Who is Black Widows stepfather?

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Who is Black Widow's stepfather?

The Alexei Shostakov incarnation of Red Guardian appears in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Widow (2021), portrayed by David Harbour. This version is the Russian super-soldier counterpart to Captain America and a father-figure to Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova.
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Is Red Guardian Black Widow'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. Red Guardian was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema.
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Is Black Widow's dad her real dad?

In some of the old comics, Alexei Shostakov was married to Natasha Romanova, a.k.a. Black Widow. Obviously, Harbour's version of this character isn't married to Scarjo, and he acts way more like her dad. In all likelihood, he is not her dad biologically.
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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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Is Alexei Natasha's dad?

Alexei Alanovich Shostakov (Russian: Алексей Аланович Шестаков), is the adoptive father of Natasha Romanoff.
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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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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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Who is Black Widow's biological mom?

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.
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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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Is Red Guardian Black Widows husband?

The original Red Guardian was Natasha's husband in comic books before his death was faked and he was made into a Soviet Super Soldier. But in the MCU, Shostakov is more of a father figure to Natasha and Yelena in their time as Russian sleeper agents living in the United States.
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Who is Black Widows husband?

Harbour says he flipped through a few of the character's comic-book appearances but knew the “Black Widow” movie would not lean in to those tales too heavily. In the comics, the Red Guardian is the Black Widow's husband.
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Is Ivan from Iron Man 2 Natasha's dad?

Comic. Ivan Romanoff (Russian: Иван Романов) was the father of Natasha Romanoff.
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Who does Black Widows sister become?

Yelena Belova (Russian: Елена Белова) is the adoptive sister of Natasha Romanoff and a Red Room operative who worked for General Dreykov. Following Romanoff's defection from the Red Room, Belova and other Black Widows were put through the mind controlling programming and turned into Dreykov's obedient subordinates.
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Why is Red Guardian so strong?

In the comics, Red Guardian was given his own variant of the super soldier serum that enhanced his strength, endurance and abilities immensely.
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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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Why does 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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Who was Black Widow in love with?

Who is Black Widow in love with? In the MCU, Black Widow was, at one point, romantically involved with Bruce Banner (Hulk), played by Mark Ruffalo. Their relationship was explored in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but largely ignored thereafter except in Banner's devastation at her death in Avengers: Endgame.
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Are Bucky and Natasha together?

Natasha (who went by Natalia at the time) and Bucky formed a strong, beautiful and deep relationship. They showed each other that they were more than just weapons for a country, and realized that they were able to live free lives. There was nothing shallow or forced about their romance.
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Is Yelena black widow's sister?

Yelena is Natasha's “sister.” In the MCU, she was part of the “family” that included Natasha, the Red Guardian (David Harbour), and Melina (Rachel Weisz) — but they were actually a Soviet team of spies embedded in the American heartland.
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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 Howard Stark steal from Vanko?

In 1967, it was discovered that Vanko was guilty of espionage. Howard Stark took credit for all the Arc Reactor developments and had Vanko deported back to the Soviet Union.
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Who is Ivan's dad in Iron Man 2?

Anton Vanko (Costa Ronin), who made a brief appearance in the Iron Man sequel (then played by Eugene Lazarev) as the father of Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), otherwise known as the villain Whiplash.
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