Young super-genius Riri Williams, is inspired by Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, and wants to follow in his heroic ways. She creates her own superior armour and lives an adventurous, heroic, and philanthropic life as the Super Hero known as Ironheart.
We are going to witness her debut in Black Panther Wakanda Forever and then in her own solo Disney Plus series further down the line. Iron Man and Riri Williams have a tight relationship in the comics. However, given that Tony Stark is already dead in the MCU as a result of the events of Avengers: Endgame, any kind of relationship between the two may be challenging. It turns out, though, that perhaps the relationship had previously been developed in a prior movie. Riri Williams may have already made an indirect appearance in Captain America: Civil War.
Ironheart In Captain America Civil War
In Captain America: Civil War, Tony Stark is initially seen giving a speech to a packed audience at M.I.T. Then, Tony declared to the entire class that they were all beneficiary of the inaugural September Foundation Grant” after demonstrating the technology behind his B.A.R.F. project. In essence, he added, all of the proposals submitted by the students in the room had been accepted and funded in the expectation that they would “redefine the future!” Following the enormous funding, there was loud clapping since Stark Industries was now helping dozens of M.I.T. students.
In Marvel Comics Riri Williams, a tech whiz who is just 15 years old yet a student at M.I.T., finally creates a suit of armour from scratch . So what happens if Riri Williams from the MCU has the same situation? She might have been present when Tony gave his speech if she attends M.I.T. His funds may have aided her in getting academic projects that she was working on.
As a result, Riri might possess the skills and materials required to create her own suit due to Iron Man. In spite of the fact that the two characters had never actually met in the MCU, this would establish a link between them. As Riri strives to become the next Iron Man, it might even result in a formal passing of the baton.
That would mean Riri Williams has previously made an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She might have been in the room receiving the funding that would one day enable her to become Ironheart, even though we were unable to see her.
