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Dracula is one of Marvel's most evil and twisted villains, but even the new Red Widow scares him. Is she too twisted for the MCU?

Marvels newest Red Widow is way too twisted for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is so twisted in fact she scares even Dracula! Fans got to see a glimpse of just how vile the new Red Widow is in Avengers #16 by Jason Aaron and David Marquez. Set during the War of the Vampires story arc that saw a vampire civil war almost spill out into the human world, Dracula goes to the Russian border to seek political asylum. The Russians take him into custody and imprison him deep in a bunker.

Dracula receives various visitors before the Red Widow arrives, including Iron Man. Dracula reveals to him that Iron Mans adoptive father, Howard, came to Dracula once looking for vampire blood and the power it brings; Dracula goes on to reveal Howard offered an infant Tony as a sacrifice. Whether or not Dracula was telling the truth is immaterialthe scene established Dracula as a true menace, one who was able to get under Iron Mans skin; all the better then to knock him down later.

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The Russians want information from Dracula as well, and they dispatch the Red Widow to interrogate him. Dracula attempts to bargain with the Widow, offering her the Avengers in exchange for information and his freedom. The Widow declines, and instead forces Dracula to watch as she commits wholesale murder, slaughtering his former consorts right in front of him. A now humbled Dracula pleads for their livespleas that are not heard, and all he can do is cry as the Widow massacres the vampire subjects he actually loved.

Over the years Marvel has used Dracula as a heavy-hitting villain, one capable of going toe to toe with Doctor Strange and the X-Men. Dracula not only controls a vast legion of vampires, he is a master manipulator too, capable of getting under Iron Mans skin. His forces were able to infiltrate Wakanda and turn some of their citizens into vampires. And yet the Red Widow was able to reduce him to a blubbering, crying mess.

Just how twisted this scene is cannot be understatedthe Red Widow scared one of the most wicked, twisted villains in the Marvel Universe into submission. This is no easy feat, given Draculas strength and mental powers; it shows just how cold-hearted and ruthless the newest Red Widow is. While there are rumors of Dracula showing up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, no such rumors exist for this version of Red Widow; she has proven herself way too twisted for the movies.

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Shaun Corley is a pop culture enthusiast living in the Pacific Northwest. After stints in both customer service and academia, he's turned his attention to writing about comic books--his lifelong passion. He is a graduate of Radford University, with a degree in English. When not reading comics, he enjoys spending time with his fiance and their dog.

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