Character Relationship Map: Thunderbolts*

Characters

• Yelena Belova (played by Florence Pugh) — protagonist

  Elite Black Widow assassin and Natasha's sister figure.

• Bucky Barnes (played by Sebastian Stan) — supporting

  WWII soldier turned brainwashed assassin, later Winter Soldier.

• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) — supporting

  CIA director manipulating superhumans.

• Alexei Shostakov (played by David Harbour) — supporting

  Russian spy and Black Widow's adoptive father.

• John Walker (played by Wyatt Russell) — supporting

  Government-appointed Captain America.

• Robert Reynolds (played by Lewis Pullman) — supporting

  Former Sentry with reality-warping powers.

• Antonia Dreykov (played by Olga Kurylenko) — supporting

  Dreykov's daughter, transformed into Taskmaster.

• Mel (played by Geraldine Viswanathan) — supporting

  Valentina's assistant.

• Ava Starr (played by Hannah John-Kamen) — supporting

  Quantum unstable villain.

• Stern Russian Teacher (played by Julia Aku) — cameo

  Educator in a Russian setting.

• Young Bob (played by Clayton Cooper) — cameo

  Younger version of Robert Reynolds.

Key Relationships

• Yelena Belova → Robert Reynolds (conflict)
• Yelena Belova → Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (professional)
• Yelena Belova → John Walker (alliance)
• Young Bob → Stern Russian Teacher (social)
• Alexei Shostakov → Ava Starr (Alliance Rescuer)
• Alexei Shostakov → John Walker (Alliance Rescuer)
• Alexei Shostakov → Yelena Belova (Family Father Figure)
• Bucky Barnes → Yelena Belova (Conflict Interrogator)
• Bucky Barnes → Mel (Professional Colleague)
• Mel → Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Professional Assistant)
• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine → Antonia Dreykov (Professional Employer)
• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine → Ava Starr (Professional Employer)
• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine → John Walker (Professional Employer)
• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine → Yelena Belova (Professional Employer)

Story Analysis

A group of flawed operatives is manipulated by a political figure, forced to confront their traumas, and ultimately unite to stop a catastrophic psychological manifestation.

Plot Progression

1. The Kuala Lumpur Trap
2. Assembly and Infiltration
3. The Sentry's Fall
4. Into the Void
5. New Avengers and Aftermath