Natasha Romanoff

Natasha Romanoff was one of the most talented spies and assassins in the entire world and a founding member of the Avengers. As a child, she was indoctrinated into the Red Room by General Dreykov, and briefly lived as the surrogate daughter of Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff while they were undercover in the United States of America. After the Destruction of the North Institute, she underwent extensive psychological conditioning, before graduating from the Red Room as a Widow. Working as an operative for the KGB, she was targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D., before given the chance to ultimately defect to the organization by Clint Barton by assassinating Dreykov. Romanoff succeeded, although having to use his daughter Antonia Dreykov's life as collateral damage would haunt her for the rest of her life.

Having extensive mastery in martial arts and armed with her Widow's Bite, Romanoff became one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most efficient agents, using the title given by her former organization as her codename, Black Widow. During one mission, she was sent undercover into Stark Industries as Natalie Rushman to watch Tony Stark due to the fear that he was dying. During this mission, Romanoff assisted Stark with defeating Ivan Vanko's terrorist plots against him.

Romanoff was tasked by S.H.I.E.L.D. to find and take down Georgi Luchkov, who illegally sold weapons to the highest bidder. Romanoff was sent to spy on Luchkov's activities in Russia; however, she was knocked out from behind by his henchmen, who caught her sneaking around. When she awoke, she found herself tied to a chair, yet when Luchkov interrogated her, he unknowingly spilled all of the information.

However, as Luchkov was preparing to seemingly torture Romanoff, the interrogation was interrupted when Phil Coulson called and requested to speak to Romanoff. When Luchkov asked who was speaking to him, Coulson responded with the threat of sending a missile strike to their current location within the next thirteen seconds and assured him that he and his henchmen wouldn't have time to make it out of the facility.

Coulson informed Romanoff that she needed to come in, which she initially refused as she was in the middle of an interrogation and was working at getting more information out of the Russian general, but Coulson claimed that she had to come in now as a certain situation involving S.H.I.E.L.D. took precedence over her mission. She continued to oppose, claiming that Luchkov gave her everything. Luchkov, confused by her statement, misunderstood Romanoff's cryptic message and claimed to his henchmen that he was not giving her everything.

Once Coulson informed her that Clint Barton was compromised following Loki's threat on Earth as an incentive. Romanoff put Coulson on hold and then immediately freed herself and proceeded to defeat Luchkov and his men. After having explained to Romanoff that Barton's whereabouts were unknown, Coulson told Romanoff to go recruit "the big guy" who she thought was Tony Stark, to which Coulson revealed he was going to cover, before realizing he meant Bruce Banner. Romanoff then picked up her shoes and left the warehouse and went to go induct Banner into the Avengers.

Romanoff traveled to Bruce Banner's hidden location in Kolkata, India. She had a child to act as if her father was sick to lead him into an abandoned house. As the girl fled through the window and disappeared into the night, Banner realized that it was a set up as Romanoff appeared in the hut wearing a traditional Indian sari, claiming that he picked a great place to settle. Banner, astonished, asked Romanoff if intelligence agencies used children to lure their targets into specific locations.

Romanoff responded that she was used as a spy during her childhood, alluding to her time in the Red Room Academy. Romanoff told Banner that it was just the two of them, which was a lie as multiple S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were outside, awaiting an order to apprehend or kill Banner should he be uncooperative or transform. As Romanoff introduced herself, Banner inquired if she was sent to kill him, to which she responded no and that she was working on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Banner curiously asked Romanoff how they found him, and she reminded him that they never lost track of his whereabouts. When Romanoff revealed to the doctor that Nick Fury wished to recruit him, Banner presented her with a hypothetical situation in which he refused. Romanoff then promised that she would persuade him to join if he refused. She told Banner about the Tesseract and that they require his help to locate it as the Tesseract emits a weak Gamma Radiation signal.

Banner was reassured that Hulk was not needed after Romanoff told him that Nick Fury had not mentioned anything about Hulk. When Romanoff tried to assure Banner that he would not be imprisoned, Banner flew into a rage to which she reacted by pulling a gun on him and aiming it at his head, but Banner calmly explained he was just testing her. Wary but taking his words, Romanoff then ordered the agents outside to stand down as Banner was not a hostile threat, and she successfully convinced Banner to come with her.

After figuring out Loki's plan to unleash Hulk, Romanoff swiftly left the interrogation room made her way to the lab Bruce Banner was working in to escort him to his designated room in an attempt to thwart Loki's plans from coming to fruition. Banner looked at Romanoff shocked, asking her if she knew about Phase 2, which involved S.H.I.E.L.D. using the Tesseract to create weapons, which is what the Avengers believed Nick Fury wanted them for.

Romanoff instead attempted to convince Banner to leave the room as his transformation into Hulk and subsequent rampage was an integral part of Loki's escape plan. After Banner reminded them that he remained peacefully unbothered for two years in Kolkata, India, Romanoff then warned him a second time that Loki was manipulating him and using him as well as the rest of the Avengers to finally put his plans of the Chitauri Invasion into effect, which Banner did not believe and only thought about Fury's lie and still wondered if Romanoff knew about the second phase.

A shocked Banner then asked her what she was doing the whole time, to which she responded that he did not willingly come to the Helicarrier to assist the Avengers in finding the Tesseract just to watch her. An argument erupted between the Avengers due to the effects of the Mind Stone. While the group argued, Clint Barton, under the control of Loki, fired an explosive arrow onto the Helicarrier which blew up the lab. Romanoff was briefly knocked out and she and Banner were thrown into another room.

While Romanoff lay senseless on the floor, a large piece of equipment had fallen on to her foot, and she awoke to find herself trapped with Bruce Banner transforming into Hulk. Romanoff attempted to calm Banner down, but he was in too much pain. Romanoff saw two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents coming to help, but she told them to leave, knowing they would be in danger. As Romanoff tried to free herself, she witnessed as Banner transformed into Hulk, leaving Romanoff horrified.

