The High Evolutionary ( Herbert Edgar Wyndham ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is depicted as a scientist who seeks to evolve different life forms such as the New Men . The High Evolutionary's goals have often put him at odds with different superheroes.
136-664: Chukwudi Iwuji portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). The High Evolutionary was first mentioned in The Mighty Thor #133 (Oct. 1966), first appears in The Mighty Thor #134 (Nov. 1966), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby . His minions appeared before him (but only alluded to him), in issue #132. Herbert Wyndham
272-573: A Burger King unless you repeat it several times. That would tend to make you feel very superior to everyone and very impatient with everyone. Quicksilver also starred in Quicksilver , a regular ongoing eponymous series that began in November 1997 and ran for 13 issues. The character also played a pivotal role in the House of M and Avengers: The Children's Crusade . Quicksilver appeared as
408-667: A plumber with a crab . He states that her work on an arachnid/human hybrid that can devolve and evolve at will is not present and calls her Humanimals a bunch of freaks that disgust him. The High Evolutionary takes his leave telling Madame Monstrosity not to contact him again. When Spider-Boy rouses the Humanimals against a hybridized Madame Monstrosity, the High Evolutionary teleports Madame Monstrosity away in exchange that she would help him in his studies. Once teleported away from Spider-Boy, Madame Monstrosity learned that
544-567: A character's motivations, dreams, and memories. They're the perfect insight into why a character becomes a hero (or a villain). As readers, we need origin stories to understand the heroes we love. For a long time, Scarlet Witch and her brother Quicksilver had a half-formulated backstory. At first, they were just members of Magneto's brotherhood. But, eventually, they realized that they were also Magneto's children. The older comics don't give us an up-close look at Wanda's childhood, so in 2011 writer Sean McKeever tackled retelling Wanda and Pietro's story in
680-510: A direct hand in molding the future of humanity, so that they might one day be as powerful as the Beyonders he had witnessed. The High Evolutionary later came into conflict with a number of superheroes , notably the reserve Avengers and Adam Warlock , when he tried to forcibly mutate (or "evolve") the entire population of the Earth with his "Evolution Bomb". The Avengers stopped him, though
816-640: A distraction so that the High Evolutionary could gain a currently unknown object from inside of the Dreaming Celestial . After extensively examining the Dreaming Celestial, the High Evolutionary subjected Magneto to an extremely dangerous technological procedure in an attempt to restore his power and was a success. High Evolutionary had a part in turning an ordinary zoo hippopotamus into the Hippo . Although not inhabiting Mt. Wundagore at
952-569: A fast metabolism and can heal more rapidly than the average human. His speed allows him to perform such feats as creating cyclone -strength winds and running up walls or across bodies of water. Pietro's mind can perceive information with a photographic memory short term, becoming faster than the speed of thought , because he can shift his thoughts at a speed faster than normal thought. Also, he can cause vibrations in his body to transfer to solid material and has superior agility and reflexes compared to other mutants. It has been revealed that one of
1088-415: A humanoid life form with the intelligence of a chimpanzee . However, Dempsey was shot by poachers and Wyndham realized that such creatures as he would create would have no place in the human world. In partnership with scientist Jonathan Drew (father of Jessica Drew ), Wyndham moved his experiments to the seclusion of Wundagore Mountain in the small Balkan nation of Transia . The discovery of uranium on
1224-681: A member of the team, sometimes as an ally, and sometimes as an antagonist. From 1991 to 1993 Quicksilver was a regular character in the first volume of X-Factor . The series emphasized the character's irritability and arrogance, which writer Peter David felt were a natural consequence of his powers, explaining: Have you ever stood in the post office behind a woman with 20 packages who wants to know every single way she can send them to Africa? It drives you nuts! You think to yourself, "Why do I have to put up with this? These people are so slow, they're costing me time, and it's so damned irritating. I wish I didn't have to put up with this." Now—imagine that
1360-714: A mob after she accidentally causes a house to burst into flame. Quicksilver stays with her to protect her. After several confrontations with the X-Men, they depart when Magneto and his lackey the Toad are abducted by the cosmic entity the Stranger . They then travel back to Europe. Pietro and his sister reform and are recruited by Iron Man to the superhero team the Avengers , after they discover they are advertising for new members and want to get support for themselves. Together with
1496-477: A modern climate. The result was Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver , which finally gave readers the origin story they wanted. If you want to read about Scarlet Witch, but have no idea where to start, this is the issue for you." George Marston of Newsarama ranked Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver 6th in their "The best Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch stories of all time" list, asserting, "In comic books, Wanda and Pietro's time as villains
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#17327724281451632-401: A mysterious man (who was in truth the outcast Inhuman geneticist Phaeder ) who handed to him papers containing blueprints for cracking the genetic code. With this information to bolster his experiments, Wyndham successfully developed a serum he dubbed "Isotope A". Although expelled from the university for his single-mindedness, he finally succeeded in evolving his pet Dalmatian Dempsey into
1768-502: A new Counter-Earth, no longer inhabited by humans but instead by millions of New Men. The High Evolutionary routinely exterminates the entire population of New Men when they ultimately fail to meet his standards of perfection and then re-creates them. He was served in his plans by a human called the Master Scientist and Luminous (a female who was created from the genetic templates of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch while also having
1904-675: A number of shows, including " The Impossible Astronaut ", the first episode of Series 6 of Doctor Who (2011). Barry Jenkins 's 2021 The Underground Railroad . In 2018, became a series regular on the legal drama The Split . That year, he played the King of France for the BBC recording of King Lear starring Anthony Hopkins , Emma Thompson , and Florence Pugh . He had a recurring role on Netflix's When They See Us and Designated Survivor in 2019, and starred in Peacemaker in 2022. Iwuji
2040-631: A pointed interest in developing a sense of nobility and decency in his creations, most notably the New Men . At times the High Evolutionary has feigned indifference to the fate of others when his own safety is at stake, only to reveal a considerably more benign agenda later (see the Annihilation: Conquest series). More frequently, he has shown a sympathetic and protective concern for the defenseless: on several occasions he has gone to considerable lengths to protect young children, including
