Warning: Contains spoilers for Scarlet Witch #4!!Quicksilver is easily Marvel's most recognizable speedster, but he was never necessarily the fastest. Now, he has pushed past previous boundaries for the sake of saving his sister, the Scarlet Witch, and unlocked previously unknown speeds. Pietro Maximoff is not just fast - he is "Disperse a cosmic being's essence over time“Fast and at the top of his game.
in Scarlet Witch #4 by Steve Orlando, Jacopo Camagni, Frank William, and Ariana Maher, The Graver meets her end at the hands of Wanda and her family. Pietro has already held his own against the Griever alongside Polaris and other allies, but she becomes the catalyst for accessing previously unfathomable speeds.
At Wanda's urging, Pietro races across the world at speeds that threaten to tear him apart. Even with his arrogance, he's not sure he'll survive it. When he finally makes contact with the Griever, He achieves such speed and force that one hit is enough to disperse the Griever at the end of all things over time.
Quicksilver is fast enough to scatter souls through time
Scarlet Witch #4 by Steve Orlando, Jacopo Camagni, Frank William and Ariana Maher
Flash and some of DC's speedsters use the Speed Force and have a lot of experience moving through or against time itself, but Quicksilver's brand of speed is often depicted as more of a "feet on the ground" Ability. It affects every aspect of his life, and he cannot separate himself from it at will. His speed has limits, historically, and he clocks in at around Mach 10 at his peak level, while others in the Marvel Universe can get closer to light Speed. Pietro has never personally claimed an upper limit, however, and the right push can clearly inspire him to go further and faster.
It's hard to put a number on turning a cosmic entity into Timestream Sparkle, but whatever the number is, Quicksilver hits the mark.
Although an exact speed is not given as Pietro barrels toward his twin and her enemy, even the selfish speedster begins to worry that he may not survive the attempt. His suit and shoes tear off his body when he runs, and he admits to feeling tired when he runs. He is well above the presumed Mach 10 threshold. Although Wanda primed the Griever with a nasty hex, it is Pietro's inconceivable speed that does the real work of finishing you off. It's hard to put a number on turning a cosmic entity into Timestream Sparkle, but whatever the number is, Quicksilver hits the mark.
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch enhance each other's power
The battle against the Griever unlocks a whole new range of speed for Quicksilver, putting him on the same time-doubling level as FlashBut that doesn't necessarily mean it's always accessible. He is operating in extreme circumstances to save the only person in existence who can coax the level of determination from him, but the fight still reveals what he is capable of. Wanda and Pietro's powers are intrinsically linked - just as the Griever originally feared. Together, they are greater than they are apart. Quicksilver Has unlocked god-like levels of speed to help the Scarlet Witch and defeat her intimidating cosmic enemy.
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