{
  "id": 16840030,
  "title": "How Marvel's VisionQuest Brings Back Iron Man Villain Raza After 18 Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/how-marvels-visionquest-brings-back-iron-man-villain-raza-after-18",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2298385/marvel-visionquest-iron-man-villain-raza-return-explained/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Marvel Studios' VisionQuest Episode 6 brings back Faran Tahir as Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar, a villain who hadn't appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man 18 years prior. Raza's return was announced in January 2025, surprising fans who had believed him to be killed off-screen. The character makes his appearance in Madripoor, an island city-state introduced in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Vision travels to Madripoor to save his reincarnated son, Tommy Maximoff, from the bounty hunter Paladin who intends to use Tommy to lure Vision into a trap set by his mystery client. Raza's return sees him donning a new, sharp suit and sporting an earpiece to protect himself from attacks, unlike his military fatigues and temporary paralysis in the original Iron Man film. The armed enforcers backing Raza are likely a new crew, following the execution of his soldiers by Obadiah Stane in Iron Man. While Paladin suspects Raza might be either dead or incarcerated, the villain has clearly rebuilt his forces and now operates as a full-time bounty hunter, crossing paths with the elusive Paladin before.",
  "summary": "The villainous Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar hasn't been seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since his appearance in 2008's Iron Man, the very first MCU movie.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}