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PLAYER INFO
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CHARACTER INFO
Character Name: Kate Bishop
Canon: Marvel 616
Canon Point: after the events of All-New Hawkeye

Appearance: one, two, three
Age: 21

Setting: the history of Earth-616.
History: the history of Kate Bishop.
Personality: ( cw: sexual assault )

Kate Bishop was born to a world of super heroes. Heroes that had somehow been engulfed with strange, unique powers — immense strength seeded by the intake of super serum, wall-crawling capabilities and web production due to the bite of a radioactive spider, genetically passed mystical abilities capable of altering reality itself. This was her world, but this wasn't Kate, born devoid of any special powers and spending her days as a regular day-to-day human being. However, within Kate, there's a sheer grand bout of stubbornness and an instinctive need to fix the world around her, having bared witness to a steady train of corruption and tragedy over the course of her years, experiences that assisted to mold her from Katherine Bishop, a young, privileged but inexperienced girl to Hawkeye, the independent, self-developed hero she's currently become.

One of Kate's virtues is her sense of resolve. Perhaps she lives in a world of genetically or magically powered beings, but she doesn't attribute this to becoming a bystander by any means. Upon being kidnapped at a young age, Kate was rescued by several of the first Avengers including Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man. But the Avenger that drew her attention when she'd seen him fighting with confidence amongst this overpowered group was the original Hawkeye, Clint Barton, not failing to notice his lack of special powers and his solitary ability of shooting arrows to take on enemies. As a regular human herself, this experience cast aside any doubt that her ordinary human status could possibly set any boundaries when it came to taking on anything. This sense of confidence in her determination mattering more than her strength even set her on the course to becoming one of the primary leaders amongst the Young Avengers where she was surrounded by shape-shifters, reality warpers, and speedsters, yet never faltered in believing she was ever less than them simply because she had no special powers.

But her resolve not only stems from the being an ordinary human. Several years after her harmless encounter with the kidnapping, Kate's luck falls short when she walks through the darkness one night on her own and is sexually assaulted by a strange man on the street. Unable to defend herself, the incident temporarily puts her into a cage of doubt and fear, realizing that being a "good person" wasn't truly enough to get by in a terrifying world such as this ("Bad things happen. Things you can't control. Things that have nothing to do with you. And they will destroy you if you let them."). But Kate is far from knowing what it means to quit and accept defeat, even in the face of a personal tragedy. She instead chooses this time to further her training as a fighter, taking lessons in a multitude of areas such as boxing and archery (the latter of which becomes her preferred style, not forgetting the style of her first hero), and combating her state of being unpowered by learning how to become stronger and adaptable. It's at this point that Kate begins to accept that there are things beyond controlling, that terrors in different forms can always come, but that she can still fight back, to protect herself and to protect those unable to protect themselves as she couldn't in that moment ("Or you can try to learn from them ... so that next time, you'll be prepared. So that — even if you never feel safe again — you can do your best to make sure that what happened never happens to anyone else."). Her resolve shows that even in the harshest of experiences, Kate can find ways to use that to better herself instead of letting it tear her down.

One of the most prominent traits that becomes spotlighted in Kate's tragedy is how determined she becomes in wanting to help others, convinced that she's capable of preventing such experiences to happen to them. Though Kate has always shown the debts of her caring nature long before this. The innate concern stems back through genetics from her mother, who often traveled the world, using the family's wealth for donating to charities and assisting those in need, all while Kate's father tended to his disreputable business deals and her sister wasted away the resulting money. Even before stepping into the world of superheroes, Kate chose to follow in her mother's stead, visiting soup kitchens and women's shelters to play what role she was able ("Do you know how many starving families in Niger we could feed for the cost of this wedding? Five hundred thousand. Why not get married at city hall and give the money to charity?"). Upon finally becoming Hawkeye and a self-proclaimed Avenger, Kate continues to make her attempts at assisting the lesser abled, wanting to inspire them through the performance of action, to encourage them to help one another by setting the right example ("You've seen the wildlife movies. The shark grabs a few from the shoal — the shoal keeps right on going. But when a hero in a costume stands up for something, maybe that inspires an old lady to make a phone call about what's happening outside her window. That makes a difference!").

