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* {{Retcon}}:
** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Comicbook/MilesMorales and [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] in a battle with the Comicbook/RedSkull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.

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* {{Retcon}}:
{{Retcon}}: Several over the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series as opposed to the original storyline, though the majority can be explained as the original storyline taking place in Earth-807128, as opposed to the ongoing being on the similar, but different one of Earth-21923 that came out of the 2015 ''Secret Wars''.
** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Comicbook/MilesMorales and [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] in a battle with the Comicbook/RedSkull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.



** Minor example, but, as mentioned above, the original storyline implied the supervillain uprising took place in-universe around the same time the story was actually published, which was 2008. As such, when the corpse of Comicbook/CarolDanvers was seen on the cover of one if the issues, it was still clad in her black Comicbook/MsMarvel costume. The flashback in ''Old Man Hawkeye'' (as well as the previously-mentioned cameo from Kamala Khan in the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing) instead indicates Carol had already taken on her Captain Marvel identity by the time of her death.

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** Minor example, but, as mentioned above, the original storyline implied the supervillain uprising took place in-universe around the same time the story was actually published, which was 2008. As such, when the corpse of Comicbook/CarolDanvers was seen on the cover of one if the issues, it was still clad in her black Comicbook/MsMarvel costume. The flashback in ''Old Man Hawkeye'' (as well as the previously-mentioned cameo from Kamala Khan in the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing) instead indicates Carol had already taken on her Captain Marvel identity by the time of her death. This is the main adjustment that cannot be explained via it being a similar, but different universe.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: It turns out after helping the Comicbook/{{Thunderbolts}} turn on the Avengers, Moonstone then tried to go after Comicbook/BaronZemo for not giving her a promised reward.

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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: It turns out after helping the Comicbook/{{Thunderbolts}} turn on the Avengers, Moonstone then tried to go after Comicbook/BaronZemo [[Characters/CaptainAmericaCentralRoguesGallery Baron Zemo]] for not giving her a promised reward.
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* DarkLordOnLifeSupport: [[spoiler:An elderly Baron Zemo, decades after leading the Thunderbolts in their betrayal and massacre of the Avengers, is now confined to a wheelchair and breathing through a tube.]]
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->'''Claire temple:''' I don't know for sure. Months. Maybe weeks. My advise? There's something you want to see, something you want to do... do it now.

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->'''Claire temple:''' Temple:''' I don't know for sure. Months. Maybe weeks. My advise? There's something you want to see, something you want to do... do it now.
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* UtopiaJuifiesTheMeans: Magneto justifies his involvement in the villain uprising by saying once all the heroes are dead, he'll use his territory to create the mutant sanctuary he's always dreamed of.

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* UtopiaJuifiesTheMeans: UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Magneto justifies his involvement in the villain uprising by saying once all the heroes are dead, he'll use his territory to create the mutant sanctuary he's always dreamed of.

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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: [[Comicbook/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] proves himself by killing the Comicbook/ScarletWitch and letting Comicbook/{{Quicksilver}} be crushed by Atlas.]]
* NecessaryEvil: Magneto justifies his involvement in the villain uprising by saying once all the heroes are dead, he'll use his territory to create the mutant sanctuary he's always dreamed of.

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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: [[Comicbook/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] proves himself by killing the Comicbook/ScarletWitch Characters/ScarletWitch and letting Comicbook/{{Quicksilver}} be crushed by Atlas.]]
* NecessaryEvil: Magneto justifies his involvement in the villain uprising by saying once all the heroes are dead, he'll use his territory to create the mutant sanctuary he's always dreamed of.
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* UtopiaJuifiesTheMeans: Magneto justifies his involvement in the villain uprising by saying once all the heroes are dead, he'll use his territory to create the mutant sanctuary he's always dreamed of.
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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Magneto}} proves himself by killing the Comicbook/ScarletWitch and letting Comicbook/{{Quicksilver}} be crushed by Atlas.]]

