Red Widow

My Little Girl (by Klaus Mikaelson and Hayley)
My Littlest Wolf (by Klaus Mikaelson)
Miracle Child (by Klaus Mikaelson)
Mikaelson Miracle Baby (by Rebekah Mikaelson)
The Demon Spawn (by Rebekah Mikaelson)
Little One (by Rebekah Mikaelson)
Baby Girl (by Hayley Marshall-Kenner)
Magical Miracle Baby (by Hayley Marshall-Kenner)
My Sweet Girl (by Hayley Marshall-Kenner)
Devil Child (Agnes)
Sweet Girl (by Camille O'Connell)
Sweetheart (by Klaus Mikaelson, Hayley Marshall-Kenner, Rebekah Mikaelson and Elijah Mikaelson)
Evie (by Melina Vostokoff, Alexei Shostakov, Yelena Belova, Natasha Romanoff)
Aves (Erik)
Avocado (Jared)
Athena Owens
Master Assassin
One-Woman Catastrophe
Fräulein
Poser
Toughest Girls in the World (with Yelena Belova and Natasha Romanoff)
Turncoat Assassin
Five of the World's Most Wanted Criminals (with Natasha Romanoff, Steve Rogers, Wanda Maximoff, and Sam Wilson)
Daughter of Niklaus
Liebchen
Band of Brave Heroes (with the Avengers)
Great Heroes of Our Time (with the Avengers)

### Species

Witch (Untapped)
Human

## Affiliation

### Citizenship

 Soviet(formerly)
 Russia(formerly)
 American

## Appearances

### Movies

X-Men: Apocalypse
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Captain America: Civil War
Black Widow
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-Man: No Way Home

### Portrayed by

Gal Gadot

*"Just because we're monsters, doesn't mean we have to do monstrous things."*
―Ava Orlova to Hope Mikaelson
**Faith Luna Mikaelson-Lehnsherr** (Russian: **Вера Луна Майклсон-Леншерр**) is one of the most talented spies and assassins in the entire world. She is the only human member of the X-Men and later joined 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 along with Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova 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. After high kill count missions, working as an operative for the KGB, she was nicknamed Red Widow. With the help of Jared Cromwell, she was able to free herself from the Red Room.

Having extensive mastery in martial arts and armed with her Widow's Bite, Guns, Knife's, and batons Belyaeva (or Orlova) works alongside Jared to take down gangs, serial killers, etc. She kept in close contact with Romanoff, who helped keep her off SHIELD's radar. After one mission, she is found by Charles Xavier, who convinces her to take a break and come stay at Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted, where she meets, Jean Grey. The two girls become fast friends, going through the high school experience together.

Orlova continues to stay at the Mansion for 3 weeks, until Jean's nightmare and a mysterious earthquake halfway around with world shake everything up. She travels with Alex Summers and Charles to CIA headquarters where they learn of Ashir En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse, from Moira MacTaggert. They travel back to the mansion to find Hank Mccoy and Raven discussing Erik Lehnsherr. Down in Cerebro, Charles searches for Lehnsherr, finding that he had a wife and daughter that were killed due to his past, and he is now working with Apocalypse. Apocalypse uses his power to take over Cerebro, disarming the entire world and knocking Charles unconscious. Apocalypse soon after shows up with his horsemen, Storm, Psylocke, Erik, and Angel, and they kidnap Charles. In an attempt to stop them, Alex fires a blast that explodes a plane being made by Hank, killing him immediately, though Peter Maximoff is able to save everyone else. After Stryker kidnapped Orlova, Hank, Raven, Peter, and Moira; Jean, Scott, and Kurt sneak into the facility breaking them out before they all travel to Cairo where they kill Apocalypse and turn Erik back to the good side.

Erik and Orlova run off together to help hide each other from SHIELD, who Orlova has learned is looking for them. While on the run, the two fall in love, sharing their tragic pasts with each other and building an unbreakable trust. She learns from Romanoff that HYDRA been infiltrating SHIELD's entire organization since its foundation. Orlova travels to DC where she helps Romanoff and Steve Rogers expose Alexander Pierce while taking down the evil organization. Red Widow is revealed to the world, forcing the two lovers to drop off the grid again.

Orlova is eventually asked to join the Avengers and work to bring down various HYDRA locations around the world. She agrees after accepting Erik's marriage proposal and works with the team, assisting in the capture of Baron Strucker. After the last location is taken down, Orlova wishes to retire and marry Lehnsherr, but before she can, a rogue artificial intelligence named Ultron was created by Bruce Banner and Tony Stark, forcing Orlova and the rest of their team to join together and defeat him. She traveled to Sokovia with the rest of the Avengers to rescue Romanoff, 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 and Black Widow, Red Widow decides to ultimately remain a member while forming the second incarnation of the team.

Orlova assists is taking down Rumblow, an ex-HYDRA agent after marrying Lehnsherr, hyphenating her last name. As many of the world governments demanded the Avengers to sign the Sokovia Accords in the wake of their recent battles, Orlova disagrees with to their terms, fearing being controlled she stays with Wanda and Vision at the Compound She later joined Captain America in a fight against Iron Man, trying to protect the Winter Soldier, an innocent man from Tony Stark and the government. 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. Orlova runs off once again with Erik, hiding from the UN that wished for her arrest

Erik and Orlova worked with Rick Mason and  Jared Cromwell to escape the government for aiding Rogers. In the process, Orlova intercepted messages from her former surrogate sister Yelena Belova about the Red Room's resurgence. In possession of the Red Dust, Orlova, 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. Orlova soon joined Erik at Genosha, an safe island for Mutants.

After learning from Melina that her birth parents were alive, Orlova searches for them, looking for clues as to who they are. Eventually she learns her birth name is Maria Carlie Cullen, which she uses to learn her birth parents are Isabella Marie Swan-Cullen and Edward Masen Cullen. Fearing that she was never wanted by her parent and they didn't think she was good enough, Orlova stops her search after learning of her twin sister, Renesmee Carlie Cullen. After Jean Grey is injured in an X-Men space mission, she returns to Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted where she learn that Jean absorbed space energy.

Two year after the events in Germany, Orlova gets a call from Romanoff and learns of the threat of Thanos approaching Earth. Orlova, Lehnsherr, 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 Orlova and Lehnsherr emerged as one of the survivors. Orlova, Lehnsherr were 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, Orlova and Lehnsherr have adopted a daughter, naming her Zoe Eden Lehnsherr, after Erik's lost mother. Orlova had worked with Romanoff to lead the Avengers alongside Captain America, now formed by Erik, 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 Power Stone from Morag in 2014 with Rhodey and Nebula, Orlova succeeds in her mission and returns back to the present. There she learns from Barton the her sister, Romanoff, had died, sacrificing herself for the Soul Stone. However, as the Avengers had succeeded in their goal, they were ambushed by Thanos, with Hawkeye being ordered to ensure Thanos could not get the Nano Gauntlet. Eventually, Thanos and his entire army were defeated, as Stark had sacrificed, allowing Orlova to then return home with her family, while she still mourned Romanoff's death.

While trying to live her life, Orlova is visited by Jimmy Woo, who asks her to protect Peter Parker, whose identity has been revealed to the world as The Daily Bugle incriminates him as the mastermind of the drone attacks as well as the murderer of Mysterio. Trying to get his friends into collage, Parker goes to Doctor Strange to cast a memory-wiping spell to make the identity of Spider-Man a secret once more. However, Parker's repeated amendments midcasting ruined the spell, resulting in a multiversal rift that unleashed foes of Spider-Man from alternate universes, including Doctor Octopus, Lizard, Electro, Sandman and Norman Osborn. Parker convinces Orlova to go with MJ and Ned to Ned's house and wait, where she learns of Osborn's betrayal and Aunt May's death. In the wake of the events, Orlova meets two alternate versions of Peter Parker who had also been transported alongside their villains to this universe. The three of them help Parker overcome his grief and cure the enemies in the battle on the Statue of Liberty. Faced with an impossible choice, Parker had Strange cast another spell to make their universes oblivious to his existence in order to protect the Multiverse from collapsing, erasing himself from his friends and allies memories in his universe. Orlova takes a trip to Romanoff's grave, where she is able to grieve her death with Melina.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Infancy

> Whether they knew it or not for so long I didn’t know, but I did know that in their eyes, I wasn’t perfect. I wasn’t what they wanted in a daughter, and that made me expendable.
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--- Ava Orlova

Maria Carlie Cullen was born on Sunday, December 5, 1986 in Forks, Washington. Her parents, Isabella Marie Swan-Cullen and Edward Masen Cullen, feared that their families Vampireness would eviently lead to Maria's death, since the girl was somehow born completely human, a contrast to her sister, Renesmee Carlie Cullen being a Dhampir. As an infant, she was deemed by the Red Room to possess genetic potential, and was purchased from the Cullen's after promising she would be safe, to keep the Cullen's from looking farther into the program and revealing it. The Red Room changed Maria's name to Ava Edwardova Belyaeva in another attempt to keep their existence secret.

#### Temporary Family

> We shot Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter and summer vacation all in one day. Different backdrops. I knew all the presents under the tree were just empty boxes, but I didn't care. I wanted to open every single one... so just for a second it would feel real.
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---Ava Orlova to Melina Vostokoff

Belyaeva was brought up within the Red Room Academy, where she endured both an education and indoctrination into the world of spycraft. Belyaeva became the star pupil in in this strict training environment. In 1992, Belyaeva was granted a reprieve from the Red Room and was given an undercover assignment. Along with two other girls named Yelena Belova and Natasha Romanoff, the three acted as the daughters of Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff and relocated to the United States of America, where Shostakov and Vostokoff were tasked with retrieving cognitive data from the North Institute, a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility secretly run by HYDRA. For three years the five lived as an American family in Ohio and while aware that the family aspect was a simple ruse, Belyaeva loved them all like they were her actual family while Shostakov and Vostokoff loved the three as their daughters.

In 1995, Shostakov successfully stole the data and burned down the North Institute. Realizing that they had to leave Ohio and that she had to return to the Red Room, Romanoff and Belyaeva became upset while Vostakoff apologized. As they fled to an airstrip, they faced resistance from S.H.I.E.L.D., who injured Vostakoff. Belyaeva was then forced to fly the plane herself and successfully landed in Cuba. Upon arriving, Belyaeva apologized and told Vostakoff she was scared, to which the mother told her not to let the Red Room take her heart.

As soldiers attempted to take Belova away, Romanoff and Belyaeva went to Belova's defense and Romanoff held the soldiers at gunpoint while Belova clung to Belyaeva. As Belyaeva threatened to shoot the guards, Shostakov attempted to calm her down. Romanoff and Belyaeva expressed their refusal to return to the Red Room or to allow Belova to be indoctrinated into the program, citing Belova's age, to which Shostakov reminded them that they were even younger. As he took the gun from Romanoff, Shostakov told them that the sisters would be all right, and that they were to take care of each other. However, on Dreykov's signal, Romanoff, Belyaeva, and Belova were sedated and placed on a plane headed to the Red Room Academy.

#### Red Room Training

> Cause nothing good ever comes from me. I'm a trained assassin. I could make the amount of people you killed look like the junior version. In the Red Room, where I was trained, where I was raised, they have a graduation ceremony. They sterilize you. It's efficient. One less thing to worry about. The one thing that might matter more than a mission. Makes everything easier, even killing. You still think you're the only monster?
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---Ava Orlova to Erik Lehnsherr

Belyaeva awoke in a cargo container with several other girls, watching as Dreykov told his men wich to kill and which to take. As guards tried to tear the sisters apart, Romanoff rushed over and gave them each a third of a photo strip of their family before another guard pulled her away. Returning to the Red Room Academy, she resumed her prior training, undergoing psychological conditioning and physical training, while exceeding in her marksmanship abilities. During her training exercises, she was forced to execute innocent people, which would later haunt her.

As a final ceremony to complete her training, Belyaeva was given an involuntary hysterectomy and had her ovaries and uterus removed, with the Red Room citing the need for sterilization as they believed pregnancy was the one thing that would prevent a Widow from completing their mission, a procedure which she deeply regretted later in her life. Following her graduation, Belyaeva was given the mantle of "Red Widow" after her high kill count on missions involving the KGB at General Dreykov's request. She soon became regarded as a master spy and one of the world's greatest assassins.

#### Operation England Maneuver

> I have a very specific skill set. I didn't care who I used it for, or on.
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------Ava Orlova

Following the events of one of her missions, Belyaeva learned of a man named Jared Cromwell, an expert engineer and hacker, working as a private contractor with a focus on making the world a better place. Belyaeva worked hard to keep Cromwell out of the Red Room's radar will forming a plan. After gaining the organizations trust, Belyaeva made contact with Cromwell and the formed a three year plan that they referred to as Operation England Maneuver.

Belyaeva managed to get the Red Room to send her on a mission in England to kill Clint Barton, where Jared disassembled her tracker before removing her from the Red Rooms' control. Afterwards, Belyaeva learned that Romanoff was freed as well, and reached out. The two formed a frequent pattern of correspondence after Romanoff promised to keep her off of SHIELDS radar. Belyaeva and Cromwell formed a long lasting friendship based on trust as he helped her except her past and move on. The duo worked as a team, using Belyaeva's' skills for good, targeting gangs, serial killers, etc. while working out of a penthouse in America.

Belyaeva changed her last name to Orlova, hoping to appear more American while keeping the roots of her past. She kept the cover Red Widow, that became a ghost story no one could say existed or not.

### X-Men Apocalypse

#### Charles Xavier

> Just because someone stumbles and loses their way doesn't mean they're lost forever. You don’t have to be the monster they made you into. Let me help you.
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---Charles Xavier to Ava Orlova

While working on a mission to take down an American based German Gang, Orlova is sought after by Charles Xavier, who convinces her to take a break and move to his School for the gifted. While there, Orlova becomes fast friends with Jean Grey, sharing a dorm room with the young Mutant.

#### Moira MacTaggert

> To those with the greatest power...protect those without. That is my message to the world.
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---Charles Xavier

3 weeks after arriving at the Mansion, Orlova and Grey run into Alex and Scott summers. Orlova and Hank take the brothers to Charles to help Scott learn how to control his optic blasts. That night Jean has a nightmare of En Sabah Nur destruction as the earthquake from his awakening shakes the house. Charles eases the young girls mind while Orlova and Hank help the students back to bed. Orlova later discuss her own nightmare with Charles, who uses his powers to help her get her first good nights rest in a long time.

After using Cerebro to discover Moira in Cairo having just escaped from En Sabah Nur's tomb, Charles takes Alex and Orlova to the CIA headquarters. MacTaggert tells them about the investigation of En Sabah Nur, who is widely believed to be the first and most powerful mutant.

#### Erik Lehnsherr

> You think because you can see into my head... you know how it feels? You're looking in the wrong place, Charles.
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--- Erik Lehnsherr

Returning to the Mansion with Moira, Orlova heads down to the hangar where she meets Raven and gets her new Widow Bites from Hank. The three then head up to Charles's office where Hank and Orlova engage in a chess game before Charles is reunited with Raven. Raven then reveals that Erik Lehnsherr has resurfaced and tells Charles about the death of his family. Charles brings Orlova, Hank, Raven, Alex, and Moira down to Cerebro where they locate and talk to Lehnsherr. Charles gives his condolences to Erik and tries to convince him to come back so they can help him, however Magneto has become a horseman of Apocalypse along with Angel, Psylocke and Storm. Apocalypse sees an opportunity to link with Charles' mind and connects into Cerebro and taking over Charles mind in the process, using it to launch all the world's nukes into space so no one can stop him. Charles, overwhelmed by Apocalypse's power, tells Alex to destroy Cerebro, which he does. Magneto abducts an unconscious Charles while Alex in a desperate attempt to save him releases a blast that causes a powerful explosion. Everyone is saved from the explosion by Quicksilver but Alex's body is never found.

#### Kidnapped

> I know that voice. It's Xavier, isn't it? What's going on?
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---Stryker, Raven, and Peter Maximoff

In the wake of the accident, Stryker kidnapped Orlova, Hank, Raven, Peter, and Moira, taking them to his base where he interrogates them, looking for Charles. After the interrogation, Raven and Orlova learn that Peter is Erik's son, having left his mother before he was born. Soon after the hear Charles's messaged, forced by Apocalypse right before Scott, Jean, and Kurt free them, Weapon X having killed almost all of Stryker's soldiers. Orlova uses her Red Widow skills to fight her way to the hangar. She defeated any guards in her way using multiple gadgets like her Taser Disks, Flash Bombs, wire, and pepper spray as well as her martial arts skills. Approaching the hagar, Orlova subdued all the remaining guards with ease and continued to the location. Inside, the group found Stryker's Jet and 8 suits that the team changes into before leaving for Cairo, Egypt to save Charles.

#### Battle of Cairo

> No. But I was scared on my first mission. I was on a plane like this with my friends. About your age. We called ourselves the X-Men.
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---Raven

As Hank and Moira Pilot the Jet, a frightened Jean ask Raven if she was scared on that day in 2009 in Washington D.C when she stopped Erik. Raven says no but then begins to tell them she was scared on her first mission in 2005 and recounts the formation of the X-Men that day. Arriving in Cairo, Raven instructs the others to save Charles while she and Peter stop Erik from manipulating the Earth's magnetic poles and killing billions of people. Before splitting up Scott advises Raven that not all of them can control their powers but Raven tells them not to and instead embrace them and for the first time in years willingly sheds her human form.

Apocalypse attempted to transfer his essence into Charles to gain his telepathy, but Kurt saves him, before it can happen, though Charles losses all of his hair as a result from the transfer ritual. When Apocalypse tries to kill Peter, whom he had crippled, Raven disguised as Psylocke slashes his throat with a katana however he quickly heals. Apocalypse then begins to strangle Raven, but Charles uses his telepathy to stop him from killing her. Scott and Magneto fight Apocalypse physically while Charles mentally battles him. In the midst of it all Hank manages to get Raven and Peter to safety with Orlova hiding with them. While they are unable to overcome Apocalypse this distracted him enough for Jean to unleash her full power and with the assistance of Storm as well. Jean is almost able to kill him, and with a bullet in the head from Orlova, Apocalypse is destroyed.

In the aftermath, Charles restores Moira's memories and Erik and Jean help reconstruct Xavier's Mansion. Charles fully forms the X-men making Orlova the only human member, though she opts not to leave at the school, promising to come if they ever need her. Raven and Hank, now the field leaders, train the new recruits of X-Men consisting of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, and Quicksilver for the battles ahead.

### Leaving the Mansion and Falling In Love

> You sure I can't convince you to stay?
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---Charles Xavier

> You're psychic, Charles. You can convince me to do anything.
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---Erik Lehnsherr

Shortly after dealing with Apocalypse, Erik turns down Charles offer to teach at the school. Orlova follows him out and gives him a file she had gotten on her last mission, telling him that they both were on the most recent wanted list from SHIELD. When Orlova makes the suggestion that they should work together, Erik thanks her for the information, before turning down the offer, saying he doesn't need the help humans. When he goes to walk away, Orlova stops him, pinning him to the ground to show that she's not like the others. After a little more convincing, Lehnsherr and Orlova run off and hide from SHIELD together.

6 months later, Orlova had developed feelings for the metal controlling mutant, but keeps them to herself, not wanting to scare him off. After a close call while out and about, both were left shaken. They sought comfort in each other and shared their feeling, in they end sharing a kiss. From then on the two were inseparable, fighting off each others nightmares and comforting each other just by their presence.

