The Vision

[The Vision]

HISTORY

tl;dr he's from the comics, from the AXIS storyline.

The Vision is something called a synthezoid - apparently, a completely synthetic human. He was created by the robot Ultron to destroy the Avengers: he was a trap so invested in tricking the Avengers that he himself did not know he was on Ultron's side. Unfortunately, that meant that he believed he was on the Avengers' side - thus, he attacked Ultron and tricked him into killing himself. Eventually, he joined the Avengers.

Later, it was revealed that his brainwaves are that of Wonder Man, who later refused to lend them again. In a weird twist of fate that can only happen in comic books, the Vision turned out to also be part Human Torch, and long story short, he's partly Johnny Storm now.

Since his creation, the Vision has gone through a lot of adventures. He married Scarlet Witch (an admittedly shaky relationship, filled with unborn twins and several reality resets) and has since gone through a lot of character changes. Upshot is, he's an android/synthezoid that is doing his very best to simulate humanity.

Storywise, he was plucked right after the events of AXIS.

PERSONALITY

The Vision is essentially a robot, so he is, in some ways, cold, logical, and calculating. His programming often urges him to be eloquent and polite. However, since he is an extremely complex AI, the Vision does have emotions. He has quite the handle on them, and often he analyzes them like equations or programs. His emotions are not simulated - they are a copy of human brain waves. In this way, the Vision feels feelings just like the rest of us.

Though he does his best to be polite and peaceful, he does have a sassy element to his personality. He has no patience for ignorance nor rudeness. And while he may be an extremely logical creature, his synthetic brain also allows for emotional responses. For example in possibly the most iconic Vision scene, the Vision sheds a tear, overwhelmed by emotion, with the caption: "Even an android can cry!"

That having been said, he is still a robot. Sometimes, he'll seem cold and distant. He has no trouble sacrificing people for the greater good, but he always feels great regret afterwards. On the battlefield, he is a cold machine that does not hesitate to carry out whatever actions he deems necessary, even if the human part of him knows it's wrong.

FIGHTING STYLE

The Vision likes to fight tactically. He does his best to initiate fights with an element of surprise, appearing suddenly through the floor right in front of someone or ambushing someone through a wall. When the fighting starts, he likes to stay floating or standing at a distance, prodding and wearing down an enemy before moving in and taking them down with hard melee attacks. When he is in the ranged attack phase, he also scans the opponent's fighting style the best he can and tries to adjust accordingly. When he uses his Adaptoid powers too many times in a row, he becomes more aggressive and less defensive as the Adaptoid personality begins to take over.