The Vision
"A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts."
Species: Synthezoid
Citizenship: None
Affiliation(s): Avengers
Portrayed By: Paul BettanyForeign voice actors
Appearances: Avengers: Age of Ultron | Captain America: Civil War | Avengers: Infinity War | Spider-Man: Far From Home note | WandaVision note
"I've always been alone, so I don't feel the lack. It's all I've ever known. I've never experienced loss because I never had a loved one to lose. But what is grief, if not love persevering?"
An Artificial Human originally intended to be the final, ultimate body of Ultron. However, Vision was stolen by the Avengers before Ultron could transfer his mind to the android, at which point Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, with a bit of help from Thor and the power of the Mind Stone, transferred the remains of J.A.R.V.I.S. into Vision in order to give them a way to prevent Ultron from moving his consciousness through digital networks. After Ultron's defeat, Vision formed a relationship with Wanda Maximoff, an Avenger who was empowered by the same Mind Stone that powers him.
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- 11th-Hour Ranger: He comes to life and join forces with the Avengers just a short time before the final battle against Ultron.
- The Ace: His addition to the team is the biggest turnaround for the Avengers due to being able to fight Ultron on the cyberspace level and prevent him from fleeing through the internet. He was also the one who found and killed the last Ultron robot. Of the very brief "New Avengers" lineup, it's a toss-up who has the rawest power — him or Wanda.
- Achilles' Heel: Outside of powerful aliens like the Black Order, the only thing that was even able to immobilize him was Scarlet Witch's telekinesis.
- Adaptational Badass: Vision is not nearly as powerful in the comics as he is in the films, at least before his appearance in Age of Ultron, where his powers partially come from an Infinity Stone. In the comics he has a pretty standard powerset — flight, higher than average toughness and strength, density manipulation powers, and a beam weapon in his solar-powered gem. His origin was also an android given life by copying the brain of another existing superhero. He is also the Avenger most often destroyed because he can be easily rebuilt. In the MCU, his origin and power level are far more impressive, where it takes Thor's lightning to give him life, has Vibranium incorporated right into his cells which makes him nigh-indestructible, and wields the Mind Stone.
- Adaptational Heroism: Although he was built for Ultron's purposes as in the comics, he never actively opposes the Avengers in the film, unlike the comics.
- Adaptation Origin Connection: While his ties to Wonder Man (whose think pattern Vision is modelled after) and the original Human Torch (which body Vision inheritates) of the comics are Adapted Out, this version has ties to Wakanda (Vibranium Body) and Tony Stark (using his A.I. J.A.R.V.I.S. as base for his programming). His body is created by Dr. Helen Cho.
- Adapted Out: In the comics, Vision's consciousness was based on Wonder Man's. This is discarded for Age of Ultron, as Wonder Man has yet to appear in the MCU. note
- Affectionate Nickname: During their holiday in Scotland, Wanda calls Vision "Vis", which she also calls him in WandaVision.
- All for Nothing:
- In Civil War he agrees with the Sokovia Accords because he feels that it's the only way to avoid another catastrophe like Sokovia. By the end of the film, a catastrophe not only occurs, it affects him more personally than he could have predicted: the Avengers are torn apart, he and Wanda are on opposite sides, and he's responsible for paralyzing Rhodey.
- In Infinity War, the massive battle in Wakanda between the Avengers and Thanos' troops is done so that they can buy Shuri enough time to extract the Infinity Stone from Vision's head without destroying him. Unfortunately, the battle escalates to the point that Vision has to join in himself before Shuri can complete the process. As a result, he's left relatively open for Thanos to eventually take the Mind Stone from Vision by force, killing him brutally.
- All-Loving Hero: Definitely comes across as this, even to the extent of showing genuine sympathy for Ultron. Vision has no desire to hurt anyone or take a life and even tries to convince Ultron to stop fighting. In Captain America: Civil War he willingly holds back against Team Cap for the same reasons.
- All Your Powers Combined: Vision's "birth" shows he's made of a little bit of each of the main Avengers: 1) the elements of Captain America's shield; 2) Iron Man's AI companion and his scientific prowess; 3) Hulk's added technical assistance; and 4) the lightning and thunder of Thor. The lightning is especially important, as it gives him a sort of "Frankenstein Monster" vibe to highlight that he is literally made of each Avenger. This analogy can even be extended to include the secondary Avengers. Black Widow is the team member who steals the Vision's casket from Ultron, while Hawkeye is in charge of transporting it to safety. Scarlet Witch's powers serve as the catalyst for the events in Age of Ultron, while Quicksilver's intervention prevents Iron Man and Hulk from creating Vision by themselves before Thor returns.
- Alternate Self: Aside from the two Vision duplicates seen in Wandavision, there are two more variants of Vision. As with the Sacred Timeline, neither of the variants get a happy ending, while the duplicates get to either die happy or find liberation.
- The Anti-Nihilist: Agrees with Ultron that the human race is probably doomed, but adds that, "a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts." This suggests that he's more of an Existentialist.
- Appropriated Appellation: Thor just states he "had a vision" after Vis first comes online, and that soon just becomes his name.
- Artificial Human: He's an artificial organic sentient being modeled after humans. In the comics, synthezoid (basically, a fully robotic simulacrum of a human).
- Awesomeness by Analysis: When the Avengers are discussing the Accords, he analyzes all the events of the MCU since Iron Man and suggests that the Accords are the path of least resistance and the right option for the Avengers.Vision: In the eight years since Mr. Stark announced himself as Iron Man, the number of known enhanced persons has grown exponentially. And, in that same period, the number of potentially world-ending events has risen at a commensurate rate.
Steve: Are you saying it's our fault?
Vision: I'm saying there may be a causality. Our very strength invites challenge, challenge incites conflict, and conflict... breeds catastrophe. Oversight... oversight is not an idea that can be dismissed out of hand. - Badass Bystander: Essentially his role during the Civil War airport battle; despite being the most powerful of the pro-Registration heroes, he noticeably limits himself to prevent any of his allies from getting too badly hurt rather than attacking the anti-Registration heroes.
- Badass Cape: He sports a huge, yellow cape, much like his comic counterpart (though without the comic cape's signature high collar). He liked Thor's Badass Cape so much that he decided to make one of his own appear out of thin air.
- Badass in Distress: After he is badly injured in Infinity War, multiple heroes try to save him from being captured and killed by the Children of Thanos. In the end, Thanos kills him anyway.
- Bash Brothers: With Thor in Age of Ultron, since Vision proved his worthiness to wield Mjölnir. This comes into play when they are fighting Ultron and his robots and they can pass around the hammer between the two of them. They even comment on how well-balanced the hammer is during the fight. After Ultron is destroyed, Thor trusts Vision enough to keep the Mind Stone for himself.
- Battle Couple: With Wanda Maximoff, until his death in Infinity War.
- Benevolent A.I.: Considering his consciousness is partially J.A.R.V.I.S., it shouldn't be a surprise that The Vision is a really nice guy and a true Avenger.
