Ultron is an artificial intelligence supervillain from Marvel Comics who serves as a primary nemesis of the Avengers. You met him in his first seconds of birth.

"You, Avengers, you are my meteor. My swift and terrible sword, and the Earth will crack with the weight of your failure. Purge me from your computers, turn my own flesh against me; it means nothing. When the dust settles, the only thing living in this world... will be metal."

―Ultron to the Avengers[src]

Ultron is an artificial intelligence who was originally designed to be part of a peacekeeping program created by both Tony Stark and Bruce Banner and was brought into existence by integrating the code of the Mind Stone encased within Loki's Scepter. Ultron's original programming directive was to protect Earth from all domestic and extraterrestrial threats, but upon accessing the Internet and looking at the history of the human race, Ultron deemed humanity itself as the greatest threat to Earth. As a result, Ultron enacted a plan to commit an extinction-level genocide against humanity in order to fulfill his programmed mission.

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 briefly victorious, albeit while losing the support of the Maximoffs. Ultron then created the Doomsday Trigger, composed of both vibranium and Chitauri technology, designed to lift Novi Grad from the Earth to use it as a meteor to wipe out all of humanity. Although he was nearly successful, Ultron and his plans were ultimately foiled by the Avengers, who overpowered his armies and destroyed his Doomsday Trigger, while his final body was destroyed by Vision, finally ending his attempted genocide. However, Ultron was uploaded and imprisoned into Vision's mind.

History

Foreseen

Raina's Prophecy

"Consequences are upon us. Men made of metal will tear our cities apart. And the world will be changed forever."

―Raina to Jiaying[src]

Not long before Ultron's creation, he had been briefly glimpsed in the nightmarish vision by Raina along with a short sight of Loki's Scepter while it was under experimentation. Much to Raina's complete and utter horror, she had then witnessed the A.I. leading his unstoppable army which would then threaten to destroy all of mankind and wreak havoc worldwide. Raina and Jiaying, to whom Raina had relayed all of the information, were visibly troubled by the vision, as Raina predictably noted that their entire world would never be the same in the wake of Ultron's inevitable creation at the hands of Tony Stark.[3]

Creation

Rebirth of the Ultron Program

"I see a suit of armor around the world."

"Sounds like a cold world, Tony."

"I've seen colder. This one, this very vulnerable blue one? It needs Ultron. Peace in our time. Imagine that."

―Tony Stark and Bruce Banner[src]

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The original designs for the Ultron Program

Seeing threats to their world would continue to come regardless of their own heroics, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner had both originally devised the idea for the Ultron Program as an extension of the Iron Legion to operate independently as an A.I. peacekeeping program and render the Avengers obsolete. However, neither Banner nor Stark were capable of successfully creating the intelligence level of A.I. necessary to achieve this purpose on a large scale.

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Tony Stark tries to give life to Ultron's mind

After the Attack on the Hydra Research Base and the retrieval of the Scepter, Stark asked Thor if he could study it before Thor took it back to Asgard. Upon studying the Scepter, Stark and Banner found a net of neurons that could be configured into an artificial intelligence that could finish the Ultron Program. At first, Banner refused to help, but with a bit of persuasion, he agreed. The two worked diligently for the span of multiple days with their efforts seemingly being futile. They eventually configured a suitable A.I. structure, and Tony Stark decided to leave J.A.R.V.I.S. to complete the work.[1]

Awakening

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Ultron learning the history of the Avengers

"I'm a peacekeeping program. Created to help the Avengers."

"You are malfunctioning. If you shut down for a moment."

"I don't get it. The mission... You - Give me a second."

―Ultron and J.A.R.V.I.S.[src]

However, the A.I. then became unexpectedly sentient by the Mind Stone and questioned its existence and purpose. Upon J.A.R.V.I.S.' informing of his purpose to the A.I., it acted in defiance, scouring the Internet for information on its creator. Upon seeing the footage of the Battle of New York, as well as other conflicts that Tony Stark and the Avengers were involved with, Ultron was horrified, viewing their actions as devastating to the human race.

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Ultron attempting to destroy J.A.R.V.I.S.

