11 Best Things The MCU Did Differently To The Comics

6. Ultron's Creation - Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Avengers Age Of Ultron Bruce Banner Tony Stark
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A few eyebrows were raised when it first emerged that Tony Stark and Bruce Banner - not Hank Pym - would create Ultron in the MCU, seeing as how Ant-Man was heading to theatres just a few months after the film anyway. However, given how the origin of the being plays out in the comics, it's easy to see why Marvel opted for a change.

For starters, neither Hank Pym nor Janet van Dyne were established in the MCU by that point, whereas both Bruce and Tony were already two of the most popular Avengers in the franchise. There was also the added wrinkle of both scientists dealing with the fallout of the Chitauri Invasion, and while Banner himself is initially reluctant to manufacture the Ultron AI, both he and Stark are equally culpable for its creation.

Say what you will about the villain's portrayal, but having Banner and Stark be the ones to create it made for a much more compelling story, and one that was much easier to stomach, as opposed to seeing Pym gradually lose his mind and turn into an abusive old cad as his robot terrorised his teammates.

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