Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, is certainly not the end-all of female characters. But when the first female-led MCU film was the 21st one, and there have still only been 2. I want to get to the point where a female-led superhero movie is just another entry into the superhero genre instead of the spark of a debate on whether female-led superhero movies are worth making. Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter. The Legacy of Black Widow.
By Courtesy of Marvel Studios. Tags Film Arts. Still suffering from the effects along with the rest of the Avengers , Romanoff was forced to make a quick escape to the Quinjet not being able to give Hulk his lullaby. Iron Man was then forced to stop Hulk 's current destructive rampage through Johannesburg, as Banner was also affected by Wanda Maximoff 's powers. The Avengers arrive at Clint Barton 's home. The Avengers become unpopular due to a massive battle between Hulk and Iron Man 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, Clint Barton flew the team to his homestead , realizing that no one would be able to find them there. Romanoff checks on Laura Barton 's baby. The Avengers arrived at Barton's homestead, where Barton helped Romanoff make her way into the house as she was still haunted by the ghosts of her 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 and Bruce Banner consider a life. As Romanoff waited for Bruce Banner to get out of the shower, she thought about her visions and a dream she had about being an Avenger. When Banner finished, the two talked about their relationship as well as the visions they were shown. Romanoff told Banner about the dream she had where she believed she was an Avenger and not an assassin that the Red Room created.
Romanoff tells Bruce Banner about her past. Romanoff suggested that they could run away together but it was rejected by Banner as he believed he could not live a normal life like what Clint Barton had since he was both a threat and unable to have kids. Romanoff revealed that she was also not able to have children due to the Red Room's graduation ceremony where she was sterilized to eliminate distractions.
Believing herself to be a monster like how Banner considers himself, the two then considered starting a new life with one another. Romanoff listens to Nick Fury 's speech. Nick Fury also arrived at the farm and spoke with the group at length about stopping Ultron , mentioning his omnipresence. Meanwhile, Tony Stark volunteered 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.
Romanoff jokes with Steve Rogers. Fury went on to inspire the Avengers after their defeat by Ultron and called the A. 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. Black Widow observes her motorcycle. After Banner made the observation that Ultron was trying to evolve, the remaining Avengers split into two groups, with Black Widow joining Captain America and Hawkeye in a bid to stop Ultron obtaining the Regeneration Cradle in South Korea.
The trio raced for their objective and found that Ultron's plan to create a new android body for itself was already well underway, but the Avengers' arrival caused it to grab the body and flee. Black Widow during the Battle of Seoul. Hawkeye located Ultron escaping in a truck trailer in heavy traffic, and when a window of opportunity presented itself, Black Widow dropped to the streets on a motorcycle to pursue it herself.
Black Widow then picked up Captain America's shield, which he dropped before being shot by Ultron. Retrieving the shield, she sarcastically claimed that she was always picking up after them. She then followed the directions Barton gave her until she got to Captain America's location so she could assist him. As she made her way, she noticed Captain America's Shield on the road and picked it up.
Black Widow assists Captain America. She eventually made her way to their location where Ultron was beating Captain America who she rescued by threw him his shield.
As a response, Ultron Sentries started to shoot at her. Black Widow then boarded the truck and found Ultron's second body. Unbeknownst to her, Ultron Sentries pursued the truck she infiltrated and lifted it up to a point in which it became airborne so they could retrieve the cradle. Romanoff soon realized that what had transpired and reported her status to Barton as an incentive for him not to shoot as she was inside the vehicle with the cradle.
Shocked, Barton asked how she wanted him to retrieve the object, to which she replied that he shouldn't have asked, but she was successful in delivering the dormant android to Hawkeye.
However, whilst entering the Quinjet , she was knocked out and taken captive by Ultron. When she awoke, Romanoff found that she had been transported back to a HYDRA Research Base in Sokovia , where Ultron made a show of demonstrating his latest upgrade to her as a means of intimidating her. She awoke the sight of Ultron making repairs to a damaged body of his.
