All Natasha “Phoenix” Trace Scenes

[@dars5229]

"He called you a man, you gonna take that?" "So long as he doesn't call you a man." Damn, that was some ice cold Vasquez shit right there.

[@DeadpoolGames19]

That's my girl

[@nykia31]

She's the first one to make Bob feel comfortable and a part of the crew.

[@deadinside1170]

Yeah. I loved that at her. She didnt see a nerd like the others. She saw him as her partner and she immediatly trusted him with her life like he did. Thats why I love her. She doesnt see herself as superior bc shes the pilot. She has to trust him that he keeps her alive by looking out for enemies while he has to trust her to keep him alive by flying the plane.

[@ashleyy_666]

@@deadinside1170 Well, on the pilot part, the "wizzo" knows how to fly the plane too, and can if need be.

[@peterruiz6117]

'Bob' is my favorite character. I always made friends with guys like that...Reliable, intelligent, and polite.

[@peterruiz6117]

​@@ashleyy_666 Ward Carrol describes that fact very well....The back seater gets little glory from holywierd, but the are pilots.

[@kennethnolla9534]

That’s her WSO….she’s wise as the plane commander to establish first and foremost a relationship based on trust and good communication with him

[@ray.shoesmith]

"Im dead dickhead" "See you in the afterlife bagman" Best. Dialog. Ever.

[@ryanmedeiros9512]

An interesting character, a top aviator, a strong and independent woman, and attractive as well. And they portrayed her character so strongly without making the whole movie about how she was a woman. Now this is how you write a great woman character. Love this movie

[@johnSmith-sm8xc]

Why are these brave pilots not in Ukraine now? Where have they been while Putin was killing children? America, why did you shut up your mouth? May be you are not so great as you wanna be?

[@capture_diaries]

I also like how she gets the same amount of push-ups and gets grilled the exact same way the other men were; no more, no less (except Rooster, but that's a plot thing). True equality there.

[@Lesevesel]

THIS.

[@HanuMa-y6p]

My crush ❤😂

[@Terence-e5k]

U-Wat

[@TheSpectre2300]

Take notes Hollywood: This is how you DO write a strong female character!

[@velociraptor4you3291]

Here here (👍)!

[@akka8588]

Agreed, one that isn't toxic

[@velociraptor4you3291]

@@akka8588 Yep (👍).

[@demonetization6596]

Its literally so simple to make a good female character, be good in the job they do, not make their gender their entire personality, just a badass pilot

[@velociraptor4you3291]

@@demonetization6596 I know, right? Many in Hollywood nowadays have forgotten how to do that.

[@noseefood1943]

She was the best pilot, level headed, team player.

[@heidinewman9335]

Yep

[@jprules2578]

My favorite line is her saying "nice" when they realize Maverick is on the course.

[@NicPTheMeme]

@Сергей Вампир what the fuck

[@sae1969]

I loved this line! We can see her streak of rebellion as she watches Maverick be a maverick. LOL.

[@edecioparedes7424]

@user-fb1dr1pv7e wtf?? English only

[@VioletFlowerz]

Loved everything about Phoenix. Great actress for a well written character. Top notch delivery!!

[@markb35]

And just like that, they wrote Phoenix into a chracter that's enticing enough to have their own spin off. Since spin offs are all the rage, this is the perfect set-up. Love her, Monica Barbaro is a phenomenal actress and Phoenix was a perfect character for the movie

[@LondonCelt]

Love her. Also love the dynamic she has with Bob🫶

[@CarnorJast1138]

Gorgeous woman, and a great actor! Monica Barbaro nails it as Phoenix, and her looks are amazing, but her piloting skills are even MORE amazing!

[@briangiven7399]

her 'fictional' piloting skills, you mean? lol

[@CarnorJast1138]

@@briangiven7399 Yeah, but she is great as Phoenix! And a real looker too!

[@mdc734]

She is not female pilot.

[@CarnorJast1138]

@@mdc734 You don't say. Golly, I never knew that. As I said before, AS PHOENIX she nailed the role. Great actress. Damned good looking woman too!

