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WARNING : This clause contains SPOILERS forSecret EmpireandSecret Empire : Omega#1
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The dust has barely settled from Marvel’sSecret Empireevent , and one of the most shocking Avenger deaths of the series is already being undone . We ’re good-for-naught to let down fans who desire to seeBruce Banner ’s Hulk resurrected(again ) , as well as those who still ca n’t believe Marvel wouldmurder Agent Phil Coulson . The same goes for Jack Flag , Rick Jones , and the many Marvel hero and baddie either maimed or murdered inCivil War IIorSecret Empire .
No , the lucky gentlewoman isBlack Widowherself . Natasha Romanoff was one of the few appendage of Marvel ’s desperate biotic community who let their rage and betrayal push them to kill the Hydra - loyal Captain America … only to have her character assassination attempt foil by a ego - sacrifice Spider - Man . Black Widow was killed by Steve Rogersinstead , and in the wrap - up issueSecret Empire : Omega#1 , her body is finally repose to repose .
Well , somebody ’s body is laid to sleep . Because plain , Black Widow ’s last was all one big fake - out .
The Death of Black Widow
The murder of Natasha Romanoff at the hands ( shield ) of Steve Rogers inSecret Empire#7 came as such a seismic disturbance , it was hard to believe Marvel had in reality done it - despite the fact thatAgent Phil Coulson had already been killed . But when go forth # 8 rolled out not long after , the deficiency of any follow - up confirmed that as unexpected , as unaddressed , and as apace overshadowed as it may have been by otherSecret Empiretwists , Captain America had really killed Black Widow .
In the grand scheme of matter , the murder itself was hardly a blip . Under the Hydra - patriotic Captain America ’s leading , his empire had killed 100 of thousands of people by flush it Las Vegas into oblivion , and was routinely and consistently imprisoning , torture , and executing any bit of dissidents . So as incident as the death itself had been - and as hard to believe as Widow incidentally running directly into the way of life of Cap ’s shield may be - it was representative of a orotund the true .
Whether stand for or not , when powerful people on a missionary work they take for virgin focus only on the scrap in front of them , innocent the great unwashed can get hurt . Granted , Widow was actually judge to kill Captain America herself before have her spine severed , but Cap did n’t actuallyknowthat , so he ca n’t claim the alibi .
Secret Empire Falls, And Heroes Mourn
There was even less time to mourn the going of Widow than Coulson or any of the other victims of Steve Rogers ’s fascist regimen , what withthe real Captain America returning to lifeand smashing his doppelganger ’s empire with help fromThor ’s mallet , Mjolnir . Thankfully , the special extra emergence of theSecret Empireevent -Secret Empire : Omega#1 - is task with exactly that , fetch a close to the many swing plot thread and unresolved issue of the event as a whole . Although much of theOmegaissue focuses on a conversation between Cap and his Hydra reflexion , the first apart puts Natasha Romanoff in the spotlight . And for buff of Hawkeye , it ’s a grievous second .
With HydraCap screen out and the world find from its many wounds , the time has come to repose Natasha Romanoff to rest . Any dubiousness about how much Clint Barton had once again come to manage for Black Widow are put to rest when he break at her coffin - leading even Old Man Logan to seek to consolethe Hulk - killing archer . But as Hawkeye is appropriate with grief at Natasha ’s side , James " Bucky " Barnes recognizes his devotion from halfway around the world .
And in a wrench that few fans would ever have seen coming - for a variety of rationality - Bucky reveal that he ’s looking for Natasha Romanoff in anything but a closed casket .
Surprise: Black Widow is Alive!
That ’s ripe , as Bucky keeps a cheeseparing eye on a newly - minted political operator in Madripoor , a sudden character assassination confirms to him that Natasha Romanoff is alive and well . The victim had been a military figure before aligning with Hydra , mean plenty of hoi polloi who would require to exact retaliation not that the tide had turned . And as a bullet fired from a nearby edifice kills the general in a beat , Bucky arrogate that all the"rumors"and"whispers"were true .
Black Widow lives , and is evidently crossing names off her tilt of those who used Hydra to oppress the innocent . That may be a bit more altruistic than usual for Nat , but if she somehow managed to fake her own death - to thereaderas much as the champion of Marvel ’s Universe - then Widow still has some tricks up her sleeve . That wo n’t help her case with those critical ofSecret Empirefor the perceived deception , half - truths , or misdirection from both the books and Marvel Comics .
How could Widow have recovered from such a traumatic injury so quickly ? Who could have avail her pull it off ? And perhaps most importantly , did she really forsake the rest of the Resistance without knowing the real Steve Rogers would save the day ? The question are obvious in the wake ofOmega ’s revelation , so here ’s hoping the account is as clever as it is clear .
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