Okay guys as the most biased memeber here i too will offfer my two cents and frankly set the record straight.,
1) i think we can all agree theat the new avengers was a semi cool concept driven terribly wrong by the combined, civil war, secret invasion, and now dark reign nonsense. the team is pretty flat lacking any real diversity that would add the team truth we have a total of 5 brawleer types: Cap,mockingbird, ronin, wolverine, luke.whichis just rediculous and boring. so adding her when there are already so many similar types would just continue to hit the ailr the head. they need other allies and to loose the pointless non-belongers like: spider-man, and wolverine. and replace for some equaly and more appropriate characters such as hellcat, and arachne. Somone with some ties or how bout this, get creative and make somone new..
2) as far as her skills they are quite comparable to Batman, she Is frequently said to be the best spy in the world menaing she has formidable expertise in intelegence gathering, sabatage, computers, anhas extensive contacts throught the intelegence and superhero comunity that cant be given by anone else except arguably bucky who has his hands full just trying to be a half good cap. She is a master of several forms of martial arts in the same as batman and has also been trianed by cap durring her tenure with the avengers the same that Ronin, and Bucky have. However in addition to her training by him she was the partner and obviously sparring partner of Daredevil, and As revealed in Wolverine origins was trained by him in her youth, her retcon Origin also has her being trained By Bucky/Winter soilder along with other as far as skills in weapons (melee, and technoplogical) while at the Red Room since her youth. Served as tactical leader of the Avengers; and has been shopwn to have SHeild status high enough to at times make her defacto commander of SHIELD. she has numerous qualifications that would make her a wonderfuil leader of the team but thats just not going to happen. why, because it dosent make since right now.
3) as far as powers Natasha is a confirmed super-soilder by russian development. retarding her age in the samee like as Rodgers, posessing healing on a near comparable level. with and incresed tollerance if not near immunity for poisions, and toxins, as well as an higer functioning immune system. she has peak human abilities. as revealed in her las miniseries homecoming, and the things they say about her so also in that respect he is equal and has an edge on the Bat.
4) Barton has proved himself a far than capable leader durring his tenure with the Thunderbolts, which i still think was the best run that book has had. So im more than satisfied he is leader............But BW would kick his ass, firstly because prior to anyone else really, BW and he were partners and she took him under her wing and trained him, which is slightly hinted at in the bowmans agile nature in combat which is a token technique of the widow as well as the captain (credit where due) and she has had more trianing in that arena than him.
5) if there is one thing she could add that the others would be lacking it would possibly be...organization, as a strategist first whoes life is always on the line from seen, and unseen enimies she always has to stay two steps ahead, she is also a reformed "villian" who has since killed, and done things that may not be considered Avengers worthy but would allow them to keep up witha twisted psyche liek osborn, daken, bullseye, handling criimnals and villians, who are driven by passion, and intrigue is her speciality as a professional and as somone who lives in that world. one could argue bucky could also do the same, but to face it he is not cap and does not have the ability to organize as throughly as she would nore with an arm the color of a sportscar get where she can get.
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