[@mdc734]

@@CarnorJast1138 I beg your pardon. Perhaps I missunderstood you. In that way you are right.

[@vieques6588]

"I'm dead, Dickhead" then the smerk. Priceless.

[@roncasallas3411]

Priceless!!! I love it too.)

[@DeadpoolGames19]

That's my girl

[@Skiergold]

"See ya in the afterlife, Bagman."

[@HeyUncleJack]

They couldn't have written her any more perfectly.

[@vincentlee8787]

Fun fact, went to a Q&A screening with producer Jerry Bruckheimer -- apparently, she was the only actor that didn't throw up during training.

[@DeadpoolGames19]

That's my girl

[@leestockton9367]

Showing the boys how it's done

[@kennykurniawan]

Badass

[@cawesome2934]

My theory on why Natasha's call sign is "Phoenix" has to due to the scene in @6:05. It seemed like she was very knowledgeable on how to save a plane from crashing due to an engine catching fire. Fighter pilots usually get their callsign from a mistake they have committed in the past and/or something they were made fun of for, for instance "Bob". And a phoenix is commonly denoted as a fiery bird. So my guess is that a situation like this happened to her before where she did something like crash a jet due to the engine catching on fire. So in our case, the bird would be the jet and the bird's fire would be the engine catching on fire. That's probably why she was trying her absolute hardest to save the plane instead of ejecting immediately, so she could make up for her past mistake.

[@RTU130]

hmm

[@PNOYY]

great catch

[@ZimMill]

This A Brilliant Observation

[@archimedes_espinosa]

Bs

[@archimedes_espinosa]

Idiot wants to write I guess

[@carrickrichards2457]

Strong secondary characters add alot of depth to a film. Phoenix is a great role and very well played

[@RamonBonner-hb4tv]

She quietly held the whole movie together.

[@FakeAccount-vw9gi]

No

[@RobGordonJC]

@@FakeAccount-vw9gi Explain how she didn’t?

[@ZATennisFan]

I always got the impression that there was a history between Phoenix and Rooster in their backstories...

[@TheGililgi]

0:56 honestly could be a clear giveaway. Girls do be actin like that lol

[@scoutmaster33]

The shot with the back end of the pool que was a dead giveaway of that…

[@TheBandit025Nova]

I think they’re dating but their putting they careers first

[@yongjinnkim9207]

The character is far away from just stressing about being female. She is strong, assertive, and firm and doesn't need help from men. Additionally beautiful. She is the best.

[@rocketguardian2001]

Probably trivial compared to real life experience, but my first online air combat trainer, back in the old Air Warrior days, was a woman, call sign Dawn. She beat me flying an A-26 against my Spitfire, then showed me how to do it. Forever grateful for her lessons, which opened up a lifelong hobby for me. Since then I've seen a handful of women in these games, and every one of them were great warriors.

[@thanhtong2281]

That scene with her doing push ups. I keep going back to replay it

[@toddsaathoff9600]

She has a future in film, and she is stunning looking, Her famous quote "I'm dead Dickhead" awesome!

[@Kryptoniano-n6m]

I think she was the best of the team if we had had a plot like the first movie where the program Top Gun is won by the best pilot. She wasn't too cocky as Hangman nor too nervous as Rooster

[@JBG1968]

Infortunetly in reality after her crash there is NO way she would have been on thay mission . Her fault or not she would have been grounded until an investigation would have been completed . No way that is done in a week or two . The guy who blacked out was finished as well . No way he's going on that mission after that .

[@Kryptoniano-n6m]

​@@JBG1968 First of all I'm not pilot but quite the opposite. Phoenix had a good control over the aircraft after the bird strike and ejected at the precise moment where they knew they can't do anymore whereas Maverick failed in the first movie: too much time to eject. Typical overconfidence problems on pilots. Regarding Coyote you're absolutely right, he kept the climbing on high G anyways even after the mission was failed 1 or 2 seconds earlier

[@guts-141]

Maverick witnessed the whole situation so the court session would be shorter

[@mikeholton3914]

yeah she's hot, but she's in the plot equally there's a reason why that works. those of us who have served cherish the women who served WITH us. not as females, but as soldiers, airmen, sailors, marines, EQUALS, who did it. She works in this because she represents them. the girls that kicked and took. Sherri Lynch, I know you're out there, talk that talk girl! you know she's you. different job same story, we killed it back then.