- Came Back Strong: Ultron seemingly destroys J.A.R.V.I.S., who later returns and is used as the basis for the Vision.
- The Cape: He is a truly heroic and powerful creature. As a visual cue of this trope, he creates a cape for himself after admiring Thor's.
- Character Death: One of the few casualties of Infinity War to not be reversed by Endgame. WandaVision puts him in an interesting position in which he's shown to be living in the mysterious reality of the show, but is stated to be dead in the real world... Though his "corpse", which is in the possession of S.W.O.R.D., ends up being reanimated by Hayward.
- Composite Character:
- His mind is built from J.A.R.V.I.S., a character whose comic book counterpart had no relation to the original Vision.
- His origin is comparable to Adam Warlock; an Artificial Human created in a cocoon by a villain to advance their world domination scheme that sides with the heroes and ends up with an Infinity Stone in his forehead.
- However, Adam Warlock is still introduced in the setting years later (though, chronologically, almost a year earlier).
- In Civil War, Vision takes some plot elements from the mainstream comics' artificial Thor, who ends up killing Goliath after malfunctioning. Here, he simply misses and grievously wounds War Machine, leaving him with non-functioning legs.
- Color Failure: After having the Mind Stone forcibly ripped out of his head by Thanos, his whole body goes grayscale and his eyes turn milky white as he dies.
- Combined Energy Attack: During the climax of Age of Ultron, Vision's laser beam is combined with Iron Man's repulsors and Thor's lightning in an attack that severely damages Ultron Prime's Vibranium armor.
- Covert Pervert: (If Wanda's memory reconstruction is anything to go by) He has a weakness for Wanda's chest. Him fawning over her dress in Wandavision and then there's him getting distracted while holding Wanda which results in him nearly killing Rhodes with a misfired blast.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: Two of them in a row in Infinity War: first, Wanda is forced to destroy the Mind Stone to keep Thanos from claiming it, a slow and painful process that ends up completely destroying Vision. Then, when Thanos uses the Time Stone to undo Wanda's efforts, he brutally tears the Mind Stone from the Vision's forehead, leaving the helpless android screaming in agony as he dies.
- Cyborg: He's a synthetic being built using Vibranium metal bonded to organic tissue.
- Dating Catwoman: Has secretly been meeting up with Wanda for romantic holidays since the events of Civil War, even though Scarlet Witch is a fugitive and a member of the Secret Avengers, while Vision is a member of the New Avengers and part of his duties are trying to apprehend rogue superheroes.
- Deadpan Snarker: Exhibit A is commenting on how much Ultron hates Tony. Clearly that carried over from J.A.R.V.I.S..
- Death of Personality: One of the concerns about getting the Mind Stone out of him is this, though Bruce Banner is reasonably certain the "best parts" will survive. Due to circumstances, Vision dies without anyone being able to corroborate this theory, but it was later revealed that Banner was right in the case of White Vision who isn't powered directly by the Mind Stone, instead of by Wanda's Chaos Magic, but still has his memories intact, albeit little to no emotion associated with them.
- Dies Differently in Adaptation: In Infinity War, he is killed when Thanos tears the Mind Stone out of his head, but in the comics, he was torn apart by She-Hulk during Avengers Disassembled.
- Dies Wide Open: After Thanos rips the Mind Stone out of his head.
- Dissonant Serenity: He's serene through much of Avengers: Age of Ultron, even during the heat of battle.
- Dork Knight: Vision is one of the stronger Avengers, and a hyper-intelligent artificial humanoid, but due to his (relative) youth, he's also not quite got the hang of human customs, so when not being an Avenger, he hangs around in casual sweaters, getting confused by cooking instructions, and is completely tongue-tied trying to talk to Wanda.Vision: A pinch of paprika... a pinch?
- Drama-Preserving Handicap: Near the beginning of Infinity War, he's badly injured by a sneak attack from the Children of Thanos. He's unable to use the full extent of his powers for the rest of the movie and has a hard time even walking without help.
- Dying Declaration of Love: Gives a near-inaudible one to comfort Wanda as she uses her powers to destroy the Mind Stone to deprive Thanos of it in Infinity War. Sadly, Thanos simply uses the Time Stone to revert him back and then tears the Mind Stone out of his head, meaning Wanda has to watch him die twice.
- Emergent Human: Unlike Ultron, Vision starts out life with wonder, fascination, and naivete, but learns very quickly.
- Energy Weapon: A highly concentrated beam from the Mind Stone on his forehead.
- Establishing Character Moment: His ability to wield Mjölnir is what seals his role as Ultron's Good Counterpart, and allows the Avengers to trust him fully. Even better is that he thinks nothing of it; he just wanted to help Thor a little.
- Family-Unfriendly Death: Both his deaths. The first time, Wanda is forced to Mercy Kill him by destroying the Mind Stone on his head, Vision is clearly in extreme pain but endures it calmly to comfort Wanda until his death, after which his body explodes into nothingness when the stone is destroyed. When Thanos uses the Time Stone to reverse his death, he simply tears the Mind Stone out of Vision's head with enough force to rip his whole forehead open, on-screen, after which he throws Vision's grey, lifeless body away, his eyes still wide open with terror.
- Flight: Capable of doing it without any outside assistance (unlike Thor, who needs Mjölnir or Stormbreaker), making him the first Avengers to do so. Wanda gains this ability shortly afterward.
- Flying Brick: By far the most straightforward example in the MCU. He requires no outside tech to fly and possesses Nigh-Invulnerable Vibranium "flesh".
- Flying Firepower: He can fly and shoot lasers from his forehead.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend:
- Despite all the effort the Avengers put into trying to save Vision's life in Infinity War, they don't appear to have made any effort to resurrect him in the subsequent five years, or consider how to revive him when trying to undo Thanos' snap; not even Tony and Bruce, who created him. The only mention he gets is from Wanda, and then not even by name. He's later shown as one of the Avengers who died in Far From Home, and in WandaVision, it's explained that according to his living will he did not want to be resurrected or turned into a weapon. Unfortunately, Hayward is willing to do exactly that under Project "Cataract".
- Similarly, in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Wanda mentions him only twice: once by name and then again later obliquely. despite his first death being the major kick-start for her going insane.
- Full-Frontal Assault: He emerges (sans clothing) from the cradle and lunges at Thor. After he gazes at his reflection in the window, he calms down and forms a green suit out of himself.
- Gentle Giant: He's 6'3" and a benevolent and pure-hearted being.
- Glamour Failure: Infinity War shows that Vision is capable of projecting a completely human appearance over himself, but the one thing that gives him away is the Mind Stone's faint glow under the skin of his forehead.
- Go Out with a Smile: Gives Wanda a pained smile during his Senseless Sacrifice to comfort her.
