For years, Marvel fans have questioned why Vision was so surprisingly weak in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. A character powered by the Mind Stone and made from vibranium should have been a much bigger threat to Thanos’ Black Order.
However, ‘VisionQuest’ may have introduced a disturbing explanation that completely changes how we look at his final moments in Wakanda.
Vision May Have Been Hiding Ultron Inside His Own Mind
What if Vision wasn’t simply struggling because of his injuries? He might’ve been deliberately holding himself back because something much more dangerous was on the line. The ending of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ could be more important than we initially realised.
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During the final confrontation in Sokovia, Vision seemingly destroys the last remaining Ultron body after their conversation in the woods. However, the yellow flash during that scene has sparked a different interpretation following the events of ‘VisionQuest’.
What if Vision never completely erased Ultron? Vision might have preserved a copy of his creator inside his own neural network, unable to bring himself to destroy the only other artificial being that shared his origins. But keeping Ultron alive came with an enormous responsibility.
For years, Vision could have been suppressing Ultron’s consciousness while preventing him from accessing his vibranium body. Episode 4 of ‘VisionQuest’ makes this possibility particularly frightening.
When another Vision allows Ultron to take control during a fight, Ultron immediately hijacks his body and locks him out of his own systems. That single moment demonstrates just how dangerous sharing a body with Ultron could be.
‘Infinity War’ Could Have Been Vision’s Biggest Sacrifice
This interpretation also gives Vision’s death in ‘Infinity War’ an entirely different meaning. After Corvus Glaive injures him, Vision becomes increasingly vulnerable. But his inability to fight back might not have been entirely physical. He knew what Ultron was capable of.
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In Marvel’s ‘What If…?’, Ultron obtains the Infinity Stones and uses their combined power to threaten the entire multiverse. Vision could have understood that allowing Ultron to take control against Thanos might have created an even bigger catastrophe.
Instead of risking another Ultron-level disaster, Vision chose to let Wanda destroy the Mind Stone, even though it meant sacrificing himself. It’s a heartbreaking possibility: Vision wasn’t just trying to save the universe from Thanos. He may also have been protecting it from the monster he helped create.
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