Hawk (G.I. Joe)
| This article is about the human commander of G.I. Joe. For the Pretender, see Metalhawk. |
- Hawk is a member of G.I. Joe from the Generation 1 continuity family.
General Clayton M. Abernathy, codename Hawk, leads G.I. Joe, a United States military taskforce dedicated to stopping the terrorist organization Cobra.
He's the one in the bomber jacket, Duke is the one with the buttoned-down work shirt.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
He bones Senator Barbara Larkin.
Dreamwave Transformers/G.I. Joe continuity
He's from World War II.
Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity
The youngest army cadet to graduate from West Point Military Academy, Col. Abernathy was in charge of military security for what he assumed would be a typical peace summit, however when Cobra attacked the summit, he called Code Red and proceeded to evacuate civilians. In the aftermath of the attack, General Flagg appointed Hawk the leader of the newly formed task force G.I. Joe. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1
Despite protests from bureaucrat, he recruited his comrade Snake-Eyes to the group. Later he was present for Mercer revealing to the team the truth about the nature of the robot attackers. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2
After the Autobots saved the team during Cobra's attack on the SPS Research Facility, Hawk was initially suspicious of the robot's trust-worthiness, but gave Wheeljack a chance to access G.I. Joe's computers. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3. Thanks to Wheeljack's hacking, the Joes were able to trace their enemy back to Cobra Island. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3 But the team left to attack their enemy only after Hawk had disabled Wheeljack and Bumblebee for safety reasons. Although the actual plan was to use a nuclear strike against Cobra, Hawk went against orders lead his forces to the island when Wheeljack explained that a nuclear strike would place the whole world in danger. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4
However the Commander In Chief United States Military felt that eliminating Cobra was more important than the safety of the troops and the nuclear missiles were launched anyway, placing Hawk and his G.I. Joes (and the world) in danger. Wheeljack and Dr. Mindbender were able to stop the nuclear missiles, and Optimus Prime defeated (G1).
Apparently the government forgave Hawk for leading the G.I. Joe team on the unauthorized missing to Cobra Island, as weeks later, Optimus thanked Hawk for G.I Joe's' aid in construction of a new Ark to return to Cybertron.
Trivia
- Hawk is shown as a shadow in the shape of Shockwave on the packaging of the Star Brigade Armor Bot.
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