Line #158 Comicbook/Hawkeye


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7	->''"To successfully make a shot, you gotta follow and master basic steps. Your stance is the foundation. Where you draw your strength. Nock the arrow and grip. Realize you are wielding a weapon. Mindset. Focus solely on your goal, regardless of your surroundings. Be in the now. Set up and draw. Inhale and prepare for what you are about to do. Anchor and hold. There is no going back. Aim. All that remains is you and your target. Release and follow through. Master those and you hit every time. One last step. Feedback. Basically...take responsibility for the outcome. For every shot."''
8	-->-- '''Hawkeye'''
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10	''Hawkeye'' is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by Creator/StanLee and Don Heck, first appearing in ''ComicBook/TalesOfSuspense #57'' (September 1964). The title has been used by three major characters; Clint Barton, Bullseye, and Kate Bishop.
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12	Raised in a broken home, Clinton "Clint" Barton and his older brother Barney had a difficult life. After his parents died in a drunk driving accident, Clint and Barney were sent to an orphanage for 6 years. Hungry for a better life, Clint and Barney ran away until desperation forced the brothers to join up with the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders. Years passed, during which Clint caught the attention of the Swordsman and Trick Shot, two talented circus performers. Under their tutelage, Clint gained the sharpshooting skills that would allow him to become a hero.
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14	As Swordman's assistant, Clint was happy until the day he found out that his mentor was embezzling from the carnival. About to turn in the Swordsman, Clint was brutally beaten by his mentor until Barney and Trick Shot intervened. Trick Shot became Clint's new mentor while Barney grew tired of carnival life. Having condemned Clint for his perceived disloyalty to the Swordsman, Barney prepared to enlist in the Army. Asking Clint to join him, believing the two needed a fresh start, Barney was disappointed when his younger brother declined.
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16	Jealous of the fame the then-new hero ComicBook/IronMan was getting, Clint decided to use his skills to become a superhero as well, Hawkeye. Unfortunately, his weakness for pretty women got him involved with ComicBook/BlackWidow, who at the time was a spy working for the Russians against Iron Man, and she tricked him into attacking the hero. He soon realized he'd been duped, however. Given a chance to redeem himself, Hawkeye joined the Avengers and has been affiliated with the team ever since, even leading its spin-off, the West Coast Avengers. Ironically, the Widow would later end up doing a HeelFaceTurn herself and becoming a superhero, and even joined the Avengers, having made her peace with Clint.
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18	Years later, Clint fell in love and married ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}, though they had troubles after she killed a man who had raped her. She appeared to have been killed by the DemonLord Mephisto for a long time, until it was revealed that it was actually a Skrull spy in her place during ''ComicBook/{{Secret Invasion\|2008}}''. The real Mockingbird and Hawkeye have since reunited. However, tragically, Clint was one of the casualties during the rampage of ComicBook/ScarletWitch in ''Avengers Disassembled''.
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20	Afterward, Kate Bishop is introduced in the pages of ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'', when the Young Avengers ([[Characters/YoungAvengersTitleTeam Hulkling, Wiccan, Patriot, and Iron Lad]]) literally crash into her sister's wedding mid-hostage situation, which they're barely able to prevent from getting worse. After the encounter, Kate takes it upon herself to investigate the fledgling team of superheroes, ultimately deciding that she wants in on their operation. Although technically a civilian at this point, Kate's athleticism and training allow her to become the token BadassNormal of the team, proving herself to be a skilled archer and fighter within a short span of time.
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22	After breaking into the Avengers' old headquarters and putting together an outfit made from aspects of Hawkeye and ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}'s respective costume, she approaches the Young Avengers and announces herself as part of the team. After helping them take down Kang the Conquerer, she's accepted into their likes, and adopts the "Hawkeye" codename left dormant by Clint Barton's death -- which ComicBook/JessicaJones claimed ComicBook/CaptainAmerica suggested for her, since she was only the second person after Clint to stand up to him.
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24	Meanwhile, due to the events of ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'', Clint was BackFromTheDead, and took up the mantle of Ronin with permission of the original Ronin (Maya Lopez), eventually joining the ''New Avengers'', leading to the events of ''ComicBook/{{Secret Invasion\|2008}}'' (and also reunited with the real Mockingbird in the aftermath). During the ''ComicBook/DarkReign'', he was appointed as the leader of the New Avengers and was doing a fair job (aside from one LeeroyJenkins moment), until the return of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. After ''Dark Reign'', Clint became a mainstream Avengers member, once again donning the Hawkeye alter ego. However, shortly after this he and Mockingbird got divorced.
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26	During this time, Clint and Kate finally met each other. The two weren't ''exactly'' buddies upon meeting, but Clint ultimately encouraged Kate to keep the Hawkeye name, claiming the world was now big enough for two Hawkeyes.
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28	Clint eventually starred in [[ComicBook/Hawkeye2012 his own title]] in 2012 under the ''ComicBook/MarvelNOW'' line, which can best be described as [[JustForFun/XMeetsY an indie comic set in the Marvel Universe]], and focused on Clint as well as [[LegacyCharacter the other two Hawkeyes]], Kate Bishop and Clint's brother Barney, with Kate now effectively Clint's partner -- rather than his protégé. This series further developed Kate's character; the "L.A. Woman" story is notable for being entirely Kate-centric, following her ([[StatusQuoIsGod brief]]) move to California, where she attempts to start her own private detective agency.
