Since his death in "The Avengers", there was theory among some fans, self included, that SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson would be revived as the android hero, the Vision. But once it was announced Clark Gregg would reprise Coulson in the live action "Agents of SHIELD" series, set AFTER "The Avengers", that theory has died down since. All that was left to ask was how Coulson came back.
Now that the series has premiered, we learn from Coulson that he was revived under normal circumstances and took some time off in Tahiti, with his death being faked to spark the Avengers into working together to stop Loki and the Chitauri. But during a conversation between Agent Hill and a SHIELD doctor once Coulson left the room, there is apparently more to Coulson's "vacation" than even he knows:
SHIELD DOCTOR: Tahiti, huh? He really doesn't know?
AGENT HILL: He can never know.
That right there sparks the mystery. What doesn't Coulson know? I thought of a couple theories, but I'll settle on this one: the Phil Coulson we see on "Agent of SHIELD"...is an android. Now why an android of all things? Because Ultron is the main villain in 2015's Avengers sequel.
(fan made image, not official)
Since it has been confirmed that Hank Pym won't be the one to create Ultron as he was in the comics, Ultron's film origin is yet another mystery for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A good theory going around is that Ultron is created by SHIELD, most likely under the direction of the shadowy council that Nick Fury answers to, and without Fury's knowledge, as a way to take care of the Avengers should they need to. But of course, Ultron will go all Skynet and become self-aware and set out to fulfill his objective of destroying the Avengers before taking over Earth for himself.
Now Ultron knows the Avengers inside and out, which makes him their ultimate enemy, and the ultimate enemy of a hero always attacks the hero's emotions. So who's to say that Ultron, with his SHIELD intel, wouldn't take the Coulson android (the "Coul-droid", if you will), remake him into his vision of the future, and force Coulson to fight the team his death helped create? Just imagine the Avengers' shock to see Coulson alive and their reluctance to fight him? I'm sure audiences will feel the emotion of such a scene as well.
Now I realize this is alot to speculate after only one episode of a series, but when you're both a writer and a comic book geek, you can't help but speculate the future, such as I did with my previous post featuring ideas for Fox's Marvel films. But yes, I'm going back to my theory that Phil Coulson will become the Vision in "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Agree? Disagree?
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