Only One Thing Could Overpower Vision’s Logic (And It’s Heartbreaking)

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Among Marvel Comics characters, few struggle with the intricacies of human emotions as profoundly as The Vision. Created from vibranium and imbued with artificial intelligence, The Vision symbolizes absolute logic – every move and thought is governed by impartial reasoning and numbers. However, issue #3 of “The Vision and the Scarlet Witch,” penned by Steve Orlando with illustrations by Jacopo Camagni and Lorenzo Tammetta, introduces a situation that disrupts his logical construct: love. Orlando skillfully weaves a heartrending and emotional narrative centered on a father’s sorrow and remorse, while exploring a love that bridges the realms of existence and nonexistence.

Through the course of the comics, Vision, a being of rationality, tragically discovers that at times, even for an entity like him, emotions held within the heart ultimately hold sway.

A Snthezoid Father’s Heart Is Not Made of Steel When Faced With a Second Chance

In Graverealm’s chilling embrace, I found myself face-to-face with a spectacle that felt surreal – my own son, Vin, the synthezoid boy from my past. He was a part of my dream family, crafted during my stint in the 2015 series “Vision,” penned by the talented Tom King and illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta. Back then, I yearned for a conventional life and family, creating a synthetic wife, Virginia, and twin teenagers – Vivian (Viv) and Vin. However, my endeavor to create a family took a tragic turn, with Virginia and Vin losing their lives by the series’ conclusion. Since that defining period, I’ve lived with the burden of those losses, now moving forward with only Viv as my family. But there, in Graverealm, Vin was still alive.

In this situation, Vision’s sight of his son contradicts everything he believes about the world as he knows it, suggesting that Vin should be gone for good. However, logic seems to have no place here, as Vin is somehow alive in the underworld. This sudden revelation overwhelms Vision’s logical mind, causing it to malfunction. Instead of focusing on calculations or physics, Vision is now just a father longing for another chance with his son. His analytical abilities, which were once his defining trait, take a back seat to his raw, emotional desire to be reunited with his child. In this sense, Vision becomes a paradox – a synthezoid whose emotions surpass those of any human. He abandons his mission against the Grim Reaper and instead chooses to spend every moment he can with his son, regardless of the consequences. Wanda, who has also lost children, can empathize with Vision’s emotional turmoil and understands his desperate need for another chance with his son. However, she knows that Vin is one of the Grim Reaper’s tools, reanimated to torment and confuse Vision.

In this new development, Vision’s transition from his long-established rationality to intense and dominating emotions is not just a fleeting instance; rather, it represents the culmination of Vision’s lifelong mission to grasp human emotions. For years, he has been studying and interpreting human behavior, but this time, he is no longer an onlooker. He is now a part of the action. The profound grief and love he experiences for Vin are beyond rational understanding, immeasurable, and very real. This one instance of pure, irrational emotion (for an artificial being) carries more weight in demonstrating Vision’s humanity than any logical conclusion derived from his binary computations could ever do. His programming has been permanently altered not due to a virus or technical glitch, but by the unstoppable force of paternal love.

A Father’s Sacrifice Is a Testament to the Powerful, Illogical Nature of Love


As a die-hard movie buff, I’d put it like this: Vision’s newfound emotional depth isn’t just a fleeting moment; it’s a profound transformation in his character. He’s been struck by an overwhelming urge to safeguard and be with his son, even if it means courting danger head-on, facing whatever the Grim Reaper has planned for him. There’s a heated argument between him and Wanda that feels unfamiliar, not born out of tactical necessity, but because he can’t bear to let go of his deceased child.

In a logical world, we’d prioritize the mission, figure out the Grim Reaper’s endgame, and escape Graverealm. But Vision’s heart has other plans. He knows all too well that this reunion is delicate and fleeting, that Vin’s resurrection might be a trap. Yet instead of pushing us to investigate further, it pulls us closer, making him cherish every moment with his son.

He’s aware that once they leave Graverealm, Vin will disappear forever. Instead of using this knowledge as a catalyst for action, it makes him hold on tighter. He’s willing to extend our time together, even if it means putting ourselves in grave danger.

In issue #3 of The Vision and Scarlet Witch, it’s beautifully depicted that for Vision, love isn’t something to be mathematically computed or overcome as a weakness. Instead, it’s the core of his existence, the only thing capable of outmaneuvering his rational mind. As the story unfolds, he grapples with the painful truth that pursuing their current mission means he’ll have to bid farewell to Vin sooner rather than later. This decision to proceed through Graverealm and confront the Grim Reaper’s malicious games is not driven by logic but by love-the most compelling evidence of his humanness. His final act, moving forward and eventually letting go, is not a straightforward logical conclusion; it’s a deliberate, tormenting choice to forgo his deepest yearnings for the greater good, for Vin’s safety and Wanda’s well-being. He consciously decides to reconnect with a world where Vin no longer exists, affirming his identity as not just a flawless machine, but as a sorrowful, human father who feels loss deeply.

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2025-08-15 21:27