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* BullyingADragon: Deconstructed. On the one hand, the various attempts to bully, harass and drive out the superstrong invulnerable laser-shooting robots go about as well as expected. On the other hand, not only does attacking people- even bigots- have serious consequences in and of itself, the fact people hate the Visions ''that much'' causes them serious psychological harm even if they're never in physical danger.
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* ElectronicSpeechImpediment: Virginia seemingly starts developing one as her SanitySlippage continues, repeating words over and over.
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* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Victor, realizing that his death meant he could never become [[FutureMeScaresMe Victorious]]]]
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* CessationOfExistence: After [[spoiler: Vision and Virginia pray for Vin's soul to find rest]], the narration comments that in the Marvel Universe, there is an afterlife and death is not the end...for ''humans''. Not robots. [[Spoiler: Vin] "simply ends".
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* CessationOfExistence: After [[spoiler: Vision and Virginia Viv pray for Vin's soul to find rest]], the narration comments that in the Marvel Universe, there is an afterlife and death is not the end...for ''humans''. Not robots. [[Spoiler: Vin] "simply ends".
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* CessationOfExistence: After [[spoiler: Vision and Virginia pray for Vin's soul to find rest]], the narration comments that in the Marvel Universe, there is an afterlife and death is not the end...for ''humans''. Not robots. [[Spoiler: Vin] "simply ends".
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* InvisiblePresident: Vision is shown talking to an unidentified president in the Oval Office; we don't actually see his face. It's worth noting that President UsefulNotes/BarackObama ''does'' exist in the MarvelUniverse, but we don't know if he's the one working with Vision here.
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* InvisiblePresident: Vision is shown talking to an unidentified president in the Oval Office; we don't actually see his face. It's worth noting that President UsefulNotes/BarackObama ''does'' exist in the MarvelUniverse, Franchise/MarvelUniverse, but we don't know if he's the one working with Vision here.
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* FaceOfTheBand: When the Avengers appear, Tony Stark gets most prominence out of all of them.
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* FaceOfTheBand: TheFace: When the Avengers appear, Tony Stark gets most prominence out of all of them.
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* CoitusEnsues: In the third issue, after the Vision successfully fixes Viv, Virginia is so happy that she has sex with him (including phasing out of her lingerie). [[spoiler:It's also to distract him about the fact that the Grim Reaper is nowhere to be found.]]
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process
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* UncannyValley: (In-Universe) A common concurrence in the book, since all the main characters feel emotion, but cannot convey them. They don't even feel like flesh - one of their neighbors states that their hand felt like a "sandwich bag."
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[[Characters/Avengers60sMembers The Vision]] is a synthezoid, an "android composed of synthetic human blood and organs." He was created by Ultron to destroy the Avengers, but rebelled against him and instead became one of the Avengers. He has been through many things (even dying), but he has always wanted one thing: to be normal and have a family.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The synthezoids' neighbors are suspicious of them, and at least one wants them to leave town. Vin and Viv are outsiders at school. The children's principal still sees the synthezoids as dangerous and subhuman "guns", even though Vision has helped save the world over three dozen times.
* AlliterativeFamily: All of Visions family names begin with "Vi" in an alliterative fashion.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: All of the synthezoids have magenta skin.
* AlliterativeFamily: All of Visions family names begin with "Vi" in an alliterative fashion.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: All of the synthezoids have magenta skin.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The synthezoids love each other and are polite to their neighbors. However, they are all capable of shocking violence if provoked.
* CannotDream: The synthezoids shut down during the night so that their systems can process the previous day's input, but they do not dream.
* CurbStompBattle: The Avengers try to [[spoiler:stop Vision from killing Victor. Vision effortlessly defeats them all.]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Viv slams her fist through the staircase when brawling with Vin. Virginia accidentally smashes the kitchen table out of anxiety when law enforcement questions Vision.
** The synthezoids endure suspicion, threats, and hate crimes because they're different from those living around them. One can draw parallels between anti-synthezoid bigotry and racism.
* FaceOfTheBand: When the Avengers appear, Tony Stark gets most prominence out of all of them.
