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Avengers may follow Captain America, but they ain't all American. Here a former Soviet super spy meets an African king in the Soldiers, Spies, & Vigilantes bracket of the Marvel Conference. Neither is to be underestimated.
| [fimg=280]http://image.naldzgraphics.net/2012/02/15-Avengers-Black-Widow.jpg[/fimg] | | [fimg=280]http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/black-panther_.gif[/fimg] | | Character Name: | Black Widow | Character Name: | Black Panther | | First Appearance: | Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964) | First Appearance: | Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966) | | Creator(s): | Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck | Creator(s): | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby | | Alter-Ego: | Natalia "Natasha" Alianovna Romanova; aka Natalie Rushman, Laura Matthers, Natasha Romanoff, Oktober (Other BWs have included Yeleana Belova and Monica Chang) | Alter-Ego: | T'Challa; aka Luke Charles, Black Leopard, Mr. Okonkwo | | Place of Birth: | Stalingrad, Russia, USSR (now Volgograd, Russian Federation) | Place of Birth: | Fictional African nation of Wakanda | | How She Came to Be: | Trained by the Soviets as a superspy, she defects to the United States due to (among other reasons) affection for Hawkeye | How He Came to Be: | Inheriting the title of Black Panther (and the rule of his people) from his father, T'Challa trained to pass the necessary trials of passage. This made him a formidable warrior, which he augmented with high-tech equipment and weaponry purchased with the profits from selling off bits of his nation's rare stockpile of "vibranium." | | Base of Operations: | Lots! S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier; Savage Land; formerly "The Red Room," Moscow, Russia, USSR; Avengers Tower, New York, NY; Lighthouse, Earth Orbit; Quincarrier; The Cube, Thunderbolt Mountain, CO; Infinite Avengers Mansion; Little Ukraine, New York, NY; North Shore Mansion, San Francisco, CA | Base of Operations: | New York, NY; Metropolis, DE; Gotham City, NJ | | Teams/Affiliations: | S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers, Champions, KGB, Marvel Knights, Mighty Avengers, Lady Liberators, Thunderbolts, Secret Avengers, Heroes for Hire | Teams/Affiliations: | Fantastic Four, Avengers, Defenders, Fantastic Force, Illuminati | | Signature Lines: | "You must first belong nowhere." | Signature Lines: | "Take your best shot. I will offer no resistance. Then it will be my turn." | | Arch-Enemy: | Viper/Madame Hydra | Arch-Enemy: | Erik Killmonger | | Sidekick(s): | None | Sidekick(s): | None | | Paramour(s): | Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Hercules/Heracles, Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier | Paramour | Ororo Munroe/Storm, Monica Lynne | | Has Been Played By: | Angela Bowie (never got beyond development), Scarlett Johansson | Has Been Played By: | Wesley Snipes (it died in development), Chadwick Boseman | | Could Have Been Played By: | Nastassja Kinski | Could Have Been Played By: | Jim Kelly | | Song I Think Of: | "The Black Widow" | Song I Think Of: | "Black Cat" | | Supernatural Powers: | Initially unpowered, her body has been augmented by nanotechnology that makes her resistant to aging and disease and mkes her heal faster. | Supernatural Powers: | From the "Panther God" and an herb that is poisonous to any outside his bloodline, the panther has super senses, and augmented strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, and agility. | | Non-Super Abilities: | She's a dangerous spy — world-class as an athlete, gymnast, aerialist, and markswoman. If there's a martial art, she's mastered it: karate, juda, ninjutsu, akido, savate, kung fu, boxing, wilmajo, and karatami. I actually just made those last two up, but you can be certain that she has mastered them. Or mistressed them. She's also a ballerina, which can come in handy. She's really smart, a talented field commander, and an expert strategist and improvisoress. She's particularly deft at psychomanipulation, often playing people who think they are playing her, the crafty little badger. | Non-Super Abilities: | He's a king of a nation with vast military assets. His throne also makes him as rich as Croseus, which is handy. He's a hunter, a tracker, a politician, and an inventor/scientist, specialising in applied physics (don't they all?). Even without his abilities enhanced, he's a master acrobat, and a mortally dangerous martial artist. | | Stuff: | She wears bracelets that fire her energy blasts that are her signature attack form (the "Widow's bite"). She also has grappling hooks, tear gas, and other mini high-tech weapons she keeps on her tightly clad person. | Stuff: | He's an African king, both tribal and national, and so has a vast colleciton of magical artifacts, as well advanced technology. He's got a costume made of vibranium, somehow. Later additions to his kit include an "energy dagger," the "Ebony Blade of the Black Knight," a portable supercomputer, and thrice-blessed armor. I don't know if he typically lugs this whole arsenal around, but an arsenal it is. | | Weaknesses: | While resistent to deathly things, she's still a flesh-and-blood person. It kind of sucks to be the only non-invulnerable person in the crowd. Additionally, she was trained through psychologic conditioning and that suggest she's vulnerable to that sort of thing. The Soviet masters who made her what she is have also left her infertile, for what that's worth. | Weaknesses: | His connection to the Panther God can be severed, and he can be denied his super-empowering eleven herbs and spices, and then he's just another scary guy in a suit, but quite mortal. Due to his heightened senses, bright lights, loud noises, & strong smells can potentially overwhelm him. |
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