An Riri Williams a.k.a. Ironheart, didn't get to discover what Mysterio did with his technology, and he won't participate in the MCU's Armor Wars or Vision Quest, both of which will likely bring back several of his enemies.

Vision Quest will follow White Vision, probably centering on his pursuit of his memories and his former identity. Little is known about Marvel's Vision Quest series, but Paul Bettany's return as White Vision and James Spader's return as Ultron have been confirmed. The original Vision landed the final blow on Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ultron hasn't shown any signs of life since then. However, Ultron is a shapeless virtual entity first and foremost, which means that he may never be truly dead. In Vision Quest, the AI villain could come back accompanied by a similar character.

Vision Quest Could Introduce Jocasta More Than 10 Years After Age Of Ultron Referenced Her

Iron Man Created Jocasta When He Designed Friday In Age Of Ultron

After Iron Man and the Avengers realize that Ultron has gone rogue in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tony Stark chooses a new AI system to replace JARVIS and settles for FRIDAY. Stark's other AI systems include TADASHI and JOCASTA. TADASHI may be a reference to Tadashi Hamada — older brother to Marvel hero Hiro Hamada, the main character of Big Hero 6. Jocasta is a reference to Ultron's female counterpart, created by Ultron to be his wife. While FRIDAY returned with Tony Stark in every subsequent MCU Iron Man appearance and Spider-Man inherited Karen, neither Tadashi nor Jocasta have appeared since Avengers: Age of Ultron.

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Both Ultron and Jocasta are almost condemned to return indefinitely due to their artificial nature. Vision has been defeated multiple times in the comics, yet he has come back stronger every time. Likewise, Jocasta has never had Ultron's evil intentions, and she has repeatedly sacrificed her life in order to help the Avengers, and yet she ends up coming back one way or another, many times restored by other villains and against her will.

Jocasta Could Be The Key To Ultron’s Final Defeat In Vision Quest

Jocasta Could Betray Ultron And Banish Him For Good In Vision Quest

Marvel Comics' Jocasta faces the MCU's Ultron in front of Ultron Sentries
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Throughout the years, Jocasta has been more heroic than villainous. Since her very first appearance, Jocasta rejected Ultron's desire to take her as his bride and follower, and she sided with the Avengers to stop him. Even though Ultron programmed Jocasta specifically to be loyal to him, she always ends up helping the heroes defeat Ultron and other villains. Jocasta's heroism may come from Janet van Dyne's imprint on her mind, as Ultron tried to transfer Wasp's consciousness into Jocasta.

Ultron and Jocasta display similar dynamics to Kang and Ravonna, as well as Thanos and Death — the male villain pursuing the female character who doesn't really want to be with him.

In Vision Quest, Ultron could return through a back-up he may have left behind on the internet before Vision destroyed the last Ultron Sentry. Seeing the world unprotected by the Avengers, with Iron Man dead and the original Vision decommissioned, Ultron could attempt to conquer the world a second time. This time around, Ultron might want to activate other AI systems for , including Jocasta. However, just like her comic book counterpart, the MCU's Jocasta could be naturally inclined to save the world, leading her to sabotage Ultron's plans. Given her nature, Jocasta could find a way to erase Ultron from the roots.

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Raza Could Be The First Undercover AI System Created By Ultron

Raza smoking a cigarette in Iron Man

Vision Quest's cast grows with the surprising return of Faran Tahir's Raza. Raza's role in Vision Quest is a mystery, as Raza was supposedly killed off-screen by Obadiah Stane as soon as Tony Stark escaped from Afghanistan in Iron Man. Although he might appear in a simple flashback scene, Raza could be more closely connected to Ultron. In the comics, the people who witnessed Tony Stark escape from his captors in the Iron Man Mk I armor created a cult called "the Sons of Yinsen", led by Ultron in an attempt to rebuild himself as a more anthropomorphic being.

Ultron's plan to transform Sokovia into a meteorite in Avengers: Age of Ultron is partly inspired by Marvel Comics' Sons of Yinsen storyline, where Ultron destroyed the floating city of New Timbetpal over the US.

Instead of Ho Yinsen, Ultron could create a Raza impostor to work alongside the Ten Rings organization and lay the foundations for his return. Several years after Raza and Ultron's death, Mysterio perfected the technology for replacing dead people with illusions using Stark technology, meaning that it's now possible for Ultron to impersonate humans seamlessly when he returns. But similarly to the source material, Ultron's plans in Vision Quest could be thwarted by Jocasta, who holds onto Ultron's head in order to prevent the villain from returning.

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