Biography[]
Early Life[]
Outside of the fact that she was born in Oymyakon, Russia, very little is known about Alina's early life. She doesn't talk much about it and generally is resistant if someone tries to pry. While she has revealed some of it to Rowan Chapman, it is not known whether she was making it up or being truthful. Rowan herself doesn't fully believe everything Alina has told her about her early life.
Red Room[]
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Black Widow
Little Sister[]
- "Either someone wants you to appear like a CIA agent, or you are one. Did they teach you Russian, these CIA people? Well, you’re like a little one I have to teach, what is it, the ropes, yes? Come on, mladshaya sestra, I’ll make sure you don’t die.”
“I’m not your little sister." - — Alina Piragova and Rowan Chapman
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Task Force 141[]
- "I should have gone. Rowan Amelia is good, but-”
“But nothing. I’m not sending a Russian woman to recruit an American Army captain for an American operations unit.”
“Cold war has been over for ages. We tore down the wall. You asked, we did." - — Alina Piragova and the CIA Director
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Abilities[]
- Expert Marksman: Alina is skilled with a wide variety of weapons and and sharpshooting. Alina primarily uses a single TsNIITochMash SR-2 Udav.
- Expert Combatant: Alina is the most skilled fighter in the history of the Red Room, having matched the skills of Yelena Belova, an infamous Black Widow before her. She and Rowan Chapman have a continuous detente about testing their abilities against the other.
Black Widow
Personality[]
- "Have you been in [Room 1528]"
"Maybe. Maybe not.”
“You’re not going to tell me.”
“I wouldn’t tell an agent of the CIA, that’s for sure. I would totally tell my little sister though.”
“I’m taller than you.”
“That’s not fair, I didn’t get great genetics. You’re very unkind to hold that against me, Rowan Amelia.”
“Why do you keep saying my middle name?”
“So I don’t forget it. C’mon, let’s have some fun." - — Rowan Chapman and Alina Piragova
Having spent most of her life in the Red Room and in the field, Alina Piragova is a cynical person with a very sarcastic, deadpan sense of humor, with a bit of a bent moral compass. She is incredibly ruthless and pursues her targets with almost zero compunction about anything else. She has one of the highest completed mission rates in Red Room history. On the flip side, she is also incredibly loyal to the people she chooses to be loyal to. Alina has a small circle of people who she trusts and confides in.
Recently, she has softened, something she attributes to her somewhat one-sided friendship with Rowan.
Threads[]
Mockingbird: Take Flight (Chronological First Appearance)
Stars and Stripes Forever (First Appearance)