'VisionQuest': A Rundown Of The A.I And Their Human Avatars Set To Appear In The Series

VisionQuest, the long awaited final entry in a trilogy that began with WandaVision and continued in Agatha All Along, will arrive on Disney Plus on October 14, consisting of eight episodes. The White Vision resurrected at the end of WandaVision possesses all the memories of both his original memories and Westview Vision, but none of the emotions attached to said memories. While trying to rediscover who he is and wants to be, Vision finds himself needing to help his resurrected son, Tommy Maximoff/Thomas Shepherd, while also avoiding a bounty hunter.

During the series, Vision will at times retreat into a mindscape where he resides alongside other Stark-created A.I programs, now with human Avatars. Let's have a quick rundown on who they all are.

Vision

Vision is a synthezoid created via a combination of the synthetic flesh invented by Helen Cho, a portion of the Ultron A.I, the J.A.R.V.I.S A.I, the Mind Stone, the combined intelligence of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, and the power of Thor. Vision develops more human qualities than anyone expected him to posesss, including eventually falling in love with Wanda Maximoff. How many of these extra qualities White Vision still possesses is currently unknown.

At the time of his birth, though they were part of his creation, Vision claims to be neither J.A.R.V.I.S or Ultron, and as all three exist as separate entities within Vision, this is likely true. However, VisionQuest has been said to be a tale of Fathers, sons, and generational trauma. Some fans suspect that the affable J.A.R.V.I.S and antagonistic Ultron, as his immediate predecessors, may act as the angel and devil on Vision's shoulder during the series.

Both Vision and his human avatar are played by Paul Bettany. So far, the MCU has simply referred to him as Vision in either form, but in the comics, he has sometimes used the alias Victor Shade. As Vision is supposed to be incognito in VisionQuest, we may see a Victor Shade reference.

J.A.R.V.I.S

J.A.R.V.I.S, short for Just A Rather Very Intelligent System, is an A.I created by Tony Stark. J.A.R.V.I.S runs Stark's household, acts as a lab assistant, monitors his power levels and surroundings when using the Iron Man suits, and helps Pepper Potts with the running of Stark's company, Stark Industries.

J.A.R.V.I.S was Tony Stark's main A.I in the three Iron Man films and The Avengers, voiced by Paul Bettany in these four films and Avengers: Age of Ultron. He is initially believed to have been destroyed by Ultron's first attack in Age of Ultron, but is eventually found and fully restored, before being used by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner in the creation of Vision.

J.A.R.V.I.S was created based on Edwin Jarvis, the butler of the Stark household. In the TV series Agent Carter, it is explained that Edwin, played by James D'Arcy, served with Howard Stark in WWII before taking a job with him once the war was over. The human Jarvis also becomes a close friend and ally of Agent Peggy Carter when Howard, on the run after being framed for selling weapons to U.S enemies in Agent Carter's first season, loans him to her to help clear his name.

Agent Carter is on uncertain ground MCU canon wise, so the status of this friendship is unconfirmed, however, Jarvis's position as the Stark Butler was made confirmed canon in Avengers: Endgame, when D'Arcy reprised his role as Edwin Jarvis in a cameo during the scene where Tony encounters his Father while time travelling. Expanded universe material also suggests that Jarvis was a second Father figure to Tony Stark, spending time with him when Howard was too busy, and this inspired Tony to eventually build his A.I based on him.

The human Jarvis's legacy continues, as James D'Arcy will appear as J.A.R.V.I.S's avatar in VisionQuest. From what we see in the trailer, J.A.R.V.I.S appears to be in charge when Vision is not present, and is vocal about the dangers of keeping Ultron around.

Dum-E and U

Dum-E and U are a pair of Hydraulic arm robots built by Tony Stark when he was aged just sixteen, earning him a Robot Design award from MIT. They are later updated with a basic A.I that allows them to understand voice commands.

