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Quote1 Regardless of the cost, I don't fail you... And no matter how difficult the target is to hit, I don't miss. Quote2
Clint Barton[src]

History

Ultimates[]

A former Olympic archer, Clint Barton was freed from death row and became a U.S. intelligence agent over a decade ago. Active around the world, he was present for the liberations of Kosovo and Afghanistan, as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall. He became a close friend and frequent colleague of fellow agent Nick Fury, and the two operatives were key founders of the modern intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D.. Both rose through the ranks until Fury became the agency's director and Barton (code-named Hawkeye) became an elite agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s black ops division, often partnered with ex-KGB espionage legend Natasha Romanov (code-named Black Widow). Despite his dangerous, globe-spanning profession, Barton managed to build a more stable family life than most of his peers, residing for years with his girlfriend Laura (who had recently became his wife), with whom he had three children: Callum, Lewis, and baby Nicole, named after her godfather, Nick Fury. Hawkeye habitually phoned his family before every mission to say goodbye, just in case he never returned; but he always returned, even after a mission which pitted him, the Black Widow, and their support team against two office buildings full of extraterrestrial Chitauri sleeper agents. Most of their team died, but Hawkeye, the Widow, and a handful of others survived, wiping out the Chitauri sleepers in the process.

Hawkeye became reckless and possibly suicidal. When the Ultimates (newly relocated to Tony Stark's mansion) were attacked by someone seeming to be Venom, Hawkeye attacked without waiting for his teammates, and seemed to welcome being nearly killed. He also became more violent, expressing glee as he killed various dupes of Madrox when the Brotherhood of Mutants invaded the mansion, and picking a brief but violent fight with Wolverine. Hawkeye hunted down more of Madrox dupes in the Savage Land before being ambushed by Sabretooth, an encounter he regretted surviving. He also attempted to assassinate Magneto with a piece of shrapnel, only for Quicksilver to sacrifice himself to save his father.

Clint Barton (Earth-1610) from Ultimatum Vol 1 3

New costume

Ultimatum[]

Following the Ultimatum Wave, Hawkeye offered to help Hank Pym search for his estranged wife Janet, revealing that his eyes had been mechanically enhanced (leading to his perfect aim) and believing that no one should have to endure the loss of a loved one. Unfortunately, Janet had been killed and was being eaten by the Blob when they found her. Hank Pym killed the Blob and took Janet's body back to the Triskelion, telling Hawkeye to activate the Jocasta Protocol before allowing himself to be blown up to stop a group of Madrox suicide bombers. Hawkeye then participated in an attack on Magneto himself.

Avengers[]

The Red Skull[]

After the Ultimatum event, Hawkeye teamed with Captain America to stop the new A.I.M. group from stealing weapons from the Baxter Building, only to unexpectedly find Captain America being beaten down by his son, the Red Skull. Hawkeye later agreed to join Nick Fury's new Black OPS team, the Avengers, in order to stop Captain America, who had gone rogue, from finding his son, and to also stop the Red Skull from unleashing extreme horror to the world. When Captain America was tracked down by S.H.I.E.L.D., and was discovered to be in France, the Avengers came in and tried to subdue Cap. Cap responded physically, and a fight ensued. Hawkeye tried to shoot Cap with tranquilizers, but Cap deflected the tranquilizers with his shield, shooting back into Hawkeye's neck. Later, Cap was apprehended.

The Ghost Rider[]

Clint would also participate in the hunt for John Blaze, the Ghost Rider. He was seen actively fighting Blaze at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, alongside the Punisher, as well as in Washington, D.C., where the Avengers were charged with defending Vice President Blackthorne, who was revealed to be the cause of Blaze's death twenty years prior. After the fight had incapacitated both Tyrone Cash and War Machine, with the Punisher in pursuit of both the Vice President, who had turned into Vengeance with the help of Mephisto, Clint followed as well.

