I'm my own woman -- first, , last -- and always!

5' 7"

140 lbs.

Blue

Red

Caucasian

Nov 22, 1940

52

Female

Natasha dresses professionally in skirts button down blouses and high heels, to make her appear to be the complete opposite of her alter ego. Lipstick and all the attributes of a professional woman in a man's world accompany this "mask" she portrays.

Scarlett Johansson

'Fighter' Christina Aguilera

Any long term damage needs to be approved. Death is out of the question, as dead people are hard to play.

American and Russian, Adult, No known criminal record

Stalingrad, Russia

Single

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent (formerly Spy and assassin)

Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. (formerly HYDRA)

Avengers

Whatever a man can do, this woman can do better.

Straight

Cavalier

Adventurer

Natasha talks with a Russian Accent and is a woman that takes charge while taking pride in her work. She strives for perfection and does not allow for being second best, often pitting her against her friends and colleagues, who she generally does not see as her equals. She adopts a no-nonsense attitude when on a case, any case. If necessary she will use her feminine attributes to get the job done.

To be the best there is, to strive for the unattainable goal of perfection.

ESPIONAGE - Natasha is a veteran espionage operative, a formidable physical combatant, and an experienced combat pilot. There are few who can claim with accuracy that they have more experience in such matters. After all, Natasha has been at this most deadly game for more years than most have been alive.

360º PERCEPTION - This gift allows the Black Widow to avoid over reliance with her eyes for seeing her environment. With her training Natasha has a sort of “sixth sense” that allows her to perceive dangers before they become apparent to the average person. Her hearing is also acute as a result of this gift, which comes in handy at times.

ATHLETIC - Naturally athletic, Natasha has won multiple commendations for athletic achievement. Much of this is due to her training, but natural ability and aptitude also plays a lot in to it; but she is naturally better at physical performance than the average person.

ATTRACTIVE – Naturally beautiful, Natasha has a habit of turning heads where ever she goes, regardless of how she appears, as she is just damn attractive. Her looks can get her past many obstacles, as many men and even some women don’t associate her beauty with the underlying danger she poses.

MASTER OF DISGUISE – In addition to her natural beauty, Natasha is a master - in this case, mistress of disguise, often able to change her appearance as well as behavior to fool even those with the most intense scrutiny, and this gift has served her well throughout her career.

COMBAT REFLEXES – Natasha can react to threats almost instantly, meaning that she is very difficult to surprise and is extremely effective in close-range hand-to-hand combat.

CONVICTION – As the Black Widow, Natasha possesses great belief in herself and what she is doing and willing to die for. She is quite able to stand up to the forces of evil and temptation better than most.

LEADERSHIP – The Black Widow is a natural born leader and she has the respect of all other team members to the extent that these members rely on her to lead them, be it in battle or generally in times or pursuit or crisis. Natasha therefore has a great deal logical thinking, strategy and charisma; while at the same time not taking anything from anyone when on a mission.

MARTIAL ARTS SUPREMACY - Through her extensive training and personal fitness regimen, the Black Widow has become a master of all forms of the martial arts, to a dramatically higher level than many others have achieved.

HYPER-INTELLIGENCE - This power represents the extreme levels of Intelligence possessed The Black Widow, though not quite a genius, still has awesome potential. She can quickly master new subjects, retain that knowledge indefinitely, and easily succeed in most any mental endeavor.

HYPER-BALANCE - Natasha possesses the ability to achieve a state of perfect equilibrium in any position imaginable. She seems able to adjust her position by instinct, enabling her to balance herself on virtually any object, no matter how small or narrow. Natasha has developed a unique fighting style that makes full use of her agility, strength, and equilibrium. By means of her extensive training, the Black Widow can run across ropes or rails, stand on top of posts, effortlessly climb ropes and can easily recover from being thrown. Her movements are unhindered while doing these things, and Natasha has even been observed to maintain her balance with their eyes closed.

HYPER-ENDURANCE - As the Black Widow, Natasha is capability of sustaining prolonged periods of physically stressful effort (aerobic or anaerobic) without exhibiting any noticeable signs of exhaustion or duress.

INFINITY SERUM – Black Widow has no superhuman powers, but as a result of the Infinity Serum (a derivative of the Super-Soldier Serum); Natasha gains the following abilities: * Peak Human Durability: Widow's ability to withstand injury is superior to those of ordinary humans. She is able to produce results in feats of athleticism that would make the Olympic athlete envy. * Peak Human Metabolism: Her enhanced metabolism, bloodstream, and immune system allow Black Widow to heal from injuries or diseases faster than most humans. Natasha is still subject to all conventional human ailments, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities, though his immunity to most diseases is quite extraordinary. * Peak Human Aging: Another noted side effect is the longevity Natasha gets with living much longer than normal humans.

