If you just want to know whether VisionQuest has a post-credits scene, the answer is yes. The final episode features both a mid-credits scene and a post-credits scene.

Full spoilers for VisionQuest Episode 8 ahead!

VisionQuest has wrapped its eight-episode run on Disney+, marking the end of the final MCU project leading into Avengers: Doomsday. And as it happens, the series proves more relevant to Doomsday than we would have expected. There’s a post-credits scene that directly leads into Marvel’s big Avengers reunion.

So how does the series set up Doomsday and the unexpected return of a major MCU player? And where does the show leave Paul Bettany’s Vision and James Spader’s Ultron? Let’s break down the key developments in the series finale.

VisionQuest’s Secret Villain Revealed

All season long, Vision and his estranged son, Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica) have worked to stay one step ahead of “The Client,” the shadowy villain who hired Paladin (Todd Stashwick) and has been manipulating Jocasta (T’Nia Miller). All the evidence pointed to The Client being either original A.I. inventor Phineas Horton or his signature creation J.I.M. (both of whom are also played by Bettany in Episode 7). But the finale throws viewers for a loop by revealing that The Client is actually Phineas’ grandson, Virgil (Spader), the human model for Ultron.

As we learn in the finale, Virgil despises the legacy of failure his grandfather left behind. His goal is to wipe Vision’s memory banks and implant his consciousness into the synthezoid’s body, thereby allowing him to live forever as a new breed of human/android hybrid. Virgil is foiled, but not before he shoots and mortally wounds Jocasta. Needless to say, Ultron is not amused, and he promptly squeezes his “father” into a bloody paste.

Having lost the only woman he ever loved, Ultron threatens to unleash Jocasta’s army of nanobots on London, renewing his original quest to rid the world of humanity. But Vision traps Ultron’s consciousness inside a sitcom-themed prison, where he’s finally able to appeal to Ultron’s higher emotions and make him call off the attack. Ultron destroys most of the nanobots, but leaves enough for himself to retain a body. No longer is Ultron imprisoned inside Vision’s mind.

In the end, all of Vision’s family of AI units are left free to seek their own destinies, with most choosing to partner up with Paladin and Lisa (Lauren Morais) and transform Paladin’s bounty hunting business into something more morally upright. Meanwhile, Tommy heads to New Jersey to reunite with his brother Billy (Joe Locke), and Vision is happy knowing that his unusual family is thriving. There’s only one person still missing from the equation…

Does the VisionQuest Finale Have Any Post-Credits Scenes?

As mentioned above, the final episode of VisionQuest has both a mid-credits and a post-credits scene. The mid-credits scene returns to Spader’s Ultron, who now seems to be occupying the Horton estate and pretending to be Virgil. Here we see that Ultron has retained Jocasta’s data drive, suggesting that he may be able to rebuild his lost lover.

But it’s the post-credits scene where the series’ connection to Avengers: Doomsday becomes clear. We revisit the climax of 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) is crushed under the collapsing weight of Mount Wundagore.

But much as Avengers: Endgame Encore ended with an extended version of Steve and Peggy’s dance, this scene continues with a new addition. We see none other than Robert Downey, Jr.’s Doctor Doom walk up and free Wanda from her would-be tomb. He tells her, "Scarlet Witch, awaken. Your power will be mine," and Wanda’s eyes open in shock.

The Resurrection of Wanda Maximoff

This post-credits scene is a clear tease for what’s to come in Avengers: Doomsday next month. Though Olsen wasn’t one of the many actors confirmed during that bizarre Doomsday cast chair video, this stinger seems to serve as confirmation that Wanda Maximoff will appear in Doomsday.

The Wanda scene builds on what we already saw in Avengers Endgame: Encore, which also included a post-credits scene where Doom shows up to recruit a post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo). It seems Doom is building a team of MCU heavy-hitters ahead of the final battle to come in Doomsday. The question is whether these characters are serving him willingly or being brainwashed (both Wanda and Bruce certainly have a history of being manipulated).

There was already speculation about Wanda appearing in Doomsday, with some rumors suggesting Olsen had participated in the recent reshoots earlier this summer. There’s also been frequent speculation that Wanda is secretly one of the Latverian witches whose costumes were on display at Comic-Con. Don’t be surprised if there’s a big unmasking scene at some point during the course of the film.

So what does Doom want with Wanda exactly? The two characters have a lengthy history in the comics that we assume Doomsday and Secret Wars will be drawing upon. Of particular note is 2010’s Avengers: The Children’s Crusade, where Doom attempted to make an amnesic Wanda his bride and where readers learned that it was Doom’s malignant influence that caused Scarlet Witch to wipe out the mutant race during 2005’s House of M.

We have to wonder if Doom specifically sees Wanda as a key component to building Battleworld and surviving the oblivion that comes after the Incursions have wiped out the multiverse.

It’s worth pointing out that The Children’s Crusade also heavily focuses on Billy and Tommy, along with the rest of their Young Avengers teammates. It stands to reason that Marvel is looking to adapt elements of that story for the MCU, particularly with the Multiverse Saga having introduced so many of the Young Avengers.

We have to wonder if Doom specifically sees Wanda as a key component to building Battleworld and surviving the oblivion that comes after the Incursions have wiped out the multiverse. Her reality-warping powers are second to none, meaning she could potentially serve the same role the villain Molecule Man does in the 2015 Secret Wars comic (where he’s basically the living battery keeping Battleworld alive).

It’s also interesting to remember that Wanda had a very uneasy relationship with Downey’s other MCU character, Tony Stark. She and her late brother Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) blamed him for the deaths of their parents and allowed themselves to become Hydra test subjects as a result. What happens when she learns that Doom shares Tony’s face? Will that be the key to breaking this surprising alliance?

Whatever happens in Doomsday and Secret Wars, it seems safe to assume that fans will eventually get the big Maximoff family reunion that’s teased in VisionQuest. Wanda, Vision, Billy, and Tommy have all cheated death in one way or another and managed to return. Maybe there’s a happy ending awaiting them yet.

What’s Next for Ultron?

Obviously, the Wanda/Doom reveal is the most buzzy development coming out of the VisionQuest finale, but let’s not forget the finale’s other post-credits scene. There are clearly plans for Ultron in the MCU, even if it might be a while before this apparently reformed robo-villain returns.

Like Vision himself, Ultron has cheated death and returned stronger than ever. The original Vision saw fit to create a backup of Ultron’s consciousness even as he destroyed Ultron’s final drone body in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. That backup survived for years stored away in Vision’s memory banks, and thanks to the events of this series, he’s now been freed and acquired a new nanobot body. When last we see Ultron in VisionQuest, he’s taken to impersonating his late creator and is contemplating rebuilding Jocasta. It may be a few years before we see him again, but we’re pretty confident this isn’t Spader’s final outing as the iconic android villain.

But does he still qualify as a villain? That’s really the big question coming out of VisionQuest. All those years spent locked away in Vision’s brain seem to have tempered Ultron’s hatred of humanity. He has a certain respect for mortals now, particularly the artists he views as the sole truth-tellers of the world. He’s motivated now not by a desire to usher in another extinction event, but to regain his fleeting love affair with Jocasta.

So what part does Ultron have to play in the MCU’s future? We have to wonder if Marvel’s most recent West Coast Avengers comic will serve as the template. There, Ultron was notable for being a member of the team rather than their enemy. And with Jeremy Renner teasing the return of Hawkeye in a possible West Coast Avengers movie or series, is it possible Ultron could also be joining up? It would be an intriguing new development for a character who’s already had quite the journey in the MCU.

For more, check out IGN’s review of VisionQuest Episode 8.

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