Ironheart
Summary
Iron Manmight no longer direct theMCU , but his legacy still lives on withupcoming Marvel releaseslike the miniseriesIronheartand the movieArmor Wars . From the event ofIron Manto his final appearance inAvengers : Endgame , Tony Stark developed a whole militia of armoured suits and AI - driven engineering . Whilethe MCU Iron Man armorhas pass through many iterations , Stark ’s gadgets have also been used widely by other heroes and scoundrel in the Multiverse . So , it ’s only a affair of metre for the tech billionaire ’s inventorying to be used by a new hero filling his shoe .
Briefly , Spider - Man became Iron Man ’s successor , being mentor by Tony Stark and using the Iron Spider costume in combat . But now , even MCU audience wait TomHolland ’s Spider - Man to have no MCU tiesand glow as a hero in his own right wing . The Multiverse include many theory to resurrect dead fictional character like Iron Man , but doing so would undermine the emotional depth of his concluding sacrifice inAvengers : Endgame . So , it ’s only apt for other Stark armour - wearers like War Machine and Ironheart to lead future Marvel adventures . There ’s even another potential successor whom only devoted Iron Man fan would remember .
Dominique Thorne will star as Riri Williams in Ironheart on Disney+ , but who ’s join her , and what menace will they face ? Here ’s everything we know .
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Armor Wars & Ironheart Can Setup Iron Man’s Replacements Over 5 Years After His Death
Tony Stark Has Both Old And Young Successors In The MCU
Much like how Sam Wilson succeeds Steve Rogers as Captain America , Tony Stark ’s devoted friend James “ Rhodey ” Rhodes can be a desirable heir to the Iron Man mantle . SinceIron Man 2 , Rhodey has already carved his superhero identity under the alter ego War Machine . As reveal inSecret Invasion ’s black plot machine , Rhodey had also been supplant by a Skrull after the events ofCaptain America : Civil War . Dealing with his unspoiled friend ’s death and his newfound freedom , Armor Warscan turn Rhodey into more than a support character and a worthy Iron Man - like poor boy in his own right .
On the other side of thing is a young Iron Man permutation : talented MIT student Riri Williams aka Ironheart . Black Panther : Wakanda Foreveroffered a glimpse of her exceptional skills and power to build indestructible armor out of just fragment of Stark Tech . If Riri grow access to more advance technical school and Stark ’s blueprint in her solo seriesIronheart , she can hopefully develop even more advanced versions of the Iron Man suits .
Rhodey carries Stark ’s maturity and leading , but Riri carries his scientific skillset . Much like how Stark built his Ironmonger armour out of scrap metal , Riri is skilful at ad-lib her technology - progress abilities .
Ironheart Can Resolve Iron Man 3’s Harley Storyline
Harley Can Be More Than A Loose End To Iron Man’ Story
asunder from Riri Williams , Iron Man has another youthful prospective refilling with Harley Keener , the kid that Tony Stark ran into inIron Man 3 . As Stark even left behind some tech for his temporary protégé , it was wanton to speculate that Harley could deliver the goods him if the Armored Avenger ever died . But other thanHarley ’s cameo at Stark ’s funeralinAvengers : Endgame , the character was n’t mentioned again . A Reddit thread perfectly sums up how Harley can be reintroduced to the MCU as a superhero succeeding Iron Man , as Redditorbukanirsuggests that an onetime Harley can become MCU ’s Guardsman .
In the cartoon strip , Guardsman was the mantle take by antihero Kevin O’Brien . A friend of Iron Man and a Stark Industries locomotive engineer , O’Brien became the Guardsman after his employer gifted him a scaled - down version of the Mark IV armour .
While O’Brien often turn villainous in later plot line , the Reddit screw thread suggest that Guardsman can get a new inception with Harley . accept that the timeline would now make him over 24 years old , Harley could have graduate and been working at Stark Industries , perchance share a closelipped bond with Pepper Potts . realize access to advanced Stark tech , he could build a new armor for himself .
In the comics , " Guardsman " later became a title for all armored guard working at the gamey - security department prison called The Vault .
It ’s only apt for Harley to continue his wise man ’s bequest from his industrial complex . The Reddit theory go a step further , suggesting that Harley would have also been an MIT alumnus and know Riri this way . The armour that Riri used in battle inBlack Panther : Wakanda Forevercould likewise be a redesign edition of an old armor technical school labor that Harley gave Here a Stark Industries employee . The Redditor adds , “ Maybe during that time catamenia they were both working on similar projects and swapping distinction . ” If this hypothesis is indeed proven truthful , Ironheart is spring to feature Harley .
Why An Iron Man Team Makes Most Sense To Honor Iron Man’s Legacy
An Iron Man Team Keeps The MCU Hero’s Memory Alive
While fleshing out Harley Keener ’s return in the MCU , the Reddit thread also explored howArmor Warscan find Rhodey leading a team of heroes . The game details forArmor Warssuggest that the Modern flick will find Rhodey tracking down individuals who have slip Stark Tech for their vicious motives . This will be accompanied by the return of Justin Hammer , Tony Stark ’s envious competitor and weapons manufacturer fromIron Man 2 . So , if Hammer can build his squad of armored villains in Armor Wars , it only seems justifiable for Rhodey to be backed by armored heroes like Ironheart and Guardsman .
late rumors suggest that a villain from the MCU ’s Phase 1 might be return , and he ’ll be very important to one upcoming Marvel Studios project .
TheMCUhas been obsessed with Tony Stark ’s legacy , and usually from a negative posture . This is set to be stay with the seemingly set up Armor Wars being focusing on how explosive and dangerous Stark technical school can be even some times after Tony himself has passed .
Butthe positive side of Stark ’s technology can be play up by the presence of unexampled - age heroes like Riri Williams and Harley Keener : tiddler whose lives were convert for the better by Stark and his least sandpiper as Iron Man . In this mother wit , Iron Mandoesn’t need to come back from the dead in the face of these three replacements , as seeing Iron Man ’s three technical successors fare together could be the way to go for labor likeIronheartandArmor Wars .
