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| “ | How can I steal the show when there's no one to steal it from? | „ |
| ~ Agatha to Howard Stark requesting Kingo as a co-star |
| “ | Oh honey, cosmic is just my size. Haven't you seen the marquee? |
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| ~ Agatha to Arishem after absorbing Tiamut’s powers |
Summary
Agatha Harkness is a variant of her 616 self, introduced in What If...? Season 3, who was observed by The Watcher with the key difference that this version of Agatha was aware of Tiamut's stasis in the centre of the core, as well as the existence of The Eternals. In looking for a spell to steal the Celestial's power for herself, Agatha makes a name for herself in Hollywood as a world-class actress under the management of Howard Stark, whose assets are used to create a spell capable of siphoning the power she craves. She requests this universes' version of Kingo, the final Eternal she had yet to absorb, as a costar that can help her to finally complete the spell.
Eventually Agatha's spell is complete and she absorbs the power of Tiamut, and later defeats Arishem and absorbs his powers as well. After gaining this unbelievable power, she was all set to rule over the entire cosmos, though was talked down by Kingo who convinced her to keep acting instead, being adored rather than feared.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Varies, At least 6-B with Eternal's power, Likely up to at least 5-A with Absorption | At least 3-A
Key: Eternals Absorbed | Cosmic Queen
Name: Agatha Harkness
Origin: Marvel Cinematic Universe: What If…?
Gender: Female
Age: 250-300 years old
Classification: Spirit Witch, Hollywood Actress, Celestial
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Preparation (Agatha relies on her deception and scheming similar to her 616 counterpart, Prepared for Arishem's arrival by setting up a spell she had been writing for 'lifetimes', which had allowed for her to absorb Tiamut's power before he could arrive.)
- Social Influencing (Deception; Much like her 616 variant, Agatha is a skilled liar, capable of deceiving others’ to get what she wants and luring them into traps to steal their powers; Charisma & Reputation; Made herself a name as a world-famous Hollywood actress, with all of Howard Stark’s assets at her disposal. Convinced Kingo to go against Arishem and his eon-long mission.)
- Martial Arts & Acrobatics (Was able to expertly make use of Thena’s powers, and beat Kingo in combat. Could perform many acrobatic maneuvers during her dance number with Kingo.)
- Dark Magic & Witchcraft
- Longevity (Agatha’s magic allows her to maintain her youth.)
- Energy Projection
- Flight
- Telekinesis
- Mind Manipulation (Regarded as a basic asset of witches, Agatha is capable of controlling a feeble mind similar to her 616 variant.[1])
- Power Absorption (Magic & Cosmic Energy; Agatha can absorb the magic, or cosmic energy of an Eternal or Celestial, when it is projected against her, or manually through her own spell)
- Power Nullification (Can use runes to nullify the use of magic or cosmic power within a given space)
- Power Binding (Should be similar to her 616 variant, who bound Jennifer Kale's magical power.[2])
- Transmutation (Regarded as a basic spell, Agatha can use magic to transmute objects on a limited level.[1])
- Illusion Creation (Through years of study, Agatha is capable of generating realistic illusions at a limited level.[1])
- Cloth Manipulation
- Magic Reflection (Her 616 counterpart can use her magic to deflect magical attacks directed towards her.[2])
- Regeneration (Low; Should be comparable to her 616 variant that can heal herself from 'thousands of cuts'.[2])
- Likely Thread Manipulation (Her 616 variant is capable of using dark magical threads to restrain with.[3])
- Likely Memory Manipulation (Her 616 variant is capable of entering and reading others’ memories, though it is unknown if this version of her is capable of such.)
- Likely Necromancy (Her 616 variant stated she can perform necromancy, though it is unknown if this version is capable of such)
- Resistance to Telepathy & Mind Manipulation (Similar to her 616 variant, Agatha likely has a mental defense that prevents her mind from being available to other beings.)
Note: All of the Eternals’ powers in this version of Agatha’s Universe should be comparable to their 616 counterparts. All repeated powers from her Base are based around the Eternal's power and not her own magic.
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Superhuman Speed (Via Makkari’s power.[4])
- Cosmic Energy Manipulation[4]
- Divine Telepathy (Absorbed the Eternals connection to Arishem, and can talk to him from across the cosmos.[4])
- True Flight (Via Ikaris' power[4])
- Energy Projection
- Weapon Creation (Via Thena’s power, allowing her to manifest weapons such as spears and shields.[4])
- Barrier Creation (Used Thena’s powers to create a large shield barrier that protected her from Kingo’s energy blasts[4])
- Statistics Amplification & Armor Creation (Via Gilgamesh’s power; Agatha can create an energy exo-skeleton around herself that amplifies her power and defense.[4])
- Illusion Creation (Via Sprite’s power; Agatha can cast wide-scale magical illusions, assumedly more so than she can with just her magic.[4])
- Invisibility (Should be able to turn invisible similar to Sprite.[5])
- Sound Manipulation (Should be able to create audible illusions similar to Sprite.[5])
- Likely Transmutation (Via Sersi’s power[5]; Claims to have absorbed her powers)
- Likely Weapon Control (Via Phastos’ power[5]; Claims to have absorbed his powers)
- Likely Mind Manipulation (Via Druig’s power[5]; Claims to have absorbed his powers)
- Possession (Druig is capable of possessing any mind he enters.[5])
- Telepathy (Druig is capable of communicating with others through their mind.[5])
- Likely Healing (Via Ajak’s power[5]; Claims to have absorbed her powers.)
