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Kate Bishop hates a specific part of her origin, but it has lead to a lot of life-altering moments for her.
WARNING: This article contains MAJOR spoilers for Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #3, on sale from Marvel Comics now!
The MCU’s newest archer Kate Bishop hates one very specific part of her origin, making sure to say she hates it every single time it comes up. But even though she hates it with her entire being, it’s led to two of the most important relationships in her life over the last few years – and she would have never become Hawkeye without them.
Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #3 (by Marieke Nijkamp, Enid Balám, Oren Junior and Brittany Peer) features a heartfelt reunion between Kate Bishop and her estranged sister Susan, all because of the Circus of Crime trying to steal from her family. This isn’t the first time they’ve tried to do that, though. The first time kick-started her partnership with the original Hawkeye Clint Barton and made her into the hero she is today.
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After receiving a mysterious invite to a secluded hotel for the rich and powerful, Kate left the West Coast to come find out who sent it to her, only to find that it was her sister. Susan confessed her memory had been altered and she had a special signet ring stolen from her. As the duo investigated, they slowly piece together the Circus of Crime was pulling the strings behind the scenes and had turned every guest into brainwashed zombies. After managing to escape the zombie mob, Susan revealed that the signet ring that had been stolen from her was the key to a vault that contained a fragment of the cosmic cube she had hidden from their father. The mention of their father brought out a rush of memories from their childhood. Kate and Susan always had a complicated relationship because their abusive father drove a wedge between them. When Kate became a superhero, Susan’s disapproval drove them to cut off contact. They first time they’d had a meaningful conversation was right then. The duo discussed everything they had gone through since their mother died and reconnected with each other.
The Circus of Crime have always been two-bit villains with grand aspirations. The lofty goals lead them to form master plans that involve them messing with powers and villains way beyond their small scope. While this time they’re messing around with the Cosmic Cube, the first time Kate Bishop faced them, they tangled with some of the meanest supervillains in the world. In 2012’s Hawkeye (by Matt Fraction, David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth), Clint Barton recruited Kate to sneak into a private show the Circus of Crime was putting on for the likes of Kingpin, Madame Masque and Hammerhead. The duo managed to stop the Circus of Crime before they could make off with the money but ended up taking the money for themselves. While this wasn’t the first time they had met or worked together, seeing Kate in action led to Clint asking her to be his partner. Their partnership led to a deep friendship between the two and Kate got to sharpen her skills with the man who inspired her to become a hero in the first place. It also led to her cutting off contact with her dad and starting her own private detective agency.
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While Kate Bishop absolutely hates the Circus of Crime with good cause, they’ve also caused Kate to become Clint’s partner and reconnect with her estranged sister, not to mention the many life-defining moments that came from the first and will eventually come from the second. Ultimately, Kate’s constant encounters with the circus shows how the worst parts of life can also be the ones that affect people in the best ways possible.
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