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** They have to fight this. In issue 2, Principal Waxman calls them "guns" and "shaped @#$%ing metal". Two kids spray paint "Go Home Socket Lovers" on their house in issue three. Leon Kinsky refers to Vin and Viv as Virginia's "things".
** Issue #8 shows a "for sale" sign in front of a house in their neighborhood, suggesting that at least one family is moving to get away from the synthezoids.
** They have to fight this. In issue 2, Principal Waxman calls them "guns" and "shaped @#$%ing metal". Two kids spray paint "Go Home Socket Lovers" on their house in issue three. Leon Kinsky refers to Vin and Viv as Virginia's "things".
** Issue #8 shows a "for sale" sign in front of a house in their neighborhood, suggesting that at least one family is moving to get away from the synthezoids.
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* FantasticRacism:
FantasticRacism: The Vision family endures this as synthezoids living among suspicious and sometimes hostile humans.
**They have to fight this. In issue 2, #1, the Grim Reaper tries to kill Virginia, Viv, and Vin out of hatred. Virginia beats him to death before he can succeed.
** In issue #2, Principal Waxman calls them "guns" and "shaped @#$%ing metal". Two kids spray paint "Go Home Socket Lovers" on their house in issue three. Leon Kinsky refers to Vin and Viv as Virginia's "things".
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* FantasticSlurs: Vandals spray paints "Go Home Socket Lovers" on their house, picked out of the search results for "bad names for robots". The principal at Vin and Viv's school refers to the synthezoids as "guns".
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* FantasticSlurs: Vandals spray paints "Go Home Socket Lovers" on their house, picked out of the search results for "bad names for robots". The principal at Vin and Viv's school refers to the synthezoids as "guns".
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* FlyingFirepower: The synthezoids can levitate and fly, as well as fire lasers from the jewels in their foreheads.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Apparently Vision wanted his family to live in Avengers' new headquarters, but his teammates [[FantasticRacism reaction]] caused them to moved to suburbs. [[spoiler: When they find out what is happening, they sent Victor Mancha to spy on them, instead of confronting Vision and talking with him like a long-time friend he is to many of them. And when that ends with Victor accidentally killing Vin, they just throw him into prison and put rest of Visions on home arrest.]]
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* MagicPants: Justified in that the synthezoids wear "clothes that phase" to preserve their modesty when they phase out.
* MonochromaticEyes: The synthezoids eyes are white with no irises or pupils.
* MonochromaticEyes: The synthezoids eyes are white with no irises or pupils.
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* TheNeedless: The synthezoids don't require food or water. While they do shut down at night so that their systems can process the day's events, they don't technically need sleep.
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* TraumaCongaLine: The Vision family suffers one misfortune after another, each more horrifying than the next.
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** A home intruder attacking one's spouse and children.
** Experiencing hate crimes.
** [[spoiler:Losing a child.]]
** [[spoiler:Losing a partner and raising your children as a single parent.]]
** A home intruder attacking one's spouse and children.
** Experiencing hate crimes.
** [[spoiler:Losing a child.]]
** [[spoiler:Losing a partner and raising your children as a single parent.]]
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: While the Vision himself is bald, Virginia, Viv, and Vin all have green hair to contrast their red skin.
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* KilledOffForReal: Mancha accidentally kills [[spoiler:Vin]] with his electromagnetic powers. The narrator explains that, since the charge overloaded the victim's nervous system, the damage was irreversible and he could not be revived by any means.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Virginia ends up taking the blame for everything that happened and pulls a HeroicSuicide to get everyone off the Vision's back. On the other hand, the Scarlet Witch and Iron Man are able to repair and revive Sparky, reuniting him with Viv. Also, [[MoodWhiplash according to the last few panels,]] [[HereWeGoAgain Vision appears to be rebuilding either Virginia or Vin]].]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Virginia [[spoiler:The events that lead to a BadFuture in which Vision has become a supervillain are thwarted. Also, the Scarlet Witch and Iron Man repair and revive Sparky, who reunites with a much more stable and self-assured Viv. On the other hand, Vin and Victor are dead, while Virginia ends up taking the blame for everything that happened and pulls a HeroicSuicide to get everyone off the Vision's back. On the other hand, the Scarlet Witch and Iron Man are able to repair and revive Sparky, reuniting him with Viv. Also, [[MoodWhiplash And according to the last few panels,]] panels, [[HereWeGoAgain Vision appears hasn't learned anything, since he has secretly started to be rebuilding either Virginia or Vin]].rebuild Virginia]].]]
