Black Widow (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Natasha "Nat" Romanoff (born Natalia Alianova Romanova; known by her codename Black Widow) is one of the main protagonists of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She was a skilled Russian spy she assassin who was trained by Madame B in the Red Room with others in the Black Widow program until she was recruited by Clint Barton (Hawkeye) into becoming an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. after being called a national security threat. She has also been a member of the Avengers and was initially supportive of the Sokovia Accords and fought on Tony Stark's side until helping Steve Rogers/Captain America. After hiding, Natasha took part in the Infinity War and the Time Heist by sacrificing herself for the Soul Stone to revive those who were lost in the Blip.
She is one of the main protagonists of the Avengers tetralogy. She is also a major character of Iron Man 2,Captain America: Civil War, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. She is a minor character in Thor: Ragnarok and Captain Marvel, a posthumous character in Spider-Man: Far from Home a cameo character in Loki and the titular main protagonist the film Black Widow, which takes place in between her appearances in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War.
==Background==
Natalia Alianova Romanova was born in Russia to Ivan Romanoff and an unnamed woman. As a child, for three years, Natasha lived in Ohio, with her adoptive "parents" Melina Vostokoff and Alexei Shostakov unaware of the mission her adoptive parents were assigned. She was acquainted with another girl a couple years younger than her, Yelena Belova. The girls were inseparable, often playing together. However, after their parents' cover was blown, Natasha and Yelena were separated. Over time, Natasha became the deadly assassin, Black Widow after training in the Red Room. She became a threat to S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and Nick Fury sent Clint Barton to eliminate her. Instead, he recruited her, and Nick Fury approved. Natalia took the name Natasha Romanoff and developed a long friendship with Clint and become an aunt of sorts to his children.
At another unknown point, Black Widow was tasked to protect someone but the Winter Soldier intervened.
===Appearance===
Natasha is a tall, attractive woman. She usually has red hair that gradually would change. Recently, Natasha's hair has been dyed blond due to being on the run.
===Personality===
A woman who had the smallest ego of all her teammates, Natasha was very calm and collected when it came to tough situations. However,, her life before a SHIELD agent was that she was very mysterious and very deadly. Despite being the apparently deadly assassin, Natasha was actually not as deadly as people thought she was, as she was quite reasonable in leaving to the SHIELD agency. She was able to adopt many personalities, due to her being trained in this profession, and was also able to fool others.
Natasha was a very fearless person. However, when it came to Bruce Banner as the Hulk, she was very scared of him, but she was able to control this fear due to her falling in love with him. She was even scared when facing Bucky Barnes (AKA the Winter Soldier), especially after being seemingly fatally injured by him. She was willing to protect many other people, those close to her and even
She has an individual relationship with each of the Avengers. However, her relationship with Thor is uncertain. She was very close with Clint, and had something of a aunt/niece/nephew bond with Clint's children. Over time, she saw Captain America as a friend and was willing to protect Vision against the Black Widow.
Despite not having any superpowers, like Clint or Tony, Natasha is just as strong and powerful as they are and very strong in battle.
==Appearances==
===Iron Man 2===
===The Avengers===
===Captain America: The Winter Soldier===
===Avengers: Age of Ultron===
===Captain America: Civil War===
===Spider-Man: Homecoming===
===Thor: Ragnarok===
Natasha appears in video footage when Thor enacts footage of Natasha to turn Hulk back into Bruce Banner. 
===Avengers: Infinity War===
===Captain Marvel===
In the mid-credits scene, Natasha is with Rhodey, Steve and Bruce when they are talking about the Decimation. As she begins wondering who was on the other end of Fury's pagers. 
===Avengers: Endgame===
===Black Widow===
==Relationships ==
=== Hawkeye (best friend) ===
Clint and Natasha are best friends. However, at the start of their relationship, Clint Barton (as Hawkeye) was sent to eliminate Natasha, but instead, Barton saw her skills and recommended her recruitment. The two began an everlasting partnership, with Barton affectionately calling her "Nat."During The Avengers, Barton was taken by Loki Laufeyson, while being under his mind control. When she heard he was in danger, she immediately beat up her interogators. Loki later saw their relationship as friends, and even threatened to have Hawkeye kill her and when he would awake in horror, Loki would then kill Hawkeye. Natasha was forced to fight him, but she was able to knock him out and they both quickly apologized.
It is revealed that Natasha is close to Clint, his wife and their three children.
During the Civil War, Clint and Natasha's relationship was briefly strained because Nat joined the Iron Man side while Barton joined Captain America's team. In Avengers: Endgame, Natasha sacrifices herself on Vormir for Clint not only because she knew her own death would give him the Soul Stone to help undo the Snap but because she knew his family needed him.
=== Steve Rogers/Captain America ===
Natasha is good friends with Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America. The two of them became very close friends over the years. They usually never go on a romantic level, but Natasha does understand Steve on a level. When they were undercover, she told Steve to kiss her, but it didn't really mean anything, as they just see themselves as siblings. In Age of Ultron, Steve also notices that Natasha and Bruce were in love with each other.
During the Civil War, Natasha sided with Iron Man's faction, putting a strain on her relationship with Steve. However, she did still care about Steve, even switching sides, allowing them to escape while stalling Black Panther. knowing full well that she was risking her freedom, and her life.
Later, in Avengers: Endgame, Natasha comforts Steve with the fact that whatever it is their planning will work. He is deeply sadden by her death, and decides to mourn her with the rest of the team. At that moment, Steve admits Natasha was family and that she believed it in return.
=== Hulk ===
Natasha first met Bruce when she was recruiting him for the team in the Avengers. She was afraid of him, especially when he was in his Hulk form. She brought a gun out when she thought he was going to have a major outburst.
It was revealed in Age of Ultron, that Bruce and Natasha both had romantic feelings for each other. Since she was in love with Hulk, Natasha was no longer scared by him. By then, Natasha was the one who was able to get to Hulk by reciting a small statement. When Natasha was kidnapped by Ultron, Bruce was worried about her and saved her. When he was in the Quinjet, Natasha tried to get to him, but Banner immediately discharged her call.
When the reunited in Avengers: Infinity War, they were both cordial, yet awkward towards another. However, they still remained friends. 
After Natasha's death, Bruce tried everything to bing her back with the Infinity Stones; however, it didn't succeeded. Despite their breakup, it is heavily implied Bruce still had feelings for her. 
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