Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)

Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)
Background information
Movies	Iron Man 2 The Avengers Captain America: The Winter Soldier Avengers: Age of Ultron Captain America: Civil War Avengers: Infinity War Captain Marvel Avengers: Endgame Black Widow
TV Series	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Avengers Assemble Ultimate Spider-Man Spider-Man Loki (archive footage) What If...?
Video Games	Disney Infinity series Marvel: Avengers Alliance Marvel: Contest of Champions Marvel Tsum Tsum Marvel vs. Capcom series Marvel's Avengers
Park Attractions	Avengers Training Initiative
Portrayed by	Scarlett Johansson Ever Anderson (young) Jenny Agutter (disguised)
Voice	Vanessa Marshall (in The Avengers: EMH) Laura Bailey Lake Bell (What If....?)
Character information
Full name	Natalia Alianova Romanova
Other names	Natasha Romanoff Black Widow (main alias) Annie Oakley Babette Beauteous One Black Pearl Boss Lady Czarina Ebon Flame Enchantress Laura Matthers Lottie Hederman Madame Nikita Ms. Heck Nadine Roman Nancy Rushman Nat Natalie Grey Natalya Romanova Natasha Romanoff Natalia Shostakova Natuska Oktober Red Red Cat 'Tasha Tsarina War Widow Yelena Belova
Appearance	Red hair, blue eyes, 5'7", light skin
Occupation	Adventurer S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Member of the Avengers (formerly) Member of the the Posse Intelligence operative Schoolteacher (formerly) Fashion designer (formerly) Ballerina (formerly) Assassin (formerly) Mercenary Partner of Daredevil (formerly) Partner of Hawkeye (formerly) Partner of Winter Soldier (formerly)
Alignment	Good
Affiliations	The Posse War Avengers (formerly) Infinity Watch (formerly) Black Widow Ops Program (formerly) KGB (formerly) Avengers (formerly) Lady Liberators (formerly) S.H.I.E.L.D. (formerly) Black Spectre (formerly) Champions of Los Angeles (formerly) "Marvel Knights" (formerly) Heroes for Hire (formerly) Mighty Avengers (Initiative) (formerly) Thunderbolts (as Yelena Belova) (formerly) The Mighty (formerly) Commander Rogers' Secret Avengers (formerly) S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Secret Avengers (formerly) New Avengers (A.I.M.) (formerly) Underground (formerly) Red Room (formerly) Queen's Vengeance (formerly) Romulus' organization (formerly) (Federal'naja Služba Bezopasnosti) (formerly)
Goal	Defeat villains.
Home	Madripoor Red Room Academy (formerly) Little Ukraine, New York (formerly) North Shore Mansion (formerly) S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier (formerly) Savage Land (formerly) Avengers Tower (formerly) Infinite Avengers Mansion (formerly) Thunderbolts Mountain (formerly) The Cube (formerly) Quincarrier (formerly) Lighthouse (formerly) The Mount, Nevada (formerly) Westchester County, New York (formerly)
Relationships
Parents	Unnamed mother † Ivan Petrovitch †(foster father)
Siblings	Unnamed brothers† Vindiktor † (alleged brother)
Partner(s)	Nikolai † (husband) Alexi Shostakov (ex-husband) Clint Barton/Hawkeye (former love interest) Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (ex-boyfriend) Matt Murdock/Daredevil (ex-lover)
Children	Rose † (stillborn daughter) Stevie Grey (son)
Relatives	Natalia Romanova † (clone)
