Enemies
Baron Zemo XIII
Alter Ego: Helmut J. Zemo
Notable Aliases: Citizen V, Phoenix, Iron Cross, Mark Evanier, John Watkins
First Appearance: Captain America #168 (December, 1973)
The thirteenth Baron of the House of Zemo, leader of three incarnations of the Masters of Evil, founder of the Thunderbolts, and ruler of the island nation of Bagalia. Helmut Zemo was the son of Baron Zemo XII, aka Dr. Heinrich Zemo, a Nazi supervillain who fought Captain America in World War II. Though he has no superpowers of his own, exposure to his father's Compound X formula has slowed his aging. Traditionally holding the #2 spot in Cap's Rogues Gallery, Zemo came to resent Hawkeye for usurping control of the Thunderbolts from him. Seeking revenge, Zemo masterminded Barney Barton's transformation into the second Trickshot, then sent him after his brother.
See Captain America Central Rouges Gallery for more information.
Blind Justice
Alter Ego: Jerome Hamilton
First Appearance: Marvel Comics #1 (August, 1939, as "1X"), Fantastic Four vol 1 #65 (Mar, 1967, as Jerome Hamilton), Solo Avengers #8 (March, 1988, as Blind Justice)
A brutal vigilante Hawkeye met during his time operating solo in Los Angeles, whose encounter with the bowman ended with his supposed death.
See Marvel Comics: Villainous Organizations for more on him as Jerome Hamilton.
Bobcat
Alter Ego: Unknown
First Appearance: Solo Avengers #11 (June, 1988)
Bobcat is an acrobatic mercenary who leads a team of fellow thief-acrobats called the Claws.
- Animal-Themed Superbeing: A bobcat, and while he doesn't have actual cat-like abilities, he's indeed very agile and has gloves with claws.
- Battle Bolas: Uses a bolas as a missile weapon.
- Combat Parkour: Bobcat is a skilled gymnast and hand-to-hand combatant.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Bobcat's real name was never revealed.
- Secondary Color Nemesis: Dresses entirely in orange.
- Tricked-Out Gloves: Bobcat's costume is outfitted with razor-sharp glove-tips.
- Wolverine Claws: Bobcat's costume is outfitted with razor-sharp glove-tips.
Bowman
Alter Ego: Unknown
Notable Aliases: Hawkeye
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #519 (April, 2005)
Bowman is Hydra's version of Hawkeye. He fought alongside Tactical Force, Hammer, and Militant against Spider-Man and the New Avengers.
- Evil Counterpart: Bowman is Hydra's version of Hawkeye.
- Green and Mean: Dresses is Hydra's signature green and is the opposite of Hawkeye.
- Master Archer: Bowman was artificially enhanced, in order to become a perfect copy of Hawkeye.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: His real name, if he has one, is never revealed.
- Trick Arrow: Like his counterpart, Hawkeye, he possesses bows and arrows that are quite similar, and he also has trick arrows (Contains; Webs, Ice, Fire, Electricity, etc.) with explosive tips for maximum damage.
Bullet Biker
Alter Ego: Dillon Zarro
First Appearance: Solo Avengers #13 (December, 1988)
Dillon Zarro was a stunt motorcyclist performing at the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders, alongside knife thrower Jacques Duquesne and trick archer Buck Chisolm. Zarro taught his skills to brothers Clint and Barney Barton when they joined the carnival, but grew jealous of Clint when he became the carnival's star attraction. While Duquesne, Chisholm, and even Barney harbored similar feelings of jealousy and resentment that would eventually transform them into enemies of Hawkeye, Zarro was the first to let this negativity get the better of him. He left the carnival and resurfaced as the costumed criminal Bullet Biker.
- Arm Cannon: Of the "mounted on the forearms" variety.
- Badass Biker: He has razor-sharp reflexes that enable him to perform a wide variety of motorcycle stunts and drive at very high speed in complex conditions.
- Carnival of Killers: Bullet Biker got his start performing at the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders alongside Clint.
- Combat Pragmatist: Favors hit and run tactics which make it harder for his opponents to hit him.
- Cool Bike: A lightweight, maneuverable superbike with mounted machine guns on the front, and rear-mounted smokescreen emitters to deter pursuers.
- Crippling Overspecialization: Doesn't do too well when he has to fight on foot.
- Hell-Bent for Leather: His costume is made from robust racing leathers.