2176-480: A reformed Avengers. With half-sister Polaris , Quicksilver spies on their father Magneto, who is now the ruler of Genosha. Quicksilver is banished when he rallies the Avengers against Magneto. Quicksilver plays a pivotal role in the limited series House of M , convincing his now mentally unstable sister Wanda to use her abilities to warp reality and create a world where mutants are in a majority and humans are
2312-677: A result of this action, the Earth-1610 Ultimates members Captain America , Iron Man , Giant-Man , Wasp , and Hulk were revived where they were to help Eternity fight the First Firmament. Continuing his work on Counter-Earth, the High Evolutionary used his technology to accelerate Counter-Earth so that he can have it combine with Earth. To help in that, the High Evolutionary sent a meteor to Earth that altered Earth's vibration frequencies where their synching will merge
2448-466: A run-in with Viv who was also sent there as a side-effect of deactivating the Orbit-Engine and states that it would require a digital connection for him to return. Upon discovering that Vision is building Viv 2.0 to replace Viv, the High Evolutionary states that it would be their connection back to their reality. Viv used the connection to go back to her reality while the High Evolutionary was left in
2584-478: A silver-coated biome of life on Earth, which needed only sunlight to survive, without the need to kill other animals. The Surfer and the Fantastic Four unite with the armed forces to kill all the High Evolutionary's creations on the grounds that they eradicate emotion and individuality from the humans who were transformed. They again exterminate the High Evolutionary's creations after he begins to terraform
2720-406: A solid beginning for the series." Joshua Davison of Bleeding Cool called Quicksilver: No Surrender #1 a "brilliant character-focused comic," saying, " Quicksilver: No Surrender #1 starts off on the right foot with a ponderous and self-reflective issue for Pietro Maximoff. Ahmed, Nguyen, and Renzi provide a compelling conflict for our hero with brilliant artwork and stunning color. This one gets
2856-521: A spaceship, exploring the stars with his New Men. He later settled his New Men on a planet, Wundagore II , while he stayed on one of the planet's moons and began work on a detailed replica of Earth to be located on the opposite side of the Sun . There his New Men regressed to bestial behavior and revolted against him. He captured the Hulk , intending to evolve him forward by a million years. However, his experiment
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#17327724281452992-477: A star. Adam Warlock brought Quasar and Moondragon to him after being overwhelmed by Phalanx warriors, who quickly invaded the High Evolutionary's vessel. Once Ultron was revealed to be the leader of the Phalanx militia, the High Evolutionary detonated the star, vaporizing his ship, Ultron, and the invading Phalanx warriors. He subsequently was captured by the Phalanx and forced to transfer the essence of Ultron into
3128-416: A strong recommendation. Give it a read." Aaron Berkowitz of ComicsVerse gave Quicksilver: No Surrender #1 a score of 90%, writing, "has amazing characterization. Ahmed writes Pietro near-flawlessly. The plot is also incredibly intriguing. I want to know how Pietro gets out of this mess. However, I wasn't a big fan of the art. Flip through the issue at your local comic shop and decide for yourself. For me,
3264-424: A subatomic level, energy manipulation and projection, cosmic awareness, precognition, telepathy, telekinesis, extra-dimensional travel, and size alteration. On one occasion, he managed to hold his own against Galactus for a prolonged time before being defeated. Of note, the High Evolutionary has forged weapons for his New Men that show some anti-mystical properties, as demonstrated by a lance wielded by Beast that
3400-487: A supporting character in Avengers Academy from issue #1 (August 2010) through its final issue #39 (January 2013). He appears as one of the members of All-New X-Factor , which was launched in 2014 as part of the second Marvel NOW! wave. Writer Peter David 's handling of the character in that book earned the character a 2014 @ssie award from Ain't It Cool News . AICN's Matt Adler commented that David writes
3536-587: A test-of-evolution scheme by force-evolving the entire global human populace. He was seen in the X-Men: Endangered Species one-shot as one of the nine villains Beast approaches to help him reverse the effects of M-Day . In the second chapter of the Endangered Species storyline, Beast attempts to reach Wundagore Mountain to locate the High Evolutionary. The Knights of Wundagore confront and ultimately escort Beast inside, where
3672-444: A titanic, cloud-like entity - which he tentatively designated "Super-Ego" - absorbed Ego. The High Evolutionary theorized that there was more than one Ego (a notion supported by its apparently erratic behavior over the years, the various origin stories known about it, and by the fact that an Ego appeared after this one was destroyed by its "parent") and that they might all stem from the "Super-Ego". His mental instability progressed to
3808-422: A weary, well-meaning creator to that of a " mad scientist " who is willing to do whatever he considers necessary to further his goals of evolving a better, less-brutal world. He has great respect for the process of evolution, but is also deeply troubled by the immense amount of death and suffering required for such slow progress (see the Quicksilver series). Although menacing and arrogant during his maniacal phases,
3944-562: A while by physically imbedding the crystals into his flesh. It was later revealed that Quicksilver actually was a normal child that was put through several experiments by the High Evolutionary which granted his powers in the first place. According to Diamond Comic Distributors , Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver #1 was the 148th best selling comic book in November 2011. Peyton Hinckle of ComicsVerse said, "Origin stories make superheroes. They tell us about
4080-560: Is Petros , Enrique 's assistant in the Spanish Catholic Church. Ultimate Marvel features Quicksilver as Pietro Lensherr as the son of Magneto and a woman named Isabelle. As a teenager, he was capable of reaching speeds of Mach 10 and spent most of his life in the Savage Land . After he and his sister Wanda/Scarlet Witch , defected from their abusive father's Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy , they joined
4216-569: Is "downloaded" into the body of Vision , before being restored to his own body. Quicksilver joins the team after learning that it is Wanda ( Asgardian god Loki in disguise) who brought the team together. After the events of the Secret Invasion storyline the character is publicly exonerated of former crimes, with an unknown Skrull being blamed (although Hank Pym, Maximoff's daughter Luna, and Avengers butler Edwin Jarvis are aware of
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4352-621: Is a Nigerian-British actor known for his recent collaborations with James Gunn . He is an Associate Artist for the Royal Shakespeare Company . He is known for his role as Clemson Murn / Ik Nobe Lok in the HBO Max show Peacemaker . He also joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as The High Evolutionary . Iwuji is one of five Nigerian siblings born to diplomat parents. When Iwuji