### HYDRA Uprising

#### Joining the Fight

> I think it's time we meet another ghost.
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---Natasha Romanoff

One night in 2014, Orlova gets a call from Romanoff asking to meet her at Sam Wilson's house. She showed up to learn that HYDRA had been infiltrating SHIELD since its founding. Orlova agrees to fight with them as Red Widow and helps them track down Jasper Sitwell.

Orlova, Romanoff, and Rogers began to discuss who had the authority to launch a domestic missile strike at them which Rogers figured out was Alexander Pierce, noting Zola's algorithm was on board the Lemurian Star with Jasper Sitwell. As the three planned on how to kidnap a S.H.I.E.L.D. officer while being the two most wanted people in Washington, Wilson suggested that he do it and showed Romanoff, Orlova, and Rogers files of missions that he used the EXO-7 Falcon suits on.

Wilson told them where they could find one of the winged suits and the protection it has, which Romanoff saw as no trouble. She read the file and to her surprise learned that Wilson was involved in the mission involving the capture of Khalid Khandil in Afghanistan. Wilson also noted how he lost his best friend and wingman, Riley, during the apprehension. The four geared up and headed towards Jasper Sitwell's current location to interrogate him.

#### Kidnapping Jasper Sitwell

> Is this little display meant to insinuate that you're gonna throw me off the roof? Because it's really not your style, Rogers.
> You're right. It's not. It's hers.
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---Jasper Sitwell and Steve Rogers

Focusing their attention on Jasper Sitwell, Orlova, Romanoff, Wilson, and Rogers located the HYDRA mole and abducted him. Despite having been interrogated at the top of the roof as a means of intimidating him, Sitwell refused to answer their questions, only taunting Rogers that he could not throw him off the building. In response, Orlova to kicked him off the building for Wilson to catch. Romanoff then casually brought up S.H.I.E.L.D. employee who Rogers could date.

Terrified, Sitwell finally confessed that HYDRA had hijacked Project Insight, further explaining that Zola's Algorithm was developed to eliminate potential threats to their operations, including Bruce Banner, Stephen Strange and Erik Lehnsherr, alongside many others. Still under duress, Sitwell proceeded to reveal that HYDRA's ultimate plan was to use the Insight Helicarriers to eliminate the list of threats directly from the Triskelion.

#### Battle of Washington, D.C.

> That's gonna hurt in the morning.
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---Ava Orlova as she lands on the road

As Romanoff, Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson drove their way to infiltrate the Triskelion with Orlova riding on a motorcycle in front of them, they were interrupted by an attack from the Winter Soldier who jumped on their car and threw Jasper Sitwell out, killing him. Romanoff went to shoot the Winter Soldier when an oncoming car ran into them from behind, causing her to drop her gun. Orlova continued to ride in front of them and pulled a gun out of her thigh holster. When the Winter Soldier caused the car to crash, Rogers grabbed Romanoff and Wilson before jumping out of the moving vehicle as Orlova jumped off the bike to avoid getting crushed by the car.

While Rogers crashed into a bus, Orlova, Romanoff, and Wilson came under heavy fire. As the Winter Soldier and HYDRA mercenaries shot at the three Orlova continued to shoot back at them while hiding behind a car, until the Winter Soldier shot the car shielding her with one of his grenade launchers, forcing her onto the intersecting highway. Orlova ran away from the incoming cars as Romanoff used her bite to grapple off the bridge while a car fell off and exploded behind her. Orlova shot her own bite on a nearby highway sign to swing down, landing on the road before running to hide behind a car as she fires her gun at the HYDRA agents.

Orlova watched as Romanoff tried to run in the hope to escape but the Winter Soldier personally decided to pursue her while the mercenaries were dispatched to find and kill Rogers. Knowing she could not escape the Winter Soldier, Romanoff distracted him with a radio message on her phone, letting her get the jump on him. As the car exploded, however, the Winter Soldier immediately discerned the trick and turned around to continue looking for her. The two engage in hand-to-hand combat until Romanoff electrocutes his prosthetic arm with her taser disk.

After briefly incapacitating the Winter Soldier, Romanoff continued to run, urging civilians to get out of harm's way, until she was shot in the shoulder. As the Winter Soldier was about to finally eliminate Romanoff, Orlova interrupted their fight, saving her. The two engage in hand-to-hand combat until the Winter Soldier had Orlova pinned to the ground. Rogers runs in, saving her by knocking the Winter soldier off her. As Orlova lays on the ground letting her lung fill with air she was deprived of, Rogers fought the Winter Soldier himself until his mask was removed, revealing himself to be Bucky Barnes, whom Rogers thought died during the Capture of Arnim Zola decades ago. Before the Winter Soldier could shoot Rogers, Orlova saved him by firing a grenade launcher, causing the Soldier to flee. A team STRIKE agents led by Brock Rumlow and Jack Rollins then apprehended Orlova, Romanoff, Rogers, and Wilson.

#### Meeting Nick Fury

> "We have to stop the launch."
> "I don't think the Council's accepting my calls anymore."
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---Natasha Romanoff and Nick Fury

During the drive, Steve Rogers informed Wilson, Orlova, and Romanoff that the Winter Soldier's true identity was Bucky Barnes, his best friend who supposedly perished during World War II. Wilson asked how it was possible given that the last time Steve saw Bucky was 70 years ago. As Rogers deduced that Arnim Zola was most likely the mastermind behind Bucky's transformation into the assassin that he currently was, Romanoff assured Steve that it wasn't his fault.

Orlova could see the Romanoff needed a doctor as she was losing blood from her gunshot wound and insisted one of the STRIKE guards to treat her injury. One of the guards drew an electric rod as a threat; however, the guard threatening them instead neutralized the other STRIKE operative sitting across from them. Their rescuer revealed herself to be Maria Hill, who asked about Orlova and Wilson's identity before using a Mouse Hole to escape with the four fugitives.

Hill took them to a secret facility where an alive Nick Fury shocked Romanoff. She was then taken to Dr. Fine, who treated her gunshot wound as Fury told them how he faked his death: He used a drug developed by Bruce Banner, Tetrodotoxin B, to relieve stress. Romanoff could not help but express distress over how Fury didn't loop her in on his state. While Fine put pressure on her injury, Fury elaborated on his history with Alexander Pierce, noting that when he met him in Bogotá years ago, Pierce was offered a Nobel Peace Prize for his heroic actions during a hostage situation.

After Romanoff was bandaged up, Hill and Fury revealed that there was a plan in place to stop Project Insight by disabling it inside the Triskelion. However, Rogers seized control of the mission much to Fury's dismay, claiming that S.H.I.E.L.D. needed to be thoroughly destroyed to ensure HYDRA's destruction and condemned Fury for withholding information about the HYDRA Uprising. The group agreed that in the end all of it, both S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA had to be eliminated for good.

#### Battle at Triskelion

With the plan agreed on, to disable the Project Insight Helicarriers from the inside controls while also allowing Romanoff to publish all of S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA's secrets online for the world to see. The group traveled back to the Triskelion to begin their plan to save millions of lives before HYDRA could complete their genocide.

Orlova broke into the Triskelion with Rogers, Hill, and Wilson, taking Moore and the other controllers captive, and coordinated them in their attempt to disable Project Insight. While Rogers and Wilson disabled the Helicarriers, Romanoff infiltrated the main conference room to capture Alexander Pierce with the help of Nick Fury. Orlova and Hill stayed in the command center, ordering and tracking the team during the mission. They took control of the Helicarriers one by one as their chips were inserted while Orlova defend them several times from any attacking HYDRA agents.

During the battle, Hill spotted Brock Rumlow heading for the World Security Council to stop Pierce's arrest and alerted Falcon, who went to keep him away from the council. Later when Rogers became trapped onboard the third Helicarrier while fighting the Winter Soldier, he ordered Orlova to make the Helicarriers fire at each other. Despite her protests that Rogers was still inside, Orlova did as ordered and the Insight Helicarriers were destroyed. Rogers survived the crash, while Pierce was killed by Nick Fury. Romanoff successfully leaked all of the organization's files onto the internet, effectively destroying S.H.I.E.L.D.

#### A New Start

> You're not gonna put me in a prison. You're not gonna put any of us in a prison. You wanna know why? You need us.
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---Ava Orlova to Council

Orlova and Romanoff later attended an inquiry by the Department of Defense into the HYDRA Uprising. When asked why no one has heard from Steve Rogers, Romanoff noted that she believed there was nothing more for him to say due to the wreck in the middle of the Potomac making his point. Romanoff also told them that HYDRA was selling the government lies instead of intelligence, though General S. Scudder pointed out that Romanoff was responsible for handing out those lies. Orlova tried to defend her sister and they turned their questioning to her, pointing out her messy record.

When it was brought to attention that Orlova and Romanoff should be arrested, Orlova insisted that she and the other agents who fought against HYDRA in its downfall would not be arrested because they are the best qualified to protect the world. The sisters then left the inquiry, Romanoff confident of her future within the Avengers.

#### One Last Favor

> That thing you asked for, I called in a few favors from Kiev.
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---Ava Orlova to Steve Rogers

After a personal request from Steve Rogers, Romanoff asks Orlova to find out all she can about the Winter Soldier. Orlova happily complies, wanting the chance to prove herself to the Avengers since they now know she is out there. She contacted some of her acquaintances in Kiev who sent her an old top-secret document about the Winter Soldier and his own long history working for HYDRA.

Later, Orlova stopped by Nick Fury's fake grave where she found Romanoff and Rogers. When Romanoff left after requesting that he call Sharon Carter, Orlova gave the document to Rogers, advised Rogers to be careful before digging deeper into finding Bucky Barnes, warning him that he may not want to cause himself more trouble. When Rogers asks where she is gonna go, Orlova tells him she has a friend to see and a life to organize. Orlova walks away from Rogers, wishing him luck as she goes.

### Welcome Home

I finally found someone I'm willing to settle down with.

---Ava Orlova to Selene

### Avengers Assembled

#### Attack on the HYDRA Research Base

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---Steve Rogers and Ava Orlova

Orlova is eventually asked to join the Avengers and work to bring down various HYDRA locations around the world. She agrees while opting to stay in Genosha. The Avengers' band together, trying to recapture the Scepter from HYDRA Research Base. Orlova rides on a motorcycle through the woods next to the jeep that Romanoff stole so her and Barton could keep up. Orlova jumped from her motorcycle as they approached a wooden barrier blocking her path, jumping over it before landing safely in a roll. She now fought on foot using her skills and weapons to kill many HYDRA operatives sent by Baron Strucker. When Thor pointed out that the Scepter must be at the base at long last, Black Widow said that the long last was lasting a little longer.

When Barton was injured, Romanoff and Orlova immediately went to aid and told the others that they needed to evacuate. When the battle was won, helped Thor get Barton back to the Jet before she watched as the remaining HYDRA soldiers were being apprehended by the Iron Legion.

On the way back to Avengers Tower, Orlova opted to stay with Barton and keep him comfortable as they flew. When Romanoff asked Thor for an assessment of Banner's skills on the battlefield; Thor commented on Hulk's violence has resulted in the deaths of dozens of HYDRA soldiers. Seeing that this upset Banner, Thor told him that many of the injuries he inflicted on the soldiers were nonfatal.

#### Celebration

> I finally found someone to make it home to. A reason to live.
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---Ava Orlova

When the Avengers returned from Sokovia, Romanoff and Orlova stayed by Clint Barton's side while his injured skin was being repaired by Helen Cho using a device called the Regeneration Cradle. Romanoff asked if her friend was going to be ok and she joked that pretending to need him brought the team together. Bruce Banner explained what the Cradle is and Cho mentioned that Barton's girlfriend wouldn't even be able to notice the difference which Barton told her that he did not have a girlfriend, not mentioning his wife which only he and Romanoff knew about.

Tony Stark organized a party in Avengers Tower to celebrate their victory against HYDRA and obtaining the Scepter snd after convincing Lehnsherr to attend, Orlova was happy to come. During the Party, the couple talked manly with Hill, Barton, and Rogers, though had a nice chat with Stark and Romanoff, who retold some of Orlova missions. When Stark asked why he didn't see any of those cool moves in the field, Orlova replied that she finally found someone to make it home to, earning coos from everyone around as Orlova and Lehnsherr blushed, smiles on their faces.

Before long many of the guests had departed leaving on the Avengers and a few others. As they sat around and drank, Thor invited the Avengers to try and lift Mjølnir. Orlova watched as the Avengers failed at lifting the hammer. Stark invited Orlova to try and lift Mjølnir but as just he drank her beer, she politely declined.

### Ultron Offensive

#### Attack on Avengers Tower

I thought you said this was supposed to be a nice relaxing evening.

Well I'm sorry I didn't take murdering robots into consideration.

---Erik Lehnsherr and Ava Orlova

The party was interrupted when one of Tony Stark's Iron Legion made a surprise appearance, and after admitting that it was the result of Stark's Ultron Program mixed with his research into the scepter, it and several more like it, attacked the group. Orlova took cover under the stairs, dragging Lehnsherr with her after reminding him that he promised the government he wouldn't fight anymore. She then drew a pistol concealed under her dress to help with the fight.

However, the attack was a diversion, and one of the robots made off with the scepter while the Avengers and their friends were engaged in battle. Eventually, all the armors were defeated except for the first Iron Legion who announced his intentions to end the Avengers to achieve his idea of peace and save the world. With a nod from Stark and Orlova, Lehnsherr destroyed the final robot.

#### Argument

The bot you created to save us is now trying to kill us. Nice, how ironic

---Ava Orlova

After the brief fight, the team discussed what had occurred. Romanoff informs them that Ultron had deleted all their files and that he was in the surveillance. Orlova pitches in that he maybe knew about them more they knew about each other. Tony Stark admitted his involvement in the creation of Ultron, although he still strongly defended the idea as he believed it was a beneficial plan to save the world. Thor, clearly furious at Stark's recklessness, charged in and grabbed Stark by the throat, but Steve Rogers was able to calm him down.

The team later learned that Ultron had sent them a message by murdering Baron Strucker in his prison cell and leaving the word "peace" written in his blood as a message to the Avengers about his future plans. Together, they worked out that Ultron's next target was Vibranium and he would get that from Ulysses Klaue, an arms dealer and a former associate of von Strucker, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

#### No one has to break anything.

Clearly you've never made an omelet.

He beat me by one second.

---Thor, Ultron, and Tony Stark

When reports of robots attacking sources of Vibranium began surfacing, the Avengers raced to a coastal scrapyard in Africa, after Orlova sent Lehnsherr back home to Genosha so he was safe. There they found Ultron, along with Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, taking the Vibranium. As Stark, Rogers and Thor confronted Ultron directly, Orlova, Romanoff, and Barton stayed further back to provide cover. As peaceful negotiations quickly failed, Ultron and the Maximoffs attacked, at the same time Ulysses Klaue sent his mercenaries to attack the Avengers.

Orlova took down many of Klaue's men to protect the rest of the Avengers from attack as they took down the Ultron Sentries. Klaue's men then turned their attention to Barton, who managed to take them down and clear the area. Orlova was then incapacitated when Wanda Maximoff snuck up behind Widow and inflicted a nightmarish vision upon her. Widow languished in a scene from her past while the fight carried on around her and the enemy made their escape.

#### Visions

The ceremony is necessary... for you to take your place in the world.

---Madam B

In the vision that Wanda Maximoff had inflicted upon Orlova, she woke up and relived her experiences in the Red Room Academy the place she had grown up in and was trained to be an assassin, along with her greatest fears. Orlova walked down through the halls where she came across Madam B, her former trainer, who commented on Orlova not being breakable and told her that they will celebrate after the graduation ceremony. Orlova displayed worry of failing, but Madame B. assured her she wouldn't. Orlova then shot at a few targets followed by a human, who she then executed. The bag is removed from the man's head, revealing him to be Lehnsherr. Orlova tries to run away but two men stop her and drag her two a table where she is strapped down.

Orlova begged for Madam B to not make her go through this but Madam B. made it clear that the ceremony was necessary for Orlova to take her place in the world, which she believed she didn't have. Orlova was then sterilized, to avoid any distractions and focus solely on her missions.

As half of the Avengers were suffering from Wanda Maximoff's nightmares, Iron Man was chasing after Hulk, who had also fallen victim to Wanda's powers and was on a rampage. Iron Man requested Romanoff to give Hulk his lullaby method to calm him down, but Hawkeye informed him that she was not going to be able to help him as she was disoriented by the visions. As the Avengers retreated in the Quinjet, Orlova, along with Romanoff, Rogers, Thor and Banner remained temporarily scarred by what they saw in the visions.

#### Retreat

It's bad right? Nat seems really shaken.

Ultron has these allies, these kids, punks really.

―Laura Barton and Clint Barton

Still suffering from the effects along with the rest of the Avengers, Orlova was forced to make a quick escape to the Quinjet. Stark was forced to stop Hulk's current destructive rampage through Johannesburg, as Romanoff and Banner were also affected by Wanda Maximoff's powers.

The Avengers become unpopular due to a massive battle between Hulk and Stark in his "Hulkbuster" armor in the middle of South Africa; at the same time, many of the members were still suffering from the effects of Maximoff's visions. Maria Hill stated that there was no information about Banner's arrest order yet. Knowing they needed to get away and recover, Barton flew the team to his homestead, realizing that no one would be able to find them there.

#### Clint Barton's Homestead

This is an agent of some kind. These are...smaller agents.

---Tony Stark

The Avengers arrived at Barton's homestead, where Romanoff and Orlova helped each other make their way into the house, still haunted by the ghosts of their past. Soon though, Romanoff's troubles washed away when she was warmly greeted by Laura Barton and their two children, Cooper and Lila, who consider her family by calling her "Auntie Nat." Romanoff talked with Laura about her pregnancy, only to be disappointed when she found out that the baby is a boy and not going to be a "Natasha," but a "Nathaniel."

#### A Life With Lehnsherr

What did you dream?

That I was an Avenger or an X-men. That I was anything more than the assassin they made me.

---Erik Lehnsherr and Ava Orlova

As Orlova tried to cook dinner, against Laura's wishes, she thought about her visions and a dream she had about being an Avenger, a hero. While sitting at the table waiting for the food to cook, Orlova calls Lehnsherr talking about her fears the the vision. She tells Lehnsherr about the dream she had where she believed she was an Avenger and not an assassin that the Red Room created.

Lehnsherr reminds Orlova that no matter what happens, he will be their for her and follow where she leads. He tells her that they don't need a million kids to be happy, that he is happy just having her.

#### Nick Fury's Inspiration

So stand. Outwit the platinum bastard.

Steve doesn't like that kind of talk.

You know what, Orlova...

---Nick Fury, Ava Orlova, and Steve Rogers

Nick Fury arrived at the farm and spoke with the group at length about stopping Ultron, mentioning his omnipresence. Meanwhile, Tony Stark and Orlova volunteer to go to Norway to find out who changed the nuclear codes Ultron was planning to obtain. As they listened, Romanoff was brought a painting of a butterfly by Lila Barton, which she happily accepted.