- Good Counterpart: To Ultron; he describes himself as being on the side of "life" while Ultron represents destruction. He was intended to be Ultron's final body before the Avengers interfered and loaded J.A.R.V.I.S. into it. It's best shown when Ultron confronts him at the end, with Vision admitting that he believes they may be flawed, but Humans Are Special.
- Good Is Not Soft:
- In Age of Ultron he may empathize with Ultron's confusion and cynicism, but he also recognizes that said confusion and cynicism compels Ultron to destroy the world, and Vision won't allow that.
- In Civil War he doesn't hesitate to use his powers to keep Wanda at home and support the Pro-Registration team.
- In Infinity War he has no problem impaling Corvus Glaive to keep him from killing Steve Rogers.
- Head Blast: He can fire beams of energy from the Mind Stone in his forehead.
- Hero Antagonist: Towards Captain America and the Anti-Registration team in Captain America: Civil War.
- Heroic Sacrifice: As the holder of the Mind Stone, Vision wishes that Wanda kills him by destroying the Stone, stopping Thanos from taking all the Infinity Stones. With great anguish, Wanda does destroy the Mind Stone and causes Vision's death in the process...only for Thanos to undo it with the Time Stone.
- Humans Are Flawed: He agrees with Ultron that humans are "doomed" and considers them odd.
- Humans Are Special: At the same time, he says that there is grace to humans and that he is privileged to be among them.
- Human Disguise: In Infinity War, Vision disguises his robotic nature and appears human to walk on the streets without attracting attention. The only thing that hinders the disguise is the faint glow of the Mind Stone in his forehead.
- Iconic Sequel Character: He's created in the second Avengers movie.
- In the Back: Corvus Glaive uses his weapon to ambush and impale Vision from behind during their first battle in Scotland before Vision returns the favor during their final battle in Wakanda.
- Incorruptible Pure Pureness: He's pure of heart and worthy to wield Mjolnir, and he even describes himself as being on the side of life itself. While he can make mistakes and isn’t afraid to resort to violence, he has thus far never committed an action out of spite or selfishness.
- Instant Costume Change: Vision is able to cosmetically alter his form at will, first by changing most of his pigment to simulate clothing, then generating a cape from thin air after noticing Thor is wearing one.
- Intangibility:
- Vision puts his power to phase through matter to good use in both mundane life (like walking through walls) and during combat. Ant-Man is especially confused when he tries to grab the android and he just phases through his body. It fails to protect Vision against Wanda, however, and she reverses the process to make him heavy enough to fall through the floors of the Avengers building.
- In Civil War, he demonstrates that he can make part of his body intangible while other parts remain solid — he grabs Clint's bow while letting an arrow pass right through his chest.
- In the Back: In Infinity War, he gets stabbed from behind by Corvus Glaive as a sneak attack. He returns the favor near the end of the film.
- Irony: In the comics, Vision is well known for being destroyed in battle and resurrected without problem, owing to his mechanical nature as an android, which is something no one seems to mind. Here, not only is Vision's death final, but he has an explicit will to not revive him in any form.
- "It" Is Dehumanizing: In Age of Ultron, some of the Avengers (Cap and Iron Man) refer to Vision as an "it", while Thor addresses Vision as "he" from the start. By Infinity War, everyone's treating him as a "he". Meanwhile S.W.O.R.D. director Tyler Hayward never regards him as anything more than an asset, openly calling Vision "it" even in the presence of a grieving Wanda.
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- Just a Machine: Downplayed, but Vision's will explicitly state that if he dies, he is to be laid to rest, not rebuilt or resurrected. S.W.O.R.D. cheerfully disregards said will and spends who knows how long taking him apart For Science!.
- Killed Off for Real: Despite the mass-resurrections in Endgame, Vision doesn't get to come back to life by virtue of the fact that he wasn't killed by the Snap, and thus his death wasn't undone. In WandaVision, he appears to be something of a Schrödinger's Cat, alive and dead at the same time. A version of him exists as a construct made from Wanda's Chaos Magic who can only survive inside the Hex, while his corpse has been resurrected as a cold unfeeling weapon under S.W.O.R.D.'s control.
- Lightning Bruiser: Vision can fly faster than War Machine and rip through Ultron's robots as effortlessly as Hulk does.
- Literal-Minded: As befits someone with a computer mind. Wanda chides him for entering her room by phasing through the wall and he sheepishly responds that the door was open, implying she had previously given him this condition for entering but that he failed to make the correlation between the door being open and using the door. He picks up on his mistake seconds later.
- Logical Weakness: Magic and-energy based attacks can temporarily cripple him, since he is an android composed of synthetic flesh. He is susceptible to electrical attacks for a similar reason, as Hawkeye finds out, and Wanda is able to temporarily negate the Mind Stone and force him into submission during her escape from the Avengers compound in Civil War due to her being gifted powers by the same stone. As shown in Infinity War, he is also not immune to sneak attacks, or to weapons that are stronger than Vibranium. So when he gets badly hurt via both of these, he cannot maintain his powers due to his injuries.
- The Lost Lenore: To Wanda, post-resurrection. Because he wasn't Snapped, he stays dead, and that weighs very heavily on her. She promptly takes that rage out on Thanos. And then, in WandaVision, she brings him back. Sort of.
- MacGuffin Super-Person: In Avengers: Infinity War, the inclusion of the Mind Stone in his anatomy ultimately means that Thanos will have to kill or mutilate him to complete the Infinity Gauntlet. This comes to pass when Thanos tears the Mind Stone directly from his forehead, killing him in the process.
- Magitek: He's a synthetic android created with an Infinity Stone in his forehead and powered up by Thor's lightning.
- Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: Vision's worthiness to wield Mjölnir is disputed In-Universe. Thor is firmly of the opinion that he's worthy in the metaphysical sense, but Tony argues that he's able to lift it because he's artificial, and so it's no different from the hammer lying in an elevator on the way up.
- Meaningful Name: Both Ultron and Thor cite having a "vision" in the impetus of his creation.
- Mirror Character: To Gamora in Infinity War. Both are at least partially cybernetic heroes (Gamora has implant markings on her face while Vision is a full-on robot) in a relationship with a human character (Peter Quill and Wanda Maximoff respectively) that's been developing over a few years when the threat of Thanos looms, which leads to them asking their lovers to kill them to stop Thanos from getting an Infinity Stone. And when Peter and Wanda are too hesitant to go through with the promise, it leads to Thanos getting what he wants, albeit with Vision getting killed much quicker than Gamora once he's in his grasp. They also happen to go out in the exact opposite way from how they planned to (and as of Endgame, are not brought back, alternate timeline versions notwithstanding). Finally, both of their lovers perish after Thanos does his almighty snap.
- Morality Chain: Wanda goes completely off the deep end, morality and sanity-wise, after his death.
- Mundane Utility: By Civil War, he's grown so used to his intangibility that he's casually walking through walls all willy-nilly, much to Scarlet Witch's chagrin, and has to consciously stop himself in order to simply walk through a door.