Romanoff eventually freed herself and attempted to escape from Hulk. Filled with rage, Hulk chased after Romanoff. Romanoff tried to hide from Hulk, but she could not escape from him. Romanoff attempted to fend Hulk off before trying to run away from Hulk. Hulk managed to outrun Romanoff and knocked her aside, which winded her. As Hulk moved to kill Romanoff, Thor charged into Hulk and tackled him through a wall, saving Romanoff.

Romanoff recovered and proceeded to take on Clint Barton, who was under Loki's control. Romanoff snuck up behind him in an attempt to disarm him. He immediately turned around upon sensing her presence, Barton fired several arrows at Romanoff who was able to dodge them before the two friends had a prolonged fight. Using her combat skills, Romanoff was able to fight Barton effectively and defend herself from his attacks with his bow and arrows and knife.

Romanoff was able to disarm Barton of his bow, causing him to draw his knife. When Barton tried to drive the knife into her neck while pulling her hair back, Romanoff used her teeth to bite him in order to disarm Barton, forcing him to drop his knife.

Eventually, she got the upper hand, disarming him and slammed Barton's head onto a steel pipe. The blow weakened Loki's grip on Barton's mind, and he recognized Romanoff, calling her by her first name before she knocked him out with a punch to the head, breaking his connection to Loki and restoring his mind.

After Barton was taken away by a S.H.I.E.L.D. team to be rehabilitated. She was then informed of Phil Coulson's death by Nick Fury.

Black Widow was prepared to fight Loki beside the other Avengers and his Chitauri army, though being a spy and not a soldier. Hawkeye flew her and Captain America to New York City in a Quinjet where the portal had already opened over the city, allowing thousands of aliens to enter and attack. Loki managed to shoot the Quinjet out of the sky and the team fought the extraterrestrials on the ground.

Alongside Hawkeye, Black Widow fought the oncoming horde of Chitauri soldiers until the rest of the Avengers arrived. Black Widow used all her skills and weapons to defeat the Chitauri army while the civilians all clear out. While Black Widow and Hawkeye fight the Chitauri, she reminded him that the situation of being similar to the mission they took place in Budapest, which Hawkeye told Black Widow that he remembered Budapest differently. Meanwhile, Captain America won the trust of the NYPD officers, who assisted the Avengers in their fight.

When the others arrived, Captain America ordered that Black Widow and he would stay on the street to protect the people and keep the fight where they could control it. She and Captain America fought hard; she used her bite and guns to kill dozens of Chitauri soldiers. Eventually, for Black Widow, the fight was almost too exhausting for her. After a while, she decided to change her positions and asked Captain America to give her a boost so she could fight the Chitauri from their ships.

Eventually, the plan of keeping the fight contained proved meaningless; she decided to obtain one of the Chitauri Chariots and fly it to Stark Tower. On the way she was chased by Loki and called on Hawkeye to shoot him out of the sky. She eventually made it to Stark Tower where the portal to their domain was open and met Erik Selvig, who had come out of the mind control. Selvig expressed horror at his actions; however, Romanoff, assured him that it wasn't his fault as he was brainwashed with the Scepter. Romanoff then asked Selvig how to close the portal. Selvig told her that breaking through the energy shield created by the Tesseract Accelerator would require the Scepter. Romanoff went to retrieve the Scepter and prepared to close the portal.

However, World Security Council decided to launch a nuclear missile on New York City to end the Chitauri Invasion once and for all; this prompted Iron Man to intercept the nuclear missile and fly it straight through the portal, where he released the missile on the Chitauri Command Center, which destroyed the station. Romanoff and Selvig used the Scepter to finally close the portal for good right after Stark descended back to Earth and landed on the streets of the downtown, thus ending the Chitauri Invasion.

Moments after the invasion ended, Romanoff, alongside the other Avengers, confronted Loki on the top level of Stark Tower who had been smashed into the ground multiple times by Hulk. While she held the Scepter in her hands, the others armed themselves with weapons with Barton armed with his arrows, Captain America with his shield, Iron Man with his repulsors, and Thor armed with Mjølnir. A subdued Loki then asked for the drink that Tony Stark offered him earlier, finally accepting his defeat.

After the Battle of New York, a cadre of STRIKE agents led by Alexander Pierce arrived at Stark Tower. Brock Rumlow and Jasper Sitwell arrived on the top floor to intercept the Scepter. Romanoff gave STRIKE the Scepter then warned Sitwell, who was holding the item, to be careful with the weapon as it had the capability to erase minds. Both Sitwell and Rumlow promised to exercise caution with the weapon. As Loki was taken away, Romanoff and Barton elected to remain in Stark Tower to rest from the battle.

Later, the Avengers took a breather at the Shawarma Palace before they were interrupted by War Machine, who arrived too late to help in the battle. The Avengers gathered together in Central Park the next day to send Thor with Loki and the Tesseract back to Asgard. While Loki was in chains, Romanoff whispered something in Barton's ear about Loki's punishment, causing Barton to grin. When the team went their separate ways, Romanoff left with Barton in a S.H.I.E.L.D. car.

As Romanoff, Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson drove their way to infiltrate the Triskelion, they were interrupted by an attack from the Winter Soldier who jumped on their car and threw Jasper Sitwell out, killing him. Romanoff went to shoot the Winter Soldier when an oncoming car ran into them from behind, causing her to drop her gun. When the Winter Soldier caused the car to crash, Rogers grabbed Romanoff and Wilson before jumping out of the moving vehicle.

While Rogers crashed into a bus after blocking a grenade fired by the Winter Soldier, Romanoff and Wilson came under heavy fire. As the Winter Soldier and HYDRA mercenaries shot at the two, Romanoff continued to shoot back at them while hiding behind a car, until the Winter Soldier shot the car shielding her with one of his grenade launchers, forcing her onto the intersecting highway. Romanoff ran away from the incoming cars and used her bite to grapple off the bridge while a car fell off and exploded behind her.

As the firefight continued, Romanoff attempted to outrun the Winter Soldier, only for her to see his shadow waiting for her above the highway. She then decided to trick the assassin into thinking that he killed her. Believing that he successfully killed Romanoff, the Winter Soldier attempted to shoot at a bus' engine to cause an explosion, until she suddenly shot the assassin in his face from the ground. Romanoff then used that opportunity to move behind the bus for protection.