Fury went on to inspire the Avengers after their defeat by Ultron and called the A.I. "a platinum bastard," causing Orlova to continue a running joke between the Avengers about Rogers telling Stark to watch his language. While trying to think what Ultron's next move would be, Banner figured out he wanted to evolve by using the Regeneration Cradle. Romanoff, Barton, and Rogers prepared to leave for Seoul, where they believed Ultron would be with Helen Cho as he needed to use the Cradle.[8]

#### Hacking the NEXUS

I'm just a guy looking for a needle in the world's biggest haystack.

How do you find it?

Pretty simple. You bring a magnet.

And an advanced Algorithm.

That too.

---Tony Stark, World Hub Tech, and Ava Orlova

As the Avengers flew to Seoul, Stark and Orlova were inside the NEXUS Internet Hub searching for the person who prevented Ultron from obtaining launch codes for nuclear missiles. While hacking into the NEXUS to find Ultron's new enemy, Stark was shocked to find out it was J.A.R.V.I.S., who erased his memory and had scattered himself all across the Internet to block Ultron. It turned out that Ultron was afraid of J.A.R.V.I.S. and of what he could do, so J.A.R.V.I.S. went underground and prevent from Ultron from getting the codes. As Orlova restored J.A.R.V.I.S.'s memory, Stark sent his own programming back towards Avengers Tower.

#### Birth of Vision

Are you on our side?

I don't think it's that simple.

Well, it better get real simple real soon.

---Ava Orlova, Vision and Clint Barton

Having learned what they needed to at the NEXUS, Stark and Orlova then went back to the Avengers Tower where Banner and Barton waited for them. Greeting Stark and Orlova upon their arrival at the Tower, Barton was with the Regeneration Cradle with the synthetic body inside it. Barton informed them that Ultron had also successfully kidnapped Romanoff during the Battle of Seoul. Stark suggested that Romanoff might be using old school spy techniques to send out a message for Barton and  to search for.

Taking Stark's advice, Orlova and Barton immediately began searching for Romanoff by working out where Ultron may have taken her, listening out for any Morse code messages being sent out through the airways which would not be heard by any of their high tech machinery. Before long, Orlova managed to find a signal she was sending over the radio waves which revealed her location to be in Sokovia, which confirmed that Romanoff was still alive, much to Barton and Orlova's considerable relief.

Having confirmed Romanoff was being held in the HYDRA facility which had been previously owned by Baron Strucker, they went to inform the rest of their team. However, they soon discovered that during the Battle of Seoul aftermath, Rogers had also recruited both Pietro and Wanda Maximoff as they had betrayed Ultron. Orlova was present as Stark and Banner were confronted when they tried to upload J.A.R.V.I.S. into the same body Ultron had been creating.

The realization of Stark's latest plan resulted in a massive argument breaking out, which Barton and Orlova had stayed out of, although they remained close by. When Pietro had then attempted to sabotage the machine by ripping out its wires, Barton was able to defeat him by firing his gun at the glass below his feet, causing it to shatter as Pietro fell and landed onto the floor by Barton's feet, as Barton mockingly repeated what Maximoff had taunted him during their other encounter.

Just as their fight was getting underway, Thor had suddenly charged straight into Avengers Tower and revived the synthetic body with a massive bolt of his lightning as Orlova and the others looked on in shock and horror. The living body then jumped out of the Cradle and looked around its surroundings while the group looked on. The being then briefly attacked Thor until he looked out over New York City and calmed down as the Avengers moved down to speak to it.

The living body apologized and called itself Vision and claimed to wish to assist them in their fight against Ultron. Thor explained that while in the Water of Sight he had seen Vision in his dream and the Mind Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones, that is in Vision's forehead. At first, the team did not trust Vision's motives, but as proof of his honor, Vision handed Thor Mjølnir. A shocked Stark was congratulated by Thor for creating a new worthy ally.

Having successfully tracked down Ultron to Sokovia where he was planning on using Baron Strucker's former base to begin his schemes, Orlova and the other Avengers got themselves prepared for what could be possibly their final battle. Orlova gets her suit on and collects all her weapons before taking a moment to look at her engagement ring to remind herself of what she was fighting for. Orlova pins the ring along the neckline of her suit before helps Barton pilot the Quinjet and flew the Avengers into Sokovia while Rogers gave them a speech about what they had to expect from Ultron and vowing that they would protect all of the innocent people of Sokovia before confronting Ultron. Looking at Stark, Rogers noted that Ultron believed the Avengers were what was wrong with the world, and this was their chance to prove that he was wrong.

#### Battle of Sokovia

Wait, Is that my jacket?

She's with us.

That still doesn't explain the jacket.

You flew her here, how did you not notice it? I thought you said you were smart.

I said smart not observant.

You're a spy-

Shut Up.

---Ava Orlova, Steve Roger, and Natasha Romanoff

The Avengers soon located Ultron in Novi Grad where he had planned to continue his evil schemes. Once the team had arrived; Captain America made it clear that the first priority was to evacuate all of the civilians to ensure their safety. Orlova watched from on top of a bus as Wanda Maximoff continued to use her mind control power to convince the people to leave while Barton had ensured that the Ultron Sentries did not attack the people.

Eventually, Ultron made his move and sent out his armies of Ultron Sentries to attack the Avengers, targeting their fire at the civilians so the Avengers would have to prioritize protecting them over stopping Ultron directly. As the battle broke out, Orlova stayed close to Rogers as the took down Sentries.

However, despite the best efforts of Vision to incapacitate Ultron, the A.I. was able to activate his machine in the center of Sokovia which caused a massive Earthquake. As Orlova tried to understand what was happening, she watched on in horror as the ground around them shattered and Novi Grad began rising up into the sky, as Ultron had created his device with all the Vibranium which he stole from Ulysses Klaue to turn all of Novi Grad into his own destructive meteorite. When the rock beneath Orlova's feet fell, Roger quickly catches her earning a thank you to which he replied a thank you isn't necessary, they're teammates.

They continue fighting when one of the Sentries gave a speech about Ultron's plan to wipe out all of humanity with his meteorite, Orlova shoot robots the robots down, sick of hearing Ultron's voice.

Orlova, Romanoff, Rogers, and Wanda regrouped at the town hall, where Orlova pulls Romanoff into a long hug, missing her sister. She then notices the jacket Wanda was wearing and asks if she was wearing her jacket. Roger says she was now fighting with them, but that didn't explain the jacket to her. They were then joined by Hawkeye, who gave Orlova her batons. Rogers told them that fighting the robots was getting them nowhere, as the air was getting thin.

Maximoff and Barton left to evacuate civilians, and Orlova asked Captain America what they were going to do. He told her they fight robots, so she took out her batons, as Pietro Maximoff encountered them and joked about fighting robots another time. Orlova then proceeded to fight Ultron's army, using her batons to electrocute them.

#### Reinforcements

I'm not leaving this rock with one civilian on it.

I didn't say we should leave. There's worse ways to go. Where else am I gonna get a view like this?

Glad you like the view, Romanoff. It's about to get better.

---Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff and Nick Fury

When Stark told Rogers that his only solution to save the world from Novi Grad being smashed into it was to destroy Novi Grad itself, Rogers refused to entertain the idea. Romanoff, however, tried to persuade Rogers to consider the option as the world's population would logically take precedence over the people of Novi Grad. When Rogers declared he wouldn't leave Novi Grad and its people to face their fate, Romanoff told him that she never intended for them to leave and that they would die with the people of Novi Grad if needed.

Romanoff reassured them that there are worse ways to die and that at least she'd die seeing a great view, taking Orlova's hand. Nick Fury interrupted their conversation by saying that her view was about to get a lot better. Fury revealed his Helicarrier and used it to enact Roger's plan and evacuate the civilians while Rhodey joined the battle. Fury sent out a squad of rescue boats to evacuate the citizens while the Avengers ensured no one was left behind.

#### Protecting the Key

Is the all you got?

You had to ask.

---Thor and Ava Orlova

Stark then came up with a plan to dispose of Novi Grad and called all the Avengers to the city church where the drill was located. The Avengers were tasked with protecting the drill in the church known as the key so that Ultron could not activate it. Ultron unleashed his army of Ultron Sentries upon them in a final offensive. Orlova and the Avengers put all their force into destroying the seemingly endless horde of Ultron Sentries, with Orlova using her guns and Bite to destroy many of the robots. After a vicious battle, the Ultron Sentries were eventually pushed back.

When Ultron attempted to join the fight in his strongest form, Vision, Stark and Thor nearly destroyed him with their combined powers. With the battle almost won, Rogers ordered the team to get to a rescue boat and leave the city before Stark and Thor destroyed it. Orlova and Romanoff went with Hawkeye and confiscated a car to get to the rescue boats. During the drive, they made small talk about Barton renovating his homestead.

#### New Avengers

Well, we're not the '27 Yankees.

We've got some hitters.

They're good. They're not a team.

Let's beat 'em into shape.

―Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, and Ava Orlova

With the Ultron Offensive neutralized, Orlova returned to the Avengers Compound with the rest of her teammates. Orlova decides to continue her work, after a small break at Genosha. But first, Orlova joined Romanoff and Rogers in co-leading the second incarnation of the Avengers, featuring Wanda Maximoff, James Rhodey, Vision and Sam Wilson.

### A Well Deserved Break

Sexy legs baby girl. What time do they open?

They open the sametime as I pull this trigger. Want me to open them?

---Ava Orlova

After seeing the Avengers are doing well with training, Orlova decides to take a break and go home to Genosha. When she arrives by motorcycle she is greeted by a new unknown male mutant and his friend. As she climbs off of her bike they make in inappropriate and sexual remark to her, to which she responds with a death threat, holding her gun up to his heart. Selene then arrives on the scene stating she told the men that the human could handle herself.

Soon after, Lehnsherr shows up and the engaged couple takes a moment to reunite, after which Orlova tells him they should get married. He agrees and the have a small jewish wedding with all of the Avengers and X-Men in attendance.

### Civil War

#### Attack on the IFID Headquarters

Payload secure. Thanks, Sam.

Don't thank me.

I'm not thanking that thing.

His names Redwing.

Still not thanking it.

---Ava Orlova and Sam Wilson

In 2016, Orlova was on a mission in Lagos with Natasha Romanoff, Steve Rogers, Wanda Maximoff, and Sam Wilson, where they were waiting to ambush Crossbones. Orlova was sitting at a cafè with Romanoff and Maximoff, observing the area. When Redwing scanned a garbage truck, it was revealed to be at maximum capacity; Orlova realized that the truck was a battering ram. The team then moved out to the IFID Headquarters where the truck had gone to. Crossbones, having retrieved the biological weapon, escaped the building with his henchmen.

Crossbones gave the chemical his agents, ordering them to split up. This prompted the Avengers to chase them around Lagos. While Rogers fought Crossbones, Orlova and Wilson pursued his agents. Orlova, after forcing Romanoff to rest, reached them and held them at gunpoint; however, one threatened to drop the chemical. Orlova killed one of them and the Redwing drone killed the other. Orlova caught the vial before it hit the ground, thanking Wilson as she left the area. Though Wilson insisted that she thank the drone, Orlova refused. The battle ended with a blast accidentally caused by Wanda Maximoff, which killed several civilians. Orlova was quick to comfort her afterwards.

#### Sokovia Accords

Tony. You are being uncharacteristically non-hyperverbal.

It's because he's already made up his mind.

---Ava Orlova and Steve Rogers

In the wake of their mission in Lagos, the Avengers were presented summoned to a meeting by Thaddeus Ross, who proposed the Sokovia Accords, which would put them under the direct command of a panel of the United Nations. Ross explained that while there were many who were grateful for the heroic actions of the Avengers, some deemed the members of the organization dangerous and believed the Accords would establish sanctions and oversight of the group.

Ross proceeded with video footages of the Battle of New York, Battle at the Triskelion, Battle of Sokovia, and the Attack on the IFID Headquarters, as well as the serious amount of destruction and chaos induced by individuals such as Magneto, Apocalypse, Loki, Ultron, the terrorist organization HYDRA, and the former HYDRA agent Crossbones to show them why many individuals around the world deem the Avengers as vigilantes.

After the meeting concluded with Ross, the Avengers reunited at the Avengers Compound where Tony Stark discussed his position on the Sokovia Accords. Much to the shock of Orlova comrades, Romanoff agreed with Tony Stark and was willing to agree to the terms of the Accords, as she firmly believed that the Avengers as a group made mistakes in the past that they need to amend. Orlova talks with Lehnsherr and decides to retire, rather than sign away her freedom.

#### New Team

They tell you what we're up against?

Something about some... psycho-assassins?

We're outside the law on this one. So, if you come with us, you're a wanted man.

What else is new?

―Steve Rogers, Scott Lang, and Ava Orlova

Shortly after returning to Genosha, Orlova received a call from Rogers, asking for help with Barnes. Orlova meets up with Barton and helps him get  Maximoff and Lang, before meeting up with Rogers, Barnes, and Wilson. They agreed with the plight, even though Rogers informed them that he would once again be a criminal. They planned to take a Quinjet at the Leipzig-Halle Airport and use it to get to Zemo, although they knew Stark and his team would wait for them.

#### Clash of the Avengers

I'm not giving up.

---Ava Orlova

Orlova and the others arrived at the Leipzig-Halle Airport to take a Quinjet and find Helmut Zemo. Rogers went to the field alone, where he was intercepted by Stark and his Avengers, who offered Rogers and his team one last chance to surrender. Rogers tried to convince Stark that Zemo was behind their fight, but he did not listen. Suddenly, Spider-Man showed up, using his Web-Shooters to take Rogers' shield and to tie his hands. Wilson found the Quinjet, so Barton freed Rogers and Lang brought his shield back. The two teams then fought each other.

Orlova fought against Romanoff, assassin against assassin, until Rogers threw a shrunken truck at a Pym Particle Disc. The truck grew and exploded. Captain America's team reunited and ran to the Quinjet, but Vision arrived and blocked their way with his energy blast. Orlova and the team ran to Stark's team and the two fought each other. Barnes and Orlova fought off T'Challa until Wanda saved them. Orlova, Rogers, ran to the Quinjet. Scott had a plan to distract the other team, so he grew in size. As they ran to the hangar, Vision used his energy blast to collapse it, but Scarlet Witch used her power and prevented it.

The three entered the hangar; however, they were intercepted thereby Romanoff. Rogers and Orlova did not want to fight against her. To their surprise, she let them leave, and Orlova stays to help her slow down T'Challa, giving the two the chance to reach the Quinjet. Romanoff then tells Orlova to run, and she does. Orlova sneaks into Genosha and updates Lehnsherr on the scenario. Fearing that the government would be after her, Orlova runs off with Lehnsherr to let things cool down.

### Confronting Her Past

#### Escaping from Thaddeus Ross

You got no friends. Where you gonna go?

I've lived a lot of lives before I met you, Ross. You shouldn't have gone to all this trouble.

―Thaddeus Ross and Ava Orlova

Orlova and Lehnsherr left the United States of America and fled to France. In France, she watched phone security footage of Thaddeus Ross and his S.W.A.T. team entering a train station in Albany where she had left her suit and tracker in, and then called Ross to speak with him directly. Romanoff told Ross that he was embarrassing himself trying to capture her, before hanging up and taking a ferry to her hiding place.

After collecting some supplies, Orlova and Lehnsherr drove up to her safehouse, where she was reunited with her old friend Jared Cromwell, who had set her up in her new location and brought a set of new identifications for her under the name "Lonny Clutterbuck." Before Cromwell left, Orlova asked about a box full of mail, which he explained was from her and Romanoff's Budapest safehouse, as he had someone else occupying that place.

#### Ambushed by Taskmaster

"I'm pretty sure Ross has no jurisdiction here."

---Ava Orlova

That night, Orlova put the box in her car, and settled in watching Moonraker with Lehnsherr. When the generator ran out of fuel, Orlova decided to drive out and get more, but was hit with an explosive, causing her to into the window of a shop. Noticing Taskmaster approaching her, who Orlova assumed was sent by Thaddeus Ross, she opened fire upon her assailant, only to be counter attacked with a shield being thrown at her.

Orlova got out of the car, and was continued to fire upon Taskmaster, before being soon disarmed, turning the fight into a hand-to-hand. Orlova performed her signature scissor leg takedown, to no effect, only for Taskmaster to copy the exact same move, knocking her down. Confused by Taskmaster's perfect mimicry of her move, Orlova got back up in her pose, which was simultaneously copied by Taskmaster, adding to Orlova's puzzlement. Realizing Taskmaster wasn't after her, Orlova grabbed the contents of the case that was in her car, but was into the shop, escaping through the back. Orlova inspected the vials of Red Dust, which had an attached picture of her, Natasha Romanoff, and Yelena Belova.

Orlova travels back to the trailer and fills Lehnsherr in as he stitches her up. She tells him that she needs to go off and resolve some unfinished business from her Black Widow days. Lehnsherr reluctantly lets her go off alone, only after making her promise to come back alive.

#### Reuniting with Yelena Belova

Well I see you got the pleasantries out of the way.

---Ava Orlova

Arriving in Budapest, Hungary, Orlova headed to her safehouse, retrieved her stashed gun, and stealthily entered the apartment to find Romanoff and Belova finishing up a fight.

Belova enquired about the bullet holes in the wall, which Romanoff replied that they were made by arrows, and then asked about the Red Dust, so Belova explained that it controls minds. Being on the run, Orlova expressed her disinterest in helping her, but Belova had no one else to come to, and hoped that she would have gotten the Avengers to take down the Red Room. Having thought that Romanoff had killed Dreykov years ago with Clint Barton, Orlova was shocked and in disbelief to learn that the Red Room was still active. Romanoff detailed the intense mission to kill Dreykov, convinced he was dead, in which Belova brought up his daughter.

The three were then attacked by the Black Widows, forcing them to escape from the apartment, which was made difficult with assassins at every turn as they tried to reach Belova and Orlova's motorbikes. Reaching the rooftops, they were pursued by a Black Widow, who Romanoff attempted to save when they jumped on a moving pillar, only to drop her when she was attacked. Romanoff also fell, and when she went to check on the Widow, she witnessed her uncontrollably kill herself, to Romanoff's horror.

They got to the girls motorbikes, which Romanoff had stolen the keys for, when an armoured car driven by Taskmaster crashed into the scene and began chasing after them. Another Black Widow on a motorbike came after them and knocked them off their vehicle, so Belova stole a car for them, which Romanoff drove while Orlova sat in the middle back. Unable to get away and coming under heavy fire, Belova decided to deal with the Widow herself, but they were still being chased by Taskmaster. Using an explosive arrow, Taskmaster fired it at the car, sending it to topple over and crash into a subway station.

After getting out of the car, Romanoff told Belova not to bandage her arm so they could trick Taskmaster with a fake trail of her blood, as they snuck into an old hiding spot she and Barton used during their mission. Losing Taskmaster, Romanoff revealed that she spent two days in the ceiling with Barton, and Belova proceeded to explain who Taskmaster was. Belova then brought up how Romanoff killed Dreykov's daughter, so she went into complete detail about how she needed to do it in order to defect into S.H.I.E.L.D..

Heading to a store, Orlova asked more about the Red Room, but Belova didn't know much, due to all the Widows forced into being sedated, and that Dreykov never went after Orlova because the Avengers and X-Men would come after him. Romanoff revealed that she believed Belova would have gotten out of the Red Room long ago and not wanted to see her. Belova then asked Romanoff about her tendency to pose during fights, leading them to talk about how they're all killers, but only Romanoff and Orlova are considered heroes.

