Ultron is a totally awesome android supervillain, and two months ago she became the first male-to-female transsexual cyborg supervillain. Though Ultron has had many forms -- my favorite being the giant robot one he had in Runaways -- this is the first time Ultron has gone girly. And she's quite the girl. She's some kind of kinky outgrowth of Iron Man's armor (see her emerging from his Ultron's head at left), and appeared randomly in the middle of a giant fight in issue #1 of New Mighty Avengers. Not only did she kick the crap out of Mole Man's monster army, but she also smacked down Ares. Nobody could figure out who she was until Ms. Marvel realized this nearly-invincible cyborg tranny was in fact Ultron.
I've always loved Ultron because he was a giant, flying robot who hated humans and paralyzed his victims with his astonishing encephalo-ray. Now that she's a chick, I'm just not sure what to expect. Is this just Marvel's excuse to have a naked chick beat the crap out of the Avengers (not such a bad idea)? Is she actually naked, or is her skin some kind of freaky new armor? Shouldn't she have a new super power other than nakedness?
Now's your chance to weigh in: Should Ultron stay female? Was Ultron secretly female all along? Wouldn't she be even better if she were giant, too? If only Marvel scribe Brian Bendis would make her super big, then all my dreams would be realized: a giant, hot, cyborg tranny supervillain. Please, Mr. Bendis, make it so!
Image by Frank Cho, courtesy of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