Ultron revealed to her his plan, still believing that the Avengers are the problem, before confining her to a cell. Romanoff watched in shock and backed up into a cell as Ultron destroyed his body after building a new and stronger one. When Ultron left, Romanoff turned to use an old Cold War -era communication technique in a bid to reveal her location to the Avengers without being detected, but could do little else except sit and wait.
Romanoff kisses Bruce Banner. Hawkeye eventually received Romanoff's signal and revealed it to the rest of the Avengers leading them to fly to Sokovia to defeat Ultron and rescue her. As she sat in her cell, Thor destroyed a wall and he and Bruce Banner entered to find Romanoff.
Banner eventually made his way to the cell and freed her by blasting the cell open with Chitauri Gun. While Banner wanted to run away with Romanoff, she knew that she had to stay and fight. After kissing Banner, she pushed him down a hole, causing him to transform into Hulk.
The two made their way to Novi Grad and continued to help the rest of the Avengers fight to stop Ultron from levitating the city. Black Widow regroups with the Avengers. Black Widow regrouped with Captain America at the town hall, where she saw Scarlet Witch , and asked if she was wearing her jacket.
Captain America informed her that she was now fighting with them, but that didn't explain the jacket to her. They were then joined by Hawkeye , who gave Black Widow her batons. Captain America told them that fighting the robots was getting them nowhere, as the air was getting thin. Black Widow fights with Captain America.
Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye left to evacuate civilians, and Black Widow asked Captain America what they were going to do. He told her they fight robots , so she took out her batons, as Quicksilver encountered them and joked about fighting robots another time. Black Widow then proceeded to fight Ultron 's army, using her batons to electrocute them. She was later assisted by Captain America, who threw her his shield , which she used to fight.
When Iron Man told Captain America that his only solution to save the world from Novi Grad being smashed into it was to destroy Novi Grad itself, Captain America refused to entertain the idea.
Black Widow suggests not leaving Sokovia. Black Widow, however, tried to persuade Captain America to consider the option as the world's population would logically take precedence over the people of Novi Grad. When Captain America declared he wouldn't leave Novi Grad and its people to face their fate, Black Widow told him that she never intended for them to leave and that they would die with the people of Novi Grad if needed.
Black Widow witnesses the Helicarrier. She reassured herself and Captain America that there are worse ways to die and that at least she'd die seeing a great view. 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 Captain America's plan and evacuate the civilians while War Machine joined the battle.
Fury sent out a squad of rescue boats to evacuate the citizens while the Avengers ensured no one was left behind. Black Widow is given orders by Iron Man. Iron Man 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. Iron Man jokingly told Black Widow that she and Hulk better not be playing "hide the zucchini.
Black Widow fights the Ultron Sentries. 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. Black Widow and the Avengers put all their force into destroying the seemingly endless horde of Ultron Sentries, with Black Widow using her guns and Bite to destroy many of the robots. After a vicious battle, the Ultron Sentries were eventually pushed back.
Black Widow casually talks with Hawkeye. When Ultron attempted to join the fight in his strongest form, Vision , Iron Man and Thor nearly destroyed him with their combined powers.
With the battle almost won, Captain America ordered the team to get to a rescue boat and leave the city before Iron Man and Thor destroyed it. Black Widow went with Hawkeye and confiscated a car to get to the rescue boats.
During the drive, they made small talk about Hawkeye renovating his homestead. As the battle wound down, Black Widow and Hawkeye turned their attention to evacuating the civilian populace, but soon she received the call to calm Hulk back to his human state. However, the process was interrupted by Ultron , who raked Hulk with gunfire whilst at the controls of the Avengers' own Quinjet and knocked Black Widow out. Hulk grabbed Black Widow and bore her to safety on a newly arrived Helicarrier , before leaping after Ultron to vent his rage.
Black Widow soon learned that Hulk had beaten Ultron in the departing Quinjet and appealed to him through a video link to disengage the plane's stealth technology, stating that it was harder for the Avengers to track him down, but Hulk simply severed the connection.
Romanoff and Nick Fury discuss Bruce Banner. Since her plan to run away with Banner had failed, due to him missing in action, she had nothing else but to remain a superhero. Romanoff trains the new lineup of Avengers. Upon his defeat, Falcon told Romanoff through the commlink it was important to him that Captain America never found about his failure. HYDRA collected many of the parts of the destroyed Ultron Sentries and took them to an undisclosed location in Eastern Europe , where they used the parts to create the Ultimo and then used it to attack a small village.
