Here ’s howBlack Widow ’s Red Guardian equate to the character inMarvel Comics .   MCU sports fan around the world   recently got theirfirst look at 2020’sBlack Widowsolo film , break viewers an early introduction of what they could amount to expect from the film . The dawdler unveiled a host of new type and locations , and has vaguely teased the flight of the plot . One of the standout new addition to the star cast isDavid Harbour ’s Alexei Shostakov , AKA   Red Guardian . efficaciously the Russian equivalent of Captain America , the Red Guardian has had many lineage , and the mantle has been taken up by many individuals since his first appearance in 1967 . Naturally , with the introduction of a new fiber into this universe , the question must be expect : how does the MCU Red Guardian compare to his risible Koran twin ?

In the strip , Alexei Shostakov is the 2nd soul to put on the red suit . The hubby of Natasha Romanoff , Shostakov was a champion pilot burner during the second World War and the Korean War for the Soviet Union . His typic work in the air   ( in the Marvel universe of discourse ) made him a better candidate in the eyes of the USSR than Yuri Gagarin to be the first military man in space . His adorn war status permit him the unique opportunity tobecome the Russian Captain America .

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Shostakov   engaged in underground breeding that allowed him to become the most furious man in Russia , all under the direction of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev . However , his choice to continue extend to he and Romanoff parting way as she allow for for the United States . During the Cold War heclashed with the Avengerson occasion , even facing off with his former lover Romanoff . In the end , he becomes a hero , sacrifice himself to save her and Steve Rogers . He was strong , capable , disciplined and dangerous . Shostakov was no nonsense , and was willing to go to any length to defend his homeland .

Though we have it away little about the on cover interpreting of the case , it appear that theversion of Red Guardian inBlack Widowmoviewill take some somewhat informal inspiration from the source material . He appears more light - hearted and loose than his comic characterization . Noticeably older , Shostakov in the MCU seems to give off the vibe of a character who is out of his prime , yet still mentally feel he is , noting in the trailer that his classic Red Guardian costume " still fits " . That costume in the movie is similar , although the white strap give it a more tactical feel , which fit withBlack Widow .

Harbour ’s version of the fibre , for lack of better nomenclature , appears more fatherly than the comedian ’s Russian super soldier . Not only that , but   the film version   does not seem like a " scoundrel " in the traditional sense . WithThe Taskmaster rig to fill up that role , it appears Shostakov will be jettison straight into the hoagie purpose . Whether or not there will beany mention of a family relationship between he and Natasha stay to be seen , but it does come out that beyond his name and costume , there are some light personality differences between the screen and the page .

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We have watch very short from the persona in the house trailer , and he was not necessarily a top - tier up fiber in the comic humans . However , at the last of the day , the Red Guardian does have an interesting enough story that could outfit theBlack Widownarrative , and David Harbour appears to have a open good sense of where he plans to take him . There are already some clear differences in the delineation of the big , violent Russian between the two sensitive , but how late they will run is still a level to ponder . However , it is seeming that there is a conscious movement to make the character close to some stage to the source material , and this will probably become more   obvious   as   he is flesh out further when the film is release this coming May .

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