Allies	Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Hawkeye, Thor Odinson, Scarlet Witch, Winter Soldier, Daredevil, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Invisible Woman, Hellcat, Storm, Spider-Woman, X-23, Jubilee, Shadowcat, She-Hulk, Miles Morales, Falcon (Joaquin Torres), Wasp, Ant-Man, Ghost Rider, War Machine, Nova, Beast, Hercules, Iceman, Archangel, Luke Cage, Moon Knight, Valkyrie, Cloak & Dagger, Black Knight, Nick Fury, Nick Fury Jr., Silver Sable, Captain Britain, Sentry, Daisy Johnson, Amadeus Cho, Ironheart, Viv, Darkstar, Wonder Man, Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady), Phil Coulson, White Widow, Avengers, X-Force, Jill Valentine, Leon S. Kennedy
Enemies	Taskmaster (arch-enemy), Ultron, Doctor Doom, Norman Osborn, Red Skull, Bullseye, Madame Hydra, Red Hulk, Pluto, Yelena Belova, Lucia von Bardas, Crimson Dynamo, Titanium Man, Griffin, Egghead, Tinkerer, Hydra Supreme, Black Widow (Yelena Belova; formerly), Astrologer, Watchlord, Black Spectre, Iron Man (formerly), Spider-Man (formerly), Hydra, The Hand, Sinister Six, Sons of the Serpent, Albert Wesker
Personal information
Likes	Fighting, fighting Iron Man, kidnapping children (formerly)
Dislikes	Kidnapping children, being used as a weapon, her family and friends in danger, losing her memories
Powers and abilities	Red Room Training Espionage Master Spy Master Assassin Master Acrobat Marksmanship Master Martial Artist Weapons Expertise Stealth Expertise Disguise Expertise Dancing skills Vehicular skills Hacking skills Multilingualism Artificially-Enhanced Physiology: Peak Human Strength Peak Human Healing Peak Human Endurance Athletic Speed Athletic Stamina Athletic Reflexes Enhanced Longevity Enhanced Durability Enhanced Immune System
Paraphernalia	Multiple gadgets Black Widow's Gauntlents
Status	Active

Natalia "Natasha" Alianova Romanova (known by her codename Black Widow) is a Marvel Comics superheroine and former supervillain. She was a spy for the broken up Soviet Union and has been a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the original Avengers, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #52. Black Widow has also been a lover of Clinton "Clint" Barton/Hawkeye and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier.

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Characters Comics Teammates: Ant-Man • Captain America • Hulk • Iron Man • Thor • Wasp Beast • Black Cat • Black Knight • Black Panther • Black Widow • Cannonball • Captain Britain • Captain Marvel • Crystal • Cyclops • Daredevil • Falcon • Firebird • Firestar • Hawkeye • Hellcat • Hercules • Invisible Woman • Iron Fist • Jane Foster • Julia Carpenter • Maria Hill • Miles Morales • Mister Fantastic • Mockingbird • Moondragon • Nadia van Dyne • Namor • Noh-Varr • Quake • Quasar • Quicksilver • Red Hulk • Robbie Reyes • Scarlet Witch • Scott Lang • Sentry • Sersi • Shang-Chi • She-Hulk • Silver Surfer • Spectrum • Spider-Man • Storm • Sunspot • Thing • Tigra • Vision • War Machine • Winter Soldier • Wolverine • Wonder Man • Yellowjacket • Yondu Udonta • Adam Warlock • Amadeus Cho • America Chavez • Blade • Blue Marvel • Brunnhilde • Cannonball • Cassandra Lang • David Alleyne • Deadpool • Doctor Strange • Echo • Elsa Bloodstone • Emma Frost • Enchantress • Flash Thompson • Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) • Gwenpool • Havok • Hulkling • Iron Patriot • Johnny Storm • Jessica Drew • Jessica Jones • Jim Hammond • Kate Bishop • Luke Cage • Medusa • Moon Knight • Ms. Marvel • Nick Fury, Jr. • Nova • Patriot • Power Man • Prodigy • Rogue • Sam Alexander • Songbird • Sunfire • Superior Spider-Man • Squirrel Girl • The Punisher • U.S. Agent • White Tiger • Wiccan • X-23 • Betty Ross • Bucky Barnes • Ghost Rider • Gwen Stacy • Loki Laufeyson • Mary Jane Watson • New Goblin • Odin • Pepper Potts • Red Guardian • Rick Jones • Ronin • Sharon Carter • Shuri • Silver Sable • Thunderstrike • Venom Villains: Abomination • Absorbing Man • A.I.M. • Annihilus • Apocalypse • Arnim Zola • Atlas • Attuma • Baron Mordo • Baron Wolfgang von Strucker • Baron Zemo • Beetle • Beyonder • Black Knight • Blackout • Black Order • Black Cat • Black Widow •Boomerang • Brotherhood of Evil Mutants • Carnage • Celestials •Chance • Chitauri • Crossbones • D'Spayre • Dark Avengers • Dark Elves • Dark Phoenix • Deadpool • Destiny • Diamondback • Doctor Doom • Doctor Octopus • Dormammu • Dracula • Eddie Brock • Egghead • Ego the Living Planet • Electro • Frost Giants • Galactus • Garthan Saal • Ghost • Green Goblin (Norman Osborn, Harry Osborn) • Grey Gargoyle • Hela • Heinz Kruger • High Evolutionary • Horsemen of Apocalypse • HYDRA • Jackal • J. Jonah Jameson • Juggernaut • Justin Hammer • Kaine • Kang the Conqueror • Kingpin • Klaw • Knull • Korath the Pursuer • Korvac • Kraven the Hunter • Kree • Lady Deathstrike • Loki Laufeyson • Magneto • Man-Ape • Masters of Evil • Medusa • Mephisto • Mister Sinister • M.O.D.O.K. • Mystique • Mysterio • Namor • Nebula • Nightmare • Puppet Master • Pyro • Quicksilver • Radioactive Man • Red Skull • Rhino • Rogue • Sabretooth • Sandman • Scarlet Witch • Scorpion • Sebastian Shaw • Shocker • Shockwave • Silver Sable • Skrulls • Super-Skrull • Supreme Intelligence • Taskmaster • Ten Rings • Thanos • Tiger Shark • Ultron • Venom • Vulture • Winter Soldier • Zzzax Marvel Cinematic Universe The Team: Iron Man • Captain America • Hulk • Thor Odinson • Black Widow • Hawkeye • Loki Laufeyson • Phil • Maria Hill • Erik Selvig • Nick Fury • Pepper Potts • J.A.R.V.I.S. • Quicksilver • Scarlet Witch • Vision • Falcon • Heimdall • Laura Barton • Helen Cho • Eitri • Wong • Star-Lord • Captain Marvel • Black Panther • Spider-Man • Gamora • Valkyrie • Nebula • Mantis • Drax the Destroyer • Rocket Raccoon • Groot • The Collector • Thaddeus Ross • Shuri • M'Baku • Ayo • Warsong • Ramonda • Ned Leeds • May Parker Villains: Alexander Pierce • Thanos •The Other •Ulysses Klaue • Madame B. • List •Jasper Sitwell • Cull Obsidian (2014 Time Heist) • Ebony Maw (2014 Time Heist) • Proxima Midnight (2014 Time Heist) •Corvus Glaive (2014 Time Heist) • Red Skull Neutral: Cooper Barton • Lila Barton • Nathaniel Barton Groups and Organizations Marvel: S.H.I.E.L.D. • A.I.M. Marvel Cinematic Universe: Avengers •S.H.I.E.L.D. •Stark Industries •Asgardian Royal Family •HYDRA •Guardians of the Galaxy •Outriders

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Heroes Comics: Ant-Man (Scott Lang • Hank Pym • Eric O'Grady) • Wasp (Janet van Dyne • Nadia van Dyne) • Bill Foster • Clint Barton • Rita DeMara • Cassie Lang/Stature • Avengers (Captain America • Hulk • Iron Man • Thor) • Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic • Invisible Woman • Thing • Human Torch) • Finesse • S.H.I.E.L.D. • Young Avengers Marvel Cinematic Universe: Scott Lang/Ant-Man • Hope van Dyne/Wasp • Hank Pym • Janet van Dyne • Cassie Lang • Jim Paxton • Maggie Lang • Luis • Dave • Kurt, Darran Cross/Yellowjacket • Captain America • Falcon • Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Ava Starr/Ghost • Bill Foster • Jimmy Woo Villains Comics: Darren Cross/Yellowjacket, Black Widow, Kree, M.O.D.O.K., Ultron, Black Cat, Doctor Doom, Beetle, Electro, Absorbing Man, A.I.M., Attuma, Shocker, Skrulls, Taskmaster, Skrulls, Masters of Evil HYDRA, Leader, Kang the Conqueror, Egghead Groups Avengers • Fantastic Four • S.H.I.E.L.D. • Young Avengers

