10 MCU Storylines The Comics Did Better
3. Ultron Is Yet To Be Done Right In The MCU
Contrary to popular belief, the sophomore entry in the Avengers franchise was not based on the 2013 comic of the same name. Instead, it was based on a collection of different Avengers stories featuring the genocidal robot and at best, the film features superficial references to the comic storyline and is more focused on telling an original story.
The film serves as an origin story for the villainous automaton and explores his reasons behind wanting to destroy humanity and repopulate the Earth with his sentry-bots. Unlike the quip-heavy villain in the film, comics Ultron is gravely serious, slow to emotional outbursts and is fixated on making Hank Pym (his original creator)'s life miserable.
The eighth episode of What If...? feels more in line (ever so slightly) with the Age of Ultron storyline than the film itself, and features an all-powerful Ultron who has achieved his goal of destroying humanity.
However, it still lacks the scale of the comic's storyline and features significantly fewer characters and its plot is not as far-reaching and referential to past Marvel events such as the Kree-Skrull war.