What do you guys think about this? Saw this on Quora:
Was MCU Ultron actually preparing for the coming of Thanos even if he didn't know him by name?
Sometimes it seemed that way. I don't think Ultron had any idea that Thanos existed. How would he? But there were three scenes that I have no explanation for. They struck me as odd:
Ultron breaks the scepter, revealing the Mind Stone. He says that humans never think to "scratch the surface." How did he know about the Mind Stone at all, least of all that it was in the scepter? Plus, he had planned all along to have it power his Vision. Not only did he know about the Mind Stone, he knew what it could do. (All we knew to this point that the scepter could grant mind control to the wielder, and it can give mutant abilities to certain people, or kill them.)Whan Wanda accused him of planning to destroy earth, Ultron says "every time life evolves, god throws a stone at it. And believe me, he's winding up." Is he talking about himself being a god? That statement, along with his affection for the church in the center of town leads me to believe he may think of himself as an instrument of god. Ultron has an ambiguous relationship with the term. Usually someone who thinks they are an instrument of god announces it. Is he thinking about another almost all-powerful being?Thanos' mid-credit scene made ZERO sense: "fine, I'll do it myself." Unless Ultron (in his ultimate body, Vision) planned to deliver the Mind Stone to Thanos (which we were not lead to believe) the statement just hangs there. Was Thanos talking to unseen members of The Black Order or another group who failed to obtain one of the Infinity Stones? Or did Ultron think he could beat the Avengers, destroy earth, then go after and defeat Thanos with the Mind Stone and Vibranium? We aren't told what Ultron plans to do after he kills humanity. "Everything left alive will be made of metal" sounds like he's planning on colonizing earth with his drones, not going after Thanos.
I thought Ultron had all the knowledge of Tony, Banner, plus what was on earth's internet. No knowledge of Infinity Stones or Thanos at all. Maybe the statements above were plot holes/ inconsistencies, or left to possibly retcon Ultron into Endgame (or a future movie).
