Black Widow

Identity: Natalia (Natasha) Allanovna Romanova

Group Affiliation: Former member of the Avengers, former partner of Daredevil, former member of the Champions, freelance agent of SHIELD

Base of Operations: Mobile, but she maintains a home in New York City

First Appearance: TALES OF SUSPENSE #52, (Origin) AVENGERS #44, DAREDEVIL #66

Side: Good

Sex: Female

Age: 38

Height: 5' 7"

Hair: Red-auburn (formerly dyed black)

Eyes: Blue

Level: 9th

Experience: 44,000

Training: +1 Agility

1. Body Power Device (Costume): The Black Widow's costume allows her to can adhere to most surfaces with ease. Movement is 75% her normal ground rate (50% on extremely slippery surfaces). PR 1 per hour.

2. Heightened Agility A +16

3. Heightened Charisma A +10

4. Heightened Defense (Espionage Training): -4 to be Hit.

5. Heightened Endurance A +8

6. Heightened Expertise (Espionage Training): +4 to Hit with her Widow's Bite & Espionage weapons (pistol, SMG, knife, etc.).

7. Natural Weaponry (Intensive Martial Arts Training): +6 to Hit (includes Training Bonuses), +10 Damage (includes Training Bonuses)

8. Special Weapon (Wrist Bracelets): Black Widow's wrist-bracelets have the following abilities:
a. Radio Transmitter
b. Tear Gas Pellets: Thrown Range 26", Blast Radius of Pellet 2". The tear gas causes 1d8 damage and the victim must make an Endurance save (on d100) or suffer a -5 penalty to all attacks. This penalty is negated once the target exits the radius of the tear gas attack. 8 Charges/Bracelet.
c. Widow's Line: Can fire a spring-loaded cable up to 20". Used for swinging at a rate of 110" (25 mph).
d. Widow's Bite: Can fire an electrostatic charge of 30,000 volts (attacks as Lightning Control). Range 2", +1 to Hit (includes Training Bonus), Damage 1d20+1 (includes Training Bonus), 24 Charges/Bracelet.

9. Special Weapon (Weapon's Belt): 12 discs containing high explosives. +2 to hit; Thrown Range 26"; Damage 2d10; 2" Blast Radius.

Weight: 125 lbs. Basic Hits: 3 Agility Mod: Nil

Strength: 15 Endurance: 21 (includes Training Bonus)

Agility: 27 (includes Training Bonus) Intelligence: 15

Charisma: 24 Reactions from: Good: +4 Evil: -4

Hit Mod. (1.4) (2.6) (2.8) (1.2) = 12.2304 Hit Points: 37

Damage Mod.: +4 Healing Rate: 1.5

Accuracy: +5 Power: 78

Carrying Capacity: 345 lbs. Basic HTH Damage: 1d6

Movement Rates: 63" ground, 47" wall-crawling, 110" Swinging.

Det. Hidden: 12% Det. Danger: 16%

Inventing Points: 13.5 Inventing (45%):