However, the Winter Soldier survived due to his protective goggles and responded by shooting in Romanoff's direction with his gun. As the two spies exchanged gunfire, Romanoff decided to run in the hope to escape but the Winter Soldier personally decided to pursue her while the mercenaries were dispatched to find and kill Rogers. Knowing she could not escape the Winter Soldier, Romanoff distracted him with a radio message on her phone, letting her get the jump on him. As the car exploded, however, the Winter Soldier immediately discerned the trick and turned around to continue looking for her.

When the Winter Soldier spotted her, he engaged in a hand-to-hand fight with Romanoff. She was able to use her skills as a former spy to utilize deception and gadgets in order to gain the upper hand against her opponent despite his enhanced physiology. Romanoff managed to temporarily subdue the Winter Soldier and attempted to strangle him. However, he threw her off and attempted to shoot her until Romanoff disabled his prosthetic arm with her taser disk.

After briefly incapacitating the Winter Soldier, Romanoff continued to run, urging civilians to get out of harm's way, until she was shot in the shoulder. As the Winter Soldier was about to finally eliminate Romanoff, Rogers interrupted their fight, saving her. Rogers then fought the Winter Soldier himself until his mask was removed, revealing himself to be Bucky Barnes, whom Rogers thought died during the Capture of Arnim Zola decades ago. Before the Winter Soldier could shoot Rogers, Romanoff saved him by firing a grenade launcher, causing the Soldier to flee. A team STRIKE agents led by Brock Rumlow and Jack Rollins then apprehended Romanoff, Rogers, and Wilson.

During the drive, Steve Rogers informed Sam Wilson and Romanoff that the Winter Soldier's true identity was Bucky Barnes, his best friend who supposedly perished during World War II. Wilson asked how it was possible given that the last time Steve saw Bucky was 70 years ago. As Rogers deduced that Arnim Zola was most likely the mastermind behind Bucky's transformation into the assassin that he currently was, Romanoff assured Steve that it wasn't his fault.

Wilson could see the Romanoff needed a doctor as she was losing blood from her gunshot wound and insisted one of the STRIKE guards to treat her injury. One of the guards drew an electric rod as a threat; however, the guard threatening them instead neutralized the other STRIKE operative sitting across from them. Their rescuer revealed herself to be Maria Hill, who asked about Wilson's identity before using a Mouse Hole to escape with the three fugitives.

Hill took them to a secret facility where an alive Nick Fury shocked Romanoff. She was then taken to Dr Fine, who treated her gunshot wound as Fury told them how he faked his death: He used a drug developed by Bruce Banner, Tetrodotoxin B, to relieve stress. Romanoff could not help but express distress over how Fury didn't loop her in on his state. While Dr Fine put pressure on her injury, Fury elaborated on his history with Alexander Pierce, noting that when he met him in Bogotá years ago, Pierce was offered a Nobel Peace Prize for his heroic actions during a hostage situation.

After Romanoff was bandaged up, Hill and Fury revealed that there was a plan in place to stop Project Insight by disabling it inside the Triskelion. However, Rogers seized control of the mission much to Fury's dismay, claiming that S.H.I.E.L.D. needed to be thoroughly destroyed to ensure HYDRA's destruction and condemned Fury for withholding information about the HYDRA Uprising. The group agreed that in the end all of it, both S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA had to be eliminated for good.

To stop Project Insight, Romanoff used a Photostatic Veil to disguise herself as Pamela Hawley and infiltrated the World Security Council. As she stayed with Alexander Pierce, Captain America, Falcon and Maria Hill infiltrated the Triskelion and revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. was compromised by HYDRA. The council was held hostage by STRIKE, who were all HYDRA agents, until Romanoff took them down and stopped Pierce from executing Jakuna Singh, thus revealing herself to everyone. She then began disabling security protocols, releasing all of S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA's secrets onto the Internet. Pierce warned Romanoff that she would also be revealing her own dark secrets as a former KGB assassin, but an unsettled Romanoff continued uploading the files.

When the encryption needed to be disabled, which required two Alpha Level members, Romanoff told Pierce that company was coming right as Nick Fury arrived. Fury and Pierce gave their authorizations to release all of the files and Romanoff quickly noted that it was trending on the Internet. Pierce then activated a trigger on his phone causing all of the council members to die from fatal chest shots due to their security tags except for Romanoff's.

As Captain America and Falcon were successful in destroying the Helicarriers, Romanoff was ordered by Pierce to accompany him in his attempted escape, claiming that she was going to fly with him to an undisclosed location as his hostage. However, Romanoff used her bite to short out her security tag, knocking herself out and letting Fury shoot Pierce, killing him. Fury then checked on the unconscious Romanoff, who awoke shortly after, commenting on how much her weapon stung.

Romanoff and Fury then piloted the helicopter and flew to Falcon's location, where the final Helicarrier was crashing into the side of the building, destroying much of the Triskelion. They flew the chopper around the northwest corner to catch Falcon, who dove out of the window and fell through the chopper, but Romanoff caught and pulled him up. The three then flew away as Romanoff asked Hill if she knew where Captain America was.

Romanoff later attended an inquiry by the Department of Defense into the HYDRA Uprising. When asked why no one has heard from Steve Rogers, Romanoff noted that she believed there was nothing more for him to say due to the wreck in the middle of the Potomac making his point. Romanoff also told them that HYDRA was selling the government lies instead of intelligence, though General S. Scudder pointed out that Romanoff was responsible for handing out those lies.

When it was brought to attention that Romanoff should be arrested, she insisted that she and the other agents who fought against HYDRA in its downfall would not be arrested because they are the best qualified to protect the world. Romanoff then left the inquiry, confident of her future within the Avengers. However, now that S.H.I.E.L.D. was defunct and her secrets were revealed to the world, Romanoff needed a new identity.