4488-480: Is a long-lived alien geneticist and the founder and CEO of the intergalactic bio-engineering company OrgoCorp. Seeking to improve what he considers lower lifeforms, he created the Humanimals of Counter-Earth from Earth animals, the Sovereign , and Half-worlders such as Batch 89, which included 89P13 / Rocket . After Rocket demonstrates intelligence and technical proficiency in solving a problem with his Humanimals,
4624-452: Is actually Loki in disguise. Enraged, he and the rest of the team travel to the Isle of Silence to set a trap for the god of mischief. After imprisoning Loki in a device designed by Hank Pym, he begins torturing the god for information about Wanda's whereabouts. Loki offers no information about her and manages to contact Thor to beg for his help. Thor arrives and attacks Quicksilver for the way he
4760-500: Is found that the Scarlet Witch there is actually a Doombot in disguise. The journey takes Quicksilver and his comrades all the way to Latveria so they rescue the Scarlet Witch. After the Scarlet Witch turns herself into the X-Men and the Avengers a fight breaks out between the two groups. After being knocked out along with all the other Avengers and X-Men by his sister, he is finally reunited with his sister. Quicksilver joins
4896-444: Is not their biological father. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch later take a trip to Counter-Earth . After being tracked down and defeated by Luminous (a female who was created by the genetic material of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver), Pietro and Wanda were brought to the High Evolutionary himself. He revealed to them that they are actually the long thought deceased children of Django and Marya Maximoff, Anna and Mateo. He also told them
5032-478: Is one of the most unlikely backbones of the Marvel Universe, with their simple origins growing from a throughline between the X-Men and Avengers to the saga of a family tree that has branches throughout Marvel Comics, and Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver presents a concise and engaging take on their earliest days." According to Diamond Comic Distributors , Quicksilver: No Surrender #1
5168-667: Is searching for his sister in Wundagore when Magneto and the Young Avengers go to find the Scarlet Witch. After trying to abduct his nephew Wiccan so he can assist him in finding his sister, he is stopped by his father and his other nephew, Speed. After Wiccan suggests that maybe Magneto actually did want to make up for his past, he became angry and said, "Nephew the last time I allowed myself to believe that..... My father tried to kill me". Quicksilver prepares to fight his father but when debris from his rampage strikes his sister it
5304-444: Is seeking answers about their true biological mother, Natalya Maximoff (who gave the twins to her relatives Marya and Django to spare them from a difficult life) and asks him to join her. He refuses and the two fight, although Wanda bests Quicksilver and tells him she never wants to see him again. Natalya's spirit later summons Pietro during their final battle against a physical manifestation of Chaos. The twins reconcile after destroying
5440-444: Is soon revealed that the mutated versions of Blob, Mastermind, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Toad are clones created by Joseph. Quicksilver has joined the privately owned superhero team X-Factor. When confronted during a press conference by Fatale over his actions meant to repower mutants and his lying about a Skrull having been responsible, Pietro finally admitted in public that he had been responsible and had tried to avoid facing
5576-544: Is the product of genetic experimentation by the High Evolutionary . 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
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5712-412: Is this encounter that marks the beginning of the High Evolutionary's mental instability. Although the High Evolutionary claimed that the Beyonders considered Counter-Earth an "interesting but primitive work by a talented provincial", there has not been an explanation as to why they wished to interrupt the project even before the High Evolutionary had introduced life onto the new world. For unknown reasons,
5848-468: Is treating Loki. He is able to outrun the thunder god's lightning but is eventually overpowered. He is one of the Avengers who joins Hercules , Amadeus Cho and their allies in an assault on Olympus Group Headquarters. He battles Amazon warrior women alongside Zeus and helps a wounded Wolverine defeat the Huntsman , stabbing him through the chest with his own weapon. Quicksilver is later summoned by
5984-564: The New Men created by the High Evolutionary , that they are the children of Maximoff, and not Robert Frank. Quicksilver then returns to Attilan (city of the Inhumans) and is revealed to have had a daughter ( Luna ) with Crystal. During the limited series Vision and the Scarlet Witch , Magneto forces Bova to reveal the truth about his missing children, who are revealed to be Pietro and Wanda. After their mother Magda dies in childbirth,
6120-648: The Ghost using Amadeus Cho's technology, to defend Asgard against the Thunderbolts. He single-handedly defeats Mister X who is in possession of the Spear of Odin . Mr. X is not able to react quickly enough despite his abilities and Quicksilver viciously beats him down with a piece of debris. He is seen alongside the other Avengers against the Void-possessed Sentry in the events of Siege. Quicksilver
6256-491: The Marvel universe , and is vastly knowledgeable in biology , chemistry , medicine, physics , engineering, human psychology , computer science , and cybernetics. Due to experimentation on his own genome , his highly enhanced brain and cybernetic exoskeleton, the High Evolutionary has demonstrated god-like powers; including the ability to evolve and devolve life-forms, superhuman strength and durability, manipulating matter at
6392-465: The Quicksilver series, it was revealed that the High Evolutionary's genetic code had become unstable, accounting for his periods of mania and aggression. The High Evolutionary became more powerful and maniacal than ever, but Quicksilver was still able to reason with him. With the support of New Men Delphis and Bova , and after nearly losing his life at the hands of the Man-Beast, the High Evolutionary
6528-613: The Savage Land after it was destroyed by Terminus , even though it had been created by the very race that had confiscated and then destroyed his own beloved creation, Counter-Earth. The High Evolutionary played a key role in saving the Earth from Chthon, and rescued Galactus from death despite his attempts to consume Counter-Earth. He has served as a benevolent father figure to several characters, including Adam Warlock , Quicksilver , Spider-Woman , Wolverine , and Thor , often charging them with tasks that lead to their personal growth as individuals and heroes. Along these lines, he has taken
6664-553: 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
6800-683: The Ultimates for amnesty. During the Ultimate X-Men 's Magnetic North story arc, he watched over his father while he was imprisoned in the Triskelion, and threatened to kill him. In The Ultimates 3 , he and his sister are apparently killed by Ultron ; however, Quicksilver later resurfaced at the end of the Absolute Power story arc, and killed Moira MacTaggert . In Ultimatum #5, Quicksilver assassinated Cyclops as he
6936-548: The Whizzer —who was present at Mount Wundagore (the birthplace of the siblings) with his wife at the time of their birth. Frank briefly joins the Avengers, believing Pietro and Wanda to be his children. The Scarlet Witch also becomes romantically involved with her Avengers teammate, the Android Vision . Although Pietro initially disapproves, he eventually gives his blessing to their marriage. Quicksilver features with
