Well, hi Hawkeye! Echo<\/a> viewers might be surprised to see the Avenger make an appearance in the show \u2013 sort of.<\/p>\n Jeremy Renner appears as part of the cast<\/a> of episode 1 of Marvel\u2019s<\/a> new show as Clint Barton\u2019s past conversation with Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox)<\/a> is revisited.<\/p>\n You know the one \u2013 after Maya attempts to take Ronin down following the death of her father, he reveals his identity as the man we know as Clint Barton\/Hawkeye. He makes the bombshell revelation that it was Maya\u2019s boss who tipped him off \u2013 meaning Kingpin (Vincent D\u2019Onofrio), the man she calls \u201cUncle\u201d, was actually behind it.<\/p>\n It was the turning point of Hawkeye and the moment that led to Maya shooting Kingpin in the head, hence why it had to be revisited in Echo.<\/p>\n During that conversation, Hawkeye tells Maya: \u201cYou and I, we\u2019re the same. When you\u2019re filled with rage, it makes you blind. You can be used. You can be manipulated. Your boss wanted your father dead. Yes, your boss.\u201d<\/p>\n But how did we get here? Hawkeye\u2019s had quite the journey over the past few years \u2013 here\u2019s a full recap.<\/p>\n Disney Plus\u2019s series Hawkeye, which aired in late 2021, picked up after the events of Avengers: Endgame<\/a> \u2013 which saw Clint taking up the Ronin mantle after he became wracked with grief when his family were (temporarily) lost in the blip.<\/p>\n Of course, his family were returned and Clint retired the Ronin suit \u2013 until he found out an imposter, Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) was running about in it.<\/p>\n Clint\u2019s not the only one to have track down Kate though, so the pair of them are forced to face up to Maya Lopez\u2019s army, the Tracksuit Mafia. Enter Maya!<\/p>\n As a reminder, she\u2019s seeking vengeance on Hawkeye after seeing him, as Ronin, kill her father. He assures her that identity is dead but she doesn\u2019t care and the pair have a brutal fight (during which Clint\u2019s hearing aid gets knocked out).<\/p>\n After he and Kate escape, Clint is also forced to fight Yelena Bolova (Florence Pugh) who has been hired to kill him by Kate\u2019s mother and, separately, also thinks he\u2019s responsible for the death of her sister, Natasha Romanoff\/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). Fans will remember that\u2019s not true \u2013 Natasha, in heartbreaking scenes, sacrificed herself on Vormir in the fight against Thanos.<\/p>\n Next up is the scene that\u2019s revisited in Echo \u2013 Clint arranges a meeting with Maya and shows up in the Ronin suit. He eventually bests her in a fight, revealing his identity and confirming that it\u2019s Kingpin who wanted her father dead, beginning her quest for vengeance.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also revealed that Kate\u2019s mother has been working for Kingpin for years.<\/p>\n In a final fight, Clint shows up in his new super suit with Kate at his side and Yelena finally accepts that he wasn\u2019t responsible for Natasha\u2019s death. Meanwhile, Maya confronts Kingpin and shoots him in the head.<\/p>\n Hawkeye\u2019s ending shows Clint finally returning home to spend Christmas Day with his family and Kate.<\/p> In Hawkeye, it was revealed that Clint has lost his hearing after years of battles with the Avengers. During his fight with Maya, he loses his hearing aid, resulting in a car chase battle with Kate during which he can\u2019t hear.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also made clear during his conversation with Maya that he knows some basic American Sign Language.<\/p>\n Hawkeye\u2019s deafness is also true to the comic books, although different reasons are given. In Matt Fraction and David Aja\u2019s run of comics, it\u2019s said that Hawkeye is deaf due to childhood abuse suffered at the hands of his father.<\/p>\n It takes Clint some time to accept his deafness but he later comes to terms with it.<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d608\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n Echo is streaming now on Disney Plus. 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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Is Hawkeye deaf?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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