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In Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ultron turned part of Sokovia into a meteorite which he planned to use to cause humanity's extinction
My question is, what made him choose Sokovia as a location for this nefarious scheme? Is it because Baron von Strucker's HYDRA base was there? If this was mentioned in the film and I missed it, please forgive me.
From the junior novelization of Age of Ultron:
The twins went back with Ultron to Strucker’s fortress, where they were astonished to see many more robots, all refining various experiments Strucker had been working on.
One such experiment might have been related to the synthezoid body that Ultron made, which ultimately became the Vision. This was a high priority for him, so it would make sense that he would want to search through what Hydra knew about it.
“You look like Strucker’s robotic experiments,” said Pietro. “But they didn’t work.”
“Not for him, they didn’t,” Ultron acknowledged. “Strucker had the engine, but not the spark.”
I believe after exhausting/discarding the peacekeeping bots, he needed somewhere to
1. Manufacture enough drones.
2. Create his faux-asteroid; a fauxsteroid, with which he intended to destroy humanity
He was unable to do point 2. From a decentralised location as
JARVIS was blocking his access to the nuclear launch codes.
Not only does the good Baron's lab have advanced Hydra technology, I also think it's got Chitauri tech from the first film.
No where else offers that in such a secluded location, in such an easily overlooked country.
