In Russian culture, it's common for individuals to have three parts to their name: first, patronymic (e.g. Ivanovich: son of Ivan), and surname. Yelena, however, was only ever addressed as "Yelena Belova", whereas her sister's full Russian name is Natasha Alianovna Romanoff.
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.
Zip up all of those pockets and let's get down to it. Yelena Fyodorovna Belova was created by Devin Grayson and J.G. Jones for Marvel Comics. She first appeared in Inhumans Vol. 2, #5 in 1999.
Black Widow's names have come under question multiple times over the years, for a number of reasons (Natasha's last name being 'Romanoff' defies Russian surname conventions). After nearly sixty years, Marvel is revealing that more than a few superheroes have some misconceptions about her power set.
HOW YELENA BECAME THE BLACK WIDOW. Yelena Belova was created by Devin Grayson and J.G. Jones, but she originally debuted as a supporting character in INHUMANS (1998) #5 by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee.
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.
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.
Just like the case with the comics, Natasha abandoned the name Natalia to distance herself from the life she ran from. Leaving the Red Room behind after taking on the Black Widow mantle would have made Natasha an enemy in the eyes of many, so it would have been important to adopt a new alias.
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.
In the comics, Black Widow was orphaned during the Russian revolution in 1917, and Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck deliberately gave her the surname "Romanov" (now commonly written as "Romanoff" because of the MCU's influence) to deliberately hint that she was actually a part of the old Russian royal family, who were ...
Alexei Shostakov was born in Moscow, and was the husband of Natasha Romanova. Both he and his wife were agents of the Soviets: the latter as the Black Widow while the former became a test pilot and KGB agent and then trained as a Soviet counterpart to Captain America known as the "Red Guardian".
At aged seven, Natasha was rescued from the Red Room by S.H.I.E.L.D who has infiltrated and taken the girls back to their headquarters. Out of the 28 orphans only two, Natasha and Yelena Belova, were put into the care of Marvel, in particular Phil Coulson.
Eventually, though, Natasha gets the upper hand on Clint for long enough to make her decision final, and go through with it. She leaps off the cliff, sacrificing her life for the Soul Stone. When the rest of the team emerges from their time travel escapades successfully, Clint returns with the stone—but torn apart.
Natalia Alianovna Romanova, more commonly known as Natasha Romanoff, is a fictional character primarily portrayed by Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise—based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name—sometimes known by her alias, Black Widow.
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.
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.
The Black Widow was one of Nick Fury's most trusted agents. Fury's growing concern about HYDRA prompted him to send the Widow on a deep undercover mission as one of their top lieutenants. This required her to betray her partner, Hawkeye, whom she enjoyed working with.
It is your time of the month?” As Yelena promptly reminds him, the answer is: *Eyeroll* no. She, like other Black Widow assassins created by the dreaded Red Room, was subjected to a forced hysterectomy during training, and therefore cannot menstruate. But Black Widow doesn't let Yelena become the butt of a joke.
Since Black Widows are weak to sour, a weapon like a Sour Battle-axe or a Toenail Scimitar upgraded down the sour path would be ideal. Occasionally, the Black Widow will summoning a Black Widowling and eat it.
One of the greatest reveals in the MCU was dropped when Black Widow explained that, due to the particulars of her training and backstory, she was as incapable of having children as Bruce Banner.
In the source material, the identity of Natasha's mother is unknown, as she left a young Natasha in the custody of a man named Ivan Petrovich and she died shortly after during the Battle of Stalingrad, with Petrovich raising young Natasha.
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.
After parting her 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.