Romanoff joined the Avengers to an attack on the giant robot and together, they managed to destroy Ultimo. When Redwing scanned a garbage truck, it was revealed to be at maximum capacity; Black Widow realized that the truck was a battering ram. Crossbones, having retrieved the biological weapon, escaped the building with his henchmen. Black Widow fails to defeat Crossbones. Black Widow gave chase on a motorcycle. She defeated Crossbones' agents with relative ease but was grabbed by Crossbones himself, her Bite ineffective against his armored suit.
Crossbones, claiming that his allegiance was no longer to HYDRA , threw Black Widow into a truck containing two of his agents, tossing a grenade inside and closing the roof. Black Widow incapacitated the agents and escaped the truck when the grenade blew. Crossbones gave the chemical his agents, ordering them to split up. This prompted the Avengers to chase them around Lagos. Black Widow reached them and held them at gunpoint; however, one threatened to drop the chemical.
Black Widow killed one of them and the Redwing drone killed the other. Black Widow caught the vial before it hit the ground, thanking Falcon as she left the area. Though Falcon insisted that she thank the drone, Black Widow refused. The battle ended with a blast accidentally caused by Scarlet Witch , which killed several civilians. The Avengers meet with Thaddeus Ross. 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. The Avengers fight over the Sokovia Accords. Romanoff debates the Sokovia Accords. Much to the shock of her 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.
She then called Clint Barton and asked if he would sign the Accords, but he claimed he had retired rather than sign. After everyone else left, Rogers stayed behind alone in the church. Romanoff approached him and listened as Steve claimed how he initially assumed that everyone he knew was deceased after he awoke from the ice, but later found that Peggy was still alive. Romanoff informs Rogers about the status of the Sokovia Accords.
Romanoff condoled him and said that Carter had his back. He asked her who else had signed the Accords, so she replied that Stark, James Rhodes and Vision had all signed. She asked Rogers if he would reconsider his decision to not sign the Accords, saying that the Avengers should stay together regardless of how.
He, as she expected, still refused and she admitted she was there as a friend to support him as he mourned the loss of Carter. Romanoff meets Prince T'Challa. She also met his father, T'Chaka ; to him, she gave her condolences for the death of the Wakandan citizens in Lagos.
During the conference, a bomb was activated , killing T'Chaka. The authorities suspected that Bucky Barnes was responsible for the bombing from security tapes showing the man responsible. Romanoff speaks with Steve Rogers. Outside the building, Romanoff apologized for T'Challa's loss and promised him that the task force would catch Barnes, but T'Challa said that he would kill Barnes himself. Steve Rogers called her and asked if she was fine and Romanoff responded positively, asking Rogers to stay out of the case with Barnes, or he might make things worse.
However, Rogers insisted that he should be the one who to bring Barnes in since he would not die by trying it. He hung up the phone, and Romanoff knew he went to defend Barnes. Romanoff in the Joint Counter Terrorist Centre. There, Romanoff told Rogers that what he had done had made things worse.
However, Rogers began to suspect the psychiatrist was involved somehow with the setup of Barnes. Romanoff is strangled by the Winter Soldier. During Barnes' psychological assessment, a power failure occurred. Barnes freed himself and tried to escape; however, Romanoff, Tony Stark and Sharon Carter engaged him.
Romanoff was strangled by Barnes. As he attempted to finally kill his enemy once and for all, Romanoff asked if he could at least recognize her from their last encounter during the Battle of Washington, D. Romanoff recruits T'Challa.
However, Barnes escaped, but she and Stark knew Barnes was most likely with Rogers, who, along with Wilson, had also escaped custody.
Thaddeus Ross gave Stark thirty-six hours to bring them in. Stark asked Romanoff if Hulk could assist them, but Romanoff knew that even if he was here, he would probably not be on their side. To get the fugitives in time, Romanoff approached T'Challa to ask for his help, promising she would help him find Barnes, despite engaging in a brief confrontation with Ayo , who initially demanded her to move away from T'Challa, but was dismissed by her King, who explained that Romanoff was an ally.
