History Characters / MockingbirdMarvelComics

** Though Mark Greunwald described them as OppositesAttract, what many fans cite as their favourite aspect about Bobbi's relationship with Clint, and what Jim [=McCann=] cites as what he found appealing, was just how similar they are. Both are blunt, [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing bird-themed heroes]] with a sense of humour and an abrasive personality who fight alongside and against beings far more powerful than themselves using only their own skills. A common nickname for their ship is in fact '[[JustForPun Birds]] of a Feather'.

--->'''Mockingbird:''' '''''This''''' is your plan? You kill [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn Osborn]] and then dress up like a hobo?
--->'''Hawkeye:''' There's really... [[IndyPloy a lot more to it than that]].

Following a one-shot commemorating the 50th anniversary of SHIELD in 2015, it was announced she'll be getting her first ongoing series as a headliner, as part of the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel initiative. Written by Chelsea Cain and art by Kate Niemczyk, the book follows Bobbi as she deals with her newfound status as a super-soldier, and the medical issues that come with such a change. She'll also be a regular character in the new ''ComicBook/AgentsOfSHIELD'' ongoing title.

* DependingOnTheArtist: Her ''AllNewAllDifferentMarvel'' era costume has this issue, largely in regards to if her little cape detail is just a small fold of fabric to conceal her tech-wings or if it's an actual short cape. Likewise, her mask varies between being a smaller version of her old West Coast Avengers costume mask, a pair of stylised goggles, or even just a DominoMask that does nothing.

!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers, ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers, ComicBook/SecretAvengers, [[ComicBook/WarMachine Force Works]]

However, as luck would have it, [[{{Retcon}} it turned out that]] [[ComicBook/SecretInvasion Bobbi had been replaced by a Skrull imposter years ago]] and the Bobbi that died wasn't the real Bobbi, but a sleeper agent who thought she was the real deal. Bobbi spent the time on the Skrull homeworld, being tortured by a Hawkeye-disguised Skrull, until she killed them, infiltrated the Skrulls, and basically kicked a load of alien ass until she was freed and returned to Earth.

* CoolShades: After ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'', became her default look. As well as usual uses for spy lenses, they double as corrective lenses for her farsightedness.

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* TookALevelInBadass: More like several levels. She started out as a scientist who was more-or-less a DistressedDamsel in her first handful of appearances, but began taking combat lessons with SHIELD. ''Then'' she elevated to being a costumed hero, became a BadassNormal, and later on a SuperSoldier. Even before that last one, though, she was TheDreaded among the Skrulls because she ruthlessly slaughtered them while stranded on one of their planets after they abducted her.

Bobbi Morse was once a talented biochemistry major earning her [=PhD=] at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her professor, Dr. Calvin, turned out to be part of a S.H.I.E.L.D. sponsored project called Project Gladiator, one of many failed attempts to recreate the Super Soldier serum that created ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. Suspecting the project had been compromised by ComicBook/{{AIM}}, Dr. Calvin recruited Bobbi into S.H.I.E.L.D. to help find the saboteur. Operating under the codename '''Agent 19''', Bobbi had several adventures in the [[ComicBook/KaZar Savage Land]] before deciding to go “private sector.”

* BadassBoast: ''ComicBook/NewAvengers: The Reunion'': The [[ComicBook/{{AIM}} Scientist Supreme]] appears to have killed Clint, and then attempts to offer Bobbi to join A.I.M. Bobbi replies with a headbutt, then this:

* BoobsOfSteel: She's a very buxom brawler. Her outfits are even often skintight or cleavaged to highlight it.

* MsFanservice: BoobsOfSteel, wide hips, long legs, plus skin-tight SpyCatsuit or LeotardOfPower with ThongOfShielding, equals Mockingbird. {{Lampshaded|Trope}} in ''Force Works 2020'', when after noting that the Deathlok army wants to use them as spare parts, John Walker cracks that she ''does'' have "nice parts". Notably this has been a consistent thing since the beginning; her very first story had her running around a jungle in a tiny dress, and when she had a flashback to how Man-Thing was created, she was shown being taken hostage by AIM...who for some reason tore off her shirt so she was standing in just her bra and jeans.

