Natasha Romanoff

**Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanoff** (Russian: **Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романов**) was one of the most talented spies and assassins in the entire world and a founding member of the Avengers. As a child, she was indoctrinated into the Red Room by General Dreykov, and briefly lived as the surrogate daughter of Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff while they were undercover in the United States of America. After the Destruction of the North Institute, she underwent extensive psychological conditioning, before graduating from the Red Room as a Widow. Working as an operative for the KGB, she was targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D., before given the chance to ultimately defect to the organization by Clint Barton by assassinating Dreykov. Romanoff succeeded, although having to use his daughter Antonia Dreykov's life as collateral damage would haunt her for the rest of her life.

Having extensive mastery in martial arts and armed with her Widow's Bite, Romanoff became one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most efficient agents, using the title given by her former organization as her codename, **Black Widow**. During one mission, she was sent undercover into Stark Industries as **Natalie Rushman** to watch Tony Stark due to the fear that he was dying. During this mission, Romanoff assisted Stark with defeating Ivan Vanko's terrorist plots against him.

When Loki declared war on the Earth, Black Widow was recruited into the Avengers after Hawkeye had just been enthralled by Loki. Romanoff assisted in recruiting Stark and Bruce Banner into the team while they tracked down and attempted to capture Loki, eventually saving Barton from his grasp. Once Loki's entire plan had been uncovered, Romanoff joined the team during the Battle of New York and was instrumental in destroying the portal over the city which had been created by the Tesseract, effectively ending the entire invasion while Loki was defeated and deported back to his homeworld by his brother Thor.

In the wake of the Avengers successfully defeating Loki, Romanoff continued her work with S.H.I.E.L.D., this time working with Captain America. While working together, Romanoff and Rogers uncovered a conspiracy following an assassination attempt on Nick Fury, which had eventually led to them discovering that HYDRA had been infiltrating their entire organization since its foundation. Despite the efforts of the Winter Soldier to stop them, Romanoff helped expose Alexander Pierce's evil schemes to the world, which also resulted in all of her own morally dubious history being revealed. As a result, Romanoff was forced into dropping off the grid again and began rebuilding her cover.

Romanoff eventually rejoined the Avengers, working to bring down various HYDRA cells across the world and assisting in the capture of Baron Strucker. However, before she could form a romantic relationship with Banner, the rogue artificial intelligence Ultron was created by him and Stark, forcing Romanoff and the rest of their team to join together and defeat him. Despite being captured, Romanoff was able to inform the team of Ultron's location on Sokovia, resulting in a final battle in which the Avengers had defeated Ultron once and for all, though Banner fled into self-exile. Along with Captain America, Black Widow remained a member while forming the second incarnation of the team.

As many of the world governments demanded the Avengers to sign the Sokovia Accords in the wake of their recent battles, Romanoff agreed to their terms and signed the Accords. She later joined Iron Man in a fight against Captain America due to his disagreements with the Accords and his criminal activities with the Winter Soldier who Rogers was attempting to protect. As the two Avengers' factions fought against each other, Romanoff betrayed Iron Man's team to assist Captain America in finding the one incriminating the Winter Soldier, inherently violating the Sokovia Accords.

As a result, the fugitive Romanoff worked with Rick Mason to escape the government for aiding Rogers. In the process, Romanoff intercepted messages from her former surrogate sister Yelena Belova about the Red Room's resurgence. In possession of the Red Dust, Romanoff and Belova were relentlessly pursued by Taskmaster, who worked for Dreykov, who was believed to have been killed. Reuniting with her surrogate parents, they worked together to bring down the Red Room once and for all. Upon learning Taskmaster was actually Antonia, who had survived all these years but was mind-controlled by Dreykov, Romanoff freed her from Dreykov's enthrallment, and put an end to Dreykov's plans for world domination. Romanoff soon joined Rogers in freeing the incarcerated Avengers.

With the Avengers broken up, Romanoff, Rogers and Wilson went on the run for two years as international fugitives, working alone to stop terrorist cells in Syria. When the threat of Thanos approached Earth, Romanoff, Rogers, and Wilson protected Vision, who had the Mind Stone, which Thanos was after. They later defended Wakanda from the attack, but were ultimately defeated when Thanos destroyed half of all life with the Infinity Gauntlet, where Romanoff emerged as one of the survivors. Romanoff was part of the Ambush on Thanos in an effort to retrieve the Infinity Stones and undo the Titan's snap, with no success.

