An Avenger Dies In The Vision #11

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Vision #11, on stands today.

The penultimate issue of Tom King's critically-acclaimed run on The Vision ended as a lot of readers had expected it would: with blood and heartbreak.

Still reeling from the events of The Vision #9, Vision sets out to take his revenge on Vitor Mancha -- but the heroes of the Marvel Universe aren't happy with that idea, and in order to get there, he has to fight his way through more than his fair share of them.

Ultimately, with so much power and passion at play, there wasn't really a question of whether someone died as much as who and how.

You can see the answer below this image. Last chance to bail out and go read the book for yourself.

After battling his way through a number of Avengers to do so, The Vision finds himself face to face with Victor Mancha, only to be stopped short by Agatha Harkness and Scarlet Witch. Taking Scarlet Witch out of the picture, The Vision heads to take his revenge on Mancha over Agatha's tearful objection -- only to be beat to the punch by his synthezoid wife, Virgina, who kills Victor instead.

Victor's final words were hopeful ones, realizing that "I will never be Victorious." And for those who didn't read Runaways, here's a quick refresher:

Victor Mancha is also a synthezoid creation: the "son" of Ultron and the "brother" of The Vision.

As the Marvel Universe accepts these relationships, henceforth we'll forgo the quotation marks around them.

Victor Mancha first appearead in Runaways, where he was identified as the boy who would grow up to become the villain "Victorious," who would rule the world after dismantling the Avengers. Due to his prophesied betrayal, Victor was kept under close surveillance when he first joined the team, but recently has been so trusted that he was actually an undercover agent working for The Avengers and watching the Vision Family.

The idea of becoming Victorious is something that haunted Victor throughout much of his existence: it wasn't something he aspired to but something he didn't want for himself. Ironically, in murdering him, Virginia gave Victor peace.

Recently, in what was essentially a drug-fueled misjudgment of his powers recently, Victor inadvertently killed Vision's son, Vin. It's that event that touched off The Vision's fury and led to Virginia ripping out Victor's cybernetic heart in this week's issue.