10 Worst Things Black Widow Has Ever Done

7. Messing With Hawkeye And Winter Soldier (As A Clone) - Tales Of Suspense #100

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While of course the Black Widow that we see in the Tales of Suspense story is a clone, her actions are still the actions of Natasha Romanova - even if it isn't the "original" version of her.

As such, the stuff that Nat does in the Tales of Suspense series is well worth talking about, because it's undeniably awful. Not only does Black Widow never reveal that she's alive(-ish) to people who cared deeply for her like her current and former romantic partners, but she leaves just enough clues that the pair are naturally inclined to try and find her.

Instead of a heartfelt reunion, Black Widow does as she is wont to, and blows them up instead, stealing the Winter Soldier's arm and Hawkeye's broken bow.

While it's revealed that she did all of this to try and stop the Red Room for good by infiltrating them - which is heroic - she does so in such a needlessly troublesome way that it just comes off as callous and cruel, especially since the comic ends with her inviting Bucky to join her anyway, meaning she didn't need to hide from him in the first place.

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