Marvel’s Ironheart Submit-Credit Scene, Defined

This text comprises spoilers for the “Ironheart” season 1 finale.

“Ironheart” might need taken off as shortly because it arrived, however not earlier than dropping a credit scene in its ultimate episode. Hopefully persevering with the pattern that “Thunderbolts*” managed to recapture by delivering a post-credits scene that truly means one thing, Riri Williams’ (Dominique Thorne) journey ends with a struggling villain making an attempt to get again to his former glory and visiting a mutual affiliate of Ironheart that might play a much bigger half in the way forward for the MCU, and particularly for one A-list hero.

After being minimize free from the long-awaited villain Mephisto (Sacha Baron Cohen), Parker Robbins, aka The Hood (Anthony Ramos), is now a lone agent, for the reason that crew he gathered is scattered to the winds. On a mission to reclaim his former title and grab the ability he as soon as had, Robbins tracks down the Stantons’ retailer, totally conscious of the key the institution hides and the way it can assist Robbins’ mission of getting his ill-fitting Hood again. (Boy, did that factor look horrible.) Whereas it might sound slightly questionable as to why this new and mysterious buyer will get particular therapy from Zelma Stanton (Regan Aliyah) inside minutes, the younger spell-wielder-in-the-making has confirmed she’s keen to get mystical on the drop of a magic hat. The priority right here is simply how deep into the sacred arts she’ll discover herself for the felony previously often called The Hood, and what it’s going to price her when Robbins will get his threads again.

It is already been effectively established that Robbins can discuss anybody into stepping into cahoots with him with the precise pitch, whatever the risks he could be sending them to face within the course of. Preserving this in thoughts, it would not be a complete shocker if the impressionable Zelma was the primary on his record of recent crew members, which might discover him one step nearer to changing into a fair larger menace to the MCU.

Within the comics, Robbins turned a major presence and a formidable menace to each heroes and villains alike. Going through off in opposition to The Kingpin and The Avengers from time to time, he even pushed Physician Unusual to such a restrict that he misplaced his title of Sorcerer Supreme battling him. To be this impactful, it could make sense that The Hood would lead Zelma down the mistaken path and regain (and maybe even surpass) his earlier state that was supplied to him by Mephisto. The issue with doing that’s it might draw the eye of the mistaken crowd for The Hood. After narrowly residing to scheme one other day and taking over Riri, this return to outdated tips might discover him on the radar of different magic-wielders within the MCU and characters that Zelma’s mom has already frivolously referred to. In spite of everything, when spells are solid and historical evils are revived, typically the best choice is to name for a Physician.

Apart from The Hood having just a few run-ins with Physician Unusual over time within the comics, Zelma additionally has a longstanding historical past with probably the most magical member of The Avengers. Debuting in “Physician Unusual” #1 in 2015, Zelma referred to as on Unusual for assist when she got here down with a nasty Thoughts Maggots an infection. Stephen finally addressed the problem, however in doing so, led to Zelma being extra delicate to magic and using her as a librarian at Unusual Academy, which is among the greatest “Physician Unusual” comics it’s worthwhile to learn (assume Hogwarts for the MCU with Unusual as its Dumbledore). At present, although, Unusual Academy has since gone below new administration with none apart from Physician Doom changing into the brand new Sorcerer Supreme and relocating the college to the villain’s homeland of Latveria and renaming it Doom Academy.

With all these main story particulars taking place within the comics round The Hood and his new potential ally, it could make sense for different massive hitters within the MCU like Benedict Cumberbatch’s Physician Unusual and even the MCU’s Sorcerer Supreme, Wong (Benedict Wong), to show as much as assist Riri with no matter Robbins throws at her subsequent. That crossover could be in the identical vein as when Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) met Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), simply with a extra magical spin. For now, all we are able to hope for is that at any time when The Hood returns suited and booted, Riri is able to cope with the problem and makes use of much more highly effective magic and mechanics to take him down.