* HotScientist: Started out as one in Astonishing Tales and occasionally dips back into it when the plot calls for it (most visible in ''New Avengers The Reunion'' and ''Secret Avengers'' #3, and again in ''ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp'').

* MartialArtsStaff: Bobbi's primary WeaponOfChoice are two staffs that connect together to form one of these. She's actually more-or-less the default best staff fighter in the Marvel Universe, at the very least she's specialised in this so much that Clint in his WeaponMaster Ronin days couldn't best her when he used one.

* MsFanservice: BoobsOfSteel, wide hips, plus ShesGotLegs, plus skin-tight SpyCatsuit or LeotardOfPower with ThongOfShielding, equals Mockingbird. {{Lampshaded|Trope}} in ''Force Works 2020'', when after noting that the Deathlok army wants to use them as spare parts, John Walker cracks that she ''does'' have "nice parts". Notably this has been a consistent thing since the beginning; her very first story had her running around a jungle in a tiny dress, and when she had a flashback to how Man-Thing was created, she was shown being taken hostage by AIM...who for some reason tore off her shirt so she was standing in just her bra and jeans.

* HartmanHips: Naturally a feature emphasised by her superhero costume. It's particularly prominent in ''Force Works 2020'', as she's next to Daisy Johnson, a much younger woman who is drawn with far less junk-in-the-trunk next to Bobbi, in-part to emphasise her comparative youth.

* MsFanservice: BoobsOfSteel, plus HartmanHips, plus ShesGotLegs, plus skin-tight SpyCatsuit or LeotardOfPower with ThongOfShielding, equals Mockingbird. {{Lampshaded|Trope}} in ''Force Works 2020'', when after noting that the Deathlok army wants to use them as spare parts, John Walker cracks that she ''does'' have "nice parts". Notably this has been a consistent thing since the beginning; her very first story had her running around a jungle in a tiny dress, and when she had a flashback to how Man-Thing was created, she was shown being taken hostage by AIM...who for some reason tore off her shirt so she was standing in just her bra and jeans.

* SimpleStaff: Bobbi's primary WeaponOfChoice are two staffs that connect together to form one of these. She's actually more-or-less the default best staff fighter in the Marvel Universe, at the very least she's specialised in this so much that Clint in his WeaponMaster Ronin days couldn't best her when he used one.

Bobbi ultimately ''did'' make her live-action debut in 2014, when she joined the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse during season two of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' -- played there by Creator/AdriannePalicki. Originally a recurring role, Palicki was upped to regular status for the back half of that second season. A {{Spinoff}} featuring Bobbi and Lance Hunter, her MCU love interest, was announced to be in the works for a 2015-2016 debut. Called ''Marvel's Most Wanted'', Bobbi and Hunter would be forced to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. and team-up with Dominic Fortune after they're framed for some unknown crime that makes them public enemies. A ''Most Wanted'' pilot was shot but plans for the full series unfortunately fell through... ''after'' Bobbi and Hunter had been written out of ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', ending Bobbi's MCU presence prematurely. Making things more complicated is the series finale of ''Series/{{Hawkeye}}'', where [[spoiler: Laura Barton is revealed to have been the canonical MCU version of Agent 19]].

* HollywoodNerd: At one point, she was described by Jeph Loeb as being a 'Peter Parker-like nerd'. Outside of her superheroics and spy-work, she ''is'' a scientist who still enjoys lab-work, was revealed to have been a superhero fangirl in the past, and it's been shown she enjoys playing ''Dungeons and Dragons'' and ''Pokemon''. She even wears NerdGlasses sometimes when out of costume. Despite this, she certainly doesn't ''look'' like a nerd.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Bobbi is ''very'' close friends with Janet Van Dyne, ComicBook/TheWasp, which started back in the WCA days but got further emphasised when [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Janet's stepdaughter got an ongoing]] and Janet sought Bobbi out to be the girl's teacher, and teacher to the group of girl geniuses Nadia had assembled (G.I.R.L. Labs, as they were known). Together, Bobbi and Janet joked about how they were now co-parenting a group of kids together, made cracks about how Janet "proposed", and Janet would gift Bobbi anti-Skrull merchandise (never mind it was shown Bobbi had given Janet her "Ask Me About My Feminist Agenda" t-shirt to sleep in).

