Clint Barton
Clint Barton is a comic book character that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57
The original Hawkeye who currently operates under the guise of the Ninja Ronin.
Fictional character biography
On the run, the naive Hawkeye meets the Black Widow, a spy for the Soviet Union, whom he falls in love with. She tricks him into helping her to steal technology developed by Tony Stark, Iron Man's alter ego. After several battles with Iron Man — who defeats the pair on every occasion — the Black Widow is injured and Hawkeye flees with her. But then Hawkeye encounters the hero Spider-man, who after the two battled a couple times, Spider-Man convinced Hawkeye to become a hero, that he didn't have to be a criminal. Hawkeye eventually takes his advice and then flees from Black Widow to try and start his career anew.
Hawkeye later "applies" for membership in the superhero team the Avengers, by breaking into the Avengers Mansion and binding and gagging the team's butler, Edwin Jarvis. Hawkeye is accepted, and together with leader Captain America and mutant siblings Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch become the new team when the original members take a leave of absence. During his beginning days of the Avengers, he thinks that Captain America is unfit for the role as leader of the team and thinks he should be leading the team. But eventually learns better of his arrogant ways and gets to liking Captain America, the two eventually became close friends.
Avenging Archer and Giant
Clint explaining about he and his brother's relationship
Hawkeye then drifts for a time, returning briefly to the Avengers to attend the wedding of the Vision and the Scarlet Witch. Together with the Two-Gun Kid and Ghost Rider, Hawkeye defeats the monster the Manticore before returning to the Avengers to assist when members of the team begin to mysteriously disappear. The remaining Avengers discover it to be the work of the Elder of the Universe the Collector. After his team-mates are all captured, Hawkeye single-handedly defeats the Collector, and joins the team for the final battle against Korvac. Hawkeye's victory is dashed when the Avengers new government liaison Henry Gyrich, limits the roster and replaces him with the Falcon, in an attempt to make the team more "politically acceptable". After initially failing to find work in his civilian identity, he successfully applies for work at Cross Technological Enterprises as Hawkeye, and then battles the Shi'ar villain Deathbird.Hawkeye returns to Avengers mansion several months later for a brief visit "induced" by the heroine Moondragon before then rejoining for a sustained period. It is at this time that Hawkeye inadvertently avenges the death of his brother. The villain Egghead, having been exposed for framing Henry Pym, attempts to shoot Pym but Hawkeye jams the barrel of the weapon with an arrow. The weapon is an energy pistol and explodes, killing Egghead instantly.
Hawkeye then meets former S.H.I.E.L.D agent Barbara "Bobbi" Morse, codenamed Mockingbird. She is investigating the company Cross Technological Enterprises, which employs Hawkeye as a security consultant. The company is revealed to be owned by the villain Crossfire, who plans to use an aggression-inducing sonic wave against all of New York's superheroes. Hawkeye infiltrates Cross Technological Enterprises with Mockingbird to defeat Crossfire. During this encounter, Hawkeye takes one of his sonic arrows into his mouth to counter the effects of Crossfire's sonic weapon; as a result he suffers major hearing loss and is forced to wear hearing aids. Hawkeye and Mockingbird fall in love and elope immediately after.
At the direction of then-Avengers chair Vision, Hawkeye and Mockingbird establish the team the West Coast Avengers. An adventure through time is significant and brings changes as Hawkeye forges the weapons that the modern hero Moon Knight will eventually use, and Mockingbird allows the Old West hero the Phantom Rider to fall to his death. When Hawkeye discovers this (through machinations of the ghost of Phantom Rider), he breaks off their relationship. Hawkeye then encounters and battles his old mentor, Trickshot, who Clint later learned that he had wanted to Hawkeye to kill him because he was dying of cancer, but Hawkeye refuses to do so. Hawkeye later encounters Trickshot once more as Crossfire put a bounty on Hawkeye's arm, so all of his villains came to hunt Hawkeye down. With help from Trickshot and Mockingbird, they defeat the legion of heros and Hawkeye once more defeats Crossfire. He later meets and inadvertently encourages a group of minor heroes to form the Great Lakes Avengers. Together with Mockingbird and Trickshot, Hawkeye battles a number of minor villains and then redesigns his costume after being shot by a criminal and battles Los Angeles street gangs.