- Out of Focus: While nominally part of a trio with Swordsman and Trick Shot, he's never gotten nearly as much face time as either of them.
- A Sinister Clue: Appeared to be left handed.
- Villain: Exit, Stage Left: Was quite good at this, largely due to studying escape artistry from the carnival illusionist.
Bullseye
Alter Ego: Lester (surname unknown)
Notable Aliases: Benjamin Poindexter, Dark Hawkeye, "Impostor"note Ronin
First Appearance: Daredevil (Vol 1) #131 (March, 1976)
The greatest assassin in the Marvel Universe (but don’t tell Deadpool), Bullseye is known for his perfect and lethal aim with any weapon or throwable object. Traditionally the Arch-Enemy of Daredevil, during the events of Civil War Bullseye was recruited into Norman Osborn’s incarnation of the Thunderbolts, where he fought (relatively) heroically during the Secret Invasion. Osborn rewarded Bullseye’s loyalty by making him the Hawkeye of his Dark Avengers. Needless to say, none of this sat well with the real Hawkeye, who made it a matter of personal honor to take the impostor down. Bullseye would later attempt revenge on Hawkeye as the fifth Ronin.
See Daredevil rogues for more information.
Clown
Alter Ego: Kazimierz Kazimierczak
Notable Aliases: Kazi, Kazu
First Appearance: Hawkeye (Vol 4) #8 (February, 2013)
Kazi Kazimierczak was born into a family of Polish circus performers that frequently toured throughout Eastern Europe. While they were performing in the war-torn Sokovia, Kazi’s family were killed when the circus they were performing in was destroyed in a bombing. Narrowly eluding Kamil “The Butcher” Novoty’s death squads, Kazi fled to the United States with his best friend Janek. After a few years living in New York, Janek was also killed in a tragic subway accident. Kazi’s mind snapped. Deciding that the best way to adapt to a cruel world of random chaos was to become a mercenary, Kazi found that he enjoyed bringing the pain and chaos he once experienced to others and became an assassin. Adopting clown makeup with Pierrot and Kabuki influences, he becomes a feared enforcer in the criminal underworld. After performing assassination contracts for various underworld figures such as Kingpin and the Owl, the Clown is hired by the Tracksuit Mafia to assassinate Hawkeye.
- Affably Evil: Kate finds him quite charming when she meets him at one of her father’s mixers. He seems a little disappointed when he finds out that she is living with the other Hawkeye who he has been ordered to eliminate.
- Alliterative Name: Kazimierz note Kazimierczaknote . He usually just goes by Kazi.
- Ax-Crazy: He kills people for a living. And he loves his job.Clown: “I love my work. Now I can be happy anywhere.”
- Catchphrase: “I come from hell.” In addition to being a Shout-Out to Jack the Ripper, it’s also a reference to his youth in a war-torn Crapsack World.
- Combat Pragmatist: Uses his surroundings and hidden/improvised weapons to his advantage.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: Implied to have a cover identity as a Security Consultant in Derek Bishop’s company. In this capacity he attends a mixer that Derek is organizing, and also meets with developers seeking to gentrify Hawkeye’s neighborhood.
- Creepy Blue Eyes: They’re contact lenses.
- Dragon with an Agenda: Hired by the Tracksuit Mafia to take out Hawkeye, but his true loyalty is to a shadowy cabal of corporate developers who is using the gang as pawns to drive down the property value of Hawkeye’s neighborhood so they can buy the real estate on the cheap.
- Freudian Excuse: His family was killed in a conflict that eerily resembles The Yugoslav Wars. Then his best friend was killed in a subway crash.
- Kick the Dog: Casually murders Hawkeye’s neighbor simply as a means of trolling him.
- Light Is Not Good: He wears a white suit, but given how messy his job tends to be, White Shirt of Death is often in effect.
- Made of Iron: Despite an arrow to the shoulder, he’s still able to hold his own in a hand to hand fight with both Clint and Kate. And even as a kid, he survived an explosion that was powerful enough to cleave his best friend in two.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: Without the makeup, he looks like a young Michael Caine, even wearing Harry Palmer's signature NHS glasses in a meeting with corporate bigwigs.
- No-Nonsense Nemesis: He knows who he’s up against, so he doesn’t take any chances.
- One-Steve Limit: He's one of many who have used the 'Clown' alias.