- My God, What Have I Done?: He's deeply remorseful for accidentally crippling Rhodes in Captain America: Civil War. After the accident, he spends the rest of the film guilt-ridden and reticent.
- The Needless: Being an android, Vision doesn't actually need to eat. This bites him in both in Civil War, where he doesn't know how to properly cook a meal, and in WandaVision, where he has to make up reasons why he can't eat or drink anything when in the company of his neighbors. The latter show also establishes that while he can breathe when in public, Vision doesn't actually have to do so if there's no one around.
- Nice Guy: The Vision stands out as a gentlemanly, empathetic, and philosophical being willing to fight to protect innocent lives. He even sympathizes with Ultron's anguish, although he's under no illusions regarding the need to kill the rampaging AI.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: In an attempt to stop Falcon from driving off War Machine and Iron Man, he fires an extremely powerful laser at Falcon's harness to slow him down. Falcon dodges, and Vision's laser instead tears through War Machine's armor, shutting it down in midair and leading to his paralysis.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: Having Vibranium incorporated right into his cells means he is potentially the physically toughest Avenger besides a fully enraged Hulk or the Asgardian Thor. It takes the might and weaponry of Corvus Glaive, a child of Thanos, to bring him down.
- Not Afraid to Die: In Infinity War, Vision shows little reluctance when the subject of killing him is brought up, knowing that his death will prevent the Mind Stone from falling into Thanos' hands. He's stopped from going through with it because his teammates believe he can still live without the Mind Stone.
- Official Couple: Vision and Wanda have become a couple during the time between Civil War and Infinity War, meeting up with each other for romantic holidays.
- One Head Taller: He's the tallest Avenger (Paul Bettany is 6' 3¼" \ 1,91 m!) and paired with the average-sized Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen is 5' 6" \ 1,68 m).
- One True Love: To Wanda Maximoff. Ever since the day of his creation, the two of them have only ever had eyes for each other. In Multiverse of Madness, Wanda even calls him the love of her life, and his death left her a broken woman.
- Only the Chosen May Wield: He's among the select few individuals shown to be worthy of wielding an enchanted Mjölnir besides its creator Odin, its intended users, Thor and Hela, and Steve Rogers.
- Organic Technology: His body is made from synthetic cells that mimic organic tissue, much like the comic books' Horton cells
. Except here, his cells are bonded with Vibranium. - Oh, Crap!: He clearly freaks out when Thanos undoes his death before killing him again.
- Out of Focus: Other than Quicksilver, who was only in one film, he gets the least amount of focus of any of the Avengers, only appearing in three films total, and only having a large role in one. He's introduced towards the end of Age of Ultron, and only plays a minor role in Civil War. Infinity War is the only film that gives him a decent chunk of story time, and even then, he spends most of it damaged and unable to show most of his powers and ends with him getting destroyed. Along with Heimdall, he's the only hero whose death in Infinity War sticks in Endgame, and he's the only major character of the franchise to no-show in said film as a result. Even Loki and Gamora appeared as alternate versions of themselves. Vision does come back to the spotlight in WandaVision, albeit as a Posthumous Character - and even then, it's only a facsimile of him created by Wanda's powers.
- The Paragon: He earns the team's instant trust when he is able to effortlessly lift Mjölnir, automatically declaring him moral without flaw and a bigger force of good than even Captain America.
- Patrick Stewart Speech: He delivers one at the end of Age Of Ultron when Ultron asks why he would bother protecting humans. It serves as his section quote.
- The Philosopher: Even directly after his creation, he shows an introspective, soft-spoken personality that shows some very complex moral stances (to the point where he initially doesn't believe himself to be on the Avengers' side because he's on life in general's side).
- Power Crystal: He has the Mind Stone embedded on his forehead. It's one of the catalysts of his powerful intellect and near-technopath abilities, and lets him shoot a yellow laser beam too.
- Purple Is Powerful: Vision's body is primarily reddish-purple in color, and he is one of the more powerful members of the Avengers.
- Really Was Born Yesterday: Vision invokes this when Ultron calls him naive for being on the side of humanity, having been created the night before the Battle of Sokovia.
- Reforged into a Minion: S.W.O.R.D. was looking at reviving him to make him into their weapon. Wanda averted this fate by storming their headquarters and stealing his remains. Except it turned out that she didn't, and S.W.O.R.D. ends up succeeding.
- Ridiculously Human Robot: Tony creates Vision from the same Mind Stone by combining it with JARVIS, creating an even more extremely life-like robot who has intense empathy and love for humans and other living beings, to the point that he can lift Mjolnir. Vision later proves just how human-like he is in Infinity War when he goes AWOL and Tony can't find him. Turns out that he's in a romantic relationship with Wanda, and also turns out to be secretly making plans for them to move to Westview and settle down.
- Sculpted Physique: He is an android whose body looks like a human sculpture.
- Senseless Sacrifice: Vision sacrifices himself by letting Wanda destroy his Mind Stone, ensuring that Thanos can't acquire it and complete his Infinity Stone collection. She succeeds, but Thanos uses the Time Stone to completely rewind Vision's body exploding, and rips it out of his head himself.
- Ship Tease: With Wanda. Deliberate scenes are shown with Wanda staring intently at Vision over two scenes when he is speaking with Thor, and near the end, he goes back to rescue her from the falling city where they stare into each other's eyes for a moment, and she keeps staring as they fly off. That last scene has been confirmed in an interview with Paul Bettany as being "a nod and a wink" to the Scarlet Witch and Vision's romantic relationship and otherwise complicated history in the comics. Civil War sees more of this, with Vision keeping her company while she's under house arrest and him saying he wants the world to see Wanda as he sees her. After Wanda is downed in the airport fight, he immediately goes to her and apologizes to her that it's come to this. By Infinity War, they've upgraded to having a proper romantic relationship.
- Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer: Marvel went through great lengths to make sure the character was a surprise to mainstream audiences. He's completely absent from the first two trailers of Age of Ultron, only appears for a few seconds in the third, and was generally either absent or downplayed on most of the theatrical posters. Though, in April of 2015, the month before the release of the film, he started making more prominent appearances and got his own character poster.
- The Smart Guy: Of the philosophical kind, although he's no slouch at science either given he's an android. It helps that he possesses the power of the Mind Stone and that the basis of his personality is a highly intelligent A.I..
- Smart People Speak the Queen's English: He has a British accent since he was created from J.A.R.V.I.S. and he is a highly intelligent synthezoid.
- Superheroes Wear Capes: He conjures a cape for himself after seeing Thor's.
- Super-Intelligence: He is based on a highly advanced A.I. and has the power of the Mind Stone.
- Super-Strength: Able to tear through the Ultron robots very quickly. He also sends Hawkeye flying with a one-handed shove, slices an oncoming bus in half simply by standing in front of it, and knocks Giant-Man off his feet.
- Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist: In Captain America: Civil War, he is cordial and polite towards the Anti-Registration team during the battle and even comes to Wanda's aid after defeating her.
