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General Dreykov makes his first on-screen appearance in Black Widow – as does his daughter Antonia – but their MCU roots run way back. Since no one plays the long game like Marvel does, both were actually namedropped in 2012’s The Avengers. Speaking to Loki, Natasha says she’s trying to wipe some red from her ledger.
Loki wonders if that’s even possible, mentioning “Dreykov’s daughter, Sao Paulo, the hospital fire.” Her ledger, he accuses, is “dripping, gushing red.” It’s only in Black Widow that we discover what the reference means. Ironically, Alexei also mentions Yelena and Natasha’s ledgers being “gushing red,” but the dummy actually means it as a compliment.