Their next mission together was to recapture the Scepter from the HYDRA Research Base. Black Widow stole a Jeep so she and Hawkeye could keep up with the rest of the Avengers as they fought HYDRA soldiers. Black Widow crashed the jeep and pursued to fight on foot using her skills and weapons to kill many HYDRA operatives sent by Baron Strucker. It was during this battle that the Avengers first encountered the Maximoff siblings: Wanda and Pietro

When Hawkeye was injured, Black Widow immediately went to aid and told the others that they needed to evacuate. When the battle was won, Black Widow watched as the remaining HYDRA soldiers were being apprehended by the Iron Legion. Captain America told Black Widow to get to Hulk and calm him down. As Black Widow approached Hulk, she took off her gloves and began the lullaby method to calm him down.

The lullaby worked and it caused Hulk to calm down and transform back into Bruce Banner. On the way back to Avengers Tower, Romanoff told Banner that the lullaby worked better than ever although he was not expecting the battle to need Hulk. Romanoff then told Banner that Barton would have been killed if he had not fought. Romanoff asked Thor for an assessment of Banner's skills on the battlefield; Thor commented on Hulk's violence has resulted in the deaths of dozens of HYDRA soldiers. Seeing that this upset Banner, Thor told him that many of the injuries he inflicted on the soldiers were nonfatal.

When the Avengers returned from Sokovia, Romanoff stayed by Clint Barton's side while his injured skin was being repaired by Helen Cho using a device called the Regeneration Cradle. Romanoff asked if her friend was going to be ok and she joked that pretending to need him brought the team together. Bruce Banner explained what the Cradle is and Cho mentioned that Barton's girlfriend wouldn't even be able to notice the difference which Barton told her that he did not have a girlfriend, not mentioning his wife which only he and Romanoff knew about.

Tony Stark organized a party in Avengers Tower to celebrate their victory against HYDRA and obtaining the Scepter. During the Party, Romanoff talked with James Rhodes and bartended for the guests. Romanoff flirted with Bruce Banner, so he would understand that she had feelings for him. Romanoff told Banner about how all her friends are fighters except him as he stays out of the fight as he knows he would win. Before long many of the guests had departed leaving on the Avengers and a few others.

As they sat around and drank, Thor invited the Avengers to try and lift Mjølnir. Romanoff watched as the Avengers failed at lifting the hammer and when Banner's turn came, he pretended to turn into Hulk, which none of the others found funny, except Romanoff. Banner invited Romanoff to attempt to lift Mjølnir but as she drank her beer, she politely declined to claim that it was a question that she didn't need answering.

The party was interrupted when one of Tony Stark's Iron Legion made a surprise appearance, and after admitting that it was the result of Stark's Ultron Program mixed with his research into the scepter, it and several more like it, attacked the group. Romanoff took cover behind the bar and dragged Bruce Banner after her causing him to fall on her, which she reminded him to transform into Hulk. She then drew a pistol concealed under the bar to help with the fight.

She then covered Banner, shooting at the attacker, as the two made their way to a safer sort upstairs. However, the attack was a diversion, and one of the robots made off with the scepter while the Avengers and their friends were engaged in battle. Eventually, all the armors were defeated except for the first Iron Legion who announced his intentions to end the Avengers to achieve his idea of peace and save the world.

After the brief fight, the team discussed what had occurred. Romanoff said that Ultron had deleted all their files and that he was in the surveillance. She also said that he maybe knew about them more they knew about each other. Tony Stark admitted his involvement in the creation of Ultron, although he still strongly defended the idea as he believed it was a beneficial plan to save the world. Thor, clearly furious at Stark's recklessness, charged in and grabbed Stark by the throat, but Steve Rogers was able to calm him down.

The team later learned that Ultron had sent them a message by murdering Baron Strucker in his prison cell and leaving the word "peace" written in his blood as a message to the Avengers about his future plans. Together, they worked out that Ultron's next target was Vibranium and he would get that from Ulysses Klaue, an arms dealer and a former associate of von Strucker, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Avengers become unpopular due to a massive battle between Hulk and Iron Man in his "Hulkbuster" armor in the middle of South Africa; at the same time, many of the members were still suffering from the effects of Maximoff's visions. Maria Hill stated that there was no information about Banner's arrest order yet. Knowing they needed to get away and recover, Clint Barton flew the team to his homestead, realizing that no one would be able to find them there.

The Avengers arrived at Barton's homestead, where Barton helped Romanoff make her way into the house as she was still haunted by the ghosts of her past. Soon though, Romanoff's troubles washed away when she was warmly greeted by Laura Barton and their two children, Cooper and Lila, who consider her family by calling her "Auntie Nat." Romanoff talked with Laura about her pregnancy, only to be disappointed when she found out that the baby is a boy and not going to be a "Natasha," but a "Nathaniel."

Black Widow regrouped with Captain America at the town hall, where she saw Wanda Maximoff, and asked if she was wearing her jacket. Captain America informed her that she was now fighting with them, but that didn't explain the jacket to her. They were then joined by Hawkeye, who gave Black Widow her batons. Captain America told them that fighting the robots was getting them nowhere, as the air was getting thin.

Maximoff and Hawkeye left to evacuate civilians, and Black Widow asked Captain America what they were going to do. He told her they fight robots, so she took out her batons, as Pietro Maximoff encountered them and joked about fighting robots another time. Black Widow then proceeded to fight Ultron's army, using her batons to electrocute them. She was later assisted by Captain America, who threw her his shield, which she used to fight.

When Iron Man told Captain America that his only solution to save the world from Novi Grad being smashed into it was to destroy Novi Grad itself, Captain America refused to entertain the idea.

Black Widow, however, tried to persuade Captain America to consider the option as the world's population would logically take precedence over the people of Novi Grad. When Captain America declared he wouldn't leave Novi Grad and its people to face their fate, Black Widow told him that she never intended for them to leave and that they would die with the people of Novi Grad if needed.

She reassured herself and Captain America that there are worse ways to die and that at least she'd die seeing a great view. Nick Fury interrupted their conversation by saying that her view was about to get a lot better. Fury revealed his Helicarrier and used it to enact Captain America's plan and evacuate the civilians while War Machine joined the battle. Fury sent out a squad of rescue boats to evacuate the citizens while the Avengers ensured no one was left behind.