- Practically Joker: The Heath Ledger version in particular - He uses makeup to achieve his Monster Clown appearance and sticks primarily with street level weapons and tactics. But his Ax-Crazy Straw Nihilist tendencies hide a brilliant criminal strategist who can give trained superheroes a run for their money simply because he lacks the restraints normal people have.Black Widow: He has perfect negative space around him — so he is unafraid. Because he knows his name means nothing. He is not even a shadow — not even a ghost. He's blank. He's just a shape. I think you're being hunted by a killer that can sign his work as largely and as loudly as he likes, because nobody knows anything about him.
- Pretty Boy: Even without the makeup, he has smooth, youthful features.
- Sad Clown: The black teardrop on his clown makeup is designed to his evoke this.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Until his family was murdered by a death squad, then he saw his best friend literally blasted to pieces.
Crossfire
Alter Ego: William Cross
First Appearance: Marvel Two-In-One #52 (June, 1979)
William Cross was a CIA agent who frequently worked with Marc Spector. Once he felt he had learned enough from the agency, Cross faked his death and set up his own criminal base, with an ambitious enterprise that combined superheroics with Mafia-style protection rackets. Cross learns the hard way that organized crime is already a crowded market when a rival gang attempts to assassinate him with a bomb. Narrowly surviving his injuries, Cross resurfaces as the cyborg supervillain Crossfire. Seeing the Avengers as a threat to his future operations, he plots to pit them against each other with an ultrasonic mind control device. Hawkeye and Mockingbird destroy the machine, but the explosion irrevocably damages Hawkeye’s hearing. Crossfire took this defeat very personally, becoming obsessed with revenge.
- Arch-Enemy: The closest that Clint has to one. In addition to the contrast of them being rival marksmen with their choice of weaponry creating a “high tech vs low tech” dynamic, few villains have caused Clint more pain. Cross is responsible for the original injury that cost Barton’s hearing, and his ruthless assault on Mockingbird and her mother put further strain Bobbi's relationship with Clint, just as the two of them were starting toward reconciliation.
- Cold Sniper: An expert marksman known for his brutal efficiency.
- Cyborg: After an explosion cost him his left eye and 85% of his hearing, he was fitted with a cybernetic eye and an audio sensor that is more sensitive than the human ear.
- Dirty Cop: His time in the CIA was a mixture of this and Rogue Agent. He only joined so he could use their skills and training to become a better criminal, and he had numerous illegal side operations going on while he was there.
- Dragon Ascendant: After the Hood was captured in Siege, Crossfire attempted to lead what was left of the gang.Hawkeye: This guy's been after me and Bobbi for years. He was running with the Hood's gang for months, playing the role of soldier. But now that everyone's gone their own way, he fits the profile. Consolidate weapons and mercenaries to build an army and elevate yourself to prime-time status and take over as the new Big Bad.
- Electronic Eyes: Only one, actually.
- Evil Is One Big, Happy Family: He’s the cousin of Ant-Man villain Darren Cross. He does the occasional criminal favor for Cross Technologies in exchange for upgrades.
- Eye Scream: Lost his left eye in an explosion.
- Gadgeteer Genius: A cyborg specializing in ultrasonic weapons and electronic interrogation devices.
- The Gunslinger: A villainous variation overlapping with Cold Sniper, though he was nominally heroic in Secret Invasion and Villains For Hire.
- Guns Akimbo: Will occasionally wield twin pistols for targets that are too close for his rifle.
- Honey Trap: Was briefly this to a woman named Rozalyn Backus, who was developing ultrasonic technology he intended to use as a weapon. The ruse was so effective they were engaged to be married. Once the technology was completed, Cross stole it, faked his death, then framed Backus for his own murder.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Crossfire thought it would be "ironic" to kill Hawkeye with his own bow. But while he is strong enough to handle heavy sniper rifles with a recoil that can break the arm of an inexperienced user, he found out the hard way that this doesn't necessarily mean he is strong enough to use a compound bow with a 250 lb-force (1,100 newtons) draw weight.
- Just Between You and Me: Introduces himself to Hawkeye in pure Bond villain fashion:Crossfire: In the typical fashion of someone who holds all the cards, I’m going to divulge more than you will need to know about me and my business.
- Punch-Clock Villain: Zigzagged. He hates Hawkeye and Mockingbird with a passion and will go out of his way to personally screw with them, but ultimately he goes where the money is.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: Started out as a one-off Moon Knight villain. He has since become primarily a problem for Hawkeye and Ant-Man, but he has also locked horns with Spider-Man, Captain America, and Luke Cage.