Origin and Background: (Russian) Natalia Romanova, a descendant of Russia's royal family, was found as a young child by Russian soldier known as Ivan Petrovitch, who watched over her as she grew up and today works as her chauffeur. Romanova proved to be a brilliant scholar and athlete as she matured, and in her teens gained fame in the Soviet Union as a ballerina. Romanoff married the renowned Soviet test pilot Alexi Shostakov.
It was decided at the KGB, the department of the Soviet government which serves as its intelligence agency and secret police, that the Shostakovs would make good special operatives. While Alexi Shostakovs was away on a mission, he was informed of the state's new plans for him, and told that from then on he could have no contact with past friends and acquaintances, including even his own wife. Shostakov was then trained to become the Red Guardian, a costumed agent who was intended to act as the Soviet Union's counterpart to Captain America. Meanwhile, a Soviet officer told Natalia Shostakova that her husband had died in the explosion of an experimental rocket he was testing. Distraught, Natalia Shostakova said that she wanted to do something to be worthy of the memory of her heroic husband. The KGB had anticipated her reaction, and trained her to become the spy known as the Black Widow.
At first the Black Widow did not act as a costume agent. Her first major field assignment was to infiltrate Stark Industries in the United States and to assist her partner Boris Turgenov in the assassination of the defector Professor Anton Vanko. The Black Widow was thwarted repeatedly by the original Iron Man in her various schemes against Stark Industries. The Black Widow used Hawkeye, who was then sought as a criminal and who found himself attracted to her, as an ally in some of her subversive activities. The Widow was given her first costume in her fourth major mission in the United States. However, her growing love for Hawkeye led to a weakening of her resolve to continue her missions for the Soviets. Hawkeye refused to act as a criminal any longer, and successfully sought amnesty and Avengers membership.
The Black Widow fell into the hands of the intelligence agents of the People's Republic of China, who brainwashed her into serving them. They directed her to attack the Avengers, but she freed herself from the brainwashing, was reunited with Hawkeye, and defected to the United States. She publically revealed her true identity and offered her services to SHIELD, which has made use of them on numerous occasions.
Her romance with Hawkeye ended, as did a subsequent love affair and partnership with Daredevil, although she remains friends with both men. She was a member of the Champions of Las Angeles, and serves from time to time as a member of the Avengers. She remains active as a freelance adventurer.
Note: Origin and Background text is from "The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2" (Deluxe Edition) and is used without permission.

Areas of Interest: Espionage & Military.

Legal Status: Former citizen of the USSR who defected to the United States; she now lives in the United States under an extended visa authorized by SHIELD; she has a criminal record in the United States for espionage activities for other nations, but was granted amnesty through SHIELD's intervention.

Training Bonuses:
2nd Level: +1 Accuracy with HTH Combat
3rd Level: +1 Damage with HTH Combat
4th Level: +1 Endurance
5th Level: +1 Accuracy with "Widow's Bite"
6th Level: +1 Damage with "Widow's Bite"
7th Level: +1 Agility
8th Level: +1 Accuracy with HTH Combat
9th Level: +1 Damage with HTH Combat

Note: This is the Black Widow in her 'classic' black outfit.

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	Identity: Natalia (Natasha) Allanovna Romanova
	Group Affiliation: Former member of the Avengers, former partner of Daredevil, former member of the Champions, freelance agent of SHIELD
	Base of Operations: Mobile, but she maintains a home in New York City
	First Appearance: TALES OF SUSPENSE #52, (Origin) AVENGERS #44, DAREDEVIL #66
	Side: Good
	Sex: Female
	Age: 38
	Height: 5' 7"
	Hair: Red-auburn (formerly dyed black)
	Eyes: Blue
	Level: 9th
Experience: 44,000
Training: +1 Agility

*1. Body Power Device (Costume):* The Black Widow's costume allows her to can adhere to most surfaces with ease. Movement is 75% her normal ground rate (50% on extremely slippery surfaces). PR 1 per hour.
2. Heightened Agility A +16
3. Heightened Charisma A +10
*4. Heightened Defense (Espionage Training):* -4 to be Hit.
5. Heightened Endurance A +8
*6. Heightened Expertise (Espionage Training):* +4 to Hit with her Widow's Bite & Espionage weapons (pistol, SMG, knife, etc.).
*7. Natural Weaponry (Intensive Martial Arts Training):* +6 to Hit (includes Training Bonuses), +10 Damage (includes Training Bonuses)
*8. Special Weapon (Wrist Bracelets):* Black Widow's wrist-bracelets have the following abilities: a. Radio Transmitter b. Tear Gas Pellets: Thrown Range 26", Blast Radius of Pellet 2". The tear gas causes 1d8 damage and the victim must make an Endurance save (on d100) or suffer a -5 penalty to all attacks. This penalty is negated once the target exits the radius of the tear gas attack. 8 Charges/Bracelet. *c. Widow's Line:* Can fire a spring-loaded cable up to 20". Used for swinging at a rate of 110" (25 mph). *d. Widow's Bite:* Can fire an electrostatic charge of 30,000 volts (attacks as Lightning Control). Range 2", +1 to Hit (includes Training Bonus), Damage 1d20+1 (includes Training Bonus), 24 Charges/Bracelet.
*9. Special Weapon (Weapon's Belt):* 12 discs containing high explosives. +2 to hit; Thrown Range 26"; Damage 2d10; 2" Blast Radius.

