Hawk (G.I. Joe)
| This article is about the human commander of G.I. Joe. For the Pretender, see Metalhawk. |
| This article is about the good Clay. For the Vice-President of the mirror-universe United States, see Vice President Clay. |
- 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 #1 Despite protests from the bureaucrats, 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 #2
After the Autobots saved the team during Cobra's attack on the SPS Research Facility, Hawk was initially suspicious of the robots' trustworthiness, but gave Wheeljack a chance to access G.I. Joe's computers. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3 Thanks to Wheeljack's hacking, the Joes were able to trace their enemy back to Cobra Island. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3 While preparing to attack the island, Hawk was approached by generals Renegar and Horn, who told him that they were resorting to nukes instead. Hawk regretfully incapacitated his Autobot allies with a magnetic pulse and prepared to send them to Area 51, but Wheeljack warned him that a nuclear strike on Cobra's energon stockpile would place the entire world in danger. Ultimately, Hawk broke the generals' orders and led his troops to the island. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4
After his squad took out Devastator and most of Cobra's minor troops, Hawk learned that the President had ordered a nuclear assault despite G.I. Joe's presence on the island. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5 With Hawk's authority overrided, it was up to the Autobots to stop the approaching warheads, which they did. The battle was won, and Optimus Prime later thanked Hawk for his people's help in defeating the Decepticons and constructing a new Ark. Hawk told him not to sweat it, since the technology the Autobots had given them in exchange would come in real handy. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6
Later, he gets the Matrix. The Art of War issue 5
Notes
- A silhouette on the back of the "G.I. Joe Star Brigade" packaging is labeled as being Hawk... although the silhouette clearly belongs to Shockwave.
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