- The Starscream: To the Hood during Dark Reign.
- Underestimating Badassery: Initially targets Hawkeye because thinks he’s the "weak link" in the Avengers as the token normal. Gets his butt kicked quite badly, though Hawkeye himself doesn’t come out of the encounter entirely unscathed.Hawkeye: Weakest hero in town, am I, sucker? Then what does that make you?
Dark Ronin
Alter Ego: Alexei Alanovich Shostakov
Notable Aliases: Red Guardian, The General
First Appearance: Widowmaker #1 (December, 2010)
A Life Model Decoy of General Alexei Shostakov, the former husband to Black Widow. While the real Shostakov had a heroic career as Red Guardian (the Russian counterpart to Captain America), the Shostakov LMD has taken a different path, becoming the fourth Ronin. Leading the ultranationalist Dark Ocean Society, he attempts to start a war between Russia and Japan in an attempt to restore Mother Russia to her former glory.
- Actually a Doombot: His army has numerous android duplicates of Crimson Dynamo.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Though he can back it up most of the time.
- Big Bad: Of Widowmaker.
- Captain Ersatz: The Dark Ocean Society is loosely based on the Genyosha
(Black Ocean Society). - Evil Doppelgänger: Of the Red Guardian.
- Katanas Are Just Better: His sword of choice, natch.
- Legacy Character: He's the fourth Ronin, and he's cloned from the second Red Guardian.
- Make the Bear Angry Again: Though he seems to be trying to re-fight the Russo-Japanese War rather than restart the Cold War.
- McNinja: A Russian ninja.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: Evil ninja clone of a Russian superhero.
- Not Me This Time: During Freefall, he is initially suspected to be the impostor Ronin causing trouble for Hawkeye, but it turns out to be Bullseye.
- Renegade Russian: Leading the ultranationalist Dark Ocean Society, he attempts to start a war between Russia and Japan in an attempt to restore Mother Russia to her former glory.
- Sinister Scythe: Wields a kusarigama in battle.
- Identically Powered Team: The team comprised solely of evil jugglers!
- Juggling Dangerously: This is the shtick of the Death-Throws; a gang of criminal jugglers. They juggle (and throw) items like blades, bombs, and razor-edged rings.
Ringleader
Alter Ego: Charles Last
First Appearance: Captain America #317 (May, 1986)
Charles Last was a professional juggler who took inspiration from costumed criminals like Batroc the Leaper. Figuring his skills and coordination would make him a natural fit for that kind of life, he formed the Death-Throws with a few like minded performers. A superlative juggler and thrown weapons expert, Ringleader's primary weapon of choice are razor sharp chakrams. He also wields blunt weighted rings for less lethal shots.
- Badass Normal: Not superpowered, but quick enough to catch Captain America's shield in mid-flight.
- Carnival of Killers: Leads a team of them.
- Cool Shades: Has some built into his mask.
- Dude, Where's My Reward?: Breaks Crossfire out of prison, expecting a handsome compensation for it. It turns out that Crossfire doesn't have the funds because Hawkeye and Captain America seized his assets while he was incarcerated. Once it becomes apparent that the Death-Throws are not actually going to get paid for freeing Crossfire, Ringleader decides that Hawk and Cap can take him back.
- The Leader: Ringleader is a take-charge, serious professional with a keen focus on tactics and profit.
- Meaningful Name: He's the leader of the team, and he uses throwing rings as his primary weapons.
- Rings of Death: His primary weapon.
Oddball
Alter Ego: Elton Healy, Orville Bock
First Appearance: Hawkeye (Vol 1) #3 (August, 1983)
Elton Healy headlined a juggling act in Reno with his brother Alvin. Charles Last, aka Ringleader, saw the Healy brothers in action and offered them a chance to join the Death-Throws. Elton took the name Oddball for his ironic nature and specialty in juggling hollow spheres. He would occasionally take some jobs as a solo operative, and consequently, he was the first member of the team to encounter Hawkeye.
- Arrow Catch: Could catch Hawkeye's arrows in mid-flight and throw them back at him.
- I Know Madden Kombat: An expert at juggling, pitching, and catching, with superb coordination, and is highly skilled with thrown objects.
- Improbable Weapon User: Custom-made juggling balls and marbles.
- Jumped at the Call: Very eagerly embraced the life of a costumed supervillain.
- Killed Off for Real: He was killed during the Bloodsport competition by a tribal warrior named Headhunter.
