RED WIDOW

Red Widow is a title shared by two distinct Marvel Comics characters tied to Russian espionage and elite combat training. While Ava Orlova debuted in 2015 as a young vigilante equipped with S.H.I.E.L.D. technology, the primary comic antagonist introduced in 2018 is an enigmatic, Super-Soldier-enhanced operative who secretly directed Russia's super-team, the Winter Guard.