WARNING: There are unmarked spoilers on these sheets for all but the most recent comics.
Enemies
Organizations
Black Spectre
Alter Ego:
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance:
A terrorist organization commanded by the supervillain Mandrill, whose purpose is to install chaos in the world and then rule it.
- Gas Mask Mooks: Black Spectre's foot soldiers dress in uniforms that incorporate a full face helmet with attached air hose.
- Nebulous Evil Organisation: Black Spectre's actually goals are extremely vague, and can be stretched to cover whatever evil act the writer needs.
Solo Enemies
Arcade
Alter Ego: Unknown
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Marvel Team-Up #65 (1978)
Black Lotus
Alter Ego: Unknown
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Marvel Fanfare #11 (July, 1983)
An Asian assassin and enemy of Black Widow
- Amazon Brigade: She's been part of the all-female Femizons and The Nail.
- Color Character: Black Lotus.
- Combat Hand Fan: One of her weapons is the bladed fan.
- Dragon Lady: If the name and appearance weren't enough indicators.
- Green and Mean: Her clothes are green and she's not a particularly nice assassin.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Her real name hasn't been revealed.
Bullseye
Alter Ego: Unknown
Notable Aliases: Benjamin Poindexter ("official name"), Lester Jangles, Leonard McClain, Daredevil, Punisher, Hawkeye, Bulls, Ronin
First Appearance: Daredevil (Vol. 1) #131 (March, 1976)
Damon Dran
Notable Aliases: Indestructible Man
First Appearance: Daredevil #92 (October, 1972)
Damon Dran was a wealthy but paranoid businessman who stole a power source developed by the mysterious Project 4 and exposed himself to it, becoming the Indestructible Man.
- Hand Blast: The Project Four device gave Dran the ability to project energy beams from his hands.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: The full extent of Dran's indestructibility is unknown, but it allowed him to survive his island being blown up by a S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Sizeshifter: The Project Four device allowed him to increase his size.
- Super-Strength: The Project Four device gave Dran superhuman strength.
Hammer of God
Alter Ego: Molot Boga
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Black Widow (Vol. 5) #4 (March, 2014)
Molot Boga was a Russian Orthodox monk who was kicked out of his order for violent behaviour. He used his devotion for God to fuel acts of vengeance and violence. He was sponsored by Damon Dran in his mission to assassinate ambassadors of countries which formed the defunct USSR.
- Badass Preacher: A Russian Orthodox monk turned assassin.
- Bald of Evil: Has a shaved head.
- Beard of Evil: Sports a full bushy beard to go with his Bald of Evil.
- Husky Russkie: A hulking Russian big enough and strong enough to use a minigun as a sidearm.
- More Dakka: Uses a mingun as a man-portable weapon.
- Sinister Minister: A Russian Orthodox monk turned assassin.
- Super-Strength: Boga possesses superhuman strength enabling him to tear the vehicle door with no effort.
- Super-Toughness: Boga is more resistant to physical injury than even the finest athletes. He was able to withstand getting gunshot multiple times without being incapacitated.
Imus Champion
Notable Aliases: "Godzilla", "Dr. Zharkov"
First Appearance: Avengers #109 (December, 1972)
Imus Champion is a wealthy entrepreneur who wears an exo-skeleton while in combat. Imus has mastered all physical skills known to man and collects various mystical artifacts.
- The Ace: Has mastered all physical skills known to man.
- Beard of Evil: A well trimmed beard and mustache.
- The Bus Came Back: After being missing since facing Black Widow in 2010, he reappeared in Las Vegas facing Conan in 2020.
- Crazy-Prepared: It's how he nearly defeated both the Avengers and the Squadron Supreme.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: Besides fighting Black Widow, he has also antagonized the Avengers, the Squadron Supreme and even Conan the Barbarian.
Iron Maiden
Alter Ego: Melina Vostokovna | Мелина Востокова
Notable Aliases: Melina Vostokoff
First Appearance: Marvel Fanfare #11 (July, 1983)
Super spy and agent of the former USSR. Iron Maiden has always lived in the shadow of Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow, and is quite jealous of her.
- Always Someone Better: She was originally an agent of the Russian government. She was forced to live in the shadow of the legendary Black Widow. This caused her to develop a deep hatred for the Widow.
- Amazon Brigade: She was one of the many female villains that joined Superia's Femizons, and was one of the few that remained as her "lieutenants".
