30 Fun Facts About The Avengers: Age Of Ultron Trailer
By Steve Lam
The Scene: Black Widow in a Mysterious Room and Ballerinas
Why is Black Widow standing alone in an empty room, seemingly dumbfounded by what she just discovered? And why do ballerinas suddenly make an appearance. Marvel Cinematic Universe godfather Kevin Feige has already hinted at big things for Natasha Romanoff in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Those big things might be related to a storyline straight from the comics.
From the Pages of Comics
Black Widow’s history was retconned in Black Widow #1 – #6 (November 2004 – April 2005) where Natasha Romanoff learns about her past at Red Room Academy — the facility which brainwashed and trained 26 female orphans, including her, to be operatives in the Soviet Union’s Black Widow Ops Program. Also learning that her memories of being a ballerina were implanted, she discovers that her high stamina, skills, strength, and long and youthful lifespan were due to her being bio-technologically and psycho-technologically enhanced. Further investigation revealed that Red Room was still operational and known in modern times as 2R.
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