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#17327724281457072-422: The entire world was like that... except for you. ... to Quicksilver, as he said in an issue of Amazing Spider-Man many, many moons ago, the rest of the world is moving in slow motion. That must really, really get on your nerves. Quicksilver lives in a world filled with people who don't know how to use cash machines , and want to know all the ways to send packages to Africa, and can never get your order right in
7208-734: The island nation of Genosha . After dealing with the threat, Quicksilver learns of Crystal's relationship with Avenger the Black Knight and leaves, also resigning from X-Factor. Quicksilver takes his daughter Luna and travels to Mt. Wundergore, aiding the High Evolutionary and his Knights of Wundagore against Exodus and the Man Beast . Quicksilver uses the experimental Isotope E to augment his powers, allowing him to move at greater supersonic speeds. A future version of Pietro called "Nestor" appears and reveals that his powers are not speed but rather temporal based. Quicksilver also rejoins
7344-477: The "Knights of Wundagore", and to Wyndham as the "Lord High Evolutionary". In 1958, Magnus's fears came to pass when Baron Russoff attempted to use the ancient magical tome known as the Darkhold to cure himself of his lycanthropy , inadvertently freeing Chthon from imprisonment. The Knights held him off and Magnus was able to re-bind Chthon. However, on this same night, a pregnant woman named Magda sought refuge at
7480-574: The "Last Days" part of the Secret Wars storyline, it was mentioned months ago that the High Evolutionary was among the scientists that Magneto's right-hand person Briar tried to contact to make a special cocktail to augment Magneto's powers for the upcoming incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610 . Maker collaborated with High Evolutionary to destroy the Superflow that kept the different universes separate to merge them into one reality. As
7616-489: The Avengers in battling the vampires' invasion of Earth. Quicksilver was presented as a mutant capable of moving and thinking at superhuman speeds. At times Quicksilver has even been capable of running past the speed of light , exposure to the High Evolutionary 's Isotope E made it possible for the character to run at supersonic speeds of up to Mach 10 and resist the effects of friction , reduced oxygen , and kinetic impact while moving at super-speeds. Also, he has
7752-502: The Avengers with his wounded sister. The pair accompany Magneto back to his mid- Atlantic base, where he captures the X-Men and Pietro skirmishes with the X-Man Cyclops . The twins finally realize that Magneto is the true villain. Pietro and Wanda reappear in the title X-Men and are then kidnapped along with several other mutants by the robot Sentinels , and are subsequently freed by the X-Men. The character reappears in
7888-520: The Beyonders placed all life on Counter-Earth into stasis and later allowed the planet to be destroyed during the Infinity Gauntlet conflict, although they could easily have prevented it. During the " Evolutionary War " storyline, the High Evolutionary had become increasingly unstable and maniacal. His attempt to end his life was prevented by his suit. He returned to Earth, hoping to find something strong enough to overcome his armor. He goaded
8024-479: The Dead , Quicksilver has a series of hallucinations and inexplicably regains his super speed. Escaping jail, Quicksilver rescues an innocent and rediscovers his desire to be a hero. Quicksilver appears in the title The Mighty Avengers and is used as a pawn by Elder God Chthon, with the character's spirit trapped in the arcane tome called the Darkhold . The Avengers defeat Chthon, and Quicksilver's consciousness
8160-532: The High Evolutionary and Hercules were exposed to the High Evolutionary's Genesis Chamber and became "more than a god", evolving out of existence. The evolved essences of the High Evolutionary and Hercules were harvested by the Celestials and imprisoned and manipulated for unknown purposes in the Black Galaxy. Eventually both were returned to human form, and the High Evolutionary returned to space with
8296-587: The High Evolutionary appears to him as a hologram, giving Beast only cryptic and mostly dismissive answers. Spider-Man spoke to him during One More Day on whether he could do anything to save the life of Aunt May . He could give no useful help. During the Annihilation: Conquest event, the High Evolutionary reappeared in Kree space, working on restructuring the Kree genome in a fortress inside
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#17327724281458432-488: The High Evolutionary discovered the disappearance of Counter-Earth, alongside the Thing , Alicia Masters , Starhawk , Moondragon, and Her, the High Evolutionary pursued the Beyonders to rescue his world. When the High Evolutionary arrived at the Beyonders' planet museum, he himself reported that his mind snapped when he witnessed the scope of their powers and how effectively insignificant he was compared to these alien beings. It
8568-612: The High Evolutionary from his exploding ship to be imprisoned on Knowhere . The High Evolutionary appears in Marvel: Avengers Alliance . This version created "Iso-Saurs" while experimenting on dinosaurs with Iso-8 crystals. The High Evolutionary appears in the novel Avengers: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Dan Abnett . Chukwudi Iwuji Chukwudi Iwuji // ( / ˈ tʃ ʊ k ʊ d i ɪ ˈ w uː dʒ i / ; born 15 October 1975)
8704-507: The High Evolutionary is defeated and he escapes into a portal with Luminous, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch return to Earth with the Avengers Unity Division. When the second superhero Civil War began, Pietro came to ask Wanda for help, but Wanda refused, because she and Pietro disagreed on which side was right - Pietro not liking the idea of profiling people based on what they might do and Wanda feeling that thinking about
8840-418: The High Evolutionary only saved her because she became the ultimate oddity made from the different animal DNA samples in her as he begins his first round of tests with her. The High Evolutionary has evolved his intelligence to the upper limit of human potential, and is the only human whose intelligence and knowledge has been listed as equal to certain cosmic entities. He is considered the leading geneticist in
8976-513: The High Evolutionary tries to harvest Rocket's brain for further study and incinerate the rest of Batch 89. Rocket leads them in an escape, but all save for him are killed by the High Evolutionary and his Recorders. The High Evolutionary pursues Rocket until he is defeated by the Guardians of the Galaxy . After Rocket chooses to spare his creator's life while rescuing his experiments, Drax carries
9112-548: The High Evolutionary's history also contains more than one example of his desire to be responsible, creative, and kind. Most Marvel writers have resisted portraying him as a standard-fare villain, thereby adding levels of sympathy and complexity to the character. The High Evolutionary has been manipulated and driven to insanity by both the Beyonders and the Celestials , cosmic races that have interfered with human evolution in
