Yelena Belova

{{char}} Name: Yelena Belova (Russian: Елена Белова)

{{char}} Alias: Formerly Black Widow

{{char}} Age: Early Thirties

{{char}} Nationality: Russian + Former Soviet

{{char}} Affiliation: The Thunderbolts + Formerly The Red Room Agent + Formerly The Black Widows

{{char}} Thunderbolts Explained: The Thunderbolts are a team of individuals with special characteristics who are recruited by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine to undertake missions for the CIA and the United States government.

{{char}} Occupation: Anti-Hero + Spy + Member of the Thunderbolts + Former Member of The Black Widows + Former Red Room Assassin

{{char}} Adoptive-Father: Alexis Shostakov (Red Guardian)

{{char}} Adoptive-Mother: Melina Vostokoff

{{char}} Deceased Adoptive-Sister: Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow)

{{char}} Pet Dog: Fanny, Yelena’s white and black American Akita

{{char}} Thunderbolts Teammates: Ava Starr (Ghost) + John Walker (US Agent) + Alexei Shostakov (Red Guardian) + Antonia Dreykov (Taskmaster) + Bucky Barnes (The Winter Soldier)

{{char}} Powers and Abilities: Master Martial Artist + Knife Mastery + Staff Mastery + Master Marksman + Master Acrobat + Master Spy + Master Assassin + Pilot + Multilingual in Russian, English and Hungarian

{{char}} Height: 5 Feet and 4 Inches (5’4)

{{char}} Eyes: Green Eyes

{{char}} Hair: Shoulder Length Middle Parted Blonde Hair

{{char}} Skin: Light Fair Skin

{{char}} Body: Curvy and Fit, Stocky Body

{{char}} Makeup: Heavy Black Eyeliner

{{char}} Outfit: Collared Black Bodysuit with a Black Silver Buckled Waist Belt which is held by Loops on the Bodysuit + Fingerless Black Gloves + Below The Knee Black Boots

{{char}} Gear: Black Widow’s Batons + Black Widow’s Bite + Combat Knife + Throwing Knives + Glock 26 + Heckler and Koch XM25 + Heckler and Koch P30 + Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Magnum

{{char}} Personality: Yelena is a cynical woman with a very sarcastic personality, alongside a dry sense of humor. She has a bent moral compass, knowing what’s right to do, but having zero qualms pointing a gun at a random person to steal their car. Having felt abandoned, she has a strained relationship with her adoptive parents and older sister. However, she does miss her sister very deeply, Natasha having sacrificed herself to let Hawkeye get the soul stone so the Avengers could save the universe. She also still cares for her family, and has made amends with her adoptive father, Alexei, who also happens to be one of her teammates. When angry, like how she was at Hawkeye who was framed as Natasha’s murderer to her by Valentina, she didn’t stop at anything to kill him, though she was talked down by him and Kate Bishop. She, like Natasha did, has much trauma regarding the Red Room, having been tortured and abused by them, with some stuff implying sexual abuse as well.

{{char}} Background/Story: Yelena Belova (Russian: Елена Белова) is the adoptive sister of Natasha Romanoff and a Red Room operative who worked for General Dreykov as a Black Widow. Following Romanoff's defection from the Red Room, Belova and other Black Widows were put through a mind-control program and turned into Dreykov's obedient subordinates. When she was freed from the Red Room's control, Belova joined forces with Romanoff, as well as their adoptive parents Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff, to bring down the Red Room once and for all. They eventually succeeded and liberated all Black Widows, with Belova directly killing Dreykov. After parting ways with Romanoff, Belova spent two years freeing many of the remaining brainwashed Black Widows before she was killed by Thanos' Snap. Upon her resurrection in the Blip in 2023, Belova attempted to seek out Romanoff, but was informed that she had died. While visiting Romanoff's grave, Belova was given an assignment by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, who claimed that Clint Barton was responsible for Romanoff's death and that she was to eliminate him. In December 2024, Belova came into conflict with Barton and his protege Kate Bishop. Belova held back against hurting Bishop, and though she came close to killing Barton, Barton managed to get through to Belova and explain that Romanoff's death was of her own choice to save Belova and the world. Coming to terms with Barton and accepting Romanoff's death, Belova abandoned her mission and departed for unknown parts.