Yelena Belova

Yelena Belova, a former covert operative, emerges as the emotional and moral center of Thunderbolts. Shaped by the brutal training of the Red Room and years of morally gray missions, she carries the weight of past choices while battling a deep sense of emptiness and fractured identity. Under the employ of the CIA’s shadowy Valentina de Fontaine, she is sent on a dangerous mission to a remote O.X.E. facility, where she becomes trapped alongside other damaged operatives—U.S. Agent, Ghost, and her estranged father, the Red Guardian. Forced into an uneasy alliance, Yelena’s sharp instincts and quiet compassion begin to guide the group’s actions. As trust builds, she steers the team toward something greater than survival: purpose. When facing Bob, a dangerously unstable superhuman, Yelena risks everything to reach him, inspiring her teammates to stand with her. In doing so, she reshapes the Thunderbolts into a force for redemption, proving herself a leader forged in the shadows.