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Kitsune Sniper (foxhack) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-27 12:51:00

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char: hawkeye/ronin/clint barton, char: spider-man/peter parker, creator: brian michael bendis, theme: randomness week, title: new avengers

Spidey and Ronin discuss Ninjas

For randomness week, of course. This is from New Avengers #31.

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psychop_rex
2009-09-28 09:40 am UTC (link)

Exactly. Hawkeye's pretty much the only archer in the MU, or at least the only one whose stuck around long enough to be recognized. Furthermore, he's pretty much definitively the BEST archer in the MU - , as you pointed out, he's good enough that even when his bow is broken, he can still use his arrows in combat. In contrast, there are at least a dozen or so ace martial artists in Marvel's stable of characters. Why take away the thing that makes Hawkeye unique and turn him into something generic?

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	neuhallidae 2009-09-28 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	Motto. I like Kate, but I still squeed like a mad thing when Clint took up her bow in Secret Invasion when she got injured in the big melee, because I was all "Glee, he's gonna be badass archer again!" Pity that squee turned out to be short-lived. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sarcasticintent
2009-09-28 11:26 pm UTC (link)

You might want to get ready to squee again because there have been hints since Secret Invasion that Clint is turning back to Hawkeye. He's been using a bow more and more in his appearances in Secret Invasion, Reunion, War Machine, Mighty Avengers, and New Avengers The List (or so I heard, I haven't bought that one yet). Also if you check out the preview cover for Mighty Avengers #30 Clint is there with a bow and his Hawkeye pants. I'm betting that when he goes missing in the New Avengers Annual he's found as Hawkeye (or so I hope).

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sarcasticintent
2009-09-28 11:17 pm UTC (link)

Haha, I must've made that same exact argument a dozen times on the Marvel Ultimate Alliance forums whenever someone suggests that Clint should be in the game as Ronin, not Hawkeye. And it's true. Not only are there a lot of martial artists and swordsman in Marvel but by comparison Clint as Ronin would look mediocre next to them. Clint has admitted in the past that when it comes to martial arts technique Bobbi outranks him and in Reunion she easily out-dueled him in the bo-staff which puts him as Ronin below her skill level. And not to disrespect Bobbi's skill because she is good but she's not Elektra good.

Compare that to Clint as Hawkeye being able to beat heavy hitters like She-Hulk and Abomination by himself and it's a no brainer which persona is better (for Clint).

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psychop_rex
2009-09-28 11:29 pm UTC (link)

Right. It's not just the archery bit, either - that's impressive, but it wouldn't be enough to take down the Abomination. It's the trick arrows. As Hawkeye, he's got access to sonics, explosives, boomerangs, nets, electric shocks - basically, whatever the writer can think of. As Ronin, he's got, what, a staff? Whoop. Dee. Doo. They should at least give him exploding shuriken or something.

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