- Sympathy for the Devil: He tells the Avengers that he doesn't want to destroy Ultron because he's unique, and you can tell he feels sorry for the creature in their last conversation. However, because Ultron is so psychotic, Vision says destroying him is really the only way to stop him.
- That Man Is Dead: He's very gentle in saying it, but he's quick to explain that he is most definitely not J.A.R.V.I.S. Justified, because he actually isn't J.A.R.V.I.S.; as explained in Infinity War, his mind is a complex mixture of J.A.R.V.I.S., Ultron, and the Mind Stone, among other things.
- Theseus' Ship Paradox: Discussed; while Vision sounds like J.A.R.V.I.S. and is primarily composed of him (and played by the same actor as J.A.R.V.I.S.), he maintains he is not J.A.R.V.I.S., as he is also comprised of pieces of Ultron and the Mind Stone.
- Token Flyer:
- Vision is the only Avenger in Age of Ultron with the innate ability to fly. The other two Avengers who can fly, Thor and Iron Man, need external means to get airborne; Thor uses Mjolnir, and Iron Man uses his Powered Armor.
- Vision is the only Pro-Accords member in Civil War with innate flight in his group which consists of himself, Iron Man, War Machine, Black Widow, Black Panther, and Spider-Man. Iron Man and War Machine can fly but only due to their Powered Armor.
- Token Non-Human: The only Artificial Human in the Avengers and the only non-human after Thor left.
- Token Robot: He's the only android to be part of the Avengers.
- Too Good for This Sinful Earth: The Vision is, without question, the purest, most noble, and angelic hero introduced into the series thus far, so it's only natural that his death — twice over — should mark the Darkest Hour for the Avengers.
- Use Their Own Weapon Against Them: He kills Corvus Glaive with his own glaive in Infinity War.
- Warrior Poet: He is a living weapon, but he is shown to be wise and poetic, pondering on questions one would not expect a sentient machine to consider. In Age of Ultron, he states that "a thing is not beautiful because it lasts", and in a Flashback in WandaVision, he asks "what is grief, if not love persevering?"
- Willfully Weak: In Captain America: Civil War. He's certainly the most powerful member of Team Iron Man, but his moral beliefs mean he has no desire to take a life or hurt anyone. As a result, most of his contributions in the big battle are support. The one time he cuts loose — accidentally, at that — he nearly kills Sam and winds up one-shotting Rhodey.
- Worf Had the Flu: As a result of being impaled by Corvus Glaive, Vision spends the bulk of Infinity War injured and much less powerful than he normally is. He still manages to put up a solid fight against Glaive on two separate occasions, and even succeeds in killing him, but it's clearly more difficult than it would have been if Vision had been at full strength. The damage he sustains also leaves him virtually helpless to stop Thanos from tearing the Mind Stone from his forehead and killing him since he is unable to phase.
- The World Is Just Awesome: A few moments after being born, he takes the time to gaze in apparent wonder at the Manhattan skyline. It's this that seems to make the Avengers pause before attacking him and talking things through.Vision: A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts.
- Wound That Will Not Heal: In Infinity War, he gets impaled by Corvus Glaive's spear which is somehow capable of piercing him even in intangible form. Though he manages to survive, he spends the rest of the movie incapacitated because of this injury.
- Younger Than They Look: Although created in an adult form, he's "born" in Ultron and has his first birthday a few days before the events of Civil War.
Other Visions
Westview Vision (Unmarked Spoilers)
Westview Vision
"... I think something's wrong here, Wanda."
Species: Synthezoid (Mental construct)
Citizenship: American
Affiliation(s): Computational Services Inc. (formerly), Westview Neighborhood Watch (formerly)
Portrayed By: Paul Bettany
Appearances: WandaVision | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness note
"Before what? Before WHAT?! I can’t remember my LIFE before Westview, I don’t know who I AM! I'm scared..."
A sitcom-friendly version of Vision generated by Wanda's Hex powers in Westview; distinct from Vision's corpse, which has been rebuilt into Project Cataract.- Action Dad: He is the father of Tommy and Billy, as well as an A.I. with superpowers.
- Actually a Doombot: The fact he's not the original Vision but a recreation born from Wanda's magic and love (and the Mind Stone's lingering power within her) is deliberately held back to be revealed to the audience in Episode 8.
- All-Loving Hero:
- As Vision becomes more aware of what's actually happening in Westview, he actively shows concern for its citizens, even getting visibly angry at Wanda for her unwillingness to stop harming them. And even then, he only shows concern for her once the reason for her creation of the fake Westview is revealed to be due to her immense grief at losing him twice, then being faced with his murderer... All within the relative span of a day, from her perspective.
- Much like his predecessor, this Vision shows compassion towards everyone, no matter who they are, and when disintegrating before S.W.O.R.D.'s eyes outside the Hex, all he does is plead for the people of Westview to be helped.
- Back from the Dead: Subverted. His sudden appearance within Westview gives us the implication that Vision was somehow resurrected by Wanda in her own way, which is backed up by Hayward showing footage of Wanda seemingly breaking into S.W.O.R.D. headquarters a few days ago. But then Episode 8 reveals that this Vision is actually a construct of Wanda's alongside Westview and that Hayward lied about her stealing the original Vision's body.
- Battle Couple: With Wanda Maximoff, until his death in Episode 9.
- Beam-O-War: He briefly gets into one of these with White Vision during their fight in Episode 9.
- Character Development: Gradually displays more and more resistance to the script of the shows as he becomes more and more aware of it, though still reflecting the more comedic nature of the world Wanda has created.
- Character Exaggeration: His robotic nature is emphasized and milked for every possible robot joke the sitcom setting can milk. This largely phases out when Wanda and Vision's attempts at being a "normal" married couple become an in-universe Aborted Arc.
- The Comically Serious: Being an intellectual robot while trying to act normally in a synthetic human body results in some hilarious moments in WandaVision.
- Composite Character: His role of awakening people from the reality-warping power in the Westview Anomaly is very similar to Layla Miller's role in the famous House of M storyline that the show takes some minor cues from.
- Determinator: Vision’s attempt to escape Westview and get help for the town culminates in him trying to force his way out of the Hex, even as doing so results in him being painfully disintegrated and almost killed... and the only thing he does is beg for someone to help the people inside.
- Deuteragonist: WandaVision is as much his story as it is Wanda's, though the reason he isn't a Protagonist is due to the plot centering around Wanda and her backstory as well as him dying at the end of the finale, leaving Wanda by herself.
- Everyone Has Standards: From the very first episode of WandaVision, this version of Vision is aware that something is off about Westview, but mostly shrugs it off in order to show love and support for his wife. But when he finds out just how much responsibility Wanda has in making Westview (and himself) what they are in the fifth episode, Vision stops playing along and starts questioning and accusing Wanda of being responsible for what's happening.