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30	Fraction's ''Hawkeye'' ended in 2015, but the [[ScheduleSlip oft-delayed]] title caused its followup series, ''All-New Hawkeye'' (by Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez), to launch ''before'' the former's final issue came out. Nonetheless, ''All-New Hawkeye'' ran for an initial arc of five issues --told in the present as well as through {{flashback}}s to Clint's youth-- before ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars\|2015}}'' ended the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, effectively putting the series on hiatus.
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32	Kate returned to the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe in a second volume of Lemire's ''All-New Hawkeye'', this time with a twist: while the first volume was told in the past and present, the second one is being told in the present and ''[[FlashForward future]]''. As told through flash-forwards, the disagreement that drove her and Clint apart goes unresolved for decades, and the only thing able to bring them back together --in spite of their differences-- is an opportunity to resolve some unfinished business from the very mission that strained their relationship.
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34	Kate starred in [[ComicBook/Hawkeye2016 her own series]] beginning in 2016, where she moved to Los Angeles to become a private investigator. After living in Los Angeles for a while, Kate realized that there were more supervillains than she could handle alone and enlisted Clint in the new reformed [[ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers2018 West Coast Avengers]].
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36	Clint Barton made his debut in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', portrayed by Creator/JeremyRenner, while Kate Bishop made her debut in the Creator/DisneyPlus series ''Series/{{Hawkeye\|2021}}'', portrayed by Creator/HaileeSteinfeld.
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38	----
39	!!Hawkeye appears in
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41	[[AC:{{Anime}}]]
42	* ''Anime/IronManRiseOfTechnovore''
43	* ''Anime/AvengersConfidentialBlackWidowAndPunisher''
44	* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers''
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46	[[AC:{{Comics}}]]
47	* ''Hawkeye Vol. 1'' (1983)
48	* ''ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers'' (1984-1994)
49	* ''Hawkeye Vol. 2'' (1994)
50	* ''Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman'' (1998)
51	* ''Hawkeye Vol. 3'' (2003 - 2004)
52	* ''ComicBook/NewAvengers: The Reunion'' (2009)
53	* ''Hawkeye & Mockingbird'' (2010)
54	* ''Widowmaker'' (2010 - 2011)
55	* ''Hawkeye: Blindspot'' (2011)
56	* ''ComicBook/UltimateHawkeye'' (2011, set in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe)
57	* ''[[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye\|2012}} Hawkeye Vol. 4]]'' (2012 - 2015)
58	* ''All-New Hawkeye'' Vol. 1 (2015)
59	* ''All-New Hawkeye'' Vol. 2 (2015)
60	* ''[[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye\|2016}} Hawkeye Vol. 5]]'' (2016-2018)
61	* ''ComicBook/TalesOfSuspenseRedLedger'' (2017)
62	* ''{{ComicBook/West Coast Avengers\|2018}}'' (2018)
63	* ''ComicBook/OldManHawkeye'' (2018, set in ComicBook/TheWastelands)
64	* ''Hawkeye: Freefall'' (2020)
65	* ''ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop'' (2022)
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67	'''Storylines'''
68	* ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars\|1984}}''
69	* ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse''
70	* ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers''
71	* ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies''
72	* ''ComicBook/HouseOfM''
73	* ''ComicBook/{{Secret Invasion\|2008}}''
74	* ''ComicBook/DarkReign''
75	* ''ComicBook/OldManLogan''
76	* ''ComicBook/{{Siege}}''
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78	[[AC:Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse]]
79	* Portrayed by Creator/JeremyRenner and Creator/HaileeSteinfeld:
80	** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' (2011) [[note]](uncredited cameo)[[/note]]
81	** ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'' (2012)
82	** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' (2015)
83	** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' (2016)
84	** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019)
85	** ''Series/{{Hawkeye\|2021}}'' (2021)
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87	[[AC:VideoGames]]
88	* ''VideoGame/CaptainAmericaAndTheAvengers:'' Hawkeye is one of the four playable characters.
89	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManTheVideoGame'': Hawkeye is one of the four playable characters along with ComicBook/SpiderMan, Black Cat and [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]].
90	* ''Venom & Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety:'' An AssistCharacter, Hawkeye can be summoned after players pick up "hero icons" scattered throughout the game.
91	* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance:'' Hawkeye is a playable character on the PSP and X-Box 360 versions of the game.
92	* ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3]]''
93	* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' as one of the playable characters and a major NPC.
94	* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes''
95	* ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity''
96	* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight''
97	* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite''
98	* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''
99	* ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' as free DLC.
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101	[[AC:WebAnimation]]
102	* ''WebAnimation/MarvelRisingUltimateComics''
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104	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
105	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes''
106	* ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries''
107	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand''
108	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow''
109	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''
110	* ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures''
111	* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''
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114	!!''Hawkeye'' provides examples of:
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116	[[foldercontrol]]
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118	[[folder:Hawkeye (Vol. 1)]]
119	* CaptainObvious: In issue #4, a villain helpfully tells Hawkeye, [[CardCarryingVillain "I am a villain."]]
