Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. He has been both a superhero and a supervillain, and associated with the X-Men, Avengers, Inhumans and X-Factor. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, Quicksilver first appears in X-Men v1. #4 (March 1964). He is the mutant son of the mutant supervillain Magneto, the twin brother of the Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), and the half-brother of Polaris (Lorna Dane). This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... The Terrigen Mist is a fictional substance from the Marvel Comics Universe, a natural mutagen able to alter Inhuman biology. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... For the upcoming parody of superhero films, see Superhero!. Batman and Superman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... For the second comic book series starring the X-Men, see X-Men (vol. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. ... Polaris (Lorna Dane) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ...

Publication history

In 1964, Quicksilver first appears with his sister, the Scarlet Witch, as a villain in the pages of Uncanny X-Men v1. #4 (1964). Shortly after, both he and his sister reform and join the Avengers in Avengers v1. #16 (1965). Quicksilver becomes a semi-regular member of the team and appears in the title across four decades.

In 1991, Quicksilver briefly joins a reorganized version of the team X-Factor. ^[1] X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ...

In 1997, Quicksilver was featured in his own on-going series, which ran for 13 issues before being cancelled.

In 2005, Quicksilver featured in a limited series Son of M ^[2] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Fictional character biography

Birth

Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch's 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. ^[3] Transia is a fictional country on Earth in the Marvel Universe. ... The High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham) is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Romani people (as a noun, singular Rom, plural Roma; sometimes Rrom, Rroma) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ...

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. When Magneto and his lackey the Toad are abducted by the cosmic entity the Stranger, the Brotherhood dissolves and the twins declare their debt to Magneto to have been paid. ^[4] In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Stranger is a fictional cosmic entity that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

Soon after this Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are recruited by the hero Iron Man to join the team the Avengers. Together with leader Captain America and former villain Hawkeye, the four become the second generation of Avengers, and are later dubbed as "Cap's Kooky Quartet". ^[5] During one mission Quicksilver is wounded by the robot Sentinels, ^[6] and found by Crystal, a member of the Inhumans. ^[7] Crystal nurses Pietro back to health, and the pair are eventually married. ^[8] Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... Captain America is a fictional comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... The Sentinels are a type of fictional robot in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ...

It is during this time that Wanda becomes romantically involved with their Avengers teammate, the android Vision. Although Pietro initially disapproves, he eventually gives his blessing to their marriage. ^[9] The twins later meet Robert Frank, also known as World War II hero the Whizzer who was present at Wundagore with his wife at the time of their birth. This article is about Marvel Comics modern-day characters. ...

Robert Frank briefly joins the Avengers, believing Pietro and Wanda to be his children. ^[10] This is later disproved when Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are abducted by Django Maximoff and taken to Wundagore, where after being released they learn the truth from Bova, the midwife who delivered them. ^[11]

Darker days

Quicksilver and Crystal eventually have a daughter, Luna. ^[12] 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 ^[13] Unfortunately Quicksilver and Crystal's marriage is strained when Crystal has an affair ^[14] and again later by the actions of Maximus the Mad - the brother of Inhuman king Black Bolt - who uses technology to push Quicksilver into insanity and evil behavior. Luna Maximoff is a fictional supporting character published by Marvel Comics. ... Maximus is a fictional schizophrenic and genius published by Marvel Comics. ... Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe and king of the offshoot of humanity known as the Inhumans. ...

Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch discover their origin in The Avengers vol. 1, #185.

^[15] Although later cured, ^[16], Quicksilver is still angry with Crystal and joins the U.S. government-sponsored superhero team X-Factor. ^[17] During this period of estrangement, Crystal almost has an affair with the Avenger the Black Knight. ^[18] Image File history File linksMetadata Quicksilver_avengers. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Quicksilver_avengers. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... The Black Knight is the name of several fictional characters, both heroic and villainous, in Marvel Comics universe. ...

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. Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ...

After dealing with the threat, Quicksilver learns of Crystal's relationship with the Black Knight and leaves, also resigning from X-Factor. ^[19] 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. During the course of this war, Quicksilver uses the experimental Isotope E to augment his powers and allow him to move at greater supersonic speeds. ^[20] The New Men are a fictional Marvel Comics universe group of hyper-evolved animals created by the High Evolutionary. ... Exodus (Bennet du Paris) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ... The Man-Beast is a supervillain from the Marvel Comics universe. ...

