Is Ronin good or evil?

Since the identity first appeared in Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch's original New Avengers series, Ronin - a name which denotes a masterless samurai - has been used as a force for good and evil. While most famously used by Hawkeye in the MCU, the Ronin identity has been taken up by several heroes and villains.
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Who is the current Ronin?

Maya Lopez as Ronin as seen in New Avengers #11 (November 2005). Art by David Finch. The Clint Barton incarnation of Ronin appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Avengers: Endgame (2019) and the Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021), portrayed by Jeremy Renner.
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Why does Hawkeye turn into Ronin?

In Avengers: Endgame, Natasha Romanoff finds Clint in Tokyo, taking down Japanese gangsters under the Ronin mantle. The grief of losing his family is apparently what triggered the character's change in the MCU, in a similar way to how Frank Castle took on The Punisher mantle after the death of his family.
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Why was Ronin created?

Maya Lopez, a deaf superhero with photogenic reflexes, invented the Ronin identity. She created the costume after she was recommended to the Avengers by Daredevil. Tasked with tracking the villainous Silver Samurai in Wakanda, Maya developed a costume that concealed her gender.
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Is Ronin a villain?

We first meet her in the final moments of Hawkeye Episode 2, when she is revealed to be the show's antagonist. Given Echo's comics history as Ronin, it makes sense that she was chasing the vigilante, but to what end? Echo debuted as Ronin in New Avengers #11, published in 2005.
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Who trained Ronin?

12 RONIN HAS A DEADLY NEW WEAPON

Katanas, nunchucks and throwing stars replaced bow and arrows, though Clint was a skilled combatant using many weapons, having been initially trained by the villain known as the Swordmaster.
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Who wore the Ronin suit?

Ronin's Suit was a suit worn by Clint Barton during his days as the crusading vigilante Ronin. After returning to Avengers, Barton left the suit at the Avengers Compound.
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Is Ronan the Accuser a villain?

Ronan the Accuser is a villain-turned-anti-hero from Marvel Comics and the on and off antagonist of the Guardians of the Galaxy team as well as an enemy of various superheroes in the Marvel universe, including the Fantastic Four. He is the leader of the accuser corps, the elite military police of the Kree Empire.
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Why is the Ronin suit important?

The main reasons heroes tend to wear the Ronin costume is to disguise their identity, whether to go undercover (in the case of Echo) or because their secret identity is already public. This suggests to us that the Super Human Registration Act introduced in 2016's Captain America: Civil War is still very much in effect.
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Is Ronin a superhero?

Ronin is an identity used by several heroes in the Marvel Universe for various reasons and are, so far, all members of the Avengers.
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Why is Ronan so strong?

As an Accuser, he wears Accuser armor, which is meant to enhance the wearer's strength and stamina. At the beginning of The Guardians of the Galaxy, Ronan executes a member of the Nova Corps, and the victim's blood mixes with what is likely Odium.
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What is the Ronin identity?

Ronin was/is the murderous, vigilante ninja-esque identity Clint Barton adopted in Avengers: Endgame (opens in new tab) following his entire family of four being removed from existence by Thanos' Snap.
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Who was the best Ronin in Marvel?

Hawkeye may be the best known Ronin thanks to the MCU, but is he better than the original, Echo? Ronin first debuted in New Avengers #11.
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What is the Ronin suit?

The Ronin Suit was a suit that Clint Barton wore when he operated as the vigilante crusader known as Ronin.
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Why did Ronan become evil?

Born as a Kree radical, Ronan the Accuser lost many of his fore-fathers (his father, grandfather and great-grandfather) to the Kree-Nova war, which led to him develop a hatred towards the Nova Empire and their planet Xandar for their culture.
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Is Ronan stronger than Thanos?

With his hammer, probably even without the Power Stone attached, Ronan would likely defeat Thanos in combat. Both are powerful to be sure, but Ronan has the slight edge when it comes to strength in combat.
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Is ego a villain?

Trivia. Ego is perhaps one of the most dangerous villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, even surpassing Thanos, being the only villain to surpass him on being more dangerous.
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Who was first Ronin or Hawkeye?

Hawkeye isn't the only person who was Ronin — the first Ronin is actually also in 'Hawkeye. ' So far, all we know in the MCU is that Hawkeye was Ronin. However, in the Marvel comics, another major player took on the Ronin identity first: Echo a.k.a. Maya Lopez.
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Where did Ronin get his sword?

The sword was recovered from the ruins of the Avengers Compound and auctioned on the black market.
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Is Hawkeye The Ronin?

Ronin, a masked vigilante who tracks down and slaughters criminals, is the alias Hawkeye uses in Avengers: Endgame after he loses his family in Thanos' universe-altering snap. The film never actually outright refers to Barton as “Ronin”, but he wears the character's outfit and mask in the movie.
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Is Hawkeye's son deaf?

As a child, Clint was beaten by his father and became hard of hearing as a result of this abuse. To cope, Clint and his older brother, Barney, taught themselves sign language. At the end of the issue, Clint receives two bright purple hearing aids and accepts his disability, proudly proclaiming himself as deaf.
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Who is the strongest Avenger?

1 Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

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 Drax stronger than Ronin?

In comics any incarnation of Drax would probably beat Ronan (maybe the Kree could win against the new Drax, but after a really hard fight, and barely).
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Why can Ronan hold an Infinity Stone?

While Ronan lacked the durability of a half-Celestial, he held the Power Stone and lived in Guardians of the Galaxy thanks to his superhuman Kree physiology, Accuser armor, and brief time holding the stone.
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