Infinity War is almost upon us!
This is why today we will talk about the one character, thats been severely underrepresented:
Hawkeye.
Even Jeremy Renner himself joked about that.
But now it seems like things are about to change for our archer.
Hawkeye is set to head into a completely new direction in avengers infinity war.
A new haircut has been teased already.
But now it seems like he will receive his very own sidequest as well.
And rumor has it, that Hawkeye will take on an entirely new identity in the avengers 3:
Ronin.
Promotional Pictures already revealded the character with a new haircut and a new outfit.
He now sports a long coat and golden colored boots – which is very reminiscent of the
comic version of the Ronin suit.
And if the folks at marvel intend to keep this reveal a secret it does make sense to
not show the character in any pomotional material.
Hawkeye was a special agent for SHIELD.
He is highly skilled with bow and arrow and keeps his private life a secret – as his
wife and kids live on a secluded farm.
He was arrested and put in jail after siding with captain america in the infamous Civil
War.
Shortly after though he was set free by the steve rogers himself.
Therefore Hawkeye probably had to flee and avoid local authorities.
In order to keep his new identity he traded his bow for two katanas.
It is also very possible that something happened to his family – after all such a drastic
chracter change must have a plausible explanation.
Maybe Hawkeyes family will be put in harms way in Avengers 3.
Since Part 4 has been shot back to back with Infinity War it is possible that Hawkeye will
turn into the infamous Ronin in Part 4 as well.
Thanos' attack could therefore have a tragic impect on Clints life.
The term Ronin is used for a rogue samurai.
It has already been confirmed that parts of infinity war will involve Black Widow confronting
the yakuzza in Japan.
Is she searching for Clint in Japan?
Is that a clue to Clints japanese influenced new identity?
It very well may be.
Perhaps he takes on the mission of finding the last infinity stones before Thanos can
get his hand on it.
After all the location of the soul stone is still a mystery.
In the comic storyline „Avengers Dissembled“ clint dies and is brought back by Scarlet
Witch.
One day Clint is seen standing infront of Doctor Stranges door.
He joins forces with his super hero team in order to save Maya Lopez aka Echo who is facing
danger in Japan.
Clint does this to honor the deceased Steve Rogers and continues to fight the good fight
in his memory.
During this arc he no longer sports his usual Hawkeye suit but Mayas Ronin costume.
With this new identity he becomes the leader of the new avengers.
He continued to fight like this until 2010 when he took on his old identity hawkeye again
in the „Heroic Age“ series.
In „Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America“ Steve Rogers is dead and Iron Man asks Clint
to take on the mantle.
Clint rejects the offer making Bucky Barnes the new captain.
Something that does not sit well with Clint.
We are expecting the death of at least one of the main avengers in infinity war - could
this story play a part in all of this?
Is Clint gonna become Ronin as a reaction o the already taken Captain America role?
It remains to be seen whether we will be seen Clint with his new identity at the beginning
of infinity war or if it is something that we will develop into throughout the film or
even part 4.
Apparently Clints storyline will be separate from the other avengers.
In any case these changes definitely seem like solid character development for hawkeye
– a character that didnt really get to shine yet.
What do you think?
How pivotal is Hawkeyes role gonna be in Infinity War?
Let us know in the comment section below!
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