However, her passion for assistance doesn't go without fault. At times, Kate has been accused of becoming too concerned for others, notably by Clint, who credits her for causing far too much trouble in trying to save everyone (Clint: "You've gotten too close, Kate! You're not thinking rationally anymore! You're like a stupid little kid!"). When discovering a group of children are being used as biological weapons, Kate attempts to take them into her own personal care, not wanting to leave them in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. or A.I.M., knowing that such groups would attempt to use the innocent kids for warfare. When the children grow a liking to Kate, however, they begin to want to protect her and thus end up killing members of both opposing groups when they attempt to harm her. The situation showcases how sometimes Kate, in her inexperience and naivety can often step into situations far beyond her capabilities, all in a stubborn attempt to fulfill her own declaration of wanting to help the innocent.

Kate too often faces a crisis of carrying too much pride. Upon being accused of being wrong in most situations, she will retort with a fit of anger and frustration. She faces this on a multitude of occasions with her ex-boyfriend, Eli Bradley, who, like her, carries a heavy freight of stubbornness. Due to both being primary leaders within the Young Avengers, their disagreements resulted in lasting arguments in which Kate would often yell or physically push him away to get her point across ("Eli, shut up! Shut your damn mouth before I shut it for you!"). A similar attitude is also present in her relationship with Clint. Kate often finds herself in bouts of scolding temperaments, not hesitating to shout at him over his passive attitude towards many situations ("This thing you're doing? This running away thing? It's everything about you that sucks."). But when the roles are reversed with Clint, she ignores his accusations of her flaws, and quickly resorts to placing the blame back on him ("This isn't about me, Clint. You just don't want to take responsibility for them — or anyone.") and, on one occasion, lost her temper and punched him once a nerve was hit. This all draws back from Kate's desire for a sense of control over her life and the components connected to it, a trait that was birthed from wanting to avoid being controlled by her family's wealth and power and from wanting to escape the helplessness she felt when she was sexually assaulted.

Hypocrisy tends to be one of Kate's strongest faults. She can often play the card of being quite judgmental, attempting to make other feel guilty for their actions despite committing them herself. Clint tends to be one of the most common victims, with Kate criticizing his decisions not long before following in the same path. Kate's accusations of Clint's habit in running away from his problems ("You can't just bail when it gets hard.") gets turned around on her when she chooses to leave New York for Los Angeles once she gets fed up in dealing with the dramatic situations at the time. In fact, despite being her biggest peeve in others, Kate will often turn the other way when things become too complicated to deal with, such as fighting with Eli and ditching him the moment he attempts to talk about the status of their relationship. Her response is to go on a date with her fellow teammate, Tommy Shepard, a speedster with a habit of flirtatious casualness, because the lack of commitment and vocal discussion acts as an escape from her problems. This dodging of relationships is repeated in her spontaneous romances with strangers, another habit she's often judged Clint for despite repeating it herself (Kate: "No attachments. Attachments get messy." / America: "I hate to tell you this, but you're really starting to sound like the wrong Hawkeye.")

Another showcase of hypocrisy is in her criticism of her family's wealth. Despite her vocal aggression about the financial privileges her father and sister take advantage of, Kate has certainly been guilty of the same. Often mentioning her talents in fashion, she has been seen in a large variety of stylish clothing worth high expenses ("I'd settle for 'a million dollars'. Dress cost a significant portion of it.") and, with the exception of her Hawkeye costumes, is never seen wearing the same outfit more than once. Even when she declares living independently of her father, she continues to rely on his credit card to assist in her living expenses, immediately attempting to stay at a five-star hotel when she makes her spontaneous move to Los Angeles ("The perfect place to lay low, work on my ever-elusive base tan, and drink by a pool. Perfect."). Despite her care for charity and her annoyance at the wealth of her father, Kate has certainly lived privileged over the years and finds herself panicked when her credit card ends up being declined and she's forced to live in newfound poverty. Kate's uses of her father's money isn't entirely selfish though, as she does make use of the funds, making it the Young Avengers' primary source of income, using it to provide costumes and aid their initiative in becoming legitimized heroes.