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Comics Main: Steve Rogers/Captain America • Bucky Barnes/Captain America/Winter Soldier • Sam Wilson/Falcon/Captain America • John Walker/Captain America/U.S. Agent • Clint Barton/Hawkeye/Captain America Supporting characters: Peggy Carter • Bucky (Fred Davis Jr. • Jack Monroe • Rick Jones • Lemar Hoskins • Rebecca "Rikki" Barnes) • Falcon (Sam Wilson • Joaquin Torres) • Free Spirit • Ian Rogers/Nomad • Sharon Carter/Agent 33 • Tony Stark/Iron Man• the Avengers (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow • Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Bruce Banner/Hulk • Thor) • Battlestar • Demolition Man • Diamondback • Fabian Stankowicz • Fantastic Four (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Susan Storm-Richards/Invisible Woman, The Thing, Human Torch) • Jack Flag • S.H.I.E.L.D. (Nick Fury • Maria Hill) • Howling Commandos • Invaders • Wolverine • X-Men Villains: Johann Schmidt/Red Skull • Brock Rumlow/Crossbones • A.I.M. • HYDRA • Baron Zemo Marvel Cinematic Universe Captain America: The First Avenger: Captain America • Bucky Barnes • Abraham Erskine • Arnim Zola • Brandt • Chester Phillips • Dum Dum Dugan • Gabe Jones • Gilmore Hodge • Heinz Kruger • Howard Stark • Jacques Dernier • James Montgomery Falsworth • Jan (Captain America) • Jim Morita • Michael Duffy • Nick Fury • Peggy Carter • Red Skull • Roeder • Peter Quill's Grandmother]] • Ant-Man • Falcon (Marvel) Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Black Widow • Alexander Pierce • Jasper Sitwell • Maria Hill • Wolfgang von Strucker • List • Quicksilver • Scarlet Witch Captain Americ: Civil War: Attaché • Ayo • Black Panther • Charlie Spencer • Crossbones • Everett Ross • F.R.I.D.A.Y. • Hawkeye • Helmut Zemo • Iron Man • Josef (Captain America) • Maria Stark • May Parker • Miriam Sharpe • Scarlet Witch • Sharon Carter • Spider-Man • T'Chaka • Thaddeus Ross • Theo Broussard • Vasily Karpov • Vision (MCU) • War Machine What If...?: Peggy Carter/Captain Carter, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers/HYDRA Smasher, Nick Fury

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Comics Ghost Riders: Johnny Blaze; Robbie Reyes; Noble Kale, Danny Ketch and Other Ghost Riders Villains: Blackout (Marvel) • Mephisto (Marvel) • Nightmare (Marvel) Adaptations Marvel Cinematic Universe: Robbie Reyes/Ghost Rider Marvel Animated Universe: Ghost Rider (Marvel Animated Universe)

