Vision is a typical superhero with an odd origin,ย and fans oftenย considerย he is made of vibranium from top to toe.ย He is an android with some special abilities under his belt and definitelyย is not the regular superhero we all have.
Many peopleย wonder,ย even if vision is made of pure vibranium,ย then why did he suffer at the hands of Thanos? Though he is made of one of the strongest metals in the marvel universe, why does he get pierced by Corvus Glaive’s Blade?
Here is the answer to all your questions.
Is vision really made of only pure vibranium?ย No, but if we dig deeper, there is a logical understanding. We need to consider the following factors for a keen explanation.
#1 Origin
Vision is created by Ultron with a selfish motive to end the world. Ultron embedded the mind stone into the dummy body. He used the Scepter to force Doctor Helen Cho to use the Regeneration Cradle for the creation of his new synthetic body.
The Avengers, namely Tony and Bruce Banner, uploaded the remains of J.A.R.V.I.S into the artificial body of the android. With many things going on inside him, He totally became something else. The line “I am not Ultron, I’m not J.A.R.V.I.S” shows us that.
Source : Youtube
Thus, Vision is born a hybrid and has the ability to think on its own.
#2 Science and Ratios
According to some comicย theories, Vision is made up of a variety of things besides vibranium. Even though the major proportion consistsย of Vibranium, there are some important materialsย too.ย Theย mind stone, Artificial tissues, and some electronicย circuits constitute a synthetic body.
The percentage ratio of all these materials are
- Vibranium – 70%
- Artificial Tissues -15%
- Electronic Circuits – 10%
- The Mind Stone – 5%
Vibranium is a rare earth metal thatย is believed to have extraterrestrial origins andย landed in Wakanda when a meteor hit the earth. It can be found in abundance in the African hidden nation of Wakanda. The people of Wakanda use it for all their technological advancements and military purposes. The metal is most commonly known as the material that is used in makingย Captain Americaโs shield.
One important property of vibranium is that it absorbs kinetic energy and stores it for a particular time period. Sometimes, It even cancels out external energies by simply absorbing them. But it does have its limitations.
We all know that theย artificial tissue synthesized in the regeneration chamber isย bonded with vibranium. Vision’s densityย ratio is a lot less whenย compared to Captain America’s shield due to this factor.
Adamantium is an artificially synthesized metal on earth. After the successful use ofย vibranium, Dr. Maclain recreated the process of bonding steel and vibranium but was unsuccessful. Those failures lead to adamantium at a point that isย used in several experiments. The most famous use comes from the experiments conducted by the Weapon X program, bonding adamantium to a human skeleton structure.
Neither Captain America’s Shield nor Vision is made of pure vibranium. The shield is built from an adamantium and vibranium alloy. This allows Captain America to take direct blows from some of the strongest beings around him. This alloy composition makes Captain America’s shield more durable than the Vision’s vibranium-laced artificial tissues.
Cap’s shield has the hardness of Adamantium and the absorbing properties of vibranium combined. Whereas vision is not made of any adamantium alloy besides vibranium.
#3 Events
Corvus Glaive
In Avengers Infinity War, Corvus Glaive of the black order piercedย vision with a blade. Vision even noted the fact that it further stopped him from phasing.
Here’s the clip of Corvus Glaive piercing Vision
Source : Youtube
Thanos
In the late half of the movie, Thanos literally picks the stone with his bare hands from vision by poking a hole in his head.
Here’s the clip of Thanos poking a hole in Vision’s head

Source : Avengers Infinity War
Though being built of one of the strongest metals in the marvel universe, He is helpless in both scenarios. This shows us that even vibranium is very much breakable.
#4 Breaking it Down
Glaive has a special weapon. A blade that is intangible andย can pierce anything.ย As has the power to split atoms, which means it can cut through anything in the universe, including Vibranium.ย This can be a factor to keep in mind,ย and the other oneย is the density control of vision whichย is less due to his artificial tissues.
Thanos, on the other hand, is shown great strengths. Even without the gauntlet, he can break the vibranium and has done it several times in the comics. One such example is that he shattered Cap’s shield with his bare hands, which is a lot thicker than vision’s skin.ย

Source : Marvel Comics
Remember the end fight from Black Panther? The Sonic dampeners in the tunnel showed it could suppress vibraniumโs effect. This is done by finding the correct harmonic to neutralize the force created by vibranium, which implies vibraniumโs transfer efficiency might not be perfect, which means itโs possible to overwhelm it with sheer external force.

Source : Black Panther
Maybe the blade Glaive usedย is made of unknown alienย metalย which could do that and Thanos’sย raw power is too strong for vibranium to hold up. These are all the factors taken into consideration to put out a detailed explanation.
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