IRONHEART: An "Infamous" Finale Easter Egg May Reveal More About Riri Williams' Deal With Mephisto - SPOILERS

IRONHEART: An "Infamous" Finale Easter Egg May Reveal More About Riri Williams' Deal With Mephisto - SPOILERS

An Easter Egg has been spotted in the Ironheart season finale that reveals what became of Parker Robbins' Hood, and how it could point to an "infamous" future for Riri Williams after he deal with Mephisto.

By JoshWilding - Jul 06, 2025 05:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Ironheart

Ironheart's finale finally introduced the MCU's version of Mephisto, played by Sacha Baron Cohen. Like his comic book counterpart, the villain seems to have a habit of making deals in exchange for someone's soul.

In Parker Robbins' case, that meant giving him The Hood so he could achieve everything he wanted. As for Riri Williams, she gave up her soul and was rewarded with the resurrection of her best friend, Natalie. 

However, Ironheart was also a little ambiguous when it came to what selling a soul actually means for someone. Is Riri destined to grow increasingly more demonic in nature as Parker did before her (at least until he was separated from The Hood), and was this a one-off interaction or the start of a new partnership? 

One eagle-eyed fan has noticed that, in the background of the show's final scene, The Hood can be seen draped over Riri's armour. This leaves us with more questions than it does answers, but can we assume that she's now piloting that suit while wearing The Hood? It's a compelling possibility and one that drastically alters this character's status quo in the MCU. 

Riri still having The Hood also explains why she was in the midst of researching what looked like magical equations before being reunited with the real Natalie. 

We don't know what Marvel Studios had planned for Armor Wars, but Riri being a character rooted in this world's supernatural corner now appears to be a given. It's also looking increasingly likely that she could unwittingly head down a villainous route as Mephisto's influence over her increases. 

Many fans have been quick to point out that The Hood being draped over Riri's armour is reminiscent of the "Infamous Iron Man." After Secret Wars, Victor Von Doom suited up as a morally ambiguous armoured "hero" for a time, and did so wearing his cloak. Could Ironheart end up more infamous than iconic? We'll have to wait and see. 

"It’s an informed decision," Ironheart executive producer Ryan Coogler recently told Collider. "She sees Hood at his worst, she sees what the deal with this guy looks like, and she still does it for a friend. You learn just how much she loves this person. It’s one of the more interesting things we've seen somebody doing in the MCU, and that's hard because there have been a lot of these, a lot of movies, a lot of shows."

"It’s a very interesting form of sacrifice that can only happen in this story with these characters, so I thought it was a great way to introduce an incredibly powerful character from publishing, because you meet Mephisto via this deal, which I think is really cool," the Black Panther director added.

Take a closer look at this newly discovered Ironheart Easter Egg below.

Set after the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Television’s Ironheart pits technology against magic when Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) - a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world - returns to her hometown of Chicago.

Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood" (Anthony Ramos).

The series also stars Lyric Ross, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Matthew Elam and Anji White. Chinaka Hodge is head writer and executive producer; episodes are directed by Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes.

"Ironheart soars when Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos, Alden Ehrenreich, and Lyric Ross are on screen," we wrote in our 3* review, "but a by-the-numbers story means the series falls short of reaching the same heights as Iron Man. Still, the finale is an undeniable must-see."

All episodes of Ironheart are now streaming on Disney+.

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RolandD
RolandD - 7/6/2025, 5:40 AM
I enjoyed the series, but she’s really not much of a hero at least not at this point in her life. She agreed to do the robberies to make money and only set out to take down The Hood when he was coming after her. Hopefully, she is able to turn her life around. Lest we forget, Hawkeye started out as a villain in the comics, as did Wanda and Pietro amongst others who are now heroes, but she has some growing up to do.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 7/6/2025, 5:47 AM
@RolandD - look at what Nat started out as. Scott got fired from diary queen and immediately went back to heist. RiRi will grow into a hero
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/6/2025, 6:29 AM
@RolandD - I'm OK with watching a character devolve into villain first, we've had ample who were bad one way or another pre-film who fairly quickly reformed into hero and we have had full villains from the start eventualy becoming hero in latter proects after multiple films on the bad side such as Loki...