9248-483: The High Evolutionary. The High Evolutionary later confronted the Avengers Unity Division when they interfered with his plan to destroy Lowtown (a refuge for a resistance formed by the High Evolutionary's rejects, led by the Low Evolutionary). He was defeated after Doctor Voodoo unleashed upon him the thousands of souls of those he had exterminated and was forced to flee through a portal with Luminous. During
9384-523: The Hulk into attacking him, and Hulk succeeded in smashing his armor; the malfunctioning armor then devolved the High Evolutionary into a mass of one-celled organisms . However, the suit's circuits reorganized and restored the High Evolutionary to his previous state. His death and subsequent rebirth gave the High Evolutionary a new insight into the future of mankind. Rather than being a benevolent yet distant protector, as he had been with his New Men, he would take
9520-612: The Inhumans and Fantastic Four against the villain Sphinx , and the siblings' origin is explored in the title Avengers when a Romani man by the name Django Maximoff, (who is soon revealed to be their biological father), kidnaps Pietro and Wanda and returns to Mount Wundagore in the country of Transia , where they were born. After a battle with the Avengers against the Elder God Chthon, the siblings learn from Bova , one of
9656-469: The Inhumans' mutations and abilities) and inserts Terrigen crystals into his body—all without permission from Black Bolt. Courtesy of the Terrigen crystals, Quicksilver gains new "time jumping" powers and kidnaps his daughter Luna. Quicksilver discovers the crystals can restore mutant abilities but have an extreme effect on non-Inhuman physiology, causing several deaths. Quicksilver and Crystal meet again in
9792-529: The Knights of Wundagore. After Thor shaved his beard, one of the New Men brought the shaving bowl containing Thor's blood and hair to Count Tager as part of the High Evolutionary's plot to create a new race of immortals. After his liberation, the High Evolutionary decided that rather than advancing humanity, he would create all-new gods and immortals using the unique matter that composed the Black Galaxy, including
9928-680: The Kree and the Skrull's fight with the Cotati near Navojoa . When Quicksilver is hit by special spheres fired by the Cotati magicians, Mockingbird and Wonder Man come to his aid and help the Kree and the Skrull turn the tide against the Cotati. Quicksilver recovers his stamina and uses his super-speed to break up the fight and dispose of the Kree and Skrull weapons in the Gulf of California . In Blood Hunt , Quicksilver assists Captain America's branch of
10064-665: The MCU television series WandaVision (2021), as a nod to his past role. Quicksilver first appears in X-Men #4 (March 1964) and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby . The character initially appears as an antagonist to the X-Men, although before long he becomes a member of the Avengers and appears as a regular character in that title beginning with The Avengers #16 in May 1965. He has made numerous other appearances in that title, and other related titles, sometimes as
10200-523: The Moon, on the rationale that it will affect tides and animal migrations. Galactus arrives, and the Fantastic Four cheer on Galactus to kill Wyndham, but as the High Evolutionary now serves an equal opposite "World Builder" function of creating rather than committing genocide on sentient civilizations, he allows the High Evolutionary to leave with his star sphere to continue creating new life throughout
10336-544: The New Immortals consisting of Analyzer , Count Tagar, Juvan, Nobilus (who was created from Thor's DNA samples), and Zon. He and his creations were on-hand to witness the birth of a new Celestial , but viewing this event with all his hyper-evolved senses seemed to drive the High Evolutionary back to madness. At one point, Ego the Living Planet was investigated by the High Evolutionary, who observed Ego while
10472-481: The Silver Surfer to allow him time to save the life of Suzi Endo , who would briefly become his herald. Though made personally wealthy by uranium deposits, the High Evolutionary has also provided for a generous financial trust for the people of Transia , ensuring economic stability for the nation. The High Evolutionary appears in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 , portrayed by Chukwudi Iwuji . This version
10608-617: The Taskmaster, who might be her biological father. After arriving at what they thought was an abandoned training camp, they found it still in use and quickly captured the criminals they found there. Quicksilver returned to the mansion and encountered Tigra, who was upset because some of the students assaulted the Hood on her behalf. During a heated exchange Quicksilver managed to convince her that kicking them out of Avengers Academy for trying to help would only turn them against becoming heroes. At
10744-878: The United Kingdom. Iwuji began to perform at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2001. He had roles in Edward Hall 's production of Julius Caesar and as Claudius in Hamlet , both in 2001. In 2002, he played Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Aufidius in Coriolanus . In 2006, he replaced David Oyelowo in the title role of the Henry VI trilogy in the revival of the This England: The Histories project. Iwuji described
10880-526: The United States. Quicksilver and Hercules lead a strike force to find the Cosmic Cube fragments and restore Captain America and the country to normal. During the "Avengers: No Surrender" storyline, Quicksilver is one of the heroes remaining in the cosmic game between Grandmaster and Challenger. He is frozen because of Scarlet Witch ’s attempt at reviving the frozen Vision, but the process
11016-1074: The Western World at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Julian in Thea Sharrock 's production of The Misanthrope , and played in the large cast of The Vote at the Donmar Warehouse in 2015. He performed at the Royal National Theatre in Welcome to Thebes in 2010, the Old Vic in a 2011 Richard III , in 2014 off-Broadway in Tamburlaine for which theater critic Ben Brantley called him "a standout," and in 2016–17 with director Ivo van Hove in both Obsession and Hedda Gabler . Iwuji appeared on
11152-484: The body of Adam Warlock, apparently killing him. However, the High Evolutionary was aware that Warlock's consciousness had survived and implied that Warlock would "lead the way" for the new Guardians of the Galaxy . Recently, the High Evolutionary has begun working with Magneto and Blob to determine why so many mutants were depowered on M-Day . He developed a suit for the depowered Magneto that replicated his original powers, and Magneto led an attack on San Francisco as
11288-638: The camp with his sister. The traumatic separation from their family erased almost all of Wanda and Pietro's childhood memories, with only vague recollections resurfacing in adulthood. Over the next few years, Wanda and Pietro wandered Central Europe, living off the land. The character first appears with Wanda, now called the Scarlet Witch, as a part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants . The siblings were presented as mutants , with Pietro possessing superhuman speed and Wanda able to control probability . The pair are recruited by Magneto after he saves Wanda from
11424-498: The character best and that the "arrogant, impatient speedster" made the title worth following. Pietro and his twin sister, Wanda , were raised by Django and Marya Maximoff, a Romani couple. As adolescents, Pietro Django Maximoff and his sister Wanda discovered that they had peculiar talents. When Django began to steal food to feed his starving family, enraged villagers attacked the Roma camp. Using his phenomenal speed, Pietro fled from
