Ultron was an Artificial Intelligence, who was originally designed to be part of a Peacekeeping Program created by both Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, using the decrypted code derived from the Mind Stone encased within Loki's Scepter. However, once he had been activated, Ultron's original programming directive, which was to protect Earth from all domestic and extraterrestrial threats, had swiftly become corrupted. Upon accessing the Internet and looking at the history of the human race, Ultron deemed humanity itself as the greatest threat to peace on Earth and attempted to commit extinction-level genocide against them, so that he and his Ultron Sentries would be the only being left active upon the Earth, also deeming the Avengers to be the greatest threat of all and making his mission to end them.
With assistance from Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, Ultron set about his mission to create a weapon capable of wiping out all organic life on Earth, using the resources stolen from Baron Strucker and Ulysses Klaue to do so. Although he was challenged by the Avengers, Ultron proved to be victorious by uploading himself into a new synthezoid body, Ultron abandoned his previous plan and decided to enact a nuclear genocide instead. Upon desolating Earth, Ultron killed Thanos and amassed the remaining Infinity Stones from him, which he used to begin a universal crusade of his mission. However, Ultron would learn of Uatu's presence and the existence of the Multiverse, seeking to now purge the chaos of every universe in existence. This forced Uatu to violate his oath by this grave threat, gathered a group of heroes to oppose Ultron. After a fierce battle against the Guardians, Ultron was defeated after he was overwritten and purged from his body by Arnim Zola, ending his multiversal rampage.
Biography[]
Age of Ultron[]
Evolution[]
To accomplish his mission, Ultron made it his priority to evolve himself into the perfect being; a unified melding of man, machine and mind. Using the Regeneration Cradle and a supply of vibranium, Ultron generated a synthezoid body for himself, which he armed with the power of the Mind Stone. Ultron managed to successfully upload his consciousness into the new body, and with his newfound power, began laying waste to humanity alongside his army of Ultron Sentries. His former allies Pietro and Wanda Maximoff turned against him when they learned of his dark, twisted plan and joined the Avengers to put a stop to him.
Setting his sights on wiping out humanity in one fell swoop on a cataclysmic scale, Ultron sought to acquire the launch codes of every nuclear weapon on the planet. While at the NEXUS Internet Hub in Oslo, Norway, Ultron would be confronted by the Avengers and their allies while Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton were in the air. However, Ultron managed to easily best the Avengers and their allies with his overwhelming power, killing then while wounding Tony Stark. Despite Tony's attempt to reason with him, Ultron refused to listen to his creator, telling him that his plan was evolution and that his failure to see the distinction meant he had to die. Ultron then unleashed a burst of energy from the Mind Stone, killing Iron Man and allowing Ultron to upload himself into the NEXUS' data banks. With that, Ultron unleashed the world's arsenal of nuclear weapons upon itself, resulting in the near annihilation of all of humanity as the world was reduced to a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Advancing to New Worlds[]
Within a desolate New York City, Ultron stood atop the landing pad of Avengers Tower, basking in his peace over the ruined city. Before he could contemplate his next course of action, a portal manifested behind Ultron, revealing Thanos Rex, who had already amassed the other five Infinity Stones within his Infinity Gauntlet after learning of the events on Earth and decided to carry out his plan. Fascinated by the sight of the other Infinity Stones, Ultron promptly bisected Thanos with a beam of energy from the Mind Stone before the Mad Titan could react, killing him instantly. Approaching the discarded Infinity Gauntlet, Ultron melted away the knuckles of the gauntlet with the Mind Stone's beam to free the other Stones, which he used to manifest an exoskeleton armor for himself. As the other Infinity Stones merged into his armor, Ultron gained control over their collective power, using their knowledge to learn of the existence of the rest of the universe.
Now seeing all the worlds across the universe, Ultron came to believe that the whole universe needed him to bring peace to all worlds and used the Reality Stone to construct a mass legion of Ultron Sentries and a spherical spaceship to begin his conquest. First traveling to Asgard, Ultron's ship appeared above the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf, where Ultron channeled the power of the Power Stonethrough his Double-Headed Spear to send a destructive blast of energy into the palace, which rippled across Asgard and completely obliterated it. From there, Ultron traveled to the Sovereign, Sakaar, Egros and countless other planets and civilizations, where he unleashed his legions of Ultron Sentries onto those worlds, exterminating their populations and all who attempted to defend them.
On Xandar, one of the last planets to be invaded, Ultron attempted to destroy the planet like he did with Asgard, though he was suddenly interrupted by Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel declared his genocide was over and quickly engaged Ultron, driving him through the surface of the planet and to its core, where she attempted to crush Ultron’s head. Despite Captain Marvel's efforts, claiming that he could not win, Ultron easily overpowered her, saying that he already has before using the combined powers of the Infinity Stones to destroy Captain Marvel and Xandar from within, the resulting explosion completely destroying several adjacent planets in its star system.
External Links[]
Ultron on the Marvel Wiki