Black Widow (Marvel Comics)

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==Summary==
Former KGB agent Natasha Romanova, known as Black Widow, is one of the greatest spies ever and is one of the best agents S.H.I.E.L.D. has ever had. She's a long-time member of the Avengers and was a founding member and the only leader of the short-lived Los Angeles-based superteam: The Champions.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Black Widow Bombs
Name: Natalia "Natasha" Alianovna Romanova (real name), Tasha (nickname), Black Widow (code name)
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Female
Age: 30 years old in appearance (technically 90 years old)
Classification: Human/Enhanced Super Soldier/Intelligence Agent
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Base=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts, Pressure Points (As shown here), Enhanced Senses (Could detect someone invisible just by their breathing, and could tell she was underground just by the taste of the air), Acrobatics (Shown Daredevil Volume 1 Issue 200), Afterimage Creation (As shown here)Black Widow Vol 8 3, Weapon Mastery, Stealth Mastery (Infiltrated past Tony Stark's security), Hacking, Body Control (Her heartbeat never varies in rhythm to the point that Daredevil cannot tell if she is lying or exited), Longevity (Took a serum in 1956 to increase her lifespan), Master Seductress, Regeneration (Low. She can heal 4-5 times faster than a normal human), Resistance to Pain Manipulation (Her pain tolerance amazed an A.I.M. scientist who was surprised that she was even conscious. Underwent a major abdominal surgery while conscious), Mind Manipulation (Resists a mind-altering drug), Poison Manipulation (Survives an overdose of nerve gas) and Disease Manipulation (As explained here)
|-|With the Widow's Bite=Electricity Projection (Up to 30,000 V), Paralysis Inducement (As shown here), Heat Projection (Melted a pistol), Minor Technology Manipulation (Fried the Winter Soldier's arm), Energy Projection (As shown here), Poison Manipulation (As shown here), Smoke Manipulation (As shown here) and Automatic Translation (As shown here), Light Manipulation (Blinded Stilt-ManDaredevil Volume 1 Issue 102)
|-|With Other Equipment=Explosion Manipulation with the Black Widow Bombs, Surface Scaling (Using Anti-Grav shoes), Light Projection (Built within her glove), Paralysis Inducement (Using neural neutralizers and paralytic gas), Camouflage gear and Holographic Disguises (By using this device)
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Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Comparable to Daredevil, and has traded blows with The Punisher). Large Building level+ with Black Widow Bombs (A Black Widow Bomb caused a big explosion of this size)
Speed: Transonic running speed (Outran Winter Soldier) with Hypersonic combat and reaction speed (Comparable to Hawkeye and Daredevil)
Lifting Strength: Class K (Comparable to Hawkeye. Ripped off a robot's arm, easily broke metal restraints, decapitated a mechanical bee)
Striking Strength: Wall level+ (Broke through bulletproof glass. Kicked the Punisher through a wooden wall a fair distance away)
Durability: Wall level+ (Shrugged off a high fall and a subsequent car crash)
Stamina: Superhuman (Went through a training routine that would tire Captain America for 2 hours)
Range: Standard melee range, Several Meters/kilometers with firearms
Standard Equipment: Her gauntlets that have wrist cartridges containing various tools of the spy trade: tear-gas pellets, a radio transmitter, and spring-loaded cable. Various automatic weapons and firearms, combat knives and explosives as needed. She also uses a device often referred to as the Widow's Bite that is capable of emitting highly potent electric shocks with a maximum of about 30,000 volts.
*Black Widow's suit: Synthetic stretch fabric which has been augmented to be highly resistant to damage even small arms fire and high temperatures. Microscopic suction cups on her costume allow her to scale walls and cling to ceilings, just as her namesake.
*Black Widow's Gauntlets: The Black Widow's Gauntlets are wrist cartridges containing various tools of the spy trade: tear-gas pellets, a radio transmitter and fire a 100 foot spring-loaded cable.
*Optional Equipment: Camouflage gear, Anti-Grav shoes and shapeshifting equipment
Intelligence: At least Gifted, likely higher (She is able to quickly process information and rapidly respond to changing tactical situations. Very effective strategist, tactician, and field commander. She has lead the Avengers and even S.H.I.E.L.D. on one occasion. Expert in the field of seduction, Natasha has been infamously known to bend many different men to her will and sometimes even get them to do her bidding for her. Talented hacker, an expert in the field of martial arts, extremely accurate marksman skilled in sharpshooting and knife throwing, she is fluent in Russian, English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and various other languages. She is a dangerous secret agent trained in espionage, stealth, disguise, infiltration, and demolitions. She displays an uncanny affinity for psychological manipulation and can mask her real emotions perfectly. She is capable of killing in cold blood when the need arises. Her talents and years of experience have enabled her to become a high-ranking agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Weaknesses: None notable
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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