- Electronic Eyes: Subverted here, as this Vision notably has regular human-like eyes since he's a construct made from Wanda's love, whereas the real Vision had electronic rings around his corneas.
- Face Death with Dignity: He calmly tucks his children into bed and accepts his demise after telling his wife how much he loves her.
- Fish out of Water: This version of Vision attempts to be a perfect sitcom husband in a seemingly normal small town while he is a superpowered android.
- Fourth-Wall Observer: Over time as he figures out the truth behind Westview, you'll notice that he's starting to become Medium Aware with his Aside Glances and outright acknowledgment of closing credits.
- Flying Brick: As shown best in his fight with "White Vision".
- Foil: To the new "White Vision" born from the original’s remains via Project Cataract.
- Westview Vision is a creation of Wanda and he reflects her own impression of Vision as her lover and friend, but also the inherently more comedic and "warm" nature of the sitcom-style universe he was born in. Still, he maintains his predecessor’s most positive and self-sacrificing aspects, displaying a genuine heroic and altruistic personality, even when it puts him in danger.
- At the same time, Project Cataract is born of a similar desire to resurrect Vision, but not as a loving spouse like Wanda desires, but instead as a sentient weapon under S.W.O.R.D.'s (and by extension, Hayward’s) command. Time will tell if Project Cataract reflects his comic inspiration’s emotionless behavior, which would provide another contrast with Westview Vision’s greater warmth and personality.
- Gone Horribly Right: Wanda recreated Vision with all his inquisitiveness, compassion, and selflessness. These traits however eventually cause Westview Vision to notice what the town actually is, resulting in him clashing with and urging Wanda to end the Hex to free the townsfolk, which would also destroy Vision.
- Good Is Not Soft: He gets very angry when he finds out Wanda has been brainwashing an entire town of people, floating over her and shouting in a way he's never done before.
- Happily Married: To Wanda, as though their situation strains the relationship, he still remains determined to help her.
- Henpecked Husband: Becomes a very dark example of this. Though Vision slowly starts to realize what Wanda is forcing upon him and the citizens of Westview, he finds himself unable to do much but play along for most of the series. It's not until he tries to breach the borders of Westview that he's able to be a bit more autonomous.
- Heroes Love Dogs: He has grown quite fond of Sparky, even though the latter's life with his family is short-lived.
- Human Disguise: Wanda uses magic to help him blend in with their suburban neighborhood.
- Incorruptible Pure Pureness: In spite of being a creation of Wanda's, this Vision is still an All-Loving Hero who wants everyone to be happy at all times. As such, he finds it impossible to shrug off Wanda's chokehold over Westview once he realizes what's happening in the town.
- When he manages to escape the Hex and is slowly being destroyed, he calls out to Hayward and his men for help, not for himself, but for the others trapped inside.
- When Darcy informs him what has happened to Wanda in a very short amount of time, as frustrated as he is with her, he goes off to be by her side.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: This Vision has no memories of his past life before coming to Westview. He takes notice of this in Episode 5 and demands to Wanda why this is. The following two episodes show that Vision's amnesia is so great that he doesn't even know how he was created, how he died, or even what an Avenger is. As it turns out, it's because he was created by Wanda as part of the Hex to be her husband, without any memories beyond that purpose.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: Westview Vision has all the hallmarks of a standard sitcom husband: cowardly, hapless, and dorky. But when faced with White Vision, he shows he is still a brave and devastating combatant, holding his own aside from when the Hex's collapse weakens him.
- Living Emotional Crutch: He's one for Wanda, being one of the few things that are keeping her from a complete mental breakdown. Her mental state gets noticeably worse when he is absent in Episode 7.
- Living Memory: He's essentially a manifestation of all of Wanda's positive emotions like love regarding Vision, as well as the pieces of the Mind Stone that connect their destinies.
- Logic Bomb: Defeats "White Vision" with a philosophical argument - "White Vision" is meant to destroy Vision, but given their respective natures and the Ship of Theseus concept, technically speaking, "White Vision" is the real Vision. After all, he has all of the original's memories (blocked off), while Westview Vision admits that he does not. "White Vision" permits him to unlock those memories, then flies off.
- Martial Pacifist: While fighting White Vision as an equal, he asks if they could resolve the matter peacefully. They stop fighting and start a philosophical debate instead.
- Mirror Match: Fights against White Vision, who has all the same powers.
- Morality Pet: Despite degrading to a selfish Stepford Smiler, Wanda can't bring herself to harm Vision directly and lets him have complete free will (unlike everyone else in the Hex). Vision for his part tries to convince Wanda to not blindly accept the illusion and after learning what she's doing, tries to talk her out of it.
- The Needless: Like his original self, Vision has no need to eat or drink due to being an android, and doesn't even have to breathe normally as seen in the sixth episode. He takes it a bit further than his original self however in that he refuses to simulate eating or drinking at all when in public, forcing him to make excuses for why he can't do so.
- New Powers as the Plot Demands: The first episode has Wanda offhandedly mention that Vision is capable of moving at the speed of sound, which he demonstrates in the third. This is something the original Vision couldn't do, hinting that Vision isn't quite as we know him. He also stops using this ability after "Pietro" shows up.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: When Wanda tries gaslighting him about the strangeness of Westview and her treatment of the townsfolk one too many times, Vision practically explodes in rage, correctly pointing out that what she's doing to both him and the citizens of Westview is wrong. Wanda is utterly gobsmacked by his reaction, noting how Vision never acted like this towards her before.
- Papa Wolf: He loves both of his sons and is willing to risk his life for them.
- Pygmalion Snapback: While investigating the oddities of WandaVision, Vision is revealed to be able to undo the mind control that Wanda has established over the citizens of Westview, which he uses to comfort Abilash and Agnes before putting them back under, and later uses it on Darcy to get information on the outside world and as an accompaniment to Wanda's house. Though it's subverted in the case of Agnes, as it turns out she was faking her brainwashing.
- Quintessential British Gentleman: Plays the part in WandaVision, where he is almost unfailingly polite, wears classy period-appropriate clothing at all times, has a clear British accent, and is very scholarly, as shown by his attempt at reading Charles Darwin's works to his young children and naming one of his sons after William Shakespeare.
- Rage Breaking Point: During Episode 5, he reaches his limit with Wanda's lies and manipulation and firmly calls her out on it.Vision: Norm has a family, Wanda! He has a family, and he can't reach them because you won't let him reach them!
Wanda: I don't know what you're talking about!
Vision: STOP LYING TO ME!! - Replacement Goldfish: Wanda accidentally creates him in an outburst of grief over losing the original Vision.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: This version of Vision wears a dashing business suit when heading off to work in the first episode, complete with a hat, and always dresses stylishly for the in-universe show's various time periods (except for the sixth episode, where he wears a cheap Halloween costume because there were literally no other clothes in his closet).
- Single Tear: He sheds one as he and Wanda say goodbye to each other and the Hex dissolves, and him along with it.
