Me neither", "Why Isn't Lena Headey Playing Catwoman? [78] She grew up in a false family with Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff as her 'parents' and Yelena Belova as her younger 'sister'. 's database so that Romanoff can leak classified information, exposing Hydra to the public. Flipping back to the present, Black Widow is back saving people from the incursion as the reason that triggered Natasha's flashback is revealed a man she saved is holding his cat. She is seen consuming a Yorkshire Terrier puppy. She was assigned to assist Boris Turgenov in the assassination of Professor Anton Vanko for defecting from the Soviet Union, which served as her first mission in the United States. She wears no costume during her first few appearances but simply evening wear and a veil. [106], Screen Rant included Black Widow in their "10 Best Villains Who Became Heroes In Marvel Comics" list,[107] and in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Lady Liberators" list. Also in December 2024, Barton visits New York City with his family for Christmas and attends a Broadway theatre performance of Rogers: The Musical, which depicts Romanoff during the 2012 Battle of New York. After Absorbing Man was broken to pieces by The Vision after killing The Avengers (Giant Man, Wasp, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Hawkeye), part of his body was given to her to guard in order to prevent anyone from putting Absorbing man back together. Natasha crosses Daredevil's (Matt Murdock) path again when he attempts to slay an infant he believes to be the Anti-Christ while under the influence of mind-altering drugs. [119] Natasha later appears a member of Shang-Chi's Red Dragons,[120] and is mentioned as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. Natasha Romanoff was born on November 22nd, 1984, making her a Scorpio, and the sign is a great fit. While she initially fights against the rogue Avengers, she has a change of heart and allows Rogers and Barnes to escape. The $15 million was equal to what Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth each earned in Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame. And he has a score to settle with Milesand with all of New York City! For three years, they lived a double life, and although they were to solely focus on the mission, Vostokoff did grow to love raising the two girls, and developed feelings for Shostakov. [21] Each Black Widow is deployed with false memories to help ensure her loyalty. The first and best-known Black Widow is a Russian agent trained as a spy, martial artist, and sniper, and outfitted with an arsenal of high-tech weaponry, including a pair of wrist-mounted energy weapons dubbed her "Widow's Bite". 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She is a founding member of the Avengers . Mid-mission, Rogers discovers Romanoff has another agenda: to extract data from the ship's computers for Fury. The child who would become Natasha Romanoff is born in Stalingrad to a mother who is forced to give her over to the Soviet government. Five issues later, she recruits the besotted costumed archer and later superhero Hawkeye to her cause. A revised, retconned origin establishes her as being raised from very early childhood by the U.S.S.R.'s "Black Widow Ops" program, rather than solely by Ivan Petrovitch. Norman Osborn discovered Yelena Belova breaking into an abandoned S.H.I.E.L.D. A former KGB agent, Natasha Alianovna Romanova, better known as Natasha Romanoff or Black Widow, was trained by the top-secret Soviet brainwashing and training program, the Red Room, to become the . [20] Petrovitch had taken her to Department X with other young female orphans, where she was brainwashed and trained in combat and espionage at the covert "Red Room" facility. To keep them from interfering, the Black Widow clone locked Winter Soldier and Hawkeye in a safe room within the Red Room. [125] She appears later in an emergency clinic, having cut open her wrists to bleed out the disabling nanites. Aside from the arcs in Marvel Fanfare and Journey into Mystery, the Black Widow has starred in four limited series and four graphic novels. [57], At the start of the "Heroic Age," Natasha is recruited by Steve Rogers into a new black-ops wing of the Avengers dubbed the Secret Avengers. [101] Sarah Prado of Game Rant ranked Black Widow 14th in their "Marvel: 14 Best Villains Turned Heroes" list. [51] She also assists former director Maria Hill in delivering a special form of data to Bucky.