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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I think more chaotic good (depending on circumstances) and less lawful evil. To me Dr. Doom would more closely match lawful evil as he is incredibly well structured but has extremely selfish motivations. Chaotic good on an average day implies disregard for the law but not to the point that you're hurting others deliberately. As a chaotic good Wanda could focus on mastering her powers and abilities but the general goodness of the character would keep her from becoming power hungry. Just because someone rules a place like Hell doesn't mean they can't have good intentions.

Warning: here comes some nerdy talk..."Chaotic Good," in my interpretation, represents the actions of beings like Godzilla, the Hulk, or Lovecraft's benevolent-elder gods (lol there weren't many of them in his books). Entities that work on the side of good and have altruistic intentions (*sometimes*), but are also just as likely to hurt/destroy the very innocents for whom they are fighting (and they do so without a care in the world for the pain they've authored). Godzilla fighting to save the Earth (more like fighting to maintain his title as champ ), but trampling on thousands of humans in the process is one example of "chaos" in the face of a good deed. The Hulk battling the rampaging "whatever" and causing untold destruction and massive injuries to bystanders, being another example. There is a general sense of danger and unpredictably within these encounters. The "Chaotic Good" agent, is nearly as dangerous to you as the "Chaotic Evil" one. This thinking is in line with parts of what you've said.

When you mentioned Ghost Rider, I immediately thought of a "Duke of hell." Archduke, archdevil, "hell lord" whatever you want to call them...by nature and station, they have to be evil. Regardless of the circumstance, their baseline is malevolence. As I see it, there's no way to maintain your title in any hellish realm and be "good" in any way. Although I don't agree with your stance on "nether-realm monarchs," I understand your take as it pertains to the Marvel Universe. Marvel has been blurring the line with "hell" and character alignments for a long time (since the 70's at least: Son of Satan, Satana, Ghost Rider etc).

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I think Scarlet Witch having the redemption path was necessary though to bring the character back from what Bendis did. It was an effective way to revive her both in-universe and for readers but it served its purpose and they should just move on. Like we said, just have her accept her dark deeds and keep on truckin'.

Dude, they have milked the 'redemption story-line' from her very inception as a member of the Brotherhood turned Avenger. 52 years of redemption for Wanda is a bit long in the tooth. Maybe they'll come up with something new for her when she hits the age of retirement; 65 years in, we'll finally have an actualized Wanda? Not to mention, they've been working the whole "crazy" angle since the 70's. All of this sounds like I don't care for the character, which couldn't be further from the truth. I just feel like she's been in limbo long enough, character-wise. She has flirted so very long with evil and madness, that I believe it's time to get her off the schneid...in comics, at least. The movie property can rehash the "fence sitting" all they want. She's still a new to character to movie-fans.