| Quicksilver | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Quicksilver_(Marvel_universe_character)_modern.png) Quicksilver in his modern costume, from Quicksilver: No Surrender #4 (October 2018). Art by Eric Nguyen. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The X-Men #4 (March 1964) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Pietro Django Maximoff |
| Species | Human mutant (originally) Human mutate (retconned) |
| Team affiliations | |
| Partnerships | Scarlet Witch |
| Notable aliases | Pietro Frank Mateo Maximoff |
| Abilities |
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Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the comic book The Uncanny X-Men #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in the superhero title The Avengers.
Quicksilver has the superhuman ability to move at great speeds. In most depictions, he is a mutant, a human born with innate superhuman powers. In comic book stories beginning in 2015, he is the product of genetic experimentation by the High Evolutionary.[citation needed][1] Quicksilver most commonly appears in fiction associated with the X-Men, having been introduced as an adversary for the superhero team. In later stories, he became a superhero himself. He is the twin brother of the Scarlet Witch and, in most depictions, the son of Magneto and a Sinti woman Magda, and the older half-brother of Polaris.
Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books, Quicksilver has featured in several decades of Marvel continuity, starring in the self-titled series Quicksilver and as a regular team member in superhero title the Avengers.
The character has also appeared in a range of movie, television, and video game adaptations. Two separate live-action versions of Quicksilver have been adapted by two different film studios: Aaron Taylor-Johnson portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise, appearing in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) as a cameo and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) while Evan Peters portrayed him in the 20th Century Fox films X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Dark Phoenix (2019), as well as a cameo in Deadpool 2 (2018). Peters later appeared as an imposter Pietro in the MCU television series WandaVision (2021), as a nod to his past role.
- ^ Whitbrook, James. "Marvel Confirms Scarlet Witch And Quicksilver Are No Longer Mutants". io9.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2015. (link does not say this)