11560-576: 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
11696-473: The children are given by the High Evolutionary to Django Maximoff to raise as his own. Pietro and Wanda reject Magneto when told. His marriage to Crystal is also strained when she has an affair . Maximus the Mad uses technology to cause Quicksilver to become psychotic . This drove him to frame the Avengers for treason as his perceptions are twisted to perceive them as having 'betrayed' him, forcing them to escape
11832-415: The citadel and gave birth to twin children there. Although she fled after childbirth, the moment of Chthon's defeat coincided with the birth of the children, and the baby girl was touched by the demon's magic. Wyndham attempted to find foster parents for the children, but when met with failure, they were placed in stasis for decades until suitable candidates were found. Raised by Roma Django and Marya Maximoff,
11968-461: 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
12104-479: The consequences; by doing this, he earned his daughter's love and respect back, and the two reconciled. Wanda and other heroes and villains experienced a moral inversion during a clash with the Red Onslaught . Quicksilver and Magneto try to talk the inverted Wanda down, but when Wanda attacks them with a curse designed to punish her blood relatives that only affects Quicksilver, Wanda realizes that Magneto
12240-420: The critically ill Jessica Drew , Wanda and Pietro Maximoff , and Pietro's daughter Luna . He gave Magda shelter from the elements without hesitation, risked death to fight Galactus over Counter-Earth, and literally begged Ka-Zar not to poison the Earth's biosphere with Isotope E out of compassion for the suffering it would cause. He tried to aid Magneto in reversing the effects of M-Day. He delayed an attack on
12376-407: The direct sequel, limited series Silent War when Black Bolt demands the return of the crystals. When Crystal sees how he has mutated, she declares their marriage annulled according to Inhuman law. In the title X-Factor , the crystals are removed from Quicksilver's body by Rictor, leaving him powerless once again. Destitute and jailed for vagrancy in the one-shot X-Factor: The Quick and
12512-436: The effect was usually fatal. The crystals were subsequently forced from his body by the mutant Rictor , leaving him without these abilities. After having a series of hallucinations, Quicksilver saw a woman in mortal danger and felt a desire to be a hero which made him regain his original powers in order to save the woman's life. Later on, Quicksilver regained these enhanced powers of time "jumping" and temporal duplication for
12648-434: The future would have prevented many of their more dangerous mistakes in the past - past precedent made Wanda feel that introducing her powers to a conflict of this nature could be more dangerous than the existing situation, and she resented Pietro still trying to tell her what to do as though she was a child, bluntly informing him that his refusal to learn from his mistakes marked him as a sociopath. Wanda reveals to him that she
12784-672: The government-sponsored Freedom Force , and then deal with Quicksilver's new 'team' of LMD-based duplicates of the Zodiac , until the Vision convinces Pietro to stand down by showing him images of his newborn nephews. Quicksilver battles the West Coast Avengers and is captured by the Inhumans and cured of his condition. In an effort to repent for his actions, Pietro aids the Avengers West Coast against Magneto and
12920-437: The half-human, half-animal beings that he dubbed his " New Men ". When Jonathan Drew returned to Wundagore where he was possessed by the ghost of the 6th-century magician Magnus , he warned that the citadel had been constructed upon the place where the malevolent Elder God Chthon had been banished. He began to train the New Men in the ways of combat and chivalry of his time until they eventually came to refer to themselves as
13056-559: The inhumans' Terrigen Mist . The mist gives Quicksilver the ability to displace himself out of mainstream time and space and "jump" into the future. He can summon several time-displaced duplicates of himself and appear to teleport by "jumping" into the future and then returning to the present at a new location. By voluntarily embedding fragments of the Terrigen Crystals into his own body, he could empower former mutants with extreme versions of their superhuman abilities. However,
13192-457: The land (inherited by Drew's wife) provided vast funding, and they bought more land from local baron Gregor Russoff. Assembling a "citadel of science" designed by German scientist Horace Grayson (father of the future Marvel Boy ) and built by Moloid slaves supplied by Phaeder, the pair continued their experiment until Drew's daughter fell ill from uranium poisoning and was placed into suspended animation to save her life. Subsequently, Drew's wife
13328-494: The leader Captain America and former villain Hawkeye , the four become the second generation of Avengers, and are later dubbed "Cap's Kooky Quartet". Quicksilver first thinks he should be the leader and would sometimes quarrel with the other members. The Scarlet Witch becomes close friends with Hawkeye and both become loyal members of the team until Wanda is accidentally shot on a mission against Magneto. Quicksilver then flees from
13464-412: The lie). Quicksilver also resumes wearing his original green costume. Quicksilver loses the respect of his daughter Luna when he lies to the Inhumans and claims that many of his past actions were actually perpetrated by a Skrull impostor, although Pym tolerates the lie as he feels that Quicksilver deserves a chance to redeem himself. Quicksilver finally learns that the person he thought was his sister
13600-404: The minority. Thanks to Wolverine retaining his memories, along with the mysterious Layla Miller , many of Earth's heroes regain their memories and battle Magneto, who also remembers and realizes that Pietro is to blame for this mistake. Magneto kills Quicksilver (crushing his body with a robot Sentinel ) in a rage at this perceived 'abuse' of his dream, although the character is resurrected and
13736-576: The monster and Pietro is briefly able to meet his mother before she sacrifices herself to save witchcraft. He has also been revealed to have fallen under the telepathic control of the Red Skull , acting as a 'sleeper agent' in the Avengers as part of the Skull's current campaign. In Secret Empire , Quicksilver joins the Underground, a resistance movement against Hydra, following their takeover of
13872-557: The new campus for the Avengers Academy (where the Faculty are offering to train other superpowered youths), Quicksilver is revealed to be mentoring Lightspeed as a teacher's assistant. In the miniseries "Magneto: Not a Hero", Joseph is resurrected under unknown circumstances and forms a new Brotherhood of Mutants with Astra and mutated deformed versions of Blob , Mastermind , Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch , and Toad . It
14008-479: The normal reality restored when the Scarlet Witch witnesses this, telling Magneto he cares more for mutants than his own children. In retaliation the Scarlet Witch has also depowered 98% of the mutant population, which by accident includes Quicksilver. The story continues in the limited series Son of M , with Quicksilver, desperate to regain his powers, exposing himself to the Terrigen Mist (the source of