Weight: 125 lbs.	Basic Hits: 3	Agility Mod: Nil
Strength: 15	Endurance: 21 (includes Training Bonus)
Agility: 27 (includes Training Bonus)	Intelligence: 15
Charisma: 24	Reactions from: Good: +4 Evil: -4
Hit Mod. (1.4) (2.6) (2.8) (1.2) = 12.2304		Hit Points: 37
Damage Mod.: +4	Healing Rate: 1.5
Accuracy: +5	Power: 78
Carrying Capacity: 345 lbs.		Basic HTH Damage: 1d6
Movement Rates: 63" ground, 47" wall-crawling, 110" Swinging.
Det. Hidden: 12%	Det. Danger: 16%
Inventing Points: 13.5	Inventing (45%):
Origin and Background: (Russian) Natalia Romanova, a descendant of Russia's royal family, was found as a young child by Russian soldier known as Ivan Petrovitch, who watched over her as she grew up and today works as her chauffeur. Romanova proved to be a brilliant scholar and athlete as she matured, and in her teens gained fame in the Soviet Union as a ballerina. Romanoff married the renowned Soviet test pilot Alexi Shostakov. It was decided at the KGB, the department of the Soviet government which serves as its intelligence agency and secret police, that the Shostakovs would make good special operatives. While Alexi Shostakovs was away on a mission, he was informed of the state's new plans for him, and told that from then on he could have no contact with past friends and acquaintances, including even his own wife. Shostakov was then trained to become the Red Guardian, a costumed agent who was intended to act as the Soviet Union's counterpart to Captain America. Meanwhile, a Soviet officer told Natalia Shostakova that her husband had died in the explosion of an experimental rocket he was testing. Distraught, Natalia Shostakova said that she wanted to do something to be worthy of the memory of her heroic husband. The KGB had anticipated her reaction, and trained her to become the spy known as the Black Widow. At first the Black Widow did not act as a costume agent. Her first major field assignment was to infiltrate Stark Industries in the United States and to assist her partner Boris Turgenov in the assassination of the defector Professor Anton Vanko. The Black Widow was thwarted repeatedly by the original Iron Man in her various schemes against Stark Industries. The Black Widow used Hawkeye, who was then sought as a criminal and who found himself attracted to her, as an ally in some of her subversive activities. The Widow was given her first costume in her fourth major mission in the United States. However, her growing love for Hawkeye led to a weakening of her resolve to continue her missions for the Soviets. Hawkeye refused to act as a criminal any longer, and successfully sought amnesty and Avengers membership. The Black Widow fell into the hands of the intelligence agents of the People's Republic of China, who brainwashed her into serving them. They directed her to attack the Avengers, but she freed herself from the brainwashing, was reunited with Hawkeye, and defected to the United States. She publically revealed her true identity and offered her services to SHIELD, which has made use of them on numerous occasions. Her romance with Hawkeye ended, as did a subsequent love affair and partnership with Daredevil, although she remains friends with both men. She was a member of the Champions of Las Angeles, and serves from time to time as a member of the Avengers. She remains active as a freelance adventurer. Note: Origin and Background text is from "The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2" (Deluxe Edition) and is used without permission.
Areas of Interest: Espionage & Military.
Legal Status: Former citizen of the USSR who defected to the United States; she now lives in the United States under an extended visa authorized by SHIELD; she has a criminal record in the United States for espionage activities for other nations, but was granted amnesty through SHIELD's intervention.
Training Bonuses: 2nd Level: +1 Accuracy with HTH Combat 3rd Level: +1 Damage with HTH Combat 4th Level: +1 Endurance 5th Level: +1 Accuracy with "Widow's Bite" 6th Level: +1 Damage with "Widow's Bite" 7th Level: +1 Agility 8th Level: +1 Accuracy with HTH Combat 9th Level: +1 Damage with HTH Combat
Note: This is the Black Widow in her 'classic' black outfit.