Peter Maximoff

"You see something strange here, nothing anybody would believe if you told them."

- Peter Maximoff

Peter Maximoff, also known as Quicksilver, is a mutant capable of moving and thinking at superhuman speeds.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
He was a prisoner of William Stryker in his mutant testing facility on Three Mile Island. He is tied down via bungee cords to prevent him from building up enough kinetic energy to escape.

He, along with the rest of the incarcerated mutants, escape with the help of Professor X.

X2: X-Men United
Maximoff's name appeared on a list of mutants on Col. Stryker's computer when it was accessed by Mystique.

X-Men: Days of Future Past
Logan, Hank, and Xavier travelled to the residence of the teenager, where they find Peter in his basement playing arcade games, noticing the massive amount of stolen items he had amassed. After convincing Maximoff to assist them in breaking Magneto out from the Pentagon, the group travelled to Washington.

Hank acted as a tourist, while Peter, Charles, and Logan travelled to the lower floors. Peter managed to duct tape a security guard to an elevator wall, stealing his uniform. After making it through security, Peter accessed Magneto's cell, where he used vibrations from his hands to shatter the glass ceiling of the cell. As both mutants took the elevator to regroup with Logan and Charles in the building's kitchen, they were quickly cornered by guards, who shot at them.

Quicksilver seized the opportunity to have some fun, darting around the room, disabling and mispositioning the guards and rearranging the fired bullets so that they avoided the other three. After the group escaped the Pentagon, Quicksilver was sent off by Charles, thanked for his contributions.

Later, Peter watched the news with his younger sister as they broadcast Magneto's speech.

X-Men: Apocalypse
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Character traits
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Powers and Abilities

 * Superspeed

Equipment

 * Walkman: Peter carries around two walkmen that are attached to his belt. That way he can listen to his music while he's running.
 * Headphones: Peter wears clip on headphones to listen to his music.
 * Goggles: Peter wears goggles when he is running in order to prevent his eyes from getting damaged.

Relationships
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Appearances/Actors

 * Canon (4 films)
 * X-Men: Days of Future Past - Evan Peters
 * X-Men: Apocalypse - Evan Peters
 * X-Men Origins: Wolverine (First appearance) - Uncredited
 * X2: X-Men United (Name Only)

Trivia

 * Quicksilver can be used by either Marvel Studios or 20th Century Fox providing that the latter doesn't mention anything about his allegiance to the Avengers and the former don't refer to him as a mutant or name him as Magneto's son.
 * Jamie Campbell Bower and Nico Tortorella auditioned for the role of Quicksilver.
 * Evan Peters' Kick-Ass co-star Aaron-Taylor Johnson plays the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron.
 * In the comics, Quicksilver's real name is Pietro Maximoff. In the movie, his real name is Peter Maximoff.
 * In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Quicksilver asks Magneto what his mutation is. He tells him he can manipulate metal, to which he responds, "Really? My mom used to date a guy who could move metal". and Magneto turns to face him with a shocked expression on his face. This is a reference to Quicksilver's comic book counterpart whose father is Magneto.