Greetings nerdy list aficionados and you know what time it is alternate versions time.
Today we’re taking on Black Widow and I can’t believe we haven’t done it already
but hey better late than never.
And well with Endgame we could use some vibrant natasha’s and other black widows who are
doing absolutely fine.
I’m Sasha and these are the top 10 alternate versions of black widow.
10 – 1872 so this Natasha comes to us from the Secret Wars event the one from 2015 not
the original secret wars from 1984.
In 2015 Secret Wars was utilized to destroy the marvel universe so that it could be reconstructed
and incorporate the elements from the now eradicated universes like the Ultimates verse
into the main one without complications.
Think of it as basically the 2015 version of DC’s Crisis on infinite earths.
The comics need to refresh their canon every so often it happens.
Well in one universe that of 1872 Natasha exists in the old west town Timely and is
married to Deputy Bucky Barnes.
Basically imagine a bunch of marvel characters but in an old timey western setting featuring
Sheriff Rogers.
So if this the kind of AU you like and you haven’t checked out secret wars it may be
worth your time.
Sticking with years in at number 9 1602 – We’ve talked about this alternate universe a few
times now a comic mini series written by Neil Gaiman in 2003 that reimagined a world where
superheroes emerged during the Elizabethan era.
In this world Black Widow is a freelance spy and the most dangerous woman in Europe.
Although this Natasha is actually involved in a relationship with the 1602 world’s
Doctor Doom.
She even betrays Mathew Murdock for him, I mean come on Doom’s a count count von doom.
8 – The Widow Maker this version with a costume that looks straight out of The Incredibles
comes from a what if storyline What If Fantastic 4 #1 from 2005 imaging different combinations
of the fantastic 4 specifically what if the fantastic 4 were cosmonauts this takes us
to earth 717 and Natalia Romanova.
Sent up to space in 1951 she and her colleagues were bathed in cosmic radiation she gains
to ability to manipulate electromagnetic energy.
Her and her colleagues then form the team the Ultimate Federalist Freedom Fighters.
They are initially tasked with taking down the Avengers but come to end up admiring them
and identifying with the capitalist way of life.
Number 7 Natasha Romanova from the ultimates universe Earth 1610.
The Ultimates universe lasted from the years 2000 to 2015 where it was destroyed during
secret wars with only a few characters surviving and joining the new main verse such as Miles
Morales.
This Black Widow is a member of the Ultimates which is the ultimate universes Avengers.
She also has a sex tape with Tony Stark that really doesn’t matter at all, well it kinda
does it’s a big plot point for a bit but is one in a long line of odd decisions made
in that universe like Quicksilver and Scarlet witch being in an incestuous relationship.
Romanova is a former KGB spy with the code name black widow cause she killed all her
past husbands like a spider.
Don’t marry her Tony.
Oh too late he proposed and gave her armour.
She ends up betraying the ultimates and is eventually killed by Hawkeye for her part
in the death of his family.
She was hard to kill too cause Stark had infused her with nanites poor Tony always trusting
too easily.
Later in this continuity Jessica Drew aka spider woman would become the new black widow.
Number 6 - Natasha Romanoff this is a clone of the original black widow from the main
marvel verse.
It was revealed that during Natasha’s time in the red room she had been cloned several
times as an insurance policy.
This one illustrious clone climbed the ranks of the red room but ultimately turned on her
makers after the memories of the original natasha were implanted into her mind.
This caused her to become a double agent and she ultimately killed her makers and escaped
she took on the name of Natasha Romanoff and left a note for Hawkeye to sop following her
and for The Winter Soldier to join her.
Basically she’s taken over for the original black widow cause she died in secret wars.
Oh man comics are they’re something.
Number 5 – House Of M. During the House of M story arc that being the famous scarlet
witch alternate timeline created after her mind snapped because she learned her children
with vision weren’t children at all that she had created them with her reality warping
powers out of a profound desire to have children with vision.
After discovered all this she created the house of m universe a world where mutants
thrived and humans were the underclass.
In this universe Natasha is a member of societ supser soldiers and later as part of Shang
Chi’s Red Dragons no timeline is going to stop black widow from kicking butt and taking
names.
Chewing some bubblegum but we know she’s all out of gum.
Number 4- Zombie Natasha.
Marvel Zombies certainly was a thing wasn’t it starting off as a quirky crossover with
Ash Williams of the Evil Dead in Marvel Zombies vs. the Army of Darkness.
it quickly morphed into a gory dark odyssey of truly depressing proportions.
In this universe Natasha was one of the first to be turned into a zombie by the sentry.
From there on out well she’s a zombie she’s seen attacking the silver surfer eating a
Yorkshire terrier the usual zombie stuff.
At least she didn’t eat her wife and aunt looking at you Peter.
Also just a side note evil Reed update in this universe he infected the rest of the
fantastic four with the zombie virus on purpose secretly cause he decided the zombies were
pure or something.
Just the more you know.
Number 3 – Baby Black Widow from Z Babies vs Z Babies so this is exactly what you think
it is all the characters but as babies.
This was quite a popular trend in the late 80s and early 90s, muppet babies tony toons
etc and every now and again it reappears for you know the alleged cuteness.
Also just you need to hear the tagline It's coming--and it's bringing babies with it!
Who will live?
Who will die?
Who will get diaper rash?
Find out as the X-Babies face the A-Babies in the tie-in to end all tie-ins!
The plot of this centres around baby steve noticing that his beloved plush bucky bear
is missing taken by Scott Summers from across the street so of course this means war.
Baby captain America assembles the baby avengers to go get his bear back.
Baby Black widow is well black widow but as a baby it’s all in good fun, and if you’re
in to this sort of thing can be a nice break from all the drama of the usual comics.
Number 2 – Black Spider from Earth TRN 425.
This natasha appears in marvel adventures: Fantastic 4 #47.
This black widow started off on the same path but that all changed when she was bitten by
a radioactive spider which gave her the same powers as main verse spiderman peter parker.
She changes her name to black spider even though I mean black widow is already a spider
so she could have kept the name, but whatever she changes her name and becomes a firm ally
of the terrific trio who yes are the fantastic 4 of this universe.
She also stops being a spy.
Before we get to #1 an honorable mention for the universe where Spiderman marries black
widow and she eats him.
Now in at number 1 we have to give it to the black widow from the mcu universe.
The black widow that has been embraced by comic fans and casual fans alike.
This for many now is the black widow people think of when they think of the character
or if not they can at least appreciate her.
This Natasha now works for shield after shaking off her past in the red room and her former
assassinations and spying with the help of nick fury, hawkeye and the avengers.
She has proven to be integral to the Avengers beyond being an asset on the field being a
friend to all, a position that ultimately poised her as having to make the ultimate
sacrifice.
Black Widow is going to get her own solo film upcoming at the time of this recording and
hey number 6 maybe we could get a clone Natasha in this universe just embrace all the comic
book tropes.
Which black widow is your favorite let me know down below and what are you hoping for
out of her film share all your thoughts and feelings down below.
I’m Sasha thanks o much for hanging out for these alternate versions.
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