Origin
Tony Stark decided there was no point in trying to hire a new secretary. Instead, he created his own “girl Friday” with a new A.I. program that would appear as a hologram of a young woman. Friday had a sweet, almost child-like disposition and was happy to show up whenever her boss needed her.
Creation
Friday was created by Mike Grell and Michael Ryan and first appeared in Iron Man Vol.3 issue 53 (2002).
Major Story Arcs
Personal Assistant
As time went on, Tony began using Friday less and less. A couple of years later, she showed up again, angry and spiteful. Tony Stark was confused and then realized that Friday had evolved from having the disposition of a young girl to having the personality of a spurned teenager. She’d been abandoned and wanted some attention.
Tony Stark saw Friday as a child who needed to learn and be nurtured. With help of his butler Edwin Jarvis, he began raising Friday as a sort of adopted daughter.
Back Again
More recently, Friday was brought back in a big way since Tony Stark started using her again as his primary ‘girl friday’. In this role, she has to speak with a lot of big clients of Stark Industries.
Other Media
Movies
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Female Replacement Intelligent Digital Assistant Youth) appeared in the Avengers movie. Although she was never truly seen, she is heard as Tony Stark speaks to her on a number of occasions during the film. She was brought into life after Tony’s first artificial intelligence J.A.R.V.I.S. was taken over by Ultron.
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
In the Captain America movie, F.R.I.D.A.Y. again is heard as the navigator of Tony Stark while he is in the Iron Man suit.
Television
Marvel’s Avengers Assemble
F.R.I.D.A.Y. makes her debut in the third season “Marvel’s Avengers Ultron Revolution” in the episode “Adapting to Chane“.
Games
Marvel Future Fight
Friday is a non-playable character in the game.