Trick Shot (character)
| Trick Shot | |
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| File:Soloavengers5.jpeg Trick Shot (right) as depicted on the cover of Solo Avengers #5 (April 1988). Art by M. D. Bright. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Solo Avengers #1 (Dec. 1987) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco (writer) Mark Bright (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Buck Chisholm |
| Team affiliations | Secret Empire |
| Abilities | Highly skilled archer Uses a variety of trick arrows |
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Trick Shot (Buck Chisholm) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Solo Avengers #1 (December 1987) and was created by Tom DeFalco and Mark Bright. Trick Shot's introduction was a retcon to Hawkeye's origins, explaining how the character became a talented archer.
Publication history
Trick Shot has featured as both an enemy and ally of Hawkeye in Solo Avengers #1-5 (1987), Avengers Spotlight #23-25 (1989), Hawkeye Vol. 2 #1-4 (1994), Hawkeye Vol. 3 #2-3 & #5 (2004) and Hawkeye: Blindspot #1 (2011). The character has also appeared in a minor role in Captain America #411-414 (1993).
Fictional character biography
Buck Chisholm was originally an archer who worked in the Carson Carnival of Travelling Wonders. A rival member of the carnival, Jacques Duquesne, wins a large amount of money off Chisholm in a poker game, but agrees to forget about the debt if Chisholm agrees to train his young pupil, Clint Barton, in archery. Later, Barton discovers that Duquesne is stealing from the carnival's paymaster. He attempts to turn Duquesne over to the law, but is caught before he can. Chisholm rescues Barton and officially agrees to mentor him.[1] Chisholm separates from Barton after he injures his brother Barney during a robbery and refuses to leave his side.[2]
Due to his excessive drinking and unhealthy living, Trick Shot develops cancer. He issues Clint Barton a death challenge, an honorable duel that he intends on losing. Barton, now the superhero and Avenger Hawkeye, answers to the challenge due to the unfinished business between the pair. After learning of Trick Shot's motivations, Hawkeye refuses to kill him and promises to help fund his medical care.[1][3]
Death
Years later, Trick Shot's cancer returns. Helmut Zemo offers to help fund the treatment, but only if Trick Shot trains Barney Barton to be a master archer. Trick Shot agrees, but he is soon double-crossed and beaten when the training is completed. Trick Shot is delivered to Avengers Tower to get the attention of Hawkeye, where he dies.[4]
Powers and abilities
Trick Shot has no superhuman powers, though he has extremely well honed archery skills. Trick Shot's weight and medical condition reduce his ability to function at peak performance levels for extended periods of time, resulting in a below normal stamina. Trick Shot uses a hunter's bow, and a wide variety of trick arrows, such as smoke bombs, bola arrows, 360 degree arrows, and many others.
In other media
Trick Shot appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "Crime and Circuses", voiced by Travis Willingham.[5][6] This version is a member of the Circus of Crime and the second holder of the Trick Shot mantle after Clint Barton.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Solo Avengers #3 (Feb. 1988)
- ↑ Hawkeye (vol. 3) #5 (April 2004)
- ↑ Solo Avengers #4-5 (March - April 1988)
- ↑ Hawkeye: Blindspot #1 (April 2011)
- ↑ "Trickshot Voice - Avengers Assemble (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 27, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ↑ Lovett, Jamie (September 6, 2017). "Marvel's Avengers Assemble: Crimes and Circuses Preview". ComicBook.com.
External links
- Trick Shot at Marvel.com
- Trick Shot at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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