Hawkeye and Mockingbird reconcile, but soon after the robot Ultron kidnaps Mockingbird and copies her brain patterns to create a "wife" — Alkhema (also known as "War Toy"). Although Mockingbird is rescued, she is killed soon afterwards by the demon Mephisto. Embittered by Mockingbird's death, Hawkeye leaves the team (disbanded almost immediately afterwards) and drifts until forced to stop the villain Viper and old mentor Trick Shot. Hawkeye then returns to the Avengers just prior to the battle with the entity Onslaught, in which the Avengers (including Hawkeye) are apparently killed. Franklin Richards, however, transported them all to a pocket dimension where the heroes led altered lives. After several months, the heroes learned the truth and they were returned to the mainstream universe. Hawkeye's hearing was fully restored as, when Franklin Richards re-created the heroes in the new universe, he based them on how he remembered them (Hence also restoring Tony Stark to adulthood following his replacement by "Teen Tony" from an alternate timeline.
Thunderbolts, Death, and House of M
Hawkeye then rejoins the Avengers, and after several adventures resigns to assume leadership of the first generation of the Thunderbolts, who have broken away from the influence of Baron Helmut Zemo. Hawkeye trains the team in the fashion of former team-mate Captain America, and shapes the team into a cohesive fighting unit. There are two significant events for Hawkeye during this period. The first involves entering Hell and battling the demon Mephisto to try and save the soul of his deceased wife, Mockingbird. Hawkeye, however, rescues Patsy Walker, but fails to see Mockingbird. This event gives Hawkeye some closure and he begins a romantic relationship with his Thunderbolt teammate, Moonstone.
The team reforms after a series of battles with another version of the Masters of Evil. Hawkeye eventually leaves the team, relinquishing leadership to Citizen V, whose mind was under control of Baron Helmut Zemo. Hawkeye joins the Avengers once more, and has a brief romantic relationship with team member the Wasp, in which Hank Pym discovers the two having an affair and then ran off. Hawkeye along with the other Avengers then had to deal with the chaos caused by the breakdown of the Scarlet Witch, including the supposed death of Scott Lang, Vision crashing into the Avengers mansion and then She Hulk hulking out on the team, almost killing Captain America, despite the efforts of Clint to try and calm her down. And then as the Kree sent a ship over and tried to invade, Clint fights the invasion but is eventually hit in the back with a blast, making him severely injured. But even after that, he eventually sacrificing himself to destroy a Kree spaceship and save his teammates by blasting into the ship with Kree warrior's jet pack.
When the Scarlet Witch inadvertently alters reality, Hawkeye is resurrected with no memory of previous events. During this time, Hawkeye joins a Human Resistance operated by Luke Cage and was married to Mockingbird. When a young mutant named Layla Miller gives several heroes - including Hawkeye - the ability to remember, he is horrified at the Scarlet Witch's actions. Hawkeye then hunted her down despite everyone eles's warnings and shoots Wanda in the back with an arrow, asking her why she had killed him, and in retaliation one of her recreated children wipes him from existence. When the Scarlet Witch's reality is eventually undone, Hawkeye is still presumed dead, and the recently formed New Avengers find his bow and arrows on the site of the old Avengers Mansion, pinning up an article about his death. Hawkeye is later plucked from time by the Time Variance Authority to serve as a juror in a case involving former Avengers teammate She-Hulk. She-Hulk tries unsuccessfully to warn Hawkeye as to his future.
New Avengers
Once Hawkeye discovers that Captain America has apparently been killed, he confronts Tony Stark, who offers him Captain America's shield and costume. As Iron Man, Stark accompanies Barton — now dressed as Captain America — on patrol. They meet the new Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, defeating the supervillain Firebrand. Barton confronts Bishop about her assumption of the Hawkeye mantle. Unaware of his true identity, Bishop berates Barton and states that she adopted Hawkeye's name to honor him, and that if Hawkeye were alive, she would adopt another name. She also affirms that the "real" Captain America gave her the name Hawkeye and his old bow as a tribute to his dead friend. Bishop's words convince Barton to return the shield and costume to Stark, and condemn him for his role in the Civil War.
Barton returns to speak with Dr. Strange, and to protect himself from recognition adopts the identity of Ronin and joins the New Avengers. As Ronin, he accompanies the team on a journey to Japan to rescue the heroine Echo. Echo—the original Ronin—later gives Barton her blessing to adopt her old identity. The pair later begin a relationship.