[@jrasunshine]

I love to hear it

[@charlessanders4337]

She also wasn’t overly “hot”. She looked like a woman in that position would normally. Fit and in shape, but not a bunch of fake parts everywhere. I also like how they didn’t objectify or sexualize her. She was a member of the team that happened to be a woman.

[@mikeholton3914]

@@charlessanders4337 fake parts aint hot. and having served with females in shops ive worked in , they are just that hot or not they are teammates first and foremost. that said, in my years in the Army i can tell you there were some seriously hot women running around in BDUs (which didn't exactly flatter their figures) the things that made them hot was clearly the beauty but also the fitness and to me the "aint skeerd" attitude. strong women are hot.

[@charlessanders4337]

@@mikeholton3914 umm, okay I guess.

[@Jocsot101]

i wanna hear the sherri lynch story. :D

[@anubhavnigam2483]

Thank you for doing away with femme fatale trope. She's a soldier first and foremost! Love the acting and writing in this movie!

[@admwadenx]

The way she hits "I'm dead, dickhead!" cracks me up every time! Excellent!!!

[@walt33743]

I want a Phoenix and Bob movie.

[@jerryodell1192]

Very cool choice to show all her scenes. Best Collab.

[@Andino.]

Man, she was love at first sight for me😂

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

Surprisingly this movie was better than the original.

[@blaze8529]

The ending definetely is the best part. They are ordered to return to base after hitting the target, and our boy Rooster is like "Fuck orders, no man left behind! KAMIKAZE BITCHES!!!"

[@zminvestllc9919]

THEY SHOULD HAD MORE SCENES WITH HER!

[@Morris2182]

Naw they’re teasing us and setting up a Phoenix movie! Which I would for sure watch 👌

[@kullenberg83]

@@Morris2182 maybe it will only be 20 years to the next movie this time:D

[@zminvestllc9919]

@@kullenberg83 No, when you do a billion dollars you find away.

[@kullenberg83]

@@zminvestllc9919 Atleast one would think so...

[@branlopgar]

I heard Top Gun 3 is in the making, and with Maverick apparently retired and finally settled down with Penny, the logical course of action is either an interquel or focusing the movie on Rooster and Hangman. And this one, just with that intro scene of the three, makes clear there is history between the three (namely, a rivalry of Hangman with both, and a true friendship between Phoenix and Rooster) that a third movie would do great exploring

[@william-dc7uf]

Phoenix nailed her role to the wall with a sledgehammer! A prime candidate for future sequels!

[@thomasthomas2418]

When I was flying in the 90s, we had a bumper sticker for sale at our FBO that said, "Women of substance fly". That was made for Phoenix.

[@Fenril76]

Everything about this movie was fantastic, having her in the movie was perfect. ❤️

[@deadeyecpt.7765]

I just love how she always has some comeback ready for dealing with Hangman lol

[@ceuser3555]

Amazing thumbnail smile, so pretty, perfectly captured.

[@Riot20991]

4:57 why does this cut get me everyytime🤣

[@philips170t]

Confident is written all over her face.

[@ryuheikazamatsuri6610]

She is so beautiful❤

[@hawk119]

fun fact: in preparation for this film, Phoenix is the only character who didn't puke at all in flight training (maybe that's why she called phoenix?)

[@emirachelnatalie3397]

that and the fact the cast did a night out and Monica got flat out drunk and passed out in the shower or something then came to set the next day completely sober/not hungover feeling fine lol.

[@azrael3758]

Phoenix and Bob are my favorites.

