Original subtitles

MODOK: Dry dock open.

(THUNDERCLAPS)

Closing sea gates now!

Well, Modok?

Scanning our cargo.

Magnificent, isn't it, my dear Hammer?

I don't like it. It's too unpredictable.

But you are not! You want certainty,

and there is none in this case.

Open the hull! I discovered this alien artifact

sealed inside an extinct volcano in Latin America.

Its origins and purpose

lost in the dust of civilizations long dead.

HAMMER: I still don't think it was wise to bring it here.

We don't know what it will do when it's activated.

If it can be activated.

The language stored in its database is bizarre,

its operating code unbreakable.

I brought it here to serve us. If you can't awaken it, I shall!

The automaton did not respond. You have failed!

THE MANDARIN: I shall make it live!

Incredible! Even the power of his rings didn't move it!

(EX CLAIMS IN ANNO YANCE)

It cost me a fortune to ship that thing here!

And it might be worth something, if I cut it up for scrap.

Success!

Rejoice! I am Ultimo, thy deliverer!

And I am The Mandarin, thy new lord and master.

Obey me and serve my will!

Lmpossible! Nothing can absorb the hypnotic power of this ring jewel!

Magnificent!

(GROWLS) I will not rest until Ultimo is mine to command!

Rejoice! I am...

THE MANDARIN: Modok! The Sky Saucer!

We must not lose him!

(LOUD THUDDING)

(SCREAMS IN FEAR)

(MAN SPEAKING ITALIAN)

Thy deliverer!

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

(LUCIANO PAVAROTTI SPEAKING ITALIAN)

(JIM SPEAKING ITALIAN)

(JIM WHISPERING)

I'll be right back, gang. Talk among yourselves.

Satellite security flagged this news transmission from Baja California.

It hasn't been cleared for broadcast.

What an exciting vacation! We got it on our video camera.

Well, we think it was from a new George Lucas movie.

You know, one of those 3- D computer models or something.

- A publicity stunt. - Negative! That thing is real!

But that cloud is not.

The Sky Saucer!

Why won't you let me handle it?

TONY: Because I need Iron Man's scientific tools

to evaluate our strange mechanical man.

That's all there is to it. Now please, tend to our guests.

JIM: I hate making small talk, Tone. You know I'm not a party animal.

It's so tough to be charming.

IRON MAN: Exit port!

Life support, adapt for short-term underwater capability.

Yo, ltzhak! How about those Cowboys, huh?

Onboard navigation. Baja California.

Rejoice! I am Ultimo, thy deliverer!

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Rejoice! I am Ultimo, thy deliverer!

Get us closer!

Ultimo acts as if he had someplace to go,

- a mysterious rendezvous. - Of course he does!

It should be obvious he was put here by an alien race for some purpose,

and now wants only to carry it out. But that will have to wait.

When this occipital template is attached to the base of Ultimo's skull,

I will be his programmer.

Now, get closer!

Rejoice! I am...

I am...

THE MANDARIN: Ultimo is my servant!

Bravo! Now what do we do about him?

THE MANDARIN: Iron Man!

Ultimo! That is my enemy!

Rejoice! I am Ultimo!

I'll rejoice later. First, I must get free!

Amazingly fast for something so large.

MODOK: Yes, Ultimo! Crush him like a grape!

THE MANDARIN: Stop! Do not destroy him!

Bring him to me!

Stop! You may only go where I command!

Rejoice! I am Ultimo...

THE MANDARIN: Much better.

Return us to my palace with our new guest.

We lost all contact with Iron Man twenty minutes ago.

- Then let's move our butts, people! - But Liebchen!

Before we rush off, we should have a destination.

- Baja California is a large area. - Wait! Something's coming in.

NEWS CAS TER: This military deserter, apprehended in Baja California,

claims he wasn't deserting,

he was actually running from a gigantic creature

carrying what appeared to be a man-sized robot.

And, get this, he said the robot called himself Ultimo!

All right, that tears it! The big iron's in big trouble! I'm out of here!

CENTURY: Wait. More information is arriving.

JIM: It's an encoded broadcast from an intelligence satellite.

SPIDER WOMAN: So that's Ultimo! But where's he going?

There's nothing in that part of the desert.

JIM: Wrong! Stark Enterprises' secret experimental test range.

If Ultimo gets into our vibranium ammo dump,

he would blow a hole through this planet!

Okay, Hawkeye! Now we move our butts!

But not Century. I want you to find Iron Man.

Iron Man's transcendental being, like all souls,

is a fixed star within the matrix of infinity.

Once I find it, I can locate Iron Man anywhere in time and space.

Farewell.

Sky access now!

Once Stark's robots are in my possession,

I shall give them to Justin Hammer to sell to the highest bidder.

But why not keep them for your own use?

Because I will implant them with a control microchip.

They will serve me when the time comes,

and meanwhile, they will be an excellent source of revenue!

Now I shall see who wears Iron Man's skin

and learn the secrets of his armor.

The Cyber Rack will pull and twist the armor apart at the joints,

causing whoever is inside to pop out like a ripe chestnut!

The strength of the armor is greater than I thought.

Perhaps the heat will encourage whoever is inside to be less stubborn.

(WEAKLY) Pain...

Heat...

I will resist.

Rejoice! I am Ultimo!

Rejoice! I am Ultimo!

WAR MACHINE: Commence attack!

HAWKE YE: That's my kind of order, W.M.

(GROWLIN G)

Let's turn up the heat!

Now turn, Ultimo,

and sweep them out of the sky! I command it!