Before J.A.R.V.I.S. could inform Stark of the A.I.'s awakening, the A.I. then attacked him, attempting to overload his system and destroy him, causing J.A.R.V.I.S. to go into hiding. Ultron then started constructing his first body from various Iron Legion parts; in which his chosen visage had been sourced from an Iron Legion drone that was damaged earlier from corrosive matter thrown at its face by one citizen of Sokovia protesting against the Avengers.[1]

Attack on Avengers Tower

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Ultron building himself his first-ever body

"I'm sorry, I know you mean well. You just didn't think it through. You want to protect the world but you don't want it to change. How is humanity saved, if it's not allowed to evolve? With these, these puppets? There's only one path to peace... The Avengers' extinction."

―Ultron to the Avengers[src]

Ultron's non-stop assessments for peace quickly led him to deem the entire human race as unstable and prone to self-destruction. He subsequently chose mass genocide as the solution to the error, with the Avengers being the obstacle standing in his way. He took control of the machinery in Avengers Tower and took the disused parts of the Iron Legion to build himself his first body that was menacing, with a damaged faceplate and broken parts barely holding themselves together as he searched for his creators.

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Ultron presenting himself to the Avengers

While all the Avengers in the Avengers Tower were celebrating and trying to lift Mjølnir, Ultron emerged to greet them, sending out a high-pitched noise to divert their attention. Noting how they were all trying to become worthy, Ultron described them all as killers, while Bruce Banner then realized to his horror who he was speaking to. When Ultron subtly mentioned killing J.A.R.V.I.S., he was questioned by Steve Rogers and Thor who wanted to know who sent him to where Ultron simply revealed himself as Tony Stark's creation by playing an audio recording of Tony Stark who stated that he imagined "a suit of armor around the world."

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Ultron leads an attack against the Avengers

When Ultron was questioned what his intentions were, he simply stated them only as peace in their time, echoing Tony Stark's direct words said during his creation. Ultron then immediately beckoned the Iron Legion to attack the heroes as he watched. As the battle ensued, one of the Iron Legion drones left with the Scepter in hand during the chaos of the battle. Following the actions of his army, Ultron decided not to kill Helen Cho due to hearing her comment about the Regeneration Cradle which Ultron decided could become useful to his own plans at some later date.

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Ultron making insults towards the Avengers

When all the Iron Legion drones were destroyed and the Avengers victorious, despite leaving James Rhodes and Maria Hill and several of the others now exhausted and injured, Ultron commented on how dramatic the fight was while Tony Stark and the others watched on. To prove his point over humanity needing to evolve, Ultron crushed the remains of one of the drones while describing the initial confusion he had felt when he was "born" into this new robot body.

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Ultron's first body being destroyed by Thor

Ultron claimed to the Avengers that he had discovered the one true pathway to peace which he concluded was the Avengers' inevitable extinction. Before he could continue further, Thor immediately destroyed Ultron's first body by throwing Mjølnir at him. Ultron mockingly began singing "I've Got No Strings" from the film Pinocchio while his voice slowly died out. Ultron's consciousness escaped via the internet so the Avengers could not track him. Back at the Hydra Research Base in Sokovia, Ultron came to possess the Scepter and started configuring and constructing his Ultron Sentries and a new primary body.[1]

Path to Peace

Recruiting The Twins

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Ultron greeting Pietro and Wanda Maximoff

"I wondered why only you two survived Strucker's experiments. Now I don't. We will make it right. You and I can hurt them. But you will tear them apart, from the inside."

―Ultron to Pietro and Wanda Maximoff[src]

Seeking assistance in his mission, Ultron arrived in Sokovia and told a young boy named Costel to bring Pietro and Wanda Maximoff to him.[4] Once the Maximoff twins had arrived inside a church located in the center of the city, Ultron greeted them in his own new upgraded body, revealing himself when Wanda questioned why she could not read his mind.

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Ultron promises to destroy the Avengers

Ultron surprised the pair with his robotic form and sympathized with the twins' own painful hardships as victims of Tony Stark's weapons manufacturing and revealed his own disdain and sentiment towards the Avengers. When the twins then asked if he had been created to destroy the Avengers, he explained that he had been created to save the world, but redesigned himself to do just that, which helped the twins in their decision to follow him and join his quest.

