Film guide · 2021

HawkeyeComplete Guide

The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.

Released
2021
Runtime
6 episodes
Set in
2024-25

Good to know before watchingNo spoilers

After Endgame

It follows Clint after the losses of Endgame.

Who was Ronin?

After losing his family to the Snap, Clint called himself Ronin and hunted criminals. That's where this story begins.

Yelena returns

It follows up on the Black Widow post-credits scene.

Stay through the credits

There's a bonus scene after the final episode.

Character mapSpoilers

Who's who in Hawkeye (2021), with Clint at the center. Clint and Kate's families are on the left, the gang and crime world on the right.

Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).

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All characters

About the images

Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).

StorySpoilers

Read the story (spoilers up to the ending)

1. The auction

Kate finds the Ronin suit at an auction and puts it on.

2. Who is Ronin?

Clint rescues Kate from the gang hunting Ronin.

3. Maya

We learn why gang leader Maya is hunting Ronin.

4. A new assassin

Yelena arrives, gunning for Clint.

5. Christmas Eve

Everything comes to a head at a Christmas party.

Read the detailed scene-by-scene story

Key terms

Ronin
The masked vigilante Clint became after the Snap.
The Tracksuit Mafia
A New York gang known for their matching tracksuits.
Kingpin
The crime boss secretly running New York's underworld.
Lucky
The pizza-loving dog Kate rescues.

Confusing parts, explainedSpoilers

Contains spoilers about the ending.

Why is Maya after Ronin?

Clint, as Ronin, killed her father. But someone set things up so she'd find out.

Why does Yelena go after Clint?

Valentina told her Clint was responsible for Natasha's death. In the end, she learns Natasha chose to sacrifice herself.

Is Kate's mother a villain?

Her mother, Eleanor, had been working with Kingpin for her company's sake.

Easy-to-miss details

Rogers: The Musical

A Broadway musical about Captain America appears in the first and final episodes.

Trick arrows

Clint's trick arrows, including one with Pym Particles that grows giant, get plenty of use.

Hearing aid

Years of fighting have damaged Clint's hearing, and he wears a hearing aid.

The ending and post-creditsSpoilers

After the end credits

After the finale, a full song from the in-story musical "Rogers" plays.

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