Black Widow confronts Captain America. When Captain America headed for a helicopter, he was stopped by Iron Man, and then surrounded by his team. Black Widow approached and asked Captain America to think about what was going to happen, and if he wanted it to turn into violence, rather than surrendering. However, Captain America's team then ambushed them, and they began to clash. Black Widow found herself fighting against Ant-Man , who was hesitant to hurt her, which she assured him not to stress about as he didn't stand a chance against her.
Black Widow then attacked Ant-Man and gained the upper hand in their fight; however, he suddenly shrunk down and threw her to the ground and began to pin her arm. As a response, she used her bite to knock him away, freeing herself. Black Widow during the Clash of the Avengers.
Black Widow was able to evade the explosion but was still knocked to the ground. Becoming frustrated by their opponents' refusal to surrender, Black Widow checked back with Iron Man to ask if this was all a part of the plan, for which he claimed they were only going easy on them, causing them to now going to change up their approach to be more aggressive.
Black Widow alongside Iron Man 's team. The two teams then stood before each other, and when the opposing team began to approach, Black Widow sarcastically and exhaustedly stated that it was going to end well. Black Widow fights against Ant-Man again. They then followed in moving forward so that they were both then charging at each other at full force. As the two sides collided together, a battle erupted with Tony's team fighting Steve's team to prevent them from escaping to Siberia.
When they collided, Black Widow found herself fighting Ant-Man again, dodging his attacks and kicking him when he returned to regular size, thus defeating him. She then threw his whole body to the ground, concluding their fight. Black Widow being confined by Hawkeye. Black Widow then moved on and came into contact with Hawkeye , and engaged in a fierce fight with him. The two used their combat skills and weapons to fight each other until Hawkeye threw her to the ground.
He then pinned her on the ground, and the fight was paused when she asked whether they were still best friends despite the current conflict, which he jokingly assured depending on how hard she hit him. Black Widow is thrown back by Wanda Maximoff. At that moment, Black Widow then got the upper hand, wrapping her legs around Hawkeye and threw him aside, due to him holding back. When she then went to kick him in the face to finish him, she was suddenly immobilized by Wanda Maximoff , saving Hawkeye.
Unable to fend off Maximoff's abilities, Black Widow was then launched into a luggage vehicle and was knocked out. Black Widow witnesses the fight continue. No longer wanting to participate in the fight with those she cared about, she made her way to the hangar to guard the Quinjet , as it was the only way of escape.
Knowing Captain America, she knew that he would never surrender and that there was no point in fighting them, so she decided to let them go. However, Black Panther then appeared behind them and was about to apprehend them, when she used her Bite to hold him back, tasering him. Captain America and Barnes then made their way onboard the Quinjet, as Black Widow continued to stall Black Panther, hitting him with her taser disks whenever he broke free of them. However, he was able to get past her, but it was too late, as they had escaped in the Quinjet, leaving the airport.
She told Black Panther that she would help him find them, not capture them, seeing a difference in that. Moments before the end of the fight at the airport , James Rhodes crashed on the ground due to Vision's misfire. They all headed to Columbia University Medical Center , where Rhodes was treated, and Romanoff met up with Tony Stark , and the two went to talk privately. Romanoff is updated on James Rhodes. Stark informed her of Rhodes' current state, which she then addressed how Steve Rogers wasn't going to stop, meaning what happened to Rhodes was a best-case scenario.
However, Stark called Romanoff out for letting Rogers and Bucky Barnes go, which she defends her actions by saying that they went about the whole incident the wrong way.
Stark insults Romanoff by calling upon her former days of being a double agent. Romanoff then called Stark out for letting his ego cloud him. Romanoff confronts Tony Stark about how he acted. Stark then told her that T'Challa had told Thaddeus Ross of her betrayal, giving her a halfhearted warning that the government would come to arrest her, while saying that double crossing people is one of the things she's good at.
