List was stationed at Sokovia awaiting the arrival of Chitauri Scepter. When the scepter arrived, he used it to activate many Chitauri weapons for usage. Although List was able to activate numerous Chitauri weapons; Strucker was not satisfied. Strucker ordered List to recruit people to study the effects that the scepter would have on people. He told the protesters that if they consented, he would make sure that the constant revolutions would end. Many volunteers died during the experiments, except two the Maximoff twins: Pietro and Wanda.