Five years later, Romanoff led the Avengers alongside Captain America, now formed by Okoye, Rocket Raccoon, Nebula, War Machine, and Captain Marvel. With an opportunity to undo the Snap presented by Ant-Man, the remaining Avengers split up into teams to retrieve all Infinity Stones from several alternate timelines in the Time Heist. Sent to retrieve the Soul Stone on Vormir with Barton, Romanoff, against Barton's insistence, willingly jumped off the Vormir mountains into the abyss below, sacrificing herself in the process in order to obtain the Soul Stone for the Avengers.

## Equipment

### Uniforms

* **S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniform**: Black Widow's first uniform was a black catsuit. It zipped up the front and had fingerless gloves with S.H.I.E.L.D. logos on the shoulders. It had two belts, one of which had a red hourglass symbol on it and the other serving as a utility belt. It also had a thigh holster.
* **Tactical Uniform**: Her second uniform was a slightly modified version of her earlier one, made of smooth gray fabric. The red hourglass was brighter and the belts were slightly different. The only major difference was the inclusion of built in wrist tasers.
* **Stealth Uniform**: Her third uniform was worn while working on S.H.I.E.L.D. missions with Captain America. Her uniform became black with gray webbing, a S.H.I.E.L.D. logo on her right shoulder and her trademark red hourglass over her stomach. It also features her Widow's Bite, a utility belt, and two thigh holsters.
* **Avengers Uniform**: The fourth uniform worn by Black Widow was similar to her second. She wore a black suit with black padding at the shoulders, knees, and elbows. Her suit also contained a more powerful version of her Black Widow's Bite which when used caused piping on the suit to light up. She also wore a thigh-holster on her left leg.
* **Second Avengers Uniform**: The fifth uniform was much sleeker than the previous version. Her suit is not leather, but rather a more tactical stretch Kevlar instead of the usual printed stretch fabrics used, making it bulletproof. The uniform also contains titanium-plated shin guards. Her boots have kinetic rebounding soles that add bounce to jumps. The suit incorporates her usual red hourglass and Widow's Bites with long-range upgrades.
* **Winter Uniform**: The sixth uniform, which was provided by Rick Mason, is a white suit, to fit and blend with the snow environment that her mission took place in. The rest of the costume remains similar to all her previous ones, with shoulder, knee, and elbow pads, as well as a holster on the back for her batons, her Widow's Bites, and a belt with two thigh holsters.
* **Melina Vostokoff's Uniform**: The seventh uniform was worn by Romanoff when she disguised herself as Melina Vostokoff. It is a suit with black and grey patterning, and a gold Widow's Bite and belt. The uniform also contains a back holster for her batons, with a strap across the front, padding for the shoulders, knees, and elbows, and also thigh holsters.
* **Fugitive Uniform**: The eighth uniform consisted of a black suit with padding on its knees and elbows to provide protection and additional striking capabilities. The uniform had her Widow's Bites included and had tall, heeled boots. The uniform has a thigh holster on her leg and a holster for her batons on her back.
	+ **Yelena Belova's Vest**: She wore a green vest given to her by Yelena Belova over her uniform.
* **Third Avengers Uniform**: The ninth uniform was a black suit with gray detailing on the front, as well as shoulder and knee armor. It has a holster on the back for her batons, her Widow's Bites, and a belt with two thigh holsters.
* **Advanced Tech Suit**: This suit was designed to time travel through the Quantum Realm safely. It is a white, red, and black suit that materializes around the wearer's regular clothes when time travel is required and disappears when no longer in use. It has size-shifting adaptability down to subatomic levels and a wrist gadget that allows for displacement through time and space.