[52]. The team discuss Vision and the Mind Stone, before deciding to travel to Wakanda in hopes the Stone can be removed safely. Age of Ultron #3, where Thor was killed, Natasha becomes the new wielder of Mjolnir to hold off an assault by the World-Serpent in Thor's absence. However, Killmonger then betrays them and fights with Zola over the Stones, but Doctor Strange Supreme intervenes and traps them both in a pocket dimension, freezing them in time in a moment where neither can use the Stones. "[87] However, Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood wrote that Johansson "goes out with all guns blazing", and felt that the opening sequence revealing Romanoff's family construct are actually Russian spies was reminiscent of The Americans, while praising the chemistry between Johansson and Florence Pugh, "with Natasha's awkward shyness counterpunched by the lively and cynical Yelena". Fisk had her believe the Native Americans were responsible for his death until Sheriff Rogers told her the truth. [59], During the "Fear Itself" storyline, Black Widow and Peregrine are sent on a mission to free hostages being held in a Marseille cathedral by Rapido. [99] Rob Bricken of Gizmodo ranked Black Widow 13th in their "Every Member Of The Avengers" list, saying, "She's been one of the most venerable Avengers. agents, Romanoff visits Betty Ross at Culver University to investigate the cause of Stark's death, where she witnesses an attack on Banner by military forces led by Ross. Zola reveals that ever since S.H.I.E.L.D. She's pushing him to modernize, and he's pushing her to add a certain level of integrity to her life. "[55] Johansson earned $46 million for the film. The three-issue Black Widow (June-Aug. 1999), under the Marvel Knights imprint, starred Romanova and fully introduced her appointed successor, Captain Yelena Belova, who had briefly appeared in an issue of the 1999 series Inhumans. Two weeks later, Romanoff reunites with Mason who has supplied her with a Quinjet. [5] Ever Anderson portrays a young Natasha Romanoff. She first appears in the live-action film Iron Man 2[149] before making subsequent appearances in the live-action films The Avengers (2012),[150] Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014),[151] Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015),[152] Captain America: Civil War (2016),[153] Avengers: Infinity War (2018),[154] Captain Marvel (2019),[155] Avengers: Endgame (2019),[156] and a self-titled film (2021). Rogers, Stark, Romanoff, Barton, Thor, and Hulk assemble as the Avengers in defense of Loki's next target, New York City. She ultimately joins the Avengers as a costumed hero herself.[30]. [84] While in disguise as Yelena Belova, when infiltrating the then Osborn-sanctioned Thunderbolts during "Dark Reign", she used a specialized multi-lens goggle/head-carapace that demonstrated various technical abilities, such as enhancing vision and communication. [82] The white blood cells in her body are also enhanced by these implants, making them efficient enough to fight off most microbes, foreign bodies and other threats to her body, keeping her healthy and immune to most, if not all, infections, diseases and physical disorders. Romanoff kisses him, but decides that they should stay and pushes him off a ledge to trigger a transformation into the Hulk. Vanko sacrificed himself to save Iron Man, killing Turgenov in the process, using an unstable experimental laser light pistol. Although Matt Murdock is appalled by the cruelty of Natasha's treatment of Yelena, Nick Fury describes the action as Natasha's attempt at saving Yelena's life. That's bound to have a huge effect. In Budapest, with Barton's help, Romanoff rigs a bomb in an attempt to kill Dreykov, seemingly killing his daughter Antonia in the process. Landing on the ground, Romanoff uses one vial of the antidote on Antonia, freeing her from servitude. [23] Romanova later meets the criminal archer Hawkeye and sets him against Iron Man,[24] and later helped Hawkeye battle Iron Man. The pair almost succeeded, but when Black Widow was injured, Hawkeye retreated to get her to safety. helicarrier, Romanoff manipulates him into revealing his plan to cause Banner to become the Hulk. She, Rogers, and Barton travel to Seoul to stop Ultron from transferring his network into a vibranium body powered by the Mind Stone. This version is a former assassin for the Red Room before joining S.H.I.E.L.D. [50], In Iron Man 2, Romanoff is introduced as Natalie Rushman, an undercover spy for S.H.I.E.L.D. Ahead of Dark Web #1 grab our refresher on some of the most important clonesand their storylinesin Marvel Comics. With their friendship they begin to question what they want and what is their true identity. They reunite in Budapest, but are then attacked by various Black Widows. That's what I realized is that just putting in the hours and doing the training and repetition and basically just befriending the stunt team and spending all day, every day, just over and over and over and over until you sell it."[53]. She, Rocket, Danvers, Nebula, Rogers, Thor, Banner, and Rhodes then travel into space to find him. [2] When the Red Room saw a genetic potential in Natasha, she was sold to them. Of the performances, Hammond said: "Johansson is again a great presence in the role, showing expert action and acting chops throughout". I feel like I'm going out on a high note with a movie I'm incredibly proud of. Natasha and her then Red Room partner Marina are trying to help a family defect. Scorpios are serious types who don't like to waste time, and are great at gathering secrets, which perfectly matches Natasha's spy skill set. Club ranked Black Widow 10th in their "100 Best Marvel Characters" list. When Winter Soldier and Hawkeye arrived at the Red Room, the Black Widow clone dropped her cover where she began to kill her superiors, liberate the recruits and destroy all the clones and Epsilon Red. mission to China by Nick Fury. In an alternate 2015, Romanoff and Barton are the only survivors of Ultrons eradication of Earth. 