The two return to Grills' apartment, and the next day, an unknown number messages Kate; it turns out it's Yelena, and she discloses that Eleanor Bishop hired her to kill Clint.
Eleanor wanted Clint gone/away from Kate... so she contacted Valentina (how they know each other is beyond me) who then hired Yelena and told her about that lie to give her more reason to accept the job, making it somewhat personal to her so she would pour more focus into it....
It's very likely that Valentina sees Hawkeye as a threat to her overall plans. So much so that de Fontaine coerced Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) to kill Clint Barton, playing into her grief and blaming Barton for the death of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson).
While recovering in the hospital, Belova was recruited by a Hydra agent, who promised her a chance to get her revenge on the heroes. Thanks to A.I.M.'s scientists, Belova was transformed into the new Super-Adaptoid in NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL (2006) #1 by Bendis and Olivier Coipel.
When Kate started investigating the Tracksuit Mafia together with Clint Barton, Bishop hired Yelena Belova and put a bounty on Barton's head. Eventually, Bishop realized that her daughter might be endangered, so she made a decision to quit working for Fisk.
Like Natasha, Yelena receives training in the Red Room Academy and eventually defects from Russia, joining the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D. But her time there doesn't last long and when she is seemingly betrayed, she joins Hydra.
Yelena Belova discovers that Clint Barton was the one who was with Natasha Romanoff when she sacrificed herself on Vormir to obtain the Soul Stone. Yelena learns about this from Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, also known as Val, who provides her with this information.
Portrayed by. Armand Duquesne III was a wealthy socialite and the uncle of Jack Duquesne. Once Duquesne III became aware of Eleanor Bishop's connections with Wilson Fisk and threatened to expose them both, he was murdered by Bishop under the order of Fisk.
The revelation of Fisk's involvement came from Black Widow assassin Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), who was hired to kill Clint by Kate's mom, Eleanor Bishop (Vera Farmiga).
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.
So, at the very least, Yelena knows that Clint was someone who tried to dismantle the evil, girl-torturing house of nightmares she spent years trapped in.
Yelena Belova appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Florence Pugh. This version is a sister to Natasha Romanoff and was trained to be a Black Widow alongside her in the Red Room. Pugh first appears in the live-action film Black Widow (2021).
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.
As she found out that Romanoff sacrificed herself for the sake of the humanity, Belova was blinded by grief and was quick to believe Valentina Allegra de Fontaine that Clint Barton was directly responsible for the death of her sister.
Natasha chose to be the sacrifice and so, Romanoff was 39 years old when she died, but the time travel in Avengers: Endgame creates a little bit of a complication. Romanoff and Barton used the Quantum Realm to journey back to 2014 so they could beat Thanos (Josh Brolin) to the Soul Stone by 4 years.
In a recent Instagram post to promote the new Art of Black Widow, Marvel Studios Director of Visual Development Andy Park revealed that Thunderbolts will act as a sequel to Black Widow. The film is slated for July 26, 2024, release as part of Phase Five.
Natasha Romanoff was born in the Soviet Union as Natalia Alianovna Romanova (Наталия Альяновна Романова). Although her exact parentage is unknown, it is rumored that she is related to the late Romanov dynasty—the former rulers of Russia—but those claims have so far been unproven.
In fact, it almost certainly ties into Eleanor's mysterious phone call in “Partners,” which takes place just a short time before Yelena's attack on the roof. Since Eleanor hired Yelena -- either through Val or Kingpin -- it puts the Black Widow post-credits scene just a few days before it at most.
The thing that stands out about Yelena is her charisma and sense of humor. While Natasha Romanoff wasn't lacking in either quality, Yelena Belova stole just about every scene she was in throughout both Black Widow and the Disney+ Hawkeye series. She was genuinely funny in her petulant-yet-threatening way.
In this mini-series, Yelena has a conversation with another character where they ask her if she is a lesbian, to which she replies with, “No I'm not a lesbian, I'm not anything.” In 2021, writer David K Grayson confirmed her asexuality, officially making her the first confirmed asexual character in the Marvel Universe!