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* TokenHouseguest: The comic is initially about the Vision's family not fitting in, but the arrival of Vision's sort-of brother ComicBook/VictorMancha, who comes to live with them for a while, is the beginning of the end.
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* TokenHouseguest: The comic is initially about the Vision's family not fitting in, but the arrival of Vision's sort-of brother ComicBook/VictorMancha, [[ComicBook/{{Runaways}} Victor Mancha]], who comes to live with them for a while, is the beginning of the end.
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* ContemplateOurNavels: The series contains a lot of philosophical discussions from all members of the family about what it means to be a living, thinking being and interacting with others alike. For example, Vin and Viv have a discussion about what the difference is between being able to predict someone will do something, and trusting that person will do it.
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* ContemplateOurNavels: The series contains a lot of philosophical discussions from all members of the family about what it means to be a living, thinking being and interacting with others alike. For example, Vin and Viv have a discussion about what the difference is between being able to predict someone will do something, and trusting that person will do it. At another point Vision and Vin have an argument about schooling, with Vin saying it would be far more efficient to just gain the same information by downloading it into his mind, and Vision upholds the importance of the learning ''experience''.
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* ContemplateOurNavels: The series contains a lot of philosophical discussions from all members of the family about what it means to be a living, thinking being and interacting with others alike. For example, Vin and Viv have a discussion about what the difference is between being able to predict someone will do something, and trusting that person will do it.
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* ContinuityCavalcade: Vision is fond of saying that he's saved the world 37 times. In one issue, those thirty-seven times [[ShownTheirWork are actually ennumerated]] - and it's not surprising to see how many are "[[ArchnemesisDad Ultron (again)]]"
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* IronicEcho: When Detective Lin questions Vision about his whereabouts, he asks if anyone can confirm Vision's story, to which Vison replied "''I'' can confirm it." [[spoiler:When Virgina calls Lin and confesses to her crimes, he asks if anyone can confirm ''her'' story, and she replies "''I'' can confirm it."]]
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* IronicEcho: When Detective Lin questions Vision about his whereabouts, he asks if anyone can confirm Vision's story, to which Vison Vision replied "''I'' can confirm it." [[spoiler:When Virgina calls Lin and confesses to her crimes, he asks if anyone can confirm ''her'' story, and she replies "''I'' can confirm it."]]
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* LemonyNarrator: The book utilizes these to eerie effect. Each half of the series uses a different narrator ([[spoiler:Agathan Harkness and Wanda Maximoff]]), both of whom used the Wundagore Everbloom to get premonitions of coming disasters which they share with an unknown listener ([[spoiler:The Avengers and Viv]]).
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* LemonyNarrator: The book utilizes these to eerie effect. Each half of the series uses a different narrator ([[spoiler:Agathan ([[spoiler:Agatha Harkness and Wanda Maximoff]]), both of whom used the Wundagore Everbloom to get premonitions of coming disasters which they share with an unknown listener ([[spoiler:The Avengers and Viv]]).
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** Issue #6. The Vision finally discovers that Virginia killed the Grim Reaper and hid his body. He [[spoiler:decides to completely cover it up and lie in order to protect his family. According to Agatha Harkness, this means that the Vision will do ''anything'' to protect his family...even raze the world.]]
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** Issue #6. The Vision finally discovers that Virginia killed the Grim Reaper and hid his body. He [[spoiler:decides to completely cover it up and lie in order to protect his family. According to Agatha Harkness, this means that the Vision will do ''anything'' to protect his family... even raze the world.]]
