for everyone to deal with.