Ursa Major

: "What year was this?""I don't know. Like, '83, '84. I know.""Captain America was still frozen in ice then.""Are you calling me a liar, Ursa, huh?"
: ―Ursa Major and Alexei Shostakov[src]
Mikhail Uriokovitch Ursus (Russian: Михаил Уриокович Урсус), also known as Ursa Major, is an inmate of Seventh Circle Prison. He was one off the challengers to face Alexei Shostakov in an arm wresting match, but he lost when his wrist was broken by Shostakov.
== Biography ==
=== Seventh Circle Inmate ===
==== Arm Wrestling Alexei Shostakov ====
In 2016, Ursa overheard Alexei Shostakov telling old war stories to his fellow prisoners while beating many of them in successive arm wrestling matches. Ursa however, deduced that Shostakov was lying about one particular story the latter was telling about fighting and defeating Captain America. Ursa confronted Shostakov about this in their arm wrestling match, asking Shostakov when this supposed confrontation took place. When Shostakov stated that the fight took place circa 1983–84, Ursa retorted that Shostakov could not have defeated, let alone fought Captain America in that time period, since he was still frozen in ice. Angered that he saw through his lie and looking to save face, Shostakov then slammed Ursa's hand on the table, breaking his wrist with his enhanced strength.
=== Gulag Fight ===
Later, Alexei Shostakov's attempt to escape the prison triggered a full-scale riot, with many of the inmates fleeing outside. Ursa was still present at the prison at this time, though as the riot progressed, one of Shostakov's allies, Yelena Belova, fired a rocket launcher, the soundwave from its explosion triggering an avalanche from a nearby mountain. Many of the inmates clamoured to get back inside before it hit the prison. The avalanche swiftly buried the Seventh Circle under several tons of snow.
== Abilities ==
* Combatant: Ursa Major's tremendous strength and stature greatly aids him in combat, as he was able to engage Red Guardian in a fight despite the latter being a super soldier, though he was still recovering from the fall at that time.
* Bilingualism: Ursa is fluent in his native Russian, as well as English.
== Facilities ==
=== Prisons ===
* Seventh Circle Prison: Ursa Major was incarcerated in a gulag. He challenged fellow inmate Alexei Shostakov to an arm-wrestling match and voiced his doubts over his story of defeating Captain America, and had his wrist broken for calling Shostakov a liar. He later fought against Shostakov before the latter escaped.
== Relationships ==
=== Enemies ===
* Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian - Former Fellow Inmate
== Trivia ==
* In the comics, Ursa Major is a Russian mutant who possesses the ability to transform into a brown bear and, along with Crimson Dynamo, a member of the Winter Guard.
== Behind the Scenes ==
* In July 2021, Olivier Richters confirmed on Instagram that his character is Ursa Major from the comics. He mentioned Ursa Major's comic book origins as a mutant and member of the Winter Guard, and how the character appears in the comics fighting Wolverine and Hulk.
== References ==
# ↑ Known only by codename
# ↑ Jump up to:2.0 2.1 Olivier Richters on Instagram
# ↑ Jump up to:3.0 3.1 Black Widow
# ↑ Black Widow Deleted Scene
== External Links ==
* Ursa Major on Marvel Database
* Ursa Major on Wikipedia