@Kal-El, I invite you to compete with me.
| Identity |Clinton Francis Barton
Hawkeye
| Origin & Backstory |Raised in New England, Clint Barton was an orphan from the start. However he was adopted by a troup of circus performers who managed to have him earn his keep by the time he'd turned eight years old, through performance and legitimacy as an attraction in his own right. He'd gained skill with a bow from an older performer, Trick Shot, before eventually surpassing him. Recognized by the troup as an asset, they revealed to him that they were actually a unit of thieves and murderers using their circus as a cover for their illicit operations. Shortly after refusing to join their criminal lifestyle he was beaten and abandoned at the age of sixteen.
He found work as a part-time chef living on his own in shabby apartments before turning eighteen years old and enlisting in SHIELD training. In beautiful physical condition, he passed physical training with ease and discovered he had a knack for other jobs, particularly recon, though it was hard to find any obvious areas he had trouble in.
After years of training he was given globetrotting SHIELD missions ranging from involvement with the extra-terrestrial to the 'simple' human terrorist groups. His use of a bow was his trademark, but it was hardly his only utility. Many foes were disappointingly felled by simple shards of glass thrown as darts, broken legs of wooden chairs, and even guitar strings.
His ability to improvise weaponry made him ideal for missions in which it was necessary to be highly inconspicuous under the greatest extremes of scrutiny. Over the years, across a sea of contacts, aliases abandoned, and assignments resolved, he has become one of SHIELD's top agents and personal friend of Nick Fury.
| Attributes |Hawkeye is renowned as one of the world's greatest marksmen (using a bow of all things), effective improvised weapon-user, accomplished melee fighter, and analytical prodigy. He's extremely effective at computing environmental effects such as wind and recognizing minor details others often miss. Also at his disposal are the Sky-Cycle, a levitating motorcycle, and a variety of other high tech gadgetry, often in the form of trick arrows.
| Character Notes |No immediate plans for Kate Bishop, Trick Shot, Swordsman, or the Hawkhound, I forget its name at the moment. This is the most solo character I've ever applied for in these games. I intend to work with Cap, Nomad, Smiley, and others related to SHIELD, militant groups or governments.
| Character Goals |This is a marriage of several versions of Hawkeye. Using the 616's origin as a start, my intention is to reconcile the competance of Ultimate Hawkeye with the merry, heroic spirit of Marvel's present reigning everyman, Clint Barton. At his core, Hawkeye is going to be the wandering jokester who's looking for love to a certain extent, as the original was, and hopes to start a family. But what you can expect amid these social outreaches is espionage like I've never written before in order to keep myself involved and developing as a writer. My arcs will often involve present game circumstance, such as the Hydra debut, but will also be more selective, hopefully meeting with Captain America and George Smiley on a semi-regular basis.
| References |Will fill in later..