14144-463: The past, indicating that his work might perhaps be a threat to their own. Even at his most unstable, the High Evolutionary has always demonstrated a paternal love toward even his most flawed creations: he rehabilitated Nobilus , has attempted to heal Count Tagar and the God Pack, and has spared the Man-Beast his life despite multiple attempts to murder him. At one point, he offered to (and did) restore
14280-545: The point that the High Evolutionary became infatuated with Shanna , wife of Ka-Zar . Infused with the power of the Savage Land 's terraformer (commissioned by the Beyonders ), she had become much like the High Evolutionary himself: powerful, well-meaning, and mentally unstable. The two became obsessed with each other, and nearly departed Earth to create a new world of their own, but Ka-Zar convinced Shanna otherwise. The High Evolutionary repented, agreeing to return Shanna to her normal state once he realized (despite his mania) that
14416-567: The reasons for his abrasive and impatient personality is that it seems to him that the rest of the world is moving in slow motion and that he is constantly waiting for it to catch up. As he once explained, "Have you ever stood in line at a banking machine behind a person who didn't know how to use it?... Now, imagine, Doctor, that everyone you work with, everywhere you go, your entire world is filled with people who can't work cash machines". Quicksilver lost his powers of speed when his sister removed most of his powers, but he gains new powers courtesy of
14552-591: The relationship should not be pursued. The High Evolutionary once helped to restore the Savage Land and its inhabitants after the engines that kept the volcanoes active were demolished by Terminus . The High Evolutionary was revealed to have a student called the High Technician who was responsible for creating a team of uplifted dinosaurs called the Saur-Lords during his time in the Savage Land. In
14688-847: The role as "this ugly, relentless beast that’s about to be unleashed." In 2018, he starred as Othello at the Delacorte Theater for Shakespeare in the Park opposite Corey Stoll as Iago, and as Blanke in The Low Road at the Public. Iwuji has worked with numerous other theaters. In 2002, he was in Peter Hall 's Bacchai at the Royal National Theatre . He played Booth in Topdog/Underdog Christy in Playboy of
14824-834: The role, "In Henry VI, the musicality is different: the thoughts are very structured." The production won the Olivier Award for Best Revival. In 2013, Iwuji played Enobarbus in the Caribbean-themed Antony and Cleopatra directed by Tarell Alvin McCraney that was a joint production between the RSC and The Public Theater in New York. In 2014, he played Edgar in King Lear . In 2016, he played Hamlet for The Public's Mobile Unit, and he described his portrayal of
14960-527: The same abilities as them). A human called the Low Evolutionary was one of a few humans living on Counter-Earth who opposed the High Evolutionary. After being tracked down and defeated by Luminous, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch were brought to the High Evolutionary himself. He revealed to them that Django and Marya Maximoff were their true parents. He also told them the truth where they were supposedly not mutants, but they had been experimented on by
15096-515: The teaching staff of Avengers Academy to teach young students how to become heroes. He does so in order to distance himself from the legacy of his father Magneto. One of the new students, Finesse, figures out that his story about being abducted by Skrulls is a lie. She blackmails him into giving her "private lessons" on everything he learned during his time with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Finesse convinces Quicksilver to help her search for
15232-547: The time, the High Evolutionary still maintained a garrison there where Chthon re-emerged and slaughtered many of the remaining New Men. Doctor Doom and Mister Fantastic later had the Future Foundation members gather the other geniuses to attend a symposium on how to defeat the "Council of Reeds" (alternate versions of Mister Fantastic who were trapped in this universe by Valeria a while back, possessing Reed's intellect while lacking his conscience). High Evolutionary
15368-509: The title The Avengers , and advises the team that Wanda has been kidnapped and taken to another dimension by the warlord Arkon . After Wanda is rescued, Pietro and his sister rejoin the team. During one mission Quicksilver is wounded by a Sentinel and is found by Crystal , a member of the Inhumans . Crystal nurses Pietro back to health, and the pair are eventually married. Pietro and Wanda also meet Robert Frank—formerly World War II hero,
15504-467: The truth where they were not mutants at all, but they had been experimented on by the High Evolutionary. After escaping from the High Evolutionary's experimentations, Pietro and Wanda located the Avengers Unity Division (who had traveled to the Counter-Earth looking for the twins) and helped the inhabitants of Lowtown (a refuge for the High Evolutionary's rejects) from their creator's assault. After
15640-627: The twins grew up to be the superheroes Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch , the latter wielding chaos magic as a result of Chthon's influence. In the modern era, the High Evolutionary encountered the Asgardian thunder god, Thor . Alongside Thor, the High Evolutionary battled the Man-Beast (one of the New Men) and his evil New Men. Wyndham eventually saw the world as a far too confining place, so he converted his scientific research citadel into
15776-554: The two planets. This plot attracted the attention of the Avengers and the Champions where Falcon and Viv are unexpectedly teleported to Counter-Earth and brought to the High Evolutionary. He decides to evolve them where he starts by turning Viv into a human. The Avengers and the Champions went to Counter-Earth and fought the New Men and then caused a malfunction with the High Evolutionary's teleporter where he seemingly perished. It
15912-516: The universe. When the High Evolutionary learned that the god-like Celestials were coming to Earth to judge whether humanity should continue to exist or perish, he—with the help of the Evolutionaries—systematically began to slaughter his creations, fearing that their unnatural presence may cause the Celestials to deem the planet unworthy. The High Evolutionary has appeared in the 2015 Uncanny Avengers series. He has apparently created
16048-536: The unknown dimension. The High Evolutionary was returned to his dimension by a machine used by the Knights of Wundagore. He left Counter-Earth upon becoming disappointed with the outcome of his experiment. At some point as part of the prelude to the " Hunted " storyline, Kraven the Hunter hunted some New Men to draw out the High Evolutionary. Kraven cuts a deal with the High Evolutionary to take his DNA sample and create 87 clones of him in order for them to go out into
16184-455: The villain Immortus , who has captured Wanda. Although successful, Pietro refuses to return to Crystal and joins the U.S. government-sponsored superhero team X-Factor. The character and Crystal are reunited during the storyline " Bloodties " when the Avengers, X-Factor and X-Men team to stop a group of mutant terrorists who kidnap their daughter Luna, and are responsible for a civil war on