Afterwards, as they shared drinks, Belova told Romanoff more about the Red Dust and her time with the Red Room, being made to kill with no independence. Belova then asked Orlova several questions, including if she ever searched for her real parents, and whether she ever wanted to have children. Orlova replied yes to both, but expressed her fear. With nowhere to go, Romanoff invited Belova and Orlova to help her kill Dreykov and end the Red Room together. Belova and Orlova accepted, and they stole another car, where they discussed Belova's vest during the drive.[9]

#### Rescuing Alexei Shostakov

Can we throw him out the window now?

I think we should wait till we get to a higher altitude.

---Yelena Belova and Ava Orlova

Deducing that her adoptive father, Alexei Shostakov, would know Dreykov's location, Romanoff planned to break him out of the Seventh Circle Prison in Russia, so she contacted Rick Mason to get her a jet. However, he was only able to get them a helicopter, so Orlova, Romanoff, and Yelena Belova playfully questioned his capabilities. Mason also provided them with white suits, and told Romanoff that helping her was getting the attention of Thaddeus Ross before they departed.

Flying to Russia, Orlova used a Red Guardian action figure to smuggle a ear-com to Shostakov inside the prison, allowing him to follow her directions to escape. A riot broke out, making it harder for Shostakov to escape, so Romanoff jumped out of the helicopter and assisted him by fighting off the Russian Armed Forces. Belova accidentally caused an avalanche, so Romanoff hung from the helicopter and grabbed Shostakov before he could be killed, and brought him onboard the aircraft.

As they flew away, Shostakov expressed his gratitude that they came to rescue him, but the girls made it clear they only wanted information from him about how to get to the Red Room Academy, but he had no idea and instead rambled about being betrayed by Dreykov. However, Shostakov suggested that they ask their adoptive mother, Melina Vostokoff, due to her still working closely with Dreykov in St. Petersburg, so they headed there.[9]

#### Family Reunion

Our family was never real, so there's nothing to hold on to. We're moving on.

---Natasha Romanoff

Crash landing before making it to Melina Vostokoff's farm and forced to walk, Orlova, Romanoff, and Belova continued to express their annoyance at Alexei Shostakov's behavior. Shostakov then spoke with Romanoff, as he wanted to know whether Captain America ever talk about him, which frustrated her more, leading to him asking if he did something wrong. Orlova, Romanoff, and Belova brought up the past, but Shostakov only saw it as a positive as both of his daughters went on to be renowned assassins, which made him proud, as he hugged them.

Finally reaching the farm, Orlova was reunited with her adoptive mother, who invited them all into her home, and they sat at the table, with Shostakov putting on his Red Guardian costume. Although Orlova wanted to get down to business, Vostokoff and Shostakov were swept up with their family being back together again, much to her annoyance. Vostokoff then demonstrated what their mission in Ohio resulted in, which was how Dreykov could now completely control the Black Widows. Having had enough, Romanoff made it clear their family was not real, which deeply upset Belova, so she left.

Shostakov went to check on Belova, leaving Orlova and Romanoff with Vostokoff, where it was revealed that all Red Room assassins weren't abandoned but taken because of their genetic potential. Vostokoff told Orlova that her parents were Vampires, her being born while her mother was still human, and they had been approached by the Red Room when they feared Orlova's safety since she was human. Orlova learned that her true mother for years asked for updates on her safety, but the Red Room lied to them till she was old enough to be on her own. Orlova noticed that Vostokoff had kept their photos, and they began to open up to each other about their past traumas, mending their relationship. The moment was cut short when Vostokoff revealed she had alerted the Red Room of their presence.

#### Destruction of the Red Room

Что же нам теперь делать? (What to we do?)

You get to make your own choices now.

---A Black Widow and Ava Orlova

Even though Melina Vostokoff initially betrayed her family, she was no longer loyal to the Red Room and decided to help Orlova and Romanoff take them down, so they made a plan to infiltrate the base, using the Photostatic Veil to disguise Vostokoff and Romanoff as each other while Orlova recovered the Vials and freed the Widow's, alert Thaddeus Ross to her location once inside, and land the base. Vostokoff also informed them of Dreykov's pheromones that prevented any violence against him. Disguised as Vostokoff, Romanoff found Yelena Belova and knocked her unconscious with her Bite, and had her, along with Orlova, Shostakov, and Vostokoff, brought onboard an aircraft to take them all to the Red Room Academy.

Arriving at the Red Room Academy, Orlova, still unconscious, was taken to be operated on so that Dreykov could put her under chemical subjugation while an unconscious Belova was taken so Dreykov would know how the Red Dust altered the chemicals in her brain. Orlova was contacted by Melina Vostokoff, who had put a communication device in her ear, informing her of a blade hidden in her suit. Orlova used the blade to cut herself free and kill the surgeons, free Belova, and then went to retrieve the vials to free the Black Widows.

Making their way through the ceiling vents to cold storage, Orlova dropped down before sulking off, waiting as Belova dropped down and maked a fighting pose like Romanoff Orlova, much to her disgust. Orlova swiftly eliminated a guard while Belova located the vials of the Red Dust, and then they began making their way to the Widows, all while being updated by Vostokoff on her progress. After learning that the Red Room was falling from the sky, Belova and Orlova entered the training room, only to find it empty.

They eventually found all the Widows, who were in Dreykov's office brutally attacking Romanoff. Having wrapped the vials around a grenade, Belova threw it over the Widows, causing the Red Dust to burst, ultimately freeing them from Dreykov's control. Belova helped her sister up and removed a knife from her back, while Orlova instructed Belova and the Widows to get as far away as possible, sending them away first. Orlova then ran off to try and find Taskmaster, who she found out from Romanoff was Antonia, someone she had briefly mentored as a child.

The base began to explode, forcing Orlova to jump out of a window to avoid being killed. She managed to get back inside the base, where she finally came across Taskmaster locked in a cell. Knowing she was being controlled just the same as the other Widows, Orlova decide to free her, before another explosion occurred, separating the two. Orlova managed to land safely on the runway reuniting with Romanoff as they saw Belova on top of Dreykov's aircraft. Despite her sister's pleas, Belova shoved her baton into the engine, destroying it and throwing her off the edge.

Acting quickly, Romanoff grabbed a parachute and went after Belova as she fell through the sky. Orlova jumped after them and Romanoff managed to catch Belova and attach her to the parachute. Orlova floated down with them till she  spotted Taskmaster chasing after them in free fall. Orlova pushed her sisters way as she and Taskmaster engaged in a duel as they fell to the ground, but before they hit, Taskmaster released her parachute, and Orlova managed to grab onto her, so she landed safely.

On the ground, Orlova and Taskmaster continued their fight, with Orlova dodging Taskmaster's sword attacks before stealing the weapon from her. However, Orlova did not use it, instead trying unsuccessfully to defuse the fight between them. Orlova managed to climb on top of Taskmaster and take off her helmet, allowing her to hit her with the Red Dust, freeing her from Dreykov's control. They both collapsed, and Orlova apologized for leaving her behind, assuring her that Dreykov was finally gone.

#### Leaving her Family Fixed

Hey. Hey. You take care of yourself, okay?

Don’t worry we got this.

I know.

---Melina Vostokoff and Ava Orlova

Orlova then searched for her sisters, and found them unconscious on the ground, which made her think they were dead, but they soon awoke. With the Red Room finally destroyed, Romanoff tearfully apologized to her sisters for abandoning them, and admitted that their family was real to her, too as they embraced each other.

Melina Vostokoff and Alexei Shostakov then regrouped with them, and Romanoff asked if Shostakov had anything to say, but he decided to not, knowing he'd mess it up. Instead, they held each other's hand, reconciling their issues. Noticing Thaddeus Ross driving up to their location with a fleet of soldiers, Orlova told her family to leave while she and Romanoff stayed behind, which they were against doing, not wanting to leave her again. However, Romanoff insisted, as she had repaired her family, and decided to try and do the same with the Avengers. As a farewell gift, Belova decides to give Romanoff her vest.

Romanoff then informed Belova that there were still a massive amount of Black Widows around the world, so once Vostokoff duplicated the Red Dust, she should go and free them all. They all then witnessed an aircraft land and the freed Widows exited, so Belova spoke with them, while Vostokoff and Shostakov said their goodbyes to their daughters, telling them to take care of themselves. After Orlova, Romanoff, and Belova did their whistle call to each other, Orlova and Romanoff were left with only each other amidst the rubble as Ross and his soldiers arrived and surrounded her.

### Home

It's time I go home.

---Ava Orlova

Two weeks later, having escaped custody, Romanoff received a short haircut and dyed her hair blonde while also sporting Yelena Belova's vest. She and Orlova headed back to Ohio to meet up with Rick Mason who had provided them with a Quinjet. Before doing so, she stopped by her old neighborhood on her motorcycle. She saw her childhood home for the first time since she left it in 1995. A kid playing the the street recognized her and did the rew widow bite motion with her fist. Orlova did it back.

Orlova thanked Cromwell for his help, saying he's always been a good friend to her. Romanoff and Orlova boarded the Quinjet and Romanoff dropped her off at Genosha where she reunites with Lehnsherr. Weeks later Orlova finds a letter from Vostokoff asking for help from Hank McCoy on the Red Dust formula, while also providing her with her real name incase she wanted to find her real family. Orlova does some research, learning that her birth parents are Isabella Marie Swan-Cullen and Edward Masen Cullen. After some digging, she learned of her full family tree and a twin sister. Only then did Orlova and Lehnsherr give up their search, fearing it would only hurt Orlova emotionally.

### Dark Phoenix

#### The Injury and Death of Team Member

What can't be right?

Did you just read my mind without permission?

---Hank McCoy

After getting a call that Jean Grey was injured in an X-Men space mission, Orlova returns to Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted where she learn that Jean has absorbed space energy. She helps Hank do a medical examination of Jean at Charles behest where they found that not only was Jean seemingly perfectly fine but that whatever happened in space had apparently made her stronger.

When figuring that everything was okay, Orlova decides to stay the night and attend the celebration, there Jean suffers a mental breakdown causing her to release an explosion of energy, passing out afterwards. Orlova helps the other take Jean to her room where Charles is unable to read her mind, so Orlova, Raven, Hank, and Charles head down to Cerebro.

In Cerebro they learn that Charles had put up memory blocks in Jean's mind which are somehow being broken down. They learn that had Charles lied to Jean about her parents deaths, as her father is still alive. This angers Orlova since it is something similar to what the Red Room had done to her. Jean suddenly awakens and ejects Xavier from her mind, severely injuring him before she escapes.

Once they have made sure Charles is okay, the team goes after Jean with Xavier knowing that Jean is going to her old home. On the flight to her location, Raven asks Charles what he did to Jean. Charles tries to justify his actions by claiming he was protecting her, but Orlova rebukes him for hiding the truth from her. The X-Men attempt to bring Jean back to them, but interruption by local police causes a battle. As Orlova holds Hank back, Raven approaches Jean and tries to calm her, assuring Jean that she will not give up on her. Jean, unable to control the Phoenix, accidentally blasts Raven away, impaling her on a piece of wood. Orlova releases Hank, who runs to Raven's aid as she tries to tell him that she loves him with her last breath before passing away. In fear and sadness, Orlova watches as Jean flies off, tears streaming down her face.

#### Everything Falls Apart

She's dangerous.

So am I.

---Storm and Ava Orlova

Returning to the X-Mansion, Raven is buried and Orlova and the team hold a funeral for her. After the funeral, Orlova stands in front of a Window when Storm approaches her. When Orlova tells her she is going to find Jean, the two get into a fight about what Orlova morals and what she will do when she finds Jean. At this, Orlova decided to end the conversation, warning Storm not to get in her way again before jumping down using her grappler.

Orlova travels to Genosha via motorcycle to find Jean already there with Lehnsherr. She walks in as Jean asks him for help as she had a an incident in which she killed a person, when Erik tells her about how he had tried to control his dark side. Orlova pipes in that killing never makes anything easier and never eases the pain. When Lensherr asked her whose blood was on Jean's dress, she gets nervous and doesn't respond.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers came to the island and Erik hid Jean inside. While Lensherr tries to convince the soldiers that Jean was not there and to resolve things without violence, Orlova watches from the window. Jean ends up revealing herself and attempts to kill the soldiers with their own helicopter, but Erik saves them and allows them to successfully escape from Jean. In response, Jean throws Erik on the ground, angrily asking him if he really is someone who protects mutants, but Lensherr answers that he is helping mutants by protecting them from her, then he banishes her from the island for not only trying to kill innocent soldiers, but also risking the inhabitants' lives.

Orlova, knowing that Jean isn't trying to kill, gets into a fight with Lehnsherr. Choosing to keep Raven's death to herself, Orlova runs off to find Jean.

#### Battle on the Streets

Killing Jean will not bring Raven back.

You knew. The whole time and you didn’t tell me. The girl dies.

---Ava Orlova and Erik Lehnsherr

Orlova travels to New York City where she finds Charles, Scott, Ororo, and Kurt. Choosing to side with them only cause they want to save Jean, faces of with Lehnsherr, Hank, and others though she remains in the shadows. Lehnsherr angrily tells them to get out of their way to which Xavier tries to reason with him and Hank, telling him that he's sorry for what Jean did in Genosha. Orlova steps out of the shadows, telling her husband that she can't let him hurt Jean, to which Lehnsherr yells at her for not telling him about Raven. Orlova at first ignores his comments until Charles steps in but Lensherr doesn't back down replies that Charles was always sorry and there was always a speech accompanying his apologies, but nobody cared anymore. Charles tries to tell them that if they fight each other people will see them again as monsters and he will lose his home but Lensherr told him that it will never happen, Xavier pleads with Lensherr one more time, but he has firmly made his decision.

As the fight begins, Orlova quickly takes down some of the brotherhood as Lehnsherr makes his way towards Jean's hideout. When Selene tries to use her telepathy powers on Orlova, she electrocutes her, saying she's tried the whole mind control thing before and it didn't really work out. With the help of Kurt, Orlova and Charles find Jean, who is accompanied by a woman named Vuk. She learns that Vuk is an alien who plans to use Jean's power to benefit her race, the D'Bari. Jean subdues Kurt and nearly kills Charles before knocking Orlova unconscious.

#### Train Ride

Looks like we caught the famous fugitive.

Я убью тебя во сне. (I will kill you in your sleep.)

Yeah you really don't want to know what she said.

---Guard, Ava Orlova, and Erik Lehnsherr

Orlova awakes on the train to find her hands cuffed behind her back with a shock collar around her neck as she is strapped down to a chair in the center of the train, a gun trained on her at all times. Lehnsherr send her worried looks as Charles explains to her that Jean has been manipulated by an alien named Vuk who wants her power to destroy Earth and populate it with her species. As Orlova explains to Lehnsherr and McCoy that Raven's death was indeed an incident and they had been all manipulated by Vuk into fighting each other so she could rule the world, the guards shock her with every movement. Once they have all reconciled, a cocky guard taunts Orlova, who send him a threat in Russian. The guard look to Lehnsherr to translate, but he simply says he doesn't really want to heart her comment before yelling at them for continuously shocking her into sever pain, though she has a high shock tolerance, due to training in the Red Room.

As aliens attack the train, Orlova and the others try to convince the soldiers to set them free as they are not a threat and can help. Despite initially refusing, the soldiers accept and set them free and together, the X-Men start a battle against the aliens, defeating them with the exception of Vuk, who having absorbed a fraction of Jean's power proves to be unstoppable. Orlova ends up saving the life of the guard who had taunted her and in the end he apologises. Lehnsherr tries to send Orlova with Charles and Scott to get Jean, but she refuses telling him she's not leaving.

After the others are defeated by Vuk, she faces off with Lehnsherr after he locks the room Charles, Scott, and Jean are in with metal and use guns against Vuk sacrificing himself to buy Charles time. Orlova fires a gun from the balcony, mixed with electric bullets and bullets made with the same material previously used to control the mutants, though it only seems to slow her down. Orlova and Lehnsherr barely survive as Charles frees Jean, successfully allowing her to knock Vuk away and then taking her declared family to safety.

Jean then uses her powers to fight and kill all the D'Bari. At the end, as she is about to finish off Vuk to ensure her family's safety, Jean takes Vuk into space with her and she disappears in an explosion of energy with her. Orlova is devastated by Jean's apparent death, feeling that she failed the young girl.

#### Aftermath

I think we have a lot of talking to do.

--Ava Orlova to Erik Lehnsherr

After Jean's apparent death and Vuk's permanent defeat, Charles changes the school's name to "Jean's school for Gifted Children" and makes Hank the new dean of the school, before retiring. Orlova and Lehnsherr retire back to Genosha where they slowly piece their marriage back together. The two disguise the idea of adopting children, but ultimately decide to wait until their trouble with the government calms down. The guards they saved on the train agree to erase Orlova from there data, making it appear as if she was never there.

### Infinity War

#### Phone Call

You got some nerve. I’ll give you that.

You could use some of that right now.

---Thaddeus Ross and Ava Orlova

In 2018, Orlova and Lehnsherr are sitting watching the news to find that Stark, Dr. Strange, and Spiderman have been taking up into outer space. While sitting in shock of the impending threat, Orlova receives a phone call from Rogers, asking her and Lehnsherr to meet him at the compound, they have an injured Vision on the way.

Arriving at Avengers Compound, Orlova and Lehnsherr were greeted warmly by Natasha Romanoff, Vision, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Wanda Maximoff, and James Rhodes. Thaddeus Ross, present via a holographic video call, ordered Rhodes to arrest them but he disobeyed the order, cutting off the call. As Rhodes welcomed them back, Bruce Banner emerged, having been missing for over two years.

Banner then warned them about Thanos' threat, informing them that Thanos recently obtained both the Power and Space Stone during the Massacre of the Xandarians and the Attack on the Statesman, as well as the fact that Thanos has an enormous army ready to invade Earth. Orlova then listened as Vision suggested that he would sacrifice himself to destroy the Mind Stone within him, only for Rogers and Maximoff to protest his statement. Vision instead reminded that Rogers was willing to sacrifice his life. Banner related back to Tony Stark's creation of J.A.R.V.I.S. and Ultron, suggesting that they could remove the stone imbedded within Vision without killing him. Rogers then claimed to know one place capable of doing that, Wakanda.

#### Arrival at Wakanda

"You will have my King's Guard, the Border Tribe, the Dora Milaje, and..."

"A semi-stable, 100-year-old man."

---T'Challa and Bucky Barnes

Orlova, Lehnsherr and the Avengers arrived at the Golden City in Wakanda where they were greeted by T'Challa and the Dora Milaje. Rogers also reunited with Bucky Barnes, who had recently been cured of his HYDRA programming. The Avengers then met with Shuri, who explained how she planned on removing the Mind Stone from Vision.

#### Battle of Wakanda

Did they surrender?

Not exactly.

---Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers

Assembling the Avengers and the Wakandan armed forces to oppose the Black Order, Orlova joined Romanoff, Steve Rogers and T'Challa in talking to Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian at the shield boundary. Romanoff inquired where Corvus Glaive was; Midnight intimated that he was dead. Midnight and Obsidian then initiated the Battle of Wakanda as they proceeded to release their army of Outriders.