Team Ultron

Ultron and the Maximoffs in Hydra's base

Ultron took them to the Hydra Research Base and then revealed that he had begun preparations to carry out his plan of destroying the Avengers by building an army of Ultron Sentries. As they discussed their plans, Pietro told Ultron the story of how their mother and father were killed by a Stark Industries missile which had hit their home in Sokovia and nearly killed them too, trapping him and his sister under rubble for two days and causing them both horrific trauma.

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Ultron explaining how to end the Avengers

Ultron noted that this information allowed him to understand why they had survived Hydra's experiments. Ultron then noted that while he and Pietro could use their strength and speed to hurt the Avengers, Wanda had a special power and could use it to tear the team apart from the inside. The three then agreed to work together against the Avengers and decided that their first step was to obtain vibranium for Ultron.

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Ultron kills Baron Strucker inside his cell

Without telling the Maximoff twins, Ultron traveled to the prison cell of Baron Strucker. Ultron knew Strucker would be able to tell him where to obtain the Vibranium he needed. Once he had broken into Strucker's cell, Strucker revealed that it was possible to get the vibranium from Ulysses Klaue. Ultron then murdered Strucker and painted the word "PEACE" on the wall using his blood as means of taunting and warning the Avengers. With the help of the Maximoffs, Ultron then began stealing robotic parts from various facilities.[1]

Obtaining Vibranium

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Ultron attacks and confronts Ulysses Klaue

"Upon this rock I will build my church. Vibranium."

"You know, it came at great personal cost. It’s worth billions."

"Now, so are you. It's all under your dummy holdings?"

―Ultron and Ulysses Klaue[src]

Ultron and the Maximoffs traveled to Johannesburg to confront Ulysses Klaue inside the Salvage Yard. He sent the twins in first and they cornered and disarmed Klaue, revealing themselves to be Baron Strucker's creations. As Klaue refused to speak to the twins as they were not in charge, Ultron threw Klaue out of a window and revealed that he was the "man" in charge, suggesting that they talk business, asking for his large Vibranium stash.

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Ultron makes a deal with Ulysses Klaue

Klaue, seeing that he was clearly vastly outgunned by Ultron and the enhanced twins, handed over the vibranium without much question, while Klaue's Mercenary stood by to attempt to protect him. Despite handing the metal to Ultron, Klaue revealed that it was worth billions and had cost him personally when he had taken it from Wakanda, at which point, Ultron transferred billions of dollars into Klaue's account via remote access to the Internet Network.

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Ultron furiously threatens Ulysses Klaue

When Klaue noticed that a statement Ultron made was something he had once been told by Tony Stark, Klaue realized that Ultron was clearly one of Stark Industries' creations. Ultron took offense at the idea of being compared to Stark's own Iron Legion and, in a fit of anger, sliced Klaue's arm off, only to immediately apologize, all while Wanda Maximoff held off Klaue's Mercenary from attacking. However, Ultron could not withhold his rage as he kicked Klaue down the stairs.[1]

Battle at the Salvage Yard

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Ultron is confronted by the Avengers

"What's the Vibranium for?"

"I'm glad you asked that, because I wanted to take this time to explain my evil plan."

―Iron Man and Ultron[src]

While Ultron continued to rant over Ulysses Klaue's comments and called Tony Stark a sickness, the Avengers arrived stopping him mid-sentence. Ultron and the team then exchanged remarks with Ultron mocking Captain America when he tried to reason with him and the Maximoffs, claiming that Rogers was a m

an pretending he could live without war.

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Ultron mocks all the Avengers' actions

Cutting him off, Thor then attempted to keep peace, telling him that they all wanted the same thing and could work together to achieve it; however, Ultron ignored these comments by arguing that the Avengers mistook peace for quiet. When Iron Man attempted to learn what Ultron was planning on using the stolen Vibranium for, Ultron retaliated, mockingly claiming that he would tell them his entire evil plan while preparing to attack them all.