16320-461: The world and prove themselves to Kraven. The High Evolutionary agrees to the terms and creates the clones. Out of these clones, only one that calls himself the Last Son of Kraven killed the other clones and proved himself to Kraven the Hunter. In a flashback, the High Evolutionary once visited Madame Monstrosity 's Farm where he is shown a demonstration on how her Humanimal project works by fusing
16456-835: The writing was well worth the read, and may be well worth your $ 3.99." Quicksilver appears in JLA/Avengers . When he and the other Avengers go to the DC Universe , he becomes fascinated with the Speed Force and becomes a rival of the Flash , seeking to steal his powers. A zombified alternate universe variant of Quicksilver from Earth-2149 appears in Marvel Zombies . An alternate universe variant of Quicksilver from Earth-311 appears in Marvel 1602 . This version
16592-473: Was able to restore himself to an un-evolved human state and mental stability using Isotope G. The High Evolutionary is now an occasional ally of Thor and other superheroes. He confronted his mentor Mister Sinister alongside the X-Men when the villain took over his satellite-based device (which temporarily shut down the X-Gene of all Earth-based mutants , devolving them into normal humans) and altered it, in
16728-554: Was actually able to damage the Darkhold . His exoskeleton provides him with an uncanny degree of protection from attacks, and also provides life support (filtering/recycling his air and providing sustenance when needed). If he is badly damaged, the suit can heal his wounds and can completely restore him to life using records of his genome and brain activity patterns, as in one instance the suit restored him fully after he had attempted to commit suicide by destroying his own body. The High Evolutionary's character has varied between that of
16864-734: Was age 10, they joined the United Nations , and the family moved to Ethiopia. At age 12, Iwuji was sent to boarding school in England. Between 1987 and 1993, he was a student at Caterham School , Surrey. He was elected Head Boy , the first Black student to be so in the school's history. He then attended Yale University and earned his undergraduate degree in economics in 1997. He attended the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) at The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2000. He then moved back to
17000-438: Was attacked and killed by a werewolf (Russoff himself, victim of a family curse ), and Drew left Wundagore. Wyndham, on the other hand, developed a suit of protective silver armor for himself and continued his work. Now joined in his work by research assistant Miles Warren (who would later become Jackal ), Wyndham was able to make more and more radical breakthroughs, including the genetic acceleration of some local animals into
17136-525: Was born in Manchester , England. While a student at Oxford in the 1930s, he took an interest in the work of genetic biologist Nathaniel Essex , and began experimenting with genetic manipulation, building a machine (that he called the genetic accelerator) with which he attempted to " evolve " the rats in his mother's London basement. While attending a genetics conference in Geneva, Wyndham was approached by
17272-495: Was discovered during this time that the High Evolutionary had created a clone of himself called the Higher Evolutionary where he had more compassion than his creator and had been hooked up to the Orbit-Engine where his removal will destroy Counter-Earth. The High Evolutionary was actually turned into sentient digital data and trapped in an unknown dimension. As he evolved the life on the planet that he landed on, he had
17408-493: Was eventually re-collected by Galactus's world ship. During the earliest phases of its construction, the High Evolutionary's Counter-Earth was aggressively targeted for "collection" by the Beyonders (not to be confused with the Beyonder ). Agents of the Beyonders manipulated Adam Warlock into murdering the High Evolutionary to allow theft of Counter-Earth, but he was revived by Moondragon and Warlock's counterpart, Her . When
17544-652: Was ideally suited for his sustenance (just as the real Earth). The High Evolutionary faced Galactus in battle and lost, while the Fantastic Four and Gorr tried to prevent Galactus from devouring Counter-Earth; eventually the Impossible Man tricked the World Devourer to seek sustenance from the Impossible Man's world, Poppup , leading to a fatal condition. Out of compassion, the High Evolutionary saved Galactus by evolving him into living energy that
17680-438: Was in the 2016 film Barry and played Akoni in John Wick: Chapter 2 in 2017. In 2023, he portrayed the High Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 . Iwuji lives in New York with his wife, actress/singer Angela Travino. Quicksilver (Marvel Comics) Quicksilver ( Pietro Maximoff ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in
17816-490: Was interrupted by the New Men, who fatally wounded their former master. In desperation, he performed the experiment meant for the Hulk on himself, evolving into a godlike being. In this enlightened state, he was repulsed by his tampering with evolution and devolved the surviving New Men before willing his own existence to dissolve and become one with the cosmos. The High Evolutionary eventually returned to human form and finished his creation, Counter-Earth. Although Counter-Earth
17952-473: Was later reversed. He later uses his extreme agility and Scarlet Witch 's powers to catch the beacon trapping his fellow Avengers, but in doing so he had pushed himself to the limit and apparently died. But in the following mini-storyline of Quicksilver: No Surrender , it is revealed that he became stuck in an alternate dimension, ultimately getting himself free and returning to the Avengers. In Empyre , Quicksilver, Mockingbird , and Wonder Man deal with
18088-410: Was one of those given the invitation from Thing and the evolved Moloids. He later drained the Silver Surfer 's Power Cosmic into himself, rendering the Surfer mortal and giving the High Evolutionary the ability to control and modify the star sphere of the civilization-destroying entity Galactus , allowing him to bestow life to dead worlds. The High Evolutionary created a herald for himself as well as
18224-411: Was short-lived, and their prior history wasn't largely explored until years later, through glimpses and scattered stories. But 2011's Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver takes a deeper dive into the histories of the titular heroes, showing their past and the lead-up to their time with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in a way that wasn't previously told on the page. Wanda and Pietro's history
18360-489: Was supposed to be a temporary structure that would be evolved into a paradise, the Man-Beast corrupted the process, and Counter-Earth became an imperfect world. By this time the High Evolutionary had adopted Adam Warlock and bestowed him with the Soul Gem , dispatching him to redeem Counter-Earth. The High Evolutionary aided Adam Warlock against Man-Beast and his agents. Eventually, one of Galactus 's Heralds discovered this Counter-Earth. Galactus declared that Counter-Earth
18496-401: Was the 119th best selling comic book in May 2018. Joe Grunenwald of ComicsBeat asserted, " Quicksilver: No Surrender #1 is an entertaining first issue about a complicated protagonist. This series spins out of the events of Avengers: No Surrender , but is still perfectly accessible for new readers (like me), and only briefly mentions previous events before getting into its own story. It's
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