Clint Barton was your average young kid. Really there was never anything overly special about him at his early ages. He went to school, played with his older brother sometimes, but since the brother was 3 years older, there were some differences between the two of them. But they were family, and did like to stick up for each other while they were growing up, and were close. Of course the only other thing about their time was their dad was butcher, and drunk, who used to hit the kids occasionally. But one day the drinking got the best of him.
When Clint was 8 years old, his parents were killed in a car accident, thanks to his dad's drunk driving. And since Clint and his brother Barney had no living relatives left, they were sent off to an orphanage. The problem with that is they were both too old; really no one goes to an orphanage looking for a pair of brothers that are 8 and 11, respectively. So they stayed there, and Barney unfortunately tried to take all his frustrations out on him. Clint tried to please him by being the best brother possible, but well that never seemed to work. And then one day Barney decided that he had enough with the orphanage.
So 5 years after they stayed there, they both just ran away, and never bothered to show up to the Orphanage ever again. They spent some time in the woods that were in the area, just trying to decide what they would do with themselves now. And then they saw it, a traveling carnival that was getting ready to pack up and leave the area. Both Clint and Barney decided they would stall away with the carnival, and when discovered they would be accepted and start working with them.
So when everything was getting packed up, they ran and found themselves onto a truck that was just about the closed up. A day later when the Carnival was getting unpacked the kids were discovered and of course had to their own explaining. When they talked about the orphanage and how they hated it there, and wanted something better. Well the owner of the place was an orphan himself, and actually had a heart for their story and gave them jobs to do. Of course at first it wasn't anything special, until Clint was discovered.
The star of the carnival's show, the Swordsman needed a new assistant, his old one just quitting after one of the swords got a little too close to her. And well Swordsman needed a new assistant, and Clint volunteered. After the Swordsman saw that Clint had a good eye and sharp reflexes he started to train him in the art of knife throwing. But during that time, Trick Shot showed up at the show and became the new star. And then fate smiled on Clint as well. The Swordsman and Trick Shot were playing poker one night and Trick Shot lost badly. Swordsman agreed to forget the debt, if Trick Shot taught Clint archery. See Swordsman knew Clint could be a better archer then Trick Shot, and since Swordsman wanted Trick Shot gone, it was a match made.
And so Clint practiced with Trick Shot, for 8 hours each day, until he started to get good, heck he started to get great. But then he discovered something about the Swordsman. It turns out the man let himself get into heavy debt with gamblers, and needed money fast. So one day he stole all of the money that the Carnival has made, and was going to use it to pay off the gamblers. But Clint saw the money, and when Swordsman offered him to make him a partner, he turned him down. That's when Swordsman went after the kid. He ran, but found his way in the tent and on a high wire, thing the Swordsman wouldn't follow. He was wrong the Swordsman cut the line out from under Clint, who fell to the ground below.
Now both Barney and Trick Shot heard the commotion and came running to see what was going on, and Trick Shot was able to scare the Swordsman away. But it was when Barney heard Clint's story he got mad, see he figured Clint should have taken the money and kept his mouth shut. Well Clint was taken to the hospital, and Barney disappeared that night. Trick Shot that made Clint an offer; he would continue the train the kid in archery, for a price to be named later.
So Clint learned from the man, who even introduced him to the concept of the gimmick arrow. And so Clint learned some more, and practiced some more, until he was almost as good as Trick Shot. But then game the time for the price to named, and it was going to be something Clint didn't want to pay. See Trick Shot was also an assassin, and he brought Clint along on a job, to watch his back. Clint did what he was told, not sure what exactly Trick Shot was doing in there, but then he was shot from behind. The bullet only grazed him, and reacting on instinct, he turned and fired an arrow, at a man who turned out to be his own brother.
Then Trick Shot showed up and was going to drag Clint away, but he refused to leave his brother who needed help. Trick Shot pinned Clint to a tree, with a warning, one day he would come back, to kill Clint for turning on him. Clint got himself free and eventually arranged to get himself and brother help, but he never did hear from Trick shot again. And after that, he went on to work back at the carnival.
