

I imagine the finale will see the Watcher and Doctor Strange gathering heroes from all these universes to fight Ultron. We’ve seen so many alternate universes, and now we learn that they’ve been tied to each other this whole time. What If…? Episode 8 may not have been the most exciting of the episodes, but it upped the stakes a thousand-fold. Final Thoughts – What If…? Episode 8 sets up a grand season finale With the entire multiverse at risk, the Watcher must do something he never imagined he’d do-he asks Doctor Strange for help. The Watcher has never needed to do this, but the Ultron situation is dire.

This Doctor Strange was the first to notice the Watcher, and he’s been patiently waiting for the omnipotent being to come to him. Where does he find himself? In none other than the universe that the evil Doctor Strange destroyed. Ultron wants to destroy them all, and he won’t let the Watcher stand in his way.Īs Ultron gloats at his imminent victory, the Watcher manages to escape. They crash on another Earth and continue fighting-each punch from Ultron takes the Watcher through another universe, then another. This helps keep Ultron at bay for a while but not long. When the Watcher finally gets a breather, he manages to create a suit of armor for himself. He’s ready to consume universes if it means getting the Watcher. Ultron is powerful, resourceful, and he refuses to back down. They break through multiple universes, the Watcher barely able to hold his own. What ensues is a fight between the Watcher and Ultron. This is nothing the Watcher is prepared for, and Ultron successfully breaks in. Ultron’s busy breaking into the Watcher’s watchtower. How did this plan not work?Īccording to Zola, it’s because the Ultron hive mind isn’t anywhere near the known universe. Widow, Hawkeye and the Zola-bot try to escape the hordes, but Hawkeye has to sacrifice himself. Sounds like a great plan, except when the sentries arrive in What If…? Episode 8, the arrow only manages to infect one Ultron robot. Since all the Ultron robots are connected to the hive mind, Zola will be able to infect all the robots and even Ultron himself. Zola will be downloaded into one of Hawkeye’s arrows, which he’ll shoot into an Ultron sentry. No matter how much they threaten, Hawkeye and Widow need Zola to align with them for once. But then Thanos arrived, with the rest of the infinity stones.Īrnim Zola’s intelligence is in a computer in this facility-this will be the last surviving version of him, Widow and Hawkeye inform him.īut Zola is important for their plan. Having destroyed almost all humans on Earth, Ultron believed he would be satisfied. Especially since Natasha has a lead-the key to defeating Ultron is among the KGB files in a huge warehouse. The pair use all their skills to survive against Ultron’s hordes. In the end, only two Avengers remained: Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow and Clint Barton/Hawkeye. In the process, Ultron killed his creator, Tony Stark, and overtook the internet. He fought the Avengers and won and began annihilating the people of Earth-his ultimate goal to make “peace in our time.”

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On this Earth, Ultron successfully transferred his consciousness into the vibranium Android with the mind stone. Their victory was mainly possible because they managed to stop Ultron’s transfer into Vision.īut in What If…? Episode 8, the Watcher informs us of a universe where things turned out differently. In the MCU, the Avengers banded together to defeat Ultron. But this new villain will have the Watcher questioning everything he believes.

In What If… Ultron Won?, we encounter an Earth where one being transcends the boundaries of their planet and even their universe.Īll the while, the Watcher stays back, keeping an eye on things but never interfering.