Because of her rich and privileged past, having had a status of high importance in wealthy communities, Kate will sometimes be slightly oblivious in her interactions with others. In her mindset, she keeps an optimistic and idealistic image that her presence is a matter of luck for her audience when they're in a situation of dire stress due to her title of being an Avenger ("Look, I bet I can get your orchids back for you, do a little good, maybe you pay me a modest little bit of scratch and boom! Wedding saved. I'm a genius."). This is because, despite the strain and conflict in her personal relationships, Kate's thoughts go back to that determination to fix as many problems as she's able. While her move to Los Angeles is originally seen as an annoyance by both the locals (Finch: "Wait until I tell you about the crazy woman that's been trying to ruin our lives.") and the city law enforcement (Detective Caudle: "Don't come back. I'll have you shot. Or arrested. I dunno yet."), she actually resolves several cases in a row, developing a more trusting and kind relationship with the aforementioned upon their realization that Kate's intentions are for the good.

Despite her hypocritically spoiled nature, Kate isn't entirely tied with privilege and a wealthy lifestyle. After the events of her assault, she'd come to understand that life had a way with throwing unexpected turns in her direction and she'd accepted that it was for the best that she learn to adapt to altering circumstances. With this, even though she'd grown accustomed to living richly, upon losing access to her father's credit cards, Kate doesn't look upon the situation with a negative outlook. Instead, she tries to make the most of suddenly living on a tight budget and takes initiative to find her own source of income ("Look: I've never had a job. Not a real job. Not a job my dad didn't get me. But I've worked hard. I've worked hard for things. Harder than you'd ever believe."). Her habitual determination begins to push her, from then on out succeeding at making ends meet on her own upon realizing that independence to be a hero and move on her own agenda is something she needs to push forward and grow (Madame Masque: Not a fan of asking for help, are you?" / Kate: "I futzing hate it."). Not only does she ultimately seek full independence from her father, but she also comes to realize her uncertainties in what she hopes to achieve as a superhero can't be done while remaining in Clint's shadow as his partner ("Well, I think I just need to see what it's like to be Hawkeye by myself for a while."). These are all gradual steps that Kate makes to step away from her youth and inexperience, to no longer rely on privilege and the corrupted wealth from her family and to prove herself as a capable hero without being the second Hawkeye.

Overall, Kate has her set list of priorities. While she can be set off on a short fuse in a fit of petty arguments, she does have a warm affection for her friends, showing that same care and concern even for her sister even when they're often at ends. But while she cares highly for her close loved ones, Kate's highest level of concern is the degree of goodness and justice. Upon seeing her father beat up a man for money in a business transaction at a young age, her relationship with him had immediately grown strain, parting even more so years later when she'd found out he'd been involved with higher level villains, leading to her cutting off of him in her life ("I'm saying I know, Dad. I know about you. And I am going to make you pay. And pay and pay and pay."). Even family isn't immune to her high regard for doing right in the world. Because for Kate, nothing is more important than being a hero, whether in large ways or some, whether with powers or without, it's all about doing your best to be good with the right intentions.


Canon Abilities/Skills: While a baseline human, Kate is capable of a range of physical skills.

➸ ARCHERY: Kate's skills with a bow and arrow are quite advanced for her youth. She took up studying the weapon at a young age after witnessing Clint Barton's expertise in taking on a gang of mobsters with it. Later on, the World's Greatest Marksman himself took upon training Kate further. Kate is capable of shooting up to five arrows at once, and while she has before insisted on the impossibility of the "Robin Hood" shot (shooting an arrow straight through another arrow), she has been shown to pull off the feat herself.
👊 MARTIAL ARTS: Feeling helpless after a sexual assault experience, Kate immediately took up studying martial arts to provide herself with self-defense. This ranges from different techniques such as boxing and jiu jitsu, making her plenty experienced in a variety of forms of unarmed combat.
✂ SWORDSMANSHIP: In addition to her martial arts lessons, Kate also took up fencing and the practice of swords, and proved to be very skilled at it, even surpassing her instructors.
🔍 PRIVATE INVESTIGATING: Kate's, uh, super great at detective work. No, really.