- Kill It with Ice: His inventory included ice grenades.
- It's Been Done: Originally wanted to use an 8-Ball motif, but then he discovered there already was a supervillain named 8-Ball.
- Large Ham: Easily the most bombastic of a group that is already quite colorful. It's how he got the name Oddball.
- Legacy Character: After Elton Healy was killed, a man named Orville Bock became the new Oddball.
- Psycho for Hire: He enjoys getting hired to kill people.
- Secondary Color Nemesis: Green, orange, and purple.
- Shock and Awe: Occasionally used spherical electro-zappers.
- Smoke Out: Would use smoke grenades to confuse his opponents... or to make a hasty exit.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Orville Bock uses the exact same costume, skill set, and equipment as Healy, and they have somewhat similar personalities. Aside from one of them being dead, it’s damn near impossible to tell them apart.
- Throw Down the Bomblet: He would commonly use bombs disguised as juggling balls.
- Trick Balls: ten 3-inch (76 mm) diameter balls filled with various substances: tear gas, super-adhesive, hydrochloric acid, smoke, concentrated sulfur, spent uranium, itching powder, magnesium flare, a powerful impact-activated electromagnet, a powerful impact-activated sired, or other juggling balls with more exotic contents.]]
- Weaponized Ball: He typically carries balls filled with various substances: tear gas, super-adhesive, hydrochloric acid, smoke, concentrated sulfur, spent uranium, itching powder, magnesium flare, a powerful impact-activated electromagnet, and a powerful impact-activated explosive.
Bombshell
Alter Ego: Wendy Conrad
First Appearance: Hawkeye (Vol 1) #3 (August, 1983)
A mercenary specializing in sabotage and demolitions, Bombshell was hired by Crossfire to capture Hawkeye and Mockingbird - on this contract she met Oddball, who was working as a solo operative. Impressed by her skill with explosives, Oddball trained her in juggling and recruited her into the Death-Throws. Not to be confused with Lana Baumgartner, or the Insecticon.
- Amazon Brigade: Worked with the Femizons when the Death-Throws were temporarily disbanded.
- From Camouflage to Criminal: A military background is occasionally hinted at, and her hostility toward Mockingbird suggests she may have been one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that Bobbi exposed as corrupt.
- Pink Is Feminine: Commonly wears pink.
- Power Fist: Has stun gauntlets incorporated into most variations of her costume.
- Throw Down the Bomblet: Another juggler of explosives.
- Villainous Friendship: With Oddball.
Tenpin
Alter Ego: Alvin Healy
First Appearance: Captain America #317 (May, 1986)
Alvin Healy headlined a juggling act in Reno with his brother Elton. Charles Last, aka Ringleader, saw the Healy brothers in action and offered them a chance to join the Death-Throws. Alvin took the name Tenpin due to his speciality of juggling weighted bowling pins.
- Beard of Evil: A pointy goatee.
- Juggling Dangerously: Back when he was still a circus performer he would occasionally juggle pins while they were on fire.
- Jumped at the Call: Like his brother, he was among the first to join the team.
- Kill It with Fire: Will occasionally light pins on fire and hurl them at his enemies to deal extra damage.
- The Nicknamer: Tends to give childish nicknames to his opponents, such as calling Captain America "Cappy" and Hawkeye "Bow Brain".
- Secondary Color Nemesis: Green.
- Sibling Team: With his brother Elton.
Knickknack
Alter Ego: Nicholas Grossman
First Appearance: Captain America #317 (May, 1986)
Nick Grossman was an expert juggler and stunt-performer. He was the fourth recruit of the Death-Throws.
- Arrow Catch: Is fast enough to catch one of Hawkeye's arrows.
- Lovable Rogue: Sees himself as an evil swashbuckler.
- Psycho Knife Nut: His speciality is juggling bladed objects. This usually means a random assortment of cleavers, butcher’s knives, swords, axes, sabres, machetes, hatchets, etc.
Throwdown
Alter Ego: Unknown
First Appearance: Loki: Agent of Asgard #8 (November, 2014)
Ever since she was a little girl, the woman who would become Throwdown wanted to be a juggling-themed supervillain. Taken on as provisional member of the Death-Throws, her audition for the team took place during their assault on Big Top Casino in Las Vegas. The villains' scheme was thwarted by Loki, who defeated them while he was looking for his brother Thor in the city.
