Marvel's What If...? takes familiar characters and reimagines them in extraordinary ways. Join us as we explore the most dramatic transformations that left us in awe! From heroic villains to corrupted heroes, these alternate versions showcase the infinite possibilities of the multiverse. Which revamp surprised you the most?
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the Marvel characters that
00:11were significantly altered over the course of the hit collection of Animated Elsewhere
00:15episodes What If.
00:2910.
00:30Zombie Scarlet Witch
00:37Turns out that not even the most powerful witch in the world can survive a zombie apocalypse.
00:41Retaining her chaos magic but gaining a hunger for human flesh, a zombified Wanda Maximoff
00:46is just about what you would expect, an uber-powerful undead that few can hope to stand against.
00:55It doesn't take away how sinister yet awesome it is to see her cut loose as she destroys
01:00everything around her with both her spellcraft as well as her infectious bite.
01:089.
01:12God Ultron
01:13Yes, this version of Ultron is as evil as he ever was.
01:28The only difference here is that he has the power to decimate the multiverse.
01:33After not only gaining Vision's body but also the Infinity Stones, the psychotic android
01:37begins his campaign of correction by purging life from across as many timelines as possible.
02:05He literally one-shot Thanos like he was a throwaway villain.
02:12If not due to some major interference from the Watcher, there would be nothing in existence
02:16that could stop Ultron's ultimate upgrade.
02:198.
02:20The 80s Avengers
02:26While not too dissimilar to how they were portrayed on the big screen, getting to see
02:30this group of secondary characters come together to become the face of the Avengers is oddly
02:35awesome, if only because they sell the lineup so well.
02:38Hank Pym's Ant-Man, Goliath, Thor, The Winter Soldier, Mar-Vell, T'Chaka's Black Panther
02:45and a super-powered kid Peter Quill, put them all together and you've got a roster that
03:01can take out galactic-level threats just fine.
03:127.
03:18Hydra Stomper Steve Rogers
03:22As one part of the MCU's ultimate power couple, Peggy Carter wasn't the only one to find
03:27herself given a new uniform in this rewriting of the classic Captain America origin story.
03:32While still a skinny kid from Brooklyn, Steve was given a chance to fight for his country
03:36via the Hydra Stomper, a set of prototype Iron Man armor developed by Howard Stark.
03:52With it, Steve can fly, shake off all kinds of artillery, and bring some serious heat.
03:57It's just a shame he found himself becoming a weapon for the Red Room down the line.
04:056.
04:13Yellow Jacket Hank Pym
04:15A murder mystery surrounding the world's mightiest heroes was certainly an intriguing
04:19premise.
04:20After all, who could assassinate Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye and
04:26leave no trace?
04:27The answer turns out to be a vengeful Hank Pym, whose rage following the death of his
04:33daughter Hope led to him donning the Yellow Jacket armor and going on a killing spree.
04:46Turns out there's nothing deadlier than a serial killer who can shrink to microscopic
04:50size, to the extent that it took a partnership with Loki to put him on ice.
05:025.
05:05Nova Corps Nebula
05:16While Nebula's transition from villainous daughter of Thanos to full-on guardian of
05:20the galaxy was immensely satisfying in its own right, we cannot get over how seamlessly
05:25she fit into the neo-noir genre when she found herself becoming a corpsman in Xandar's planetary
05:30police force.
05:31She thrives as a detective, sticking to her newfound code of conduct even when faced with
05:35conspiracy and betrayal.
05:47She also sells the rule of cool like no other, especially when she gets her hands on Yondu's
05:52arrow.
05:554.
06:00Heroine Hela
06:01It's an alignment change we never could have expected.
06:10After all, how do you make the goddess of death believably change gears from a worldender
06:15to a protector?
06:16Thanks to Cate Blanchett's incredible performance in top-tier writing, Hela's shift from a
06:20death dealer to one who cherishes life is expertly handled.
06:34After being cast out by Odin, Hela is humbled following her encounters with both the Ten
06:38Rings and fighters of Talo.
06:40From there, while the sass certainly remains, she becomes a skilled fighter tempered by
06:45inner peace.
07:03As a result, when she eventually reclaims her godhood, it leaves her as one of the strongest
07:07characters the MCU has ever known.
07:113.
07:12Star-Lord T'Challa
07:14Anything you can do, Prince T'Challa can evidently do better, even when it comes to playing Star-Lord.
07:29In this scenario, it's the future ruler of Wakanda that's taken in by Yondu as opposed
07:33to Peter Quill.
07:35From there, he goes on to trailblaze his name across the galaxy as a beloved rogue who can
07:40disarm his foes with a quick conversation just as easily as he can with a blaster.
07:48The man actually convinced Thanos to give up his genocidal ways with facts and logic.
07:53How big of a flex is that?
08:122.
08:13Strange Supreme
08:14Grief can drive a person to madness, and in this case, doom an entire universe.
08:20In a reality where the death of Christine becomes a fixed, unchangeable event, Stephen
08:24Strange willingly embraces the darkest magics to alter the rules of reality itself.
08:38The result of this is him becoming an unhinged yet excessively powerful monster.
08:53Alas, such forbidden magic has a price, condemning his universe to destruction with him as the
09:01sole survivor.
09:02You know what they say about hell and good intentions.
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09:331.
09:34Captain Carter
09:43Aside from the Watcher himself, this version of Peggy Carter is the face of the franchise,
09:48and with good reason.
09:57Taking Steve's place at the last second as the subject of the super soldier experiment,
10:01she soon found herself with the superhuman gains needed to win the war.
10:05Much like her counterpart, despite her sudden shift into an Amazon on the battlefield, Peggy's
10:10integrity remains, combining her steadfast sense of duty with her classic Britishness
10:15to make a modern superhero icon that's as endearing as she is epic.
10:19Best not cross her, she has got a staggering body count to her name.
10:31What's your favorite character revamp on Marvel's What If?
10:34Be sure to let us know in the comments below.
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