A great battle commenced after which T'Challa ordered the Dora Milaje to open up their defenses. The Black Order and Outriders swarmed the battlefield, attacking the Avengers. The Avengers became overwhelmed by the Outriders. However, the team and the Wakanda army were saved by the arrival of Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Thor, who recently obtained his new weapon, Stormbreaker, from Nidavellir. The battle continued with the Avengers gaining the upper hand against Thanos' army.

After facing off against the Outriders, Wanda Maximoff was subdued by Midnight and was about to kill her, when Orlova, Romanoff and Okoye intervened, preparing to face off against the alien warrior. They managed to fend off Midnight's attacks and then proceeded to fight back, outnumbering her. However, they were soon overwhelmed by Midnight's strength, and Romanoff was knocked out whilst Okoye was thrown to the ground. Okoye tossed her spear to Orlova, whose weapons had been knocked out of her hands, and she uses it to knock Midnight to the ground. Midnight gets right back up and kicks Orlova to the ground and puts a blade to her.

When Midnight went to finish off Orlova, only barely holding her back, Maximoff used her powers to restrain Midnight and launch her into the path of one of Thanos' war machines, killing her, resulting in some of her blue blood being splattered across her face. Orlova, lying on the floor, commented that Midnight's blood was gross before getting up and continuing to fight against Thanos' army. The Avengers then located Vision in a forest who prompted Maximoff to destroy the Mind Stone within him while Orlova and the Avengers awaited Thanos' arrival.

Once Thanos finally arrived on Earth, Orlova tried to stop him from obtaining the Mind Stone, but found that she and her allies were hopelessly outmatched by Thanos' use of the Infinity Gauntlet. Like War Machine, Black Panther, Okoye, Bruce Banner, Falcon, and Winter Soldier were blasted away by the Power and Space Stones, Orlova was subdued by Thanos, who knocked her into a tree. This distracted Lehnsherr, who ran to her aid and Thanos trapped them both and Romanoff under pillars of rock, made by the Reality stone.

As Thanos united the six Infinity Stones, Thor impaled him with the Stormbreaker. Moments later, however, Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half of the life in the universe. Despite being weakened by a fatal blow from Thor's Stormbreaker, Thanos transported to the Garden, leaving Orlova and Lehnsherr as two of the survivors of the genocide. They and Romanoff had freed themselves from Thanos' prison as the remaining allies could do nothing but accept their defeat.

#### It looks like he did what he said he was going to do. Thanos wiped out fifty percent of all the living creatures on Earth.

---Ava Orlova

Twenty-three days after the Snap, Captain Marvel returned from her mission to find Tony Stark, carrying Benatar towards the Avengers Compound. The Avengers, along with Pepper Potts stood outside and witnessed Stark exit the ship, along with Nebula.

They all then gathered inside where Orlova informed Danvers and Stark of the Snap and the effects that have occurred since. As they continued to talk about Thanos, Stark began to get angry because of the encounter he had with Thanos alone. However, due to being in a weak state, he collapsed so Bruce Banner tended to him while the others waited. When Danvers decided to go out and find Thanos on her own, Romanoff stopped her, informing her that they work as a team.

Nebula then joined the conversation and informed them of Thanos' location, the Garden — a place that Thanos planned to retreat to after the Snap, where Rocket Raccoon told them of a power surge that occurred two days ago. They then began to discuss going after Thanos, where they planned to retrieve the Infinity Stones and bring everyone back, something that Orlova felt they owed to those who were gone because of the Snap.

As they continued to discuss the plan, Danvers told them that they would be successful because they had her this time, causing an annoyed War Machine to retort back at her. As she claimed that many other planets in the universe did not have a team like the Avengers, Thor, who had been silent for all of this, got up, and summoned Stormbreaker to prove she was worthy. Danvers did not blink and Thor exclaimed his fondness for her. With all the Avengers on board with the plan, they all suited up and boarded the Benatar.

A team of Orlova, Lehnsherr, Rogers, Romanoff, Thor, Danvers, Nebula, Banner, Rocket and Rhodey all made their way to the Garden by making a jump through space. Rocket asked them not to throw up on his ship, having learned that they have never been to space, with the exception of Nebula. When they arrived at the planet, Captain Marvel exited the ship to do recon while the others waited.

Danvers returned and updated the Avengers that it was only just Thanos on the planet. They then began their ambush, with Captain Marvel bursting into his home, placing him in a headlock. Bruce Banner in the Iron Man Armor: Mark XLVIII quickly joined her, restraining the Infinity Gauntlet, with War Machine holding Thanos' other arm.

Thor then arrived and sliced off Thanos' left hand with Stormbreaker, releasing the Gauntlet and causing great pain to the Titan. Rogers, Orlova, Lehnsherr, and Rocket Raccoon then entered the hut, and they were all shocked when Lehnsherr made the discovery that the stones were no longer in the gauntlet. Under interrogation, Thanos revealed that his most recent usage of the Infinity Stones had been to destroy them, ensuring that he could not be tempted to use them again and that the Snap could not be undone.

The Avengers initially believed Thanos to be lying, so Orlova demanded the location of the Infinity Stones, but Thanos assured them they were gone and that he was nearly killed because of it. Nebula addressed that while her adoptive father was many things, a liar isn't one of those things. Thor then cut off Thanos' head, killing him. He then left, leaving a feeling of despair amongst them all.

### 5 Years

#### Lost Family

Прости, сестра. Мне очень жаль, что я подвел тебя. (I'm sorry, Sister. I'm so sorry I failed you.)

---Ava Orlova

With the Mad Titan's victory seemingly final, Orlova and Lehnsherr went home, where she tried to call the rest of her family, only to find that Melina and Yelena had been dusted. Orlova cries on the phone, leaving a message for Yelena expressing how sorry she is, feeling she failed her sister until Lehnsherr pries the phone out of her hands and comforts her.

After learning the Peter Maximoff was dusted, Orlova tell Lehnsherr that the boy was his son, feeling he had the right to know and that Peter would have wanted him to know. Lehnsherr understands why she kept the secret and mourns the son he should have gotten to know.  Just like half of the world, many residents on Genosha were dusted which if at all possible, saddened the couple even more.

#### Adoption

спокойной ночи, любовь моя (good night my love)

---Ava Orlova

Due to her affiliation with the Avengers and her role in trying to stop Thanos, Orlova was legally forgiven for everything that happened with the Sokovia Accords back in 2016 and one year after the Snap, Orlova and Lehnsherr, having learned that there is no time like the present, decide to apply for adoption. Seeking a better home they move to a farmhouse in upstate New York, leaving Selene to run the island. The couple quickly settles into their new home, even adopting a Husky named Rada, Russian for happiness, and a black cat named Kaysa, German for pure. Lehnsherr spends his days maintaining the farm and working construction jobs while Orlova helps Romanoff continue the team and help the world deal with the Snap. She also takes up spear lessons with Okoye along with getting Jared Cromwell involved with Stark Industries and the Avengers.

Before they knew it, Orlova and Lehnsherr were adopting a baby girl. The happy couple decided to name her Zoe Eden Lehnsherr, after Erik's mother. Lehnsherr and Orlova would take turns putting her to bed, each having a different song they would sing to her in their native languages. Romanoff was appointed Godmother and Cromwell Godfather. Over the next four year the child grew into a beautiful young lady, who was loved by her family.

#### Leading the Avengers

You know, if you're about to tell me to look on the bright side. Um... I'm about you to hit you in the head with a peanut butter sandwich.

---Ava Orlova

After along day at Avengers Compound, Orlova heads home, letting Romanoff finish up what is left. Orlova and Lehnsherr greet each other with a quick kiss before she picks her daughter up, hugging her. Seeing as it was already late, Orlova tucks her daughter into bed after singing her a song. She then heads back down stairs, settling into the couch with Lensherr after she made a peanut butter sandwich. Lehnsherr picks up on her poor mood and tries to brighten her spirits, reminding her all the good things that came from the Snap, like less pollution. Orlova replied that if he was trying to get her to look on the bright side she was going to hit him with her sandwich.

The couple continues to have a sweet moment till Orlova's phone rings with a surprising call from Romanoff. Orlova quickly answers, worried that something is wrong when Romanoff tells her to come quick and bring Lehnsherr. The couple scrambles for a babysitter and ends up having Storm watch Elena as they rush over to Avengers Compound.

### Endgame

#### Scott Lang's Return

Have you ever studied Quantum Physics?

Only to make conversation.

---Scott Lang and Ava Orlova

Orlova and Lehnsherr arrive, rushing to the Conference room where they find Scott Lang, someone they believed to be blipped. Lang asks them if they studied Quantum Physics, which Orlova said she was, only for conversation.

Lang then told them about how he got trapped in the Quantum Realm five years ago due to the Snap. Lang then revealed that for him, it was actually five hours in the Quantum Realm. Rogers then tried to get Lang to clarify what he was saying, which was that time works differently in the Quantum Realm, but there is no way to navigate it. He proposed the idea to control the Quantum Realm, entering at one point in time and exiting out another.

However, none of them knew how to handle this idea, so they decided to visit Tony Stark, who was living a normal life with his family. They drove to his house and sat down with him to discuss Lang's idea, but Stark was opposed to it. Romanoff told Stark that they had to try, but he continued to refuse. Stark then left them when his daughter came out, causing them to leave without his help. Rogers then suggested another brain they could use to help them, Bruce Banner.

#### Time Travel

When I say kill the power, kill the power.

Oh my god.

---Bruce Banner and Ava Orlova

The five then met up with Banner in a diner, who explained to Lang his new transformation into a mixture of Banner and Hulk. They were then interrupted by some kids who wanted a picture with Banner, and when they left, Banner informed them that Time Travel was outside his area of expertise, but Romanoff reminded him that he was able to merge his two personas, something that seemed impossible before.

He then agreed to help them, and they returned to the facility to work on navigating the Quantum Realm to ensure time travel. They then began to test time travel, with Lang wearing the Quantum Realm Exploration Suit. When Banner mentioned not wanting something to go wrong and have Lang stuck in the past, Lehnsherr said he was joking, but Banner was unsure of that, due to the uncertainty of the experiment. Banner set the machine up to send Lang back a week and bring him back in ten seconds.

They then activated the machine, which sent Lang into the Quantum Realm, and when they brought him back, he was a child. Banner then tried to fix this error by sending him back, but when he returned he was an old man, followed by a third try which brought Lang back as a baby. Banner then told Orlova to kill the power on his signal, which successfully returned Lang to his normal age.

#### Creating a Plan

Guys, if you pick the right year, there are three stones in New York.

Shut the front door.

---Ava Orlova and Erik Lehnsherr

With all the Avengers assembled once again, they began to work on creating the machine as Scott Lang prepared to test it. They finished the machine, but Clint Barton ended up being the one to test it, as Lang was not ready. They all watched as Barton stood on the machine and then went into the Quantum Realm. A few seconds later, he was brought back, and Romanoff checked up on him. After telling her he was fine, he showed her a baseball glove he retrieved, revealing that their experiment had worked.

With the means of transportation achieved, the team then began to discuss the Infinity Stones' history. They started with the Aether, watching on as Thor told them about it, but started to get off-topic due to him not being in control of his emotions. They then moved onto the Orb, which Rocket Raccoon informed them was on Morag when Peter Quill stole it in 2014. Nebula then told them about the Soul Stone, which Thanos retrieved on Vormir by sacrificing her sister.

Orlova, Lehnsherr, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner then discussed the Time Stone, which they told her Doctor Strange had, and he lived in New York. Orlova then realized that in 2012, there were three stones in New York: the Time Stone, the Space Stone and the Mind Stone. With this point being brought up, they were then able to complete their brainstorm for the Time Heist and plan out who was going where.

It was later decided amongst the members of the Avengers that Romanoff and Barton would go to Vormir in 2014 to obtain the Soul Stone, along with James Rhodes, Orlova, and Nebula, who were going to Morag to retrieve the Power Stone. Lehnsherr, Stark, Steve Rogers, Banner and Lang were going to New York in 2012 to retrieve the Space, Mind, and Time Stones, and Thor and Rocket were going to Asgard in 2013 to steal the Reality Stone while Jared Cromwell would stay behind to monitor things.

#### Theft of the Power Stone

I wasn't always like this.

Me either. But we work with what we got, right?

---Nebula and War Machine

Before they suit up, Cromwell pulls Orlova aside and gifts her with a red suit that he made. Orlova cries, hugging him before quickly suiting up to join the rest of the Avengers as they put on the Advanced Tech Suits and made their way to the Quantum Tunnel to commence the Time Heist. Steve Rogers gave a speech to motivate them before the mission, as Cromwell activated the machine. They all then traveled to their designated times and places, knowing that they only had one chance.

Rhodey, Nebula, Orlova, Romanoff, and Barton arrived on Morag in 2014, where they enlarged the Benatar given to them by Rocket Raccoon so the other team could travel to Vormir to steal the Soul Stone. Rhodey helped Nebula guide the Benatar's space pod to the ground, while Romanoff and Barton jokingly rushed them, which Rhodey stated was not helping. Orlova then said goodbye to the two, telling them to look out for each other as they took off on the Benatar.

Orlova then reconfirmed the plan of just waiting for Peter Quill to show up so he would lead them to the Power Stone, but Nebula advised they take cover, as they weren't the only people looking for the Infinity Stones at that time. Rhodey asked who else would be looking for the stones, which she revealed that her father, Thanos, her sister, Gamora, and even herself were, causing him to ask where her past self currently was.

They then hid behind some rocks until Quill arrived, where they watched as he danced around, which Rhodey commented on him being an idiot, much to Nebula's agreement. Orlova then punched Quill, knocking him out, allowing Nebula to steal his tool to let them open the doors to the Temple Vault.

However, when Nebula went to enter, Rhodey stopped her, using his knowledge of films to be cautious of traps that could kill them. Orlova simply rolled her eyes as she inspected the sight and Nebula proceeded into the vault, to no harm. They then reached the Orb's shielded display, where Nebula reached through and pull it out, burning her robotic hand.

She handed him the Orb, and still carrying emotional pain from her alterations, told them that she wasn't always a cyborg, which he revealed his similar situation of being paralyzed. He then told that they work with what they have, and the two shared a bonding moment through their differences from others. They then went to return to the present, but instead of syncing up, Orlova and Rhodey ended up leaving without Nebula, unbeknown to them.

#### Grieving Natasha Romanoff

She's not coming back. We have to make it worth it. We have to.

We will.

---Ava Orlova and Erik Lehnsherr

Orlova was transported back through the Quantum Realm to the present, where most of the other Avengers safely returned. There was an initial celebration from the other Avengers, which was interrupted when Barton fell to his knees. Orlova saw Hawkeye alone and asked about Romanoff's whereabouts, but he was too upset to respond, but they were able to understand what had happened. Orlova's legs suddenly gave out from under her and Lehnsherr catched her as she cried.

Orlova, Lehnsherr, Rogers, Barton, Tony, Thor, and Bruce gathered outside and let the news of their Romanoff's death sink in. However, Thor believed that Romanoff could too be brought back along with everyone else. However, Barton made it clear to him that there was no way to undo what had happened. Barton then got upset, stating that it should have been him that made the sacrifice. Orlova pleaded that if she wasn't getting her sister back they had to make her sacrifice worth it, which Lehnsherr reassured her they would. The others quickly agreed and they started working on making a Nano Gauntlet capable of wielding all Infinity Stones.

#### Blip

We did it.

---Ava Orlova

With all the Infinity Stones in their possession, Tony Stark, along with Bruce Banner and Rocket Raccoon began creating an Nano Gauntlet that could house all of the Infinity Stones and allow the wearer to wield all them. When they were done, they discussed who should be the one to snap their fingers; Thor desperately believing he should do it, wanting to do something right. However, they came to the realization that Banner must be the one to do it, due to the levels of Gamma Radiation, and that anyone else would be killed from.

As Banner was about to wield the gauntlet, each Avenger suited up and made sure to protect themselves from any blast, Orlova stood with Lehnsherr, holding each others hand in comfort. As Banner became overwhelmed by the Stones' power, he was able to snap his fingers, attempting to reverse the Snap and bring everyone back.

Afterwards, Banner collapsed to the floor, and the gauntlet fell off. Barton kicked the gauntlet away, telling no one to move it. They then checked on Banner, when suddenly, Barton's phone began to ring. He checked his phone and saw that it was his wife calling, revealing that they were successful. Orlova and Lehnsherr pulled into a hug at the reassurance from Barton when suddenly, the Facility was attacked by Thanos, blasting the couple backwards, causing them to fall to the undergrounds of the facility.

#### Attack on the Avengers Facility

Увидимся среди звезд, любовь моя... (See you in the stars my love...)

---Ava Orlova

The attack destroyed the facility, causing the Avengers to become separated as they fell under the rubble. Orlova, Lehnsherr, Rhodes, Rocket, and  Banner fell in the same spot, trapped under the rubble, where Banner was struggling to keep the building from falling on them.

Lehnsherr quickly freed Orlova from under the rubble with his powers. They then moved to help Rhodey free Rocket who was also trapped and being suffocated. They tried to catch their breaths, however, despite Banner's cries for them to save themselves, they were unable to go anywhere. Suddenly, a flood of water came through and began to fill up the area.

As the water rose, Rhodey attempted to call out for help, but was not able to get a response. When the water was reaching their necks, Orlova said farewell to Lehnsherr, accepting her fate of drowning. However, Scott Lang rushed to their location and was able to save them all from drowning.

#### Battle of Earth

It's over, we won.

---Ava Orlova

War Machine, Ant-Man, Rocket Raccoon, and Hulk joined the restored Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Masters of the Mystic Arts, Wakandans, Asgardians, and Ravagers to face alternate Thanos and his army. Captain America called on the Avengers to assemble as the two opposing armies then charged at each other and fought. During the battle, Hawkeye continued to protect the Infinity Stones, carrying the Nano Gauntlet around with him as he made his way through the battlefield. Not being able to properly fight while holding onto the gauntlet, Hawkeye managed to avoid numerous attacks from Thanos' army, with assistance from the other heroes.

Being in a position of danger with all of the Infinity Stones, Hawkeye asked Captain America about what he should do with the Stones. He told him to get the stones away from the battlefield, but Hulk interjected, telling him that they needed to get the stones back to where they got them. Ant-Man informed them that Luis' van was on the battlefield and could be used to get the stones back. Hawkeye then made his way to the van, fighting off many hordes of Outriders with his sword and wristbow. As he pursued, he was spotted by Ebony Maw who sent more of the alien army towards him. As Hawkeye witnessed the aliens draw near, he was saved by Black Panther, who used his kinetic pulse to blast them away.

He then acknowledged Hawkeye, calling him by his first name, something he learned during the Clash of the Avengers, and told him to hand over the Nano Gauntlet. Hawkeye did so, knowing that he was faster and would be able to get past Thanos' army easier than he would. With the gauntlet out of his possession, Hawkeye was now able to fully join the fight. Hawkeye, along with all the other heroes were able to fight off Thanos' army, but it wasn't until Iron Man wielded all the Infinity Stones, that they were victorious. All of alternate Thanos' army disintegrated, followed by Thanos himself.

However, this came at the cost of Iron Man's life, due to the immense power of the stones.[2] As Iron Man died on the battlefield, everyone gathered around him. Hawkeye saw his friend who he had fought beside many times, and out of respect, knelt before him as he mourned his death. This was then followed by Black Panther, who noticed Hawkeye kneeling, proceeded by everyone else kneeling in front of the fallen hero.[29]

"I hope families are reunited. I hope we get it back, in somewhat like a normal version of the planet has been restored, if there ever was such a thing."