### Weapons

* **Black Widow's Bite**: Electroshock weapon that can deliver powerful electrical discharges from two bracelets worn by Romanoff. When the Chitauri forces invaded Earthduring the Battle of New York, she used the Widow's Bite to electrocute several enemy troops by jamming her charged fists into them. Romanoff used the Widow's Bite to take out a pirate guarding the *Lemurian Star* ship's engine room. Romanoff acquired a more powerful version of the Black Widow's Bite from Tony Stark, which causes the piping in her suit to light up and glow. She made use of her bite during the Avengers Civil War. She zapped Ant-Man with her bite, sending her miniaturized opponent flying away, and later used the bite to cover the escape of Captain America and the Winter Soldier by using taser disks fired from her bite to hold off Black Panther. While wearing Melina Vostokoff's Red Room uniform, Romanoff used its Bite to subdue Yelena Belova, and later to fight against several Widows.
* **Black Widow's Batons**: Electroshock weapons that can deliver powerful electrical shocks to incapacitate her targets. Romanoff used the batons to take down dozens of Ultron Sentries with a combination of her weapons and martial arts mastery and later employed these weapons during the Avengers Civil War, although not charged with electricity. While bringing down the Red Room, Romanoff wielded a pair of Red Room batons that were charged with red electricity and could turn into scythes, using them to fight against the Widows and stop herself from falling out of the collapsing structure. She once again utilized her batons to battle the Black Order and the Outriders and was able to combine them to form a staff; she kept these batons in a holster worn on her back.
* **Taser Disks**: Romanoff used two taser disks aimed at the feet of one of the security guards at Hammer Industries Headquarters, paralyzing his legs to temporarily disable him. She also used a taser disk to temporarily disable Winer Soldier's prosthetic arm to prevent him from aiming his gun and buy herself time to escape. She later used a taser disk to short-circuit an explosive personnel badge but knocked herself out in the process.
* **Garrote**: Romanoff stored a garrote within her Bite, which she utilized to aid in her escape from a nightclub in Moscow by using it to strangle and then throw an opponent over a railing and down a stairwell. Romanoff then employed it again while infiltrating Hammer Industries Headquarters, using it to deflect the blows of one of the security guards at Hammer Industries Headquarters, and later to strangle him until he lost consciousness. During an attempted ambush on the Winter Soldier, Romanoff jumped onto his shoulder from behind and attempted to strangle him with her garrote, only to be thrown off.
* **Makarov PM**: Romanoff disarmed a Russian soldier of his sidearm in Cuba and theatened to kill anyone for touching her surrogate sister, but she relinquished it to her surrogate father. During her training with the Red Room, Romanoff trained with this gun, shooting it in quick succession while alternating her shooting arm, and being forced to use it against living targets.[7]
* **Walther PPK/S**: Romanoff's original weapon of choice. She carried it when she went to stop Ivan Vanko at Hammer Industries Headquarters, but chose not to use it against the security guards inside the complex.
* **Heckler & Koch USP Compact**: Romanoff took a Heckler & Koch USP Compact from one of the guards at Hammer Industries Headquarters. She dual-wielded it along with her Walther PPK/S when she stormed inside the room where Ivan Vanko was supposed to be, only to find it empty

## Facilities

* **Red Room Academy**: Romanoff was raised and trained at the Academy from a very young age after being recruited to the KGB. There, she endured both an education and indoctrination into the world of spycraft.
* **Family Temporary House**: Undercover as the daughter of Alexei Shostakov, Romanoff lived in a house in Ohio with the rest of her fake family for three years during her childhood.
* **Triskelion**: *To be added*
* **Stark Industries Headquarters**: When Romanoff was tasked with watching over Tony Stark by Nick Fury, she went undercover as Stark's personal assistant. As part of her undercover mission, Romanoff was required to perform tasks for Stark, working at his headquarters.
* **Tony Stark's Mansion**: *To be added*
* **Avengers Tower**: Following the collapse of S.H.I.E.L.D., Stark decided to fund the Avengers, redesigning Stark Tower as a new headquarters for the team. After retrieving Loki's Scepter, the Avengers held a party at the tower, which fell under attack by a newly-created Ultron. The Avengers then proceeded to search for Ultron in the tower, going through their files until they came across Ulysses Klaue.

## Vehicles

* Helicarrier: Romanoff was stationed on the Helicarrier under Nick Fury's direct command, during S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operation to take down Loki. Because of Loki's schemes, the Helicarrier suffered a significant damage, due to Hulk's rampage, as he tried to kill Romanoff in a burst of rage
* Quinjet: Romanoff has used a Quinjet for transportation to travel around the world and take out threats during active missions as a S.H.I.E.L.D.agent and as a member of the Avengers. She usually co-pilots the Quinjet, controlling the weapons that are built into its systems.
* Jeep: During the Attack on the HYDRA Research Base, Romanoff and Clint Barton used a Jeep to fight the HYDRA soldiers and move around faster. When all the Avengers regrouped to attack the HYDRA soldiers, Romanoff crashed the Jeep as she and Barton jumped out to continue fighting on foot.
	+ **Motorcycle**: Romanoff used a Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycle during her missions with the Avengers prior to its destruction during the Battle of Seoul.

