Seriously, Though, Where Is Hawkeye in Avengers: Infinity War?

If you paid attention to theInfinity Warposters andtrailersthat were released before the film came out, you may have noticed the glaring absence of one major Marvel hero: Hawkeye. Sure, he doesn't havetechnologically advanced gizmos,magical powers, orgodly abilities, but he's still one of the founding Avengers! Understandably, fans are scratching their heads and asking themselves where the heck the bow-wielding superhero could be in the latest team-up film.

The closest we got to any Hawkeye publicity material is through fan art pieces. Jeremy Renner even cheekily shareda fan-made娱乐Weeklycoverthat features his character on Instagram. Meanwhile, theRusso兄弟temporarily updated their Facebook cover phototo a fan piece by artist Bosslogic that replaces all of the Avengers with Hawkeye. Were they hinting at a potentially huge role that Hawkeye could play inInfinity Waror poking fun at the public's outcry?

Sadly, no. After seeing the film, we can confirm that Hawkeye does not make an appearance. He is mentioned, however, when another character wonderswhere both he and Ant-Man are. It's revealed that since both of them have families and young children, they're skipping out onthe fatal battle against Thanos. Can't say we blame them!

In an interview withScreen RantbeforeInfinity Warcame out, codirector Anthony Russo mysteriously said thatHawkeye has "a unique reaction to the Civil War situation that puts him in a special spot in this film."We can only assume that the "special spot" in question is out of danger and with his kids. After all, inCaptain America: Civil War,Steve Rogers breaches the Raftand lets Hawkeye go free. We assume that after all of this Avengers chaos, Clint Barton has returned home to relax with his family and chill out at his secret ranch. But what if while all the drama with Thanos has been going on, Hawkeye hasn't been as safe as we thought?

In the comics, Hawkeye learns at some point that his wife and children have beenassassinated, which prompts him to adopt adarker, more violent alter ego named Ronin. Newset photosforAvengers 4have us especially convinced that Hawkeye will adopt this new identity sooner than later.