...having someone who started out fairly neutral leaning hero in BP:WF as mostly the gizmo of the plot than having full choice/autonomy over her path who then falls on harder times and goes down questionable paths in her show I'm fine with. It is what a lot of young people do prior to learning the error of their ways, start looking before they leap and making the choice to do better and be better after all cos lets face it late teen early 20's leaning more selfish and thinking they know better than everyone else is fairly common no matter what gender/race/nationality.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 7/6/2025, 9:03 AM
@RolandD - 'ah wawnst to be ayyyconicckk'
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 7/6/2025, 9:20 AM
@RolandD - yes but Hawkeye AND Wande were ICONIC? Dont think so ..IronHeart Is stealing so soon she WILL encounter the police AND become the first Hero that CANT BREATHE!
satanicbatman
satanicbatman - 7/6/2025, 9:44 AM
@MyCoolYoung - Sir, that was a Baskin Robbins
Arthorious
Arthorious - 7/6/2025, 10:02 AM
@RolandD - while I don’t like Riri’s characterization I agree that this is her heroes journey arc; from a self centered approach to a heroic one
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 7/6/2025, 10:07 AM
@satanicbatman - damn they always find out
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 7/6/2025, 12:58 PM
@RolandD - I agree with most of what you said, but people seem to overlook her over all motivations for doing what she did. She wasn't trying to make a suit to be a super hero, she was making an A.I. and a suit to help first responders. This is heroic as hell. Now while extorting shady executives to get money to build her A.I. and Suit were not heroic, I could see how someone her age (hell, maybe even ANY age) could feel that extorting money from a shady organization to build something to save lives is worth it. It kinda of shows what paths young people can end up taking without guidance. She needs a mentor, like Kate has Clint and Ms. Marvel has Captain Marvel. Hell, even Spider-Man had a mentor to help him out.
RolandD
RolandD - 7/6/2025, 5:42 AM
By the way, I enjoyed Sasha Baron Cohen as Mephisto. There are some complaints on another thread that he did not look like a classic villain, but I kind of like that so far. We did get a glimpse of him in the spoon, of course, but if someone’s going to make a bargain with somebody of a nature like these, I think they would be more likely to make the bargain with a devil who looks more like a human being than one who looks like a truly demonic creature. That said, I am sure we will see him in his all out devilish form at some point.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/6/2025, 6:21 AM
@RolandD - I feel the human form they went with worked perfectly for what it kinda should be, a guy who in one moment can look friendly and harmless thus more trustworthy with flashes of creepy sinister, same with the accent he went with. I KNOW it wouldn't work for all but for me it seemed fitting for a first intro rather than go into more fully obviously villain demonic straight out the gate. After all doing it the way they did there is a level of ambiguity IF Mephisto was making anyone do bad things or if that is simply how those who sold their soul chose to use the gifts he gave rather than any clear signs for the uninformed this is an evil being who turns people at a crossroads down a path to full evil villain.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 7/6/2025, 8:18 AM
@RolandD - well he did on the spoon,so we know there is the possibility for that
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 7/6/2025, 5:56 AM
i like the last 10 minutes of a 6 episode show....well done marvel
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 7/6/2025, 12:50 PM
@AllsNotGood - I guess this is one way for you to find out that Marvel doesn't care what you like...I doubt they even gave it a thought
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 7/6/2025, 1:35 PM
@DarkeyeZ - they don't make stuff for us anymore. Long gone are the days that they want to wow us
AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/6/2025, 6:37 AM
Marvel Studios Ironheart Well Deserved. Surprise Hit of the Year.