He stayed there for several more years, and became the star of the show himself. His archery was a big hit with the people for a while anyway. But then the heroes started to show up in the world, and what would you know, Clint even got to see one in action himself. Of course at the carnival no one even paid attention to him when Iron Man showed up, and Hawkeye just went and decided to become a hero himself. Of course things worked out exactly the opposite of that. Clint on his first outing was mistaken for a villain, and then conned into fighting Iron Man. He lost of course, but was able to get away, though Black Widow kind of abandoned him then. He did a few more things as a villain, and then when members of the Avengers were leaving, Clint decided to send his resume, in the form of beating and tying up Jarvis of course. Surprisingly he managed to make the team.
So Hawkeye joined the Avengers, and of course he instantly butted heads with one Captain America. Of course no one can constantly butt heads with Captain America, and through actions Cap earned Hawkeye's trust. Clint still yelled at Cap every now and then, and Iron Man as well, hey someone hat to put those fancy people in their place after all. But he had a few adventures with the Avengers, but like anyone else he left the team a few times, but always came back to them.
One of the times that Clint left the Avengers, he meet the lady known as Mockingbird, whom he eventually married. Of course he went back to join the Avengers, and brought his lady with him, and what do you know that Hawkeye was asked to lead the new team of Avengers being formed, a West Coast branch of the Avengers. Hawkeye lead the team for a while, eventually got into a fight with Mockinbird. She left the team and came back, he left when she did and worked with the Great Lakes Avengers...yeah that was a downpoint. He rejoined the Avengers, West coast branch was disbanded. Came back to NY team, left again and went on walkabout. Realized he was a freaking jerk to his wife on the trip decided to come back to apologize, plus the Avengers need him, not the same without him or something like that.
Loyal: Clint is a loyal guy to his friends, family and teammates. Even if he doesn't like his teammates he will stick besides them through thick and thin. He's willing to go through Hellfire and Brimstone to help them out if they need it. Once Clint is around you, he's a great person to have, since he will do whatever it takes to protect a person.
The Best: Hawkeye is obsessed with being the best, including practicing as much as possible every single day. To him it's not just a small thing; it is his way of life. He has to be the best there is, there is no other option for him. He will not give up, until he knows that he is the best.
Hero: Clint is a hero in the truest sense of the word. He doesn't give up from things, nor does he go and let others get hurt around him. He follows the code against heroes killing, and feels that's wrong, no matter what the villain could have done in the past. He protects others that can't protect themselves, and works had at doing it. No problem running into things that could get him hurt, if there is a job to be done, he will do it.
Rush: Clint is also into the hero game for the rush he gets. He loves feeling the adrenaline pumping through his veins. And heck looking near death in the face when fighting things is one of the best ways to get that rush. It's a driving force behind everything that he does. He loves to feel alive, and doing all of the heroic stuff makes him feel alive. Plus his whole swashbuckler nature is a living testament to the adrenaline junkie that he is.
Love: Clint's one of those people that just seems to fall in love very easily. One date and Clint would be ready to marry you. Of course this means that women can use him very easily, if they wanted to anyway. Since really you do a lot for the woman that you love. And it also means Clint can get hurt easily as well, since the person may not feel the same about him, or it's just a one night stand for her. But really, is it all that bad, if you eventually find the real love out of it?
Stubborn: Clint's a stubborn person, when he's right he's right and he's always right. At least that's what he thinks anyway. It'll take a lot to get him to change his mind when he has it set and very few are up to the task. The best way is just to go along with him, and eventually he'll see it for himself. But most of the time he is set in his ways, and arguing with him really won't accomplish much.
SIZE ALTERATION: Hawkeye just recently got over a stint as Goliath. Sure he has returned to his role as Hawkeye but doesn't mean he can't take up the role once again. He does have a few vials of Pym Particles given to him by Hank for such an emergency. Unlike a lot of other Pym Particle users he does need to still expose himself to the gas. So without the gas he can't change his size as well. It's important to note that he only uses the gas to make himself bigger and doesn't use it to shrink. Now he can grow up to a size of 60 feet thanks to the gas that he uses. When at the 60 feet size he is able to lift up to 50 tons. At 15 feet he can lift 10 tons, at 30 feet he can lift 25 tons.
GLUE ARROW: The arrow Clint devised with a special adhesive in it that will trap a person, once it's exposed to air. The very tip of the arrow is metal, the rest is a plastic. The plastic was designed to shatter with a certain amount of force, just in case something was to happen to it while in the quiver. When the special adhesive is exposed to the air, it hardens into an almost rubber cement like quality. Tough to break for the average human, but not for those with superhuman strength. And it can be dissolved thanks to a special chemical that Clint keeps on him.