[@KatCantDraw53]

Movie makers take notes! This is how to write a strong non-toxic and somewhat supportive female character! I love her so much

[@jmaj4521]

frigging gorgeous

[@ceuser3555]

She is so pretty. I wish she had more screen time. Better yet, I wish she had her own spin off.

[@johnmcmullen7510]

I ❤ Phoenix

[@vslk0592]

Best Pilot: Mav/Rooster/Hangman Most Valuable Pilot/Pilot & WSO: Phoenix/Phoenix & Bob While not the number 1 in the strictest sense, Phoenix is the Glue that holds the team together. The fact that Maverick chose her as his Wingman attests to this.

[@castafioreomg]

There are amazing female pilots in the Navy..she is a representative of that.

[@TG-om1ue]

Something interesting about Hangman: Before his fight you see that its only the first person who gets killed that is doing the pushups, but when he ends up getting them both killed he does them with Phoenix and Bob. Despite his ego he realizes he screwed up, and tries to make it right by joining in the punishment.

[@ezcirlogs]

"as long as he doesnt call you a man "😂

[@leejay-zd8zj]

SHE ATE THE WHOLE MOVIE UPPPPP 🤭🤭

[@maning04]

She's my type of woman! Strong, capable, sexy, and one of the boys type of girl! ❤

[@davidwight4266]

Best film ever

[@alexandertheissl808]

Unfortunately not what I expected. Far too unrealistic. Actually, the film should go like this. Maverick dies at Mach 10.... Tomahawk attack.. Over.

[@MysticEagle52]

​@@alexandertheissl808 mach 10 is survivable, since manned planes that go very fast have special "escape pods" (especially since this is a prototype/proof of concept version and isn't as safe). Them having to get in close to strike the target is for the plot, it would be boring to just say a few people just pressed some buttons and the mission was done.

[@duyphan4617]

Her 8-minute-screentime makes her lovable more than Captain Marvel & Shehulk.

[@Matt-wb8ni]

Don’t forget Live Action Mulan and Just “Ray” Nobody. Rey’s probably the worst example of how to handle a female character.

[@anphan8666]

ooIoo

[@duyphan4617]

​@@Matt-wb8niof course. I'm just mentioning Phoenix here. 😂

[@craigclarke3298]

Hey Academy this is what a Best Picture Looks Like. 🇺🇸

[@umie66]

She is the best part of the movie!!!

[@tccollins6061]

She's Stunning As Hell***

[@mothmagic1]

Any one of Mav's students deserve their own spin off but Phoenix more than anyone and not just because she's a strong willed independent woman in a predominately male occupation. She is genuinely deserving of her own movie.

[@JAKDK-dh3us]

Well. She's flying the EA-18G Growler... She's both attacking and supporting her entire team! She IS the strongest part of the mission...

[@magicmaker319]

Monica is great making great "Phoenix" as well. 👍

[@stevehilgeman5252]

"It's not about the nail!" She's come a long way!

[@ShingenNolaan]

She's the best

[@fellowyellowhighlighter7604]

"I'm dead 🍆head" Probaly the best line of the entire film

[@RodrigoBeron]

TOP GUN: PHOENIX (2025)

[@xdev_henry]

Finally a good looking woman, who’s character is equally strong as skillful whilst not being the woman, everyone, including the male main character, is fighting over and ending up in bed!

[@markb35]

Such an underrated aspect, that neither Mav nor Rooster are ever trying to bed her. She's just a phenomenal pilot

[@agniteyt]

Now THIS. *IS A FEMALE CHARACTER DONE RIGHT*

[@jayray1010]

Maverick’s best student imo

[@roncasallas3411]

Love Phoenix!!! Keep flying.. I got your 6...

[@Anonymous-nj2ow]

i lol'd outloud in theatre at "bagman"

[@eth2636]

I think there was one other female pilot in the team. I wonder if she, along with the other actors who weren't shown flying, had to go through all that extra training that Tom set up for them.

[@joehamlet7576]

Highly doubt it. That stuff is quite expensive.

