Marvel Rivals, the 6v6 hero shooter from NetEase Games, features a list of ever-expanding heroes and villains for players to control. With new characters coming every six weeks, the team behind the game has a stockpile of characters supposedly finished and waiting to join the roster.
According to leaks, the Avengers-level threat, Ultron is on the short list of heroes coming to the game. Do you need to brush up on your Ultron knowledge or look for facts about the upcoming character? Look no further. Let’s dive deep into the villainous AI’s lore.
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Ultron’s First Appearances
- Introduced as Crimson Cowl in ‘The Avengers #54’ in 1968.
- Ultron debuted in ‘The Avengers #55’ in 1968.
- Since his reveal, Ultron has been the central antagonist of several Avengers storylines.
Ultron Origins
Ultron’s origins differ greatly from the Marvel Cinematic Universe or MCU. Tony Stark did not create the all-powerful automaton. Instead, Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, came up with the idea for a peacekeeping protocol AI.
After the initial design phase, Ultron gained sentience and intelligence and grew to hate his creator and envy his relationship with Janet Van Dyne, eventually fighting back against his programming to become autonomous.
Once he was no longer bound to Hank Pym’s directives, Ultron removed himself from Hank Pym’s memory entirely, granting time to strengthen while in hiding. Ultron finally debuted as an Avengers villain under the name Ultron-5, the fifth incarnation of the AI. Boasting an adamantium body and droves of drones at his command he still serves as one of the most problematic villains to eliminate today.
If any piece of Ultron survives or stores a backup of his AI online, he will reincarnate and return to wreak havoc upon the Avengers. While the Avengers have completely wiped out Ultron before, it’s a tall order, and more often than not, Ultron does come back, stronger than before with a new, more powerful version.
Unlike in the MCU, Ultron sent Vision as an assailant to eliminate the Avengers in the lead-up to his arrival. He was never planned as a body for the automaton to inhabit.
For more on Ultron, check out the History of Ultron video below:
Ultron Leaked Moveset
A list of Ultron’s moves leaked shortly after the game’s launch, with pages like RivalsLeaks posting them online. You can see the full breakdown of each move below:
Abilities
- Encephalo-Ray (Attack)
- Unleash a burning energy beam.
- Dynamic Flight
- Fly quickly in the direction of movement and then enter a free-flight mode.
- Imperative: Patch
- Command a giant drone to follow an ally, constantly healing allies in its radius, with additional healing for
- Imperative: Firewall
- Summon drones to grant bonus Health to allies within range, centered on himself and the ally marked with Imperative: Patch.
- Rage of Ultron (Ultimate)
- Summon Ultron Drones to fire Encephalo-Rays, damaging enemies or healing allies.
- Algorithm Correction (Passive)
- Hold jump to fall slowly.
Ultron Reading List
Below you’ll find some of the most lauded Ultron stories in Marvel’s catalog, including Annihilation: Conquest, a story many say is one of the strongest outings for the Avengers antagonist.
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