Arrow of light | Hawkeye moveset

Oh hey there it's moveset boi back here again to bring you guys a quality :triumph: :ok_hand: blog about a character that will 100% be in Smash. Some might even call me the master of move sets.

But you may be thinking, "Wait a minute you've never made a moveset blog before!" Well you're wrong because look at this amazing blog.

Isn't that just on point? Speaking of on point lets head into this!

Hawkeye (Aka Clint Barton)

*Random Explosion*

Hawkeye, being one of the original Avengers, is definitely someone who is fit to beat up video game characters. Who is Hawkeye you may be asking? Go Google it because I'm not going to explain him to you :triumph:

Character design/Stats

Hawkeye's base palette design would be inspired by his out outfit in The Avengers. Some other costumes would be like the purple and black one in Avengers AOU or the full purple tunic in that one Avengers cartoon no one re. His hair color would also change depending on the costume.

Clint would be as fast as a human could run but a little faster due to him being a fit superhero. About the same speed as Shulk without speed monado (same for dash, walk, and air speed). He is about the weight of Cloud, so right in the middle of the spectrum. In of jumping he can reach average heights of Lucario. Obviously, Hawkeye's main weapon of choice is his bow. What's a bow without arrows? What are arrows without a quiver? Hawkeye's quiver is on his back, so he is always ready to pull a trick arrow and fire. As a man of long range it would be a suprise for a rush down attack. Wait... would that be an overpowered strategy!?

A melee weapon choice of his would be a staff.... which can be transformed from his... bow. Hm, well I guess his main weapon is a bow.

Playstyle

Playing as Hawkeye is going to allow you to be a long ranged attacker. Mainly using his arrows as an attack method. With the other option of melee you can expect to probably hit foes with his bow or staff, and possibly stabbing them with arrows. It may suprise you that even though Clint is a ranged fighter, he still can pull off some pretty decent combos. Some of which use the arrows themselves, but I'll get into that later. His specials are, in most cases, his best tool due to their keep-away nature. Did I tell you he's horrible at up close combat? Even if he has some melee options, it doesn't mean he can keep up with the speed of Sonic. Nonetheless Hawkeye has the potential of being a great character if you know how to deal with speedy situations.

In exchange for horrible melee defense Hawkeye has a unique aiming tech. Unlike other fighters with bows Hawkeye is able to aim it in any direction. Sounds awesome to finally have some realistic bows instead of just aiming it forward :sleeping: .

I suppose you can say he is like the Belmonts but not super annoying

Animations

Clint enters the battle by landing on the ground in a S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft which Black Widow quickly flies away. Suprise, she didn't actually die. Hawkeye's taunts are super cool too.

For instance, in his up taunt he takes is bow and pulls the string and aims it in different directions. Woah watch where you're pointing that! In his down taunt Clint smiles and says a quip that he thinks is funny. For side taunt Hawkeye aims a charged arrow in either direction and says "Arrow, respect it." It's almost like he is in love with them.

If the enemy isn't attacking (If you're confused these are idle animations) Clint sits down and fiddles with some arrows to make sure they work good enough to damage his target. Just be warned, Hawkeye never misses. He may also twirl an arrow around if he is extremely bored waiting for the opponent.

If you end up marking a win with Clint he will drop from the sky and point an arrow at the camera. He also may do a backflip and fire an explosive arrow in the distance, which explodes. Or maybe he rolls in, jumps up, fires two arrows diagonally down, then lands and smiles. Either way, he looks cool winning.

Standard attacks

Ground Attacks

Oh boy did i mention that Hawkeye is horrible up close? I did? How many times? Oh well, too lazy to count. Might as well say it again. Hawkeye. Is. Bad. Up. Close.

Mentioned above Hawkeye wields his handy bow staff for close combat. He also uses his regular bow to smeck opponents in the face. Stabbing opponents with arrows is another great option for defense.

Hawkeye's smash attacks consist of shooting an explosive arrow into the air (Up Smash). This probably works like Snake's up smash, except without the hit to send them up. The smash attack is mainly for those Elite Smash Toon Links that like to spam down air. Swinging his staff like a bat (Foward Smash). Suprise, it hurts. Probably isn't as strong as Ness' bat but It's something. I wonder how far a baseball would fly if you hit it with the staff. Plus shooting an explosive arrow below himself to create a blast radius (Down Smash) is a good plan. Down Smash is probably Clint's most powerful attack since you're basically on the same ground as an explosive. Not gonna lie, I have no idea how he doesn't damage himself with down smash.

A few kicks and a hit with a bow works well for a jab. Clint takes an arrow and stabs it into a fighter's gut as an F-tilt. Painfully accurate. D-tilt is a two part move where he slides and at the press of the button, fires an arrow. Basically the better version of the Belmont's slide and kick. For Clint's up tilt he throws an electric arrow into the air. Just like Joker, but Hawkeye doesn't need Arsene >:). I guess Joker never saw it coming xD

Im not sorry

Running at the opponent and hitting them with a bow staff is Hawkeye's option for dash attack. If you could see this move visually it would look similar to Joker's dash attack. Wait a minute...

