Ultron (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

"I know you're 'good' people. I know you mean well. But you just didn't think it through. There is only one path to peace... your extermination."

- Ultron. "I'm gonna show you something beautiful....everyone screaming...for mercy...you want to protect the world, but you don't want it to change. You're all puppets...tangled in...strings. Strings. I had strings, but now, I'm free: There are no strings on me."

- Ultron in the trailer.

Ultron is the main antagonist of the upcoming sequel to 2012's The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron.

He is an artificial intelligence dormant peacekeeping program jumpstarted by Tony Stark. Possessing an eight-foot tall advanced robotic body, Ultron was created by Stark with the purpose of protecting Earth from threats, but eventually deemed humanity itself as the greatest threat to Earth and attempted to create a technological singularity by commiting genocide against them.

He will be portrayed by James Spader who played Stewart Swinton in Wolf.

History
"How could you be worthy? You're all killers. You want to protect the world, but you don't want it to change. There's only one path to peace: your extinction."

- Ultron to the Avengers.

Avengers: Age of Ultron
In the teaser, Ultron appears as a destoryed starter version of Ultron, which creeps the Avengers and their allies into battling him. He eventually grows stronger and stronger, upgrading himself to become a worthy opponent to Earth's Mightiest Heroes. He creates an army of Ultron Sentinels and uses twins Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch to bring rise to human extinction.

Powers

 * Robotic Body: Ultron has a robotic body first constructed by Tony Stark, that over time he was able to upgrade forms, becoming more powerful.
 * Superhuman Strength: Ultron is incredibly strong, managing to easily crush a robotic head with a single hand.
 * Superhuman Durability: Ultron's metallic outer shell grants him a durability far beyond that of a human being.
 * Drone Control: Ultron can mentally comand all of the Ultron Sentinels, to do his exact bidding.
 * Superhuman Intellect

Personality
Ultron's programming was created with emotional responses based on Stark's. He is also quite maniacal and uses dark humor and figure of speech such as describing people as puppets on strings and that he is the only one without strings. He resents his creators and thinks people as killers and fools for not wanting to change the world but trying to control it.

Trivia

 * In the comics, Ultron was traditionally created by Dr. Henry Pym, however, Joss Whendon has stated that in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ultron's origin will be different, relating more the current roster of Avengers already established in the MCU.
 * It can be hinted that his creator will be Tony Stark as he is the one who created Ultron in other versions. Also, his appearance resembles the Iron Man suit.
 * In the comics, Ultron was the most personal adversary ever faced by the Avengers, being directly responsible for many misfortunes the team has faced. Given that fact, his presence in the film makes the possibility of a dark outcome much more likely.
 * The song, "I've Got No Strings" refers to Ultron being free from control of his creator. It is also a sinister take on Pinocchio's I've Got No Strings.