ADMINISTRATION - If Natasha didn't have much of a talent for administration before she started assisting SHIELD, she certainly does now. Doing the reports after each mission, she's gotten quite good at keeping things organized and coordinated, keeping track of the various aspects of an organization and making sure none goes neglected, as well as keeping things documented in case the need arises to go back and check over something.

ACROBATICS - Gymnastic movement. Natasha can tumble, swing from ropes, walk across thin beams, and leap through windows. She can reduce the difficulty when trying to lessen damage from falls and dodging attacks, if she has sufficient room to move acrobatically.

BLIND FIGHTING – In battle, Natasha can counterattack in hand to hand combat with no negative modifiers for being unable to see opponent, provided they attack her first.

CLIMBING - Scaling vertical surfaces. Black Widow can reduce the difficulty when resisting wind and acrophobia while scaling buildings, trees, cliffs, and other vertical challenges.

CRIMINOLOGY - The science of the criminal mind; she can find clues at crime scenes, analyze patterns of criminal behavior, and guess where crimes will occur.

LINQUISTICS - The science of words. Natasha can understand and speak or write in Latin, Russian, French, English, German, and Arabic.

LOCKPICKING - Opening locks of all sorts. Natasha can also reduce the difficulty in securing locks and making locks and keys.

STEALTH - The art and science of avoiding detection. Black Widow is aware of their body, of their body's movements and most importantly of its limits. This understanding allows her to move with the utmost care and silence, and also to freeze stock-still in a concealing shadow when necessary in an effort to avoid detection. Likewise, Natasha can also prowl about rooftops and the like; avoid most high-technology electronic systems; with heightened senses.

WEAPON STYLE - (Guns) – With training, Natasha has an excellent knowledge in the use and maintenance of nearly all modern personal firearms; including all types-handguns, rifles, shotguns, and submachine guns; including laser, stun, and concussion varieties.

ESPIONAGE - The art of spying. She has been trained in espionage and infiltration. She notices small clues, can operate spy equipment, and tell when someone is on her trail.

DRIVING - Piloting any landbound vehicle, from a motorcycle to an eighteen-wheeler.

PILOTING - Working knowledge of most 20th century aircraft and cutting edge technology. Even in a small spaceship, Natasha have an intuitive understanding of which flashing light is the accelerator and which is the brake.

ADVERSARY - Anyone opposed to the hero in question. Most adversaries are thugs of small time calibre, or simple muggers. The larger the adversary the harder they are going to be to defeat. Most consider the adversary a common opponent that returns for many battles, although as stated before with muggers and thugs, is not always the case.

ARCH-NEMESIS - A foe that is a constant burden on the hero. These people have a personal stake in the destruction of the hero rather than them simply finding them on the street. These people search out the hero and plan sometimes elaborate traps to harm or kill the hero. They are everything their hero is not, their polar opposite in some respect. Sometimes, they are very closely related except for different ideals. They are the adversaries the heroes worry about.

FLASHBACKS - During exposure to stressful situations or when visiting a place that was traumatic, Black Widow may be subject to flash backs, that might cause her to freeze up in a fight, or lose her concentration. During this flashback, Natasha may not interact with the present in any meaningful way. Everything is as it was, however, for the Black Widow when she comes back to the present time and situation; which could be in bad for her. The duration is subjective.

ICY – All business and no fun, makes Natasha seem like a bitch, in that she shows no reaction to some things. Others may consider Black Widow to be a cold fish.

MORTAL - When it comes down to the nitty gritty, Black Widow is human. Regardless of any skills she has, the costume she wears, what she may be able to carry, or even performance enhancing drugs they might take, Natasha is only human. Her body is as susceptible to pain, injury and disease as that of the next person. Regardless of how often they train or how intensely they train, or how much they try to push their physical limits, they are human and subject to the physical limits of being human. Being human, they can be permanently hurt or die quite easily in comparison to some metas. A baseball bat to the head, a bullet wound to the chest, an allergic reaction to a peanut, slipping in the shower, all of these and more can result in permanent death for her. Finally, she is a woman, and as such she is susceptible to the temptations and weaknesses of her genre.

