History Characters / MCUClintBarton

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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:His reaction once he realizes his unknown assailant is a Black Widow - shit just got very real, this is a far bigger deal than he ever anticipated, and Kate is in mortal danger just by being associated with him, which leads him to immediately sever his partnership with her.]]

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* TheCameo: In ''Thor'', where he served as backup for S.H.I.E.L.D. when the then-unworthy God of Thunder tried breaking into their headquarters.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Thor}}'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''[[note]]Archive footage from ''The Avengers'' in TheStinger[[/note]] | ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' [[note]]Archive photography [[/note]] | ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' [[note]] Archive footage[[/note]] | ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' [[note]] Archive footage from ''Civil War'', archive photography from ''Endgame'' and voice only [[/note]] | ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}'' | ''Series/{{Echo|2024}}''[[note]]Archive Footage[[/note]]

* AlternateSelf: There are 4 variants of Hawkeye, only 1 of whom is never shown dying.

** Something of a running theme in the movies is that Clint is almost impossible to sneak up on. In Avengers he gets a shot off on Natasha before she can attack him from behind, in Age of Ultron he's the only Avenger that Scarlet Witch fails to enchant from behind, and in Endgame he not only hears Nat walking toward him from behind in the rain, but even recognizes who it is without turning around.

* InTheHood: Dons a brown hood while going under his Rōnin alias in Film/AvengersEndgame.

* HiddenDepths: He's a fan of Creator/JohnMellencamp and introduced Peggy to "dad rock".

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Thor}}'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''[[note]]Archive footage from ''The Avengers'' in TheStinger[[/note]] | ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' [[note]]Archive photography [[/note]] | ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'' [[note]] Archive footage[[/note]] | ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' [[note]] Archive footage from ''Civil War'', archive photography from ''Endgame'' and voice only [[/note]] | ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}''

* NotSoAboveItAll: In ''Hawkeye'' he is positively '''''mortified''''' at the idea of spending an entire afternoon {{LARP}}ing just to get the Ronin suit back. At the end of the campaign however, he ''does'' begrudgingly admit to Grills he had fun and is much less dismissive of his party afterwards, even directly having them help him deal with Fisk and the Tracksuits. This is in sharp contrast with [[DorkKnight Kate Bishop]], who was giddy about the idea from start to finish.

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The Hawkeye of Earth-82111, who greets Captain Carter along with Nick Fury upon her arrival in the present.

* TheCameo: He appears in the end of the first episode alongside Nick Fury where they manage to transport Captain Carter into the present day.
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: Inverted. He's the ''only'' alternate Hawkeye who's alive and well.

On Earth-51825, Hawkeye kills Thor in New Mexico before dying himself.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Hawkeye is killed by Hank Pym hopping out of his ear and causing an internal hemorrhage]].

On Earth-89521, Hawkeye was infected with a zombie virus.

On Earth-29929, Hawkeye is trying to survive the aftermath of Ultron's victory.

* AdaptedOut: ''Civil War'' actually ''inverts'' this. In the comics, Clint was one of the few notable heroes who was ''not'' part of the event because he was presumed dead at the time (and in Europe looking for the Scarlet Witch while the event was happening), and the Hawkeye that participated in the war was actually his successor [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]]. Since he was alive by the time of the MCU equivalent, he was part of the conflict.

* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: Instead of his purple costume and mask, his main suit is based on his ultimate incarnation's suit, which is a more practical-looking black leather outfit. His bow, however, is darker than it usually is; Hawkeye primarily used a bright yellow longbow in the comics, until he gave it to [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]], after which he started using different coloured bows of many different designs. In the films, he uses a compound bow in ''Thor'', and a collapsible recurve in ''The Avengers'', both of which are coloured black. And speaking of Kate, it takes her entering Clint's life for him to go back to the origins and wear a purple costume.

!!''[[Characters/HawkeyeClintBarton Agent Clint Barton]] / ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} / Rōnin''

* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Yellowjacket causes him to release his arrow aimed at Thor, leading to his arrest for the murder]].

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* AdaptationalWimp: This version of Hawkeye is still a dangerous assassin and a high-ranking member of S.H.I.E.L.D. with ImprobableAimingSkills, yet due to being OutOfFocus and his skills not being as emphasized in the MCU, he comes across as being lesser than his comic counterpart. In the comics, Hawkeye is a master martial artist, acrobat, knows how to use multiple weapons as effectively as his bow, has numerous gadgets including {{trick arrow}}s, his own FlyingCar that helps him traverse the battlefield (the Sky-Cycle), and is a very skilled leader and tactician, having led multiple teams throughout the comics (including the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers and the ''actual'' ComicBook/{{Avengers}}). In fact, him being a BadassNormal fighting alongside superhumans put pressure on him to fight as good as a superhuman, despite not being one. Here, he rarely uses any trick arrows that aren't explosive, doesn't have the Sky-Cycle or his numerous gadgets, and he doesn't take charge of leading at any point. While the Avengers often grill each other, Barton in particular is a favored target, which makes him come across as such in-universe. This may finally have been excised as of ''Endgame'', where Clint as Rōnin is TheDreaded and a deadly fighter who can hold his own in every scenario with just his trusty bow and sword. He's also finally shown fighting with more impressive acrobatics and a diverse range of trick arrows in his own series.

