Nathaniel Pietro Barton is the third child of Clint and Laura Barton. His first name is the masculine form of Natasha, after Natasha Romanoff, while his middle name is a homage to Pietro Maximoff.
Biography
Shortly before Nathaniel Barton was born, his father retired from the Avengers to live with him and his family.
His parents originally planned to name him Natasha, until discovering he was going to be a boy. Therefore, he was named Nathaniel Pietro after Pietro Maximoff, who sacrificed himself while saving his father in battle.[1]
Relationships
Family
- Clint Barton/Hawkeye - Father
- Laura Barton - Mother
- Lila Barton - Sister
- Cooper Barton - Brother
Allies
- Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow - Family Friend and Namesake
- Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver † - Namesake
Gallery
Trivia
- Before he was known to be a boy, Nathaniel's name was planned to be "Natasha".
- In the Ultimate Marvel comics, Clint and Laura's younger son is named Lewis Barton. His mother, his siblings and himself were murdered by a black ops team that was led in Barton's home by a traitor within the Ultimates, an alternate version of the Avengers.
- In the animated movie Next Avengers, Hawkeye has a son called Francis Barton. He is also seen in the comics as part of one possible future timeline.