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AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 7/6/2025, 6:56 AM
@AllsGood - nothing is a surprise hit for you they are all hits even before they come out
AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/6/2025, 7:46 AM
@AllsNotGood - Ironheart is one of the best I've seen in a longtime. I enjoyed all 6 episodes.
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/6/2025, 8:27 AM
@AllsGood - so is avatar have great reviews rotten tomatoes scores do people like avatar ? Rottne tomatoes critics and reviews don’t make movies and tv shows successful it is people transformers one and bumblebee will have made billion easy and got sequel if it was true it’s not people decide not critics , not reviews , not rotten tomatoes
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/6/2025, 8:30 AM
@dragon316 - you visit Countey our state you go reviews what people say snail, fish eggs, cow tongue and liver taste good do order it by reviews and strangers tell you do you go by what you like trust your own judgment opinion order something you like to eat ?
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/6/2025, 8:34 AM
@AllsGood - glad you like show have yet to check episode out make my opinion on show didn’t like Wanda vision , do not like andor series season one and two boring and slow to much politics take parts mon Martha be little better maybe likable for me few times almost put me sleep watching andor series
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 7/6/2025, 8:46 AM
@AllsGood - actual footage of you being surprised by another marvel hit:

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 7/6/2025, 9:21 AM
@AllsGood - gotta say,It looks good for a CW series
AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/6/2025, 9:43 AM
@Ryguy88 - Marvel Studios Ironheart 87% at Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh.

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AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/6/2025, 9:44 AM
@dragon316 - Marvel Studios Ironheart 87% at Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh.

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AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/6/2025, 9:46 AM
@Malatrova15 - Did you see that Coming?
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 7/6/2025, 9:52 AM
@AllsGood - i mean …like Jeremy Renner dick status, Its unconfirmed
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/6/2025, 12:46 PM
@AllsGood - 87%? Must be a case of review boosting.
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 7/6/2025, 12:50 PM
@AllsGood - I agree with you man.
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 7/6/2025, 12:51 PM
@dragon316 - I don't like the show I just like the last 10 minutes and interested in seeing mephisto in mcu
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 7/6/2025, 12:52 PM
@Malatrova15 - worse than that
Beer85
Beer85 - 7/6/2025, 7:11 AM
Horrid show made for and by people with demented browsing history.
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 7/6/2025, 7:18 AM
@Beer85 - you see everyone involved with the show? They made it for themselves and their "community"
Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 7/6/2025, 9:33 AM
@Beer85 - Oh shut the fvck up.
FASELI
FASELI - 7/6/2025, 7:19 AM
I did assume Mephisto made an appearance. But thanks for ruining it Josh. You really are terrible at this. You are [frick]ing appalling at your job.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/6/2025, 7:40 AM
@FASELI - Marvel and Sacha Baron Cohen have shared social media posts to tens of millions mentioning/revealing Mephisto, as has every website under the sun who interviewed the creatives, including the trades and several popular entertainment outlets. Not a single one of them used spoiler tags on Tuesday. We did, and continued to do so for 72 hours.

We also published a feature a couple of days ago about Mephisto, and there wasn’t a single complaint. So, just because you’ve been living under a rock, that doesn’t mean I’m bad at my job. It’s 2025. If you don’t want spoilers post-release, stay off the internet until you’ve watched it. 👍🏻
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 7/6/2025, 9:05 AM
@FASELI - Bro, this was on every media-related news site and social media outlet the morning after it aired.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 7/6/2025, 9:22 AM
@FASELI - Never insult Josh Again not gonna tell you Again not gonna tell you again
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 7/6/2025, 10:51 AM
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SodaBurps
SodaBurps - 7/6/2025, 8:23 AM
Its a good show but I noticed something. On the Marvel Unlimited app, whenever a new show or movie comes out, there's a cool little graphic related to it that shows up as it's loading. Then they suggest comics related to that character. They didn't do that for Ironheart at all. Its all Fantastic Four related. Small thing but I thought it was crummy. Make of that you will.
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