Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch's Origin Revealed in The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron

Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) will likely be two of the most intriguing characters in The Avengers: Age of Ultron, which hits theaters on May 1. And now we know the origin of those two characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel has released a digital comic entitled Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - This Scepter'd Isle that reveals how Loki's scepter from The Avengers went from the heroes' grasp at the end of the first movie to the hands of Baron von Strucker at the end of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

The comic seems to reveal that Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are Inhumans and that "Strucker, acting on behalf of HYDRA, used the scepter on test subjects in the fictional European city of Sokovia to 'unlock' any powers they might have," according to Newsarama. The comic also shows that the twins are willing test subjects and not captured or forced into it by HYDRA.

Producer Jeremy Latcham recently explained to Digital Spy how the twins, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, align with Ultron and create a different dynamic from Tom Hiddleston's Loki in the first movie. "Instead of Ultron giving a lot of speeches so everybody knows what he's thinking, it'd be nice if he had some allies," he said. "The story that Joss put together with these two kids is really sweet and poignant, and you really understand why they would start on this side of the line. It's a great journey that they go on, from being these rough and tumble kids in Eastern Europe who blame the West, and the Avengers for the plight, the power structure of the world that keeps kids like them down. Over the course of it they realize maybe the Avengers are here for good reason."

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