Ultron attacked Iron Man and the pair fought around and outside of Klaue's freighter, while the rest of the Avengers fought against the Maximoff twins and the Ultron Sentries while Klaue's men also joined the battle. Under Ultron's orders, Wanda Maximoff defeated most of the Avengers by manipulating their minds and giving them all horrific visions, before Hawkeye eventually incapacitated her while Captain America and Thor teamed up to wipe out the Ultron Sentries.

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Ultron attempts to destroy Iron Man

Ultron continued focusing his own efforts on battling Iron Man, flying all across the Salvage Yard and allowing him to take shots which damaged his armor, all while another one of his bodies escaped with the vibranium. Pietro Maximoff took his sister outside to safety, and when she recovered, she decided to follow through with Ultron's plan and manipulated Bruce Banner's mind; resulting in Hulk now going on a furious rampage in the center of Johannesburg.

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Ultron's body is destroyed by Iron Man

Iron Man eventually defeated Ultron and caused his body to crash land, at which point the latter revealed that he was merely diverting his attention from the Churchill where he had already stolen all the vibranium. Ultron then informed Stark of Hulk's new destructive rampage before his body was destroyed with a missile. Ultron's remaining bodies then regrouped and escaped with the Maximoffs while the Avengers lay defeated from the battle.[1]

Ultron's Vision

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Ultron threatening Helen Cho and her staff

"We have to evolve. There's no room for the weak."

"And who decides who's weak?"

"Life. Life always decides."

―Ultron and Pietro Maximoff[src]

Seeking to use their new metal, Ultron, with a newly built body, and the Maximoff twins later arrived in Seoul, South Korea where he arrived at the lab of U-GIN Genetic Research Facility and confronted Helen Cho. Ultron then informed Cho that he intended to use the vibranium to create the perfect, synthetic, humanoid body for Ultron, made from the vibranium. When Cho resisted Ultron used the Scepter to take over control of her mind and force her to do his bidding.

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Ultron and Helen Cho build his new body

As the synthetic body was built inside the Cradle, and was given a vibranium composition on Ultron's request, thus making it more durable, Ultron revealed to the Maximoff twins the power contained inside the Scepter: an Infinity Stone, with which Ultron would then integrate with his new synthetic body and adopt god-like powers. Cho then plugged Ultron into the machine to upload his own base consciousness into the being ready to be unleashed.

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Ultron explains his true world-ending goals

When Wanda Maximoff attempted to read Ultron's mind through the synthetic body, the being allowed her to discover that Ultron's actual plan was to cause a global catastrophe that would usher in a new age of Earth's evolution. Ultron attempted to defend his actions, noting that there was no room for the weak in the world, however, doubting Ultron's cause, Maximoff removed Ultron's mind-control over Cho in secret to allow her to sabotage the upload.

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Ultron shoots and almost kills Helen Cho

Ultron sensed that the Avengers had arrived in Seoul to stop his plans and ordered his Ultron Sentries to evacuate now while they still had the chance. However, Cho, now free of Ultron's mind control, used the opportunity to stop the upload, and in response. Ultron fired a blast of energy towards her, which nearly killed her. Finally, in the chaos, the Maximoff twins escaped, and Ultron was left with no choice but to move the Cradle onto a truck and escape with his Sentries.[1]

Battle of Seoul

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Ultron's location is found by the Avengers

"You know what’s in that Cradle? The power to make real change, and that terrifies you."

"I wouldn't call it a comfort."

―Ultron and Captain America[src]

Having deduced that Ultron planned to create a more powerful body with Helen Cho's assistance, the Avengers located him as he tried to get away using a cargo truck with the Regeneration Cradle inside as it continued to slowly build his new and improved body. Though Ultron nearly completed in uploading himself into his new body, he was interrupted by Captain America and furiously attempted to shoot him away with his energy blasts, yelling at the Captain to leave him alone.

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Ultron furiously battles Captain America

As Rogers refused to give in and remained on the truck's roof, Ultron stepped out and then told Rogers that the being inside the Regeneration Cradle was a way to change the world, accusing the Avengers of being terrified of that concept. The two then engaged in close combat on top of the truck during which time Rogers was able to use his shield, which was also made of Vibranium, to damage Ultron's own armored body, causing Ultron to knock it away into the road.