- Ascended Fangirl: She apparently always wanted to be juggling-themed villain.
- Captain Geographic: Dresses like Uncle Sam.
- One-Shot Character: Only appeared once and hasn't returned so far.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Her real name isn't revealed like the other members of the Death-Throws.
The Griffin
Alter Ego: John Horton
First Appearance: Amazing Adventures (Vol 2) #15 (November, 1972)
Johnny Horton was originally a petty crook operating in New Orleans. One day, a mysterious man representing "powerful interests" in Chicago told Horton his clients might have a job for him. Thinking this was a high level mafioso offering him a shot at the big leagues, Horton accepted. It turned out that his new employer was actually the Secret Empire - and the job they had for him was turning him into a guinea pig for an experiment to create an Evil Counterpart for Beast. Transformed into a fearsome creature resembling the Griffin of ancient myths, Horton was code-named after the creature he resembled and deployed against Beast. After undergoing some Sanity Slippage in prison, Griffin got revenge on the scientist who robbed him of his humanity and went freelance. Griffin initially clashed with Hawkeye while the latter was leading the West Coast Avengers, and the feud continued after Hawkeye joined the New Avengers, with Griffin joining the Hood's crew.
See Marvel Comics: Masters of Evil for more info.
The Hood
Alter Ego: Parker Robbins
Notable Aliases: Demon Boy, Smokey McChimney, The New Kingpin of Crime
First Appearance: The Hood #1 (July 2002)
Originally a petty street thug, Parker Robbins happened upon a cloak and boots enchanted by the demon Dormammu, which granted him dark magical abilities. Initially using his newfound powers in a series of robberies, Robbins eventually developed greater ambitions and became a powerful gang warlord dubbed "The Hood" by authorities. The Hood and Hawkeye developed a mutual enmity while the Hood was battling the New Avengers, and this feud continued as the Hood battled Hawkeye’s incarnation of the Thunderbolts and intensified even further during the events of Dark Reign. After a disastrous three-way confrontation with Iron Man and Doctor Doom left the Hood’s power base significantly weakened, Hawkeye began an "unofficial" campaign to hunt down and capture the now vulnerable crimelord.
See his own page for more information
Javelynn
Alter Ego: Unknown
First Appearance: Hawkeye (Vol. 2) #1 (November 1993)
Javelynn and Trick Shot were hired guns for the Secret Empire and Viper as they created canine humanoids as biological combat units.
- Classy Catburglar: Early in her career, Javelynn was known as the best thief in the business.
- Javelin Thrower: Javelynn carries several miniaturized javelins around her wrists and lower legs. Javelynn uses them for range and striking attacks.
- Xtreme Kool Letterz: 'Javelin' spelled with a 'y' and two 'n's.
The Kingpin
Alter Ego: Wilson Fisk
Notable Aliases: The Brainwasher, Citizen Fisk, Kingpin of Crime
First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol 1) #50 (July, 1967)
Growing up poor and bullied, Wilson Fisk drove himself to become stronger, more powerful, and more ruthless than everyone around him, eventually becoming deeply involved in organised crime. Initially working as an enforcer for Don Rigoletto, Fisk eventually murdered his boss and seized control of his criminal empire. While becoming a persistent adversary to street-level heroes like Spider-Man and Daredevil, Fisk carefully cultivated a public image as a pillar of the community while ensuring that anyone who was powerful enough to destroy him would see him as a tolerable nuisance. Despite a few setbacks, this approach has ultimately led to Fisk becoming Mayor of New York. In this capacity, he has caused trouble for both Hawkeyes: Ordering a hit on Kate Bishop, seeking to gentrify the neighborhood where Clint Barton lives, and forcing Barton into a Deal with the Devil during his campaign against the Hood.
See his own page for more information.
Madame Masque
Alter Ego: Giuletta Nefaria
Notable Aliases: Whitney Frost, Big M, Krissy Longfellow, Gia Neff
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #97 (January, 1968)
The daughter of Maggia kingpin Count Nefaria, Giuletta spent most of her life raised under the identity of Whitney Frost. After learning of her true heritage, Giuletta became a powerful Maggia chieftain, the Big M. After being disfigured after a three-way confrontation with Iron Man and A.I.M., she was fitted with an ornate golden mask by another Iron Man villain, Mordecai Midas. After Midas was defeated, the Big M reinvented herself as the mercenary Madame Masque, doing the dirty work of her father, Norman Osborn, and the Hood while also setting up her own criminal base in Madripoor. A longtime foe of the Avengers and the Iron Man family in particular, Madame Masque developed an enmity with Kate Bishop after an encounter in Madripoor. This enmity became mutual after Bishop discovers that her father is running one of the shell corporations that funds Masque’s criminal operations. After both Hawkeyes move to Los Angeles to set up a new version of the West Coast Avengers, Masque retaliates by forming a West Coast chapter of the Masters of Evil to oppose them.