However, Romanoff stated that she wasn't the one that needed to watch her back, but rather Stark, due to the loss of allies he created due to how he had chosen to act during the whole incident, not trying to keep his friends together. Romanoff then left Stark and went on the run.
Romanoff evades Thaddeus Ross. Romanoff left the United States of America and fled to Norway. In Norway, she watched phone security footage of Thaddeus Ross and his S.
Romanoff told Ross that he was embarrassing himself trying to capture her, before hanging up and taking a ferry to her hiding place. Romanoff is assisted by Rick Mason. After collecting some supplies, Romanoff drove up to her safehouse, where she was reunited with her old friend Rick Mason , who had set her up in her new location and brought a set of new identifications for her under the name "Fanny Longbottom.
That night, Romanoff put the box in her car, and settled in watching Moonraker , as well as considering dying her hair blonde. When the generator ran out of fuel, Romanoff decided to drive out and get more, but was hit with an explosive, causing her to nearly fall off the bridge.
Noticing Taskmaster approaching her, who Romanoff assumed was sent by Thaddeus Ross , she opened fire upon her assailant, only to be counter attacked with a shield being thrown at her. Romanoff fights against Taskmaster. Romanoff got out of the car, and was continued to fire upon Taskmaster, before being soon disarmed, turning the fight into a hand-to-hand. Romanoff preformed 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, Romanoff got back up in her pose, which was simultaneously copied by Taskmaster, adding to Romanoff's puzzlement. Realizing Taskmaster wasn't after her, Romanoff grabbed the contents of the case that was in her car, but was kicked off the bridge, and fell into the river, allowing her to escape.
Romanoff inspected the vials of Red Dust , which had an attached picture of her and Yelena Belova , her estranged adoptive sister. Romanoff reunited with Yelena Belova. Arriving in Budapest , Hungary , Romanoff headed to her safehouse , retrieved her stashed gun, and went to stealthily enter the apartment, but Yelena Belova revealed she was aware of her presence. As they talked to each other, Romanoff went inside, searching for Belova, until they were finally reunited, both aiming guns at each other.
Romanoff fights with Yelena Belova. Having the same training, the sisters were able to disarm and take each other's gun, leading to a fierce and brutal brawl, as they fought throughout the apartment, smashing each other into walls, doors, and cupboards.
Belova pulled a knife out to attack Romanoff with, but she was able to knock it out of her hand. When they both began to choke each other with a window curtain, Romanoff saw that Belova would not desist, nor win, so she decided to call a truce, which Belova agreed to, and they stopped fighting. Romanoff learns the Red Room is still active.
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, Romanoff 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 she killed Dreykov years ago with Clint Barton , Romanoff 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. Romanoff being ambushed by the Black Widows. The two 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's motorbike.
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. Romanoff escapes with Yelena Belova. They got to the Belova's motorbike, 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.
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, sendind it to topple over and crash into a subway station.
Romanoff talks about killing Antonia Dreykov. 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.
Heading to a store, Romanoff 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 Romanoff because the Avengers would come after him.
Romaonff 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 both killers, but only Romanoff is considered a hero. Romanoff and Yelena Belova decide to team up. 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 Romanoff several questions, including if she ever searched for her real parents, and whether she ever wanted to have children. Belova accepted, and they stole another car, where they discussed Belova's vest during the drive. Romanoff is helped by Rick Mason. 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 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. Romanoff breaks out Alexei Shostakov. Flying to Russia, Romanoff 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. Romanoff is reunited with Alexei Shostakov.
As they flew away, Shostakov expressed his gratitude that they came to rescue him, but Romanoff 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.
Romanoff is praised by Alexei Shostakov. Crash landing before making it to Melina Vostokoff 's farm and forced to walk, Romanoff and Yelena 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. 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, Romanoff was reuinted 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 Romanoff 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. Romanoff speaks with Melina Vostokoff. Shostakov went to check on Belova, leaving Romanoff with Vostokoff, where it was revealed that all Red Room assassins weren't abandoned but taken because of their genetic potential, and Romanoff's true mother searched for her until Dreykov had her killed.