Iron Man then came up with a plan to dispose of Novi Grad and called all the Avengers to the city church where the drill was located. Iron Man jokingly told Black Widow that she and Hulk better not be playing "hide the zucchini." Black Widow retorted that she was en route slower since she could not fly as she used a truck to run over Ultron Sentries.

The Avengers were tasked with protecting the drill in the church known as the key so that Ultron could not activate it. Ultron unleashed his army of Ultron Sentries upon them in a final offensive. Black Widow and the Avengers put all their force into destroying the seemingly endless horde of Ultron Sentries, with Black Widow using her guns and Bite to destroy many of the robots. After a vicious battle, the Ultron Sentries were eventually pushed back.

When Ultron attempted to join the fight in his strongest form, Vision, Iron Man and Thor nearly destroyed him with their combined powers. With the battle almost won, Captain America ordered the team to get to a rescue boat and leave the city before Iron Man and Thor destroyed it. Black Widow went with Hawkeye and took a car to get to the rescue boats. During the drive, they made small talk about Hawkeye renovating his homestead.

In 2016, Black Widow was on a mission in Lagos with Captain America, Wanda Maximoff, and Falcon, where they were waiting to ambush Brock Rumlow, now known as Crossbones. Black Widow was sitting at a cafè with Maximoff, observing the area. When Redwing scanned a garbage truck, it was revealed to be at maximum capacity; Black Widow realized that the truck was being used as a battering ram. The team then moved out to the IFID Headquarters where the truck had gone to. Crossbones, having retrieved the biological weapon, escaped the building with his henchmen.

Black Widow gave chase on a motorcycle. She defeated Crossbones' agents with relative ease but was grabbed by Crossbones himself, her Bite ineffective against his armored suit. Crossbones, claiming that his allegiance was no longer to HYDRA, threw Black Widow into a truck containing two of his agents, tossing a grenade inside and closing the roof. Black Widow incapacitated the agents and escaped the truck when the grenade blew.

Crossbones gave the chemical to his agents, ordering them to split up. This prompted the Avengers to chase them around Lagos. While Captain America fought Crossbones, Black Widow and Falcon pursued his agents. Black Widow reached them and held them at gunpoint; however, one threatened to drop the chemical. Black Widow killed one of them and the Redwing drone killed the other. Black Widow caught the vial before it hit the ground, thanking Falcon as she left the area. Though Falcon insisted that she thank the drone, Black Widow refused. The battle ended with a blast accidentally caused by Wanda Maximoff, which killed several civilians. Black Widow was quick to comfort her afterwards.

In the wake of their mission in Lagos, the Avengers were presented summoned to a meeting by Thaddeus Ross, who proposed the Sokovia Accords, which would put them under the direct command of a panel of the United Nations. Ross explained that while there were many who were grateful for the heroic actions of the Avengers, some deemed the members of the organization dangerous and believed the Accords would establish sanctions and oversight of the group.

Ross proceeded with video footages of the Battle of New York, Battle at the Triskelion, Battle of Sokovia, and the Attack on the IFID Headquarters, as well as the serious amount of destruction and chaos induced by individuals such as Loki, Ultron, the terrorist organization HYDRA, and the former HYDRA agent Crossbones to show them why many individuals around the world deem the Avengers as vigilantes.

After the meeting concluded with Ross, the Avengers reunited at the Avengers Compound where Tony Stark discussed his position on the Sokovia Accords. Much to the shock of her comrades, Romanoff agreed with Tony Stark and was willing to agree to the terms of the Accords, as she firmly believed that the Avengers as a group made mistakes in the past that they need to amend. She then called Clint Barton and asked if he would sign the Accords, but he claimed he had retired rather than sign.

Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, T'Challa and Bucky Barnes were captured by the Joint Counter Terrorist Centre, and were brought to the agency headquarter in Berlin. There, Romanoff told Rogers that what he had done had made things worse. In a meeting hall, Romanoff, Rogers, Wilson, Stark, and Sharon Carter watched Bucky's interrogation by Theo Broussard. However, Rogers began to suspect the psychiatrist was involved somehow with the setup of Barnes.

During Barnes' psychological assessment, a power failure occurred. Barnes freed himself and tried to escape; however, Romanoff, Tony Stark and Sharon Carter engaged him. After Stark and Carter were quickly subdued by the Winter Soldier. Romanoff was strangled by Barnes. As he attempted to kill her, Romanoff asked if he could at least recognize her from their last encounter during the Battle of Washington, D.C. until T'Challa saved her in the nick of time.

However, Barnes escaped, but she and Stark knew Barnes was most likely with Rogers, who, along with Wilson, had also escaped custody. Thaddeus Ross gave Stark thirty-six hours to bring them in. Stark asked Romanoff if Hulk could assist them, but Romanoff knew that even if he was here, he would probably not be on their side. To get the fugitives in time, Romanoff approached T'Challa to ask for his help, promising she would help him find Barnes, despite engaging in a brief confrontation with Ayo, who initially demanded her to move away from T'Challa, but was dismissed by her King, who explained that Romanoff was an ally.

With a team assembled, Black Widow joined Iron Man's team as they arrived at and evacuated the Leipzig-Halle Airport. When Captain America headed for a helicopter, he was stopped by Iron Man, and then surrounded by his team. Black Widow approached and asked Captain America to think about what was going to happen, and if he wanted it to turn into violence, rather than surrendering. However, Captain America's team then ambushed them, and they began to clash.

Black Widow found herself fighting against Ant-Man, who was hesitant to hurt her, which she assured him not to stress about as he didn't stand a chance against her. Black Widow then attacked Ant-Man and gained the upper hand in their fight; however, he suddenly shrunk down and threw her to the ground and began to pin her arm. As a response, she used her bite to knock him away, freeing herself.

Joining War Machine and Black Panther who were fighting Captain America, Ant-Man returned, who enlarged a truck that Captain America threw, with a Pym Particle Discs, towards the three, causing an explosion. Black Widow was able to evade the explosion but was still knocked to the ground. Becoming frustrated by their opponents' refusal to surrender, Black Widow checked back with Iron Man to ask if this was all a part of the plan, for which he claimed they were only going easy on them, causing them to now going to change up their approach to be more aggressive.

