FAQs on what was in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Here are some of the things in Age of Ultron that some of you might be wondering, even though there are good ones on Facebook already, let me just give you it plainly. Staying true to this blog's raison d'etre, I'll give you what he is in the comic books as well.

1. If Ultron is created Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, why couldn't they have stopped him?

In the movie: Well, they did say that they required the spectre to create him, so it explains why they couldn't contain him.

In the comics: Ultron was created by Hank Pym (the Antman, not the other Ant man appearing in the  Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) timeline). In the comics, Hank Pym created him and couldn't replicate the technology. Also in the comic book version of Age of Ultron (which was a pretty boring story), the Avengers didn't completely eliminate Ultron even with time travelling capability. 

2. What is that thing from the casket?

In the movie: He is an ANDRIOD (half human, half robot) created by Ultron.  If you have watched the movie, You'll understand that he is a good guy. Putting Dr Helen Cho under the influence of Loki's Spectre, Ultron employs her human tissue generation technology to create him.

Most importantly in the movie, Thor and Ultron subtly describes him as part of their VISION, and that is his name.

In the comic book; He is also created by Ultron. And fun fact: He gets married to Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff). Potential future spoiler, but it's a well known fact.

3. So I know War Machine (Lt. Col. James Rhodes), I know Wanda Maximoff (Scarlett Witch), and I now I know Vision. Who's the last guy?

This is him in Captain America: Winter Soldier

In the movie: In the movies, he is a friend of Steve Rogers, an ex-military guy with cool tech, He is none other than the Falcon.

In the comics: He is also a good friend of Steve Rogers. He is the second echelon in Avengers leadership. In fact, He eventually succeeds Steve as Captain America

Neat huh.

I don't think it will happen anytime soon, but you'll never know.

4. Why does Pepper Potts look so different?

This is a simple one. You gotta pay attention, really. This is MARIA HILL. Pepper, as Tony mentioned is busy running his company. Just like how Jane Foster ( Thor's girl) is busy winning a Nobel Prize.

Maria is Nick Fury's (former director of SHIELD in the MCU) right hand man. At the end of Captain America 2, she was seen applying a job in Stark Industries.

5. Why does the Avengers Tower look like the Stark Tower?  

Tower in Age of Ultron

Tower in  the first Avengers Movie

That's because it is. The logo was a smart play on the Stark Industries logo. This one is so simple I feel like I'm insulting you. For those boneheads who need it.

6. What is Veronica (Codename for Stark's armour upgrades to fight Hulk)?

 

This armour modular is known as Hulkbuster. One of the various armour in Stark's arsenal. It's cool to note that the helmet resembles Juggernaut. I couldn't find back this up (so don't quote me on this) but I read somewhere once that one version of the Hulkbuster employs on the magic of Juggernaut's helmet hence the design.

This is my favourite though, the THORBUSTER.

It's not much to look at, but it's made to fight a god.

7. What are the stones Thor is talking about and what is that Glove at the end credit scene?

In the movie: Thor briefly mentions at the end of the movie that there are 4 stones already revealed and what he fails to mention that there are 2 more waiting to be revealed. This is the lead up to the infinity war, which I will talk about in my next post.

See the resemblance?

In the comics: This are the infinity gems that, when attached to the infinity gauntlet space warmonger Thanos searches the entire galaxy for.

You've seen this guy in Guardians of the Galaxy already.

There are so much more, I'd love to list them all but my posts are so amaturish, you should find other sources. Haha. Till next time.

Why Avengers: Age of Ultron resolve numerous timeline issues

As a movie junkie, this movie had everything. Action, romance, and the humour is classic Stan Lee. Always something fresh, this movie has so much inspiration from both the Original Marvel and Disney.

As a comic book geek, this movie is the answer to the next phase of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Based on the timeline presented in the recent keynote: The movie is the "bifrost" to the rest of the upcoming MCU movies. If you didn't understood that reference, do yourself a favour and watch Thor again.

6/9 movies have had their link established in Age of Ultron.

I'll explain how Age of Ultron has resolved how the MCU will be building up to the next few movies. Now take note this is a fan theory, it may not be 100 percent accurate, but its fun to do and this is what its really all about, for he passion and the fun of the stories. I'm not in control of the stories and I'm happy to be the receiver of them and not the dictator.

Most of the conclusions I drew here is based on the story arcs that exists in the comic book that usually share similar names like Age of Ultron and Infinity war. How much of it they do follow has always varied.

1. Civil War.

Winter is also coming for this Stark and his dear friend Rogers

Read this previous post I had on Civil War.

In the movie, Ironman and Captain America is seen disagreeing after he created Ultron. Ultron was Tony's dream of protecting the world from superhuman and alien threats, and that failed pretty badly.

In the comics: In Civil War the same thing happens, Tony tries to police the world and funds various superhero and fails. This causes a great divide in the superhero community. Central to this story is Spiderman's struggle. Now that it's official that Spiderman has joined the MCU, this story arc is going to happen in the movies. Tony is probably going to find a new avenue that he can control the world in a more legitimate way and that will be the conflict of the kind that is worthy of a Civil War plot.

2. Doctor Strange

Do you think Cumberbatch can play Strange?

Now that Scarlett Witch is in the picture, it is very easy to put Doctor Strange into the MCU. They can simply bridge the stories by getting Wanda's chaos magic to find a link with Strange, and POOF, another instant Avenger to the roster.

Just look at how many of the main Avengers they have established in this movie.

3. Black Panther

Monarch by profession, Superhero by all the other times he can manage.

In the movie: This was a tricky one, the terrorist with the branding from Wakanda was part of Ultron's trap in luring out the Avengers to execute his plan of crippling the team.

You see in the movie that Hulk and Stark battles in the street of Wakanda destroying every single thing in their way.

In the comics: Wakanda is the fictitious country where Black Panther is the monarch. The possible tie-in in the MCU is Panther going to New York and getting the Avengers to answer for the damages they've wrecked in Wakanda.

4. The Infinity War

In the movie: Now that four of the stones have been found, and at the end credits Thanos has made the declaration of his pursuit (He said: I guess I have to do it myself, as he reached for the Infinity gauntlet) of the Infinity gems. This is no surprise since Thanos has already been featured in other end  credits and in Guardians of the Galaxy as well.

The break down of the 2 parts of the infinity war is probably because there are too many critical points in the story that cannot be depicted in 2 hours. Also, given that even Age of Ultron merely scraped the surface of the original comic book story, Infinity war might probably see a merger of a few storylines, just like in Age of Ultron.

In the comic: There is a lot of background story in this story arc. Key individuals needed are Captain Universe and the Ex Nihilis, Captain Marvel, the Attlian royal family (also known as the leaders of the Inhumans) and Thanos.

Given that Ultron is a Banner/Stark creation and not Hank Pym (Antman in the comics), there is no telling what is Infinity War's back story now. The only guarantee of continuity that it is the next Avengers movie. I've hit a roadblock on this one.

5. Inhumans

In the movie: Ultron uses vibranium and his technology to launch a city in the air  to make it act as a meteor to destroy the Earth.

In the comic: the inhuman race, also know as the Attilans. This superhuman race, lives on a floating city. Take a look for yourself.

See the resemblance?

Ultron just enabled the Attilan race to find its home in the MCU. This plotline will most likely develop more in Marvel's TV series Agents of SHIELD.

There you have it. I hope you've enjoyed dwelving into more comic knowledge that gives you more appreciation on the Marvel movies and the considerations made in crafting their stories.