10 Superheroes You Didn't Know Had Shameful Origins
6. Scarlet Witch And Quicksilver
In the mainstream Marvel universe, known as Earth 616, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were born as Wanda and Pietro, to their doting father, Magneto. As the spawn of such evil mutant genes, they followed in daddys footsteps and were recruited into his Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants. They caused quite a bit of havoc for the X-Men before turning to the good side and joining The Avengers. So far, so shady. However, in Marvels revamped Ultimates series, which sought to reimagine their most famous franchises - they existed in an alternate universe known as Earth 1610. While it co-exists with Earth 616, the two do not overlap. What does this mean? That Marvel invigorated their characters with entirely new origin stories. In this spinoff verse, Wolverine sleeps with Magnetos woman, Magda, who then gives birth to twins. The possibility of Logan having spawned two kids with the bride of Lehnsherr is highly likely, despite old Magneto catching them in the act. Whats then revealed in Ultimates #3 is a scene wherein Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver... err, consummate their relationship. While Wolverine watches. Theres few words to describe the sheer creepiness of a dad witnessing his possible offspring at it like rabbits.
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