When Captain America's team were stopped by Vision, the rest of Iron Man's team regrouped, Black Widow being carried in by Iron Man. The two teams then stood before each other, and when the opposing team began to approach, Black Widow sarcastically and exhaustedly stated that it was going to end well.

They then followed in moving forward so that they were both then charging at each other at full force. As the two sides collided together, a battle erupted with Tony's team fighting Steve's team to prevent them from escaping to Siberia. When they collided, Black Widow found herself fighting Ant-Man again, dodging his attacks and kicking him when he returned to regular size, thus defeating him. She then threw his whole body to the ground, concluding their fight.

Black Widow then moved on and came into contact with Hawkeye, and engaged in a fierce fight with him. The two used their combat skills and weapons to fight each other until Hawkeye threw her to the ground. He then pinned her on the ground, and the fight was paused when she asked whether they were still best friends despite the current conflict, which he jokingly assured depending on how hard she hit him.

At that moment, Black Widow then got the upper hand, wrapping her legs around Hawkeye and threw him aside, due to him holding back. When she then went to kick him in the face to finish him, she was suddenly immobilized by Wanda Maximoff, saving Hawkeye. Unable to fend off Maximoff's abilities, Black Widow was then launched into a luggage vehicle and was briefly out of the fight. After coming to, Black Widow climbed on top of a jet bridge, where she witnessed the fight continue, to her displeasure.

No longer wanting to participate in the fight with those she cared about, she made her way to the hangar to guard the Quinjet, as it was the only way of escape. Eventually, Captain America and Bucky Barnes made it to the hangar, where they were stopped by Black Widow. Knowing Captain America, she knew that he would never surrender and that there was no point in fighting them, so she decided to let them go.

However, Black Panther then appeared behind them and was about to apprehend them, when she used her Bite to hold him back, tasering him. Captain America and Barnes then made their way onboard the Quinjet, as Black Widow continued to stall Black Panther, hitting him with her taser disks whenever he broke free of them. However, he was able to get past her, but it was too late, as they had escaped in the Quinjet, leaving the airport. She told Black Panther that she had said she would help him find them, not capture them, seeing a difference in that.

Moments before the end of the fight at the airport, James Rhodes crashed on the ground due to Vision's misfire. They all headed to Columbia University Medical Center, where Rhodes was treated, and Romanoff met up with Tony Stark, and the two went to talk privately.

Stark informed her of Rhodes' current state, which she then addressed how Steve Rogers wasn't going to stop, meaning what happened to Rhodes was a best-case scenario. However, Stark called Romanoff out for letting Rogers and Bucky Barnes go, which she defends her actions by saying that they went about the whole incident the wrong way. Stark insults Romanoff by calling upon her former days of being a double agent. Romanoff then called Stark out for letting his ego cloud him.

Stark then told her that T'Challa had told Thaddeus Ross of her betrayal, giving her a halfhearted warning that the government would come to arrest her, while saying that double crossing people is one of the things she's good at. However, Romanoff stated that she wasn't the one that needed to watch her back, but rather Stark, due to the loss of allies he created due to how he had chosen to act during the whole incident, not trying to keep his friends together. Romanoff then left Stark and went on the run.

One can assume that after the events of Black Widow (2021) that Nick Fury and Maria Hill reached out to Natasha and offered her a deal where if she comes back to continue her work as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. on probation, the charges against her would be dropped after she was taken into custody by Thaddeus Ross.

Birth Name: Natalia Alianovna Romanova Alias: Natasha Romanoff Nickname: Nat Codename: Black Widow Undercover Aliases: Natalie Rushman, Laura Matthers, Zsuzsanna Maza, Rufina Zueva, Nicole Rowley, Tatiana Sokolova, Alion Vans, Irina Zlataryova, Marya Konn, Audrey, Pamela Hawley, Fanny Longbottom, Melina Vostokoff Born: December 3, 1984 Volgograd, Russia Age: 32-33 (Story is set in 2017) Gender: Female Sexuality: Bisexual Career: S.H.I.E.L.D Agent and Specialist, former Black Widow and ex-KGB operative Clearance Level: Level 7

Height: 5'7 Weight: 61.46 kg (135.50 lbs) Build: Toned, athletic with well-formed curves. Measurements: 36DD-26-36 Hair colour and length: Armpit-length dark red hair Eye colour: Emerald green eyes

Natasha is a beautiful woman with a heart-shaped face, prominent cheekbones, narrow jawline with a pointed chin, emerald green eyes, long dark red hair that goes down to her armpits. She looks like her MCU counterpart portrayed by Scarlett Johansson

In addition to her enhanced physiology due to the Red Room's version of the Super Soldier Serum, Natasha also ages much slower and appears to be 25 years old rather than 32-33 years old.

As a S.H.I E.L.D. agent, Natasha wears the same close-fitting jumpsuit she wore in The Avengers (2012). The jumpsuit is very sleek and is made of tactical kevlar, making it bulletproof. The boots have shafts that nearly touch the knees and have four-inch heels with kinetic rebounding soles that add bounce to her jumps. The suit has a back holster for her batons, belt with a red hourglass symbol on the front of the belt, a utility belt below it with her holsters strapped to her thighs. Her Widow's Bites have long-range upgrades and flash blue when fired. She has the S.H.I.E.L.D. emblem on both shoulders of the uniform.

Natasha's second jumpsuit of choice is the same one she wore when she disguised herself as Melina Vostokoff near the of the movie Black Widow (2021). It is a suit with black and grey patterning, gold Widow's Bite bracelets and a gold belt with a red hourglass symbol on the front of the belt. The jumpsuit also contains a back holster for her batons, with a strap across the front, padding for the shoulders, knees, shins, elbows, and also thigh holsters. The boots have shafts that nearly touch the knees and have kinetic rebounding soles that add bounce to her jumps. The Widow's Bite bracelets she wears with this outfit have also been given long-range upgrades that flash red when fired.

