What Happened To Everyone Who Wore Iron Man's Armour?

2. Riri Williams

Iron Man Riri Williams
Marvel Comics

Riri Williams was introduced by Brian Bendis and Michael Deadato in 2016, during a time in which Tony was dealing with the aftermath of Civil War II.

Riri quickly cemented herself as one of the smartest individuals in the Marvel Universe at the age of just 15, using her brains to assemble an Iron Man armour of her own from the scrap lying around at her university campus. Stark - being Stark - discovers what Riri's up to and then decides to encourage her decision to be a superhero. Riri then took on a different identity - Ironheart - before featuring heavily across a plethora of different Marvel stories, including Secret Empire.

As Ironheart, Williams has become a member of the Champions and is even currently starring in her own comic, written by Eve Ewing and with art from Kevin Libranda.

Riri's impact cannot be overstated, and though the character is yet to realise her full potential, it's clear there's still a lot more to come.

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