| Ultron | |
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 Ultron as seen in the 2013 storyline Age of Ultron. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Avengers #54 (July 1968)[1] (non-named cameo) The Avengers #55 (August 1968) (first named appearance) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas (writer) John Buscema (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Robot |
| Team affiliations | Masters of Evil Lethal Legion Sons of Yinsen Ultron Sentries Phalanx Iron Avengers |
| Notable aliases | Ultron-5 Ultron-6 Ultron-7 Ultron-8 Ultron-9 Ultron-10 Ultron-11 Ultron-12 Ultron-13 Ultron-14 Ultron-15 Ultron-16 Ultron-17 Ultron-18 Crimson Cowl Ultron Prime Ultimate Ultron Hank Pym Doctor Doom Ultron Pym All-Father Ultron |
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Ultron (/ˈʌltrɒn/) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, the character first appeared as an unnamed character in The Avengers #54 (July 1968), with his first full appearance in The Avengers #55 (August 1968). He is a self-aware and highly intelligent artificial intelligence in a robot body who develops a god complex and a grudge against his creator Hank Pym. His goal to destroy humanity in a shortsighted attempt at creating world peace has brought him into repeated conflict with the Avengers. Stories often end in Ultron's apparent destruction, only for the character to be resurrected in new forms.
Ultron's physical body is made of a durable alloy, and he has manifested various superpowers. These vary between different stories but generally include superhuman strength, speed, and agility, flight, and energy projection. The character usually operates alone or accompanied by legions of copies of his own robotic form known as Ultron Drones. Ultron is notable for being the first character in Marvel Comics to wield the fictional metal alloy adamantium[2] and for his (in-story) creation of the Vision.[3][2]
Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, Ultron has since featured in Marvel products across different media, such as animated television series and video games. Tom Kane and Jim Meskimen are among the actors that have portrayed the character via voice acting. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), James Spader portrayed Ultron in his first live-action appearance in the Marvel Studios film Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015),[4] while Ross Marquand voiced alternate universe versions in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021) and the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
- ^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
- ^ a b Walker, Karen (February 2010). "Ultron: The Black Sheep of the Avengers Family". Back Issue! (38). TwoMorrows Publishing: 23–30.
- ^ The Avengers #57 (October 1968). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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