Natasha's third jumpsuit of choice is a black suit with gray detailing on the front and is blood red on the wrists. It has shoulder, chest, abdomen, knee, and back armor. It has a holster on the back for her batons, her Widow's Bites, and a belt with the red hourglass symbol on the front along with two thigh holsters. The boots have shafts that nearly touch the knees and have kinetic rebounding soles that add bounce to her jumps. The Widow's Bite bracelets she wears with this outfit have also been given long-range upgrades that flash red when fired. This is the same suit she was wearing when she died in Avengers: Endgame (2019), though the story is set in 2017.

Romanoff is very close with Clint Barton's family, especially with his and Laura Barton's only daughter, Lila, being the only member of Avengers who knew of their existence. Romanoff was genuinely affectionate with the child, hugging her the moment they reunited and sweetly commended the little girl on the drawing she made. They originally named their youngest child after Romanoff. When they discovered it was a boy, they named him Nathaniel instead, with Romanoff humorously calling the unborn child "traitor."

Though a very serious agent, Romanoff is by no means stuffy and has a sarcastic, wicked sense of humor, which mostly surfaces when she's around people such as Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, or Yelena Belova.

Despite her lifestyle of espionage and operating within the shadows, Romanoff's adaptability influenced her opinions on the Sokovia Accords. Realizing the difference between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers with many of their activities seen in the light of day amongst the public, Romanoff wanted to appease public opinions by signing and also that she didn't want conflict with her close friends and teammates like Barton and Rogers. Her care for Steve Rogers caused Romanoff to betray Stark's team and assist in Steve's escape so he could clear Barnes' name, becoming a fugitive in the process.

Despite her harsh and traumatic upbringing, Romanoff retained a kind, caring and compassionate side of her, Melina Vostokoff expressed surprise at how she was able to keep her heart after all she had been through. For years, she harbored deep resentment and guilt towards herself due to the damage she had caused during her time in the KGB and spent the rest of her life trying to make up for her actions.

As a native of Russia, Natasha originally spoke with a heavy Russian accent, but her accent became more Manhattan, New York sounding later in life. Samuel Sterns was able to pinpoint Natasha's birthplace of Volgograd due to hints of her native accent still in her voice.

Peak Human Physiology: After recieving the Red Room's verion of the Super Soldier Serum and being trained to perfection, Natasha is at the absolute peak of what the human body is capable of without becoming superhuman.

Peak Human Strength: While not superhuman, Natasha is stronger than even the strongest man to have ever lived. Her strength is surpassed only by those with superhuman strength. She can backlift up to 3 tonnes and punch with a force of up to 2,000 PSI.

Peak Human Durability: Natasha is as durable as humanly possible. She is capable of withstanding damage that would kill the average person. She can survive a fall of 35 metres without breaking any bones and withstand blows from superhuman beings.

Peak Human Speed: Natasha can run as fast as humanly possible, capable of a top speed of 65 km/h.

Peak Human Agility: Natasha is capable of amazing feats of agility and acrobatics. As shown in Iron Man 2 (2010) and The Avengers (2012), she is capable of performing a hurricanrana and landing on both feet. She has performed numerous complex maneuvers and feats throughout her battles and is incredibly fluid in close-quarters combat.

Peak Human Stamina: Natasha's musculature produces fewer fatigue toxins and less lactic acid. She can exert herself at peak performance for an hour without tiring.

Peak Human Reflexes: Natasha's reflexes are as fast as humanly possible. She is able to react with alarming speed in combat, and is capable of dodging bullets.

Peak Human Healing Factor: Natasha's Healing Factor is that potent that she can heal from minor to moderate forms of internal damage. She heals five times faster than average.

Peak Human Metabolism: Natasha's metabolism is at the absolute peak of human conditioning. She is resistant to weight gain and intoxication.

Peak Human Intelligence: Natasha was able to trick even Loki. She can see through lies and can tell when someone is hiding something. She is extremely cunning and deceptive when she needs to be.

Natasha Romanoff is one of the most talented spies and lethal assassins in the world. Her instructor Madame B. said she was the best student in the Red Room, never failing a single test. The KGB and S.H.I.E.L.D. considered her as one of their most dangerous operatives. Romanoff is highly skilled in martial arts, armed combat, espionage, infiltration, disguise, manipulation, evasion, hacking, and assassination.

Master Martial Artist: Natasha is one of the deadliest martial artists and hand-to-hand combatants in the world, having trained from a young age in the Red Room and S.H.I.E.L.D. in her later life as an elite agent.

Baton and staff Mastery: Natasha is highly skilled in using a staff and batons in combat; wielding them to great effect and with deadly efficiency.

Master Marksman: Natasha was trained from a young age in sharpshooting and combat shooting, capable of making several headshots in quick succession. She has become a highly skilled markswoman as a result. During the Battle of Washington, D.C., Romanoff would have shot the Winter Soldier through his eye if he hadn't been wearing his protective goggles.

Master Spy: Natasha is a master of espionage, stealth, disguise, and infiltration. Her talents and years of experience mean that Romanoff is well versed in internal destabilization.

Master Assassin: Romanoff is considered to be one of the most dangerous assassins in the world. She has killed many people during her time serving the KGB and S.H.I.E.L.D..

Expert Tactician: Natasha is an excellent strategist, tactician, and field commander.

Multilingualism: Natasha's native tongue is Russian and speaks English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Vietnamese, Latin, Norwegian, Japanese, and knows Morse code.