SONIC ARROW: This arrow was designed to emit a high pitched 100 decibel scream, about 2 seconds after it is fired. 100 decibels is about the same as that of a jackhammer going off. Very loud, and very annoying. It can also cause hearing damage after prolonged exposure to the sound. The arrow was designed to be a decent distraction against people, since with that noise going on by them; they wouldn't be able to focus. It has a battery in it that only lasts a short time, roughly about 2 minutes.
EXPLOSIVE ARROW: An arrow design used for pure force when it's needed, the wonderful explosive arrow. Designed with a composite plastic explosive in it, which detonates when impacting something. This arrow was designed for the times when Hawkeye didn't have enough force or strength to do something, thanks the explosives on it; it does a great job for him. The arrow was designed so that he will only deal a concussive damage with it, as the material the head is made from will disintegrate in the explosion. The arrow deals damage about equal to 2 tons of concussive force. So only to be used at very special times, or when fighting someone he knows can take it.
SMOKE ARROW: One of his timed arrows, this one is designed to release a cloud of smoke, 2 seconds after it has been fired. The smoke arrow is mainly designed to be used to distract, or help confuse an opponent when needed. The smoke in it is enough to fill an average 10 x 10 room with smoke, in the open air though; it behaves a little bit differently. In the air, it will leave a trail of smoke behind it, but enough to cover about half of a human body, so when he aims right, it will be distracting.
GAS ARROW: A variation of the smoke arrow that Clint has made, but works almost the same, is the Tear Gas Arrow. Designed to emit an amount of tear gas, about 3 seconds after it is fired. The gas works to cause coughing and eye watering in the people that it comes into contact with, useful to stop people, and keep them distracted while he prepares to do something else. Like the smoke arrow, will fill a 10 by 10 enclosed room.
FLARE ARROW: A man never knows when he's going to need some extra light, which is just what this arrow was designed to do. Five seconds after its release, the flare arrow will ignite, burning the gunpowder, and magnesium that is inside of the head. The flash of light only lasts for about 20 seconds. But because of the nature of Magnesium, it is pure white light that is enough to get anyone attentions, or even cause temporary blindness if they are not able to shut their eyes in time.
ACID ARROW: An arrow that contains a special plastic bulb of Nitric Acid that will burst when it strikes something. Nitric Acid is known for its ability to oxidize with almost anything, especially metals. Because of that, the amount he keeps is enough to melt through 3 inch thick steel, in roughly a 6 foot diameter hole in the shape. Of course this is never used directly on someone, just designed to be used against inorganic substances.
SUCTION-TIP ARROW: The tip of this arrow is actually flat, and on it are dozens of little micro adhesives, that a specially designed to stick to almost anything. He usually uses this arrow in connection with a rope, or a cable, makes it easier for him to climb things, when he does not want to leave a train. Since if he uses the cable arrow, at times it can be tough to dig out of brick, and things may be around that he can't use it one. The cable he uses with this is about 75 feet long, and capable of holding up to 500lbs, so around himself and one other person. While the arrow itself is capable of supporting up to 1000 lbs when needed,
CABLE ARROW: Well you never know when you will need a trip line, or an extra cable, and that is what this arrow was designed for. Much like the suction tip arrow, this one has a cable on it. But unlike the suction tip arrow, this one will open up to expose the cable. The spool of cable he has in this is about 50 feet in length, and will support 500lbs. But this one he designed to mostly be used as a trip line, or even to tie people up with. As put some of the boomerang devices in this as well, that will make it go around and around in a circle, when activated.
BOLA ARROW: A time release arrow, three seconds after he has fired it, it will release a special Bola. The bola has three balls each attached to its own cable, which are 24 inches in length. The meet at the center, and when it strikes something the cables themselves will wrap around the person, tying them up. The cable is the same he uses for other things, so cable of resisting 500 lbs of force. But considering the weighted balls wrap the cable tight, tough to get any kind of force on it.
TASER ARROW: A timed arrow, that acts just like a regular taser that some police use. After 2 seconds the arrow activates, and sends electricity through the two metal tips that are attached to it. It behaves just like a regular taser, capable of hurting someone, or even knocking them out without lethal force. The charge in it is enough to last for up to one minute before it dies out.
