Character biography
Quicksilver (Pietro) and the Scarlet Witch's (Wanda) mother Magda takes sanctuary at Mount Wundagore, the home of the High Evolutionary, after seeing her husband Magnus use his magnetic powers for the first time.Once there, she gives birth to the twins but dies soon after. As Wundagore was no place for human infants, the High Evolutionary places them in the care of the gypsy Django Maximoff, who raises the twins as his own children.
Once Pietro and Wanda reached adulthood, they discovered that they are mutants. Pietro discovers he possesses superhuman speed, while Wanda learns that she can control probability.The pair later display their powers in public, and are attacked by a superstitious mob. They are saved by their father now the supervillain Magneto although neither Magneto nor his children are aware of their connection.Magneto then recruits the pair for the first incarnation of his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. The Brotherhood battle the X-Men on several occasions, although the twins become reluctant members and only remain because of their obligation to Magneto.
During one mission Quicksilver is wounded by the robot Sentinels, and found by Crystal, a member of the Inhumans. Crystal nurses Pietro back to health, and the pair are eventually married.
Quicksilver and Crystal eventually have a daughter, Luna. It is at this time that Magneto discovers his relationship to Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch and chooses to tell them the truth. Quicksilver is repulsed and tells Magneto that he had his chance to be a father years ago .
Quicksilver and Crystal are finally reunited when the Avengers, X-Factor and X-Men team up to stop a group of mutant terrorists who have kidnapped their daughter Luna and are responsible for a civil war on the island nation of Genosha.
After dealing with the threat, Quicksilver learns of Crystal's relationship with the Black Knight and leaves, also resigning from X-Factor. Quicksilver later takes Luna and joins the High Evolutionary, assisting him and his Knights of Wundagore in fighting off the villains Exodus and Man Beast
Powers and abilities
Quicksilver was originally capable of running at the speed of sound (761 miles per hour), but exposure to the High Evolutionary's Isotope E made it possible for him to run at supersonic speeds of up to Mach 5 (3,801 miles per hour). After losing his powers, Quicksilver regained metahuman abilities courtesy of the Terrigen Mists.
in other media
Television
- Quicksilver guest-stars in several episodes of the X-Men Animated Series. He is voiced by Paul Haddad.
- Quicksilver appears in the animated television series X-Men: Evolution is voiced by Richard Ian Cox.
Film
In X2: X-Men United, the name "Maximoff" appears on a computer screen in a list of mutant names.
Video games
- Quicksilver has a cameo appearance in the video game X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.
- Quicksilver appears in Data East's 1991 arcade game, Captain America and the Avengers as a supporting character.
Toys
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Quicksilver was one of the action figures featured in Hasbro's Marvel Legends Blob Series.