!!''Agent Clint Barton / ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} / Rōnin''

* AdaptedOut: ''Civil War'' actually ''inverts'' this. In the comics, Clint was one of the few notable heroes who was ''not'' part of the event because he was presumed dead at the time (and in Europe looking for the Scarlet Witch while the event was happening), and the Hawkeye that participated in the war was actually his successor ComicBook/KateBishop. Since he was alive by the time of the MCU equivalent, he was part of the conflict.

* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: Instead of his purple costume and mask, his main suit is based on his ultimate incarnation's suit, which is a more practical-looking black leather outfit. His bow, however, is darker than it usually is; Hawkeye primarily used a bright yellow longbow in the comics, until he gave it to ComicBook/KateBishop, after which he started using different coloured bows of many different designs. In the films, he uses a compound bow in ''Thor'', and a collapsible recurve in ''The Avengers'', both of which are coloured black. And speaking of Kate, it takes her entering Clint's life for him to go back to the origins and wear a purple costume.

* DecompositeCharacter: During ''Hawkeye'', many of Clint's character traits from Creator/MattFraction's [[ComicBook/Hawkeye2012 run]], including his rescue of Lucky the Pizza Dog, his "This is bad" one-liner, and his frequent screwups, are transferred to Kate Bishop.

* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: PlayedWith. His main suit is based off his Ultimates incarnation's, which is dark. His bow, however, is darker than it usually is; Hawkeye primarily used a bright yellow longbow in the comics, until he gave it to ComicBook/KateBishop, after which he started used different coloured bows of many different designs. In the films, he uses a compound bow in ''Thor'', and a collapsible recurve in ''The Avengers'', both of which are coloured black. And speaking of Kate, it takes her entering Clint's life for him to go back to the origins and wear a purple costume.

* MommasBoy: Implied. The Red Skull usually refers to the seekers of the Soul Stone as the children of their respective fathers, but in ''Endgame'' calls Hawkeye the son of his mother, Edith. In the comics at least, Harold Barton was abusive and an alcoholic. The DeletedScenes of his series confirm that he is one, with Clint being very close to Edith due to his father being absent in his life and Edith being a StrugglingSingleMother who steals for a living with Clint helping him.

!!!'''Species:''' Human

* MommasBoy: Implied. The Red Skull usually refers to the seekers of the Soul Stone as the children of their respective fathers, but in ''Endgame'' calls Hawkeye the son of his mother, Edith. In the comics at least, Harold Barton was abusive and an alcoholic.

* MommasBoy: Implied. When Red Skull meets Clint in ''Endgame'', he calls him "son of Edith", despite having called Thanos, Gamora, and Natasha the child of their respective father. In the comics at least, Harold Barton was abusive and an alcoholic.

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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JeremyRenner, Diesel La Torraca (young)[[labelnote:Foreign voice actors]]Creator/EdsonMatus (Latin-American Spanish dub), Creator/SergioZamora (European Spanish dub), Shuhei Sakaguchi [''Thor''], Hiroyuki Miyasako [''The Avengers'' onwards], Creator/HirokiTochi [''Hawkeye''] (Japanese dub), Jérôme Pauwels (European French dub), Antoine Durand (Canadian French dub), Marcelo Garcia (Brazilian Portuguese dub)[[/labelnote]]

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* HeroicBSOD: In ''Endgame'', the deaths of Laura and their children take an emotional toll on him.

* ActionDad: He has two -- later three -- kids; his wife worries about the danger he's in during missions because of how it'll affect them.

* CrusadingWidower: In ''Endgame'', Clint loses his entire family including his wife. He thus takes a cue after the Punisher and decides to kill criminals and gangsters around the world as retribution for surviving when good people were ripped from the mortal plane.

* FamilyMan: Clint cares about his wife and his kids above all else and is content to retire from "Avengering" to spend time with them. Losing them to the Snap breaks him and turns him into the bloodthirsty Ronin.

* HappilyMarried: ''Age Of Ultron'' shows he has a wife and two kids, all of whom clearly love him dearly. His wife is supportive of his Avenging despite the risks it poses and even gives him a pep talk once he starts doubting himself.

* LovedINotHonorMore: He wants to be a committed family man, but his work in S.H.I.E.L.D. and with the Avengers keeps him away from home a lot. For what it's worth, his wife is extremely supportive of his heroic endeavours. In ''Civil War'', he ends up disappointing his kids, whom he was supposed to take on holiday, after Cap asks for his help searching for Zemo and the Winter Soldiers.

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: All three of his children, along with his wife, were among those that got killed by Thanos's Snap. Fortunately, they are resurrected.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: His absence between ''The Avengers'' and ''Age of Ultron'' left {{Fandom}} wondering just where the heck he was. ''Age of Ultron'' implies that he was with his wife and kids at the time.[[note]]There was a Hawkeye/Cap fight scripted in ''The Winter Soldier'', but Renner was unavailable. Hawkeye tells Steve his STRIKE uniform is bugged, then throws the fight, if you were wondering.[[/note]]

* HeroicBSOD: The deaths of his wife and children have truly taken an emotional toll on him.