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PIETRO MAXIMOFF (QUICKSILVER) | X-MEN: EVOLUTION | NOT RESERVED

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Player
Name: Redd
Personal Journal: pokerap
E-mail: pokerap.redd@gmail.com
AIM/MSN: AIM: writersblockredd
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: Frank Archer (FullMetal Alchemist) and Sloth (FullMetal Alchemist)

Character
Name: Pietro Maximoff (alias: Quicksilver)
Series: X-Men: Evolution
Timeline: Post-series
Canon Resource Links: There really isn't much on Pietro, but here is a brief overview of his character. If you would like me to elaborate on him, I can certainly provide more information.

Personality: First things first, Pietro is selfish. He cares about himself more than anyone else. He'll use anyone and everyone to get what he ultimately wants. Though his desires change constantly, he'll still continue using those close to him. Pietro's only sixteen, so he's not quite sure what he wants in life and can be very fickle. He changes his opinion on things as often as he changes his mind about what he wants. He's a tough guy to pin down in that respect. He doesn't like being pinned down anyway and will try to worm his way out of questioning.

Pietro enjoys his freedom. That's another vital aspect to his personality. He loathes being constrained in any way - especially when it comes to running. If he can't run, he's not happy. When he gets angry, he's prone to yelling more than taking action, though he can - and will - pick fights if the need arises. He's rather hot-headed and doesn't forgive others very easily.

Pietro's also a coward. He'll run from a fight if given the chance, so he can claim he won. It's not that he's afraid of getting hurt - though there is that aspect to it - he's afraid of losing. Pietro is so used to failing his father's expectations and that has left quite the mark on him. He doesn't want to continue to fail and will go to extraordinary lengths to ensure his success in whatever it is he's doing. Speaking of Magneto, Pietro will do anything for his father. It's rare that he will actually ignore his father's orders for any reason. His devotion to his father has caused him to do things he normally wouldn't have.

His fear of failure has defined him in several ways. This fear really only comes into play when it comes to his father - Pietro couldn't care less about failing Mystique, school, or even his friends. Considering what his father did to Wanda (locking her in an insane asylum, supposedly for her own good), Pietro is terrified of the same fate.

Pietro is a sarcastic jerk who doesn't make friends easily. The few friends he does have are actually fairly important to him. Not as important as his father, of course, but he genuinely cares about his fellow Brotherhood members. He tends to tease them relentlessly, but that just means he cares. His sister Wanda is very important to him, especially considering everything his father has done to her. He genuinely does feel bad about not trying to stand up for her or you know, attempting to help her at all. Anyone else is just meant to be used in Pietro's mind. He occasionally makes "friends" for the sole purpose of using them. There are also instances - Evan, for example - of times when he gets so bored he simply decides to stab his friends in the back for no real reason. His friendship with Evan was ruined mostly because of their conflicting personalities - and Pietro was jealous of all the attention Evan was getting.

Jealousy is another large part of Pietro's personality. He always tries to get what he wants, which usually doesn't end well for anyone involved. This aspect of his personality is usually more silly than genuinely devious. Pietro isn't really a bad guy by any means. The Brotherhood in general was never a group devoted to "evil." Overall, Pietro has many negative qualities, but he's really just a kid at heart.

