Origin
Riri Williams is a young girl and M.I.T. student. She became interested in technology from an early age on. While on M.I.T, she dared herself into a project that would change her life forever.
Creation
Riri Williams was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato Jr and first appeared (in a cameo) in Invincible Iron Man Vol.2 issue 7 (2016). She first fully appeared in Invincible Iron Man Vol.2 issue 9 (2016).
Major Story Arcs
Inventing a Suit
Riri had been on M.I.T. for a number of weeks when she started a project of her own. She collected scraps and started building her very own Iron Man costume.
Variants
Earth-138
On Earth-138, Riri one of the many punk themed anti-fascist superheroes. She goes by Riotheart and plays guitar in the Spider-Band.
Other Media
Animation
- Riri Williams appeard in Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron, voiced by Sofia Wylie.
- Ironheart appears in Marvel’s Spider-Man, voiced again by Sofia Wylie. She first appears in the episode “Amazing Friends,” where she is introduced as an Avengers trainee staying at Avengers Tower. She encounters Spider-Man when he shows up there seeking aid from Iron Man, who is off in space with the rest of the team. Ironheart and her fellow trainee Amadeus Cho team up with Spider-Man to rescue Groot from the A.I.M. organization. In the “Vengeance of Venom” storyline, she is one of the many New York heroes who becomes possessed by a symbiote.
MCU
- Riri debuts in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She is a university student who designs a vibranium detector that is stolen by the CIA to use on the ocean floor. This angers Namor and his people, causing them to unjustly target Riri. Shuri takes her in and protects, and with Wakanda’s resources makes a sophisticated version of her own Stark armor prototype.
- Ironheart will appear in her own self-titled Disney+ production as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s Phase 4. She will be played by Dominique Thorne.
Games
Marvel Future Fight
Iron Heart is a playable character in the game. She is a Blast type.
Her bio in the game says: As a certified genius, Riri reversed-engineered Tony Stark’s Iron Man Armor at the age of 15. What started as a small challenge quickly became her greatest ambition: to create her own version of the Iron Man suit and help those in need. After learning of Riri’s first successful prototype, Tony Stark visits her and decides to endorse her desire to become the Invincible Ironheart!
Marvel Puzzle Quest
Riri Williams as Ironheart is a playable character in the game.
Her bio in the game says: Riri Williams was an engineering prodigy, receiving a full ride scholarship to M.I.T. What began as a personal challenge to build her own prototype Iron Man armor, soon became a secret project. Impressed, Tony Stark visited and endorsed Riri’s desire to become a Super Hero.
Marvel Avengers Academy
Ironheart is a playable character in the game. She was released in the Armor Wars Event. She is voiced by Dani Chambers.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Ironheart appears in the game as part of the Champions DLC pack.
Merchandise
- Diamond Select released a PVC statue of Iron Heart.
- Ironheart was featured in the HeroClix figure game.
- Ironheart was featured in Funko’s Pop! line of bobbleheads.
- Hot Toys produced a cosbaby of Venomized Ironheart.
- Ironheart was featured in Diamond Select’s Minimates line as part of a two-pack with Hydra Captain America.
- Ironheart was featured in Hasbro’s Marvel Legends line as part of the Ursa Major Build-a-Figure wave.