House of M

Main article: House of M

The Scarlet Witch suffers a mental breakdown over the loss of her children and starts to warp reality in order to recreate them, resulting in random attacks on the Avengers. The Avengers and Doctor Strange place her in a coma, and then turn her over to Magneto. Magneto, however, is unable to help her and several members of the Avengers and X-Men suggest killing the Scarlet Witch. A panicking Quicksilver convinces the Scarlet Witch to correct her mistakes by using her powers to turn the world into a world of peace. Wanda then warps reality into the House of M - a world where mutants are in a majority and humans are in a minority, with Magneto established as absolute ruler. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

Several of the heroes eventually regain their memories, and attack Magneto who regains his own memory and realizes that Quicksilver is to blame for this disaster. Magneto then kills Quicksilver by crushing him with a Sentinel. The Scarlet Witch, however, revives her brother, and tells Magneto that he has chosen the mutants over his own children. Wanda then says "No more mutants" and changes the world back into its original form, with the result being that 90% of the mutant population are now powerless - including Quicksilver. ^[21]

Son of M

Main article: Son of M

Quicksilver becomes depressed, and is soon confronted by an angry Spider-Man, who has memories of the altered world in which he was married to deceased love Gwen Stacy and had a child. Quicksilver decides to jump off a building, seriously injuring himself. Crystal arrives and teleports him to the Inhumans' lunar base for medical attention, believing he has become suicidal at the loss of his powers. After treatment by an Inhuman healer, Quicksilver asks Black Bolt for permission to undergo Terrigenesis and morph into an Inhuman, being unable to live life as a normal human being. Quicksilver's request, however, is denied as he is of human blood, and Terrigenesis is reserved only for those of pure Inhuman stock to decrease the chance of a detrimental mutation. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Gwendolyn Gwen Stacy[1] is a supporting character in Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man series. ... Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe and king of the offshoot of humanity known as the Inhumans. ...

Quicksilver ignores the ruling and breaks into the sacred Terrigen Caves to expose himself to the Terrigen Mist. There appears to be no effect until Pietro is confronted by an older version of himself, who explains the nature of his new "time-jumping" powers, and reveals the plan to take the Terrigen Crystals back to Earth and restore the mutant population. Quicksilver manages to obtain a canister of Terrigen Crystals and with Luna and the Inhumans' pet dog Lockjaw travels to Genosha. Quicksilver then exposes surviving mutants to the mist, which restores their abilities but at dangerous levels. The History of the Terrigen Mists. ... Lockjaw is a Marvel Comics character who is a member of the specially bred race of Inhumans. ...

The consequences prove to be disastrous - several mutants die as their powers mutate beyond all control; Luna becomes addicted to the Terrigen Mist; Magneto is beaten senseless in front of Luna by an enraged Quicksilver and the canister is eventually confiscated by the US military. A desperate Black Bolt attempts to stop this and by uttering the word "war" and unleashing his ultrasonic scream signals the start of war between the Inhumans and the US Government. Quicksilver escapes and exposes himself to even greater levels of Terrigen Mist, which has the unexpected side effect of allowing Pietro to grow the Terrigen Crystals from his actual body and restore mutant abilities at will. Quicksilver now has two goals - "curing" mutants and preventing a great disaster which he glimpses on a trip into the future. ^[22]

He was seen during the events of Civil War managing a store in "Mutant Town" ^[23]. Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover event built around a seven-issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar, and penciled by Steve McNiven. ...

Silent War

Main article: Silent War

After an attack on America by four Inhumans, Black Bolt seeks Quicksilver and the stolen Terrigen crystals. When Black Bolt finally confronts Quicksilver and asks him to give him the crystals, Quicksilver responds by taking his shirt off and revealing his chest which has Terrigen crystal shards jutting out from it. After seeing this Crystal tells him their marriage has been annulled under Inhuman law. ^[24]. Silent War is an ongoing four-part Marvel Comics miniseries which began January 2007. ...

Quicksilver, acting with the help of Rictor, uses the crystals in his body to restore the powers of depowered mutants by touching them. The effect proves to be disastrous for Elijah Cross and other members of the group X-Cell, and as a result Rictor then destroys the crytals embedded in Quicksilver's body. ^[25] Rictor is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in X-Factor #17. ... Elijah Cross is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... X-Cell is a terrorist organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Quicksilver recently rescued his nemesis Layla Miller from drowning in a shallow park stream, with the intent of murdering her himself. However, Layla manages to escape by taking advantage of Quicksilver's growing insanity and his slight hesitation to kill her.

Powers and abilities

Quicksilver exposed to Terrigen Crystals in Son of M #2 (2006). Art by John Watson.

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. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x923, 126 KB) Publisher Marvel Comics. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x923, 126 KB) Publisher Marvel Comics. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... John Watson was born in the 1970s in Blackpool, England. ...

