Ronin (Marvel)
Ronin is the name of several characters in the Marvel Universe.
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Ronin (Maya Lopez)
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Maya Lopez was a female human martial artist who came to assume the identity of Ronin. (New Avengers v1 #13) She came to move to Japan where she fought against the criminal underworld in the country including those perpetuated by Clan Yashida. (New Avengers v1 #11)
Ronin (Clint Barton)
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Clint Barton was a male human born as the son of Harold Barton and Edith Barton where he was the younger brother of Barney Barton. In his youth, it was shown that his father had been abusive and would regularly beat his children. (Hawkeye: Blind Spot v1 #1) One day, he was at the carnival showcasing his amazing accuracy when an incident emerged that nearly caused a flying pinwheel to fall. It was then that Iron Man arrived at the scene thus preventing any deaths with the crowd watching the hero. This provoked nothing but jealousy from Clint Barton who did not like people ignoring him. He then decided that he could become a costumed adventurer himself where he made a suit for himself and took the name Hawkeye. Operating as a vigilante, he decided to stop a theft where the criminal in question dropped the stolen loot of diamonds but managed to escape. Barton was recovering the jewels but police at the scene mistook him for a thief forcing him to go on the run. He was the saved by a passing car driven by the Black Widow Natasha Romanoff who offered him protection. (Tales of Suspense v1 #57)
After reality was restored from the House of M, Clint was resurrected and appeared in New York City during the events started by the Civil War. He saw Avengers Mansion in ruin and sought out Doctor Strange who offered him shelter in order to come to terms with his new life. Strange informed him that the Scarlet Witch had killed herself but Hawkeye did not believe him and against Stephen's advice he decided to seek her out. This led to him travelling to Wundagore Mountain where he seemingly found Wanda Maximoff but she showed no memory of her life prior to that point nor any powers as she lived as a simple person that lived at the town. During their time together, they become intimate and sleep with one another though the next day Clint decided to depart as he wanted to allow Wanda to lead a normal life. (New Avengers v1 #26) Hawkeye then decided to go to the Sanctum Sanctorum of Doctor Strange again which appeared to be in ruins but was in fact a clever disguise. Barton was allowed entry where he discovered the New Avengers who opposed Stark's Superhuman Registration Act. The team offer for Hawkeye to join their ranks and he agreed as the New Avengers set to travel to Japan in order to rescue Echo. Clint at this point decided to abandon his Hawkeye persona and adopt the mantle of Ronin that was an identity Echo was using prior to her capture. (New Avengers v1 #30)
Ronin (Alexei Shostakov)
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Ronin (Eric Brooks)
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Overview
In appearance, the Ronin was a masked identity that hid the face and features of the person. (New Avengers v1 #11)
Bearers of the Ronin name were shown to be skilled martial artists and able to wield a number of melee weapons. (New Avengers v1 #11)
Notes
- The Ronin concept was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesada where it made its first appearance in New Avengers v1 #11 (November, 2005).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, the Ronin identity was used by original character Nozomu Akatsuki in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Hori Hideyuki. This version was brainwashed by Dormammu who forced the scientist to take on the supervillain persona that became the leader of the Celebrity Five.
- In Hawkeye, the Ronin identity appeared in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After Thanos's defeat, the costume appeared in a black market auction that was attacked by the Tracksuit Mafia who looked to acquire it. Kate Bishop who was present at the time came to steal it in order to hide her identity as she fought the thieves. Upon seeing this on the news, Clint Barton looked to find the person wearing the suit as he feared that various criminals would target the person due to Barton's actions when he wore the suit originally.
Films
- In Avengers: Endgame, Clint Barton appeared in the Ronin guise but was not identified by name in the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Video games
- In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Maya Lopez as Ronin appeared as a PSP exclusive playable character in the video game where she was voiced by actor Marabina Jaimes.
Appearances
- New Avengers v1: (2005)
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