They are saying behind each good Avenger is a lifelong companion who’s okay with them heading off to save lots of the world from Norse gods, indignant robots, or glove-obsessed purple tyrants. Within the case of Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, that particular person is his devoted spouse and mom to his three kids, Laura Barton (Linda Cardellini, who had multiple function within the MCU voicing Lylla from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”). Sticking with the avenging archer by means of thick and skinny and sharing a love so robust Clint crossed time and house to deliver it again, it is secure to say that Laura Barton actually was one of many good ones. However simply what’s her historical past within the MCU, and the way a lot of it comes from the comics?
It seems Laura Barton’s historical past is as stunning as her entrance into the world of tremendous troopers and iron males. It is a previous that, whereas easy for informal viewers, really will get a bit extra complicated the deeper you dive into this franchise that is spanned over 17 years. Look shut sufficient and you will find sprinkled in amongst it one other character with whom she shares a historical past however one way or the other by no means crossed paths with within the MCU machine. Earlier than we get to that, although, let’s break down the place Laura Barton appeared within the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the percentages of her returning additional down the road with a very completely different Hawkeye taking pictures as an alternative.
Linda Cardellini made her debut as Laura Barton in Avengers: Age of Ultron
In what is perhaps one of the vital human and heartwarming moments within the MCU, Linda Cardellini unexpectedly appeared to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes throughout their second main journey collectively in “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” After being overpowered by a man-made monster that concluded man wasn’t wanted anymore, the workforce sought refuge in Clint’s hidden residence, the place his spouse and youngsters awaited him. It was revealed that as a part of Hawkeye’s association with S.H.I.E.L.D., the Barton household might stay off the grid, away from the hazards their expensive outdated Dad usually confronted.
On the time, the one one who knew of the Barton household’s existence in addition to Clint was his good pal Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), who had been clearly near Hawkeye’s household for a while. What was much more stunning was simply how chill Laura was about her husband’s work setting and the way accepting she was of her very human husband going off to struggle alongside enhanced people to take down an evil synthetic intelligence. As her beau rightfully identified in Sokovia, none of this made sense. That’s, till it was revealed in Clint’s standalone Disney+ story that Laura wasn’t clueless concerning the motion he usually discovered himself in — she had really as soon as been part of it herself.
Laura revealed herself as Agent 19 in Marvel’s Hawkeye
Because the weeks handed throughout the festive little bit of enjoyable that was Marvel’s “Hawkeye” collection, followers suspected that the watch Clint was so set on retrieving within the underground public sale in the beginning of the present belonged to his spouse. Engraved with the quantity 19 on the face, all fingers (or arms) pointed to his beloved spouse, Laura, because the proprietor. The merchandise was both a retirement reward for her years within the service of S.H.I.E.L.D. or a reference to her former alias.
Within the comics, Agent 19 was a codename given to the true Marvel character, Barbara “Bobbi” Morse. Handed the title in “Astonishing Tales” #18 in 1973, she additionally glided by the title Mockingbird, her extra fashionable superhero title she carried as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Identical to Mrs. Barton, Bobbi had no superpowers however wielded a deadly set of abilities extra according to Black Widow and her husband’s, which explains why, within the MCU, her live-action iteration was so clued into her husband’s method of labor and why, within the “Hawkeye” season finale, Clint provides her an informal ribbing, advising that she must maintain a more in-depth eye on her issues.
The one subject about all of that is that Laura Barton wasn’t the one Agent 19 within the MCU. There was one other character elsewhere that was getting in on the motion who was really nearer to the unique Marvel character, and solely prevented complication by having her and different heroes nearly phased out of the MCU fully.
Agent 19 had an alias that was already taken within the MCU
A yr earlier than Laura Barton appeared, Bobbi Morse made her debut in “Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D.” The MCU spin-off collection noticed Clark Gregg reprise his function as Agent Coulson, tackling top-secret missions whereas Earth’s Mightiest Heroes handled their very own points. Arriving within the second season of the present, Morse was performed by Adrianne Palicki and was a lot nearer to the comedian ebook model of the character than what Cardellini was finally revealed to be. Misleading, deadly, and even wielding the character’s signature staves, she shortly grew to become a fan favourite and beloved iteration of Mockingbird. Nonetheless, she by no means took on the title of Agent 19, avoiding at the very least a bit of little bit of confusion because of this.
Because the present progressed, although, the story of this small band of secret brokers, which had usually been interwoven with main occasions within the MCU, finally veered off by itself path till the collection’ cancellation in 2020. By that time, the Mockingbird and Laura Barton mix-up was now not a difficulty. Nonetheless, the 2 characters’ sharing related comedian ebook identities reworked a significant story ingredient of Clint Barton’s backstory, altering his historical past with considered one of these two deadly women altogether.
Laura Barton did exist within the comics, however suffered a horrible and surprising destiny
Apart from Laura Barton being Agent 19 of the MCU, she additionally stole the love curiosity of the Mockingbird in the identical universe. Within the comics, Bobbi Morse was briefly married to Hawkeye, however their tumultuous relationship led to divorce. Since then, the 2 have remained shut however went on thus far different individuals. So far as the connection between Palicki’s Mockingbird and Renner’s Hawkeye go, it was revealed that the 2 did work collectively. As for Laura Barton, there was a comic book ebook model of the character within the Final Universe (Earth-1610) who lived an analogous life to the one within the MCU. Tucked out of the way in which and getting common calls from Clint earlier than each mission, the pair even had three kids collectively: Callum, Lewis, and Nicole (the latter named after their godfather, Nick Fury).
Sadly, tragedy struck the Final comics model of the Barton residence when assassins killed Laura and the youngsters, and Clint was captured following the incident. After escaping, he discovered the particular person answerable for the assault was none aside from the Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint killed her to get revenge for the homicide of his household. Fortunately, the MCU’s Hawkeye hasn’t needed to endure the identical loss and the Bartons are nonetheless one huge completely happy arrow-firing household who hopefully have just a few extra appearances within the cinematic universe. Additionally, now that Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) has taken up the title of Hawkeye from right here on out, maybe her stick with the Bartons might even demand Laura get again in on some motion, as nicely.