What is Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)?
[[File:San Diego Comic-Con 2014 - Quicksilver (14768388621).jpg|thumb|Cosplayer as the character.]] '''Quicksilver''' (real name: '''Pietro Django Maximoff''') is a fictional character, a former supervillain turned superhero from [[Marvel Comics]] and the [[Marvel Universe]], appearing as a major character in the ''[[X-Men]]'' and ''[[Avengers|The Avengers]]'' comics. He was created by the late [[Stan Lee]], and the late [[Jack Kirby]], and first appeared in ''The X-Men'' #4 in March of 1964. == Fictional character biography == He is a human being who was genetically altered by the [[High Evolutionary]], giving him the ability to move, speak and think at superhuman speed, and the younger twin brother to [[Scarlet Witch|Wanda Maximoff]]. The siblings would become members of the [[Brotherhood of Evil Mutants|Brotherhood of Mutants]] and fought against the [[X-Men]], but would change their allegiances and joined the [[Avengers]] in ''Avengers #16''. In the ''Ultimate Marvel'' comics, he is the son of [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] whom despises the Avengers, and is an on and off enemy of the X-Men. He has been a member of the Avengers, the X-Factor, [[West Coast Avengers]], [[Avengers Unity Division]], the [[Underground]], the Brotherhood of Mutants, and ally of the X-Men. == In other media == Since his debut in the comics, Quicksilver has appeared in other media from movies, television, and video games. In ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'', he was voiced by the late [[Paul Haddad]] and [[Adrian Egan]]. In the ''[[X-Men: Apocalypse|X-Men]]'' movie series, he was portrayed by [[Evan Peters]]. In the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], he was portrayed by [[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]], as [[Gabriel Gurevich]] played the character young. [[Category:Marvel Comics characters]] [[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1964]]