NET ARROW: A time release arrow that contains a net inside of it, hence the name. The net will release after three seconds, when the arrow is fired. It is about 10 feet by 10 feet, and is made of very thick cable, about .36 inches thick. Also attached the ends are special weights that total about 100 lbs. And of course the weights are designed to lock into things, with hooks at the end, so they can try and snag the ground, or anything else around. The net itself is capable of holding up to 1000 lbs.
BOOMERANG ARROW: Inside this arrow is a special gyroscope, that after 5 seconds will activate, turning the head of the arrow around. At 5 seconds the head also disconnects from the shaft, so the gyroscope has less weight to spin around. The head is made of solid steel and will then fly right at the person, once it's turned. Designed to lure them into a sense of security, and then strike them from behind when they aren't looking. Capable of knocking out the average person, when it hits.
OIL ARROW: When a person is out of glue arrows, what are they to use? How about oil, while it won't trap the person, it will cause them to fall down, and make it tough to get up. Though the name is kind of misleading, as the arrow doesn't carry oil, but just another chemical that is designed to be extra slippery. Will just make it tough for anyone to stand up when they get into this stuff.
ROCKET ARROW: The Rocket Arrowhead is just really what the name implies. It is an arrow with a small rocket attached, that boosts the range. Hawkeye will combine this arrow with other ones to boost their own range when it's needed. This way Hawkeye doesn't have to worry about arrows falling short when he fires them a great distance.
PYM PARTICLE ARROW: Hawkeye has two types of Pym Particle arrows. The first one is an arrow that has Pym Particles in it. He is able to set this arrow to large or small, in order to grow or shrink an enemy. The other type of Pym Particle arrow he has is one that has shrunken normal arrows in it. This one has a time release and when fired explodes open exposing the tiny arrows inside the Pym Particles set on grow. The arrows then become normal sized arrows and rain down on a foe. Each arrow has about 30 shrunken arrows inside of it. Great for when one needs crown control.
ADAMANTIUM ARROW: Very limited supply arrows, but he does have a few of them that have the heads made of adamantium. The rest of the body is normal, but the arrows are used when fighting invulnerable people. Since they will usually make some type of impact on them, even possible cutting them. The heads of these are modeled after hunting arrows and not target arrows.
VIBRANIUM ARROW: Theses are one of the few nonmodular arrows that Clint has. They are gifts from the Black Panther, and again very limited supply of them. The arrow is made of solid vibranium and is capable of absorbing sound and vibrations. Used when fighting sound based villains, such as claw.
NEUTRALIZER ARROW: Designed by Tony Stark this is one that is a special arrow that he keeps in his quiver and only keeps one for desperate times. It neutralizes electronic devices that it comes in contact with for about 5 minutes. Of course more advance electronics, say like Ultron, are not affected by this arrow. But great for standard electronic devices or those that aren't super advanced AI adamantium robots.
OMNI ARROW: At any given moment Clint may have a special arrow that is needed for the right situation at that right time. If going into a situation that he knows some of the details of he may prepare a few of those. Other times it may just be dumb like, like a rampaging Hulk and he may have an arrow that drains his gamma energy for a short time, etc.
(OOC Note: This is a special case thing. This trait will not usually come up in regular RP. Just there to reflect the times that Clint does have the right arrow for the job.)
MODULAR ARROWHEADS: Most of the arrow heads that Hawkeye uses can come off the arrows that he keeps them on, and be replaced. As such he keeps several different arrow heads on him at all times, just incase he needs one that's not in the quiver. They are stared all throughout his costume, and in his quiver. But this way he will hopefully never be caught with his hands down when it comes to having a certain arrow that he needs.
NORMAL ARROWS: Well a man has to keep the normal kind around as well. Clint carries two kinds with him; the first is the standard broad head hunting arrow. Regular steel tip, with three half inch blades attached. Basically shop talk for it will go through almost anything, and hurt like hell when it does. He also uses regular target arrows. Now these have the point no bigger then the shaft, helps improve the flight on them. The point of it is made of solid steel, and capable of going into such things as bricks and even cement. Great when you need to trap a person and out of special arrows, or when you just want to make a point.
QUIVER: While spending time traveling Clint recently redesigned his quiver. The quiver stores 36 arrows and has a device on the bottom that automatically puts a modular arrowhead on the arrow that he has selected. He controls that from either of his gloves, makes it a lot easier to select the right arrow that he needs.