As one of the deadliest martial artists and hand-to-hand combatants in the world, Natasha has learned twenty-two different martial arts. Allowing her to adapt at a moment's notice. Her fighting style consists of a mix of:

All-rounder:

1. Krav Maga
2. Systema
3. Jeet Kune Do
4. Vovinam
5. Combat Jujutsu

Karate:

1. Shotokan Karate
2. Gōjū-Ryū
3. Kyokushin
4. Kenpo

Punches, kicks, elbow and knee strikes:

1. Krav Maga
2. Systema
3. Jeet Kune Do
4. Vovinam
5. Combat Jujutsu
6. Combat Judo
7. Combat Hapkido
8. Combat Sambo
9. Boxing
10. Muay Thai
11. Savate
12. Taekwondo
13. Wing Chun
14. Vovinam
15. Capoeira

Locks, throws, takedowns:

1. Krav Maga
2. Systema
3. Jeet Kune Do
4. Vovinam
5. Combat Jujutsu
6. Combat Judo
7. Combat Hapkido
8. Combat Sambo
9. Freestyle Wrestling
10. Lucha Libre Wrestling
11. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
12. Capoeira

Acrobatic maneuvers:

1. Lucha Libre Wrestling
2. Capoeira
3. Vovinam

Baton and Staff fighting:

1. Kali
2. Kenpo
3. Bojutsu

Knife Fighting:

1. Krav Maga
2. Systema
3. Kali

Natasha learned Krav Maga as her main discipline. She also learned a mix of Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Combat Judo, Combat Jujutsu, Combat Hapkido, Freestyle and Lucha Libre Wrestling, Taekwondo, Karate, Capoeira, Muay Thai, Vovinam, Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do, Kenpo, Bojutsu, and Kali in the Red Room.

She was required to learn Systema and Combat Sambo when she was made to become a KGB operative.

Natasha uses whatever works best for her from each of these martial arts and incorporates it into her own style.

When out in the field, Natasha will equip the following weapons accordingly depending on her needs for a mission. Her personal loadout consists of:

Black Widow's Bite: Natasha's signature weapon is the Black Widow's Bite bracelet worn on both of her wrists. It mainly delivers powerful electric shocks, but also shoots a grappling hook, charges Natasha's taser batons, contains a length of wire that can be used as a garrote, and can project focused electricity to make her punches more powerful or disrupt any electromechanical device from a long distance.

Sidearm: Natasha's sidearm of choice is a pair of Glock 19 Gen5s. They are holstered on her thighs at all times.

Primary Longarm: Natasha's primary longarm of choice is a Heckler & Koch MP5A5 equipped with a fixed buttstock, Trijicon RMR Type 2 red dot sight, a flashlight handguard, and an extended magazine.

She also keeps a sling attached to her MP5A5 so as to employ the loop sling technique for extra stability when needed.

Secondary Longarm: Natasha's secondary longarm of choice is a Saiga-12K shotgun equipped with a folding stock, a flashlight and vertical foregrip, and an EOTECH EXPS3 holographic sight.

Natasha uses custom-made 20 round drum magazines for her shotgun.

Tertiary Longarm: Natasha's tertiary longarm of choice is an A.I. Artic Warfare Magnum bolt-action sniper rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum. It is equipped with a ZEISS Conquest V4 3-12x56 scope, carrying handle, bipod, anti-mirage strap, and suppressor.

Close-Quarters Combat: When fighting in close-quarters, Natasha uses her electroshock batons that can deliver powerful electrical shocks to incapacitate her targets. Romanoff used the batons to take down dozens of Ultron Sentries and later employed these weapons during the Avengers Civil War, although not charged with electricity. They can be combined to form a staff; she keeps these batons in a holster on her back. She can use her Black Widow's Bite bracelets to charge her batons.

1. Ivan Romanoff - Late biological father
2. Unnamed late biological mother
3. Alexei Shostakov, aka Red Guardian - Adoptive father
4. Melina Vostokoff, aka Iron Maiden - Adoptive mother
5. Yelena Belova - Adoptive younger sister
6. Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye - Adoptive older brother
7. Cooper Barton - Honorary Nephew
8. Lila Barton - Honorary Niece
9. Nathaniel Barton - Honorary Nephew

Avengers:

1. Steve Rogers, aka Captain America

2. Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye - Adoptive older brother

3. Tony Stark, aka Iron Man

4. Bruce Banner, aka Hulk

5. Thor Odinson

6. James "Rhodey" Rhodes, aka War Machine

7. Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch

8. Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver

9. Sam Wilson, aka Falcon

10. Vision

11. T'Challa, aka Black Panther

12. Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man

13. Hope van Dyne, aka The Wasp

14. James "Bucky" Barnes, aka Winter Soldier

15. Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel

16. Kamala Khan, aka Miss Marvel

17. Peggy Carter, aka Captain Carter

18. Yelena Belova - Adoptive younger sister (Yelena also works as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent now)

S.H.I.E.L.D.:

1. Nick Fury - Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2. Maria Hill - Deputy Director and Commander of S.H.I.E.L.D.

3. Phil Coulson

4. Melinda May

5. Leo Fitz

6. Jemma Simmons

7. Bobbi Morse

8. Alphonso Mackenzie

9. Daisy Louise Johnson, aka Quake

10. Antoine Triplett

11. Robert Gonzales

12. Tomas Calderon

13. Anne Weaver

14. Lance Hunter

15. Sharon Carter, aka Agent 13

Other:

1. Happy Hogan

2. Alexei Shostakov, aka Red Guardian - Adoptive father

3. Melina Vostokoff, aka Iron Maiden - Adoptive mother

1. Loki Laufeyson

2. Chitauri

3. T. Vanchat

4. Alexander Pierce - Deceased

5. Gideon Malick - Deceased

6. Jasper Sitwell - Deceased

7. Brock Rumlow, aka Crossbones - Deceased

8. Jack Rollins

9. Russo

10. John Garrett - Deceased

11. Grant Ward - Deceased

12. Kara Palamas, aka Agent 33 - Deceased

13. Mark Smith

14. Mark Basso

15. Wonsik

16. Bobbitt

17. Glenn Talbot

18. Ultron - Deceased

19. Ultron Sentries - Deceased

20. Thanos

21. General Dreykov - Deceased

22. Georges Batroc, aka Batroc the Leaper

23. Anthony "Tony" Masters, aka Taskmaster

24. Antonia Dreykov, aka Taskmaster (Formerly)

25. Emil Blonksy, aka Abomination

26. Victor Creed, aka Sabretooth

27. Monica Rappaccini, aka Scientist Supreme

Enemy factions:

1. HYDRA

2. A.I.M.

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