SPOILER WARNING: This article delves into the conclusion of Wander Vision Episode 2 (and Episode 1) and its potential connection to the comic book. It will also explain what it means for the next episode of the Disney Plus series and the MCU as we know it.
At the end of the second episode of Wanda Vision, a mysterious beekeeper appears, who seems to be connected to the Wizard of Oz-like hand behind Westview, the town where Wanda and Vision landed.
And the beekeeper's uniform had the same sword logo that Wanda Vision viewers have seen since the end of the first episode. That's when we learn that there is an unseen force monitoring Wanda and Vision's actions.
Yes, the little medieval sword icon in that circle is the emblem of an organization that controls, or at least may be monitoring, the situation Wanda and Vision are in.
Specifically, as comic book fans may know, S.W.O.R.D. appears in Marvel comics. For those who don't know, the acronym stands for the Sentient World Observation and Response Division, a group of heroes like S.H.I.E.L.D. The "W" in the MCU's S.W.O.R.D. stands for Weapons. There is growing speculation that the "W" may stand for Weapons.
S.W.O.R.D. was almost mentioned in "Thor" when Dr. Erik Selvig (Stellan SkarsgÄrd) asks Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings) to "check the S.W.O.R.D. database against the The scene in which he asks them to "check it against the S.W.O.R.D. database" was deleted due to rights issues with S.W.O.R.D. members. Later, some fans speculated that the spaceship Nick Fury was enjoying a fake vacation in the post-credits scene of "Spider-Man: Far From Home" was the S.W.O.R.D. headquarters known as The Peak.
S.W.O.R.D. first appeared in Astonishing X-Men, written by Avengers director Joss Whedon in 2004, separating from S.H.I.E.L.D. and working on "extraterrestrial issues." She has green hair, and this is the first time we see her in a Marvel film; S.W.O.R.D.'s most famous agent is a member of the X-Men known as the Beast, aka Dr. Henry Phillip "Hank" McCoy.
Other notable members of the S.W.O.R.D. through the years include Magneto, Lockheed, Spider-Woman, and Cable. So, any MCU fan should know what is possible.
Since S.W.O.R.D. is monitoring Wanda and Vision and can climb out of the sewers and breach the fourth wall of Westview, it is reasonable to assume that this entire reality may be their creation. s.w.o.r.d. exists to monitor powerful extraterrestrial life forms so it is not a leap to assume that they are trying to contain one of the most powerful beings on earth, the Scarlet Witch.
Kat Dennings is known to reprise her role as Darcy Lewis in Wander Vision. Therefore, if the deleted scenes in "Thor" are indicative of Marvel's plan to have her work with S.W.O.R.D. in some way, she could be added to S.W.O.R.D.'s ranks in this film. other MCU returnees who could become S.W.O.R.D. agents. actors include Jimmy Woo (Randall Park) and Monica Rambo (Teyonah Parris).
And now that Disney owns the rights to the X-Men characters (through its $71.3 billion acquisition of 20th Century Fox), the rights issues that led to the S.W.O.R.D. line being removed from "Thor" are gone.
So, believers, we now have reason to believe that Wanda Vision can finally call a mutant a mutant and have Beast and Magneto make an appearance. Of course, the latter is more interesting because he is Wanda's father. That would create the biggest ripple effect in the MCU for Wanda Vision. And remember I said that W might stand for Weapons. By the same speculation, this is what the organization calls mutants. This could have serious implications for how the MCU handles the relationship between mutants and the government, leading to Tony Stark and Steve Rogers' discussion of the Sokovia Accords and superhero registration in Captain America: Civil War
. Stay tuned to Tom's Guide as we follow this series through all nine episodes and consider how it will impact future Marvel films.
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