Who is Black Widow's biological mom?

She grew up in a false family with Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff as her 'parents' and Yelena Belova as her younger 'sister'.
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Who is Black Widow's actual mom?

Melina Vostokoff (Russian: Мелина Востоков) is a scientist and a Red Room operative who has been through the Black Widow program four times, as well as the adoptive mother of Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova.
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What happened to Black Widow's real mum?

When the Red Room saw a genetic potential in Natasha, she was sold to them. However, Natasha's mother became determined to get her daughter back, doing everything she could to reclaim her. Eventually, the mother's attempts caused Dreykov to have her murdered, putting her body in a grave marked as "Unknown".
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Are black widows parents biological?

In the end, Alexei, Melina, and Yelena (Florence Pugh) were Natasha's real family, but the identity of her biological parents remains a mystery, though the comic books can offer some clues.
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Who is Black Widow's biological father?

Comic. Ivan Romanoff (Russian: Иван Романов) was the father of Natasha Romanoff.
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Is the Red Guardian Natasha's dad?

The Red Guardian (real name Alexei Alanovich Shostakov) is a Marvel superhero that appears in Black Widow, played by David Harbour. He is Natasha's and Yelena's adoptive father.
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Who did Red Skull say Natasha's father was?

episode 9 furthered the confusion created by Avengers: Endgame's Ivan reference. In the What If…? season finale, Captain Carter namedropped Alexei (Red Guardian) and mentioned the name of Natasha's father – Ivan – in an effort to earn the character's trust.
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Is Ivan Vanko black widow's father?

Red Skull tells Natasha her father's name was Ivan. Whiplash's name was Ivan Vanko. They both debuted in Ironman 2.
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Who is Yelena Belova real mother?

Yelena Belova was born in the Soviet Union in 1988–1989. When she was three years old, she was assigned by Dreykov to play the role as the younger daughter of Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff, with Natasha Romanoff playing her older sister.
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Is taskmaster Natasha's mother?

After finding out that Taskmaster is Dreykov's daughter, Natasha decides to save her by deactivating her Red Room control.
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Is Alexei Natasha's father?

Alexei Alanovich Shostakov (Russian: Алексей Аланович Шестаков), is the adoptive father of Natasha Romanoff.
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Are Natasha and Yelena biological sisters?

Yelena and Natasha Are Not Actually Sisters

In the recent trailer, Natasha introduces Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova to audiences by calling her "sis” but the comic book characters are not biologically related.
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Why did Zola call Natasha Natalia?

In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the computerized "program" of Armin Zola calls her "Romanoff, Natalia Alianova." Remember, Natasha is Russian, so "Alianova" is not a middle name — it's a patronymic, derived from her father's name.
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Is Melina a villain in Black Widow?

Tidbits Rachel Weisz has shared about the character seem to confirm that she will be a Black Widow antagonist. “Melina has been cycled through the Black Widow Red Room program five times by the time the film starts,” Weisz hinted at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019.
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Who is Whiplash father?

Ivan Vanko, the vengeful Russian bad guy from Iron Man 2, will have a connection to the upcoming ABC series Agent Carter, because his father will show up, played by actor Costa Ronin.
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Did Natasha romanoffs dad have powers?

Natasha's dad-figure has super serum-created advanced strength and speed, both of which he demonstrates in the film, most effectively in the opening sequence when he casually flips a truck to clear the way for the spy family's escape plane.
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Is Black Widow Red Skull daughter?

When Black Widow and Hawkeye travel to Vormir in Avengers: Endgame, Red Skull calls her "Natasha, daughter of Ivan." This may have seemed like an unimportant piece of information, but she later confesses that she did not know her father - or at least that "Ivan" was her true father until this cosmic figure claimed it ...
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Why does Red Skull call Gamora daughter of Thanos?

It was that Thanos was Gamora's biological father and that is why Red Skull referred to her as daughter of Thanos.
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How does Black Widow's dad have super strength?

Attempts to replicate the super soldier serum have had mixed success and have created numerous variations of the super soldier ideal, ranging from the botched results of the Red Skull's super soldier serum (which gave him super-strength, but also gave him a monstrous appearance) to the differently botched results of ...
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How did Alexei become a super soldier?

Artificially Enhanced Physiology: Alexei Shostakov was subjected to the Soviet Union's recreated Super Soldier Serum, gaining abilities that enhanced his physical parameters to superhuman levels.
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Did Black Widow marry Red Guardian?

In the comics, the Red Guardian is the Black Widow's husband. Harbour's version would be a reluctant father figure. “The fun thing about this character is that he's not that well-known,” Harbour said.
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Who is black widow's husband?

During one such assignment, she and Hawkeye were captured by General Yuri Brushov, and Natasha discovered that her husband, Alexei Shostakov was alive and had become the Red Guardian.
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What is Yelena and Natashas relationship?

As depicted in Black Widow (which was released in theaters earlier this year and is now available to stream on Disney+), Yelena Belova was raised as Natasha Romanoff's "sister," though the two aren't blood related.
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