Aerials/Grabs

Hawkeye has some of the best throw combos ever. Not sure what the animations would look like but foward throw and up throw would combo into almost anything including aerials or specials. Down throw isn't anything special, except it combos into every special up to high percents. Back throw is as simple as throwing the opponent behind Hawkeye and hitting them with an arrow.

When in the air Clint can fire a barrage of arrows down (D-air). It's a way to get down to stage easier. Sorta like Joker's gun spiralling downward. The only difference is that Clint doesn't spiral down and stays straight up. He can also spin his staff (N-air). It works like Pit's neutral air. It as a smaller range though since it is a staff and not two blades held together. Swinging his staff backwards (B-air) also works well. Think of it looking like Cloud's back air, a quick turn around and smack. Maybe fire a quick arrow or two (F-air). It's basically Villager's foward air but it hurts more since and arrow pains more than a marble.

Specials

Tricky gimmick: Limited Arrows

Hawkeye is able to carry 36 arrows in his quiver in thr Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). While the MCU's amount is good, having a balanced amount for Smash is better. The max amount of arrows Clint can carry in Smash is 6. 6 customizable trick arrows to fire at his targets. Once the quiver is empty it will refill itself with the same magic Toon Link uses to pull bombs from out of nowhere. The exact time is unknown but Clint can't do much in that short time frame. This arrow limit applies to all of Clint's specials. Ouch.

Down special: Arrow Select

I am starting with down special because it would be an awkward transition from neutral to down special.

Clint choses an arrow to fire at his opponents with down special. There are a few types of arrows that Clint can fire. Each with their own special purpose. Selecting the arrow is like selecting a monado art with Shulk.

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Explosive arrow (Default/Middle): One of Hawkeye's most known arrows. Clint has to detonate the arrow from a button on his bow. It's kinda like a mobile C4. It also sticks to the opponent but they can spot/air dodge or roll it off. It does big damage but it has a small hit box. Unless it attaches to you.

Ice arrow (Up): The ice arrow is like PK Freeze. If you're hit with it you are knocked back and frozen in a block of ice. But because it's a small arrow the hit box isn't large so everyone in the Smash community won't hate Hawkeye.

Flare arrow (Right): The flare arrow (or flarrow XD) is an arrow that emits a bright light that stuns the opponent (if in it's radius). It causes the damage of a regular arrow but it stuns the opponent enough time for an uncharged smash attack. On the ground at least, in the air it's just an arrow that creates a white light for a second. You can also describe it as Mewtwo's down special getting a huge range buff

Pulse arrow (Left): An arrow that releases an energy wave in a good-enough-sized radius. Knocks the opponent back. Sort of like Link's bomb. This arrow also has a detonate button on Clint's bow.

Taser arrow (Down): When this arrow hits the opponent it's kind of like getting grabbed by Diddy Kong's side special. If the arrow hits a fighter it puts them into shock (...literally) and stops them from moving for a short period of time. If they are in the air they will fall from the sky until the arrow wares off. Little Mac mains beware!

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Neutral special: Hawkeye's Bow

Clint's bow is made with the best materials so it won't ever break. Except when the string breaks. Which won't happen because that would be too complicated to write :).

Once you have your arrow selected with down special you are ready to ruin your opponents day. Because let me tell you, Hawkeye is no normal archer. He can actually aim his bow horizontally, verticality, and diagonally. Not to mention he can aim all of those directions in the air. Amazing, I know. This can come in super handy, like shooting a taser arrow downward, shocking an opponent into the blastzone. But be careful when shooting mid air. Like real physics, Hawkeye does still fall. So i recommend to not aim for 3000 hours.

Like Link, Clint can also re-use arrows that land on the ground. Unlike Link, Clint can grab multiple arrows and dock more than two arrows. This however does not mean that Clint can pick up multiple items at once you filthy casuals :triumph: . However this does mean we can get some neat arrow combinations. What happens if all 5 arrows are ed together and hit a target? I don't know, we haven't tested it yet, so first person to fire all 5 gets one million doll hairs. And just to add the obvious, the farther you pull back the string, the more damage the arrow will do.

Side special: Launch Shot

Launch shot is a two step move where with one input Hawkeye launches the opponent in the air. This can possibly be used as a combo option if you don't hold the button. If the special button is held, Hawkeye shoots an arrow into the air. The arrow is the one currently selected from the down special.

Up Special: Grapple Arrow

Creative, I know

This is Clint's preferred way to come back to the stage. The grappling hook arrow is state of the art so it goes extremely long distances. The down side is if Clint runs out of arrows, he's dead. Clint's basically like a risk for reward type man.

Final Smash: Barton Barrage

This isn't a special but what ever smh

Using Ant man's Pym Particle (PP) technology Hawkeye is able to fit hundreds of tiny arrows in a regular sized arrow. He uses this to shoot a PP arrow into the sky. Then he presses a button on his bow and hundreds of arrows fly out onto the stage. Generally speaking, the only way to dodge it is to shield or be at low percent.

Conclusion thing uwu

So this was my first move set. Cool. I really hope you enjoyed it. Hawkeye is my favorite Avenger and superhero. My favorite part about him is his trick arrows. He has one for every situation. Thanks to this nerd for helping me out a bit with teaching me how to make a move set lmao. Hope you have an awesome time of day it is for you.

Bat boi, out!