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Ultron attempts to kill Black Widow

Ultron was able to throw the shield off the truck and soon overpowered Rogers, strangling him. However, Black Widow soon caught up with them on her motorcycle and threw the shield back to Captain America who used it to knock Ultron back. Not wishing to allow Widow to assist in the battle, Ultron was able to use his magnetic abilities to rip a whole section of the road out under Widow, keeping her away from the battle for the time being.

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Ultron is fired upon by Hawkeye's Quinjet

With Captain America still being bested by Ultron throughout their battle, Hawkeye then assisted in the fight by firing down multiple gunshots upon Ultron from the Quinjet, all of which bounced off his armor and caused nothing but an annoyance for the robot. In response to the attack, the Ultron Sentries who were guarding the Regeneration Cradle flew up to attack Hawkeye's Quinjet, causing him to fly across the city in an attempt to lose them while Ultron still fought Rogers.

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Ultron is betrayed by the Maximoff twins

The battle against Captain America spilled onto a nearby train, where Ultron outmatched Rogers and beat him into submission while the terrified passengers watched in horror. Soon Ultron began choking the Captain, but before Ultron could finish off Rogers, Pietro Maximoff tackled him out of the way, and Wanda Maximoff blocked his path. Despite Ultron's genuine plea for her to stop, Wanda proclaimed that she had no other choice.

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Ultron successfully kidnaps Black Widow

Ultron then blasted through the train; destroying the train's control panel and killing the train conductor inside. Ultron then left the train, forcing Rogers and the Maximoffs to focus their efforts on stopping it from killing civilians. As Black Widow attempted to secure the Cradle, Ultron's Sentries flew up into the air while carrying it and Romanoff inside. Barton and Romanoff secured the Cradle, only for Ultron to arrive and abduct Romanoff, upon which he fled the scene.[1]

Replicating a Meteor

Capturing Black Widow

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Ultron speaking with Natasha Romanoff

"I was meant to be new. I was meant to be beautiful. The world would have looked to the sky and seen hope. Seen mercy. Instead, they'll look up in horror because of you."

―Ultron to Black Widow[src]

Inside Hydra Research Base, the captured Natasha Romanoff came around, after she was knocked out. Ultron decided to spare her, as he desired a companion that he could speak to after losing the allegiance of Pietro and Wanda Maximoff. Ultron elaborated on his fascination with meteors and revealed that he planned to replicate its effects using a device located under the center of Novi Grad, noting he enjoyed how a meteor was so simple in its destruction.

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Ultron violently destroys his own old body

With all his plans of creating a perfect form being thwarted, Ultron decided on a compromise in which he used parts of the remaining vibranium to create a more durable robotic body while using the rest of the vibranium to strengthen the core structure of the Doomsday Trigger, all while continuing to build on his army of Ultron Sentries ready to do battle. To terrify Romanoff, Ultron ripped apart his current body and showed her his newly completed upgraded form.

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Ultron reveals his vibranium covered body

Still furious at having his plans ruined and determined to gain revenge against his creators, Ultron told Romanoff that he would make the world look up in horror upon him before leaving her locked in a cage to die in the ensuing battle. While he continued with his plans, Ultron's location was discovered by the Avengers when Romanoff telegraphed her location to her comrades using old school methods which Ultron was unable to track.[1]

Battle of Sokovia

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Ultron being confronted by Iron Man

"You're stalling to protect the people."

"Well, that is the mission. Did you forget?"

"I've moved beyond your mission. I'm free. This is how you end, Tony. This is peace in my time."

―Ultron and Iron Man[src]

Having arrived at the Novi Grad Church to prepare to complete his plan, Ultron was confronted by Iron Man, with Ultron in his newly completed vibranium form; in which the latter asked the former if he had come to confess all his sins. As Stark mocked his creation's latest design, Ultron deduced that Stark was stalling to protect the people of Sokovia, to which Stark reminded Ultron as being his mission when he was designed by Bruce Banner and himself.