* CoolBigSis: Takes on this role to Ying Liu in ''Unstoppable Wasp'' and to Cindy Moon/Silk in the latter's self-titled series.

* EvilCounterpart: Dr Monica Rappaccini, Scientist Supreme of AIM, is like Bobbi, a former bio-chemist turned agent of a clandestine spy organisation, who has specialised in improving human physiology, and are adept fighters outside of their scientific skill. In Monica's case, though, she continued to pursue science while Bobbi focused on combat training, so Monica lacks Bobbi's raw strength and athletics, but compensates by being a MadScientist. They first met in ''New Avengers: The Reunion'' but fought again in ''Unstoppable Wasp'', where it was made clear they retain some lasting personal animosity.

* LighterAndSofter: ''Unstoppable Wasp'', as an all-ages book, is considerably lighter in tone than many of Bobbi's other adventures. Bobbi is much more upbeat then she's been in a long time, even when dealing with serious stuff.

* TheNotLoveInterest: In ''Unstoppable Wasp'', she's more-or-less the closest thing Janet has to a love interest, something they lampshade a few times. Similarly, she calls in Bucky Barnes, and though they go on some adventures together, share banter, and tease one-another, it's never indicated to be anything more than two friends, ''probably'' because Bucky has SingleTargetSexuality towards Black Widow.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Bobbi is ''very'' close friends with Janet Van Dyne, ComicBook/TheWasp, which started back in the WCA days but got further emphasised when [[ComicBook/UnstoppableWasp Janet's stepdaughter got an ongoing]] and Janet sought Bobbi out to be the girl's teacher, and teacher to the group of girl geniuses Nadia had assembled (G.I.R.L. Labs, as they were known). Together, Bobbi and Janet joked about how they were now co-parenting a group of kids together, made cracks about how Janet "proposed", and Janet would gift Bobbi anti-Skrull merchandise (never mind it was shown Bobbi had given Janet her "Ask Me About My Feminist Agenda" t-shirt to sleep in).

She has since returned to S.H.I.E.L.D., [[EmpoweredBadassNormal gained genuine superhuman strength]] thanks to a modified version of the Super Soldier Serum, and formed Genius In Action Research Labs ([[FunWithAcronyms G.I.R.L.]]) with [[ComicBook/UnstoppableWasp Nadia Van Dyne]].

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: In the ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel'' era, Bobbi has developed this concerning ComicBook/{{Silk}}, as she is acting as Cindy's handler while she's undercover in Black Cat's gang. Its commented on that Bobbi has a similar experience to Cindy's time in the bunker (her abduction by the Skrulls) giving them some similarities, while Bobbi repeatedly comments on her worry for Silk's safety. She's also developing this towards ComicBook/NadiaPym.

* GeniusBruiser: A super soldier who is also a skilled spy and recreated the original super soldier serum. She's brought to tears when [[ComicBook/UnstoppableWasp Nadia]] mentions all of this.

Bobbi ultimately ''did'' make her live-action debut in 2014, when she joined the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse during season two of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' -- played there by Creator/AdriannePalicki. Originally a recurring role, Palicki was upped to regular status for the back half of that second season. A {{Spinoff}} featuring Bobbi and Lance Hunter, her MCU love interest, was announced to be in the works for a 2015-2016 debut. Called ''Marvel's Most Wanted'', Bobbi and Hunter would be forced to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. and team-up with Dominic Fortune after they're framed for some unknown crime that makes them public enemies. A ''Most Wanted'' pilot was shot but plans for the full series unfortunately fell through... ''after'' Bobbi and Hunter had been written out of ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', ending Bobbi's MCU presence prematurely.

* SpinToDeflectStuff: Does this often with her staves, most notably in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.

** Gender-Inverted example happened at the end of Bobbi's solo run, when Lance Hunter and Clint Barton both join Bobbi in a cabin. The two bicker before seemingly engaging in a three-way with Bobbi, but the whole event is somewhat implied to just be in Bobbi's imagination.
* Main/MostCommonSuperPower: Her skintight outfits display her large buxom.