## Relationships

* Mother †
* Adoptive Grandfather †
* Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian - Adoptive Father
* Melina Vostokoff - Adoptive Mother
* Yelena Belova - Adoptive Sister

Allies* Black Widows - Temporary Enemies (while under Dreykov's control)
	+ Ingrid †
	+ Lerato
	+ Helen
	+ Ana
* S.H.I.E.L.D. (First Incarnation)- Former Enemies
	+ Phil Coulson † - Former Colleague and Savior
	+ Victoria Hand † - Former Colleague
	+ Melinda May - Former Colleague
	+ Gennady Markov † - Former Colleague
	+ Tyler - Former Colleague
	+ Galaga Guy - Former Colleague
	+ Lillian - Former Colleague
	+ Kristen - Former Colleague
	+ Rick Mason - Former Colleague and Friend
* Stark Industries
	+ Pepper Potts - Former Employer
	+ Happy Hogan
	+ Bambi Arbogast - Former Colleague
	+ Samantha Carlisle - Former Colleague
* Laura Barton - Close Friend
* Cooper Barton - Honorary Nephew
* Lila Barton - Honorary Niece
* Nathaniel Barton - Honorary Nephew
* Avengers - Teammates and Friends
	+ Steve Rogers/Captain America - Former Leader, Former Colleague, Temporary Enemy and Close Friend
	+ Tony Stark/Iron Man† - Former Employer and Temporary Enemy
	+ Bruce Banner/Hulk - Former Attempted Killer and Former Love Interest
	+ Thor - Savior
	+ Clint Barton/Hawkeye - Former Enemy, Former Colleague, Partner and Best Friend
	+ Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch - Former Enthraller and Trainee
	+ Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver† - Former Enemy
	+ Vision †
	+ James Rhodes/War Machine
	+ Sam Wilson/Falcon - Temporary Enemy
	+ Peter Parker/Spider-Man
	+ Scott Lang/Ant-Man- Former Enemy
	+ Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
* Nick Fury's Crew
	+ Nick Fury - Former Superior and Friend
	+ Maria Hill - Former Superior and Friend
	+ Cameron Klein - Former Colleague
* Aaron
* Vera Brezneva
* Nikolay Baskov
* Erik Selvig
* Sana Amanat
* Helen Cho
* World Security Council
	+ Pamela Hawley
	+ Douglas Rockwell †
	+ Jakuna Singh †
	+ Chao Yen †
* Golden Tribe
	+ T'Chaka †
	+ T'Challa/Black Panther - Temporary Enemy
	+ Shuri
* CIA
	+ Everett Ross
	+ Sharon Carter - Former Colleague
	+ Joint Counter Terrorist Centre
* Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier - Former Attempted Killer (while under HYDRA control)
* Alexei
* Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster - Former Attempted Victim and Former Attempted Killer (while under Dreykov's control)
* Dora Milaje
	+ Okoye - Former Teammate
	+ Ayo
	+ Nomble
	+ Yama
* Wakandan Royal Guard
* Border Tribe
* Jabari Tribe
	+ M'Baku
* Guardians of the Galaxy
	+ Rocket Raccoon - Former Teammate
	+ Groot
	+ Nebula - Former Teammate
* Morgan Stark
	+ Dreykov † - Former Mentor and Attempted Victim
	+ Madame B. - Former Mentor
* Ivan Vanko/Whiplash†
* Hammer Industries
	+ Justin Hammer- Former Employer
* Hammer Drones
* Emil Blonsky/Abomination
* Samuel Sterns
* Sofia † - Victim
* Mikhail Fjodorov †
* Starodoub
* Chuzhoi
* Rogusskii
* Ten Rings
	+ Richard Frampton † - Victim
* Georgi Luchkov
* Loki † - Attempted Killer
* Chitauri
	+ Leviathans
* Baker
* Wilson
* Cadre
* Georges Batroc †
* Ferdinand Lopez
* Gerald Durand
* HYDRA
	+ Alexander Pierce † - Former Superior
	+ Arnim Zola †
	+ Wolfgang von Strucker/Baron Strucker †
	+ Jack Rollins - Former Colleague
	+ Jasper Sitwell † - Former Colleague
	+ List †
	+ Jensen
	+ Ultimo †
* United States Department of Defense - Situational Enemies
	+ C. Bryant
	+ J. Sandell
	+ S. Scudder
	+ P. Wenham
* Ultron †
	+ Ultron Sentries
* Ulysses Klaue †
* Klaue's Mercenary
* Brock Rumlow/Crossbones† - Former Colleague and Attempted Killer
* Thaddeus Ross
* ISIS
* Black Order
	+ Corvus Glaive † - Attempted Victim
	+ Proxima Midnight † - Attempted Killer
	+ Cull Obsidian †
* Outriders
* Thanos †
* Johann Schmidt/Red Skull