―Tony Stark

#### Tony Stark's Funeral

"You know, I wish there was a way... that I could let her know... that we won. We did it."

"She knows. They both do."

―Clint Barton and Wanda Maximoff[src]

Barton and his family all attended the funeral for his friend and fellow Avenger, Tony Stark, along with all of their allies at Stark's home. Barton, along with Pepper Potts and her daughter, Happy Hogan, James Rhodes, and the remaining original Avengers, gathered inside Stark's home, where they watched a recorded message Stark left before the Time Heist. They all then stood outside with their allies as Stark's Arc Reactor was sent adrift in the lake.

Afterwards, Barton reunited with his close friend Wanda Maximoff and confided in her about his desire to be able to let Natasha Romanoff know that they were successful in bringing everyone back. Maximoff assured him that Romanoff knew, as well as Vision. The two then comforted each other over the loss of those close to them. Afterwards, Barton and his family returned home.[2] At some point, Barton told Laura about his time as the Ronin. Due to the amount of explosions and loud noises he had been subjected to over the years, Barton became hard of hearing, requiring him to wear a hearing aid in his left ear.[19]

### Meeting Birth Family

"Why do you risk your life for him, Clint Barton? How has everybody forgiven him for his past?"

"He saved the world."

"No. My sister saved the world. Natasha Romanoff, she saved the world."

―Yelena Belova and Kate Bishop[src]

Afterwards, Belova changed into civilian clothes and infiltrated Kate Bishop's apartment through a broken window and prepared mac'n cheese to eat. When Bishop arrived, she remained hidden initially but when she stepped out, Bishop threw a hot sauce bottle at her, in which she caught. She then told Bishop that their fight had made her hungry and asked her to sit down and talk with her.

Bishop, who was defensive, remained at a distance, and remarked that Belova had tried to kill her and she did not want to talk to her. Belova gasped and proclaimed that she did not try to kill Bishop. She stated that she had attached a wire to Bishop and if she really wanted Bishop dead, it would have happened already, presumably as she entered the apartment.

Belova then asked why there was only one fork, stating the need for more utensils, but Bishop said she was the only one living there. Belova brought the food to the table and Bishop reluctantly sat down. Belova ate, while ignoring Bishop's tension and stares, enthusiastically remarking how she was in New York City. She said she wanted to see places of interest such as the newly redesigned Statue of Liberty and the Rockefeller Center. She said she knew Bishop was originally from the city. She then said that she knew about Bishop's parents, her education career, and that she had recently rescued a dog, which she found admirable. Bishop asked her what she was doing there, asking if she was there to speak with Barton, in which she said plainly she was there to kill Barton.

Bishop defended Barton and protested that he was a hero and an Avenger, having saved the world several times. Belova angrily said that Natasha Romanoff had saved the world and how her death influenced her idea to take out Barton. She recalled that Barton had killed several people during his time as Ronin and asked why Bishop continued to like him. Bishop countered that Romanoff and Barton were friends and Barton was a good person.

Bishop then deduced that someone hired Belova and pointed out that that person may have ulterior motives. At this, Belova decided to end the conversation and proceeded to ask for Barton's location, but got no details. She then went to the window and warned Bishop not to get in her way again before jumping down using her grappler.

### Christmas

"You know it's fine if you don't wanna watch the show. I mean... I know everyone misses her, but she was your best friend."

―Lila Barton to Clint Barton[src]

In December 2024, Barton took his children on a trip to New York City, while Laura remained at the farmhouse so he could spend time with the children alone. They attended a performance of Rogers: The Musical after being invited. However, Barton became uncomfortable during the show, due to it retelling events he was a part of, including the Battle of New York, and turned off his hearing aid briefly. The inaccuracy of portraying Ant-Man in the battle only further irritated him. Additionally, the constant reminders of Natasha Romanoff made it hard for Barton to watch it, so he decided to leave the auditorium.

While in the bathroom, Barton was approached by a fan for a selfie, but he refused due to it being an inappropriate time for it. Barton then went outside, and was soon joined by Lila, who told him they could leave, understanding that the loss of his best friend was still affecting him. When Cooper and Nathaniel came out, they decided to get dinner at a Chinese restaurant.[19]

#### Dinner with the Family

"There's a thousand things to do. It's going to be amazing, but the most important thing is that we're going to do it all together."

―Clint Barton to his children[src]

While eating their dinner, they were called by Laura, who wanted to check on them, and they then made plans to do Christmas activities together. Once the food was finished, Barton was approached by the waiter, who gave them more to eat, and claimed that the meal was on the house, as a thank you for the work Barton and the Avengers had done during the Chitauri Invasion, which made Barton somewhat uncomfortable. Changing the subject, Barton suggested that they go see the largest Christmas Tree that New York City had to offer, which excited Nathaniel Barton as they all got up to leave and enjoy the rest of the evening.[19]

#### Return of Ronin

"You're Hawkeye!"

"Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Kate Bishop."

―Kate Bishop and Clint Barton[src]

After bringing his children back to the hotel room, Barton witnessed in a NY1 report that someone had been spotted wearing his Ronin suit while rescuing a dog, forcing him to leave to deal with it.

The next morning, Barton said goodbye to his children, but when Lila Barton became concerned about his disappearance the night before, he assured her that everything would be fine, and that he will make it back home for Christmas.

### Helping Spider-man

#### Public Enemy Number One

"Spider-Man's name is Peter Parker!"

"What the fu―?!"

―Mysterio and Spider-Man[src]

Taking notice of the breaking news broadcast from the NY1 station, Spider-Man turned around to watch the outer television monitor of the stadium. As news anchor Pat Kiernan reported on the attack in London, Spider-Man listened closely about an anonymous source that provided video of Mysterio's final moments before his death. As Mysterio talked over in the video, Spider-Man was accused for killing him and staging a crisis to try and become the "next Iron Man."

When Kiernan went on about having the footage being cited from the controversial online news site, The Daily Bugle, the online tabloid's host, J. Jonah Jameson, accused Spider-Man to be responsible of the murder of Mysterio, who would go down in history as the greatest superhero of all time. As Jameson went on, the broadcast showed more footage, displaying Mysterio revealing Spider-Man's civilian identity, horrifying Parker as he swore in public.[25]

Parker then looked down below at Jones and watched as crowds swarmed around her, with people asking if she was Spider-Man's girlfriend. Parker lept off the light post and makes his way to Jones, pushing through an angry mob. Some angrily asked him why he killed Mysterio and begin to push him and Jones, with one woman even atttempting to unmask him in public, only for her to yell aloud that he attacked her even though he was just defending himself.

#### Matt Murdock

"Well, I have some good news, Peter. I don't believe any of the charges against you are gonna stick."

"Wait, seriously?"

―Matt Murdock and Peter Parker[src]

However, just as Parker and his aunt were watching the news about the incident, their apartment began to be investigated by the United States Department of Damage Control, who seized all of Parker's equipment.

Parker, his aunt, Ned Leeds, and Michelle Jones, would later be taken into Damage Control custody on a warrant, charging them with various crimes. They arrived at the NYPD precinct. Agent P. Cleary attempted to interrogate Parker about the drones that were used in the Battle of London. Much to Parker's shock, when he tried to state the truth, saying that Nick Fury could vouch for him, he discovered that he had actually been off planet for a year. However, before he could say anything else, his aunt, Leeds, and Jones walked past with Jones and his aunt telling him not to say anything without a lawyer.

Parker eventually enlisted the services of Matt Murdock to represent him, who successfully got his criminal charges dropped. Despite his criminal charges getting dropped by Murdock, he was warned by the latter that despite getting rid of legal troubles, things will still be much worse, as there was still the court of public opinion, and Hogan would also need a really powerful lawyer to defend himself against any lawsuits as it was his responsibility that Parker used Stark Tech that potentially caused damage.

Much to Parker's shock, when a Mysterio supporter suddenly threw a brick inside the apartment window aimed at Parker, the blind Murdock managed to catch the brick before Parker. When Parker questioned Murdock on how he did that, he just said that he's a really good lawyer.

Later on his fellow classmate, Betty Brant interviewed Parker for The Daily Bugle where she asked him if whether or not he would thank the spider that bit him to give him powers. When Parker answered that he would thank the spider because it allowed him to save people, Brant interrupted him trying to get Parker to say that he would not thank the spider, which Parker couldn't interpret as an attempt to take him off controversy.[12]

#### Condominium Relocation

"What's that noise?"

"Oh. It's uh, it's Happy. Look, he gave his room to May, so he's sleeping down here."

―Michelle Jones and Peter Parker[src]

After being warned by Murdock for security-related concerns and being attacked by an angry pro-Mysterio mob at their original apartment, Parker and May had moved into Happy Hogan's condominium, with the latter happily providing them all the support that they need. After arriving at Hogan's home, Parker tried to clean his dirty Spider-Man Suit but failed to do so despite his best efforts, eventually giving up, after feeling immense disgust from cleaning it up.

Later on, Parker had discovered that Hogan had a Stark Fabricator within the workshop of his apartment, similar to the one that he used to build an upgraded suit for himself, discovering that it can build almost anything he wants to build, much to his awe. Later on, towards the night Parker called Jones, where they both discussed about their applications to their preferred institute, MIT.

Parker told Jones that ever since he got bit by that radioactive spider, that he only had one week where he felt normal was when she and everyone whom he wanted to know about knew he was Spider-Man, and everyone finding out his true identity ruined that for him. However, their special moment was ruined by Hogan who told them to wrap it up as he was trying to sleep, telling him he needs his eight hours of sleep, much to Parker's shock as he learns he had been listening the whole time.[12]

#### College Admission Problems

"Keep watching Midtown News all year as we bring you up-close and personal coverage of Peter fighting his biggest battle yet: College admission!"

―Betty Brant[src]

After having his criminal charges cleared, Parker headed into Midtown School of Science and Technology for his first day of senior year, after his summer break, where he, Michelle Jones, Ned Leeds, and Flash Thompson were surrounded by pro-Mysterio supporters, calling Parker and his friends horrible and demeaning names, terming Parker as the "Devil in Disguise" and people behaving creepily towards Jones, much to Parker's frustration. However, Parker was guided by the NYPD officers on crowd control, who led him inside.

Later on much to Parker's awe, Parker saw Roger Harrington and Julius Dell, who welcomed him back into school, saying that it's an honor to serve him, while Andre Wilson, who supported Mysterio, accused Parker of murder and called him a murderer. Furthermore, he discovered that Harrington also made up a mural of him with all of the pictures of Parker, all the accolades that he achieved, and statues made under his name, with them informing him that he is free to do whatever he wants to do, all much to his annoyance as students began to take pictures of him while he walked down the hall.

Frustrated from all of his newfound fame, Parker and Jones decided to go out to Midtown's rooftop, an undisturbed area with privacy, discussing and laughing about all of the new controversies regarding Spider-Man, such as him supposedly having the ability to hypnotize females. However, just before the duo were about to kiss, they were interrupted by Leeds who came there out of his own issues with privacy.

After his acquittal, Parker had given an application to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology along with Jones and Leeds, along with other backup institutes, in hopes for a fresh start in Boston with Parker hoping he can continue being Spider-Man there, hoping to maintain a happy life with his friends, as they planned to live together. Parker was eventually warned by Jones that they should expect otherwise owing to the recent controversies, telling him to expect disappointment so that they won't be disappointed in the future. Despite his friends' suspicions Parker chose to remain optimistic as he believed they would get admitted.

Later on, much to Parker's shock, his, Jones, and Leeds' applications were being continuously rejected by every other institute due to his involvement with Mysterio, despite his excellent grades. However, a resilient Parker chose to keep quiet as he still hadn't received his M.I.T application form back. He remained anxious every time his aunt would return from the mail.

Eventually, when Parker received his M.I.T form he instantly went to Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop, the cafe where Jones worked at so he could meet up with her and Leeds, planning to open up their letters together as friends to face their future. Much to his shock, he discovered that not only he was rejected due to his direct association in the death of Mysterio, but his friends were also being dragged downhill as they were rejected despite their high grades in light of recent controversy.[12]

#### Appealing to MIT

"When you said 'convince them', you mean I could've called them? I can do that? Well I mean, got their letter, and I assumed that that was--"

"I'm sorry. Are you telling me that you didn't even think to plead your case with them first before asking me to brainwash the entire world?!"

―Peter Parker and Doctor Strange[src]

Despite getting kicked out of the Sanctum, a satisfied Parker got the idea to find an M.I.T Administrator to appeal Leeds and Jones' application to MIT. As soon as he could think, Parker called a busy Flash Thompson and asked him for the contact details of the MIT Administrator so he could appeal for his friends' application.

After some reluctance from Thompson to reveal the details, Parker struck a deal with him on the condition that he would tell everyone that Thompson was his best friend, much to Parker's frustration. Thompson informed Parker that the MIT representative left to the airport, sending him a picture of the representative so that he can find her.[12]

#### Battle at the Alexander Hamilton Bridge

"Should've killed your little girlfriend when I had the chance."

"What did you just say?"

―Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man[src]

After finding out the representative's details, Parker rushed to the Alexander Hamilton Bridge while wearing his Iron Spider Armor to identify the MIT representative using facial recognition. After seeing news helicopters, he waved at them. He then learned much to his shock that E.D.I.T.H. had been shut down, so he had to find the representative manually.

After looking around everywhere, he found the MIT Assistant Vice Chancellor. Parker tried to convince her to reconsider Michelle Jones' and Ned Leeds' rejected applications. Suddenly, Parker's sense alarmed him about the upcoming danger, as he noticed people running away from the bridge.

Parker then activated his Iron Spider Armor before Doctor Octopus emerged from underneath the bridge and mistook Spider-Man for the same Spider-Man he knew, asking him where his machine was, much to Spider-Man's shock and confusion. Doctor Octopus immediately attacked Spider-Man by using the tentacles to throw cars at him, forcing Spider-Man to either evade them or save civilians who were still inside.

As Spider-Man was distracted, Doctor Octopus grabbed him with the tentacle and threw him at the UPS truck, remarking that he should have killed Mary Jane Watson when he had a chance. Assuming that he was talking about Michelle Jones, a provoked Spider-Man engaged in a fierce fight with Doctor Octopus, using his spider-legs against the tentacles. However, when Spider-Man heard that MIT representative was trapped in a falling car, he immediately rushed to save her, almost fully saving her, but was grabbed by Doctor Octopus, who then tried to force him into the spinning blades of a nearby helicopter. Spider-Man managed to free himself from Doctor Octopus' grip and caught a car with his web, while evading Doctor Octopus' attacks.

Although the woman was relatively safe, Spider-Man was open to Doctor Octopus' attack who pinned him down to the bridge with his tentacle. Doctor Octopus damaged the armor, which made the nanites of the armor to connect with his tentacles. Doctor Octopus then attempted to kill Spider-Man by impaling his vulnerable spot, but the nanites of his mask protected him. Doctor Octopus saw Spider-Man without his mask and realized that he was not the Peter Parker he knew, which greatly confused Spider-Man.

Using Doctor Octopus' confusion, Spider-Man connected his suit with the nanites attached to his tentacles and managed to take control over them, with the former being incapable of controlling the tentacles, thereby posing little threat, so Spider-Man used the tentacles to get him and the MIT representative back on the bridge safely. All of a sudden, Green Goblin appeared on the bridge and attempted to attack Spider-Man using his Pumpkin Bombs.[12]

#### Tracking Multiversal Trespassers

"Let's just focus on the good news, okay?"

"No, let's just focus on the bad news. As of now, you have detected zero multiversal trespassers. So get on your phones, scour the Internet, and... Scooby-Doo this shit!"

―Peter Parker and Doctor Strange[src]

Just before Green Goblin attempted to attack Spider-Man, Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus were transported into the New York Sanctum, where Doctor Strange imprisoned Doctor Octopus and Lizard. He informed Parker that Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, and Lizard, the latter whom Strange found from the sewers, were not from their universe, but from parallel realities within the Multiverse, who were pulled into this reality by the failed spell since they are aware of Spider-Man's true identity, much to Parker's shock as he only thought that the Multiverse was theoretical.

Parker was recruited to help find and capture these “visitors”, as he received a magic-based upgrade to his suit, with one web shot transporting his enemy back to the Sanctum. Strange told Parker that since he had messed up it was his job to fix all of this, telling him to grab the rest of the villains before reality was damaged till the point it can't be recovered. Parker agreed to help Strange and told him that he was ready to sort out his mess, but he needed some help.

Parker decided to enlist the help of Michelle Jones and Ned Leeds, owing to his past experiences with them giving him leads to the villains, bringing them to the Sanctum where Strange asked them to sort out their mess. Parker tried to refrain from telling his friends about the spell made that bought the villains to their universe, but failed as Strange ended up telling them anyways. However, much to Parker's relief, his friends handled it relatively well, with Jones making Strange ask for help in a more gentle way as it was actually his fault as the caster that the spell got messed up, much to Parker's delight.

After going down to the Undercroft along with Jones and Leeds, Parker tried to apologize to his friends for asking Strange to cast the spell, but much to his relief, Jones forgave him then tells him that the next time he wanted to solve a problem, maybe he should just consider telling them so they could figure out the problem as a group, which Parker happily agreed to. Later, Parker, Jones, and Leeds shared fun moments as he introduced them to the two captured villains, Doctor Octopus and Lizard.

As Parker was preparing for capturing the villains, he tried to clean his dirty suit but failed to do so despite his best efforts, so he turned the suit inside out for the time being as May Parker told him that she would clean his suit later on. Later on, Leeds managed to trace a suspicious activity at a military research facility outside of New York City, whom he thought was the villain at the bridge.

However, just as he was discussing about him, Doctor Octopus intervened and explained to him that it was impossible that Norman Osborn was alive as in his universe, he was a megalomaniacal, misguided villain who died after being impaled by his own glider during a fight with the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, saying that either they saw someone else or he was going outside there to fight ghosts, much to Parker's shock.[12]

#### Capture of Sandman and Electro

"This is gonna sound really crazy, but this isn't your universe."

"What?"

"Another universe? That's what I was feeling. The power, it's different. I like it."

―Spider-Man, Sandman and Electro[src]

After successfully tracking down the presence of a person at a military research centre, Spider-Man swung through the city heading into the woods where he encountered Electro, a being made up of pure energy, who was drawing powers from electrical lines. Due to his body being made up of pure energy, Spider-Man failed to transport the villain to the New York Sanctum, as the web went through his body. Electro had attacked Spider-Man, firing continuous electric blasts at him, forcing Spider-Man to maneuver through the trees to avoid the attacks.

Soon after, Electro had gained the upper hand over Spider-Man after he cornered him and hit him with a blast to cut off his communication with Jones and Leeds. However, before he was finished by the being, he was saved by Sandman who intervened to shield the boy as he mistook him for the Peter Parker he knew. Sandman built a wall to protect him from the electricity before Spider-Man asked him for help to take Electro down.

Promising to clear all things up with Sandman, the two work together to cut the power lines, which fully restored Electro's body to its normal condition. Parker and Sandman then watched as Electro came to the ground to meet them. Electro asked what was going on and Parker informed him he was from another universe. When Electro remarked that he had no clothes, Parker found some construction suit nearby and gave it to him. He then used the device to send Electro to the Sanctum. Upon seeing this, Sandman believed Spider-Man killed him and confronted Parker on his actions but was promptly teleported away also.[12]

#### Meeting Norman Osborn

"I saw Spider-Man in an ad for this place, and I thought he could help me. But you're not him."

