Age of Ultron: 8 Ways The Avengers' Quicksilver Beats X-Men's

8. He Looks Cool(er)

Both Quicksilvers unfortunately shared one common element: their lacklustre wardrobe. While Evan Peters got points for the Pink Floyd shirt and leather jacket, the goggles and gadgets had him looking a bit too close to Spy Kids rather than X-Men. The silver hairpiece better suited to an anime cosplay didn’t help matters, either.

Similarly, Taylor-Johnson’s civilian Pietro didn’t exactly match up to his suited-up teammates, screaming more ‘Nike ad’ than ‘Earth’s mightiest heroes.’ Although his older and slightly darker demeanour (and his version of the platinum wig) worked better than his 2014 counterpart’s, and the tight-fitting sports shirt did wonders to showcase his impeccable physique, the biggest edge that The Avengers’ Quicksilver has in terms of appearance is the way the film captures his movement.

While in X-Men Quicksilver’s powers were showcased in amazing and iconic sequences, the visual effects went towards a more classic, teleportation-like display of super-speed. In Age of Ultron, Quicksilver’s powers are shown through sped-up footage of Taylor-Johnson actually running, with blur and effects added later. 

This adds a new and intriguing dimension of visual language to the Avengers’ big fight scenes, and lends to some awesome slow-mo’d shots of the speedster in action. It also grounds him in reality, as he struggles to make sharp turns and skids to a stop while running at supersonic speeds.