WandaVision didn't have a big bad, but S.W.O.R.D. Director Tyler Hayward came pretty close. We didn't learn a lot about what led him down a dark path, but it seems likely that being among those who were left behind during the Blip made him hate superheroes (it could also explain why he was so desperate to reactive Vision in order to have a tool to "protect" the world).
Talking to Entertainment Tonight about the character, actor Josh Stamberg explained that it was important to both him and Marvel Studios to make sure Hayward wasn't a one-note bad guy.
"What can we do to keep him from just being mustache twirly?" he says of his approach to the role. "And I liked that, at least for an episode and a half, there got to be some quote-unquote charm or some likability before it sort of descends into this guy who’s so hungry to run the universe."
Hayward didn't die in WandaVision's series finale, and was instead taken into custody. We don't know who will replace him as S.W.O.R.D.'s Director (Monica Rambeau, Jimmy Woo, and Abigail Brand are among the most likely possibilities), but could there be a place for him in the MCU moving forward?
"I do pray as the creator of the White Vision that I’ll come back somehow," Stamberg teased. "I would not only be disappointed, but a little surprised if I didn’t show up somewhere."
With rumours swirling online that Vision will return in Armor Wars (which makes a lot of sense when you think about it), the door has to be open for Hayward to return in some way. Perhaps the synthezoid will seek out his "creator" for answers...or for revenge!
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