Likely many more that she had not been shown wielding.
All previous powers to an amped state
- Large Size (At least up to Type 7; Quickly grew beyond the size of the Earth.[4])
- Light Manipulation (Her Cosmic Queen form was so radiant that it lit up the Earth during a planet-wide blackout.[4])
- Paralysis Inducement (Trapped and restricted Arishem from moving with a spell.[4])
- Likely Immortality (Type 1)
- Creation
- Power Bestowal
- Matter Manipulation
- Life Manipulation
- Likely Cosmic Awareness
- Explosion Manipulation, Limited Space-Time Manipulation (Has access to Arishem's power, who used his cosmic power to cause the Big Bang, with Kingo also saying that she was capable of remaking the world.)
- Antimatter Manipulation (Via Arishem)
- Temperature Manipulation (Celestials generate extreme heat from their own energy and can create stars to bring heat and light to the universe)
- Gravity Manipulation (Via Celestial powers)
- Weather Manipulation (Via Celestial powers)
- Shockwave Inducement (Via Celestial powers)
Likely many more powers that she has not been shown to wield.
Attack Potency: Varies (Like her 616 variant, Agatha’s power is based around how much she has absorbed), At least Country level with the Eternals’ power (Had absorbed the cosmic powers of all of the Eternals, including Ikaris and Gilgamesh, who should be comparable to their 616 variants), up to at least Large Planet level with Absorption (Should be comparable to her 616 variant, who has briefly absorbed and contained all of the Scarlet Witch’s Chaos magic.[3] However, Agatha needed to create a new spell enitrely in order to absorb the power of a Celestial.) | At least Universe level (Absorbed the powers of Tiamut, and then immediately destroyed Arishem the Judge, absorbing his powers in the process, who should be comparable to his 616 variant that was responsible for the Big Bang.[6] Stated by Kingo that with the power of two Celestials, she was capable of destroying and remaking the entire world.[4])
Speed: At least Relativistic+ Travel, Perception and Reaction speed (Agatha had absorbed Makkari’s Speed, who should be comparable to her 616 variant, as the fastest woman in the universe. Able to easily dodge Kingo's Energy bullets. Her absorption spell had taken around 16 seconds to reach Tiamut at the center of the Earth from its surface.) | Massively FTL+ (Should be comparable to other Celestials who can traverse the universe casually and cover those distances just with their size, Was able to catch Arishem off guard.[4])
Lifting Strength: At least Class 100 (Has the combined power of all of the Eternals, whose 616 variants could compete with Deviants and tear off their arms.[5]) | Likely Universal (Had absorbed the power of two Celestials,[4] which can create and displace[5] black holes[7] and massive suns.[6])
Striking Strength: Varies, At least Country level with the Eternal’s power (Has the combined powers of the Eternals, including Ikaris and Gilgamesh) | At least Universe level (Staggered Arishem with her punch.[4])
Durability: At least Country level with the Eternals’ power | At least Universe level (Withstood direct attacks from Arishem, and can contain his and Tiamut's Celestial power within herself.)
Stamina: Likely Superhuman (Her Magic allows her to live for extended periods of time, likely comparable to members of the Eternals) | Unknown, likely Infinite (Celestials have been creating new planets and suns since before the dawn of creation without the need to rest)
Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range with Weaponry, At least Hundreds of Meters with Cosmic Energy | At least Planetary physically, likely Universal with cosmic power.
Intelligence: Gifted in Dark Magic (Should be similarly as knowledgeable as her 616 variant, with the only difference being her knowledge of Tiamut in the Earth’s core, though it is unknown if she possesses the Darkhold in this universe. She was able to trick Arishem into dropping his guard and stealing his power.[4])
Weaknesses: Agatha can only absorb magic if her target uses it against her. Requires the use of runes and preparation to circumvent this weakness (and does not need as such as Cosmic Queen Agatha). Arishem states that Agatha is ‘too human’ to wield the power of a Celestial, though was swiftly deceived and killed by her moments later.
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wandavision Episode 8 - Previously On
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Agatha All Along - Episode 8
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wandavision Episode 9 - The Series Finale
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 What If...? Season 3 Episode 2 - What If... Agatha Goes to Hollywood
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 The Eternals (2021)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Eternals - VFX Breakdown by Scanline VFX
- ↑ AWN - Scanline Comes up Roses with ‘Eternals’ VFX
Discussions
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