Tony Stark's protege from Iron Man 3 just suited up in his own armor, as Harley Keener joined W.E.B. students in stopping a cyber attack.
Warning! Spoilers for W.E.B. of Spider-Man #4 by Marvel Comics below
Harley Keener just suited up in his own armor, in a moment likely would have made Iron Man proud. In W.E.B. of Spider-Man #4, the students of W.E.B. fight against a cyber attack by the new Green Goblin. To stop a virus from spreading and destroying important data, Harley, Onome, and Lunella Lafayette jump into a VR world, where they fight back against a hacked version of Iron Man.
Harley Keener is an original character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe who helped Tony Stark when Aldrich Killian nearly destroyed his life in Iron Man 3. Played by Ty Simpkins, Keener showed his smarts by assisting Iron Man when he had no other help, earning the admiration of the hero. Keener would return in Avengers: Endgame, as he can be seen at Stark's funeral. Earlier this year, Keener made his comic book debut as one of Stark's W.E.B. program students, bringing together the most brilliant young minds in the Marvel Universe to learn with state of the arc tech and resources.
In W.E.B. of Spider-Man #4 by Kevin Shinick, Alberto Alburquerque, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Travis Lanham, the young heroes are hit by another cyber attack. While Spider-Man, Squirrel Girl, and Amadeus Cho chase down the new Green Goblin responsible for the hack, Keener, Onome and Lunella decide to jump into virtual reality to take on the virus. Unfortunately for the young heroes, the virus has taken control of Iron Man's virtual body, making Keener and the W.E.B. students suit up to take down their mentor.
The students all gain avatars inside the VR world and quickly realize they can manipulate data to take on Iron Man. Onome manipulates the system to create custom armor and weapons for each hero. Keener uses his Captain America-like shield to whip it off Iron Man while deflecting his repulsor blasts. But, after fighting him to a standstill, they realize they need to corrupt the virus to defeat him. Together, they stop the Iron Man imposter.
Harley Keener doesn't have superpowers or any physical attributes that would suggest he could be a superhero. But, what makes Keener so impressive is his smarts. In this case, he teamed up with Lunella and Onome to stop a corrupt version of Iron Man from hacking one of Stark's greatest resources. Keener did so while suiting up against his mentor - even if it wasn't actually Iron Man. It's an excellent moment for Harley Keener and the rest of the W.E.B. students, as they banded together to stop a considerable threat without the help of Iron Man.
