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In an alternate 2015, Romanoff and Barton are the only survivors of Ultron's eradication of Earth. They travel to Moscow in an attempt to find an analog code to shutdown Ultron's AI system. Finding a file on Arnim Zola, they go to the Hydra Siberian Facility and attempt to upload Zola's copied consciousness into Ultron's hive mind and eliminate him. Barton sacrifices himself after being overwhelmed by Ultron's sentries, and the upload fails when Zola reveals that Ultron was no longer in their universe.

As Romanoff dies during the events of Endgame, the film is set earlier in the MCU timeline. [10] It primarily takes place between the main plot of Civil War and that film's final scene, in which the Avengers escape from prison. [102] Johansson and Feige felt this was "the best place to start" because it is the first time that Romanoff is on her own and not tied to a larger organization such as the Red Room, S.H.I.E.L.D., or the Avengers. [10] [103] This setting means the film is not an origin story for Romanoff, which Feige wanted to avoid because he felt that was the expected direction for a prequel to go. [25] He was influenced by the television series Better Call Saul, which is a prequel to the series Breaking Bad, calling it "a wonderful example of a prequel that almost completely stands on its own... because it informs you about so many things you didn't know about before". [104] Pre-production [ edit ] Yelena revealed Dreykov had started using bioengineering to control his women, brainwashing them with a particular substance so they would follow his commands. Nordyke, Kimberly (February 27, 2022). "SAG Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022 . Retrieved March 1, 2022.And for some reason near the end of the book, we have a wildcard. A random thrown in, rushed, nonsensical romance subplot. Entirely unnecessary, and very silly. Huff, Lauren; Gettell, Oliver (December 7, 2021). "See all the People's Choice Award winners". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 2, 2022. Panaligan, EJ (September 10, 2022). "Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Recruits Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and More". Variety. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022 . Retrieved September 10, 2022. Anderton, Ethan (September 14, 2019). "2019 Saturn Awards Winners: 'Avengers: Endgame' Dominates with Six Total Awards". /Film. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019 . Retrieved October 29, 2019.

Romanoff gives Belova a parachute as she and Antonia have one final battle through the sky before safely landing on the ground. Natasha uses one vial of Red Dust on Antonia, freeing her from her mind-control. The rest of the Widows arrive as Belova, Vostokoff, and Shostakov say goodbye to Romanoff. Belova gives Romanoff her vest to remember her by, and Romanoff gives Belova the last Red Dust vial and the portable drive, instructing her to find and free the other Widows. As they leave, along with a recovering Antonia, Romanoff awaits the arrival of Ross and his men. Two weeks later, Romanoff, now sporting blonde hair, reunites with Mason, supplying her with a quinjet. She rides off to free the detained Avengers from the Raft. This new book alternates between different time frames --- the present and various dates in the past. The opening chapters are set in the now and introduces readers to Officer Walter O’Brien. He is working with a handful of colleagues who are stationed outside of a nightclub in Detroit, where the individual they want to get their hands on is supposedly trapped in there. They call the club to inform them that a bomb has been planted inside, and they have two minutes to evacuate everyone. Walter does not care about his group taking such extreme actions; he knows he will be dead in an hour.David Edelstein (May 2, 2010). "Battle of the Rehabbed Stars". New York. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012 . Retrieved May 4, 2010. Verhoeven, Beatrice; Gonzalez, Umberto; Haithman, Diane (August 2, 2021). "Scarlett Johansson's Lawsuit and Disney Brand 'Carnage': Is CEO Bob Chapek to Blame?". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021 . Retrieved August 2, 2021. It was in this conversation where Natasha had to face her biggest regret: killing Dreykov's young daughter in a sting operation in Budapest, signaling her defection to the U.S. While he felt better after being treated, he soon needed to return to the hospital — because his car was firebombed in 1983. Miraculously, Gentry survived the explosion. But when investigators heard what happened, they soon became suspicious of Buenoano. Natalia Alianovna Romanova ( Russian: Наталья Альяновна Романова) was born on December 3, 1984, in the Soviet Union, and was trained as a KGB spy in a secretive academy called the Red Room which involved training as a ballerina as a cover, [77] as well as the eventual sterilization of the students. [78] She grew up in a false family with Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff as her 'parents' and Yelena Belova as her younger 'sister'. [79] In 1995, when Shostakov completes his assigned mission to steal intel from S.H.I.E.L.D. in Ohio, the family escape to Cuba where they rendezvous with their boss, General Dreykov, who has Romanoff and Belova put through the Red Room for further training to become assassins.