What if the movie version of Ultron was more like his comic book counterpart?

You unlock this article with the click of curiosity. Inside it is another dimension. A dimension of wrongs, a dimension of rights. A dimension of words. You’re reading into an article of both emptiness and substance, of comic books and movies, you’ve just crossed over into the “What-if Zone.” Avengers: Age of Ultron was a movie released earlier this year and turned out to be a little disappointing, to say the least. This article isn’t about that though — this is the “What-if Zone.” What if movie Ultron had some semblance to the comic version that they are based on? What if Black Widow and the Hulk didn’t have a forced pickle-filled romance? “Why haven’t you brought me pictures of Spider-Man Parker?” These are the questions that will be answered. Well, the first question will be answered.

So the question is “What if Ultron was like the comic book counterpart?” Well besides the obvious fact that Hank Pym would be the one to create him, Ultron would be seen as an actual threat. In the comic book story “Age of Ultron,” Ultron had already taken over the world and killed plenty of people, superhero or not. Ultron’s abilities include, but are not limited to super strength, durability, absorbing energy, flying at super sonic speed — you know, the usual super death robot powers. An important power was missing though, and that’s his Encephalo-Ray. Yeah, I know that name is a mouthful, but let me explain. Ultron’s Encephalo-Ray can be used to put someone into a death-like coma, meani…

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