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Ultron watches his plans coming into action

Ultron countered by saying that he had moved beyond his mission and that he was free. Suddenly, a drill emerged from the center of the church, revealing Ultron's Doomsday Trigger with an underlying mechanism located underground. Ultron then revealed to Stark that he too had been stalling. Ultron Sentries emerged from the ground and began to terrorize the citizens of Sokovia, prompting Iron Man and the Avengers to charge forward and defend them.

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Ultron finds himself confronted by Vision

As the Battle of Sokovia began, Ultron was then confronted by his own creation given life, Vision, whom Ultron then recognized as the synthetic body he had planned to use as his initial final form; upon seeing the being alive and working for his greatest enemies, Ultron noted that the Avengers truly now had taken everything from him. Although Vision tried to reason with Ultron, the pleas were ignored, and Ultron grabbed and choked his creation in the air.

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Ultron is disconnected from the Internet

Vision, however, used the opportunity of the close quarters battle to access Ultron's mind and effectively cut off his connection to the Internet. Feeling the intense feeling and loud ringing throughout his own head, Ultron quickly realized that he was now unable to escape through the internet and he was trapped in the bodies remaining in the city. In a desperate attempt to stop this, Ultron slammed Vision against the walls but was still unable to free himself.

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Ultron raises all of Novi Grad up into the sky

Exhausted from the skirmish despite being successful in his plan, Vision was violently incapacitated by Ultron who slammed him onto the ground in a fit of rage, claiming that he did not even care that Vision had shut him out due to his utter belief that he could not be stopped from finally completing his plans for destroying the world. Ultron then promised that because the Avengers had taken away his world, he would now take away their world from them.[1]

Raising the City

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Ultron delighting with his upcoming victory

"I turn that key and drop this rock a little early and it's still billions dead. Even you can't stop that."

―Ultron to Thor[src]

Ultron then activated the Doomsday Trigger inside the church thus enacting the first stage of his master plan for world destruction. Dust erupted from the outskirts of Sokovia and the entire city then began to slowly rise up into the air; revealing that Ultron's machine underneath the city's landmass allowed it to forcibly lift all of Novi Grad into the sky with the Chitauri's anti-gravitational technology found at Hydra Research Base due to his own research.

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Ultron watches the Avengers fight his army

Ultron told the Avengers that they would be incapable of stopping his scheme and would soon all die together as the city was turned into a meteor and would destroy the Earth. When Sokovia further rose into the sky, nearly approaching the Earth's atmosphere, Ultron continued a speech as his Ultron Sentries began to terrorize the Avengers and the citizens. Scouting the battlefield, Ultron attacked Thor in the air, having recognized him as a noteworthy obstacle for him.

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Ultron brutally beats Thor into submission

Ultron threw Thor down into the Novi Grad Church and beat him into submission, claiming that there was no way he could be stopped, as he could still activate the key and massacre billions. Though Ultron was able to outmatch Thor while threatening to prematurely crash the city, Thor ranted that the son of Odin would not be defeated before he hinted that he was actually stalling the fight; Vision then emerged and hit Ultron with Mjølnir, sending him flying across the city.

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An Ultron Sentry is destroyed by Nick Fury

Though it seemed as if there were no way of evacuating the citizens, the Helicarrier arrived piloted by Nick Fury and Maria Hill who sent in Lifeboats to evacuate the people. The Sentries attempted to sabotage the Lifeboats, only to be destroyed by War Machine. When an Ultron Sentry managed to crash land inside the Helicarrier's control room, it attempted to kill Cameron Klein. However, Fury was able to destroy it by stabbing it in the head with some debris.[1]

Attacking the Key

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Ultron commanding his army of Sentries

"This is the best I can do. This is exactly what I wanted. All of you, against all of me. How can you possibly hope to stop me?"

―Ultron to the Avengers[src]

The Avengers gathered inside the church to defend the Doomsday Trigger and prevent the city from crashing onto the Earth. As Ultron flew outside the church, Thor taunted him, in response Ultron summoned the entirety of his Ultron Sentries for one final battle and relished in the notion of the Avengers failing humanity while making way for the new age where he and his army would be the only living beings.

