VisionQuest Leaves Ultron’s Future Open—and the MCU Shouldn’t Be Done With Him Either
A finale leaves Ultron alive
VisionQuest brings Vision and Ultron’s evolving relationship to a head. Vision stops Ultron from carrying out another potential mass killing, using sitcoms to do it. The simulation seems to burn out both characters’ cores, but Ultron survives. In the post-credits scene, he holds Jocasta’s source code and considers bringing her back.
Matalas leaves a question open
Showrunner Terry Matalas told Entertainment Weekly that he wanted the ending to suggest Ultron still has a future. He said Ultron had promised Vision he did not want to continue alone and had a backup plan.
Matalas described the ending as a question for viewers: Ultron might act for good or for bad. The scene does not settle which direction he will take.
The MCU could revisit Ultron
The story leaves open whether Ultron will return to trying to eradicate humanity or choose a different path. Exploring that uncertainty could extend the stories begun in WandaVision and Agatha All Along.
Key points
- Ultron survives the simulation in VisionQuest’s finale.
- The post-credits scene shows him considering a revival of Jocasta.
- Showrunner Terry Matalas said Ultron’s future was deliberately left open.
- The MCU could explore whether Ultron reforms or returns to his former ambitions.