- Spotting the Thread: The earliest signs of him "going off-script" are moments when his analytical mind can’t help but detect the illogical fallacies of the world around him (though it's inconsistent, as he himself is a product of the illogical fallacies of the world around him). In particular, the moment Wanda loses control of him for good specifically occurs when Agatha (intentionally) "flubs" her lines and Wanda loses the ability to "rewind and edit" the incident, which alerts Vision to the inherently scripted aspect of the show.
- Super-Speed: In WandaVision he is stated to be capable of moving at the speed of sound, which is shown in Episode 3 to apply to his running speed.
- Theseus' Ship Paradox: Once again invoked, as the Hex-construct Vision confronts the resurrected white Vision. The conundrum is even tempting enough to interrupt the Mirror Match between the two.
- Took a Level in Cheerfulness: Vision is noticeably more enthusiastic and animated in this series than he was in the mainline movies. This is justified given that he's doing his best to live a normal life in a small American town. Later on, we find out that he's a construct of Wanda's, which makes his sudden cheerful attitude all the more telling.
- Unexplained Recovery: The first scene in WandaVision begins In Medias Res, starting off with a scene of him driving his wife Wanda home. The fact that he was destroyed by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War is not addressed at all, and is one of many signs that things are not as they seem in Westview. Those outside the town definitely notice, though, and it's a key point in their ongoing investigation of the town. In Episode 4, we are treated to the lovely image of what seems to be his reanimated corpse. And then Episode 8 reveals that the Vision in Westview is not the corpse itself (which Wanda decided to leave behind after she saw how S.W.O.R.D. had him cut up in an attempt to revive him), but a recreation made out of her powers alongside the massive illusion that engulfed the town.
- Walking Spoiler: While his return was always a well-publicized mystery of the show, the fact he isn't even a puppeted version of his old body, but in fact, a being generated by Wanda’s reality-warping powers is a major reveal. The fact it also coincides with the reveal his original body has been separately reactivated in a case of Came Back Wrong is equally game-changing.
- Wipe the Floor with You: Does this to White Vision at the beginning of their fight, grabbing him and dragging his head through the gravel at breakneck speed, leaving a trail behind him.
Project Cataract (Unmarked Spoilers)
"White" Vision / Project Cataract
"Wanda Maximoff must be neutralized. You must be destroyed."
Species: Synthezoid
Citizenship: None
Affiliation(s): S.W.O.R.D. (formerly)
Portrayed By: Paul Bettany
Appearances: WandaVision
"The Ship of Theseus is an artifact in a museum. Over time, its planks of wood rot and are replaced with new planks. When no original plank remains, is it still the Ship of Theseus?"
S.W.O.R.D.'s magnum opus, a sentient weapon created from the remains of Vision's corpse using leftovers of Wanda's Chaos Magic, against his will.- Adaptational Modesty: In the comics, Vision's all-white look was mostly his "skin", the only clothing actually being a speedo/trunks and a cape. Here, he's wearing a body suit like he always does.
- Ambiguous Situation: WandaVision ends with him regaining his memories as the original Vision with his Westview counterpart's help, stating "I am Vision", and then flying away. This leaves it unclear exactly how much a mix he has become of the original, the Westview version, and Project Cataract's programming. Westview Vision's final monologue also has him outright state he's unsure just what form the Vision will take next, only that he is certain he and Wanda will meet again.
- Back from the Dead: As Vision's original body, he's restored to life. S.W.O.R.D. has been able to bring back Vision's actual remains and turn him into a cold, calculating sentient weapon under Project Cataract, and thanks to Wanda's Chaos Magic, he's able to be resurrected, albeit imperfectly. Westview Vision eventually helps him regain his original memories, although it's unclear if he'll act in the same way that he did before his death.
- Beam-O-War: He gets into one of these with Westview Vision during their fight in Episode 9.
- Came Back Wrong: The Vision's original body, reanimated by S.W.O.R.D. using Wanda's Chaos Magic as a living weapon, the very thing Vision explicitly did not want to happen to him as per his will. He still has all of his prior memories up to his death in Infinity War but no emotional connection to them whatsoever, and they are at first locked away inside his mind.
- Color Character: White Vision.
- Creepy Blue Eyes: His eyes are now ice blue, bordering on white, which helps to exemplify his unnatural and cold nature. They go back to normal when Westview Vision restores his memories.
- Creepy Monotone: Emotionless, and with a slight mechanical reverb to his voice that wasn't there before, which makes him sound like one of his "dads", Ultron. It goes away when Westview Vision restores his memories.
- Death of Personality: Originally seems to be the case when he is a mechanical, emotionless, killing machine under S.W.O.R.D.'s control but after Westview Vision restores his memories, we can see that Bruce Banner's assumption in Avengers: Infinity War that Vision could still live without the Mind Stone is revealed to be correct since White Vision isn't powered directly by the Mind Stone, but instead by Wanda's Chaos Magic, and he still has all of his memories, albeit little to no emotion associated with them, but they're still there, and he is able to survive in the real world.
- Evil Is Angular: It's subtle◊, but the details on his face are more pronounced and sharp compared to Westview Vision's, which are more rounded and smooth. This is possibly a result of S.W.O.R.D. reconstructing his body.
- Evil Sounds Deep: It isn't by a lot, but White Vision's voice is noticeably deeper than Westview Vision's.
- Exact Words: Part of his programming is to kill the Vision. As Westview Vision points out, since he's not 'real', that directive doesn't apply to him.
- Eye Motifs: His eyes turn back to how they originally were before his death when Westview Vision restores his memories.
- Face–Monster Turn: S.W.O.R.D. managed to ressurect him and turn him into a sentient weapon against his wishes.
- Glowing Eyelights of Undeath: He has noticeably pale glowing blue eyes.
- Hazy-Feel Turn: While his affiliations are unknown as of the end of WandaVision, he stops being actively antagonistic to the title couple with the restoration of his memories.
- Head Crushing: He tries to kill Wanda by crushing her skull with his bare hands. Fortunately, Westview Vision stops him in the nick of time.
- Icy Blue Eyes: After his body is brought back without the Mind Stone in WandaVision his eyes become a cold glowing blue.
- Identity Amnesia: He is initially put back online without any memories of his former self, and he doesn't realise that he is the Vision until Westview Vision points that out.
- Implacable Man: Hayward gives him direct orders to kill Wanda and Westview Vision and nothing will stop him from carrying them out. No matter how much Westview Vision throws at him, from dragging his head through the gravel at breakneck speed, smashing him through the ground so hard it leaves a crater, hitting him with his forehead lasers, even throwing him into an exploding RV, he just won't go down and is ultimately defeated not by killing him, but by Westview Vision dropping a Logic Bomb on him and restoring his original memories.
- Light Is Not Good: His body is entirely white, and he's a sentient weapon and is completely robotic and hostile towards both Wanda and Vision before his memories are restored.
