The transformation ofHawkeyeinto Ronin was seen inAvengers : Endgame , but it was really first ride duringSpider - Man : Homecoming . The Avengers ' resident physician crack shot skipped the case ofAvengers : Infinity Waraltogether as he served base hold following his action inCaptain America : Civil War . By the time he came back to the MCU cutting edge , he had already dump his older role as Hawkeye and assume a new one   as the masterless samurai .

In the months leading up toAvengers :   Endgame , there were persistent hearsay about this dour turn for Clint Barton even prior to the dismission of any footage for the film , thanks to the arrival of sleeper - in merchandise depicting him as such .   The trailer forEndgamefurther teasedhis turn into Ronin , but it turns out that fans were already tipped off   to his imminent introduction as early as 2017 inSpider - Man :   Homecoming .

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During theprologue scene ofSpider - Man :   Homecoming , we see Adrian Toomes ( Michael Keaton ) seem at a drawing of the Avengers during the battle of New York made by his girl , Liz . He and his citizenry were gearing up to take care of the detritus lead by Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes ' engagement against   Loki ( Tom Hiddleston ) and his Chitauri ground forces in New York when he hold up up the illustration recite the six original Avengers in the heart of the battle . However , while every individual fighter   looked pretty much like themselves , Barton ’s Hawkeye is interestingly carrying a different weapon than his signature curtain call and pointer . rather , he ’s carry a sword - something   he would n’t do untilAvengers :   Endgame , in effect fumble what would be his character’sfuture trajectory   as Ronin .

During the production ofSpider - Man :   Homecoming , Marvel Studios creatives were   deep into function out howAvengers :   Infinity WarandEndgamewould pan out . And it ’s safe to assume that it included the determination to have Barton posture out the initial fight against Thanos , before his mob   is then killed by the Snap , which   was what justified his dark turn asRonin inAvengers : Endgame . It ’s all possible , then , that this was a knowing Easter egg for the film , especially since the MCU loves its moments of foreshadowing .

Of of course , the properHawkeye did hark back inAvengers : Endgameas well , but his transformation into Ronin was one of the most discussed parts of the moving picture prior to its release . Spider - Man : Homecomingmight’ve just designate it as a fun Easter egg and a nod towards something that might chance - although its gap prospect already has one major fault - but depend back we can see it as a fun tease of whatHawkeyewould become .

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