"Wait, so you want Spider-Man's help?"

―Norman Osborn and Spider-Man[src]

Deciding that he had to clean things up in order to keep his record clean before the media did anything against him, Spider-Man decided to stay at the electrical tower in order to clean up the area, telling Michelle Jones that he will be finding Norman Osborn later on.

That next morning, just when Parker managed to finish repairing as much damage as he could through his webbing, he was called by May Parker to come at the F.E.A.S.T. Community Center immediately as Osborn came there. A scared Spider-Man immediately went towards the F.E.A.S.T. Community Center, leaving all things behind to track down Osborn, who had put his aunt at risk. However, much to his shock and relief, Osborn was merely there to ask for Spider-Man and his aunt for help in his fight against his own demons with the Green Goblin alter.

Hearing Osborn's problem, Parker realized that the latter has two different personalities and the side he saw before was Green Goblin. Parker was convinced by May that the Multiverse intruders were troubled people who needed his help. However, believing that Doctor Strange knew best, Spider-Man told May that he should surrender Osborn to him because it was not his responsibility to handle them.[12]

#### Battle for the Macchina di Kadavus

"It's over, Parker. I'll come pick you up when it's done."

"Hey, Strange! You know what's cooler than magic? Math!"

―Doctor Strange and Spider-Man[src]

Parker and Norman Osborn were driven by May Parker to the New York Sanctum and Parker got his suit back, which had now been cleaned from the green paint. Parker thanked May before he brought Osborn to the undercroft as he introduces him to Ned Leeds and Michelle Jones.

Hearing that Osborn recognized the initials of his girlfriend, Parker was not only surprised that another version of her exist in his universe but also that MJ can be short for a different name, Mary Jane. Then, Parker finds out that Norman Osborn, Doctor Octopus, and Electro were spared from their deaths in their Spider-Man's universe, which greatly shocked him.

When Doctor Strange arrived with the Macchina di Kadavus, he explained to Spider-Man that these three were doomed to die fighting their versions of Spider-Man, and that he planned to reverse the spell and send them back to their fates for the sake of the greater Multiverse. Convinced that they can be cured of their antagonistic natures and be spared from death, Spider-Man stole the box containing the spell before Strange can use it and ran off.

He ran outside the Sanctum and tried to escape, but was stopped by Strange who told him to hand the box over. When Spider-Man didn't, Strange used his Sling Ring to summon two Inter-Dimensional Portals to stop him. He then used an Eldritch Whip to bring him down.

Strange then knocked him into the Astral Dimension. Parker believed he was dead, but was amazed to learn what had happened and that he could make autonomous movements for him to not allow Strange, who was just as surprised as he was, to take his box as he flew towards his body.

Spider-Man then swung away, only to be stopped by the Cloak of Levitation which wrapped itself around his shoulders and tried to pull him back down. Spider-Man managed to free himself and tried to swing away.

However, Strange opened up the Mirror Dimension and sent Spider-Man into it. Spider-Man free fell throughout the Dimension, crashing throughout the city falling inside a shopping mall and other buildings. After falling into Central Park, Strange opened a portal, and a subway train came through, hitting him and temporarily separating him from the box.

Spider-Man grabbed the box again, as the Cloak reached him and grabbed it as well. Strange then sent him through portals while the Cloak continued to grab hold of it. Eventually, Spider-Man managed to cause the portals to collide, which then shattered the Dimension.

This action separated them from the box and transported them to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Strange then opened a portal and told Spider-Man he would return for him afterwards. Unfazed, Spider-Man decided to use the situation to his advantage, discovering the various mathematical possibilities to trap someone within the Dimension.

Spider-Man then entangled Strange in a matrix full of his webs through the use of geometry. Afterwards, he grabbed the box and prepared to hop into the open portal. Strange told him not too, but Spider-Man used his web to take his Sling Ring and left the Dimension.[12]

After the duel, Spider-Man told Ned Leeds and Michelle Jones about what had just happened, when they asked where he had gone. He told them he was in a mirror place and that he had taken Strange's Sling Ring.

When Doctor Octopus asked Spider-Man why he saved them and did not let Strange send them home to die, Jones told him that it was not who Parker would be, which surprised him that she had great faith in him. Parker told the group that he could help them of their issues and when they go back home, they might not die fighting their Spider-Man. Also, Parker explained to the group of villains that the technology in his universe was advanced, then was offered some help by Norman Osborn, which he accepted. Parker then found out that Lizard, who was skeptical of his idea to help the group, could talk. After being asked by Electro as to what his plan was to help him and the rest of the group of villains, Parker told him he had it under control.

He then gave Jones the Macchina di Kadavus and Leeds the Sling Ring. He tasked them with keeping the Macchina safe and to wait for him in case they needed to press the button to send the universe-displaced home. Parker did his handshake with Leeds and kissed Jones as they left. He then turned around and told the universe-displaced his plan.

#### Meeting Multiversal Spider-Men

"Prove it, that you're Peter Parker."

"I don't carry an ID with me. You know, it kinda defeats the whole anonymous superhero thing..."

―Michelle Jones and Amazing Spider-Man[src]

Later, Jones went to Leeds' house and waited for the message of Parker. They turned the television on and saw news reports about the destruction at a condominium, both knowing that Parker had been there and worried for his safety. Jones told Leeds she was going to push the button on the Macchina to activate it, but just before she did it, Leeds waved his arms in the air, stating he wanted to see Parker and have his opinion on the matter.

Much to their shock, a spark of magic flickered in the air before them and Jones asked Leeds to repeat what he just did. Upon her instructions, Leeds conjured an Inter-Dimensional Portal using the Sling Ring. To their excitement, they saw what appeared to be Spider-Man walking around in an alleyway. They called out to him and when he jumped through, they saw that he was another Spider-Man who was Peter Parker.

Startled and confused by this, Leeds and Jones asked who he was. Leeds started to bring up the spell, and Jones stopped him from saying too much, before the Amazing Spider-Man deduced that his studies on multidimensional travel was real. Feeling suspicious, Jones threw bread at Amazing Spider-Man who replied that his Spider-Sense would not work when something harmless like bread would attack him, calling Jones a mistrusting person. Nevertheless, Amazing Spider-Man proved himself to be one as he climbed around the walls of Leeds' house to clean up the cobwebs.

Jones told Leeds to try again and this time, another Spider-Man walked through. When Leeds had asked if he was another Spider-Man and why he did not tell them that, in which he replied he kept his identity anonymous. After the two Spider-Men used their webbing on each other, they told Jones and Leeds where they went when they needed alone time, thinking that that was what Parker was doing after the attack he had faced. Through their words, Jones then figured out where Parker was most likely.[1]

#### Supporting Spider-Man

"Look at me. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. We're gonna get through this, and we're gonna get through it together."

―Michelle Jones and Peter Parker[src]

Jones and Leeds took the alternate Spider-Men to Midtown School of Science and Technology and went to the rooftop where they found Parker, crying and alone. They realized his aunt had died and comforted him, by hugging him. Jones then introduced him to his alternate counterparts, who jumped down to meet him. Jones listened as Parker interacted with them, eventually agreeing to help the universe-displaced as planned.

Jones and Leeds went with Parker and his counterparts into one of Midtown's laboratory rooms and watched as they concocted cures for the universe-displaced. When Jones noticed that Parker was anxious, she comforted him and told him that they were in this together. When the cures had been made, Jones joined the group at a table and listened as they made the plan. She then witnessed when the older Parker produced organic webbing, much to their shock.[1]

#### Midtown Lab Project

"I think that I can repair the devices for Dillon and Marko, but the others..."

―Peter Parker[src]

After his spirit got renewed, Parker, Ned Leeds, Michelle Jones, and the two other Parkers decided to use the science lab of Midtown-High to prepare for their final battle with the villains, creating anti-serums against them. Using their knowledge of their respective villains they managed to come up with cures to their powers, with one Parker handling Lizard, and the older Parker handling Green Goblin, saying that he had been planning for quite a long time. Parker was hesitant to let the older Parker make Green Goblin's cure, but relented.

As his variants developed the cures for everybody else, Parker continued to repair the devices that he had devised earlier to cure, Electro and Sandman, with his friends assisting him and his variants around as they developed the cure for all of the villains. As a nervous Parker was feeling guilty about what he did and the damage it caused, telling Jones that she and his allies did not deserve to suffer the consequences of his action, a supportive Jones consoled a nervous Parker who tells him to look at her, telling him that they will get through this together, and that she is not going to go anywhere.

Later on, as Leeds prepared the web-fluid cartridges for all of them, Parker discovered that one of his variants could produce his webbing organically, much to his shock, with his third variant questioning how does organic webbing even function. However, before anyone else could ask anything else, Parker decides to continue on with his planning, deciding to go to the Statue of Liberty, the place that represents second chances, using the Macchina di Kadavus as a lure. Much to Parker's surprise, Leeds says that he can teleport them there using Doctor Strange's sling ring. Leeds also promises that he won't turn into a supervillain and kill him like one of his other variants' best friend, much to Parker's amusement. Having figured everything out, Parker, his variants, Jones, and Leeds leave swearing to cure all villains.[12]

#### Battle at Liberty Island

Everyone just calm down.

Easy for you to say! You’re a freakin Russian Assassin!

--- Alekandra and MJ

Once finished the group went to the Statue of Liberty which was under construction to be redesigned to sport the new Captain America's Shield. Before the battle, Parker called into the The Daily Bugle and talked to J. Jonah Jameson, admitting his fault in bringing all the villains here to their universe and tell them he was going to fix his mistake in the end. Parker asked the people of New York to wish him luck as he prepared for his greatest battle yet, telling the villains that he really did try to help them despite having the power to kill them at any given moment just because May Parker taught him to do better than that, using the Macchina di Kadavus as a bait to invite the villains.

Parker and his variants, as they prepared, joked and conversed with each other regaling about the villains they had fought and their adventures when the group of villains finally arrived, with Electro commencing the battle as he arrives fully charged by the Arc Reactor. Parker was warned by Electro that he can give him the box that is key to their death or prepare to die, but just before Electro attacked him Parker summoned his variants to come back to his rescue. As the battle began, Parker handed off the box to Michelle Jones and Ned Leeds so that the villains cannot fetch it, which unfortunately went wrong as Leeds couldn't close his portal much to Jones' concern. She tried to give him advice, telling him to keep trying and asked why he could not close it. Leeds made several attempts; much was not successful. Their voices carried throughout the Statue, making Lizard aware of them.

Lizard then leaped up onto the scaffolding and ran at them, wanting the Macchina. Jones and Leeds then ran away into the laboratory, with Lizard in pursuit, destroying the laboratory in the process. Parker caught up to Lizard in an effort to stop him, but Lizard got away from him and continued to chase Jones and Leeds through another portal. As they ran on the Statue's scaffolding, Leeds opened another portal, sending water rushing through into Lizard.

Jones found the cure and tossed it to Parker who was then able to give Lizard the cure and he reverted back to Curt Connors. Leeds then opened another portal and Doctor Strange walked through surprising them. Jones then gave the Macchina to Strange while Strange took back his Sling Ring. Jones and Leeds went to another level of scaffolding to wait while Electro and Sandman were cured.

When they finally succeed against the villains, Doctor Strange had arrived, through one of Leeds' portals, and confronted Parker for leaving him dangling over the Grand Canyon for twelve hours, making Parker apologize to him, telling him that they are close to curing the villains with only Osborn being left of being cured. When Parker introduces his variants from other universes to Strange who suggest that Parker could have used Strange's help, Strange told Parker that he was pleasantly surprised by what he has accomplished by curing the villains by giving them second chances, but they still had to send them back to their universes before damage made to reality becomes irreversible.

#### Fighting Green Goblin

"Poor Peter. Too weak to send me home and die?"

"No. I just want to kill you myself."

"Attaboy!"

―Green Goblin and Spider-Man[src]

Before Doctor Strange could activate the Macchina di Kadavus to reverse the spell, Green Goblin arrived and attempted to snatch it; however, Strange managed to disarm him. Unfortunately, though it turned out Green Goblin had already put a Pumpkin Bomb in the box which detonated. Destroying it and leaving Stange no way to send the villains as well as the other Spider-Men back to their respective worlds.

The bomb also destroys the scaffolding in the Statue of Liberty knocking Michelle Jones off as Spider-Man dived to save her, Green Goblin intercepted him with the Goblin Glider. Fortunately, Peter-Three managed to save her. As Spider-Man downed the glider by detonating a Pumpkin Bomb inside the mobile device, the two landed on the shield replica for the Statue of Liberty.

After getting up, Green Goblin taunted Spider-Man that he was still too weak to send him back home to his universe to die, although Spider-Man, filled with anger and hatred for what Green Goblin has done, told him that he simply wanted to be the one to kill him. An impressed Goblin sicken praised him as the two engage in an intense battle. An enraged Spider-Man fueled solely by anger and hate and no longer holding back, brutally beat Green Goblin into submission.

Fueled with rage, Spider-Man grabbed the glider and attempted to stab him to death with it. However, before delivering his brutal punishment, he was stopped by Peter-Two who blocked the strike by holding the glider at bay, until Spider-Man finally calmed down and came to his senses, after realizing this was not what May would want for him.

Suddenly Peter-Two was stabbed by Green Goblin, heavily injuring him and proceeded to taunt Spider-Man that May's death was strictly on him for not killing them when he had the chance as Green Goblin laughed and taunted Spider-Man. Peter-Three threw Spider-Man the cure to Green Goblin serum who then ejected it into Green Goblin in retaliation, finally freeing Osborn of the Green Goblin alter once and for all.

#### One Way Home

"They're coming here because of me, right? Because I'm Peter Parker? So cast a new spell. But this time, make everyone forget who Peter Parker is. Make everyone forget... me."

―Spider-Man to Doctor Strange[src]

Realizing Strange's increasing inability to contain other variants of individuals who know of his identity will result in the complete collapse of the multiverse, Parker chooses to tell him to cast the spell that was unsuccessfully attempted before but alter it so that the entire world permanently forgets about Parker's existence altogether.

Strange, wary of the consequences of performing such magic, is initially hesitant as it would then result in him, among others, permanently losing the bonds they had to Parker throughout his career as a superhero by proxy of knowing his secret identity. Parker elects to go through with the casting anyway, as it would be the only method of ensuring the stability of the multiverse, atoning for his initial tampering of the spell, and ensuring the safe return of the displaced individuals to his variants.

Parker then shares some time with his variants, thanking them for assisting his efforts in curing the villains before bidding them farewell as them, alongside their respective villains--now reformed, return to their universes with their fates altered.

Parker then spends one last private moment with Ned Leeds and Michelle Jones-Watson, the latter of whom shares a passionate kiss with Parker before he departs the scene as the spell is initiated, ridding them, and the entire world, of their knowledge of Peter Parker permanently.

### Mourning Natasha Romanoff

"You're not supposed to be bothering me on my holiday time, Valentina."

―Yelena Belova to Valentina Allegra de Fontaine[src]

Belova eventually discovered that Natasha Romanoff had died and erected a gravestone for her in Ohio, as well as acquiring a pet dog whom she named Fanny. In December 2024, Belova paid a visit to Romanoff's grave, straightening out the stuffed animals, cards, and flowers around the grave while mourning the loss of her sister. She whistled the beginning of the tune that Romanoff would usually return, but no one responded, leading Belova to become emotional.

While Belova was mourning, she was interrupted by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine blowing her nose. Belova promptly told de Fontaine that she was on holiday leave and wanted a raise. De Fontaine said she could earn it with her next assignment and showed her a picture of Clint Barton, claiming that he was responsible for Romanoff's death and indicating him as the next target.[5]

## Personality

*"You’re so hostile. I’m not going to hurt you. I promise. I don’t have any weapons on me. Okay, I take that back. I don’t have any weapons currently in my hands... That’s a lie also. Come on, take a fork. Eat. Eat. Please, my daddy says it’s good for you."*
―Ava Orlova
Having spent most of her life working as an assassin, Ava Orlova is a cynical person with a very sarcastic, deadpan sense of humor, and a bit of a bent moral compass as she notably had no problem holding a civilian at gunpoint. Since meeting Erik Lehnsherr and joining the X-Men as well as the Avengers Orlova slowly developed a passion for saving lives and has a strong sense of right and wrong, having no problem with helping take down the Red Room and freeing the Black Widows from being held against their will. Having felt abandoned by her real she works hard to reunite others and feels responsible for others hardships. Despite her troubles with her adopted family, Orlova cared and loved them.

Orlova has developed a knack for tricking and lying to people when she needs to, even capable of convincingly portraying friendly and flirtatious, timid, vulnerable, and scared. This created some tension in relationships but she works hard to prove her love and loyalty to those she cares about. For the most part, Orlova is a level-headed, strong-willed, and independent woman; maintaining a controlled, almost emotionless persona to keep whatever she's thinking a secret unless she was around people she absolutely trusts.

Despite her harsh and traumatic upbringing, Orlova retained a kind, caring and compassionate side of her, with Melina Vostokoff expressing surprise at how she was able to keep her heart after all she had been through. For years, she harbored deep resentment and guilt towards herself due to the damage she had caused during her time in the Red Room and S.H.I.E.L.D, and spend most of her life attempting to make up for her actions. This was most evident when she freed Taskmaster from Dreykov's control, and tearfully apologized to her adoptive sister Yelena Belova for not coming back for her.

## Abilities

*"I'm a trained assassin. I could make the amount of people you killed look like the junior version. My ledger is dripping so much, they nicknamed me the Red Widow."*
―Ava Orlova
Ava Orlova is one of the most talented spies and lethal assassins in the world. She was said by her instructor Madame B. to be one of the best student in the Red Room, never failing a single test. The KGB and Red Room considered her as one of their most dangerous operatives. Orlova is highly skilled in martial arts, armed combat, espionage, infiltration, disguise, manipulation, evasion, hacking, and assassination. Orlova's extraordinary skill-set made her a core member of the Avengers.