- Mirror Match: Fights against Westview Vision, who has all the same powers.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: As revealed in Episode 8 of WandaVision, the latter two apply to Vision's resurrected corpse in S.W.O.R.D. custody.
- Non-Malicious Monster: He's not malevolent, he's a robot acting on Hayward's programming to kill Wanda and destroy Westview Vision. Notably, once Westview Vision states that he is not the real vision, White Vision stands down and asks for clarification to prevent unnecessary collateral damage. Once his memories of being the original Vision are restored, he promptly loses the will to fight and wanders off.
- No-Nonsense Nemesis: White Vision lands in front of Wanda, tricks her into dropping her guard, and then promptly tries to crush her skull. His attacks against Westview Vision are also brutal and direct, focusing on nothing but destroying his target, at one point attempting to rip out the Mind Stone from his head like Thanos.
- Operation: [Blank]: Project Cataract to refer to a white Vision, falling into the "Too descriptive to be secretive" subversion.
- The Real Remington Steele: Played with. Hayward led his own agents (and the audience with them) to believe that Wanda stole Vision's body and that Westview Vision was Vision brought back to life. It was later revealed that Hayward still had Vision's body and turned it into a weapon. Though, as the two discussed, whether either of them could be considered the "real" Vision is open to interpretation.
- Reforged into a Minion: Played With. While the Vision was always a Synthezoid in the MCU, S.W.O.R.D. took his remains and converted him into a sentient weapon for their own purposes.
- Spell My Name with a "The": Referred to as "The Vision" in the credits of the WandaVision finale, to differentiate him from the Westview Vision, credited as just "Vision".
- Spock Speak: More cold and robotic in speech than Vis. For example, when Westview Vision tries to talk him down by saying that he's not the true Vision, he asks for more information by saying "I request elaboration."
- Talking the Monster to Death: Westview Vision effectively "defeats" him by asking him a series of philosophical questions about the nature of their existence centered around the Ship of Theseus paradox. Eventually, Westview Vision convinces White Vision to accept a transfer of memories, expanding White Vision's consciousness and prompting him to flee the field.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: After his memories are restored, he just takes off, with no word of where he's going or what he plans to do.
- Wipe the Floor with You: Westview Vision does this to him at the beginning of their fight, grabbing him and dragging his head through the gravel at breakneck speed, leaving a trail behind him.
- Would Hit a Girl: He tries to kill Wanda by crushing her head with his bare hands!
Variants
Zombie Apocalypse Vision
Vision
"Sergeant Barnes! You will not find... what you're looking for."
Species: Synthezoid
Citizenship: None
Affiliation(s): Avengers
Voiced By: Paul Bettany
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-89521, Vision is a survivor of the Zombie Apocalypse.
- Adaptational Villainy: He's been luring survivors into a trap and feeding them to a zombified Wanda until he can figure out how to cure her of the virus.
- Affably Evil: This Vision has been luring and feeding humans to Wanda, but he retains his politeness from life and even genuinely states that he doesn't like what's going on and wishes his fellow heroes hadn't come to Camp Lehigh.
- Apologetic Attacker: Genuinely apologizes to the heroes after they discover the infected Wanda and how he's been Supporting the Monster Loved One by feeding her innocents. He states outright that he wishes they hadn't come to find him.
- Became Their Own Antithesis: The Vision of the Sacred Timeline joined up with the Avengers to save the world from Ultron because he was "on the side of life". Assuming this Vision has that same philosophy, he rather quickly discards it after his beloved Wanda is infected by the Quantum Virus, and decides to intentionally feed other humans to her simply because he can't bear to put her down.
- Composite Character: With Marvel Zombies Hank Pym as the one amputating body parts from T'Challa to feed a zombie (in this case, not himself, but a zombie Wanda).
- Didn't Think This Through: Apparently Vision didn't consider that the only reason the Mind Stone was capable of warding off zombies was because it was connected to him, thus making his Heroic Suicide all the more harmful to the surviving heroes instead of helpful. His death also prevents him from being able to control Zombie Wanda, who now decides to go after the remaining heroes in revenge.
- Dies Differently in Adaptation: Downplayed. While he still dies from having the Mind Stone ripped out of his forehead, this Vision chooses to do this of his own free will, rather than having him suffer that fate at Thanos's hands.
- Driven to Suicide: He doesn't want to live without or leave Wanda, so instead of following the survivors to Wakanda, he rips the Mind Stone out of his forehead, killing himself instantly.
- Fallen Hero: Unlike the other zombified Avengers who were unwillingly zombified, Vision's been actively luring out survivors into Camp Lehigh and feeding them to a zombified Scarlet Witch.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: He pulled a Face–Heel Turn as he purposely led people into a trap in order to give Zombie Wanda some people to consume. Towards the end of the episode however, he pulls a Heroic Sacrifice to give the surviving Avengers enough time to escape.
- Irony: Within Episode Five of WandaVision, Westview Vision criticizes Wanda for trapping an entire town into her own warped reality sitcom fantasy world (though he didn't know the entire truth behind the situation at that time). Come to this version of Vision where he purposely leads survivors of the Zombie Apocalypse into a trap. Better yet, both Wanda from Sacred Timeline and this version of Vision did their "villainous" deeds out of grief for each other.
- Love Makes You Evil: After Wanda turns into a zombie, he is unable to cure her but can't bring himself to kill her, so he keeps her alive by feeding her parts of innocent people, including T'Challa's leg.
- Lured into a Trap: He's been luring survivors to Camp Lehigh using coded messages stating he's found a cure and when they arrive, he kills them by feeding them to a zombified Wanda.
- Offscreen Moment of Awesome:
- Subverted. Vision is revealed to have rescued T'Challa from San Francisco after the rest of the Avengers got Devoured by the Horde, only to restrain him and use him as a food source to contain Zombie Wanda, which involved chopping off his leg.
- A straighter example is when he cured a zombified Scott Lang though it came at the cost of him being reduced to a talking head.
- Phlebotinum-Proof Robot: As an android, he is naturally immune to the zombie virus and is not considered a target by the zombie horde.
- The Remnant: With Wanda and Sam having become zombies, and the fate of War Machine left unaccounted for in this universe, Vision is the only member of the New Avengers who survives the Zombie Apocalypse.
- Secondary Color Nemesis: He looks exactly like his Sacred Timeline self and he's been luring or rescuing survivors to Camp Lehigh so he could feed them to a zombified Wanda.
- Senseless Sacrifice: His decision to commit suicide by ripping the Mind Stone out of his head not only causes the rest of the zombies to start trying to invade Camp Lehigh to kill our heroes, but also enrages Zombie Wanda enough to go on a homicidal rampage.
- Supporting the Monster Loved One: He can't bring himself to kill or abandon the zombified Wanda, and the cure won't work on her, so he keeps her in captivity and uses other survivors to feed her hunger.
Infinity Ultron
Ultron
See Ultron's page."You could never hurt me. I just feel you."