See Iron Man: Central Rogues Gallery for more information.
Silencer
Alter Ego: Unknown
First Appearance: Hawkeye (Vol 1) #2 (October, 1983)
Silencer is an assassin who was hired by Crossfire. He clashed with Hawkeye and Mockingbird following the latter’s investigation of Cross Enterprises.
- Clothes Make the Superman: His signature asset is his special costume, which nullifies all sounds around him. He thus moves and fights in perfect silence, and even his pistol makes no noise whatsoever.
- Consummate Professional : Is a competent professional, always mapping out his routes of escape and checking his kills.
- The Faceless: Has never been seen without his full face hood.
- Professional Killer: Silencer is a hitman with remarkable combat and athletic skills.
- Smokestack Drop: Was last seen falling down a factory smokestack.
- The Speechless: The Silencer cannot emit any sound when in costume, including talking.
- Stealth Expert: The Silencer posses as special suit that allows the wearer the ability to be completely silent. The suit silences all movement and breathing as well as any gunfire. The suit allows the wearer to gain an incredible amount of stealth and allows the assassin to get within point blank range of his victims.
Swordsman I
Alter Ego: Jacques Duquesne
First Appearance: The Avengers (Vol 1) #19 (August, 1965)
A master of bladed weapons, Jacques Duquesne worked as a knife thrower at the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders, performing alongside trick archer Buck Chisholm and stunt biker Dillon Zarro. When the recently orphaned Clint Barton arrived at the carnival with his brother Barney, Duquesne taught them in the use of a blade while Chisholm tutored them in archery. However, Duquesne had developed a gambling problem, prompting him to embezzle from the carnival to pay off his bookies. Forced to flee after his embezzlement was discovered, Duquesne resurfaced as the costumed mercenary Swordsman. The Mandarin saw him as a useful asset in his campaign against Iron Man and upgraded his equipment with Makulan weapons and armor. After a few tussles with the Avengers, which by now included Clint as Hawkeye, the Swordsman attempted to infiltrate team as an internal saboteur. However, he eventually had a change of heart, and became a genuine hero with Hawkeye’s blessing. He died heroically in battle against Kang the Conqueror in The Celestial Madonna Saga.
See here for more information.
Trickshot I
Alter Ego: Buck Chisholm
First Appearance: Solo Avengers #1 (December, 1987)
Buck Chisholm was an archer performing at the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders, alongside knife thrower Jacques Duquesne and stunt biker Dillon Zarro. A master archer with a unique curved bow that enabled him to make complex curved shots, Chisholm took a young Clint Barton under his wing and taught him everything he knew. Once it became evident that Chisholm was training Barton to serve as extra muscle for his extortion racket, the two men parted ways, with Chisholm vowing revenge on his former protégé. Chisholm eventually resurfaced as the mercenary Trick Shot, working for the Circus of Crime and the Secret Empire, among others. Years of unhealthy living would eventually catch up with him, but he renounced his vendetta against Hawkeye as he neared the end of his life.
- Acrofatic: Was a formidable fighter despite being overweight.
- Alas, Poor Villain: Died of cancer; Baron Zemo had lied about saving him, and by the time Hawkeye had brought him to the Avengers Mansion, he was too far gone for Iron Man or Thor to help him.
- Best Served Cold: When Clint rejects him, Buck concludes that he’s Not Worth Killing at the current moment, but promises to come back once Clint had made something of his life.Trick Shot: I’m going to wait until you’ve made something of yourself. Until you have something worth losing. That’s when I’ll return. That’s when I’ll kill you!
- Big Bad: Of Hawkeye’s first Solo Avengers arc.
- Bizarre and Improbable Ballistics: He can “curve the arrow”.
- Broken Pedestal: Became one to Hawkeye after he was revealed to be a con man and a loan shark.
- Carnival of Killers: He got his start performing at the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders.
- Chronic Villainy: He eventually renounced his vendetta against Hawkeye and tried to go straight, but the Secret Empire had other ideas.