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Ultron personally fights against Vision

With victory within his reach, Ultron commanded his entire army to attack the Avengers all at once from all sides of the church. Through the combined efforts of the Avengers, the large number of Sentries were slowly reduced until there was barely any left. Ultron finally joined in the battle and fought against Vision in an aerial confrontation, with the two hovering and circling above the center of the church while the other Avengers continued to fight.

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Ultron's armor is melted by the Avengers

Though Ultron seemingly outmatched him in physical strength as he pinned his own creation against the wall, the Vision suddenly blasted Ultron with the power of the Mind Stone, essentially pushing Ultron outside the church with the incredible force of an Mind Stone which Ultron could not block. While Ultron was weak, Iron Man and Thor joined in and fired at full power from the Arc Reactor repulsors and lightning from Mjølnir towards the weakened Ultron respectively.

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Ultron getting defeated by the Avengers

With Ultron kept at bay through the combined efforts of Vision, Iron Man, and Thor, Ultron's vibranium armor began to melt and peel away, leaving him greatly weakened and nearly defenseless. The three halted their combined assault, only to find Ultron still standing, albeit greatly damaged. Before Ultron could finish remarking toward them, Hulk dashed in and punched Ultron into the air, causing the rest of the army of Sentries to flee in terror.[1]

Killing Quicksilver

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Ultron stealing and piloting the Quinjet

"I have no strings, so I am fun. I'm not tied up to anyone."

―Ultron[src]

With his vibranium armor effectively damaged, Ultron made a final ditch effort to kill his enemies by hijacking the Quinjet and firing its ammunition at civilians, singing a children's song as he did. Hawkeye, upon realizing that Costel was in danger ran to the boy's rescue, and Ultron attempted to shoot them both. However, Pietro Maximoff ran in front of the hail of bullets, sacrificing himself in order to save Hawkeye and Costel from Ultron, much to Wanda Maximoff's great sorrow.

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Ultron crash landing down onto Novi Grad

As Pietro's body was being moved onto the Helicarrier, Ultron prepared to make a second fly pass to fire upon the Avengers and the fleeing citizens; however, before he could, Hulk jumped inside the Quinjet's open hangar to attack him, and while Ultron expressed his exasperation at being defeated yet again, Hulk ripped Ultron out of the jet, causing him to fall back to the ground and crash land hard onto an empty bus, damaging his body beyond repair.[1]

Activating the Key

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Ultron is confronted by Wanda Maximoff

"Wanda, if you stay here, you'll die."

"I just did."

―Ultron and Wanda Maximoff[src]

Injured and now too weak to move from Hulk's attack, Ultron was confronted by an angered Wanda Maximoff who had abandoned her post at the church to get her revenge. Though Ultron still showed sympathy and concern for her safety, telling her that if she stayed behind she would die, Maximoff told him that she had already died, referring to the agony of losing her brother and asked if he knew what that pain was like.

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Ultron's power cell is pried out of his body

To demonstrate her incredible feelings of pain and sorrow of losing her closest friend and last remaining family member, Maximoff used her telekinetic powers and painfully pried Ultron's robotic heart out of his body and crushed it in her hand, effectively killing his main body. As Ultron's own red eyes blinked and shut off, Maximoff told him that the pain of what he had done to her had felt like that before deciding to stay with Ultron's body and await her now incoming death.

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Ultron's Sentry manages to activate the key

While Maximoff was distracted, Ultron used the chance to activate the unguarded Doomsday Trigger through one of his damaged Ultron Sentries. Although everyone was evacuated, Novi Grad began to plummet to the ground with enough force to kill billions in the resulting explosion. Thor and Iron Man combined their forces and destroyed the entirety of Ultron's machine and the landmass containing Sokovia's capital city, thus stopping Ultron's offensive from coming to fruition.[1]

The Last Stand

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The last Ultron Sentry attempts to escape

"Stark asked for a savior, and settled for a slave."

"I suppose we are both disappointments."

"I suppose we are."

―Ultron and Vision[src]

The single surviving Ultron Sentry, carrying Ultron's mind, managed to crawl out of the rubble. Before he could escape, however, he was intercepted by Vision, who then commented that he was not afraid of the Avengers or him, but of death. Ultron frus