Beyond the battlefield, more than two hundred satellites, over a thousand drones, and countless broadcast helicopters were transmitting everything live to screens across the globe in crystal-clear high definition.
From the giant LED billboards of Times Square to solar-powered televisions in remote African villages, from the ticker displays in the Manhattan Stock Exchange hall to the glass facades of Tokyo's Shibuya crossing, everyone saw the same image at the same moment.
Twitter's servers crashed three seconds after the footage cut away and stayed down for five minutes. Once they recovered, comments poured in like water from a faucet turned all the way up.
"Holy shit!! Ultron really got a Vibranium body!! The Golden Armor God of War's worries came true!!"
"Those politicians in the United States are insane!! They nuked Wakanda, blew the Vibranium into the open, and now Ultron's invincible!!"
"This isn't shooting yourself in the foot. This is setting off a nuke at humanity's feet!"
"The United States is a blight on the whole world! They'll stoop to anything to get their hands on Vibranium!"
"Wait, who's that huge guy with silver-white hair?? He blocked Wonder Woman for Ultron! And ambushed Superman!!"
"I checked the replay. He made Superman disappear! Superman's gone!"
"Traitor to humanity! That bastard's a traitor to humanity!"
"He just called the King of Wakanda a black monkey... That's racism! Blatant racism!!"
"A traitor and a racist? If I catch him, I'll chop him into mincemeat!"
"Ultron said he's going to wipe out humanity... He's not joking. He has a Vibranium body now. Who can stop him?"
"Superman went down in one hit! Thor got sent flying! Captain America's shield was knocked from his hand! Even Wonder Woman can't beat him!! Who's left??"
"Where's the Golden Armor God of War?? Where the hell is he