New or Returning? New.
Last Seen In: This is his big debut, although you might have heard him before. Since the first "Iron Man," back in 2008 (which, for those playing at home, was also the beginning of what we now know as the Marvel Cinematic Universe), Tony Stark’s computerized butler Jarvis has been voiced by Bettany, whose brittle British take on the character was very lovable. For "Age of Ultron," though, he gets to actually physically go toe-to-toe with the other characters.
This Time Around: The Vision is a Frankenstein-ian monster born out of evil robot Ultron’s mad quest for evolutionary change and the magic of the so-called "infinity stones," along with Tony’s ingenuity and Jarvis’s personality. The Vision is detached but also deeply sympathetic; one of his best lines is when the Avengers are trying to recruit him in the battle against Ultron and he says, coolly, "I am on the side of life."
Will He Be Back? Nothing has been confirmed but the way that "Avengers: Age of Ultron" ends, it seems like The Vision is very much a part of the team now. If he doesn’t show up in next year’s "Captain America: Civil War," then you can be sure to spot him in "Avengers: Infinity War," which starts its two-part sprawl in 2018 since those movies will concern the infinity stones, one of which is lodged in The Vision’s forehead…
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