The robots aid Stark in building the Iron Man suits from Mk II onwards, although Dum-E in particular often performs below Tony's standards, hence his name. However, Dum-E does earn brownie points for saving Tony's life in the first Iron Man film, retrieving the arc reactor after it falls out of Tony's reach.

Dum-E and U are briefly destroyed when Tony's home is blown up in Iron Man 3, but they are recovered and repaired offscreen, and appear briefly in Spider-Man: Homecoming, helping Happy Hogan pack up following the sale of Avengers Tower. Dum-E was last seen in Happy's apartment during Spider-Man: No Way Home, but the location of the U robot is unknown.

Wherever the robots ended up, Dum-E and U's A.I's appear to have survived in Vision's mindscape, with Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer playing their avatars. The two appear to be wearing overalls and carrying maintenance tools, perhaps reflecting their simple nature in comparison to Stark's other A.I's.

F.R.I.D.A.Y

Female Replacement Intelligent Digital Assistant Youth, better known by the acronym F.R.I.D.A.Y, is another Artificial Intelligence program created by Tony Stark. Initially designed as a digital secretary, F.R.I.D.A.Y is chosen from a collection of Stark programmed A.I's to act as the new A.I for the Iron Man suits, after J.A.R.V.I.S becomes part of Vision. She remains in this role from Age of Ultron through to Tony Stark's death in Avengers: Endgame.

F.R.I.D.A.Y was initially voiced by Kerry Condon, but in VisionQuest, her human avatar will be portrayed by actress Orla Brady.

In one Civil War deleted scene, Tony Stark claims to imagine F.R.I.D.A.Y as a redhaired woman, so that seems to be how she will appear in VisionQuest.

E.D.I.T.H

E.D.I.T.H, aka Even Dead I'm The Hero, is an augmented reality security and defense A.I program created by Tony Stark intended to help pretect Earth in the event of his death. Connected to a collection of Stark Industries sattellites, E.D.I.T.H can deploy defense drones from space when needed.

The program is controlled via a pair of glasses, which Tony wills to Peter Parker after his death, as seen in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Peter, believing he is not ready for the responsibility, mistakenly passes control of the glasses to Mysterio. He eventually reclaims the glasses after realising his mistake. They are briefly seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home, photographed by Damage Control as evidence when Peter Parker is exposed as Spider-Man and briefly suspected of murdering Mysterio. What happened to the glasses after this is unexplained, although later in the film, Spider-Man's Iron Spider helmet display lists E.D.I.T.H as offline.

Dawn Michelle King, the film's First Assistant Editor, provided E.D.I.T.H's voice in Far From Home, as well as archive audio in No Way Home. In VisionQuest, her avatar will be played by Canadian actress Emily Hampshire.

Unlike the other A.Is, E.D.I.T.H is not clearly visible in the VisionQuest trailer, but appears in promotional stills released for the series.

Ultron

At the beginning of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ultron is a Stark A.I in an early stage of development. Ultron is initially intended as a peacekeeper, but when Tony takes advantage of the Mind Stone to try and speed up Ultron's creation, the A.I develops a psychopathic personality, and the belief that the Avengers and humanity itself are the greatest threat to peace.

Originally, Ultron was believed to have been destroyed by Vision after the Fall of Sokovia. However, VisionQuest will reveal that a part of Ultron has existed, dormant inside Vision, since Age of Ultron. The other A.Is, particularly J.A.R.V.I.S, seem uncomfortable with his presence within the Mindscape.

Actor James Spader provided Ultron's voice in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and will appear as Ultron's human avatar in VisionQuest. According to Spader, Ultron and Vision will have a "sort of father-son-therapist-psychopath relationship" in the series. According to the trailer, it also seems as if Ultron may contribute to Vision's discovery of his reincarnated son, Tommy, played by Ruaridh Mollica.

In addition to the above, T'Nia Miller is set to appear as Jocasta, a robot driven by revenge, but how the character will be depicted visually is unknown. We'll probably learn more about all the A.Is when VisionQuest hits Disney Plus in October.

Check out the trailer here: