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. Abandoning her previous mission of freeing other Black Widows, she instead met Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and worked for her on target operations.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier established that Romanoff was born in 1984 and Black Widow's prologue introduced young Natasha (Ever Anderson) in 1995 when she was 11 years old. Meanwhile, young Yelena (Violet McGraw) was 6 years old in Black Widow's prologue, so she was born in 1989.
Hawkeye's season finale accomplishes a milestone for Yelena Belova in teaching her the truth of Natasha's death, but it doesn't make up for her wasted appearance in the Disney+ series. Florence Pugh's Yelena made her grand entrance in the MCU with 2021's Black Widow as the titular character's adopted younger sister.
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But beneath all her lies, Natasha had hidden depths and cared deeply about the people close to her heart. She was devoted to her adoptive family and always wished she could have protected Yelena from the Red Room.
After tussling with super best frenemy Kate, Yelena confronts Clint on the Rockefeller Center ice rink. She won't accept that Natasha sacrificed herself rather than Clint killing her but is ultimately convinced when he uses her and Natasha's secret whistle.
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Why Yelena is better than Natasha?
Given that Yelena Belova hasn't been domesticated by the Avengers and has gotten used to a more easy life in the United States, she still seems to favor more brutal methods. While Natasha wasn't averse to taking someone out as needed, Yelena seems to go for lethal methods far more quickly.
Tracking down and killing Clint Barton aka Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), who Val falsely tells Yelena is “the man who killed” her sister. It's an unexpected moment — one that sets up a major confrontation between Yelena and Clint to come in a future Marvel film or show (presumably the Hawkeye Disney+ series).
In a world where emotion is used for exploitation and manipulation, Natasha's love for her sister makes her especially vulnerable. By looking for Yelena or sharing the truth about her past, Natasha would put herself in a bad tactical position.
Yelena Belova is an anti-hero and major protagonist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing as the deuteragonist of Black Widow and a former antagonist in the miniseries Hawkeye.
While both styles would have their advantages, Yelena could be deemed stronger with her method. There was also evidence pointing to Yelena relying on her surroundings to get the upper hand on her opponent. She was quicker to grab objects around the apartment to use as weapons when battling her sister in Morocco.
So there you have it. After we last saw Yelena in “Black Widow,” she spent her time freeing other black widows from mind control, got snapped out of existence, and then began working as a contract killer for Valentina – which is how she got assigned to take out Hawkeye.
However, as Natasha's sister Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) knows about Clint's murderous actions as Ronin after The Snap, she never bought Clint's story. Instead, she believed that Clint murdered Natasha and then used the Soul Stone story to cover up the truth.
Bucky Barnes is one of the few figures who, while coming from the Red Room, Natasha trusts and cherishes. They first develop a romantic relationship when Barnes trains her as his Winter Soldier persona in the Red Room, though they are eventually split by their superiors.
Why does Yelena have a Russian accent but Natasha doesn't?
There are two possible explanations - either the Red Room training was so thorough her accent was embedded naturally rather than taught, or Natasha decided to carrying on using her U.S. voice as a way of escaping the emotional trauma of her previous life.
Throughout the comics, Black Widow has demonstrated several superhuman abilities, including an anti-aging medical implant that allows her to appear and act young and vital for decades.
The film was directed by Cate Shortland from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow alongside Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz.
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If Natasha hadn't sacrificed herself on Vormir to bring everyone back, she would've joined her family in order to free every Black Widow in the world. After all, this was also a personal cause for her and, after the Battle of Earth, she would've had some free time.
If Natasha had survived her time on Vormir, and Clint had sacrificed himself instead, she would have been able to return home with the Soul Stone and participate in the final battle against Thanos.
Hulk couldn't bring her back because you can't use the power of the stones to resurrect her as the exchange is permanent, but when Cap goes back to return the stone he could exchange the stone back for her soul.
Just as the movie's post-credits scene clearly indicated would happen, Yelena showed up in Hawkeye to kill Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner). Her efforts to avenge Natasha (Scarlett Johannsson) culminated in a showdown with Clint, who succeeded in talking her down.
Sometime after Natasha gave her life to get the Soul Stone and help thwart Thanos' dastardly plans in Avengers: Endgame, Yelena takes her dog Fanny to visit her grave.
Black Widow: Where Yelena & Red Guardian Are During Infinity War & Endgame. Milena, Red Guardian, and Yelena didn't show up alongside Natasha in Infinity War or Endgame, and Black Widow hints at why that was the case.
