| “ | I used to have nothing. And then I got this. This job. This family. And I was better because of it. And even though they're gone... I'm still trying to be better. | „ |
| ~ Natasha Romanoff to Steve Rogers. |
Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanoff (Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романова in Russian), also known as Black Widow, is a major protagonist in the Infinity Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the titular main protagonist of the 2021 film Black Widow.
She is one of the best spies and assassins in the world. Originally an agent of the Soviet agency for foreign intelligence, the KGB; she later became a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., the international counter-intelligence agency with the help of Hawkeye. Having extensive mastery in the martial arts and armed with her Widow's Bite, Batons, and firearms, Black Widow was one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most talented agents and Nick Fury's top spy. When Loki Laufeyson declared war on Earth, Black Widow joined the Avengers and helped to defend New York City.
She was portrayed by Scarlett Johansson, who also voiced Elita-1 in Transformers One.
Her Good Ranking[]
What Makes Her Close to Being Pure Good?[]
In General[]
- Despite all the trauma she endured being trained as an assassin in the Red Room, she was still able to retain her humanity by following her mother's words and using her pain as a source of strength.
- While she was distant and aloof with the team, she brushed this off as the saga continued, ultimately being the voice of reason alongside Steve.
Background[]
- Defends Yelena from being taken away by Dreykov's men.
Iron Man 2[]
- Breaks into Hammer Industries and hacked into the computer Ivan Vanko used and was able to free Rhodey's battle armor from his control.
The Avengers[]
- When Bruce was beginning to transform into the Hulk, she made sure to keep S.H.I.E.L.D. agents away to ensure their safety even though they could have helped get her leg free.
- She frees Clint from Loki's brainwashing.
- During the Battle of New York, she helped Hawkeye evacuate several citizens.
- Helped the Avengers defeat Loki and the Chitauri invading New York City, playing a major role by shutting down the portal.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier[]
- Upon learning the truth about HYDRA having taken over S.H.I.E.L.D., she expresses guilt because she thought she'd been working for the right side even though she and other genuine agents had been unaware, stating she only traded the KGB for HYDRA.
- While fighting the Winter Soldier, she risked her life to make sure that innocent civilians weren't shot by the HYDRA assassin.
- She helped Steve take down HYDRA and their Helicarriers, saving millions of lives in the process.
- She uploads all of HYDRA's secrets onto the Internet to expose them and ensure the organization is destroyed even though it would also reveal her past crimes as well.
- She electrocutes herself and endangers her own life to allow Nick to shoot Alexander Pierce and stop him from escaping.
- She saves Sam from being killed by a Helicarrier nearly crashing into him.
Avengers: Age of Ultron[]
- She's part of the operation to help the Avengers retrieve the Scepter and stop Baron von Strucker, successfully retrieving the weapon and further crippling HYDRA.
- She helps calm the Hulk down after the battle to ensure he doesn't accidentally hurt anyone else, and later consoles Bruce when he's worried about the casualties, silently scolding Thor for making him feel worse.
- She forgives Wanda and Pietro despite them working for Ultron and herself having been out of the loop when they changed sides.
- She protects civilians from Ultron drones.
- When Steve vehemently didn't want to sacrifice civilians for the greater good, she openly shared his sentiment and was content to die as well if there wasn't another way.
- She defeated Ultron and his army and foiled his plan in order to save humanity and Earth.
Captain America: Civil War[]
- She assists in taking down Crossbones and his group of mercenaries.
- When debating about the Sokovia Accords, she wants to sign the Accords as a means of taking responsibility for the mistakes the Avengers made in the past.
- She comforts Steve over the passing of his old love, Peggy Carter.
- Though she, along with Tony and the rest of the Pro-Accords team, originally refuses to listen to what Steve is saying about Helmut Zemo being the main cause of all this and not Bucky, she decides to support Steve and Bucky in their escape by paralyzing Black Panther.
- Though Black Panther reported her action to Secretary Ross, thus turning her into a fugitive, his later acknowledgement that he almost killed the wrong person shows she stopped him from making a terrible mistake.
- She calls Tony out for how his arrogant stance in the Accords was tearing the Avengers apart. Along with him discovering Bucky was framed, her words would have convinced Tony to make amends with Steve had Zemo not shown him the Winter Soldier killed his parents.
Black Widow[]
- She scolds her mother when she suffocates a pig by forcing him not to breath, showing compassion and sensitivity to animal cruelty.
- With the help of her adoptive family, she defeats Dreykov and takes down the Red Room, freeing all the brainwashed Black Widows, including Antonia.
- Although she did allow Dreykov's daughter, Antonia, to be killed while killing Dreykov, claiming it to be "intentional collateral damage", she would come to greatly regret this decision. When realizing Antonia was alive, she refused to abandon her and frees her from the control of Dreykov, apologizing for allowing her to be killed while killing her father.
- When Yelena was about to sacrifice herself to kill Dreykov, Natasha begs her not to preferring to let Dreykov get away than lose her sister. She then saves Yelena from falling to her death by strapping a parachute on her.
- After the battle, she apologizes to Yelena for not saving her from the Red Room, embracing her with tears in her eyes and proclaiming that they are indeed sisters and the time they spent together was real.
- She makes amends with Alexei and Melina, accepting them as her parents.
- She helps break the Anti-Accords Avengers out of the Raft, her belief in family restored after reconnecting with her adoptive family.
Avengers: Infinity War[]
- She, alongside Steve and Sam, saves Wanda and Vision when they are attacked by Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive of the Black Order.
- She is a part of the army who fights against the Outriders in the Battle of Wakanda, helps Okoye and Scarlet Witch fight Proxima Midnight, then attempts to stop Thanos when he arrives to steal the Mind Stone.
Avengers: Endgame[]
- She is extremely hurt and saddened to see how far Hawkeye had fallen after the Snap and asks Rhodes to track him down in order to try and help him.
- When she reunites with Hawkeye, she tells him there's a way to reverse the Snap, and when he initially refuses to be given hope, she replies that she wishes she could've given him hope sooner, affectionately holding his hand.
- She helped the Avengers in undoing Thanos' Snap and restore everyone who was killed by the snap back to life.
- Despite being fully aware about the Soul Stone, that if someone sacrifices themselves then they won't return, she sacrificed herself anyway just to bring everyone back from the Snap, revive the rest of the Avengers who perished, and so that Clint can see his family again.
Hawkeye[]
- Her influence and relationships with Clint and Yelena would prevent the latter from killing the former in misguided blame for her death; their mutual love for her enabling them to start making peace with her passing.
What Prevents Her From Being Pure Good?[]
- She has moments of her being lethal to her enemies. However, since she shows no sadism in them and only does it out of pragmatism, openly stating to Proxima Midnight "[she] doesn't want to kill [her], but [she] will," it's a minor prevention.
Trivia[]
- She used to be the first Marvel Cinematic Universe Near Pure Good from the Multiverse Saga before Fall 2023 until Rescue was approved later as Near Pure Good, who appeared in the first installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe known as Iron Man. It doesn't change the fact that both are coincidentally the only Near Pure Good heroes in the Iron Man trilogy.
External Links[]
- Black Widow on the Heroes Wiki
- Black Widow on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
- Black Widow on the Marvel Wiki
- Black Widow on the Marvel Movies Wiki
- Black Widow on the Disney Wiki
- Black Widow on Wikipedia
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