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Baby Franklin Richards or Wanda vs. Baby Franklin Richards refers to a series of memes about the incredible power level of Franklin Richards, the son of Fantastic Four superheroes Reed Richards and Sue Storm, aka Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman. Franklin Richards is often considered one of the strongest characters in the Marvel universe. Memes about Franklin's power were popularized online in July 2025 following the release of the movie Fantastic Four: First Steps, including memes pitting Franklin against Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch.

Origin

Franklin Richards is the son of Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman, aka Susan Storm. His first appearance is in the 1969 comic Fantastic Four Annual #6. He has a connection to the Power Cosmic and has reality bending powers, making him what's considered one of the most powerful superheroes in the Marvel universe.^[1][2]

In July 2025, following the release of the film Fantastic Four: First Steps, people began discussing and making memes about Franklin's power, particularly playing with the idea of him being a powerful baby. For example, on July 26th, 2025, X^[3] user @zerowontmiss posted a photo of Franklin as he appears in the movie, surrounded by other heroes, writing, "This kid alone is more powerful than all of them combined #FantasticFour," garnering over 121,000 likes and 6,500 reposts in four days.

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On July 26th, 2025, X^[4] user @dVbisme posted, "Franklin can create multiverses on whim, while Jean needs the Phoenix to be be a match for Wanda. Sit down, lil sis," garnering over 1,100 likes, in response to a post reading, "yall dont read comics because jean grey is essentially god and i dont mean that lightly either." On July 27th, X^[5] user @ouchman2432 posted a meme in response to the tweet using the phrase "1 month old Franklin," garnering over 22,000 likes in three days.

On July 28th, X^[6] user @redandblacktac posted a piece of art showing Wanda and Phoenix teaming up to fight baby Franklin, garnering over 59,000 likes in two days. It was reposted to the /r/marvelcirclejerk^[7] subreddit that day, garnering over 2,200 upvotes in the same span of time.

On July 29th, X^[8] user @drycleaningxox posted a meme showing Wanda facing off against baby Franklin Richards, reading, "this is how all wanda slander looks to me and i laugh every time," garnering over 40,000 likes in two days.

On July 30th, X^[9] user @cyanniv posted a meme depicting Franklin Richards fighting Deku from My Hero Academia, referencing the Deku fighting street tiers meme, garnering over 21,000 likes in a day.

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