Phase 4 Introduced A Multiverse Hero Far More Powerful Than You Imagined

screenrant.com:

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness introduced a new superhero who's far more powerful than viewers realized. The MCU has traditionally powered down its heroes compared to the comics, but all that has changed in Phase 4. Wanda Maximoff was granted the boost of Chaos Magic to become the Scarlet Witch, Shang-Chi has taken possession of the legendary Ten Rings, and Thor is more powerful than ever before.

All that makes Xochitl Gomez's America Chavez particularly intriguing. She essentially served as the MacGuffin of Doctor Strange 2, sought after by the Scarlet Witch because of her unique powers. Attentive viewers noted the star-shape of America's portals inscribed on the pages of the Book of Vishanti, suggesting she has the potential to become a heroic equivalent of the Scarlet Witch, a sorceress whose might is almost beyond compare. But, amusingly, the scale of America Chavez's powers has only become clear after Ms. Marvel.

Related: Why Doctor Strange Gets A Third Eye At The End Of Multiverse Of Madness

When Kamala Khan approaches her friend Bruno to explain about the Clandestine in Ms. Marvel episode 3, he swiftly begins spending time researching the idea of creating portals between dimensions. According to Bruno, it would take the base energy of the sun itself to create an interdimensional wormhole — and, as he notes, that kind of power-level means the odds of something going wrong are very high indeed. That means every time America Chavez opens a portal, she is generating energy equivalent to a star's output — and the stability of her wormholes is quite remarkable.

This naturally raises the question of just how America Chavez draws this power. It appears to be an innate ability, one that manifested around