This text incorporates 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 development 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 would play an even bigger half in the way forward for the MCU, and particularly for one A-list hero.Â
After being lower unfastened from the long-awaited villain Mephisto (Sacha Baron Cohen), Parker Robbins, aka The Hood (Anthony Ramos), is now a lone agent, because the crew he gathered is scattered to the winds. On a mission to reclaim his former title and grab the facility he as soon as had, Robbins tracks down the Stantons’ retailer, totally conscious of the key the institution hides and the way it may also help 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 remedy 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 legal previously generally known as The Hood, and what it is going to price her when Robbins will get his threads again.
Is Zelma set to have The Hood pulled over her eyes?
It is already been properly established that Robbins can discuss anybody into stepping into cahoots with him with the best pitch, whatever the risks he is perhaps sending them to face within the course of. Holding this in thoughts, it would not be a complete shocker if the impressionable Zelma was the primary on his checklist of latest crew members, which may discover him one step nearer to turning into a fair higher risk to the MCU.
Within the comics, Robbins grew to become a major presence and a formidable risk to each heroes and villains alike. Dealing with 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 might make sense that The Hood would lead Zelma down the flawed path and regain (and maybe even surpass) his earlier state that was provided to him by Mephisto. The issue with doing that’s it may draw the eye of the flawed crowd for The Hood. After narrowly residing to scheme one other day and taking up Riri, this return to outdated methods may discover him on the radar of different magic-wielders within the MCU and characters that Zelma’s mom has already calmly referred to. In spite of everything, when spells are forged and historic evils are revived, typically the most suitable choice is to name for a Physician.
May Physician Unusual or Wong spoil The Hood’s future plans?
Moreover The Hood having a couple of run-ins with Physician Unusual through the years within the comics, Zelma additionally has a longstanding historical past with essentially the most magical member of The Avengers. Debuting in “Physician Unusual” #1 in 2015, Zelma known as on Unusual for support when she got here down with a nasty Thoughts Maggots an infection. Stephen finally addressed the difficulty, 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 finest “Physician Unusual” comics you should learn (suppose Hogwarts for the MCU with Unusual as its Dumbledore). Presently, although, Unusual Academy has since gone underneath new administration with none apart from Physician Doom turning 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 might make sense for different huge 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 can 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 take care of the difficulty and makes use of much more highly effective magic and mechanics to take him down.Â