AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Star Chris Hemsworth Weighs In On Thor vs. Scarlet Witch Debate

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Star Chris Hemsworth Weighs In On Thor vs. Scarlet Witch Debate

Ahead of his MCU return in this December's Avengers: Doomsday, Chris Hemsworth has weighed in on who he believes would win if Thor and the Scarlet Witch were to square off.

By JoshWilding - Feb 17, 2026 09:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Doomsday

Thor has frequently called himself the MCU's "strongest Avenger," but Chris Hemsworth doesn't necessarily agree with the character he plays. Promoting Crime 101, the Australian actor was asked for his thoughts on how the Thunder God's power set compares to Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch.

Since his debut in 2011's Thor, we've seen the Asgardian establish himself as a true powerhouse. Wanda Maximoff, who first appeared in Captain America: The Winter Soldier's mid-credits scene in 2014, has only grown more formidable since then, ultimately earning her title as the MCU's "Scarlet Witch." 

We've seen Wanda hold her own against Thanos, Doctor Strange, and more. Thor, meanwhile, has battled Dark Elves, a God Butcher, and even The Hulk (among others).

Which of them is strongest has been hotly debated among fans, but Hemsworth's answer to who would win in a fight was simple: "Probably Wanda." Unsurprisingly, fans have been weighing in with their take, making a case for both Thor and the Scarlet Witch to stand triumphant.

Rumours have swirled about the latter being allied with Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, so it may not be too long before we get to see this fight for ourselves. 

"I’ve been really proud of what we’ve been able to make. Really proud," Olsen said last year when asked if she's set to return as Wanda. "But I don’t have an answer for that. Well, I can’t [imagine her being in Doomsday]. Honestly, I do wait. I want to see [her] return in this role because I think what they’ve done with her is really great, and I love the journey she’s taken."

"I think it’s always a fun one to get to go back into, and I just have no idea how or when, for sure," the actress added. 

You can hear more from Hemsworth in the player below. 

Avengers: Doomsday officially stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, and Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Mabel Cadena, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, and India Rose Hemsworth all make their Avengers franchise debuts.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps leads Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn join them, as do X-Men franchise stars Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, with Deadpool & Wolverine star Channing Tatum. The trades have pointed to Ryan Reynolds and Hayley Atwell also appearing in Avengers: Doomsday.

The Russo Brothers direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars from a screenplay by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Avengers and Captain America franchises. Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness's Michael Waldron has also been enlisted to help.

Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive on December 17, 2027.

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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/17/2026, 9:37 AM
God , these type of questions are so boring…

Anyway , I’ll think it will be close but I am slightly going with Wanda too.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 2/17/2026, 9:43 AM
Crime 101 was surprisingly good. might be his best turn as an actor honestly.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/17/2026, 11:24 AM
@McMurdo -

I agree. I was shocked at how much I liked it.
elgaz
elgaz - 2/17/2026, 11:25 AM
Hard one to answer, very different power sets. Rune King Thor would wipe the floor with her, but standard MCU Thor? I'm not so sure. He did manage to injure Thanos in Infinity War and kill (an admittedly depowered and weaker) Thanos in Endgame, but in a straight one-on-one fight in Endgame he lost against Thanos. However that was also a Thor who was very out of shape. I assume he also lost against Thanos in the unseen opening scenes of Infinity War, but that Thanos had his entourage with him so we don't know how many attacked Thor.

Wanda meanwhile was able to start putting serious pressure on Thanos in Endgame in less than a minute, to the point he had to sacrifice his own troops to try and stop her attack.
spr0cks
spr0cks - 2/17/2026, 2:56 PM
@elgaz -

To be fair to Thor, that Thanos at the beginning of Infinity War had the Gauntlet with the Power Stone and didn't really need the help of any of this entourage to solo Thor.

But on the flip side, we had just seen Thor solo and practically beat the Hulk in the arena battle before they cheated to give the match to Hulk.
So in a one-on-one fight, (with not Infinity stones or gauntlet advantage), I think Thor would still give Thanos a good fight, and possibly even stand a chance of beating him.

In Endgame they deliberately de-powered all the powerful Avengers (Thor, Hulk, Wanda,....) or...."kept them occupied" (Strange, Captain Marvel), in what shouldn't have been a long or fair fight at all in Thano's favor (if Thor was fit and in fighting shape; If Banner was Savage Hulk and totally unleashed; if Wanda had had more experience with her powers; If Strange got to have a round 2 against a Guantet-less Thanos; if Captain Marvel got a clear shot at him before he got his hand on that Gauntlet.)

Unfortunately if it played out that way, that fight would have been over in a couple of minutes and the movie would have ended before all of Thanos' troops had a chance to get out of his ship.

I do hope we get to see a fully-powered Thor totally unleashed and Hulk totally Savage and hulked out before this phase is completely over and we switch over the X-Men.
Stad
Stad - 2/17/2026, 5:54 PM
@elgaz - Thor lost to Thanos when he was in shape and when he was out of shape. Just sayin.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/17/2026, 11:26 AM

I can't wait for the scene where Thor tries to bone the Witch and she turns him into a chicken.
SheepishOne
SheepishOne - 2/17/2026, 11:43 AM
In a serious all-out fight with writers who understand the characters, it goes to the Witch. However, the MCU plays a bit fast and loose with power levels, so I could see a scenario in which Thor wins.

As is usually the case, it depends on the writer. I mean, Hawkeye technically defeated Wanda in Age of Ultron.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 2/17/2026, 12:24 PM
@SheepishOne - and in print Hawkeye defeated Hulk too, as you say depends on the writer and how well they can make it work who wins in any given face off.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 2/17/2026, 1:00 PM
I am still dissapointed as hell that Strange never got to actually fight Wanda, that should have been a Thanos vs Strange type situation where Strange is just hitting her with every magic trick in the book. Instead all we got was two snakes and a retrded hiss and then the rest of the film is just him running away from her. I could have looked past that if Zombie Strange had actually faught but instead all he does is show up, look cool and then the CG shit happens with Wanda and his Skeleton cape. Females should never be the main antagonist for the males if the film makers are too shit scared to show the males hitting back. The reaction to that X-men Apocalspse poster did more damage to the industry than people are willing to admit.
CrimsonComet40
CrimsonComet40 - 2/17/2026, 1:05 PM
In the comics: Thor

In the movies: Wanda

It's really that simple!

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