Quicksilver can now vibrate his atoms so quickly that the molecular speed he generates displaces him out of mainstream time and space and a "jump" into the future is possible.^[26] Quicksilver could initially jump from an hour to up to twelve days into the future and remain for several minutes or even several hours before tiring and being recalled to his present time. Quicksilver can also return at will at any time. When Quicksilver returns he arrives back at almost the exact moment he left, but at the place that he occupied when he was in the future. Quicksilver is also able to bring inorganic objects back from the future. This ability, however, seems to have affected his physical health, as each time Quicksilver meets up with a future self, they look increasingly haggard. Quicksilver has also discovered how to jump only mere seconds ahead in time, and create an indefinite number of "temporal dupes" that can be controlled with a certain amount of coordination.

Several weeks of exposure to the Terrigen Crystals has also caused an anomaly within Quicksilver in that the Crystals now grow out of his body, granting him the ability to empower former mutants with their superhuman abilities. It is unknown as to whether the effect is permanent, but the results are apparently unpredictable, even fatal in the cases of Elijah Cross and Unus the Untouchable. Quicksilver has claimed that the chaotic results are due to a lack of worthiness on the mutants' behalf, which has yet to be proven. ^[27] Elijah Cross is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Unus the Untouchable (Angelo Unuscione) is a fictional character from the comic book X-Men and part of the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Now that the crystals have been forced from his body by Rictor^[28], Pietro seems to have lost his ability to grant former mutants their powers once again, and is only left with his time traveling powers. Rictor is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in X-Factor #17. ...

Other versions

1602

In Marvel 1602, Quicksilver appears as Petros, the assistant (and secretly, son) of the High Inquisitor of the Spanish Catholic Church, Enrique (the 1602 version of Magneto). ^[29] Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue Marvel comic limited series, published in 2003, written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove. ...

Marvel Zombies

In the Earth-2149 universe, Quicksilver becomes infected after being bit by Mystique, who takes on the form of his sister. This results in the rapid spread of the zombie virus, as Quicksilver is able to infect hundreds in a short amount of time. Two of his more notable victims are the Silver Samurai and Sunfire.^[30] Marvel Zombies is a comic book miniseries, published by Marvel Comics. ... Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... This article is about the undead. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida )) is a Marvel Comics superhero,and former member of the X-Men. ...

MC2

In the MC2 universe, the speedster Bluestreak is based on Quicksilver. Characters from the MC2 universe. ... Bluestreak is a fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comicss series A-Next. ...

Mutant X

In this darker timeline, Quicksilver works with the X-Men, led by Magneto. He wears an armor-type suit that covers his entire body. He and the X-Men work with Havok and his friends, who are trying to stop the menace of the Goblyn Queen.^[31]

Ultimate Quicksilver

In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Quicksilver was a member of Magneto's Brotherhood who together with the Scarlet Witch, with whom he is unusually close with incestuous undertones, goes on to join the Ultimates. This version of Quicksilver has undergone continuous emotional abuse by Magneto which culminates in Quicksilver abandoning him and joining the Ultimates. The Ultimate version of Quicksilver is also faster than the Earth-616 version, and states that as a teenager he was already capable of reaching speeds of Mach 10. ^[32] The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Ultimates are a fictional team of government-sponsored superheroes in the Ultimate Marvel Universe, appearing primarily in their self-titled comic book limited series The Ultimates and The Ultimates 2, published by Marvel Comics, written by Mark Millar, and drawn by Bryan Hitch. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ...

Amalgam Comics

In Amalgam Comics, Quicksilver is combined with Bart Allen to form Mercury, with Devilance the Pursuer to form Silverlance, with XS to form XCel, and with Mercury to form Nickel. Bartholomew Bart Allen II is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... Devilance is a character existing within the DC Comics universe. ... XS (Jenni Ognats), is a fictional character, a superheroine in the future of the DC Comics universe. ... Metal Men are a team of robot superheroes created by writer Robert Kanigher, pencilled by Ross Andru and inked by Mike Esposito for DC Comics in 1962. ...

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 Quicksilver is voiced by Richard Ian Cox.

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Film

• In X2: X-Men United, the name "Maximoff" appears on a computer screen in a list of mutant names.

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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.

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Toys

• Quicksilver was one of the action figures featured in Hasbro's Marvel Legends Blob Series.

Other characters by the same name

Quality Comics published a super-speedster named Quicksilver in National Comics, during the Golden Age of comic books; when he was revived by DC Comics in the pages of The Flash, he was renamed Max Mercury to avoid trademark confusion with Pietro (similar to DC's use of Shazam! as the title for the comic starring Captain Marvel). Crack Comics #1 (May, 1940), featuring the Clock, previously introduced as the first masked comic book superhero. ... National Comics #1 (July, 1940); cover art by Lou Fine. ... Superman, catalyst of the Golden Age: Superman #14 (Feb. ... Max Mercury is the name of a superhero in the DC Comics universe. ... This article is about the DC Comics character. ...

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External links

• Uncanny X-Men.net Spotlight on Quicksilver