Random Things You Should Know About The Vision (20 items)

(#13) That's an Infinity Gem on His Head
SPOILER ALERT! Early reports on the plot of Avengers: Age of Ultron confirm that it is an infinity gem on top of his head. However, it is still unclear what power the gem possesses. Strong candidates are the Soul Gem, Reality Gem, or Time Gem.
(#5) Stan Lee and Roy Thomas Brought Him to the Avengers

Even though there had been a character called Vision before (back when Marvel was still Timely Comics), it was Stan Lee and Roy Thomas who brought the character into the Silver Age of comics and created the version that audiences know today. The character first appeared as an agent of Ultron in Avengers #57 in October of 1968.

The Avengers convince the andriod to turn against its creator, and the rest is history.
(#6) Vision Blows Himself Up to Stop Grim Reaper

During the Chaos War, deceased Avengers were brought back to life to fight villains like Grim Reaper and Nekra. Vision, one of the resurrected heroes, decided to sacrifice himself by self-detonating and taking out Grim Reaper. Although he has lost his second chance at life, Vision decides that the most human thing he can do is die.

In doing this, he has finally gained the humanity he has always longed for.
(#7) Scarlet Witch and Vision Have a Thing Going On

The romance between Scarlet Witch and Vision began way back in Avengers #75 when Wanda and her brother Pietro first joined the team. From there, the couple dated, fell in love and eventually married! At one point in their relationship, they retired from the Avengers and tried to live a quiet life in rural New Jersey.
Through all the tragedies and catastrophes the team has faced, Wanda and Vision have been on again, off again, but the flame still burns between them.
(#10) The Vision Was the Leader of the Avengers for a Time
During Avengers #242-243 in 1984, the team is celebrating Hawkeye's marriage when the Vision detects powerful threats to Earth, and in a surprising turn in character, he begins to act like the leader of the team. Eventually Wasp turns over her chairmanship over to the android. His first act as leader is to split the Avengers into East and West coast teams.
(#11) She-Hulk Tore The Vision Apart
During Brian Michael Bendis's "Avengers Disassembled" storyline, Vision is taken over by Ultron (or so we think!) and attacks his teammates. After constantly being under attack since Disassembled started, She-Hulk freaks out, goes savage, and rips Vision in half, killing him.