Today, Marvel dropped our take on Thunder*a new antihero team-up movie that brings together a motley crew of renegades from numerous past Marvel projects. It’s been a while since we’ve seen these characters, and one of them is brand new to the Marvel Universe. So if you need a refresher on who’s who and where they’ve been, we’re here to help.
Yelena Belova
She is the former Black Widow and the adopted sister of Natasha Romanoff. after we were introduced to her black widow In the movie, we last see Yelena taking action after Natasha’s death based on information provided by Valentina (eventually more about her) Avengers: Endgame. De Fontaine tells Yelena that her sister was actually killed by Clint Barton. eagle eye In the streaming series, he meets his Arrow co-star Kate Bishop and then clashes with Clint. After the two successfully educate Yelena on the true circumstances of Natasha’s death – and how her sacrifice helped bring Yelena back to life, as she was a victim of Thanos’ snap – the former assassin parted ways with the two archers, Got out of there. thunderbolt.
Ava Starr aka Ghost
Last seen in Ant-Man and the WaspAva is the victim of an accident when her father, Elihas, attempts to tunnel into the Quantum Realm. In the explosion that killed her parents, Ava was immersed in quantum energy and suffered from a “molecular imbalance” that caused her body to become unstable and become intangible. Adopted by one of her father’s colleagues, Bill Foster, Ava was eventually recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D. and given a “Ghost Suit” that helped her control her strength and pain, training her to be a secret agent until… The organization disbanded. When we last saw her, she had turned to crime, trying to find a cure for her worsening condition, and working with Hank Pym (who had kicked her father out of S.H.I.E.L.D. years earlier) and his own encounter with quantum tunneling technology. After her conflict with Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ava’s condition was temporarily stabilized by the return of the original Wasp, Janet Van Dyne, from the Quantum Realm, and she went into hiding with Foster to continue the search for a complete cure for her method. She didn’t seem to notice this thunderboltbut Do Get a snazzy new ghost suit.
John Walker, aka U.S. Agent
introduced in The Falcon and the Winter Soldierfollowing the incident, John became the U.S. government’s official successor to Steve Rogers as Captain America. Avengers: Endgame. A former U.S. Army Ranger, Walker’s first official duty as Captain America was to join Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes in investigating an anti-nationalist group called the Flag Smashers, but the pressure of action— — including clashes with Barnes and Wilson over his behavior. Enhanced his physical abilities. When Walker’s field partner Lemar Hoskins was killed in battle with Morgenthau, the serum drove Walker to publicly execute a Flag-Smasher in a fit of rage, stripping him of his commission and the mantle of Captain America. However, this did not stop de Fontaine from personally recruiting him to continue working for the United States as a U.S. agent, a black ops specialist.
Antonia Dreykov, aka Taskmaster
opponent black widowAntonia Dreykov is the daughter of General Dreykov, overseer of the Soviet government’s Red Room Academy, which recruited young women to become elite stealth agents and assassins for the Black Widow program . When General Drykov is targeted by former widow Natasha Romanov in an explosion in Budapest, Antonia is seriously injured in the explosion. Dreykov saved his daughter’s life by installing a regulating chip in her neck, which reduced her pain and emotional reactions and gave Dreykov control over his daughter – who he used to control She trains herself through the Red Room, using her photographic reactions to train her to be his ultimate agent. Now working as an overseer, Antonia crosses paths with Romanov again when she is assigned by her father to capture the gangster Yelena, who has stolen a compound capable of disrupting his control over the indoctrinated widow. During their hunt, Romanov exposed Antonia to the compound, freeing her from her father’s brainwashing and allowing her to recover along with the surviving free widows.
Alexei Shostakov, a.k.a. the Red Guard
if thunderbolt It’s starting to feel a bit like black widow The sequel, well, it A bit yes. Alexei, another result of Soviet war research, was the first official Russian super soldier and the father of Natasha and Yelena. During an undercover operation, he teamed up with Red Room agent and scientist Melina Vo Together, Stukov serves as Natasha and Yelena’s adoptive father. After the successful operation, Shostakov was imprisoned by Dreykov and released a few years later by Natasha and Yelena to help them, along with his adoptive mother and father, destroy the Red Room once and for all. After helping them rescue the liberated widow, we found thunderbolt Alexey once again lives alone, drinking and delivering goods, waiting for the chance to play the Red Guardian again.
Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier
Bucky is perhaps the most high-profile member of the team and the oldest member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Steve Rogers was best friends and former partner during World War II until he was killed on a mission, captured by Hydra and brainwashed into becoming their own black ops agent, the Winter Soldier, Bucky has had many capes since he was freed from his clutches. Bucky was killed by Thanos’ snap of his fingers and resurrected years later, his last proper appearance being in Falcon and the is the winter soldierhelping Sam stop the threat of the Flag-Smasher (and ultimately John Walker). Exactly how he came into de Fontaine’s orbit remains to be seen thunderboltbut maybe he’ll mention the time his arm was stolen by Nebula.
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
architect of this new building thunderbolt Of the team, Deffontein is the head of the CIA and makes occasional appearances after his debut. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Start recruiting people like Walker and Yelena to carry out covert activities around her. No doubt we’ll see how she fares in the new movie. Although not much has been covered in the MCU version of the character, in the comics, Deffontein has a long and complicated history as a triple agent, working for S.H.I.E.L.D. and eventually becoming a Russian agent for the nation’s own spy agency, Leviathan Nine Hydra, and even served as the second Lady of Hydra for a time. Time will tell if Valentina has more tricks up her sleeve, given the Marvel Universe’s history with Hydra.
“Bob” also known as the Sentinel?
The last major character we see in the book thunderbolt The trailer is the last thing we know – since he’s making his film debut. But the mysterious “Bob” (as he calls himself in the trailer), played by Lewis Pullman (replacing Steven Yeun, who originally starred in the film), seems, judging by his appearance, There are plenty of rumors that he will play a major character in the comics.
The Sentinel was introduced as a quasi-riff on DC’s Superman (one of many over the years), after Reynolds (a down-and-out meth addict) broke into a researcher’s lab and accidentally injected himself with the Golden Sentinel. Serum, created after mutating him. Introduced in 2000, Robert is one of the oldest active superheroes in the Marvel Universe, predating the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Fight against the threats of forces. His most recent death occurred during the incident king in black During the events of 2020, the Sentinels were destroyed by the symbiote god Knull (who will soon be Venom: The Last Dance). Robert’s soul is brought to Valhalla to commemorate his life of heroic duty, and…his body is used by an evil magical terrorist group looking to kill Doctor Strange with a corpse bomb? comics!
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