Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) emerges victorious by reshaping reality. Ms. Marvel/Kamala (Iman Vellani) comes to the horrific realization that the world has not been reset to a pre-zombification era, and that the seemingly normal reality around her is a lie. The traumatized superhero also realizes that this is the price to be paid for trusting someone like Wanda Maximoff, who had manipulated Kamala into lowering her guard during the series’ climactic (and bloody) final battle.
We’re never told why Wanda is so obsessed with Kamala’s powers, just that she needs them to unlock her full potential to remake the world in her own image. Throughout the series, we see Kamala play a significant role in safekeeping the transmitter that can supposedly save the world, but this tender hope is brutally crushed soon after. Nonetheless, Kamala vows to fight alongside her friends, but is tricked into trusting Wanda during a moment of weakness. In a conversation with Agents of Fandom, “Marvel Zombies” director Bryan Andrews shed some light on the possible reason behind Wanda’s obsession with Kamala’s powers:
“…One of the reasons why I always felt that she [Wanda] needed the bangle, [is the] same way that a certain prism or piece of glass can fine-tune a laser and make it burn even more brightly. Or harness its power in even a more unique way. For Wanda, the bangle did that. So, with all that raw energy [of the Infinity Stones], even with Wanda’s power, it needs all three to make it happen. And that’s why the bangle was so important. It helped her channel and focus in a way to make it do what she needs to do.”