120	* DisabilityImmunity: Hawkeye invoked this, using one of his sonic arrows to fry his own eardrums, rendering him immune to a bad guy's sonic mind control. Since then, Hawkeye has used hearing aids.
121	* SilenceIsGolden: Most issue #2 plays out not only without any dialogue but without any sound effects at all, due to the power of the assassin known as The Silencer to perfectly mute all sound.
122	* SmokestackDrop: ProfessionalKiller the Silencer fights Hawkeye aboard his Skycycle and the two wind up atop a smokestack. Hawkeye seems to fall into the smokestack to his death but climbs back out, catches the Silencer by surprise, and throws him down the smokestack.
123	[[/folder]]
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125	[[folder:Hawkeye (Vol. 2)]]
126	[[/folder]]
127
128	[[folder:Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman]]
129	[[/folder]]
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131	[[folder:Hawkeye (Vol. 3)]]
132	[[/folder]]
133
134	[[folder:Hawkeye & Mockingbird]]
135	* AgentsDating: Hawkeye and Mockingbird go on a date, after making arrangements for it during the course of one of their missions together. It's notable because, despite being married for a good few years, this is one of the first times they're actually on a date, since they got married less than ten days after meeting each other and spent most of their marriage fighting evil, so 'dates' for them mostly consisted of punching things in the face (though, they had been shown previously going on dates occasionally). Of course, the date shown doesn't go well as Clint decides to surprise her by tracking down her mother...having not realized that Bobbi had ''faked her death'' to keep her family out of danger, and that by dragging her mother back into her life, it ultimately gets her mother shot.
136	* ImprobableAimingSkills: In ''Hawkeye and Mockingbird'', Hawkeye fires three Pym Particle arrows -- arrows whose heads were capsules filled with ''dozens'' of toothpick-sized arrows that were treated with the chemical ComicBook/AntMan uses to get bigger/smaller. When they deployed and expanded, the thugs they were facing got to [[Film/ThreeHundred fight in the shade]]. Every single one was taken down non-fatally. Hawkeye simply said he never hits what he wasn't aiming for. [[RuleOfCool This was during a motorcycle chase.]]
137	[[/folder]]
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139	[[folder:Hawkeye: Blindspot]]
140	* ABNegative: The only clue Clint has to Trick Shot's killer is his blood type being A+. This trope is subverted, as the blood type really doesn't help much. Clint even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that's ''his'' blood type. Eventually, this comes back to help him at [[{{Foreshadowing}} the end,]] as [[spoiler: it is revealed the killer, his brother Barney, is a perfect genetic match for a stem cell transplant that can save him from permanent blindness]].
141	* HardHead: The miniseries plays this trope somewhat realistically (at least at first). Hawkeye is dealt a head injury during a battle with Ronin, and the resulting brain damage is severe enough that he slowly starts going blind. Of course, since StatusQuoIsGod, the hero is cured by the end of the story.
142	[[/folder]]
143
144	[[folder:Hawkeye (Vol. 4)]]
145	-> See ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012''
146	[[/folder]]
147
148	[[folder:All-New Hawkeye]]
149	* SimpleSolutionWontWork: The arc ''The Tape'' revolves around Hawkeye's mission to retrieve a VHS tape owned by a criminal organization that has several SHIELD secrets. Why the heck does a videotape even exist, you wonder (and Hawkeye asks Captain America) when everybody and their dog would just upload it to a computer? Because in the post-''ComicBook/{{Civil War\|2006}}'' world, with Tony Stark's Extremis-given super-HollywoodHacking capabilities being well known, criminals have had to go extremely low-tech to maintain their secrets ([[RockBeatsLaser with some success, to boot]]).
150	* TrouserSpace: During "The Tape", Clint stuff his "Amex Black" credit card with no credit limit down the front of his pants. While interrogating him Madame Masque is disgusted to hear this but is the only one willing to reach in and get it [[spoiler:and then it turns out Masque is actually Kate Bishop in disguise]].
151	[[/folder]]
152
153	[[folder:Hawkeye (Vol. 5)]]
154	-> See ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2016''
155	[[/folder]]
156
157	[[folder:Hawkeye: Freefall]]
158	* CallBack: In ''Freefall'', Bryce shows Clint footage of him in Chernaya the previous year, which is to say ComicBook/TalesOfSuspenseRedLedger.
159	* LampshadeHanging: As it is written by Matthew Rosenberg, this trope happens a lot during ''Freefall''.
160	-->'''Bryce:''' It's kinda amazing that you stole a [[spoiler:time machine]] and your first thought was "I'll [[spoiler:go back in time]] and beat myself up to confuse my friends".
161	* NotSoDifferentRemark: Played for laughs during ''Freefall'', when Clint informs the Hood that without his magic cloak he's just another loser with delusions of grandeur, just like himself.
162	[[/folder]]
163
164	[[folder:Hawkeye: Kate Bishop]]
165	-> See ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop
166	[[/folder]]

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