Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)

Black Widow
Name	Natalia Romanova
Current Alias	Black Widow
Aliases	Natasha Romanov (anglicised name), Nanci Roman, Cybernatrix, Iron Maiden, and countless other aliases
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Liberators Formerly Ultimates, Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., K.G.B. agent
Relatives	Spouses: Alexei Shostakov (husband, deceased) Other unnamed husbands (deceased)
Marital Status	Widowed
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′7″ (1.7 m)
Weight	125 lbs (56.7 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Green
Hair	Red
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human; trained and enhanced by secret technologies to be a spy assassin, connected with Iron Man armor suit
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-1610
Place of Birth	St. Petersburg, Russia
Cause of Death	Killed by Hawkeye
Personal Information
Identity	Known to Authorities
Citizenship	Russian
Occupation	Former U.S. government super-operative, freelance spy, K.G.B. agent, former ballerina
Education	Graduate of the Red Room (Moscow's spy academy)
Base of Operations	Triskelion, New York City, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Brian Michael Bendis, Terry Moore
First	Ultimate Marvel Team Up #14 (March, 2002)
First	Ultimate Marvel Team Up #14 (March, 2002)
Death	Ultimates 2 #13 (May, 2007)
Death	Ultimates 2 #13 (May, 2007)

History

Early Life

Natasha Romanova was a descendant of Russian royalty who was abandoned as a child and was found by soldier Ivan Petrovich. As a ballerina in her youth, she joined Russia's KGB spy organization and became an elite intelligence operative and assassin due to government enhancements of her natural abilities and her own skill. She eventually was nicknamed the "Black Widow" due to her reputation as an often-wed, often-widowed heartbreaker whose husbands (beginning with test pilot turned intelligence agent Alexei Shostakov) tended to suffer "unfortunate accidents" that lead to their deaths. She defected to the United States of America as a freelance spy and joined S.H.I.E.L.D. after she gave them information she stole from the Latverian embassy.

Ultimates

She was originally part of the Ultimates' covert operations ("black ops") team, but was subsequently moved to public status after a publicly acceptable background was written for her. The Widow seems to have genetic or cybernetic enhancements that allow her to coordinate herself in combat far better than the average human, being able, for instance, to leap across the gap between two high-rises. After accepting a marriage proposal from Tony Stark, he presented her with a black suit of Iron Man armor as an engagement present, along with a set of nanites bonded to her skin to control the armor. While testing the armor, they couldn't agree on a new name for her, such as "Cybernatrix" or "Iron Maiden".

Black Widow was later revealed to be a traitor, responsible for revealing the identity of the Hulk, framing Thor and Captain America, and aiding the Liberators in their invasion of America. She sided with the Liberators to cripple the country that crippled and turned Mother Russia into a bankrupt nation of hookers and gangsters. After killing Edwin Jarvis, the Widow held Tony Stark hostage and attempted to extort his enormous fortune at gunpoint. However, Stark was able to activate the nanites in her bloodstream and froze her body in place. He revealed that he had been downloading her knowledge into his mind through the nanites. He then summarily knocked her unconscious with a wine bottle, resulting in probable brain damage which caused her to be hospitalized. After the Liberators' defeat, Hawkeye tracked Natasha to a hospital, where he shot her in the head with an arrow, killing her for her role in his family's death.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Superhuman Condition: Black Widow's physical and mental abilities - notably her speed, agility, reflexes, stamina, recall, and concentration - have been enhanced slightly beyond human limits through unspecified secret technologies.

Abilities

• Master Martial Artist: The Black Widow was a master of multiple forms of martial arts, making her an excellent fighter.
• Expert Markswoman: She is an expert markswoman and highly skilled in sharpshooting.
• Actress: Black Widow is a skilled actress.
• Skilled Seductress: Black Widow is a skilled seductress.
• Skilled Spy: Black Widow is also a skilled spy.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Black Widow Armor: Black Widow had connected her body with one of Tony Stark's armors using nanites which gave her superhuman strength, durability, the capacity for supersonic flight, and assorted built in weapons such as repulsor rays, wrist-mounted machine guns and mind-impairing "thought-scramblers." Her costuming had also included microscopic suction cups enabling her to cling to walls and ceilings.

Weapons

She carried assorted firearms and various miniaturized tools and weapons, such as communications equipment, tear gas pellets, various drugs, an electrostatic discharge weapon, spring-loaded cables and surveillance devices.

Transportation

Armored suit.

See Also

• 42 appearance(s) of Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)
• 2 mention(s) of Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)
• 21 image(s) of Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)
• 2 victim(s) killed by Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Natalia Romanova (Earth-1610)

Links and References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Widow_(comics)