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.
Just a Really Very Intelligent System The character makes his debut in
Iron Man (2008), before appearing in
Iron Man 2 (2010),
The Avengers (2012), 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". J.A.R.V.I.S. also appeared in the
Disneyland attraction
Innoventions.
Age of Ultron and becoming Vision 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==