"What if Tony Stark hadn't been trapped in a cave before he developed the Iron Man suit, and the entire project was pure vanity from a complete unrepentant toolshed where he was a gun for hire and the Avengers formed to stop him specifically." no no, that makes white man look bad, but what about "What if Tony Stark declared a ten year old black girl to be stronger than him"
The best things about Riri are how completely retarded Bendis [a tautology I know] and others have written her.
Built her suit by stealing parts
Functions better as a villain in general and even came off more villainous than some villains she interacted with at the time like Dr. Doom.
Background character motivation is literally a result of her teacher telling her she can't be Tony Stark because the previous example wasn't stupid enough for Riri to listen to. She's that petty and lacking in actual characterization.
"What if Tony Stark hadn't been trapped in a cave before he developed the Iron Man suit, and the entire project was pure vanity from a complete unrepentant toolshed where he was a gun for hire and the Avengers formed to stop him specifically." no no, that makes white man look bad, but what about "What if Tony Stark declared a ten year old black girl to be stronger than him"
The best things about Riri are how completely retarded Bendis [a tautology I know] and others have written her.
Built her suit by stealing parts
Functions better as a villain in general and even came off more villainous than some villains she interacted with at the time like Dr. Doom.
Background character motivation is literally a result of her teacher telling her she can't be Tony Stark because the previous example wasn't stupid enough for Riri to listen to. She's that petty and lacking in actual characterization.