BOWS: Clint has a collection of bows that he uses. The first is his recurve bow that has a 250lb draw weight to it. This means that even most athletic people have trouble drawing. Great if an enemy tries to use Clint's bow against him. The next kind he has a longbow which he uses for more distance shooting. His recurve can be used for that as well, but the longbow is a little more stable for him to use then. The last kind is a collapsible bow that he keeps on the side of his quiver. It is weaker than his normal bows and used in an emergency. It's mainly a backup bow but hey one can never be too careful out there.
MISC: Clint has a few things that he keeps in pouches of his quiver. The first is a rebreathing device, for when he uses his gas arrows. Because really you do not want to risk breathing it in yourself. It's small, and just covers his nose and mouth only. But well not to be used for anything other than that. The other is earplugs, for when he needs to use his sonic arrows. Again just a safety precaution that he keeps them around. The last thing he keeps around is a penlight. Cause hey even heroes need to see in the dark at times.
CONTACTS: Over the years Clint has worked with many heroes, and just many people. And shockingly some have even grown to respect him, and some just tolerate him. However the superhuman community is usually a very close night group, as such Clint can call on them for information or help if needed. Of course there are just several of them to name names, but a lot of Avengers, mostly Captain America and Iron Man will always be there for Clint, as well as several others.
SKYCYCLE: Hawkeye has his own personal Skycycle, cause he's awesome! The Skycycle is able to fly at speeds of up to 400MPH and is able to go to heights of 12,000 feet. It can hold up to 1000 lbs, including Clint and all his gear. It is great for traveling around a city and Clint has even got a few commisioned for other Avengers. But his is of course better than theres. It was made when he was still working at Cross Technical Enterprises, by Jorge Latham. After Clint left the company he took Jorge with him and got him a job with the Avengers. So the guy who built the cycle is always around for repairs. And of course for upgrades.
MOTORCYCLE: Clint has a standard Harley Davidson for when he's not out doing the hero thing. It's is he likes it, and it makes him look cool! He did have it costumized a little so that he can keep a quiver on the motorcycle and has arrows in easy reach when he's riding it. But other than that it's just a standard Motorcycle.
AUTHORITY FIGURES: Clint doesn't like people who have command, and are in charge, until they earn his respect that is. Considering seeing his past with them it's easy to see why, one tried to kill him, another turned out to be a hired killer. So he will always start questioning the authority, coming to face to face confrontations whenever possible. Just because he will never be sure he can trust them completely.
EGO: He's the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be, well that's what Clint thinks of himself anyway. He definitely feels that he is better the most of the other people out there, just because he had to train to get his abilities. And Clint is vocal in his own beliefs on that subject. Which is to say can get very annoying for a person who happens to be talking to him, or dealing with him at the time?
ARROW SUPPLY: The quiver he wears can only hold a certain amount of arrows. Once they are all used up, well Clint is definitely kind of useless then. Nothing left out use to defend himself if things go wrong. On top of that he can only keep a few of each of his specialty arrows, so once he uses up a certain kind, it's gone. Now you may be asking hey can't he grow and just step on people? That's wrong since he actually keeps his Pym Particles in arrows. And Clint needs to use Pym Particles to grow unlike others.
HEARING: During a previous adventure Hawkeye had to keep one of the sonic arrows in his mouth for an extended period of time. Unfortunately for him this caused extensive hearing damage to him, making him 80 percent deaf in both ears. He wears special hearing aids designed for him to cover up this weakness, of course. However batteries can die and the hearing aids can fall out of his ears. So at any time it is possible for him to become deaf once again.
DIVES IN HEAD FIRST: Clint has a tendency to leap into battles without looking, it's one of his charms really! But hey doing that has a tendency to get a guy hurt or even worse killed. But well that's the risk of the job. But of course Clint would save himself some pain if he just thought about things.
HISTORY: Clint was a criminal at one time and it's tough for him to live down. People still do mention that one and well it does bug him when they do. Even he has trouble realizing he has proven himself time and time again. So well someone accuses him of wrong doing well it's a bad thing for him.
INSECURITIES: Clint is on a team with Super Soldiers, Thunder Gods and guys in armor suits. He actually realizes he is outclassed by all of them. As such he pushes himself more than any regular man should even you know jumping into things head first. Also things that could make him doubt his own skills could be really bad for him.