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* LemonyNarrator: The book utilizes these to eerie effect. Each half of the series uses a different narrator ([[spoiler:Agathan Harkness and Wanda Maximoff]]), both used the Wundagore Everbloom to get premonitions of coming disasters which they share with an unknown listener ([[spoiler:The Avengers and Viv]]).
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* LemonyNarrator: The book utilizes these to eerie effect. Each half of the series uses a different narrator ([[spoiler:Agathan Harkness and Wanda Maximoff]]), both of whom used the Wundagore Everbloom to get premonitions of coming disasters which they share with an unknown listener ([[spoiler:The Avengers and Viv]]).
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** The first issue has the two children come home to tell their mother all about their day at school...and then [[spoiler:the Grim Reaper bursts into the house and stabs Viv through the chest, claiming that they are all "frauds" and "imposters."]]
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** The first issue has the two children come home to tell their mother all about their day at school... and then [[spoiler:the Grim Reaper bursts into the house and stabs Viv through the chest, claiming that they are all "frauds" and "imposters."]]
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* CerebusRetcon: Until now the incredible dysfunction of the Pym/Maximoff clans was treated casually, this series shows how it would objectively have damaged all the members.
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* CerebusRetcon: Until now the incredible dysfunction of the Pym/Maximoff clans was treated casually, casually; this series shows how it would objectively have damaged all the members.
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* InnocentBystander: [[spoiler:The Visions neighbors, George and Nora, die in a fire set by one of the Visions. Though it initially seems it could be another instance of Vision doing anything to safeguard his family, it turns out to be an accident, as the fire starts when Vin's laser activates as Victor is trying to contain him.]]
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Along with Tom King's run on ''ComicBook/OmegaMen'' and the first arc of ''Sheriff of Babylon'', ''The Vision'' forms the "Trilogy of Best Intentions", three of King's works connected by recurring themes.
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* IronicEcho: When Detective Lin questions Vision about his whereabouts, he asks if anyone can confirm Vision's story, to which Vison replied "''I'' can confirm it." [[spoiler:When Virgina calls Lin and confesses to her crimes, he asks if anyone can confirm ''her'' story, and she replies "''I'' can confirm it."]]
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In keeping with Creator/TomKing's repertoire of instilling his personal experiences into his writing, Vision's attempts to acclimate to suburban normalcy after being an Avenger for decades can easily be seen as reflective of military veterans returning from service but having little to no luck adjusting back to a peaceful domestic life.
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* TokenHouseguest: The comic is initially about the Vision's family not fitting in, but the arrival of Vision's sort-of brother ComicBook/VictorMancha, who comes to live with them for a while, is the beginning of the end.
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The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse series ''Series/WandaVision'' adapts elements of this comic book, the most apparent ones being Vision having a married couple life and the StepfordSuburbia setting.
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* HardTruthAesop: Not everyone can or should be shoehorned into middle class suburban life.
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by all indications the series was meant to end at 12 issues
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* LemonyNarrator: The book utilizes these to eerie effect. Each half of the series uses a different narrator ([[spoiler:Agathan Harkness and Wanda Maximoff]]), both used the Wundagore Everbloom to get premonitions of coming disasters which they share with an unknown listener ([[spoiler:The Avengers and Viv]]). If Tom King hadn't left Marvel the series probably would have continued with different narrators.
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* LemonyNarrator: The book utilizes these to eerie effect. Each half of the series uses a different narrator ([[spoiler:Agathan Harkness and Wanda Maximoff]]), both used the Wundagore Everbloom to get premonitions of coming disasters which they share with an unknown listener ([[spoiler:The Avengers and Viv]]). If Tom King hadn't left Marvel the series probably would have continued with different narrators.
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* SequelSeries: Received one in 2018, co-written by Chelsea Cain (''ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}'') and Marc Mohan & drawn by Aud Koch.
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* SequelSeries: Received Nearly received one in 2018, co-written by Chelsea Cain (''ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}'') and Marc Mohan & drawn by Aud Koch.Koch. Unfortunately, it was cancelled abruptly two months before it was to be released.
