Donald Clendenon (Earth-616)

Harrier
Name	Donald Joshua Clendenon
Current Alias	Harrier
Aliases	Donald Clendenon, Cardinal, Josh Clendenon
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Thunderbolts, Masters of Evil, Air Force
Relatives	Parents: unnamed father Children: Valerie Barnhardt (daughter by Sprocket, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′2″ (1.88 m)
Weight	257 lbs (116.57 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black, Shaved
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Birmingham, Alabama
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Fabian Nicieza, Darick Robertson
First	New Warriors #28 (August, 1992)
First	New Warriors #28 (August, 1992)

History

Donald Clendenon served a tour of duty in the Siancong War before going on to become a soldier of fortune. He first met Amelia Barnhardt during these days.

As Cardinal, Clendenon became the leader of the mercenary group known as the Air Force, a band of individuals using winged body armor as their specific weapon and equipment of choice.

The Air Force often battled and were defeated by the New Warriors during the course of their missions. During one such battle, Night Thrasher blackmailed the Air Force into participating in African relief efforts.

During his time in Africa, Cardinal became convinced that the cause he had taken up was a noble one and worked hard to aid the needy, but his work ended when a group called the Undertow tried to kill the refugees. During the battle with Undertow, Cardinal was badly wounded. His friend Sparrow was captured, and the rest of the Air Force were killed.

Angry about an unsuccessful rescue of Sparrow, Cardinal returned to being a mercenary. This led him to join the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil in their plot to blackmail the world's governments, but he was defeated and captured by the Thunderbolts along with most of the other Masters.

Later, when the Thunderbolts' leader Hawkeye was arrested and serving time at Seagate Prison for illegal vigilante activities, Cardinal, and many other villains tried to kill him. Cardinal was soon freed from prison by the Crimson Cowl to rejoin the Masters of Evil. The Cowl promised to destroy Hawkeye, who they blamed for the death of Cardinal’s daughter, Valerie Barnhardt, who was killed while on a mission for the Thunderbolt's interim team.

In a turn of events, Hawkeye convinced Cardinal and a few other members of the Masters of Evil to side with him against the Crimson Cowl and their former allies, pointing out the dangers of a super-weapon she had created, a biological toxin that threatened to kill any villain who had ever worked with Hammer, including Cardinal. To keep their identities secret, Hawkeye made the villains reinvent their costumed identities, and Cardinal joined the Thunderbolts as Harrier, although he still blamed Hawkeye over the death of his daughter.

Cardinal, now know as Harrier, aided the Thunderbolts in defeating the Crimson Cowl and her Masters of Evil. During the battle, Harrier appeared to drop Hawkeye from a great height, but this was found to be the work of a villain who had seized control of the Harrier's armor. Harrier eventually forgave Hawkeye for his daughter’s death and chose to return to prison in order to serve the remainder of his sentence.

Attributes

Power Grid

Abilities

• Mechanical Aptitude: Donald has some skill in engineering and inventing and could repair, mantain and modify his suit as needed.
• Skilled Combatant: He is a trained soldier with extensive combat experience.
• Multilingualism: Fluent in English and French.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Harrier Armor: Donald uses an highly technological flying armor.
  • Superhuman Durability: The armor makes him completely bulletproof.
  • Flight: The armor allows him to fly at 600 mph.
  • Machine Guns: The armor is equipped with machine guns.
  • Missile Launcher: The armor is equipped with missile launchers loaded with multiple types of missiles.
  • Sensors: The armor has sensors capable of both short and long range scans and could track energy sources.
• Cardinal Armor: Donald formerly used an older model of armor.
  • Flight: The Cardinal armor was also able to fly.
  • Arsenal: The armor was equipped with a titanium net for capturing, blinding tar discharges, mini-missiles and rocket darts.
  • Concussive Blasts: The Cardinal armor could project concussive blasts.
  • Underwater Operation: The armor could function underwater and had its own air supply.

See Also

• 19 appearance(s) of Donald Clendenon (Earth-616)
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Donald Clendenon (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Donald Clendenon (Earth-616)
• 8 image(s) of Donald Clendenon (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Donald Clendenon (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Donald Clendenon on Marvel.com