[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were revealed to not be Magneto's children in last year's Axis event, though it's unclear from that and the follow up Uncanny Avengers V 2 if they are still mutants or Inhumans or experiments. It's a nonsense retcon that reeks of streamlining rights to the MCU vs. Fox/X-Men lines.

I think it's safe to say for sure they aren't Inhumans, which is a huge relief as that would have been the most forced option. In Uncanny Avengers v2 the High Evolutionary straight up tells Wanda that he mutated them and gave them their initial powers but he considers them huge disappointments because, well, he's mean like that. Wanda being an actual witch using magic was never tied to her base hex powers anyway as it was something she learned. Being mutates could also account for why Quicksilver could embrace terrigen but it proved fatal to mutants he gave it to.

I wish it was one or the other with these big two recent retcons for the twins. Either they should have still been Magneto's children but not actually mutants which would put a new spin on the dynamic or they should still be mutants but not his children which could still have been an interesting dynamic. Neither retcon they went with really bothers me much beyond being obvious movie-based decisions, as long as the characters are still well done I'm okay.

Fun fact: Wanda not being a mutant also serves as a retcon for Onslaught. In the big, messy finale of the original Onslaught story she sacrifices herself (with the other Avengers) to allow the X-men to defeat Onslaught but it had just been observed that if a mutant added to his mass it greatly empowered him. Her not being a mutant explains why Onslaught was hurt by her contribution and not strengthened.