Yelena Belova IS the New Black Widow! Thunderbolts MCU Details!

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is always keeping fans on their toes. The loss of Natasha Romanoff ( Black Widow) in Avengers: Endgame left a huge hole! But the MCU has a plan! Get ready for some major action in Thunderbolts!

A New Black Widow

A new character might just fill the big void Black Widow's death left! This exciting new character comes in Thunderbolts!

Who might that be? Get ready for Yelena Belova, who's going to really shine! Florence Pugh has the skills and gives some amazing performances!

But there's some more drama in store!

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A Heartbreaking Trend

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Yelena Belova taking the place of Black Widow might leave viewers thinking about Bucky Barnes! He's the Winter Soldier, an MCU character, too, who just might never escape his tragic past!

His history with HYDRA made sure of that! While he was freed he never escaped this designation, It looks like there might be some similarities.

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Yelena's New Costume

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It might have been something subtle! A few eagle-eyed fans (like @hailbishova ) noticed some interesting details in the trailer for Thunderbolts. The interesting tidbit about Yelena Belova, and her outfit might just give fans that exciting clue!

She has a belt buckle showing a logo similar to the Red Room's Black Widow design!

This suggests that Yelena takes on this new role officially. It is something important but pretty painful to think about! Given the circumstances and the Red Room's history!

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Yelena's Struggles

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There's this amazing mix of hope, struggle and heartbreak when it comes to Yelena's new path and just what makes her character so memorable.

In the Thunderbolts trailer, we got to hear Yelena complain about her life even as she looks to build something new.

What's this really show?

Yelena continues doing freelance work.
She works under Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, a major MCU character
Yelena still hopes to start her own path!

Even as she struggles with a sense of identity, there is something bigger in play.

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Why Yelena Is The Perfect Black Widow

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The history of Black Widow had terrible origins in The Red Room. What makes the MCU amazing? Even this past can become a story about heroism!

If Yelena takes over! It's a meaningful moment! She continues the Black Widow's legacy.

More specifically:

Yelena will honor the original Black Widow.
She gets to represent everything Natasha worked towards
This means she becomes a force for good!

Given what Yelena has already been through she will be this awesome symbol of transformation for the Thunderbolt's team, which will give viewers even more compelling reasons to really want to support them.

What really gives these heroes so much support is their past trauma! Yelena Belova shows just how that kind of struggle can drive a person, becoming a well-loved figure in the MCU.

Thunderbolt's arrival makes fans of Marvel want more from this universe! It takes that step back to give Marvel's audience what they never expected!

What's more important? Marvel gives audiences what's exciting with its cast of heroes!

Bucky Barnes - played by Sebastian Stan debuted in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Ghost is played by Hannah John-Kamen who showed up in Ant-Man and the Wasp.
The great Wyatt Russell, plays US Agent who showed up in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Red Guardian has David Harbour behind him.
Taskmaster had Olga Kurylenko.

What can fans really appreciate, this show has so much going for it, It’s exciting to see! A great cast of villains and heroes making one united group to make this an exciting new part of Marvel’s Phase 5.