Vision's Sacrifice & White Vision's MCU Return Copied Another Marvel Hero

Which Marvel superhero's arc did Vision's sacrifice and White Vision's return copy in WandaVision? WandaVision ended this weekend with "The Series Finale," leaving many unanswered questions in its wake. Both versions of Vision, the one made from Wanda's imagination and White Vision, come to face life-altering truths about their fates, and both parallel Baymax's arc in Big Hero 6. In many respects, these separate versions of Vision operate in the same way Baymax does.

Big Hero 6 follows teen inventor Hiro and his friends as he solves the mystery behind the theft of his microbots and his brother Tadashi's death. Baymax, a synthetic nurse created by Tadashi before his death, becomes Hiro's primary coping mechanism. Baymax is designed as a gentle, calm, and pragmatic presence, though Hiro can remove his microchip to initiate "kill" mode, which he later regrets. At the end, Baymax sacrifices himself to save Hiro and the rest of the world from further destruction.

Though Baymax might have sacrificed one version of himself, he leaves Hiro with his microchip (his consciousness) so Hiro may rebuild him. This action parallels fake Vision and White Vision's journey in WandaVision. When Wanda finally comes to terms with the fact that her artificial reality is no longer satisfying or comforting, the version of Vision she crafted with her powers sacrifices himself knowing that another iteration of himself exists somewhere out in the world. During the finale of WandaVision, in the middle of battling each other, fake Vision and White Vision contemplate the meaning of their true selves by referencing the philosophical story "The Ship of Theseus," which basically questions if something is the same at its core, even if it's been reassembled and factors of it have been replaced. When White Vision surmises that they are both the true Vision, fake Vision taps into White Vision's databanks, awakening all the memories of Wanda, as well as fighting and dying alongside the Avengers.

Though White Vision declares himself as Vision, he flies away without helping Wanda, perhaps too overwhelmed by the onslaught of memories S.W.O.R.D. suppressed. While there is much speculation on his whereabouts, it's important to note that the "kill" switch programmed by S.W.O.R.D. has likely been turned off, since he doesn't pursue destroying fake Vision. While he may not be the original Vision, he possesses all of the original Vision's memories. This aligns with the original Baymax sacrificing himself to transport Hiro out of the portal with his robotic arm, though Hiro later discovers Baymax's microchip tucked in his hand. This allows Hiro to be reunited with his best friend again.

Like Hiro letting Baymax go initially feels like losing his brother again, Wanda must undergo another emotional goodbye with the Vision she created. Both moments are especially tragic, since the protagonists are not yet aware that their loved ones are still around in another capacity. One of Baymax's last lines to Hiro, "I'll always be with you," pays off in the end because he is physically with Hiro again in another body. While Wanda does get some closure, seeing as she is still grieving, her line to fake Vision "we'll say hello again" implies, to the audience at least, that she will be reunited with Vision again in a different form. Though that reunion did not happen in WandaVision, it's comforting to know that Wanda may eventually have the same ending with Vision that Hiro has with Baymax.

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