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Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#124626: Jan 27th 2021 at 9:35:19 AM

Relevant comic

Vision probably does have a robo dong, based on context clues like all the sex

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miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#124627: Jan 27th 2021 at 9:38:42 AM

How does that work ?

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C105 Too old for this from France Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Too old for this
#124628: Jan 27th 2021 at 9:42:32 AM

Vision is fully functional.

Edited by C105 on Jan 27th 2021 at 6:42:46 PM

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HalfFaust Since: Jan, 2019
#124629: Jan 27th 2021 at 9:48:07 AM

...Sigh, fine.

I can actually kind of buy giving the original Human Torch a functional robo-dick. You want to make your android as realistically human as possible, that's just part of human anatomy. I see no why reason why Ultron would include one, and that's more relevant in the MCU. I guess in theory Dr Cho could have thrown it in but again, that would be very weird.

He seems to be capable of a little limited shapeshifting (like how he gave himself a cape), so maybe he could use that to give himself one. In WandaVision terms, Wanda can do full-on warp reality, at least within the sitcom reality, so she could probably give him one there.

Aleistar Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#124630: Jan 27th 2021 at 9:48:50 AM

Wait, so... in the comics, Vision and Wanda did the sideways tango and that's what got her pregnant? I thought it was a Reality Warper thing.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#124631: Jan 27th 2021 at 9:52:03 AM

They do sex but Vision lacks genetic material or genetics.

She got pregnant from him dry humping her while she was channeling a whole bunch of magic to fight an evil mountain

In fairness unlike most magical pregnancy plots, both she and Vision wanted kids and had a conversation prior about their various options

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#124632: Jan 27th 2021 at 10:04:49 AM

Do vision and Wanda have or are indicTed to have sex in the show...?

I haven't seen it yet so now in curious.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#124633: Jan 27th 2021 at 10:07:40 AM

They moved the beds together and put the covers all the way up

That’s sitcom language for bone town

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Altris from the Vortex Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#124634: Jan 27th 2021 at 10:08:01 AM

[up] Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Never mind.

Edited by Altris on Jan 27th 2021 at 10:08:43 AM

So, let's hang an anchor from the sun... also my Tumblr
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#124635: Jan 27th 2021 at 10:25:04 AM

Oddly - though it could just be that the imposed Weirdness Censor of the series is selective - neither are particularly surprised that Wanda got pregnant from them having sex in the first place, only that the pregnancy progressed so quickly.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Jan 27th 2021 at 10:25:27 AM

chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#124636: Jan 27th 2021 at 10:27:42 AM

I mean... given Vision's origin in AOU, if he was supposed to have a dick in that movie, that would've been Ultron's decision, since that was supposed to be his new body before the Avengers intervened.

I guess he'd just have it for aesthetic reasons?

Edited by chasemaddigan on Jan 27th 2021 at 1:29:18 PM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#124637: Jan 27th 2021 at 10:37:03 AM

He was exposed to the entire internet and was based partially on Tony

Maybe he learned how to be horny

Edited by Bocaj on Jan 27th 2021 at 1:37:18 PM

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C105 Too old for this from France Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#124638: Jan 27th 2021 at 10:37:35 AM

Vision seems to have minor shapeshifting powers (such as switching between his human and robot forms), so this could include the reproducive organs.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#124639: Jan 27th 2021 at 10:39:55 AM

So this is why Ultron was so angry for the last third of the film. tongue

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#124641: Jan 27th 2021 at 12:47:47 PM

Amusingly his normal face is probably more prettier than the whole human expression he's got going there.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#124642: Jan 27th 2021 at 5:36:44 PM

For the record, yes, James Gunn is consulting on the Guardians in Thor: Love and Thunder.

BOOXMOWO Since: Mar, 2013
#124643: Jan 28th 2021 at 4:56:35 AM

This conversation about Vision brings to mind a James Rolfe video about Commander Data (the topic of discussion is NSFW, but the imagery is not).

Edited by BOOXMOWO on Jan 28th 2021 at 8:56:45 AM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#124644: Jan 28th 2021 at 5:00:14 AM

In hindsight Ultron designing himself a body with a huge cock makes sense when you remember his tendency to act and think like Tony Stark.

So the lesson here is that Tony Stark is a gigantic downgrade to Hank Pym. At least Hank has some class, while Tony is the most boorish of the boor.

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C105 Too old for this from France Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Too old for this
#124645: Jan 28th 2021 at 5:04:59 AM

Well, Tony thought that offering a 3 metres tall plush rabbit to his girlfriend was classy, after all. He seems to think size does matter.

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#124647: Jan 28th 2021 at 5:18:01 AM

The places internet discussions can go.[lol]

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#124648: Jan 28th 2021 at 5:23:56 AM

Huh so when Hank’s brainwaves get transferred, Ultron inherits his misanthropy and bipolar disorder.

When Tony does it, Ultron inherits his snark and penile complex.

That makes sense.

Edited by slimcoder on Jan 28th 2021 at 5:24:13 AM

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#124649: Jan 28th 2021 at 5:29:54 AM

I wonder how Comic Ultron and MCU Ultron would react to each other.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#124650: Jan 28th 2021 at 6:48:45 AM

Probably try to kill each other.

Disgusted, but not surprised

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