There he learned the Punisher had let John Blaze go, while having killed the Vice President. He would beg Hawkeye to show the same mercy he had bestowed upon Blaze, only to be hit in the face. Later it was revealed that he had escaped, with Hawkeye having hit the implant hidden in Castle's molar, allowing him to escape without pursuit.

vs. The New Ultimates[]

Hawkeye was once again recruited by Nick Fury for an Avengers mission involving the recovery of stolen Super-Soldiers and S.H.I.E.L.D. secrets for sale on the Black Market. After taking out the Italian Drug Cartel he took a flight home and joined the rest of the Avengers for the mission. During the sale of Maximus (a prototype Super-Soldier), the team encountered Tyrone Cash, who revealed that Carol Danvers was behind the sale and has been selling S.H.I.E.L.D. secrets for years. [4]

Ultimate Hawkeye Vol 1 1 Textless

Back to the Ultimates

The Avengers confronted the New Ultimates, which resulted in a massive battle in downtown New York. Hawkeye was trapped in a vehicle when Giant-Man grabbed and compressed it with his hands.[5] The Avengers were later arrested and taken aboard the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter.[6] Hawkeye escaped, along with the other Avengers, and they all ingested Cash's serum, gaining temporary Hulk-like abilities. They rescued Fury, but were overpowered by Gregory Stark and tossed overboard. They later joined the New Ultimates in Korea against the Spider.[7] Clint ultimately killed the Spider in combat.[8]

Return to the Ultimates[]

After the return of Nick Fury as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Clint rejoined the Ultimates, using his old costume. Before rejoining the team, however, he spent days in the South East Asian Republic leading the Runaways and Bruce Banner to claim a sample of the Source from the People, who were ruled by Xorn and Zorn. After the situation with the Children of Tomorrow, the President activated the Winter Protocols, allowing Agent Flumm to take control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and to seize the Ultimates, Clint escaped alongside Black Widow and Falcon, but they were finally apprehended. He gathered with the rest of the Ultimates after Iron Man negotiated with the President for their liberty in exchange to help in the defeat of the Children's leader, the Maker.

Attributes

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Powers

  • Hawkeye is an acknowledged product of the American Super-Soldier initiatives;[9]
    • Enhanced Vision: "The Program" increased his marksmanship to an unheard of level of accuracy, allowing him to hit a target from even a mile away.[10][11] Among these enhancements, the "cones" and "rods" in his eyes (the specialized cells responsible for normal human vision) had been manipulated. While a normal human has up to 150 million rod cells in their retinas, Hawkeye has closer to 400 million, vastly increasing his visual acuity. He also has fewer cones than the average human, causing him to see mostly in black and white, thus increasing visual contrast (which, according to him, allows him to better see "what's real and what's not", such as seeing through a two way mirror). He also has enhanced muscles around his eyes increasing his ability for orb distortion which changes focal length.[2]

Abilities

Hawkeye is able to fire six arrows faster than the average human can fire six bullets. Hawkeye is a master archer with extraordinarily fast reflexes, exceptional dexterity, and near-perfect aim. He is also an excellent all-around marksman well versed in conventional firearms, and has an uncanny knack for using miscellaneous hand-held objects as projectile weapons, as he has been shown killing armed security guards by flinging his own fingernails. Hawkeye is a veteran espionage operative, a formidable physical combatant, and an experienced fighter pilot. He speaks Thai.[2]

Weaknesses

For a time he was suicidal following the death of his family.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

He typically carries at least one custom bow and small arsenal of arrows- mostly conventional shafts, but some fitted with specialized tips. He sometimes employs special weapons, such as flamethrowers. He also employs magnifying goggles.

Weapons

Bow and arrows, personalized handguns.

Notes

  • Hawkeye's real name is Clint Barton, not "Clinton" as it is on Earth-616.
  • After the death of his family, Hawkeye developed a reckless, almost suicidal attitude as well as being less cordial to his teammates, even threatening to shoot Wasp when she addressed him as "Clint";[12] After the events of Ultimatum, he seems to have returned to his former friendlier disposition though he still grieves for his family.
  • Clint Barton's official military rank is Captain,[3] despite this he has also been referred to by the rank of Corporal.[2]
  • Hawkeye's first and actual costume is in which the costume of Clint Barton of Earth-199999 is based.

See Also

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