* Master Martial Artist: Orlova is an extremely skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, having been gone through the training of the Red Room since young age in order to become a Widow, making her one of the most dangerous and best fighters on the planet. During her time in the Red Room, she was seen using her martial arts to defeat a grown man by swinging his head into the corner of a desk, proving how formidable she was even when she was young. She was extremely skilled in the field of martial arts, having mastered arts such as sambo, hapkido, Lucha libre-style wrestling, Krav Maga, multiple styles of kung fu, wing chun, Taekwondo, and kali with her batons. Orlova combines an acrobatic style of fighting with a more direct and hands-on way of fighting. She takes practical approaches to her fights, quickly analyzing her enemies to better defeat them. Orlova is able to quickly use her surroundings to her advantage and use random items as improvised weaponry. She was also able to easily fight off several surgeons at once while escaping the Red Room, and was able to quickly incapacitate a guard by disorientating him and sweeping his legs out from under him. Orlova is also very physically strong and resilient with very good reflexes, being able to catch a bottle of hot sauce that Jasper, a vampire, threw at her head.
* Staff Mastery: As a Black Widow, Orlova was extremely skilled at using a staff or batons in combat.
* Spear Mastery: Orlova is extremely skilled at using a Vibranium Spear, gifted to her by Okoye, in close quarters combat and as a long ranged weapon. She is also very accurate when throwing her spear, as she was trained by Okoye during the five years after the blip. During the Battle of Earth, Orlova is seen battling with the spear.
* Knife Mastery: As a Black Widow, Orlova is highly skilled at using a knife in combat. She was also able to quickly throw a two-inch blade into a Red Room surgeon's back with great accuracy while making her escape.
* Master Marksman: Orlova is highly skilled and well-trained in firearms, including pistols, sniper rifles and grenade launchers. She had also been trained from a young age in the art of sharpshooting, as she was seen practicing on targets, making several headshots in quick succession.
* Master Acrobat: As a Black Widow, Orlova is highly skilled in incorporating gymnastics and acrobatics into her fighting style as she battles opponents. She has been very flexible since a young age, as she could already assume the upward bow position at the age of six. Orlova had numerous complex maneuvers and feats throughout her battles defeats many guards with ease. She is also a master in ballet, being trained since a young age she continues to practice to this day.
* Master Spy: Having trained in the Red Room, Orlova is highly skilled in infiltration and spycraft. She was a dangerous secret agent highly skilled in espionage, stealth, disguise, infiltration, and demolitions. Orlova is well versed in internal destabilization and was soon deemed a threat to global security because of this. In addition, She was an expert in the field of seduction, often resorted to seducing men to obtain her goals. She was also able to bend many men to her will and sometimes even get them to do her bidding for her, and would continue deceiving them through different means necessary if she still had a further use for them. Moreover, she displayed an uncanny affinity for psychological manipulation and could mask her real emotions perfectly. Her incredible talents for deception also enabled her to detect when others were lying. Orlova has also managed to obtain the accent of many different countries.
* Master Assassin: As a Black Widow, Orlova is a extremely skilled assassin, being able to kill her targets with incredible efficiency. During her time in the Red Room, Romanoff was trained to kill without remorse and was seen demonstrating her sharpshooting skills on a live captive, showing no emotion as she killed him.
* Gifted Intellect: Orlova's intellect seemingly put her on par with Hank McCoy, Melina Volkanoff, and Natasha Romanoff. She possessed the ability to quickly process multiple information streams like threat assessments and rapidly respond to changing tactical situations. Orlova also possessed a vast knowledge of human anatomy, displayed by her often using joint locks and hitting enemies in the weakest parts of their bodies; for example the crotch, stomach, armpits, and the head. Her prodigious skill from her years of training also allows her to predict her opponents' plans of attack as well.
* Expert Tactician: Orlova was a very effective strategist, tactician, and field commander, being able to help lead the Avengers. Orlova was able to trick Ross and his entire S.W.A.T. team thinking that they had tracked her down to a train station in Albany using the tracker on her suit, but she already knew and deliberately left them there in order to lure them to the wrong place and thus buying herself more time to go to her hiding place. Moreover, Orlova, in conjunction with Yelena Belova and Natasha Romanoff constructed a plan to successfully break Red Guardian out of prison.
* Master Interrogator: Orlova was trained in interrogation from a young age and is able to do a "reverse interrogation"; while she seemed to be in danger, in truth, she was getting all the information she wanted to know.
* Expert Hacker: Orlova could hack into most computer systems without tripping any firewalls or security.
* Pilot: Orlova is a skilled pilot, capable of piloting a Quinjet by herself with ease, and was able to copilot a helicopter along with Yelena Belova.
* Multilingualism: Orlova is fluent in her native Russian, as well as English, Sokovian, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and a bit of Polish. Orlova also knew Morse code, which enabled read a message from Romanoff, sent to her and Clint Barton when Romanoff was captured by Ultron after the Battle of Seoul.

## Equipment

### Uniforms

* **Black Widow Uniform:** Orlova wore a standard issue black catsuit with protective padding on her shoulders, elbows and knees, belts, two weapon holsters, and tall, heeled boots.
	+ Worn during her days in the Red Room and when she meet Jared Cromwell
* **Assassin Uniform:** Orlova worked in leather pants, a black tank top covered with a red leather jacket. It had a utility belt and two thigh holsters and had widow bites.
	+ Worn when she infiltrated the CIA
* **Stolen Weapon X Facility Uniform:** Black flight suit with hard protective armour on chest, shoulders, elbows, and knees making it slightly harder to move in. Orlova added her Widow's Bite, a utility belt, and two thigh holsters.
	+ Worn when she worked to defeat Apocalypse in the Battle of Cairo
* **Tactical Uniform:** A black catsuit that zipped up the front with fingerless gloves and a X-Men logo on one shoulder and a spider on the other. Included Widow's Bite, a utility belt, and two thigh holsters.
	+ Worn during the Battle at Triskelion
* **Avengers Uniform:** Black catsuit with black padding at the chest, shoulders, knees, and elbows. Her suit also contained Widow's Bites, a utility belt, and one thigh holsters on her right leg. X-Men logo on one shoulder and Avengers logo on the other with a red spider, the Red Widow symbol, on her belt.
	+ Worn to take down Hydra and defeat Ultron
* **Soldier Uniform:** Made of 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 spider, X-Men, and Avengers logo along with Widow's Bites, utility belt, and one thigh holsters on her right leg.
	+ Worn to fight Team Iron Man
* **Winter Uniform:** Provided by Rick Mason, it is a white suit made to blend with the snow environment that the mission took place in. The rest of the outfit remains similar to previous ones, with shoulder, knee, and elbow pads, as well as a holster on the left leg for her collapsible batons, her Widow's Bites, a utility belt, and one thigh holsters on her right leg. This suit only incorporated the Red Widow logo which was on her belt.
	+ Work to free Alexei and take down Red Room
* **1st Red Widow Uniform:** A black and grey pattern suit with two a gold Widow's Bite that glowed red. Utility belt with two pockets on the side of her hips and a second gold belt with the Red Widow symbol on it. The uniform also contains a left thigh holster for her batons, a right thigh holster for her gun, a back cushion with a strap across the front, and padding for the chest, shoulders, knees, and elbows.
	+ Worn during the Battle on the Streets and the Train Ride as well as the Battle of Wakanda and ambush on Thanos
* **2nd Red Widow Uniform:** This suit is blood red with a chest plate and padding on the knees, elbows, and shoulders. It has two gun thigh holsters, a back holster for her baton, a hook on the back waistband for her collapsible spear, and Widow's bites.
	+ Worn during Endgame 5 years later
* **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.
* **Stealth Uniform:** A black suit with padding on the knees and elbows to provide protection and additional striking capabilities. The uniform had her Widow's Bites included and had heeled boots. The uniform has a right thigh holster and a left thigh holster. The thigh holsters were connected to a utility belt, with a hook on the back waistband for her collapsible spear, and a second gold belt had the Red Widow symbol in the middle. The back had an X on it, though she covered it with the green vest Belova had given to Romanoff, that Orlova had found after she died. The suit also had black fingerless gloves and a Avengers logo on one shoulder and a hourglass symbol on the other.
	+ Worn for Spiderman: No Way home

### Weapons

* **Black Widow's Bite:** Electroshock weapon that can deliver powerful electrical discharges from two bracelets worn by Orlova. When infiltration a CIA building she used the Widow's bite to electrocute a guard by jamming her charged fists into his neck. Orlova then acquired a more powerful version of the Black Widow's Bite from McCoy which she wore to help take down guards and soldiers in Strykers Weapon X Facility before attaching them to the Stolen Weapon X Facility Uniform and using them to help fight of Apocalypse and his allies. She used them when battling Ultron and again during the attack on the IFID Headquarters. They were agan used during the clash of the Avengers before she attached them to her Winter Uniform. When Jared Cromwell makes her 1st Red Widow Uniform he attaches a red and gold version that she uses to take down members of the Brotherhood of Mutants during the battle in the street and then to fend off aliens. Widow's bite are also used to kill outriders during the Battle of Wakanda and Battle of Earth. Orlova then uses them to threaten the Cullen's before using them fend off the Lizard from another universe.
* **Black Widow's Batons:** Electroshock weapons that can deliver powerful electrical shocks to incapacitate her targets. Orlova 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, Orlova wielded a pair of Red Room batons that were charged with red electricity. She once again utilized her batons to battle the brotherhood before going on to use them in the battle with 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 left leg but has them on her back with the 2nd Red Widow Uniform.
* **Taser Disks:** Orlova used two taser disks aimed at the feet of one of the guards at Strykers Weapon X Facility, paralyzing his legs to temporarily disable him.
* **Flash Bombs:** Orlova used two of these flash bombs to blind some of the security guards at Strykers Weapon X Facility, easily dispatching them afterward.
* **Garrote:** Orlova stored a garrote within her Bite, which she utilized to aid in infiltrating Strykers Weapon X Facility, using it to deflect the blows of one of the security guards at Strykers Weapon X Facility, and later to strangle him until he lost consciousness. During an attempted ambush on the Winter Soldier, Orlova jumped onto his shoulder from behind and attempted to strangle him with her garrote, only to be thrown off.
* **Vibranium Spear:** Orlova was gifted a specialized Vibranium spear capable of collapsing into a handle for concealment by Okoye, who trained her to use it properly. The spear is sharp enough to pierce a even a Vibranium car and is strong enough to stop an SUV. Her spear along with others have been shown to be able to interact with technology by striking the ground with the blunt end, notably electrocuting an enemy.
* **Gerber Yari ll Tanto:** Orlova was equipped with 2 of these knives, holstered in her utility belt, though she always had one holstered in her boots.
* **Makarov PM:** During her training with the Red Room, Orlova trained with this gun, shooting it in quick succession while alternating her shooting arm, and being forced to use it against living targets. She sometimes continued to use this while practicing but never really in the field.
* **Walther PPK/S:** Orlova's original weapon of choice. She carried in her back waistband till she joined the Avengers and sometimes stored it in an everyday side holster.
* **Heckler & Koch USP Compact:** Orlova took a Heckler & Koch USP Compact from one of the guards at Strykers Weapon X Facility and continued to use it when battling Apocalypse.
* **Glock 26:** Orlova replaced the Walther PPK/S for a pair of Glock 26 handguns, continuing to use them for the rest of her life as her weapon of choice. She had one of them concealed in her waistband most of her life and used it during the shootout against the Winter Soldier in Washington, D.C. as well as to take out an HYDRA agent during the Battle at Triskelion. During the Battle of Sokovia, Orlova resorted to the use of her handguns to shoot point-blank some of the Ultron Sentries. She still carried them during the Clash of the Avengers, but she kept them holstered so as not to harm her former allies. She kept one while hiding in Norway and used it when she was attacked by Taskmaster. She eventually used one of her pistols to fight of aliens trying to kill Jean Grey. Orlova took her pistols with her when she traveled to Morag to retrieve the Power Stone and used it during the battle of Earth, also drawing it at the Battle at Liberty Island.
* **Glock 17:** Orlova managed to obtain this gun from one of the mercenaries working for Crossbones who attacked the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Lagos. When Orlova grabbed the gun, one of the mercenaries threatened to release the biological weapon they had just stolen. She used it to quickly kill one of the mercenaries while Redwing killed the other, managing to secure the biological weapon.
* **Heckler & Koch P30:** Orlova carried Jared Cromwell's pistol when she was cornered by Taskmaster and took it with her to Budapest.
* **Colt M4A1/M203 Grenade Launcher:** A fully automatic carbine and the standard weapon used by S.H.I.E.L.D. STRIKE Team members, outfitted with a grenade launcher. Orlova took the weapon that the Winter Soldier had been using and shot a grenade at him, forcing him to make his escape before he could kill Steve Rogers in Washington, D.C.
* **Taskmaster's Shield:** During her skirmish with Taskmaster, Orlova wielded Taskmaster's shield against her to block strikes from her sword.
* **Taskmaster's Sword:** After disarming Taskmaster of her sword, Orlova briefly wielded it to keep Taskmaster at bay before dropping it to the ground.

### Vehicles

* **Motorcycle:** Orlova used a Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycle during her missions with the Avengers and for regular day transportation prior to its destruction during the Attack on the HYDRA Research Base.
* **Red Jeep:** After her motorcycle was destroyed during the Attack on the HYDRA Research Base, Orlova bought a Red Jeep to use for transportations.
* **Quinjet:** Orlova has used a Quinjet for transportation to travel around the world and take out threats during active missions as a member of the Avengers. She usually co-pilots the Quinjet, controlling the weapons that are built into its systems.
* **Solovyov Air Helicopter:** Orlova, Romanoff, and Belova were provided with a helicopter by Rick Mason to aid them in their extraction of Alexei Shostakov from Seventh Circle Prison. After breaking Shostakov out of prison, they decided to fly to Saint Petersburg to find Melina Vostokoff, but the helicopter ran out of fuel and crashed, leaving them to walk the rest of the distance.
* **Benatar:** Orlova and the Avengers used this ship to travel to the Garden to undo the Snap and take down Thanos.

### Facilities

*"The Red Room is your home now."*
―Dreykov to Ava Orlova
* **Red Room Academy:** Orlova 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. Years later she destroyed the Red Room from in the facility.
* **Family Temporary House:** Undercover as the daughter of Alexei Shostakov, Orlova lived in a house in Ohio with the rest of her fake family for three years during her childhood.
* **Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted:** After being sought out by Xavier, Orlova spends three weeks at the Mansion where she meets Grey, McCoy, and others. She provides to stay their every once in awhile.
* **Genosha:** Following the collapse of S.H.I.E.L.D., the government grants Lehnsherr and Orlova an area of land for safter for mutants.
* **Avengers Tower:** When Stark decided to fund the Avengers, redesigning Stark Tower as a new headquarters for the team and 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.
* **Avengers Compound:** After the Ultron Offensive, the Avengers relocated their base of operations to a facility upstate. There, Orlova, Romanoff and Steve Rogers would train the new lineup of Avengers. Orlova led the Avengers out of the Compound for five years following Thanos' victory.
* **Melina Vostokoff's Homestead:** Orlova, Romanoff, Belova, and Shostakov went to Melina Vostokoff's homestead, hoping to get information out of her about how to take down the Red Room. Orlova and the others had dinner, and Orlova, Romanoff, and Vostokoff made a plan to take down the Red Room.
* **Erik and Ava Lehnsherr's Homestead:** After being defeated by Thanos, Lehnsherr and Orlova by a farmhouse in upstate New York. There, the couple adopting a Husky named Rada, Russian for happiness, a black cat named Kaysa, German for pure before adopting a baby girl and naming her Zoe Eden Lehnsherr.

## Relationships

* The Hollow † - Distant Maternal Relative
* Dahlia † - Paternal Great-Aunt
* Ansel † - Paternal Grandfather
* Esther Mikaelson † - Paternal Grandmother
* Mikael † - Paternal Step-Grandfather
* Mary Dumas † - Step Great-Grandmother
* Mr. Labonair † - Maternal Grandfather
* Mrs. Labonair † - Maternal Grandmother
* Jakob Lehnsherr † - Grandfather-In-Law
* Edie Lehnsherr † - Grandmother-In-Law
* Niklaus Mikaelson † - Father
* Hayley Marshall-Kenner † - Mother
* Jackson Kenner † - Stepfather
* Freya Mikaelson - Paternal Aunt
* Keelin - Aunt/Through marrying Freya
* Finn Mikaelson † - Paternal Uncle
* Elijah Mikaelson † - Paternal Uncle
* Kol Mikaelson - Paternal Uncle
* Davina Claire - Aunt/Through marrying Kol
* Rebekah Mikaelson - Paternal Aunt
* Henrik Mikaelson † - Paternal Uncle
* Freya's Unborn Son † - Paternal Cousin
* Nik - Cousin
* Cary - Distant Paternal Relative
* Hope Andrea Mikaelson - Sister
* Marcel Gerard - Adoptive Older Brother
* Melina Von Vostokoff - Adoptive Mother
* Alexei Alanovich Shostakov - Adoptive Father
* Natasha Alianovna Romanoff  † - Adoptive Sister
* Yelena Belova - Adoptive Sister
* Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto - Husband
* Peter Maximoff - Stepson
* Nina Gurzsky † - Stepdaughter
* Zoe Eden Lehnsherr - Adoptive Daughter

Allies* Black Widows - Temporary Enemies (while under Dreykov's control)
	+ Ingrid †
	+ Lerato
	+ Helen
	+ Ana
	+ Sonya
	+ Finnish Widow
	+ Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster
* Rick Mason - Friend
* Jared Cromwell - Partner and Friend
* Pepper Potts
* Happy Hogan
* Laura Barton - Close Friend
* Cooper Barton - Honorary Nephew
* Lila Barton - Honorary Niece
* Nathaniel Barton - Honorary Nephew
* Avengers - Teammates and Friends
	+ Steve Rogers/Captain America
	+ Tony Stark/Iron Man †
	+ Bruce Banner/Hulk
	+ Thor
	+ Clint Barton/Hawkeye
	+ Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
	+ Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver †
	+ Vision †
	+ James Rhodes/War Machine
	+ Sam Wilson/Falcon
	+ Peter Parker/Spider-Man (from every universe)
	+ Scott Lang/Ant-Man
	+ Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
* Nick Fury
* Maria Hill
* X-Men - Teammates and Friends
	+ Charles Xavier
	+ Raven/Mystique
	+ Scott Summers
	+ Hank McCoy/Beast
	+ Jean Grey/Phoenix
	+ Storm
	+ Kurt/Nightcrawler
* Moira MacTaggert
* 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'Challa/Black Panther †
	+ Shuri
* CIA
	+ Everett Ross
	+ Sharon Carter
	+ Joint Counter Terrorist Centre
* Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
* Dora Milaje
	+ Okoye
	+ Ayo
	+ Nomble
	+ Yama
* Wakandan Royal Guard
* Border Tribe
* Jabari Tribe
* M'Baku
* Guardians of the Galaxy
	+ Rocket Raccoon
	+ Groot
	+ Nebula
* Masters of the Mystic Arts
	+ Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange
	+ Wong
* Brunnhilde/Valkyrie
* Korg
* Miek
* Einherjar
* Ravagers
* Hope van Dyne/Wasp
* Gamora
* Howard the Duck
* Nelson, Murdock and Page
	+ Matt Murdock
* MIT Assistant Vice Chancellor
* People in Other Universes
	+ Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus
	+ Curt Connors/Lizard
	+ Flint Marko/Sandman
	+ Peter Parker/Spider-Man
	+ Max Dillon/Electro
	+ Peter Parker/Spider-Man
* Morgan Stark
* Red Room
	+ Dreykov † - Former Mentor
	+ Madame B. - Former Mentor
* Leon
* Member of German Gang
* Georgi Luchkov
* HYDRA
	+ Alexander Pierce † - Former Superior
	+ Arnim Zola †
	+ Wolfgang von Strucker/Baron Strucker †
	+ Jack Rollins
	+ Jasper Sitwell †
	+ 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 †
* Thaddeus Ross
* ISIS
* Black Order
	+ Corvus Glaive †
	+ Proxima Midnight †
	+ Cull Obsidian †
* Chitauri
	+ Leviathans
	+ Chitauri Gorillas
* Outriders
* Sakaarans
* Thanos †
* En Sabah Nur †
* William Stryker †
* Angel †
* Psylocke
* J. Jonah Jameson
* United States Department of Damage Control
	+ P. Cleary
	+ Foster
* Norman Osborn/Green Goblin