Kate Bishop

## Background

### 1989 - 2006: Kate Bishop

Katherine "Kate" Bishop grew up as the youngest daughter of a rich Manhattanite family. Kate & her older sister were both shipped off to boarding school by their parents. Because of the seven year age difference, the sisters share a friendly but somewhat tense relationship.

Although her father Derek was an emotionally distant publishing magnate, Kate admired him & constantly tried to gain his attention & approval during her summer breaks from school. Her mother Eleanor was estranged from her father & frequently absent on the vacations that their father would take his daughters on. Her mother eventually passed while the family was on a trip in Boulder, Colorado when Kate was nine.

From an early age, Kate was frequently lonely & became determined to rely only on herself. She developed a very independent, blunt, & stubborn personality. When she was still little, Kate secretly witnessed her father beating up another person late at night in his study. The event caused her to be more reclusive than before. She quickly became disillusioned with her father & decided to further investigate his activities. She followed him to a meet-up with El Matador, a known criminal, & accidentally got herself caught briefly after Derek had left the location.

El Matador held her to ransom but Kate managed to attempt an escape. When one of Matador's men was about to catch her, an arrow flew past him, distracting him & saving Kate. The Avengers had arrived to the scene, after the archer Hawkeye had kept an eye on El Matador for some time, and they defeated the villains. Kate was impressed by the Avengers, but specially Hawkeye, for being a regular human with no powers & only skill. With the recent disillusion from her father, Kate turned to Hawkeye as her new role model.

The day of her sister's wedding, Kate was sexually assaulted while walking in Central Park. The event initially left Kate traumatized & even more isolated. She met with a therapist during this time to work through some of her issues. The ordeal eventually motivated her to learn several forms of combat fighting & self-defense. She quickly became proficient in swordplay, archery & martial arts.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Acrobatics**
* **Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts:** She has been trained in self-defense, and is skilled in boxing, jiu jitsu & other forms of unarmed combat.
* **Weaponry:** She is skilled at using swords, bows, arrows & battle staves.
	+ ***Archery*:** Having been taught by Hawkeye, is one of the world's greatest archers.
	+ ***Marksmanship*:** Kate is regularly commended for her marksmanship. She can accurately shoot up to five arrows at the same time.
	+ ***Swordsmanship*:** She is adept in both fencing & sword fighting.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** Unknown
* **Might:** Unknown
* **Quickness:** Unknown
* **Mysticism:** Unknown
* **Gadgets:** Unknown
* **Projection:** Unknown
* **Tactics:** Unknown
* **Battle:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* The only people Kate has told about her assault in Central Park are her therapist, Jessica Jones & her sister Susan.
* She is close friends with Maya Lopez & Cassandra Lang, looking to both as little sisters.
* Recently, she has discovered that her mother is in fact alive & is operating with her arch-nemesis Madame Masque. Her mother had grown tired of their life of luxury & the constant attention that her father paid to Kate & her sister (pretty twisted right?). So she faked her death & dedicated herself to ruining their lives.
* Kate also felt uncomfortable with her family's wealth & began trying to emulate her mother by spending time at soup kitchens and women's shelters.

## Notes

* The original character of Katherine Bishop belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* In the comics, she shares the moniker Hawkeye with Clint Barton.