Why is Quicksilver called Quicksilver?

Mercury has high molecular motion and mobility, hence it is known as quicksilver.
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How did Quicksilver get his name?

After being exposed to the Mind Stone within the Scepter, Pietro acquired the ability to move at superhuman speeds and was dubbed Quicksilver.
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Why do they call Quicksilver Peter?

Kinberg answered, "When we meet him [Quicksilver] in the film, he's living in the U.S. suburbs. We thought a real teen kid would go by Peter. It came from a place of asking what the character would really do.
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What is the real name for Quicksilver?

Pietro Lensherr, a.k.a. Quicksilver, is the son of mutant supremacist Magneto and twin brother of Wanda. Magneto abandoned their human mother when the twins were children, taking them with him as he founded the Brotherhood of Mutants with Charles Xavier, whom the children regarded as an uncle.
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Is Scarlet Witch Magneto's daughter?

Scarlet Witch, real name Wanda Maximoff, is a mutant who has the ability to modulate probability as she sees fit. The daughter of Magneto, she bears an enormous grudge toward her father for imprisoning her in an asylum at a young age. She was initially recruited into the Brotherhood of Mutants before joining the X-Men.
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Why are there 2 Quicksilvers?

Q: I do wonder why there are two Quicksilvers? One in the Avengers and one in X-Men. The short answer is that both Marvel and Twentieth Century Fox say they own Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, so both studios are using the characters.
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Who is faster Quicksilver or flash?

While hypersonic speeds are nothing to sneeze at, the Flash's speed from the Speed Force absolutely trumps Quicksilver's... by a lot. Amazingly, The Flash is way faster than anything Quicksilver has ever displayed in the comics thus far.
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How did Wolverine know Quicksilver?

Well, it sort of does. The what of the theory is simple: Wolverine met Quicksilver, had his memories of the time erased, and having his consciousness sent back in time jogged his memory of everything at least until the travelling stopped.
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Is Quicksilver alive in WandaVision?

It's also worth noting that Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Quicksilver famously died at the end of Age of Ultron. Meanwhile, Evan Peters' version of the character never technically died onscreen, but we assumed he was the victim of corporate synergy after Disney bought Fox and announced plans to reboot the X-Men into the MCU.
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How did Wanda become Scarlet Witch?

Agatha tells Wanda that the magic she used to alter reality is the Chaos Magic, suggesting that she is the Scarlet Witch. Wanda does not accept this at first; however, she later gets her magic back from Harkness and becomes the Scarlet Witch.
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Is Quicksilver related to Wanda?

So, the basics: Quicksilver is the superhero nickname of Pietro Maximoff, twin brother of Wanda Maximoff. In Marvel Comics, Wanda and Pietro's origins are oddly complex for superheroes, with the origins tweaked and refined over the years.
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Did Magneto know Quicksilver is his son?

More Stories by Graeme. One character development that isn't a secret in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse is the revelation that Quicksilver (Evan Peters) is revealed to be the son of Michael Fassbender's Magneto. Not only isn't it a mystery, it's actually revealed in the final trailer for the movie.
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Who is the strongest Avenger?

1 Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

That was enough to consider her near the top but Wanda Maximoff, known as Scarlet Witch, is the officially most powerful Avenger now.
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Is Peter Maximoff the same as Pietro Maximoff?

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.
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Is Wanda related to Magneto?

In 2014, the AXIS crossover revealed Pietro and Wanda are not related to Magneto. In 2015, the twins discover they are not mutants and their superhuman traits are the result of the High Evolutionary's experiments.
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Does Peter Maximoff have a sister?

Peter Maximoff - Brother. Wanda Maximoff - Sister.
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Does Erik know that Peter is his son?

Right. Well. After the events of "X-Men Apocalypse” Peter finally finds the Courage to tell Erik that he's his son. Erik knows Peter is related to him.
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Can Quicksilver run back in time?

While Quicksilver can run so quickly it's almost as if he can stop time, he isn't so fast that he can literally run back in time and change the future. It's because of Barry Allen's ability to become "one" with the Speed Force that he can pretty much rewind and fast forward time as he sees fit.
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How is Zoom faster than flash?

Unlike his appearance on The Flash would have you believe, Zoom has no connection to the Speed Force; in fact, he has no speed powers at all, only the ability to alter time relative to himself. This power gives him the appearance of traveling at super speeds, though in reality, he is simply slowing everyone else down.
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Is Sonic faster than Quicksilver?

9 Faster: Speed

Marvel isn't exactly known for its speedsters, with Quicksilver pretty much being the only one of note in the whole universe. That being said, Speed is an incredibly fast character that would no doubt be able to outrun Sonic the Hedgehog in any race that they might go on.
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Did Wanda date her brother?

Wanda and Pietro Lensherr loved each other, but not in the acceptable and conventional way a brother and sister should love each. They indulged in an incestuous relationship similar to that shared by Cersei and Jaime Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones.
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How did Pietro get his powers?

In that MCU sequel, it was revealed that Wanda and her quick brother, Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), received their powers from the Mind Stone after being experimented on by HYDRA.
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