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One of the first notable decisions in Ironheart was the race swapping of Riri Williams herself, portrayed as an Asian woman instead of her original comic book depiction. This choice was highly polarizing but underlined Marvel's intent to showcase diversity. However, critics argue that this is merely window dressing that fails to serve the narrative. Instead, it appears as an attempt to virtue-signal, often at the expense of character development and story coherence.