How did Hawkeye become deaf?

At one point in his comics history, Hawkeye was 80% deaf in the aftermath of a big battle. He was held captive by a villain named Crossfire, and while fighting another villain named Mockingbird, he bit down on a sonic arrow, which stopped the fight but permanently damaged his hearing.
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How did Clint Barton lose his hearing?

After Clint got in the way of the Tracksuit Mafia's nefarious plans, the gang hired a mercenary who went by the name "The Clown" (Hint: it's Kazi from the show). The Clown was instructed to kill Clint and almost did. After cornering him, The Clown stuck arrows in both of Clint's ears, deafening him.
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When did MCU Hawkeye become deaf?

In a 1983 Marvel miniseries, Barton becomes deaf after a sonic boom caused by the collision of sonic arrows fired by Hawkeye and the villain Crossfire. In other incarnations of the character, his hearing loss is as a result of abuse he suffered as a child.
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Why has Hawkeye got a hearing aid?

The moment came in 1983's Hawkeye vol. 1 #4, when Clint's hearing was permanently damaged after a battle with the marksman Crossfire. From that point on, Hawkeye had a hearing aid… as long as writers actually remembered that he had a hearing aid.
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Is Clint deaf in Hawkeye?

With Hawkeye on Disney Plus, it finally does, both with incorporating Clint Barton's history with hearing loss, and casting a Deaf actress in the role of one of the vanishingly few Deaf superheroes. The first two episodes of Hawkeye are out now.
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How Did Hawkeye Lose His Hearing?



Is Hawkeye's wife an avenger?

The Hawkeye finale ending confirmed Laura was previously a SHIELD agent known as Agent 19. This was teased throughout the series due to Clint's personal interest in obtaining the Avengers watch and her help on the mission.
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Is Maya actually deaf Hawkeye?

Like the character she plays, Alaqua Cox is deaf and Native American, which marks a huge step forward for authentic representation at Marvel.
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What happened Hawkeye's ears?

Using one of his own sonic arrows to counter the effects, Hawkeye is left predominantly deaf thanks to the ensuing bang. Although he later heals from this injury, the Clown physically stabs Barton's ears with two of his own arrows, giving another origin story for Hawkeye's hearing struggles.
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How does Hawkeye have such good aim?

As a superhero, Hawkeye uses a variety of trick arrows, from exploding arrows to putty arrows to rocket arrows powerful enough to fly him and others away to safety. His years of practice as an archer have made him adept enough to string a bow and fire arrows in less than a second.
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Does Hawkeye get his hearing back?

Although he later regained the ability to hear after he “died” and came back to life, Hawkeye's hearing loss was restored to Marvel continuity in the Hawkeye comic series written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by David Aja that serves as one of the key influences for the new Disney+ show.
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Why did Hawkeye become Ronin?

Ronin in the MCU

As in comic books, Clint's grief and trauma led him to leave behind his Hawkeye identity to become Ronin, though in the MCU this is due to the loss of his family as a result of Thanos' Snap.
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Who was the girl at the end of Hawkeye?

Kate Bishop is Hawkeye

In the comics, Clint was dead for a while after dying during a Kree invasion. He came back later on, but in-between all of that, Kate made her first appearance and joined the Young Avengers. Initially, she considered calling herself “Hawkingbird,” but settled on just being Hawkeye.
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How many kids does Hawkeye have?

S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Clint Barton has kept his past and private life a secret, like any good spy. Known only to his closest confidantes, he is married to Laura Barton and together, the couple have three children, Cooper, Lila and Nathaniel.
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Who is the strongest in Avengers?

1 Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

She was also moments away from killing Thanos in Endgame, resulting in him having to focus all of his ship's weapons on her. That was enough to consider her near the top but Wanda Maximoff, known as Scarlet Witch, is the officially most powerful Avenger now.
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Is Jeremy Renner done with Hawkeye?

While the Avengers finale might not be on Renner's watchlist, it appears his time in the MCU isn't done yet. Viewers can see Jeremy Renner become Hawkeye once again in the miniseries, which is currently streaming on Disney+.
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Are Hawkeye's arrows possible?

We do actually see Hawkeye make a grenade arrow turn through 180 degrees in The Avengers when he's under the control of the Mind Stone. Easy peasy. And yet it's a rare archer able to fire off an arrow at a moving target without even looking – and take it out.
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Why are Black Widow and Hawkeye so close?

Clint Barton

Clint and Natasha are best friends. However, at the start of their relationship, Clint Barton (as Hawkeye) was sent to eliminate Natasha, but instead, Barton saw her skills and recommended her recruitment. The two began an everlasting partnership, with Barton affectionately calling her "Nat."
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Who is stronger Black Widow or Hawkeye?

They haven't fought many times but when they have, Black Widow won. While both of them can be pretty tricky in a fight, Hawkeye just can't match Black Widow and that's cost him every time they've clashed.
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Is Jeremy Renner actually deaf?

I'm only hard of hearing, so I'm not deaf. I thought it was just a really wonderful thing, cause it is, it's always been a part of Clint's character in the comics, and we found a way to make it a truthful entry point for his life and how it affects it life.
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Are Jeremy Renner's tattoos real?

Jeremy Renner posted some new video on social media of him in the makeup share getting his hair cut and then a few images detailing the sleeve of fake tattoos he had to put on every day on the set. A skull and a snake are the ones that are immediately recognizable as the fake ink is being drawn on to the actor's arm.
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Why is Echo missing a leg?

Alaqua is an amputee with a prosthetic leg. She has not shared what happened to her lower right leg with the public, so we don't know exactly how she lost it. However, she's not letting the fact that she has to use a prosthetic leg slow her down and stop her from doing anything she wants.
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Why does Maya have one leg?

Alaqua Cox was an Amazon employee a few years ago that has dealt with being deaf all her life. She also battled through her right lower leg being amputated. Now, she's an actor starring as Maya Lopez, aka Echo, in the Disney+ series, Hawkeye.
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Why is Kingpin so strong?

Kingpin doesn't have any previous training in close-quarter combat, but due to his sheer size and muscle, he has an incredible amount of strength. Of course, as mentioned previously, Fisk is still human, which means he can only take a certain amount of damage.
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Does Laura Barton have powers?

Just like Clint, she doesn't usually possess any powers of her own, but her fighting skills and baton prowess makes her more than a match for her husband. Looking back, there were plenty of clues to spot regarding Laura's secret identity.
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Is Clint's wife a SHIELD agent?

Hawkeye's finale made canon for the MCU something fans have been theorizing about for quite some time: not only is Hawkeye/Clint Barton's (Jeremy Renner) wife Laura Barton (Linda Cardellini) a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, she's actually Agent 19, also known as Mockingbird.
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