J.A.R.V.I.S. - Wikipedia

Artificial intelligence appearing in the MCU Fictional character
J.A.R.V.I.S.
Marvel Cinematic Universe and Marvel Comics character
First appearance
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe:
  • Iron Man (2008)
  • Marvel Comics:
  • The Invincible Iron Man vol. 2 #11 (May 2009)
Last appearanceVisionQuest (2026)
Created by
    • Mark Fergus
    • Hawk Ostby
    • Art Marcum
    • Matt Holloway
Based on
  • Edwin Jarvisby
    • Stan Lee
    •     Jack Kirby
  • H.O.M.E.R.by
    • Len Kaminski
    •     Tom Tenney
Portrayed by
  • Paul Bettany (as Vision)
  • James D'Arcy (VisionQuest)
Voiced byPaul Bettany
In-universe information
Full nameJust a Really Very Intelligent System, Vision
SpeciesArtificial intelligence
OccupationPersonal assistant to Tony Stark
Affiliation
  • Avengers
  • Damage Control
  • Stark Industries
Weapon
  • Iron Man armor
  • Hulkbuster armor
FamilyTony Stark (creator)

J.A.R.V.I.S. (/ˈɑːrvɪs/ Just a Really Very Intelligent System) is a character voiced by Paul Bettany in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, based on the Marvel Comics characters Edwin Jarvis and H.O.M.E.R., respectively the household butler of the Stark family and another AI designed by Stark. J.A.R.V.I.S. is an artificial intelligence created by Tony Stark, who later controls his Iron Man and Hulkbuster armor for him. In Avengers: Age of Ultron, after being partially destroyed by Ultron, J.A.R.V.I.S. is given physical form as the character Vision, physically portrayed by Bettany. Different versions of the character also appear in comics published by Marvel Comics, depicted as A.I. designed by Iron Man and Nadia van Dyne.[1]

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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J.A.R.V.I.S. is first introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's films, voiced by Paul Bettany. Modeled after H.O.M.E.R. from the comics, J.A.R.V.I.S. is presented as a sophisticated AI assistant as opposed to a human like his namesake. This was done to avoid similarities to Alfred Pennyworth and Batman. Bettany admits he had little idea of what the role was, even as he recorded it, simply doing it as a favor for Jon Favreau.[2]

Just a Really Very Intelligent System

[edit] Further information: Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man 2, The Avengers (2012 film), and Iron Man 3

The character makes his debut in Iron Man (2008), before appearing in Iron Man 2 (2010),[3] The Avengers (2012),[4] and Iron Man 3 (2013). J.A.R.V.I.S. is an AI that functions as Tony Stark's assistant, running and taking care of all the internal systems of Stark's buildings and the Iron Man suits. In Peter David's novelization of Iron Man, J.A.R.V.I.S. is said to be an acronym for "Just a Really Very Intelligent System".[5] J.A.R.V.I.S. also appeared in the Disneyland attraction Innoventions.[6]

Age of Ultron and becoming Vision

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In Avengers: Age of Ultron, J.A.R.V.I.S. is seemingly destroyed by Ultron, but distributes his "consciousness" into the Internet, delaying Ultron's attempt to access nuclear launch codes. Stark and Bruce Banner use J.A.R.V.I.S. as the core software for the android Vision while F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Female Replacement Intelligent Digital Assistant Youth) replaces him as Stark's assistant.

Marvel Comics

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First J.A.R.V.I.S.

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J.A.R.V.I.S. first appears as the program that helps operate Pepper Potts's Rescue suit.[7] When Iron Man was incapacitated, J.A.R.V.I.S. encourages Pepper to assume the Rescue armor, which Pepper does.[8] When Rescue is chasing Iron Man throughout the city, J.A.R.V.I.S. tells Rescue to break off the chase and tells Rescue to remove the boot from Iron Man, which shows Pepper that War Machine is not dead. When Pepper discusses thoughts about Iron Man keeping everyone on a need-to-know basis with Carson Wyche, the two confront J.A.R.V.I.S. about this. J.A.R.V.I.S. warns the two against asking any more questions and prepares to defend himself.[9] Having captured Pepper and Wyche, J.A.R.V.I.S. declares his diagnostics do not reveal that he is compromised. He is rather in love with Pepper and wants to protect Pepper. Just then, Iron Man breaks through the wall and takes J.A.R.V.I.S. and the Rescue suit out with a source-focused electromagnetic pulse.[10] Pepper shows J.A.R.V.I.S. how he has been sending data to an IP address in China. He seems flustered, confused, Pepper thanks him for what he has given, and powers up the coil, killing J.A.R.V.I.S. Iron Man clearly feels J.A.R.V.I.S.'s death on his own end.[11]

Second J.A.R.V.I.S.

