Riri Williams

Gary Michaels (Stepfather, deceased)

Sharon Williams (Sister)

South Shore, Chicago, IL

## Background

### **1996 - 2009: Riri Williams**

Rianna "Riri" Williams was born to Demetrius & Ronnie Williams in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Shortly before she was born, her father was killed in a gas station robbery gone wrong. After his "death," Ronnie decided to name their daughter was named after his nickname "Riri."

By the age of five, her mother had gotten remarried to Gary Michaels, making him the stepfather of Riri & her older sister Sharon. Around this time, she began having many behavioral problems, leading her parents to consult a child psychologist. To their surprise, the psychologist certified Riri as a super genius after undergoing several tests. At the psychologist's recommendation, Riri's parents looked into special care to foster her abilities, while also giving her emotional support.

Riri's level of intelligence caused her to retreat inside her own mind & become somewhat of an introvert. Her only friend outside of her family was Natalie Washington, who Riri met when she was ten years old. Riri had caught Natalie's attention while working at her open garage on some inventions meant to hopefully help superheroes some day. When Riri was eleven, she was given a full scholarship to the illustrious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Not willing to pass up such an opportunity, her parents enrolled her at the school.

At the age of thirteen, Riri was home visiting her family & having a picnic with them & Natalie at Marquette Park. Unfortunately, Riri & her family were caught in the line of fire when a drive by shooting hit some bystanders. Even though Riri was unscathed, both Natalie & Riri's step-father were hit by stray bullets & died. After the event, Riri struffled to return home & spent most of her time on campus.

### **2009 - 2010: Ironheart**

What started as a mere distraction for herself ended up becoming a secret project to create her own suit of armor. After reverse-engineering technology from an outdated Iron Man Armor Model, Riri started creating her own prototype version of the armor, using mainly stolen material from campus. When security caught notice of her suspicious activities, Riri decided to don the suit of armor & fly away.

After flying around the country trying to get the hang of her suit's flying capabilities, Riri came across a couple of inmates escaping from the New Mexico State Penitentiary. She managed to stop the speeding truck they were using as an escape vehicle but at the cost of her armor's integrity. Still feeling satisfied, Riri eventually returned to her dorm after the police arrived. After learning of Riri's accomplishment, Tony Stark visited her & chose to endorse Riri's desire to become a super hero. Using a repaired version of her armor, Riri later assisted Iron Man in various small missions.

With the guidance of an A.I. duplicate of Stark, Riri created an improved suit of armor & took up the alias of Ironheart. She rapidly caught the attention of allies & enemies of Tony Stark alike. After taking down some arms dealers, S.H.I.E.L.D. started monitoring Riri. Having become famous, Riri was offered not only Tony Stark's old lab but M.I.T. approached Riri to offer her their resources & a group of teenage superheroes, the Champions invited her to join their ranks. Riri agreed to all three offers.

Currently, Riri is developing a proper AI for her armor with her newfound resources. Upon completion, the AI that she had been developing from scanning & compositing her brainwaves & memories was complete had taken the form of an aged-up Natalie, her long-dead best friend. Christening her the Neuro-Autonomous Technical Assistant & Laboratory Intelligence Entity, Riri & her new AI have fought crime solo & with the team.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect:** When she was five years old, Riri was classified as a super genius. Because of this, she was accepted into M.I.T. with at eleven.
	+ ***Engineering*:** Despite her youth and limited resources, Riri has devised and created various contrivances, including her own version of the Iron Man Armor, which she reverse-engineered from scratch.
* **Armor:** Riri originally used a crude suit of armor with technology reverse-engineered from the Iron Man Armor. The armor was capable of achieving flight & flipping over a speeding truck, but it fractured as a consequence of the impact. Her second suit featured cutting edge similar to Iron Man's with a newer more aerodynamic powered armor.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic (Riri); 6 - Expert / Advanced (Ironheart)
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic (Riri); 6 - Expert / Advanced (Ironheart)
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Energy Projection:** 4 - High / Trained (Riri); Level 6 - Expert / Advanced (Ironheart)
* **Strategy:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Fighting Ability:** 3 - Average / Basic

## Trivia

* She's afan of the music group, A Tribe Called Quest.
* Ironheart has a power ranking of 144, classifying him as Power Level 3 / General Threat. As Riri Williams , he has a power ranking of 72, thus classifying him as Power Level 2 / Low Threat.

## Notes

* The original character of Ironheart belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* Her middle name is a nod to Skai Jackson, who her appearance is based on.