Though Ironheart is largely focused on the rise of its title hero, aka Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), the six-part series has also been teasing out an occult subplot through the Hood (Anthony Ramos). The small-time criminal has been bankrolling Riri’s efforts to build a better Iron Man suit, but he also has his own goals. The question of what Parker wants, and how he came into the power to get it, has dominated Ironheart’s first season. It’s not until the show’s final episodes that the mystery is finally revealed — and with it comes another surprise that’s fueled fan theories for years.
Marvel comics suggest that Parker’s hood originally belonged to Dormammu, the Big Bad of Doctor Strange — and Riri’s new magical pal, Zelma Stanton (Regan Aliyah), corroborates that in Episode 5. In Ironheart’s season finale, however, it’s revealed that the theory was a fake-out for the show’s true villain, a supernatural threat that will change Marvel’s Cinematic Universe forever.