Secret Invasion
Gone with the Winds
Dark Reign
While Clint and his wife join up with the New Avengers to search for Luke Cage's daughter, Norman Osborn forms the Dark Avengers with villains assuming the identities of fugitive heroes; Bullseye assumes the identity of Hawkeye. Clint is very much infuriated that those who would exploit their good names take advantage of the invasion. He doesn't even want to wait for the Dark Avengers to show their true colors and wants to fight them immediately. After a failed attempt to lure the Dark Avengers into a battle turns instead into a fight with the Hood's crime syndicate, Clint goes on television, unmasked, and publicly denounces the Dark Avengers, stating that Osborn has formed an alliance with the Hood, and urging people to fight against his new regime. When Norman Osborn declares war on the X-Men that reside in Utopia; Clint remarks to the other New Avengers that he is going to kill Norman. With no one backing him Clint assaults Avenger Tower on his own; only to fail and get arrested by Osborn.
Powers
Though he has no superpowers, Hawkeye is still force to be reckoned with. He is a peak-athlete, possessing exception, strength, speed, stamina, and agility. He is a world-class archer and marksman. Hawkeye is also a talented acrobat, performing acrobatic maneuvers that an Olympic gold medalist would envy. He has been trained in hand-to hand combat by Captain America himself, making him an accomplished combatant. Hawkeye is also shown to be a fine leader and strategist. As Ronin, Hawkeye also shows that he can use the sword and other melee weapons very effectively, along with being accurate with some types of guns.
His most famous ability, Hawkeye is able to hurl or fire projectiles with extreme speed and accuracy. He is also able to fire or throw objects against walls or other obstacles, resulting in complicated rebounding situations. Hawkeye is also known for his utilization of several "trick arrows" containing explosives, electrical discharges, nets, etc.
As Goliath, Clint used Hank Pym's "Pym Particles" to increase his height and strength.
Hawkeye is one of few people able to handle Captain America's shield.
Trick Arrows
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"Trick arrows" used by Hawkeye include:
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Acid Arrows
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Adamantium Arrows (often combined with Electrical arrowhead)
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Blunt Arrows
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Bola Arrows
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Boomerang Arrowhead (allows an arrow to return to shooter)
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Cable Arrow (allowing him to swing through the air)
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Electrical Arrow
- Electro-magnetic pulse arrow
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Blast (Explosive) Arrow
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Flare Arrow
- Freeze arrow
- Glue arrow (explodes in a mass of glue)
- Matter disrupter arrow
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Magnetic Arrowhead (adheres to metal surfaces; can be added to other arrows)
- Magno-volt arrow
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Net Arrow
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Putty Arrow (adheres to rough surfaces, and can stop exposed machinery)
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Pym Particles Arrow (increases or decreases the size on an object or opponent)
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Rocket Arrowhead (boosts range, can be added to other arrows)
- Rust arrows
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Smoke Arrow
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Hyper Sonic Arrow
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Suction Cup Arrowhead (adheres to smooth surfaces; can be added to other arrows)
- Taser arrows (which he's shown to have used in gas and electrical forms)
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Tear Gas Arrow
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Thermal Arrow
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Vibranium Arrow (must have supplement Magnetic, Putty, or Suction Cup arrowhead to stick to target; deadens kinetic and vibratory energies)
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Vibration Arrow
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Justice League
During the JLA/Avengers miniseries in 2004 Hawkeye broke ground by keeping the first, and only known, Marvel hero to ever be inducted into the Justice League. Although the series was a company crossover it has arguable canon. Alternate Realities
Earth-1610
Ultimate Hawkeye
And in his latest adventure, Hawkeye is helping helping Captain America as he tracks down the Red Skull
Earth-58163
In the House of M reality Hawkeye was a member of Luke Cage's Human Resistance Movement.
Earth-2149
Hawkeye of the Marvel Zombies reality was as most other heroes turned into a zombie.
Earth-9811
In this reality, also called Battleworld, Hawkeye and She-Hulk had a son called Mustang.
Earth-398
Hawkeye of Earth-398 was known as Longbow and was a member of the Queen's Vengeance.
Earth-22000Hawkeye of Earth-22000 was leader of the thunderbolts that used Ringmaster to forcibly rehabilitate supervillains.
Earth-982
Hawkeye is retired, having lost most of his eyesight, he had his mask modified so that he could see better, and now he helps to train other heroes, occasionally fighting alongside them when called for, and he owns a Karate teaching Class called "Hawkeye's Dojo".
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| Super Name: | Clint Barton |
| Real Name: | Clinton Francis Barton |
| Aliases: |
Hawkeye Wyatt McDonald Goliath Ronin Clint Barton Golden Archer |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | Tales of Suspense #57 |
| Appears in: | 1189 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
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