VisionQuest Post-Credits Scene Explained: Doctor Doom Brings Back Wanda for Avengers: Doomsday

⚡ Quick answer: Yes, Wanda is alive. In the second post-credits scene of the VisionQuest finale (Episode 8), Doctor Doom finds the Scarlet Witch in the rubble of Mount Wundagore and says, “Scarlet Witch, awaken… your power will be mine.” Wanda opens her eyes, glowing Doom-green. The scene sets up her return in Avengers: Doomsday, in theatres December 18, 2026.

Four years after Wanda Maximoff brought a mountain down on herself in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel has finally answered the question fans kept asking. The final post-credits scene of VisionQuest brings back the Scarlet Witch, and it is Victor von Doom who wakes her up.

Here is exactly what happens in both VisionQuest post-credits scenes, what Doom wants with Wanda, and what it means for Avengers: Doomsday.

ShowVisionQuest (Season 1, Episode 8 – finale)
Streaming onDisney+ (JioHotstar in India)
Post-credits scenesTwo: Ultron, then Doctor Doom and Wanda
Who returnsWanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Doom’s line“Scarlet Witch, awaken… your power will be mine.”
Sets upAvengers: Doomsday, December 18, 2026

VisionQuest post-credits scene explained: Doctor Doom wakes Wanda

Doctor Doom raises his hand over Wanda, whose eyes open glowing green, in the VisionQuest post-credits scene
Image: Marvel Studios / Disney+

The scene opens on familiar ground: the ruins of Mount Wundagore, the Darkhold’s mountain fortress that Wanda collapsed in 2022 to destroy every copy of the book, and herself with it. Her body is still lying in the rubble, face streaked with dust, the Scarlet Witch tiara still on.

A hooded figure in a dark cloak stands over her and raises a gloved hand as green energy drifts down. The cloak and the green magic are Doctor Doom’s signature, and the line leaves no doubt about who he is: “Scarlet Witch, awaken… your power will be mine.”

Wanda Maximoff opens her eyes glowing green in the VisionQuest post-credits scene
Image: Marvel Studios / Disney+ via @Beyondreporter1 on X

Wanda gasps. Her eyes snap open, and they are not red. They glow bright green, the colour of Doom’s magic. Then the scene cuts to black.

What does the green glow mean?

In the MCU, Wanda’s power has always been scarlet: chaos magic, red mist, red eyes. Green eyes suggest she has come back under someone else’s influence. The simplest reading is that Doom did not just revive the most powerful sorceress in the multiverse. He has tied her power to himself, or is about to.

That fits Doom’s character. In the comics he is both a genius scientist and a master sorcerer, and taking power from others is how he operates. Robert Downey Jr. plays Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, and Marvel has spent the year building him up as the next Thanos-level threat.

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Is this from the comics?

Three masked witches in an Avengers: Doomsday promotional poster
Image: Marvel Studios via @melissaenciso on X

Yes. In the 2010–2012 comic Avengers: The Children’s Crusade, Wanda is found living in Latveria with Doctor Doom, her memory gone and her powers in his hands. It is her sons, Billy (Wiccan) and Tommy (Speed), who go looking for her with the Young Avengers.

That makes the timing of this scene look deliberate. The VisionQuest finale had just reunited Vision with Billy and Tommy. Promotional images for Avengers: Doomsday have also shown three masked witches in Latverian robes, and fans are now asking whether one of them is Wanda.

The first VisionQuest post-credits scene: Ultron and Jocasta

VisionQuest has two post-credits scenes and no mid-credits scene. The first follows Ultron (James Spader). The finale confirms he survived deletion because a “significant number of nanos” went unaccounted for. In the stinger, Ultron, in his human form, is living in the old Horton mansion. He stands on the roof holding Jocasta’s source code. He had told Vision that whatever he does next, he does not want to do it alone.

It hints that Ultron wants to bring Jocasta back, which is a far quieter goal than wiping out humanity. With no Season 2 announced, that thread is open for now.

How the VisionQuest finale reunites Wanda’s family

Vision hugs Billy and Tommy in the VisionQuest finale
Image: Marvel Studios / Disney+ via @scarletwnews on X

The emotional core of the finale is family. Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepherd, the twin boys Wanda created in WandaVision who were later reborn in new bodies, reconnect with Vision as his sons. Ruaridh Mollica plays Tommy, and the hug between the three is the image fans shared most after the finale. Get to know the actor in our Ruaridh Mollica profile.

That makes the post-credits scene hit harder. The family is back together except for Wanda, and she wakes up in Doom’s hands. VisionQuest completes the trilogy that began with WandaVision and continued with Agatha All Along, and the ending makes Doomsday the next chapter for the Maximoff family.

What it means for Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday arrives on December 18, 2026. Marvel has not yet said what role Wanda plays, but VisionQuest has now shown on screen that the Scarlet Witch is alive and connected to Doom. A brainwashed Wanda under Doom’s control would give the Avengers the hardest kind of fight: one against a friend.

Whether Elizabeth Olsen returns in a big way or the reveal stays a tease, one thing is clear. The MCU’s most powerful magic user is back on the board, and she is starting on the villain’s side.

Does VisionQuest have a post-credits scene?

Yes, the finale (Episode 8) has two post-credits scenes. The first shows Ultron with Jocasta’s source code, and the second shows Doctor Doom reviving Wanda Maximoff.

Is Wanda alive in the MCU?

Yes. The VisionQuest post-credits scene shows Wanda waking up in the rubble of Mount Wundagore after Doctor Doom calls to her.

What does Doctor Doom say to Wanda?

“Scarlet Witch, awaken… your power will be mine.”

Why are Wanda’s eyes green?

Green is the colour of Doom’s magic. Her green eyes suggest she has been revived under his influence.

When does Avengers: Doomsday release?

Avengers: Doomsday releases in theatres on December 18, 2026.

Where can I watch VisionQuest in India?

VisionQuest streams on JioHotstar in India and on Disney+ in other regions.

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Pranav Jha
Pranav Jha

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