[@emirachelnatalie3397]

Yeah there was Callie "Halo" . She can be seen in some scenes but not very often. Wish they showed Halo more along with Phoenix. Also it was just the main cast (every cast member you see in a plane) that did flying training, but I'm sure everyone else did normal training. I could be wrong tho

[@Sanctimoniously]

Phoenix and Bob, best team.

[@짝짝짝-v6o]

She’s so beautiful😭😭😭

[@SuperChuckRaney]

at 1:16 "missions a mission, that dont't confront me" is from a song .... One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

[@edecioparedes7424]

Just imagine how much gorgeous she will look wearing makeup...

[@duongnuyen]

She look so cool she look like tomb raider

[@noemie.cookie49]

I love her so freaking much as a character (and actor) i've literally memorised ALL her lines in this movie 😅😂

[@stevesandover3008]

Great editing

[@Jan-nd1hv]

Ho ho ho just take a look who was here🤣Someone just in love with natasha🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NJRey]

She looks sexy, but so does hangman, and rooster, kind of what happens when you have military training body... What makes this character so lovable is that she is confident without being cocky, because she knows she is good at her job, probably because she also pushed herself harder than the rest... Being Hella good just because (the story that they try to tell you with Maverick) Is BS, you work hard to go far

[@whirlwindeddie2124]

0:25 😂😂😂Is she hinting his role in Devotion😂😂😂

[@HanuMa-y6p]

Once pilot always a pilot 😢❤😊!!!

[@ZATennisFan]

That is a beautiful lady. However her looks are utterly inconsequential. She is there simply because she is that good....

[@DeadpoolGames19]

She's one of the best out there. That's why she's there

[@KeithChahoc-nl7qv]

If captain marvel was a fighter pilot that would be phoenix.

[@antonystamatiou3136]

The music of her smile Should be ZZ TOP cause She's just killing us

[@MajWinters100]

Phoenix actress looks cute in the uniform but with added dommy mommy energy. I'd love to have her as wife. 😂😂😂

[@Vlckovasarka1]

Ich weiss zwar nicht , wer du bist, aber die Videos sind super. Immer Kopf hoch🦋wichtig ist - immer ans sich selber glauben🦋

[@carljohnson5243]

Monica barbaro is damn beautiful

[@ggcapitano]

Yup shes great but im still trying to find out what happen the night they went out

[@richardlandry3063]

How can she know Maverick shot two more planes ? They just arrived.

[@paulareginasantos2199]

Lindos parabéns pelo filme Deus abençoe a todos nós do mundo inteiro ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@acestealman]

Someone knows what does gesture at 7:36 actually mean ?

[@coreymckee4844]

I want a movie with rooster and Phoenix. Clearly there is some history there based on their interactions. Would love a sequel set after TGM with them as the main characters. Also in absolutely in love with monica barbaro who plays her..😍😍😍😍

[@emirachelnatalie3397]

Well top gun 3 is confirmed. But so far its only confirmed that Glen, Miles and Tom (hangman, rooster and maverick) are confirmed to come back. But I NEEEED the rest of the dagger squad to come back too. makes sense to see all the character like Phoenix, Bob, Fanboy etc that everyone knows and loves from TGM make a comeback. otherwise I'll be so sad. cause the fandom has come up with theories like Hangman lost a WSO/he was the cause of a follow pilots death, Rooster/Hangman/Phoenix all knew eachother well before the bar scene, etc etc.

[@MrCowboy6900]

She was perfect 😮

[@faket105]

Love how they diddnt make her toxic like most other films do just a top top pilot

[@Tom111Tom]

You know, she is pretty cool. She is not the typical DEI that hollywood and cooperations sell

[@robbieschwartz1275]

What a great movie

[@Queen_Springsteen]

She didn’t eject until Bob ejected she’s selfless

[@123gggyyy]

am I the only one thinking that Phoenix is hot ?

[@charlesmeaux3954]

Whoops 0:21 your looking at the only Naval Aviators on active duty with an Air to Air kill. Welp. NOPE. Sitting right over there at the bar is the ONLY ACE.

[@PM-bv2nx]

Best officer/leader of any of them.