Ironheart (real name Riri Williams) is a superheroine from Marvel Comics who dons a high-tech suit of armor modeled after Iron Man. She made her animated debut in the special Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron in the Marvel Rising franchise.
She made her live-action debut in the 2022 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and is set to return in Armor Wars and headline Ironheart. She is portrayed by Dominique Thorne.
Ironheart was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato.
Background[]
Riri's knowledge of mechanics leads back to her early childhood years, when at the age of three, her father had allowed her to work on a car. Over time, she began practicing her skills and eventually attended the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She also set up a business where she would do other students' homework in exchange for money. For one of her classes, she created a Vibranium detector, which was eventually obtained by the U.S. government to find the material in the ocean. This alerted Namor and the Talokanil people, who believed Williams and the detector posed a threat to their existence.
Physical appearance[]
Riri is a young African American woman who is nineteen years old. While not in her Ironheart suit, she wears typical clothes, such as a gray shirt. Her Ironheart suit consists of three main colors: red, blue, and gray. She designed it to look similar to Iron Man's.
Appearances[]
Marvel Cinematic Universe[]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever[]
- “For the Queen.”
- ―Riri
While on campus, she confronted one of her clients, who had not yet paid her for doing his homework. She then grabbed his phone and transferred the money herself. After this, she went to her dorm before her next class, when she was approached by Shuri, whom Riri recognized. Shuri told her that she was the target of multiple people. Riri then went to use the bathroom but instead was greeted by Okoye. Alarmed, she retreated to the back of her dorm and picked up a heater, threatening to throw it at them. She then threw at Okoye, who split the heater in half easily using a spear. Seeing the spear, she became even more alarmed and picked up a bigger heater. Okoye then said Riri would come to Wakanda conscious or unconscious. She then agreed to go.
Williams then brought the two to her garage to collect a few things before they left. As she was doing so, the FBI began to order her to open the garage door. She began to put on a flying suit similar to Iron Man's she had been working on and told Shuri and Okoye to use Riri's car to escape. While escaping from the FBI, Shuri's personal AI, Griot, told her there was a drone ahead. She then began to fly higher in the air, even though she was warned the air would get thinner and her oxygen would deplete. She was eventually able to reach and shoot down the drone, though immediately after her oxygen level reached zero and she began to plummet back to earth. However, she was able to regain consciousness mid-air and stopped herself from crashing into the water. She then caused an explosion, allowing Shuri and Okoye to escape. However, a Talokanil spear cable sent her crashing into a bridge, and she again lost consciousness. The Talokanil then brought Riri, along with Shuri, to Talokan.
Riri then woke up in a cave, and began to panic, though Shuri was able to calm her down. One of Namor's soldiers then told Shuri that Namor requested to speak to her, which left Riri alone in the cave.
Shuri returned sometime after, though suddenly Nakia entered the cave, holding a gun. Shuri was then held at knifepoint by a Talokanil soldier, though the soldier was shot and the three were able to escape back to the surface.
Riri was then brought to Wakanda and met Ramonda. The two eventually wound up in the Citadel when Namor launched an attack. Riri and Ramonda stood from a window, watching. Namor eventually made his way to the windows of the Citadel and tried to break them by flying into them. He was unsuccessful, and he took another approach by throwing multiple Hydrobombs at the window. The explosion knocked out Riri and created a pool, in which she started drowning. Ramonda, also in the pool, swam down to save her and hauled her to the surface, though Ramonda drowned as a result.
Namor had warned Wakanda that he would be back in a week, and feeling guilty for what had happened, Riri offered to help Shuri prepare for the attack. Williams also assisted Shuri in figuring out that heat weakened Namor and conceived a plan to trap him. She also made a higher quality suit that more closely resembled Iron Man's than her first did. She also helped Shuri create a synthetic Heart-Shaped Herb, which allowed Shuri to channel the powers of the Black Panther.
After this, Williams made a new Vibranium detector as part of a plan to ambush the Talokanil. Wakanda set it in the ocean, which lured the Talokanil near the surface. The Wakandans then ambushed the Talokanil, and a massive battle between the two sides started. Riri used her new Ironheart armor to defeat enemies from the sky. Namor soon noticed her and jumped up to her. She then called upon the assistance of Griot, who sent an aircraft to Namor. After that, a Talokanil soldier named Namora jumped on her back, and the two fought in mid-air. Riri was eventually able to swing Namora off. Riri continued fighting until Shuri and Namor announced a truce between the two armies. After the battle, Riri packed up to head back to Massachusetts. Shuri came to talk to her and told her the Ironheart armor would have to stay in Wakanda.
Armor Wars[]
Ironheart is set to reappear in this movie.
Ironheart[]
Williams is slated to headline her own series on Disney+, which will most likely take place after the events of Armor Wars.
Trivia[]
- Ironheart's actress Dominique Thorne originally auditioned for the role of Shuri in Black Panther, whilst she was in her sophomore year of high school and while she didn't get it, Kevin Feige immediately thought of her to later play Riri Williams in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.[1]
- Dominique Thorne didn't audition for the role of Ironheart as Marvel Studios contacted her instead and offered her the role because of her previous audition years earlier for the role of Shuri.[2]
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