Unless stated otherwise, fiction in the MCU is the same as in our world: The Dick van Dyke Show, Bewitched, The Hobbit and D&D. It stands to reason that Falcon, like most Americans of his generation, would use D&D as a point of reference for understanding "real world" magic.
They have revealed that Agnes works for no-one but Agnes.
assuming he played/knows about D&D, is there any indication that he's had any interaction with D&D or other RPGS? Has anyone actually identified themselves as a wizard as opposed to a sorcerer? All we have so far are Witches and Sorcerers.
Indeed. Apart from the hats.
I don't think there's a particular distinction in terms of capabilities and power source. I expect Doctor Strange could learn and cast the same spells Agatha does, and vice versa, for instance.
I think "sorceror" has a more negative connotation than "wizard", broadly speaking. I'd wager that most people hear "sorceror" and think they're probably up to no good - moreso than when they hear "wizard".
Look at Star Wars, for example. Ben Kenobi is introduced as "that wizard is just a crazy old man", whereas Vader is challenged by an Imperial officer who's foolish enough not to be intimidated by his "sorcerous ways".
I think there are much stronger alternative possibilities:
Very very bad comparison, but also a very different type of magic being employed. Strange could definitely use chaos magic, and there is no reason to think Wanda couldn’t learn the magic Strange uses, they just learned magic from very different sources, but it’s all learnable.
Best pics I could find. Couldn't find anything of Agatha slinging spells, but it's pretty much the same as Wanda but purple. No drawing runic circles in the air.
I'm pretty sure only a scarlet witch, or someone who steals the powers of a scarlet witch, can use chaos magic. If anyone could use it Wanda wouldn't be important. That's kinda the point.
Sorcery is learnable by anyone.
No, it isn’t. At all. On any level. The idea with her magic is that she does it naturally, without any knowledge, not that only she can do that type of magic. Agatha wants her power, not her...access to a dangerous type of magic.
And multiple witches have been shown learning magic, including from the tradition of magic Strange practices.
I take it you didn't watch WandaVision....
I did. Did you? She wants Wanda’s raw power, just like what she drained from her coven.
Right. We're not given any reason to think Agnes' plan is flawed, so the power she was sucking out of Wanda was her innate chaos magic power. Agnes' figured that power combined with her skill and experience would make her incredibly powerful.I did. Did you? She wants Wanda’s raw power, just like what she drained from her coven.
Yep. Draining Wanda's power would have made her unimaginably powerful, on top of her hundreds of years of experience and knowledge.