ON STATION 72

Symbiote Specialization: Rho
Symbiote Ability: Avifauna Sight

RANK I
✔ Achieves a sharper sense of eyesight. Though humans are said to be able to see an infinite measure of distance, the details of an object begin to unfocus as the distance increases. However, with this ability, the human eyesight will adapt to that of a bird's, spotting objects in specific detail from even two miles away. It also widens the range of field vision more similar to that of a bird. The eye will be able to project a broad perspective of sight that covers up to 340 degrees of range, more advanced than the 120 degrees that a human can see.
✖ The advanced perception requires an increased level of concentration on the object and the widened range requires a focus on controlling the scope of sight. The longer the concentration lasts, the more prone the user becomes to headaches, dizziness, and nausea.

RANK II
✔ Enables the ability to see in darkness. During the night time and in darkened environments, the user will be able to make out visual images within a quarter mile of distance. The sight will be devoid of most color and will mostly consist of blurry images due to the lack of light.
✖ The user can attempt an increased focus to sharpen their sight, but there is little control in the success of this attempt and can make the user prone to headaches, dizziness, and nausea. If the sharp focus in night vision is successful and used for a lasting period of time, the user may become temporarily blind for an hour or more upon entering a lit environment.

RANK III
✔ Allows the user to see a visual of the future in their current range of sight. With a deep level of focus, the vision can range from between five seconds to twenty-four hours in advance. The vision can only be of things seen from the user's current point of view. For example, if the user is standing in a doorway looking into a bedroom, the perceptive sight of the future will only be of things that occur in that exact bedroom.
✖ Seeing visions that occur anywhere between a few seconds or several minutes of using the ability will often result in headaches, the severity depending on how far in advance the vision was. Seeing visions that occur over the course of several hours will result in temporary moments of blindness sometime after using the ability. The more often this technique is used, the more spontaneous the loss of eyesight becomes, increasing the risk of permanence. Attempts at looking months or years in advance may result in even more severe risks of lasting blindness.

Note: While the first two ranks fall into possible Iota-type abilities, the effects of the eyesight stem more from a mental change in perception rather than a physical one (such as hawks having their eyes further apart to increase their field of vision or owls having larger eyes to be able to see at night). The final rank also fully attributes this ability into a Rho-type due to proving the perception's relation to the psyche rather than the body. Overall, however, the change in psyche does make use of the user's actual physical eyes, hence why the extra strain in surpassing the limits of natural human eyesight creates such a high risk of blindness.

Inventory:

◾ ( 1 ) recurve bow
◾ ( 1 ) quiver with customized initials
◾ ( 18 ) regular arrows
◾ ( 1 ) "splodie" arrow
◾ ( 1 ) loose fitting purple t-shirt
◾ ( 1 ) pair of black shorts
◾ ( 1 ) purple hoodie
◾ ( 1 ) pair of black boots
◾ ( 1 ) pair of purple sunglasses

SAMPLES
Samples: one, two

Rescue Write-up:

[ Normally, a day where New York is invaded by a threatening alien force is called a Tuesday. But today? Today is no Tuesday.

There wasn't a beat when they'd arrived. Multitudes of Avengers were already on the case, suited in costume and approaching the creatures. Kate wasn't in hers but these days, she didn't care much for hiding identities. Besides, there was a priority when it came to these things and she could easily shoot from her bow in a hoodie as she could in spandex. The attire didn't matter; what mattered was being ready and making sure no one got hurt. That was the job. That was the purpose.

But in a set of effortless minutes, everyone was hurt.