- The Faceless: She's never seen without the mask, although her hair appears to be blonde.
- In the Hood: Besides her mask she also wears a hood.
- Power Armor: The suit increases Melina's strength and protects her from physical and energy damage.
- Renegade Russian: She left the service of Russia and became a freelance assassin and mercenary.
Kestrel
Alter Ego: Unknown
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Black Widow (Vol. 3) #1 (October, 2004)
Freelance agent of the North Organization who was an enemy of the Black Widow.- Animal-Themed Superbeing: Of the 'animal alias' variety.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Her name was never revealed.
- Sinister Shades: Always seen with a pair of sunglasses.
Kono Sanada
Alter Ego: Kono Sanada
First Appearance: Marvel Fanfare #11 (July, 1983)
Kono Sanada was a former sumo wrestler who has turned into a paid assassin.- Brother–Sister Team: Introduced and fought alongside his sister Sheoke.
- Carnival of Killers: Introduced as part of a group of mercenaries trying to capture Black Widow.
- Chain Pain: Uses a length of chain as a personal weapon.
- Stout Strength: Kono does not have powers of any kind although, he does use his size to his advantage. His muscles and fat keeps him resistant to physical trauma.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: While his sister continues to make sporadic appearances, he hasn't been seen since 1994.
The Living Blade
Alter Ego: Unknown
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: ''Black Widow (Vol 8) #12 (December, 2021)
- Badass in a Nice Suit: Is The Dreaded and wears a designer suit.
- Coat Cape: Wears his Badass Longcoat in the style of a Japanese delinquent.
- The Dreaded: One of the few villains who genuinely scares Natasha. His name gets quite a reaction from Yelena and the Winter Soldier as well.
- Master Swordsman: His alias is well earned.
- Mysterious Past: Nothing is known about his past or his real name.
Mandrill
Alter Ego: Jerome Beechman
Notable Aliases: The Baboon, Cornelius
First Appearance: Shanna the She-Devil #4 (1973)
Mutant Mandrill super-villain who can control women with his pheromones.
- Animal-Themed Superbeing: While he has the appearance of a mandrill, his pheromones aren't related to it.
- Bare-Bottomed Monkey: Mentioned in one issue of Spider-Man, when Spidey captures him and jokes about how he'd be more intimidating if he "flashed the red butt" at people. Mandrill scoffs at the insinuation, because his butt is apparently orange, not red.
- Commonality Connection: He bonded with Nekra Sinclair because of their similar situations growing up.
- Like Brother and Sister: Nekra is probably the only woman he actually respects.
- Maniac Monkeys: He's a humanoid mandrill that controls women.
- Pheromones: His mutant ability is to produce pheromones that can control women.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: A confessed misogynist, Mandrill is also a polygamist, being illegally married to more than a single woman, all of them his slaves.
Nekra
Alter Ego: Nekra Sinclair
Notable Aliases: Adrienne Hatros
First Appearance: Shanna the She-Devil #5 (August, 1973)
Nekra is a mutant who can change her angry emotions into super strength, endurance and resistance to injuries.
- Albinos Are Freaks: While not really an albino, she was born with chalk-white skin to African-American parents, and was shunned and driven away by them.
- Commonality Connection: With Jerome Beechman/Mandrill, since their births were very similar.
- Hero Killer: Shares this role with Daimon Hellstrom, being the ones to kill Dr. Druid. Nekra was the actual triggerwoman in the deal.
- Kill and Replace: She killed a woman named Adrienne Hatros and pretended to be her.
- Mutant: She's a mutant who also has enhanced her strength with voodoo magic.
- The Power of Hate: Nekra can change her angry emotions into super strength, endurance & resistance to injuries.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: She's been an enemy of Shanna the She-Devil, Black Widow, Spider-Woman and the Avengers.
- Statuesque Stunner: She's 5'11"/180cm tall, and not bad looking.
- Stripperiffic: It appears the only thing that covers her is black cloth.
- Super-Strength: She is able to lift 10 tons at peak strength.
- Unexplained Recovery: After dying during Chaos War, she reappeared without explanation during Savage Avengers. Sabretooth (2022) retroactively reveals she was revived in Krakoa like most mutants.
- Unholy Matrimony: She was in a relationship with the Grim Reaper and even used voodoo magic to resurrect him.