Romanoff 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. Melina Vostokoff tells Romanoff the plan. Even though Melina Vostokoff initially betrayed her family, she was no longer loyal to the Red Room and decided to help Romanoff take them down, so they made a plan to infiltrate the base, using the Photostatic Veil to disguise themselves as each other, alert Thaddeus Ross to her location once inside, and land the base.
Vostokoff also informed Romanoff of Dreykov's pheromones that prevented any violence against him. Romanoff inside the Red Room Academy. Disguised as Vostofkoff, Romanoff found Yelena Belova and knocked her unconscious with her Bite , and had her, along with Alexei Shostakov and Vostokoff, brought onboard an aircraft to take them all to the Red Room Academy.
Once inside the base, Romanoff made her way through, watching a room full of controlled Black Widows training, before going to meet with Dreykov. Pretending to be her adoptive mother to make Dreykov think she was still loyal, Romanoff acted as if she did not care for her family, as she was given orders to put Belova and "Romanoff" back under his control.
Romanoff learns Antonia Dreykov is alive. However, Dreykov was not fooled by Romanoff, and disabled the Photostatic Veil, ending the ruse. Romanoff asked Dreykov what her mother's name was, but he replied that the tombstone only read "Unknown.
Dreykov proceeded to explain how she survived, and that he turned her into what she is now. When Taskmaster left, Romanoff pulled her gun out on Dreykov, but could not kill him. Romanoff learns about the Black Widows. Romanoff then began to mock Dreykov for how pathetic he is, goading him into punching her repeatedly as she continued to antagonize him. Dreykov started to explain the Black Widow Program, and how many assassins he had stationed all over the world that could cause major world collapses in an instant.
With everything she needed from Dreykov revealed, Romanoff smashed her face into a table, severing her nerve, as instructed by Vostokoff, preventing her from smelling Dreykov, allowing her to attack him. Romanoff is confronted by the Black Widows. Before Romanoff could kill Dreykov, she was stopped by the Black Widows, who were then instructed by Dreykov to kill Romanoff. She held her own for a while, but they soon managed to overwhelm her, pinning her down and beating her up.
Before they could kill her however, Belova saved her by detonating the Red Dust over all the Widows, releasing them from Dreykov's control.
Belova helped her to her feet and painfully removed a knife from her back. Realizing the entire fortress was coming down, Romanoff instructed Belova and the Widows to get as far away as possible, sending them away first. Having stolen Dreykov's ring, she was able to upload all of the data on the Black Widows, and she cracked her nose back into place. Black Widow releases Taskmaster from a cell. Once the data was collected, the base began to explode, forcing Romanoff to jump out of a window to avoid being killed.
She managed to get back inside the base, where she came across Taskmaster locked in a cell. Knowing she was being controlled just the same as the other Widows, Black Widow decide to free her, before another explosion occurred, separating the two.
Romanoff managed to land safely on the runway and saw Belova on top of Drekov's aircraft. Despite her sister's pleas, Belova shoved her baton into the engine, destroying it and throwing her off the edge. While Black Widow will finally give Natasha Romanoff a true origin story, her actual beginnings in the MCU serve as a reminder of how far her character has come.
Despite her often problematic representations, though, Johansson brought her star quality to the role and helped develop the character bit by bit over the years, even without ever having a female screenwriter working behind the scenes on any of her seven film appearances. By Endgame , Black Widow has ascended to briefly serving as the de facto leader of the remaining Avengers.
Her sacrifice is for a Stone; his sacrifice clinches the salvation of the universe. And while Iron Man gets a prolonged farewell with Peter Parker and Pepper Potts, as well as a funeral that brings together everyone from Captain Marvel to that random kid from Iron Man 3 , the most memorable reaction we see of the Avengers mourning Natasha comes when Hulk hurls a bench really far into the distance after Clint Barton delivers the news of her sacrifice.
And with all due respect to the late legend Stan Lee, her origins are full of the same sexist tendencies that have plagued major comic book titles for decades.
Even still, Black Widow would still often appear in misogynistic story lines. Reminder: This is a guy who received his many superpowers after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
The Black Widow character would continue to be reimagined over time, with Natasha joining organizations such as S. The Red Room is an espionage training facility that would take orphan girls and transform them into elite deep-cover agents.
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