“Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Actually, it's Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. I know it's hard, but I don't like to repeat myself, so you can just call me Val. But don't call me Val, just keep it in your head.”
―Val introducing herself to John Walker
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, commonly known as Val, is a major antagonist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, serving as a minor antagonist in the 2021 TV series, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a cameo antagonist in the 2021 film, Black Widow, a major antagonist in 2022 film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and the main antagonist of the 2025 film, Thunderbolts.
New Avengers - Temporary Enemies and Situational Allies
Yelena Belova - Former Recruit
John Walker/U.S. Agent - Former Recruit
Ava Starr/Ghost - Former Recruit
Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
Bob Reynolds/Sentry/Void - Former Test Subject
Enemies[]
Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Project Sentry - Former Subordinates
Houston †
Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster † - Former Recruit
United States Congress
Gary
Davis
Trivia[]
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine was an Italian noblewoman who was both Nick Fury's lover and a Russian triple agent who infiltrated Hydra and became the next Madame Hydra.