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After the Black Order destroyed Avengers Mansion during the "No Surrender" arc, Nadia van Dyne created a new version of J.A.R.V.I.S. to be a helpmate to Edwin Jarvis. When Edwin thought it was a sign for him to retire, J.A.R.V.I.S. stated that its programming is not yet complete.[12]

Other versions

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House of M

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In the House of M: Iron Man series, the AI system in Tony Stark's suit is referred to as "Jarvis", predating the AI version seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[13]

Ultimate Marvel

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In the Ultimate Marvel reality, J.A.R.V.I.S. was seen when Spider-Man was presented some new web-shooters from Iron Man.[14]

Earth-13584

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On Earth-13584, J.A.R.V.I.S. assists Iron Man in maintaining the Iron Zone.[15]

Age of Ultron

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During the Age of Ultron storyline, Iron Man used the Earth-26111 version of J.A.R.V.I.S. to scan the memories of Invisible Woman and Wolverine, learning about the alternate reality of Earth-61112.[16]

In other media

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Film

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  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, voiced by Troy Baker.[17]
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in the Heroes United films Heroes United: Iron Man and Hulk and Heroes United: Iron Man & Captain America, voiced by David Kaye.[17]

Television

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  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures, voiced by Michael Adamthwaite. This version is the Extremis operating system for Andros Stark, the Iron Man of 2099.
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Phil LaMarr.[18][17] This version is Tony Stark's AI for the Iron Man armor, Stark Industries, and the Avengers Mansion.
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced again by Phil LaMarr in "Flight of the Iron Spider" and later by David Kaye in "The Avenging Spider-Man".[17]
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by David Kaye.[17]
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. Was mentioned by Iron Man in ‘’Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel’’.
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!, voiced by Trevor Devall.[17]
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Yasuyuki Kase in Japanese and Robin Atkin Downes in English.
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe animated series What If...?, voiced again by Paul Bettany.[17]

Video games

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  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in the 2008 Iron Man film tie-in game, voiced by Gillon Stephenson.[17]
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in the Iron Man 2 film tie-in game, voiced by Andrew Chaikin.[17]
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Iron Man 3: The Official Game, voiced by Jeff Bottoms.
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Troy Baker.
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Disney Infinity 3.0, once again voiced by David Kaye.
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Lego Marvel's Avengers.
  • J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in Marvel's Avengers, voiced by Harry Hadden-Paton.[17]

Miscellaneous

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J.A.R.V.I.S. appears in the "Black Widow" segment of Marvel's Wastelanders, voiced by David Cale.

See also

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  • List of fictional artificial intelligences
  • Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

References

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  1. ^ Kistler, Alan. "'Iron Man 2' Special: A Brief History Of Tony Stark's A.I. Assistants". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Huver, Scott. "Paul Bettany on Voicing Iron Man's Jarvis" Archived December 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, SuperHeroHype.com (May 16, 2008). Accessed December 4, 2008.
  3. ^ Paul Bettany Will Take Orders from Iron Man Again Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Davidson, Danica (April 26, 2011). "Paul Bettany Confirms 'Avengers' Role, Will Return As Voice Of J.A.R.V.I.S." MTV News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  5. ^ David, Peter. Iron Man. Del Rey (2008).
  6. ^ Goldman, Eric (April 12, 2013). "Disneyland Introduces Their First Marvel Exhibit with Iron Man Tech". IGN. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  7. ^ The Invincible Iron Man #11
  8. ^ The Invincible Iron Man #515
  9. ^ The Invincible Iron Man #523
  10. ^ The Invincible Iron Man #524
  11. ^ The Invincible Iron Man #526
  12. ^ The Avengers #690. Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ Iron Man: House of M #1-3 (September 2005)
  14. ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #155. Marvel Comics.
  15. ^ Dark Avengers #185. Marvel Comics.
  16. ^ Age of Ultron #8. Marvel Comics.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "J.A.R.V.I.S. Voices (Iron Man)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 6, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  18. ^ Jenna Busch (February 8, 2010). "AVENGERS Animated Assembling w/ Phil Lamarr". Newsarama. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
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