The WandaVision finale focused on White Vision's identity - and through a philosophy debate, explained why he will be different from the original Vision. While the appearance of White Vision suggested a parallel to the White Vision from the Vision Quest comic storyline -  a 'blank slate' that had none of the original Vision's memories - the final episode revealed that these memories had not truly been removed, but suppressed. With most of the original Vision's parts (absent the destroyed mind stone), and these now returned memories, some fans have speculated that Vision will be the sum of his parts. Hints in the 'Ship of Theseus' debate suggest that White Vision is in fact more than the sum of his parts - but he's not the original Vision.

Vision is very frank about the components that make him up, both physically and mentally. Created originally by Ultron from stolen vibranium, Vision's origin was complicated by the addition of the remains of the AI Jarvis, and the addition of the mind stone. Then, having achieved sentience, Vision continued to grow and change as he experienced the world as a person, his personality and attitudes changing with the relationships that he forged and the memories he made. Although Avengers: Infinity War explicitly stated that Vision no longer relied upon the mind stone for his independence of thought and existence, its destruction complicated the formula for either Westview or White Vision.

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White Vision has all of the original components of the hero. Westview Vision has most of the original Vision's memories, and an approximation of the Mind Stone. Neither version has the complete continuity of existence from the activation of the original Vision. Per the Ship of Theseus argument, both versions of Vision are both 'real' and 'fake', with White Vision forming the closest approximation, given he has most of the relevant memories, and most of the original Vision's parts. White Vision would debate this, however - his memories returned, and apparently allowed him to overcome the programming he was given, but were added to a version of Vision who did not consider himself to be the original, but merely an amalgam of parts. The fact he does not identify personally as Vision, therefore, excludes White Vision from the title of 'original' - but that too is an important component, in the philosophy of identity.

Too, White Vision declines to act as the original Vision would have. When apparently freed from his programming by the return of his missing memories, White Vision looks panicked and flees rather than engage with Westview further. Whether this was with a goal of self-destruction, to escape the compulsion of his programming, or to reconcile his new memories, White Vision chose to fly away rather than to help Wanda and the twins. Not discussed in the Ship of Theseus argument is the concept of new components unalike to the original being added, and White Vision has the addition of physical modification and malign programming, both of which he will have to reconcile with his identity as Vision.

What sort of person White Vision will end up as will be revealed in the course of Phase 4. The ravages of this identity crisis will likely leave White Vision different in terms of personality and mannerisms, and the lack of the mind stone makes him physically different from the original Vision, in a way that its removal in Wakanda would not have. Even constructed of all of the same materials as the original Ship of Theseus, the new boat both is and is not the same. Vision's future after WandaVision is unclear, but he leaves the series on an ambivalent, thoughtful note. Whatever else may happen, this discussion helped to make the finale to WandaVision a powerful and meaningful conclusion to an excellent series.

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