Besides diving into the connection between Vision and Scarlet Witch in Civil War, the film will also explain how Scarlet Witch's powers work. Wanda obtained her abilities through the Mind gem experimentations of Hydra scientist Baron von Strucker, but what she can actually do is still hazy. More specifically, Age of Ultron didn't exactly establish what are the limits of her powers. Apparently, she can entrance individuals and give them glimpses of the future as seen by her systematic dismantling of The Avengers in AoU. But it appears the question will be whether these prophetic vision will only show dark futures or whether Scarlet Witch's visions can give glimpses of brighter things to come. In additon to this abilit, SW can also levitate objects and rip them apart as seen by her destruction of Ultron's robotic soldiers. Lastly, she was also able to dish out energy projecticles in the film. Heck, the only thing she was missing in Age of Ultron was super strength and flig. Well, the trailer for Captain America: Civil War has reveled that Scarlet Witch has added flight abilities to her already impressive arsenal. So just what exactly are the limits of her abilities and how do her powers work?
Elizabeth Olsen teased, "We find Scarlet Witch without a home, without a family, and she ends up creating a surrogate family within the Avengers and making a decision to be a part of the team. I think a lot of that has to do with Jeremy’s character – like his attitude towards her and the speech he gives her at the end of the film. So we pick up with her having started a new life, but still trying to figure out what her abilities are and if using them causes greater good or greater damage."
Director Joe Russo added, "We like characters that have limitations to their powers, so there’s a cost for everything that they do. Wanda can’t fly, she can use her power to push herself off, launch and then bring herself back down. But she has to stop herself and it’s not the most graceful version of flying. It’s just using her power to create energy to push herself up and bring herself down, but she’s still subject to gravity."
Civil War arrives in US theates on May 6.