Red Guardian
Alter Ego: Alexei Alanovich Shostakov | Алексей Шостаков
Notable Aliases: Alexi Shostakov
First Appearance: The Avengers #43 (August 1967)
Alexei Shostakov is a Russian patriotic hero and the second man to assume the Red Guardian mantle. He was married to the Russian spy Black Widow and was assumed dead for years. Having faked his death, he returned and now uses the code-name Ronin.
Rose
Alter Ego: Richard Fisk
Notable Aliases: Blood Rose, Richie Fisk, The Schemer
First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #83 (April, 1970)
Silver Samurai
Alter Ego: Kenuichio Harada
Notable Aliases: Kenichiro Harada, Ken, Silver Shogun, Ishiro Tagara, Kenny
First Appearance: Daredevil Vol 1., #111 (1974)
Snapdragon
Alter Ego: Sheoke Sanada
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Marvel Fanfare #12 (October, 1983)
Taskmaster
Alter Ego: Tony Masters
Notable Aliases: Barney Toastmaster, Captain America, Chief Warrant Officer T. McWilliams/Ground Crew Chief McWilliams, Tasky
First Appearance: Avengers #195 (May, 1980)
Taskmaster possesses the ability to absorb knowledge and instantly replicate the combat skills of anyone he observes. He has used these skills as a teacher to many super villains, henchmen, and even some heroes. In order to clean his record, he started working for the U.S. government as a combat instructor. Due to a set of events, he was ultimately put in as sheriff of the criminal island known as Bagalia. He currently serves as Madame Hydra's personal bodyguard.
Viper
Alter Ego: Ophelia Sarkkissian
Notable Aliases: Warrior White Princess, Meriem Drew, Leona Hiss, Mrs. Smith, Madame Hydra, Madame Viper
First Appearance: Captain America #110 (February, 1969)
One of the leading figures in the terrorist organization HYDRA and a notorious international terrorist, Madame Hydra, alias Viper, is an Ax-Crazy psychopath and a nihilistic lunatic who frequently engages in attempted mass murder schemes that have no obvious benefit. She is associated with the Serpent Squad.
Watchlord
Alter Ego: Pieter Altmann
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #8 (September, 1971)
Pieter Altmann grew up in Germany during WWII. When Germany fell, his home was invaded by Russian soldiers who killed his father. He fled to a church and was hidden by the local priest in a warehouse filled with crates that included experimental radioactive isotopes. This exposure gave him telekinetic powers, which he used to become the super-villain Watchlord, vowing to eliminate all Russian influence in his new adopted home, the United States. He kidnapped the Black Widow and her partner Ivan Petrovitch, but was killed in a rock slide he had caused, hoping to bury the Widow.
- Mind over Matter: Had telekinetic abilities.
- Playing with Fire: Was a pyrokinetic, able to set fire to buildings with his mind.
- Radiation-Induced Superpowers: Gained his powers from exposure to radioactive isotopes.
- Startervillain: the first supervillain Natasha fought in a solo story.
- Transmutation: Had matter reshaping/animation powers. Was able to turn wooden planks into a straitjacket and wooden beams into a sort of metallic cage.
Weeping Lion
Alter Ego: Ilija Knezevic
Notable Aliases: Platch Liev
First Appearance: Black Widow (Vol. 6) #6 (August, 2016)
"[I am] the brains behind the muscle. The mastermind behind the decoy front. My name is Ilija Knezevic. The true Weeping Lion. I know what you're thinking. No. I mean it. I'm not exaggerating. I literally know what's in your head, Natasha Romanoff. I'm a telepath."
A criminal mastermind who trades in classified intel.
- Telepathy: Ilija has stated to be a telepath, the strength and reach of his powers is unknown.
- Villainous Legacy: After his death, his cousin the second Weeping Lion tries to have revenge on Natasha during Black Widow (Kelly Thompson)
Wrangler
Alter Ego: Laralie (last name unknown)
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Marvel Fanfare #11 (July, 1983)
A former rodeo queen, The Wrangler used her expertise to become a mercenary.- Braids of Action: Ties her long hair into a braid.
- Carnival of Killers: Introduced as part of a group of mercenaries going after Black Widow.
- Cowgirl: She's a former rodeo queen and still dresses like a cowgirl.
- Guns Akimbo: Caries a pair of six-guns and often fires both at once.
- Knows the Ropes: Wrangler is skilled with a lariat, which she has honed into an instrument of assassination.
- Only One Name: Her name is Laralie but her last name hasn't been revealed.
