MCU's New Avenger Makes WandaVision's Disproven Villain Theory Better
Marvel’s new Wonder Man show makes it a good thing that WandaVision’s Grim Reaper villain theory never panned out. It’s been revealed that Simon Williams a.k.a. Wonder Man will be the focus of Destin Daniel Cretton’s mystery Marvel show. Months ago, it was announced that the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director was partnering with Marvel Studios for a new Disney+ show set in the MCU.
Cretton’s new show means that Marvel is on the cusp of adding yet another classic Avenger to the MCU’s library of characters in Phase 4. Introduced in Avengers #9 in 1963, Wonder Man is a villain-turned-hero whose body is powered by a massive amount of ionic energy. After sacrificing himself and being stuck in a comatose-like state for more than a decade, Wonder Man rejoined the land of the living and tried to make a life for himself both as an Avenger and a Hollywood stuntman. Over the years, the character evolved into a major member of both the main group and Hawkeye’s West Coast Avengers team. For now, it remains to be seen which elements of his past will be implemented into the MCU’s take on his story.
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At one point, it was heavily theorized that an important character from Wonder Man’s Marvel Comics story was going to be adapted in Phase 4’s first MCU show. The inclusion of Grim Reaper’s helmet in WandaVision fueled theories that the classic Avengers villain – and not Agatha Harkness – was the real threat facing Scarlet Witch and Vision in their Disney+ series. Some felt that it would be he who would tear down Wanda’s fantasies and bring conflict to Westview. These beliefs were based on both the Grim Reaper Easter egg and the fact that he was the main
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