SECRET IDENTITY – For the most part, the world does not know that Natasha Romanoff is, the Black Widow. Of all the secrets she possesses, this is likely her most guarded, and while some people may know about her secret identity as the Black Widow, by and large her alter identity is an indisputable secret. The Secret Identity is a lie, which may exist for the noblest of reasons, but is still a lie, and a lie which compounds itself and combines itself with interest. She can't really have any close friends that aren't also in the know about her secret.

The Black Widow costume consists of a one-piece, second skin catsuit that zips down the front well between her legs. It is made of stretchable vinyl of a shiny jet-black color. She wears a belt made of what looks like golden disks, yet each disk houses one weapon or another, with a larger compartment area located on the back near the small of Widow's back. Built in boots and gloves adorn the costume as well, as do matching wrist weapons. Black Widow customarily wears two bracelets equipped to discharge the "widow’s bite," high-frequency electrostatic bolts of up to 30,000 volts, capable of stunning even a superhuman opponent at a range of at least 20 feet, shoot tear gas cartridges and act as a radio transmitter. The bracelets’ various functions are activated by galvanic sensors keyed to Black Widow’s wrist musculature. At times she carries plastic explosive discs equivalent to 4 pounds of TNT in her belt and uses automatic weapons and/or combat knives as necessary.

AEROSOL SPRAYS - Natasha has access to a number of chemical-delivery devices, each of which comes in small cylindrical canisters. They can fill a 20-square foot area or target a single foe. They include rapid room-filling fogger, an infrared paint marker, a foaming explosive comparable to plastic explosives such as plastique, an electronic device freezer, and quick-acting knockout gas. She can prepare other sprays and compounds if he has the time to acquire the necessary materials.

AVENGERS IDENTICARD - State-of-the-art tech at its finest. These credit card-sized gadgets act not only as identification for all Avengers (active and reserve), but also as communicators and tracking devices. Designed and manufactured by Stark Enterprises, the Avengers Identicards have proven to be a valuable resource in the field. Each card has a flat-screen monitor to send and receive audio and video data. The Identicard can beep like a pager, communicate like a videophone, and record like a mini-recorder; it also has a virtually global range with satellite uplink. As a tracking device, it can be used to locate an Avenger via his or her card's unique signal. In addition, it can act as a small computer with a numerical access pad. All by itself, this makes it an overpowered calculator, but with appropriate access codes, it can contact Avengers computers, which can then be operated with voice commands. The Identicard also acts as an ignition key for Avengers vehicles and as a key to Avengers bases. The cards are waterproof and are resistant to pressure.

TASER DISKS--These small hand-thrown disks offer debilitating electrical shocks within a three meter radius. They can be retrieved and reused once they have discharged their pulse effect. They can also be used as standalone mines to discharge should trigger their built in sensors.

CAPSULES - Various effect(s): Natasha has a number of small capsules that contain a variety of chemicals or gases and are primarily used to distract or disable multiple opponents. Six of these capsules in any combination can be fitted into a single utility belt pouch. They each contain enough gas to fill a 100-square-foot area; they include knockout gas capsules, regurgitive capsules, smoke capsules, and tear gas capsules.

GAS MASK - When expecting exposure to toxic and bio-hazardous gases, Natasha utilizes a large one-man gas mask. It protects against all nerve gases, as well as nuclear, biological, and chemical toxins. A more compact model of the gas mask can also be used for slightly less protection. These can be fitted in six-pack magazines with are found in all utility belts.

GAS PELLETS - In appearance they're little more than spheres the size of ping-pong balls, but when thrown they start to spew gas everywhere. Exactly what they spew is up to whatever Black Widow decides to put in them. It could be tear gas, knockout gas, or regurgitate, or even just a smokescreen. Those things are useful. It could potentially also be something real nasty like nerve gas, but he wouldn't put that in a gas pellet.

SMARTPHONE - iPhone: A type of 'smart phone' made by Apple, the 'iPhone' is a kind of mobile phone which offers advanced capabilities beyond those typical of a mobile phone, often with PC-like functionality to Natasha in the field. It has the latest and greatest in modern computer hardware packed into its collapsible frame, and is able to create and work with a wide variety of media-storage. It has a global positioning system and encrypted wireless uplink to the Internet. The software is primarily focused on aiding investigation and research tasks.

Monstrous - 20 (Large nation; i.e. Canada, European Union, United States of America)

As an agent of SHIELD, Natasha has access to an assortment of vehicles, from the Helli-Carrier to high speed boats, to the more personal jet packs. Her method of transportation is determined by the mission parameters, and if its not available, then she com-menders what ever she needs.