In a haze of smoke and rubble, the scattered remains of debris coating Times Square, Kate runs, her boots trucking over broken stone as her breath tries to catch itself. Maybe she should have worn the spandex. It might have coated the blood on her knees better. Purple was more of her color than red ever was. But fashion choices are far from her mind. There comes the distraction of scattered bodies, of Captain Marvel, of superior intergalactic strength, tossed through the window of an apartment building, of Thor, with his literal godly might, crash landing into the back of an old truck and not getting back up.

This wasn't play. This was real. And if the might of the most highly regarded Avengers couldn't handle this threat (she doesn't think she's ever seen that much of Captain America's blood), then could she, standard human archer, really be the right kind of hero for this? ]

Shit, shit. What the hell do you want!?

[ It's rhetorical. They won't answer her, of course. But even with her own assumed minimal level of threat to these creatures, it's she they want, for whatever the reason. The others noticed it fast enough, which is probably why she's even still alive at all. As soon as the gears clicked, making the connection that Kate Bishop was the target, even moved in line to block the incoming attacks. And one by one — she watched them go down.

She's out of breath, shaky legs, shoulder possibly out of place, but she's running. Because they protected her and she has to make it worth it. She has to find out how to take them down. How to stop it. She could give herself up, she should give herself up. But she's seen this sort of thing. Her capture doesn't guarantee that everyone would live. Nothing guaranteed that, not with an attack where nothing seemed to matter to them. Where they could easily destroy everyone and not bat an eye. Did they even have eyes? Kate hasn't looked long enough to find out. ]

Arghh! [ She doesn't see it. The giant swish of a large hand, tossing her straight into the side of a beat down garbage truck. The impact slams against her back, a jolting pain shooting up and forcing the loud cry as she falls to the gravel.

Biting her lip, she tries to fight the scream. It can't end like this, it can't.

Her eyes are shut tight as she tries to collect herself from the overwhelming pain, but she hears the footsteps, hears the squishing patter of a heavy foot make its way closer to her. They're coming. It's almost over.

'Kate, run! Get the hell out of here! Don't you go dying on me!'

That was minutes ago but the voice still rings in her head, overlapping the noises of the fight from the other blocks. Clint Barton. That was the last thing she heard him say before she saw him attempt to distract a hoard of the creatures, pushing her beneath an abandoned car to make her escape. She'd heard the growls, heard the blast of a few of his explosion arrows. But she had been too far into the next street to even know if he'd survive it. She wasn't even sure whether she'd be alive to figure it out.

They were getting closer. She was dead. She would be.

But the footsteps she hears is no longer the loud clumpy drop of a creature's foot. It's softer, a human's steps. In all her weakened state, she manages to twist her body on her side, shifting her to glance upwards into the beaming light of the sun. It blocks his face, but it's clearly a man standing there, straight and unfazed by the battle's tragedies. All she can tell is that he's looking down on her, like she's the most pathetic thing on the planet. What an asshole. Even though he's probably right to think it.

She hears him say, 'You'll be dead.' She laughs. ]

Thanks for the insight, Sherlock. Am I supposed to give you a nickel for the tip?

[ He doesn't even look like he acknowledges the statement. The growls grow louder. The creatures are coming closer again. They probably never stopped. She will be dead.

'We can stop it,' he says. 'We can make this all go away.'

And she wants to laugh again because he can't. No one can. Even with all her persistence, the most stubborn, reckless heroes on this planet, on this galaxy, couldn't stop these guys. And it was saying something for even optimistic Kate Bishop to think that maybe this really was the end of the world after all.

She doesn't cry but her cheeks feel both wet and hot and she wonders if maybe she's been crying this whole time and she didn't notice. It's hard to tell what she feels at all anymore. They're coming for her. Closer, closer, closer. ]

Save them. Just — damn it. Just save them. I can't, I — [ She loses breath. What a time for a panic attack. Way to keep your cool in your last moments, Kate.

But he reaches out his hand. A regular man's hand. Nothing weird, but maybe it's some alien trick. Probably. But staying here with a busted leg and a bad shoulder wasn't going to do her any favors. Kate takes a deep breath and with her good arm, reaches up to take the stranger's hand, now renamed as fingers of hope — ]

Don't let them die.