Every Version of Ultron Explained

How did Ultron, a robot whose very first word in 1968 was "da-da," end up as the bearded prisoner in Vision's head in VisionQuest? Spoiler warning: this covers VisionQuest up to the end of episode 4, mostly in the last two chapters. I go through every body he's worn, in order: the 1951 robot whose grin became his face, the Crimson Cowl, adamantium years before Wolverine, Jocasta, Mark, Ultron Unlimited, the Phalanx, Age of Ultron and Hank Pym ending up inside him. Then the 2015 movie, the cartoons and games, Infinity Ultron, the comics up to 2026, and how VisionQuest brought him back. Where a story rests on one source, or the comics contradict themselves, I say so. Why Vision never pressed delete is partly my own read, and I flag that part. WATCH NEXT (VisionQuest series) Who Really Made Ultron?:    • Who Really Made Ultron?   What Is Ultron Really After? VisionQuest Ep 1 & 2 Breakdown:    • What Is Ultron Really After? VisionQuest E...   Who Really Hired The Paladin?:    • Who Really Hired The Paladin?   Ultron Was Right About Vision:    • Ultron Was Right About Vision   VisionQuest Episode 3 Preview: Is That Really The Human Torch?:    • VisionQuest Episode 3 Preview: Is That Rea...   Tommy Maximoff Is Real: Vision's Son Explained Before VisionQuest:    • Tommy Maximoff Is Real: Vision's Son Expla...   Every episode in order (playlist):    • VisionQuest Explained: Every Episode Break...   CHAPTERS 0:00 Which Ultron is in Vision's head? 1:38 A face from 1951 (1928-1967) 5:57 The Crimson Cowl and Ultron-5 (1968) 12:04 Adamantium was his first (1969-1975) 17:22 Jocasta, the bride (1977-1982) 22:41 The strange years (1984-1995) 28:19 The 1989 VisionQuest comic and the split Torch 32:37 Ultron Unlimited (1999) 37:01 A second son, a mother's face and the Phalanx (2005-2011) 41:20 Age of Ultron and Rage of Ultron (2013-2015) 46:49 Avengers: Age of Ultron, the movie (2015) 58:31 Ultron in cartoons and games 1:01:53 Infinity Ultron in What If 1:05:05 The comics, 2016 to 2026 1:09:48 How VisionQuest brought him back 1:21:13 Episodes 3 and 4: Reboot and Malware Sources Comics (Marvel): Avengers #9 (1964), #36 (1967), #54-58 (1968), #66-68 (1969), #93 (1971), #127 (1974), #134-135 (1975), #161-162, #170-171 (1977-78), #201-202 (1980), #213 (1981), #280 (1987), vol. 3 #0, #19-22 (1999), vol. 4 #1, #12.1 (2010-11); Marvel Comics #1 (1939); Marvel Mystery Comics #13 (1940); Fantastic Four #150 (1974); Marvel Two-in-One #92-93 (1982); Secret Wars (1984); The Thing #21-22 (1985); West Coast Avengers #1-7 (1985-86), #42-45 (1989); Avengers West Coast #50 (1989), #65-68 (1990), #89-91 (1992), Annual #8 (1993); Daredevil #275-276 (1989); the Spider-Man annuals (1991); Deathlok #2-5 (1991); Vision #1-4 (1994); Avengers Forever #8 (1999); The Ultron Imperative (2001); Runaways #1 (2005); Mighty Avengers (2007, 2010); Annihilation: Conquest (2007); Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (2008); Age of Ultron #1-10 (2013); Avengers AI (2013); Rage of Ultron (2015); Ultron Forever (2015); Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies (2015); Vision (2016); Uncanny Avengers (2016); Secret Empire #4 (2017); Infinity Countdown (2018); Tony Stark: Iron Man #15-19 (2019); Ant-Man (2022); Avengers Inc #1-5 (2023); West Coast Avengers #1-10 (2024); Wiccan & Hulkling: Raid of Ultron #1 (2026). Before Marvel: Amazing Stories (1928, 1939), Spy Smasher #2 (1941), Captain Video #3 (1951), The Avenger #3 (1955), Back Issue #38 (2010). Screen: VisionQuest episodes 1-4; Avengers: Age of Ultron and its official clips; Captain America: The First Avenger; Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; WandaVision; What If...?; Next Avengers; Earth's Mightiest Heroes; Avengers Assemble; United They Stand; Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite; Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3; Marvel Rivals; Marvel Snap. Writing and interviews: Roy Thomas (Back Issue, AIPT, Yahoo Movies), Rob Clough's Ultron retrospective, Tom Brevoort's blog, CBR, Marvel.com, Empire, Total Film, fxguide, AWN, Deadline, Polygon, Screen Rant, TV Guide, The Nightly, Den of Geek, Gizmodo, Tech Times, Nick Bostrom's Superintelligence. Photos via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0: Alan Light, Joshin Yamada, Steve Jurvetson, Gordon Tarpley. CC BY 3.0: Luigi Novi. CC BY 4.0: Future of Humanity Institute. CC BY-SA 2.0: Gage Skidmore, John Manard, Thibault, Roger W, null0. CC BY-SA 3.0: Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 4.0: John Manard, Frankie Fouganthin, Bengt Oberger. CC0: Alexander Fuld Frazier. Event and product photos: Marvel.com, Gizmodo, Nerdist. Footage: Marvel Studios / Marvel Television / Marvel Animation / Disney+, official game trailers and DNEG's effects breakdown; used for commentary and criticism. Comic panels: Marvel Comics; used for commentary and criticism.