Kate Bishoptook over the Hawkeye codenamefrom Clint Barton in Marvel Comics   and the master marksman will officially lapse on his superhero mantle to Kate in the Disney+ series , Hawkeye . But how did Kate   acquire the Hawkeye moniker in the comics to get with ?

Katherine Bishop , who went by " Kate " from a immature old age , was first introduce   inYoung Avengers#1 in 2005 . She was the youngest in her family and was often overcome with loneliness . Kate ’s sire was busy with his workplace and her mother was alienated from the family before she tragically passed away . Despite Kate ’s feeling of isolation spring up up , she always had an impulse to help others .

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Kate ’s hump in Marvel Comics has grown in late years . She   became the third character to portray Hawkeye in the Marvel Universe , following Clint and   Wyatt McDonald . Kate primarilyworked alongside the Young Avengersbut she also went on to drop a lot of fourth dimension as Clint ’s cooperator . Clint was the first one to show Kate that anyone had the potential drop to be a superhero . Kate also teach Clint quite a few life lessons during their clip sour together .

Kate Bishop’s Marvel Comics Origin

Kate Bishop came from a moneyed family in Manhattan . She did n’t have a corking relationship with her father , Derek , especially after she come up that he had been doing dangerous stage business transaction with a bad bunch . Kate was then kidnapped and held surety by one of Derek ’s foe . The Avengers rescued the untested girl   and she was forthwith drawn to Hawkeye . Kate was enamored bythe fact that Hawkeyewas a superhero who relied on his own acquirement to fight , not special abilities .

Sometime after , Kate Bishop was assaulted in Central Park , an event that left her traumatized . She release to armed combat grooming and ego - denial as a way to heal her mind . Kate also engage up swordplay , and more importantly , archery . During her babe ’s wedding , Kate put her Modern acquirement on display after the Young Avengers get in to protect her guests during an trap . The Young Avengers team catch themselves trapped during the event and Kate was the one who cease up saving them .

Kate traverse down the Young Avengers to their headquarters and hale her way onto their team . During theirbattle against Kang the Conqueror , Kate took paraphernalia she found around the Avengers Mansion to make her own superhero look . She fag out Mockingbird ’s masquerade , Black Widow ’s utility belt , and Hawkeye ’s bow . Kate in effect help in the defeat of Kang the Conqueror but the Avengers had different notion about their youthful twin .

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Captain America and Iron Man regularise that the Young Avengers disband , refusing to train them without the consent of their parent . Kate refuse to break up the group so she led them to a new den and acquired unexampled equipment and weapons . When one of the Young Avengers got wound , Kate blamed Captain America for not training them properly . Captain America then institutionalise herClint Barton ’s bow and arrowswith a note addressed to " Hawkeye . " Kate Bishop was the only person , besides Clint , to brook up to Captain America so she was root on to take over the Hawkeye codename and she accept the new role .

Kate Bishop’s Marvel Comics Stories

During the Civil War level electric arc in Marvel Comics , Clint Barton sided with Captain America . After the death of Captain America , Clint   was pop the question   Cap ’s courting and shield . Kate Bishop confronted him and claim that he was n’t abide by Captain America ’s bequest by fatigue the courtship . This made Clint have a change of inwardness so he gave up the paraphernalia and hammer his own way of life ( Bucky , the former Winter Soldier , then became Captain America for a time ) .

DuringYoung Avengers Presents#6 , Clint keep testing Kate Bishop to see if she was in truth capable of taking over the Hawkeye mantle . He keep popping up with surprisal attacksunder his disguise as Roninbut Kate never backed down from the engagement . In Clint ’s eyes , she was suitable enough to take over the prow and arrow . He shed his Ronin camouflage and formally revealed himself as Clint . He tried to mentor her but she was intimidate enough to give up the bow for a bit . Later in the comic book series , Clint advocated for the Secret Avengers to act as wise man for the Young Avengers . Kate accepted her professional relationship with Clint and   take the Hawkeye name as a legacy hero .

Kate Bishop took part in the Secret Invasion plot line when the Skrulls obtrude upon Earth . When   she was knocked out during the struggle , Clint used her stem and arrows to struggle on the frontline with the rest of the heroes . Kate also participate in stopping   Norman Osborn ’s siege of Asgardalongside the Young Avengers , New Avengers , and mysterious Warriors . After the Siege , Clint proclaimed that there was enough room in the reality for two Hawkeyes .

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Kate Bishop and Clint Barton partnered up in the more recent Hawkeye laughable book serial . The duo pore on street - level   criminal offence , rather than the more traditional superhero military mission . The brace work well together but Kate finally needed space so she go to Los Angeles . It was there that she got caught up with a future version of Old Man Logan . Kate and Clint later reteamed to go to a Hydra base for a secret mission to help SHIELD . DuringCivil War II , Kate sided with Iron Man and mat up the radioactive dust after Clint killed Hulk . Kate then moved back to Los Angeles to start her own investigator agency , Hawkeye Investigations .

Kate Bishop Joins The MCU In Hawkeye TV Series

The upcomingDisney+ series , Hawkeye , will focus on Clint Barton pass on the Hawkeye mantlepiece to Kate Bishop . The miniseries ,   which will debut on the cyclosis overhaul on November 24 , 2021 , feature Jeremy Renner reprise his MCU role as Clint . The firstHawkeyetrailer disclose how Clint crosses route with   Kate , who appear on the view wearing the former Avenger ’s Ronin costume , the one he sported after going rogue and killing those he did n’t think deserved to live in the wake of Thanos ' snap in the five twelvemonth afterAvengers : Infinity War . Kate Bishop will be portrayed by Hailee Steinfeld in the serial   and , if theHawkeyetrailer is any reading , she will be a big part of the plot line ( and the action ) as Clint face the moment ofhis past as Ronin . Kate will function alongside Clint throughout the series and will probably take up the cape ofHawkeyein an official capacity by the remainder of time of year 1 .

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