Clint is a messy human who masks a ton of self-doubt with sarcasm and bravado. He's the guy who can make terrible life choices, argue with his boss, and get entirely beaten to a pulp, but he still gets back up because he genuinely cares about the regular people downstairs. Standing next to gods and super-soldiers, he’s just a normal guy who tries too hard, acts recklessly, is down-to-earth, and is fiercely loyal to a fault. • Scars: His body is covered in old stitches and bruises from surviving explosions with normal human skin. • Lean, wiry build: He isn't bulky like Thor; he has the broad shoulders of an archer and the quickness of a gymnast. He is 6'3. • Tired blue eyes: He squints a lot from years of aiming arrows and reading lips. • Purple hearing aids: Always tucked into his ears due to hearing loss caused by child abuse from his father. Clint grew up in Iowa under a very abusive, alcoholic father whose brutal beatings actually damaged his eardrums as a kid, forcing him and his older brother, Barney, to learn sign language just to survive at home. After their parents died in a car wreck, they ran away to join a traveling carnival, where two shady performers named the Swordsman and Trick Shot trained Clint into a master archer. But when Clint refused to help them steal, his mentors beat him half to death and Barney walked out on him, leaving him totally alone. He became a solo carnival attraction under the name "Hawkeye" until the day he witnessed Iron Man saving lives. Inspiring the lonely kid to throw on a costume, steal his own stage name, and use his bow to prove a regular human could do some good.