- Killed Off for Real: Died of cancer. He is one of the few Marvel supervillains to die of natural causes.
- Master Archer: The man who taught Hawkeye archery.
- The Straight and Arrow Path: Takes on superheroes armed only with his bow and trick arrows.
- Suicide by Cop: After his cancer diagnosis, he decided he would rather meet a quick, honorable death in battle and challenges Hawkeye to a duel to the death in Greece. Clint refuses to kill him, but once he learns of Buck's condition, he tries to help.
- Trick Arrow: He uses a compound bow to fire arrows, many of which have been outfitted with gimmick weaponry; including circling, entangling, flame, knockout gas, hypodermic, razor, and smoke.
- William Telling: His specialty as a circus performer.
Trickshot II
Alter Ego: Charles Bernard Barton
First Appearance: The Avengers (Vol 1) #64 (May, 1969)
Charles "Barney" Barton was the older brother of Clint. Being bigger and tougher, Barney taught young Clint how to defend himself while they lived under the roof of their abusive father. When their parents died in a car accident, the two brothers decided to take their chances on the streets rather than risk being split up by adoption agencies. Barney proved to be the more streetwise of the two, with Clint learning how to survive in a Crapsack World mainly by following his lead. The two of them eventually joined the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders, where master archer Buck Chisholm, knife thrower Jacques Duquesne, and stunt biker Dillon Zarro taught them the tricks of their trade. While Clint became a star performer, Barney eventually tired of life as a roustabout. Seeking a fresh start, Barney earned his GED and enlisted in the United States Army. After his stint in the Army was finished, he joined the FBI. While working with the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. against Egghead, Barney appears to sacrifice himself to save his brother. In truth, Egghead’s robot troops had placed Barney in suspended animation. He was eventually revived by Baron Zemo and brainwashed into fighting Hawkeye as the second Trickshot.
- Always Someone Better: This works both ways: Clint is the better marksman, but if things devolve into Good Old Fisticuffs, then Barney is a better hand-to-hand fighter.
- Back from the Dead: Courtesy of Baron Zemo and Egghead’s Rejuvitech serum.
- The Big Guy: As Clint’s older brother, Barney was originally bigger by virtue of having a few years head start, but there are still shades of this after the two become adults.
- Carnival of Killers: He got his start performing at the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders alongside Clint.
- Cain and Abel: Barney began to grow jealous of Clint during their time at the Carnival. Once he became Trickshot, it reached the boiling point.
- Domino Mask: As Trickshot he wears one, unlike his brother's shades or cowl.
- Evil Counterpart: To Hawkeye. He even replaced Bullseye as the "Dark Hawkeye" after Daredevil (temporarily) killed Bullseye in Shadowland.
- Evil Redhead: Has red hair and was his brother's enemy for a long time.
- FBI Agent: He was this for a while.
- From Camouflage to Criminal: Technically yes, but Barney was a Federal Agent for some time in between.
- Heel–Face Turn: Sometime after his stint with the Dark Avengers, he and Clint finally reconcile.
- Legacy Character: Sort of. He’s Trickshot, his predecessor was Trick Shot.
- Master Archer: Barney Barton, much like his brother has trained himself to become a master archer specializing in the use of regular bows, longbows, compound bows, and crossbows with near-perfect accuracy.
- Meaningful Rename: Proclaimed to Clint he had succeeded their mentor by changing his codename from 'Trick-Shot' to Trickshot.
- Middle Name Basis: His full name is Charles Bernard Barton, with Barney being a nickname for Bernard. He is almost never called Charles.
- Only Mostly Dead: He was dead until Egghead placed his body in a healing chamber.
- Reformed, but Not Tamed: During Matt Fraction's run. He and Clint still fight, but Barney was effectively performing "percussive therapy" to snap Clint out of a Heroic BSoD. And while he does betray Clint at the end, it's in a more benign, almost comical way, and he seems satisfied with the fact that he was able to outsmart Clint without physically harming him.
- The Straight and Arrow Path: Like his brother, Barney is capable of holding his own against people with superpowers using only a bow and trick arrows.
- Strong Family Resemblance: He looks very similar to his brother with the major difference being that he's a redhead to Clint's blonde.
- The Team Normal: As Hawkeye, he was the only member of the new Dark Avengers that had no powers.
- Trick Arrow: Carries a duplicate of Hawkeye's bow, quick-release quiver, and a number of specialty arrows.
