Yelena Belova (Marvel Cinematic Universe) - Wikipedia - Recent changes [en]

== Fictional character biography ==

== Fictional character biography ==

=== Early life ===

=== Early life ===

Yelena Belova was born in the [[Soviet Union]] in 1990. When she was three years old, [[Dreykov (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|General Dreykov]] assigned her the role of the youngest daughter of [[Alexei Shostakov (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Alexei Shostakov]] and [[Melina Vostokoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Melina Vostokoff]], as well as the little sister of [[Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Natasha Romanoff]], although due to Belova's young age at the start of the assignment, she was the only member of the group who was unaware of the true nature of their assigned mission and believed the three of them to be her real family.<ref name="BlackWidow" /> As a small child, she played goalie on a peewee soccer team called the "Thunderbolts".

Yelena Belova was born in the [[Soviet Union]] in 1989. When she was three years old, [[Dreykov (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|General Dreykov]] assigned her the role of the youngest daughter of [[Alexei Shostakov (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Alexei Shostakov]] and [[Melina Vostokoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Melina Vostokoff]], as well as the little sister of [[Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Natasha Romanoff]], although due to Belova's young age at the start of the assignment, she was the only member of the group who was unaware of the true nature of their assigned mission and believed the three of them to be her real family.<ref name="BlackWidow" /> As a small child, she played goalie on a peewee soccer team called the "Thunderbolts".

In 1995, when Shostakov completes his assigned mission to steal intel from [[S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|S.H.I.E.L.D.]] in [[Ohio]], the family escape to [[Cuba]] where they rendezvous with their boss, Dreykov, who has Romanoff and Belova put through the [[Red Room (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Red Room]] for further training to become [[Black Widows (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|assassins]]. This training included luring another girl into the woods to be shot, and assembling a pistol from parts, which she was the fastest in her class to do, which meant that she was allowed to stand apart from the rest of the class while their hands were whipped.

In 1995, when Shostakov completes his assigned mission to steal intel from [[S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|S.H.I.E.L.D.]] in [[Ohio]], the family escape to [[Cuba]] where they rendezvous with their boss, Dreykov, who has Romanoff and Belova put through the [[Red Room (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Red Room]] for further training to become [[Black Widows (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|assassins]]. This training included luring another girl into the woods to be shot, and assembling a pistol from parts, which she was the fastest in her class to do, which meant that she was allowed to stand apart from the rest of the class while their hands were whipped.