Yes! That's how to do it!

Maybe this will get your attention!

(SCREAMS)

Rejoice! I am Ultimo, thy deliverer!

- Why did Ultimo stop trashing us? - WAR MACHINE: You got me.

But I want you to follow him and keep me informed of his whereabouts.

HAWKE YE: While you guys do what?

Go back to the Armory and rearm!

Next time we tackle Ultimo, we need to win!

(GRUNTS IN PAIN)

The occipital control template! It's gone!

Without it, Ultimo is free to fulfill his unknown mission!

THE MANDARIN: We must find Ultimo at once!

Whatever the source of alien power which draws him,

I must possess it!

(SNIFFING) It smells like a barbecue in here.

- What about Iron Man? - He can wait.

Whoever or whatever is inside has expired by now.

(WEAKLY) Pain...

Must fight.

(CREAKING)

Century. How did you find me?

Through the infinity matrix.

It weakens me, but I knew you were in great pain.

This will heal you.

Thanks, old friend.

The effort left him in suspended animation.

Let's hope it won't last too long. Thrusters up!

JIM: Ultimo is something else.

I thought we could handle him without Iron Man.

Don't be too hard on yourself, Jimmy, darling.

- You tried your best. - Trying isn't good enough!

IRON MAN: Then we try, try, and try again.

JIM: Tone! You're safe!

I was so... We were worried.

- Are you all right? - IRON MAN: Yes, thanks to Century.

We must not stand about in conversation while Ultimo is loose.

- We must locate him at once. - I read you from here, Century.

Our humongous friend seems to be heading for the Sacred Sands,

so we better find his off-button and lean on it!

That's it! Ultimo is a highly evolved automaton!

Someone turned him on, and we can turn him off!

The rest of you, join Hawkeye and slow Ultimo down before he completes

whatever he's been programmed to do.

- I won't let you down again. - You've never let me down.

- Please, Wanda. - Can't I stay, too?

IRON MAN: Not now, Julia. I think this is the one time

when the Scarlet Witch's singular gifts could be more useful than yours.

(ROARING)

Now I know why they call this place the Sacred Sands.

- What do you think he's up to? - This is a New Age kind of place.

Maybe the guy is into performance art.

SPIDER WOMAN: He's creating an earthquake!

Ultimo is tapping into the very core of this planet.

The energy it unleashes will disrupt the forces of nature.

If we do not stop him, the Earth will disintegrate.

Do something! Anything! But slow him down!

Yes. We need to give Iron Man time to find a solution.

His power is limitless!

No! Let me go!

Hold! If we attack now, he'll crush Spider Woman!

THE MANDARIN: War Machine!

I should have guessed Iron Man's lackeys would be here!

- Shouldn't we attack them? - It's not necessary.

They're no match for Ultimo. But more important,

it's now clear that Ultimo's ancient program

is causing him to drain elemental energy from the core of the planet.

I can't crack Ultimo's alien data code by the normal methods, Wanda.

What do your hex powers tell you?

SCARLET WITCH: We must look beyond what is, to what might be,

into the mystical, the irrational.

(CHANTING)

Unlock your secrets.

Unlock your mystery! The secret!

Reveal the nexus of control!

TONY: There!

SCARLET WITCH: You are approaching the control prime.

TONY: Ultimo's master switch is through

a doorway into another dimension.

Then you must turn him off before he destroys our world!

Yes, but it'll be a real long shot.

And I know just the person to pull it off.

Fighting a stainless-steel King Kong was bad enough,

now we got Genghis Khan Junior in the game!

- WAR MACHINE: Hang in there, Julia! - I am.

But every time Mandarin gets closer, Ultimo squeezes tighter.

And I don't have that much left to squeeze.

IRON MAN: Courage, Julia.

Have you found Ultimo's control center?

Yes! But it will take our best marksman

to deliver this intra-dimensional dart on target.

You'll only have time for one shot. Make it count.

Just show me the bull's-eye.

(GROANS)

Hurry, Iron Man. I can't breathe.

Jim, it'll take both of us

to open Ultimo's cosmic window for Hawkeye's shot.

Well, I haven't been very effective up to now.

Maybe you'd have better luck with another partner.

IRON MAN: I wouldn't trust anyone else for this.

WAR MACHINE: Then let's go for it!

Iron Man? Lmpossible!

I roasted him alive!

Indeed. Seems he needed more cooking time.

IRON MAN: Ready? When the cosmic window appears!

Now, Hawkeye! Hurry!

(MODOK EX CLAIMS IN SURPRISE)

Must deflect Hawkeye's arrow.

HAWKE YE: Bull's-eye!

(ULTIMO GRO ANS)

- MODOK: We're doomed! - The Mandarin is never doomed!

MODOK: Yes! Convert the saucer into an earth borer and reclaim Ultimo later!

One day, his power will be mine!

Mine!

IRON MAN: How the mighty have fallen.

Julia, I want you to head the removal party.

Stark helicopters are on the way

to transport Ultimo to our secure holding lab.

As for the rest of you, well done. Now let's go home.

No! Not another party!

- You know I hate these things! - Comes with the job, Jimbo.

Please, whatever you do, don't cut out and leave me alone this time.

- I won't. This is your party. - JIM: For what?

My way of showing you how much Stark Enterprises values your services,

and how much I value your friendship. Enjoy.

Status?

SPIDER WOMAN: Ultimo is safely on ice

and should present no further problems.

Then change into something more comfortable and join the party.

On my way, boss.