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Comics Archangel • Aurora • Anole • Armor, Abigail Brand • Banshee • Beast • Broo • Bishop • Blindfold • Boom-Boom • Cable • Caliban • Callisto • Cannonball • Chamber • Changeling • Charles Xavier • Cypher • Colossus • Cyclops • Darwin • Dazzler • Dust • Elixir • Emma Frost • Fantomex • Firestar • Forge • Gambit • Gentle • Graymalkin • Havok • Hellion • Hepzibah • Husk • Iceman • Ink • Jean Grey • Joseph • Jubilee • Juggernaut • Karma • Lady Mastermind • Lifeguard • Lizard • Lockheed • Longshot • Maggott • Magma • Magneto • Marrow • Marvel Girl • Mercury • Mimic • Multiple Man • Mystique • Namor • Nate Grey • Nightcrawler • Northstar • Omega Sentinel • Petra • Pixie • Polaris • Prodigy • Psylocke • Revanche • Cecilia Reyes • Rockslide • Rogue • Sage • Shadowcat • Skids • Spider-Man • Stacy X • Storm • Sunfire • Sunspot • Surge • Sway • Thunderbird • Warlock • Wolf Cub • Wolfsbane • Wolverine Wiz-Kid • X-23 • Blink • Magik • Dani Moonstar • Warpath Enemies: Magneto, Mystique, Sabretooth, Juggernaut, Dr. Zander Rice, Apocalypse, Horsemen of Apocolypse, William Stryker, Thanos, Toad, Bolivar Trask, Viper, Vulcan, Moira MacTaggert, Donald Pierce, Exodus, Emma Frost, Graydon Creed, Azazel, Avalanche, Bastion, Kang the Conqueror, Mastermind, Lady Mastermind, Mister Sinister, Mojo, Cassandra Nova, Omega Sentinel, Onslaught, Green Goblin, Silver Samarai, Stryfe, Spiral, Demon Bear, Arcad, Belasco, Blob, Cyber, High Evolutionary, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, the Hellfire Club, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Movies X-Men: Wolverine • Professor X • Jean Grey • Cyclops • Storm • Shadowcat • Nightcrawler • Iceman • Beast • Colossus • Magneto • Mystique • Archangel‡ • Havok† • Banshee† • Darwin† • Quicksilver • Bishop • Blink • Sunspot • Warpath • Negasonic Teenage Warhead • Rogue • Selene Gallio Mutants: Jubilee • Kayla Silverfox • Gambit • Deadpool • Emma Silverfox • Yukio • Caliban† • X-23 • Wolfsbane • Magik • Cannonball • Mirage • Lockheed X-Force: Deadpool • Cable • Domino • Peter • Bedlam • Shatterstar • Zeitgeist • Vanisher • Firefist Humans: Moira MacTaggert • Kenuichio Harada • Mariko Yashida • Vanessa Carysle • Dopinder • Weasel • Blind Al • Peter Animation Wolverine and the X-Men X-Men: Professor X/Charles Xavier • Wolverine/James "Logan" Howlett • Cyclops/Scott Summers • Emma Frost • Beast/Henry "Hank" McCoy • Storm/Ororo Munroe • Angel/Warren Worthington III • Shadowcat/Katherine "Kitty" Pryde • Iceman/Robert "Bobby" Drake • Rogue • Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner • Forge • Jean Grey/Marvel Girl/Phoenix Future X-Men: Bishop/Lucas Bishop • Berzerker/Ray Carter • Domino/Neena Thurman • Hellion/Julian Keller • Kamal • Marrow/Sarah • Rover • Vanisher/Telford Porter • Future Wolverine • X-23/Laura Kinney The Brotherhood of Mutants: Quicksilver, Avalanche, Blob, Toad, Domino The Acolytes:Magneto, Scarlet Witch, Polaris, Mystique, Scanner, Mellencamp, Senyaka, Kleinstock Brothers, Pyro, Blink, Mercury, Juggernaut The Marauders: Mister Sinister, Arclight, Blockbuster, Harpoon, Multiple Man, Vertigo, Archangel The Inner Circle: Sebastian Shaw, Donald Pierce, Selene Gallio, Harry Leland, Stepford Cuckoos MRD/Project: Senator Robert Kelly, Warren Worthington II, Bolivar Trask, The Sentinels, The Sentinels Prowlers, Master Mold, Dr. Sybil Zane, Colonel Moss, Dr. Kavita Rao Weapon X: The Professor, Dr. Abraham Cornelius, Sabretooth, Maverick, X-23 Other mutants:Apocalypse, Boom Boom, Colossus, Darwin, Dazzler, Dust, Fever Pitch, Firestar, Gambit, Magma, Network, Nitro, Petra, Pixie, Psylocke, Shadow King, Silver Samurai, Squidboy, Shatter, Tildie Soames, and Vindaloo Other characters:Mojo, Spiral, The Reavers, Nick Fury, Hulk, Wendigo, Mariko Yashida