- "You didn't see that coming?"
- ―Pietro Maximoff
Pietro Maximoff was a native of Sokovia who was fraternal twin brother of Wanda Maximoff, and the biological son of Natalya and the David Maximoff until they were adopted by Ana and Mateo Maximoff. The country of Sokovia, which was embroiled in constant war and strife, became the base of operations for a HYDRA cell operated by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, who recruited Pietro and Wanda to take part in a series of tests involving the Scepter, giving the twins superpowers. While his sister received a number of telekinetic abilities, Pietro acquired the ability to move at supersonic speeds.
At the time when HYDRA fell, the twins joined forces with Ultron in order to continue their quest for revenge on Tony Stark over his weapons killing their aunt and uncle, but eventually switched sides and helped the Avengers when they discovered Ultron's true intentions. Pietro then fought in the battle of Sokovia alongside all of the other Avengers, but later sacrificed his own life to protect Clint Barton and Costel, much to his sister's grief. His sacrifice was not in vain, as the Avengers prevailed against Ultron and stopped him from enacting his cataclysmic extinction-level plan.
In the wake of his sacrifice, Pietro's body was secretly sent directly to South Korea at the request of Nick Fury, who oversaw this secret project that would be of great use to restore people back to life. Under Doctor Cho's care, Pietro's body was healing and had been restored to life, but remained in stasis within the cradle for years. However, during the time of the Zombie Apocalypse, Pietro had remained asleep inside his cradle for years until he was found by the new Howling Commandos.
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Since his childhood, Pietro Django Maximoff was a rather cocky, arrogant, impatient, tenacious, and quick-tempered person. He has often expressed his loud and playful behavior around his father. These personality traits were only later amplified as a side effect of his super-speed, causing him to think and act at a much faster rate than most. Despite this, Maximoff has always had a desire for peace as he wished to save his country to the point he was willing to be experimented on by HYDRA, giving him the formidable powers he later possessed.
He also deeply cared for Wanda and the two shared a deep bond though they would occasionally bicker like normal siblings. He looked after his sister and relied on her for support, while also being so fiercely loyal and protective of her that he was willing to kill Clint Barton when he incapacitated Wanda with a shock arrow. Wanda was devastated by Maximoff's death at the hands of Ultron, to the point she said to Ultron that she just 'died'. He originally desired to destroy the Avengers and in particular, Tony Stark for revenge, to the point they decided to join Ultron when he said he shared the same goal. However, Pietro chose to betray the AI when he found out about his true goal, showing that he was willing to put aside his personal grudges for the greater good.
Out of his relationships with the Avengers, his most complicated was with Clint Barton. Ever since they first met, the two had constantly competed, fought, and taunted each other. Though this initially started out as hatred, their relationship eventually became a friendly rivalry and they became good friends and teammates through Maximoff helping the Avengers, while still continuing their friendly banter during the battle of Sokovia. He later proved himself a true hero and Avenger by sacrificing his life to protect Hawkeye and Costel from the Quinjet's gunfire. Hawkeye later named his newborn son, Nathaniel Pietro Barton, showing that he deeply respected Maximoff for his sacrifice.
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