Strengths/Weaknesses: ✔ Pietro is a mutant, which in his world means that he has superpowers. His superpower is speed - Pietro moves much faster than a normal human. While this will certainly be cut here in Johto, he still can move fairly quickly. This doesn't just apply to his body, Pietro's brain moves quickly too. This makes him appear incredibly smart (when he actually bothers thinking, that is); it's really because time seems to move much slower for him. Due to Route's constraints, this will be limited as well.
✔ He's very devoted - albeit he's only devoted to his father. Since Magneto isn't here, chances are he can find something else to devote himself to. Once he's decided he likes someone, he'll do nearly anything for them.
✔ He's very energetic. Part of this comes from his superspeed, but Pietro tends to be a very positive person in general. He's optimistic to the point of being delusional (he still thinks the Brotherhood can defeat the X-Men despite all the new recruits, Storm, and Wolverine aiding the X-Men). He bounces back from anger and sadness easily; most of Pietro's emotions tend to be very shallow.
✔ Pietro is very charming; he's quite the charismatic teenager. He managed to get three girls to go with him to a school dance in canon. Clearly he's a suave little bitch. This is useful when it comes to using others, which Pietro is quite fond of doing.
✔ Despite always taking orders from Magneto, Pietro is actually capable of leading and inspiring others. This is partially due to his charisma as mentioned above, but a lot of it is also due to his confidence. This tends to border on overconfidence. Pietro is very sure of himself and his abilities. While other mutants have powers like super-strength and the ability to create earthquakes, Pietro is confident in his own ability to outrun anything. This might seem like a weaker ability in comparison, but he's found ways around this. His mutation manifested itself earlier than most mutants, which means Pietro has excellent control. Yet another reason to be a smug, overconfident douchebag, right?
✘ One of Pietro's biggest flaws is his selfishness. He looks out for himself first and foremost. He's the sort to shove you under a bus if it'll save his own ass.
✘ Boredom tends to cause Pietro to do stupid things, like stab his friends in the back. It's a good thing he's so charismatic otherwise he'd never have any friends. The Brotherhood members seem to have realized this and tend to let Pietro do his own thing most of the time.
✘ His biggest fear is failing his father. Pietro's done that numerous times, but ultimately he doesn't want Magneto to abandon him. Pietro doesn't tolerate any sort of failure very well, but he's not the sort to actually think before he acts. Unsurprisingly, this results in a lot of failures.
✘ He's very fickle when it comes to what he wants. Pietro is used to following Magneto's orders, so thinking for himself is something that's still a relatively new concept. He tends to chase after one desire, only to drop it for another one in record time. This is partially due to his mutation and how quickly he moves, but ultimately it's just Pietro being fickle.
✘ Pietro is a coward. He's hot-tempered, so he tends to get in fights a lot - but he hates losing and being hurt. Clearly he's also counter-productive. Anyway, his superspeed allows him to escape from any threats without any issue. This is going to be a bit of a problem in Johto since he can't outrun everything.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Team Rocket
Starter: Growlithe ♂
Password: Raspberry Lemonade

Samples
First Person Sample: [The Gear turns on, revealing a Growlith sniffing the camera. After a moment of orange fluff, the Growlith will be shoved aside.]

Heyheyhey, move it! C'mon, Growlithe, get outta the way!

[Once the dog has been shoved aside, Pietro grins at the camera. He looks overly pleased with himself today.]

Hey Johto! Guess what!

[You won't have time to guess. He's already pulling out a Pokeball and letting out a Pokemon!]

Look what I found! It's a new Pokemon!

[A terrified-looking Sentret squeaks at the Gear before Pietro scoops it up.]

This one wasn't in the games! It sucks right now, but maybe it'll evolve into something useful! Anyway, I'll keep you notified on it, Johto. See you later!

Third Person Sample: The Brotherhood boys had never been very well-off financially, but it would have been a lie to say Pietro was unfamiliar with Pokemon. He'd played Red and Blue a few times in the past, mostly before he joined the Brotherhood, back when Magneto would actually buy him things to keep him busy. So waking up in Johto was a pleasant surprise, and a nice break from the monotony of being a member of the Brotherhood. Losing to the X-Men and their hordes of new recruits really gets old after awhile, you know.

Pietro hasn't bothered to stop and think about why he's here, or how he even got here. To be honest, he doesn't care. It's a vacation! There are no X-Dorks to worry about, no Magneto to report to, and no one to boss him around (outside of Team Rocket, though he hasn't been paying much attention to them). It was nice at first.

He's not homesick - Pietro's never really had a home outside of (maybe) the Brotherhood boarding house. Even that's a stretch, since he had to live with Toad and Blob. Lance was slightly more tolerable but... Well, to be blunt, Pietro misses everyone back home. The Brotherhood, Magneto, Wanda... hell, even Mystique. Not that he's seen her in awhile, but a familiar face would be better than none at all.

"Guess we should start working on the badges or something, huh?"

The Growlithe at his feet barks happily and Pietro playfully pulls on its fur. Collecting the badges will give him something to do, at least. There's a rumor about how you need to collect those to go home, right? Well, maybe he'll see if that rumor's true. Maybe. Unless something else catches his attention first.

After all, the thing he misses most? It's his speed. "Race you to the Pokemon Center!" He doesn't give the Growlithe a chance to react before he's off and running. He always feels better when he's running. In about ten minutes he'll be back to his normally cheery self. Nothing to worry about.

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