1978).[6]. As Barton opens up to Kate Bishop about Romanoff, she deduces that he is Ronin. These versions include an incarnation of Romanoff who sees her world decimated by an alternate version of Ultron, eventually resulting in her being recruited into the Guardians of the Multiverse by the Watcher. Natasha Romanoff was born on December 3, 1984, in the Soviet Union, and was trained as a KGB spy in a secretive academy called the Red Room which involved training as a ballerina as a cover,[77] as well as the eventual sterilization of the students. Afterward, Natasha accompanies Bucky as his partner for a brief time until she is called back by S.H.I.E.L.D. There, she is biotechnologically and psycho-technologically enhancedwhich provides a rationale for her unusually long and youthful lifespan. Its member Ursa Major bribed Epsilon Red to let him add the current memories of the deceased Natalia Romanova to one such clone while secretly disposing of the bad programming. Like Steve Rogers, she possesses the ability to quickly process multiple information streams (such as threat assessment) and rapidly respond to changing tactical situations,[84] as well as having extensive espionage training.[85]. We all have our various skills and it feels equal".[54]. [56] The trio are captured as Osborn reveals he had been impersonating Fury in messages all along to set Natasha up in order to strengthen the Thunderbolts and lead him to Fury. Natalia Alianovna Romanoff ( ) Alias (es) Natasha Romanoff Natalie Rushman Black Widow ( ) Natalia Alianovna Romanova Laura Matthers Zsuzsanna Maza Rufina Zueva ( ) Nicole Rowley Nat The Notary Master Assassin Tatiana Sokolova Alion Vans Irina Zlataryova Marya Konn One-Woman Catastrophe Old Maid Audrey [83], Romanova has a gifted intellect. A conversation with the Ghost implies that Yelena is working as a mole for someone else and that she may even be someone else disguised as Yelena. She's trying to move forward, she's trying to pick up the pieces of her life". Natasha Romanoff was born in the Soviet Union as Natalia Alianovna Romanova ( ). Belova arrives and tries to kill Barton, but is stopped by Bishop. Although her exact parentage is unknown, it is rumored that she is related to the late Romanov dynastythe former rulers of Russiabut those claims have so far been unproven. As Dreykov congratulates Vostokoff on finding them, it is revealed that Vostokoff and Romanoff used face masking technology to plan their own capture and switch places. [31] For a time, as writer Les Daniels noted in a contemporaneous study in 1971, her left-wing upbringing was put to better use, and she has lately taken to fighting realistic oppressor-of-the-people types. Her family was well-paid off, but Natasha's mother never stopped looking for her, which got her killed by General Dreykov's men, Natasha was told that she was abandoned as an infant. Book One: Iron Man (2017) - by J. Ballmann, ISBN 9 781545 345658, Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Learn how and when to remove this template message, incursion event between Earth-616 and Earth-1610, List of Black Widow supporting characters, Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload, Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled, Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Black Panther: Trouble in Wakanda, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, "When Did Black Widow's Hair Become Red? [66] She also said that Romanoff is at a point in her life where she can make choices herself, without having others have a hand in the decision process. . In the character's first appearance in the MCU, David Edelstein of New York Magazine crudely described the presence of the female leads in Iron Man 2 as "a gam-off between Gwyneth Paltrow and Scarlett Johansson in which Paltrow wins on length and then disappears in the glare of her opponent's headlights". She helps young Puerto Ricans clean up police corruption and saves young hippies from organized crime. Romanoff promptly overcomes the Russians, whom she had only allowed to capture her in order to extract information. She's not in the cast simply to be a romantic foil or eye candy. 's radar, and Clint Barton is sent to kill her but instead spared her life and recruited her into the organization. As the group arrives near the Inaku village, they witness Weapon H fighting Korg as Black Widow is contacted by Sonia Sung from Roxxon's headquarters. Natalia Alianovna Romanova, more commonly known as the Black Widow or her Americanized name of Natasha Romanoff, was one of the most talented spies and assassins in the entire world and a founding member of the Avengers. [104] Lance Cartelli of GameSpot ranked Black Widow 46th in their "50 Most Important Superheroes" list. Natasha was born in Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russian SFSR, USSR. "[100] Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly ranked Black Widow 14th in their "Let's Rank Every Avenger Ever" list. [76], During the "Infinity Countdown" storyline, the Black Widow clone traced a dead drop signal left by a revived Wolverine in Madripoor.