If Jean Grey were at full strength, she definitely wouldn't be outmatched by Scarlet Witch Wanda.
But that depended on Professor X not restricting her access to the Phoenix Force, and on her being able to control the Phoenix Force rather than being controlled by it.
Those were pretty demanding conditions.
Jean Grey had clearly gone dark just now. She was stronger than her normal self, but she still hadn't beaten Scarlet Witch.
"Why is she so powerful?"
Li Ang asked, puzzled, as he looked at White Queen.
White Queen's expression was grim, too. "She once wiped out most of the Mutants..."
"..."
Li Ang and Deadpool fell silent.
So the Scarlet Witch who had declared, "No more mutants," was the very woman standing before them?
"She's Magneto's daughter?"
"Yes."
Emma Frost, the White Queen, nodded.
Mystery solved. It was all Old Wan's fault, the showman.
Although this Scarlet Witch didn't have the Darkhold, the power she'd unleashed was clearly greater than that of her counterpart in the Main Universe.
If she got her hands on the Darkhold...
Li Ang and Deadpool didn't dare imagine it.
Just then, Scarlet Witch Wanda slowly descended.
"Wanda!"
Magneto didn't shirk responsibility. He went straight to meet her.
Li Ang now understood why she had gone dark.
Magneto said, "I was wrong. I got your brother killed, but I never meant for that to happen."
"No!"
Scarlet Witch Wanda said coldly, "Pietro can't be brought back. I'll make you suffer forever!"
She raised a finger and pointed it at Magneto.
Magneto collapsed in agony, his whole body contorting.
It was as if an invisible hand were treating his body like a toy, squeezing and twisting it at will.
"Yikes..."
The Mutants looked at Scarlet Witch Wanda in terror. Even the usually bold X-Men were