Marvel’s What If...? season 3 episode 2 presents an alternate reality where an unlikely villain Agatha Harkness from WandaVision gains power equivalent to that of the Celestials becoming one of the strongest beings in the MCU multiverse. Previous major MCU villains like Thanos from Avengers Infinity War Dormammu and Kang the Conqueror have demonstrated their significant might within the main MCU timeline creating considerable competition as to who truly holds the highest status as villains however this changes in alternate realities of " What If...? " series on Disney Plus.
'What If...?' Explores Powerful Multiversal Variants: Agatha Rises to Power Alongside Supreme Strange and Peter Quill
Marvel's What If...? introduces characters who reach extraordinary power levels notably Supreme Strange in season one and young Peter Quill in season two demonstrating unique power alterations due to variance in timelines across all Marvel properties. What If...? season 3 episode 2 reveals an Agatha Harkness variant who is fundamentally different from the version from WandaVision and has achieved power previously only imagined in alternate timelines of "What If...?". The previous variations of WandaVision did not reveal Agatha’s potential that she displays within "What If...?" series that expands existing lore in new dimensions.
'What If...?' Episode Reimagines Agatha's Arc as 1930s Movie Star Seeking Celestial Power and Eternal's Energy
This What If...? reality reveals an alternate Agatha Harkness who is a star in the 1930s instead of dying after the Witches' Road Trials in episode 9 of Agatha All Along she thrives. A new Howard Stark in this episode becomes a studio executive working along side Jarvis and producing an ambitious musical with lead star Agatha Harkness and various A list personalities. Agatha uses her status as an A-List star as means of getting what she truly desires namely Tiamut’s Celestial energy and any other energies available to her. Instead of focusing solely on the Chaos Magic of Scarlet Witch Agatha becomes singularly focused on the power from Tiamut along with the power of Kingo.
Agatha's Power Stealing Technique: Combining Eternal Abilities With Her Inate Magic to Challenge Arishem
This "What If...?" series expands Agatha Harkness ability from that seen in WandaVision where she had been shown to steal power that was specific to magic users and this variant of her steals powers from multiple energy sources. What If...? season 3 portrays an intense fight sequence between Kingo and Agatha in Howard Stark's film set during the movie with Thena and Makkari powers already showing up during the sequence showing their powers at work. Agatha even is shown utilizing Ikaris’ powers that demonstrate that she absorbed all the Eternal powers prior to even the Kingo fight. Kingo points out during the filming sequence to Howard and Jarvis about the powers of Eternal who are not gods rather are closer to high tech advanced robots. This distinction highlights a core concept about the MCU and shows different realities do not adhere to the same rules or norms and expands previous established lore significantly by exploring the various potential in each power.
Agatha displays an ability to mock and absorb Kingo's powers through her actions with her finger pistols and transforms into pure energy that causes a size shift becoming even larger than the planet and confronts Arishem directly while she absorbs Kingo. Through her power and knowledge of magical spells she not only contains but drains Arishem using magic in a rune-casting technique similar to when Wanda had her encounter with Agatha on Earth 616, This showcases a new potential for her and creates significant changes to the MCU overall making an interesting connection point that fans can appreciate. This major evolution in her powers adds depth to already mysterious character demonstrating what makes her so interesting.
'What If...?' Alters Agatha's Power Rules Highlighting the Multiverse's Unique Structures
The What If...? version of Agatha breaks free from her requirement of being struck before she drains power which makes her completely unique when compared to her Earth-616 counterpart who had needed to be attacked by other witches in Agatha All Along series and with Alice’s instinct in that show gave her access to power through a blast to Agatha. This stark difference in the rules about powers demonstrates core creative focus with What If...? series to allow diverse possibilities across timelines. The What If...? team clearly took inspiration from Earth-616 to create something new to showcase power evolution. This series continues showing alternate rules for various Marvel universes compared to MCU timeline.
'What If...?' Continues to Challenge Established Rules with Character Changes for Unique Stories and Plots
The series What If...? makes critical alterations to abilities and backgrounds for specific storylines in alternate timelines such as Vision’s Mind Stone ability in season one or Captain Carter wielding Infinity Stones in season two without the associated negative effects and changes existing structures for their stories. The Vision episode in Season one had Vision’s Mind Stone be so powerful it sliced Thanos in half showcasing a significant power differential and with Captain Carter all her abilities in season two demonstrate different power outputs that change MCU understanding as these shows explore different ideas that might have occurred within the multiple timelines that each character operates in. What If...? season 3 demonstrates that MCU laws do not universally govern every reality that makes this show a truly limitless adventure with limitless potentials and possibilities.