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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Magneto}} [[Comicbook/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]] proves himself by killing the Comicbook/ScarletWitch and letting Comicbook/{{Quicksilver}} be crushed by Atlas.]]
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* TemporaryBlindness: Throughly averted, as Clint’s glaucoma in both this and the original ''Old Man Logan'' is anything '''but''' temporary.
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* EvilOldFolks: Just like in the original ''Old Man Logan'' to which this is a prequel, the Heroic Age supervillains still around, such as Bullseye (now a cyborg with Deathlok technology and still as deadly and psychotic as ever), the Thunderbirds (who betrayed the Avengers in the Uprising, with Songbird becoming TheAtoner), Taskmaster, Avalanche, Baron Zemo (who has suffered from a series of strokes that rendered him an EvilCripple), and of course President Red Skull, have become this.

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* EvilOldFolks: Just like in the original ''Old Man Logan'' to which this is a prequel, the Heroic Age supervillains still around, such as Bullseye (now a cyborg with Deathlok technology and still as deadly and psychotic as ever), the Thunderbirds Thunderbolts (who betrayed the Avengers in the Uprising, with Songbird becoming TheAtoner), Taskmaster, Avalanche, Baron Zemo (who has suffered from a series of strokes that rendered him an EvilCripple), and of course President Red Skull, have become this.
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* EvilOldFolks: Just like in the original ''Old Man Logan'' to which this is a prequel, the Heroic Age supervillains still around, such as Bullseye (now a cyborg with Deathlok technology and still as deadly and psychotic as ever), the Thunderbirds (who betrayed the Avengers in the Uprising, with Songbird becoming TheAtoner), Taskmaster, Avalanche, Baron Zemo (who has suffered from a series of strokes that rendered him an EvilCripple), and of course President Red Skull, have become this.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Songbird’s final fate at the end of her [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption]] - she dies in Clint’s arms after Bullseye throws his sai into her back.]]

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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Songbird’s final fate at the end of her [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption]] - she dies in Clint’s arms after Bullseye throws his sai into her back.]] A flashback reveals Black Widow also died in Hawkeye’s arms after Citizen V/Baron Zemo [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled her with a sword]]]].
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Songbird’s final fate at the end of her [[RedemptionEqualDeath redemption]] - she dies in Clint’s arms after Bullseye throws his sai into her back.]]

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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Songbird’s final fate at the end of her [[RedemptionEqualDeath [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption]] - she dies in Clint’s arms after Bullseye throws his sai into her back.]]
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"Old Man Hawkeye" is a 2018 comic book by Ethan Sacks and Marco Checchetto. It is a {{prequel}} to the miniseries ''ComicBook/OldManLogan''.

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Clint manages to hunt down and kill Zemo and the turncoat Thunderbolts, and begins training to learn how to fight without the use of his eyes. However, Kate abandons him after realizing that he's not gonna stop until he gets himself killed, and readers of the original ''Old Man Logan'' know that his plan to use the SuperSerum to stop the Red Skull will ultimately result in his own death.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Clint manages to hunt down and kill Zemo and the turncoat Thunderbolts, also kills Bullseye, and begins training under Stick (a still-living Matt Murdock) to learn how to fight without the use of his eyes. However, Kate abandons him after realizing that he's not gonna stop until he gets himself killed, and readers of the original ''Old Man Logan'' know that his plan to use the SuperSerum to stop the Red Skull will ultimately result in his own death.]]


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* BodyHorror: The [[IWasQuiteTheLooker once-gorgeous]] Moonstone suffers from this. Her moonstone (the source of her powers) is breaking down her body, and by the time Clint and Kate find her, she resembles a walking corpse.
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** In a fight, Comicbook/{{Bullseye}} mentions how [[spoiler: he stabbed Daredevil who then fell off a cliff before Bullseye could cut off his head. This sets up the final scene of the story revealing Matt Murdock is now the sensei Stick.]]

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** In a fight, Comicbook/{{Bullseye}} Comicbook/{{Bullseye|MarvelComics}} mentions how [[spoiler: he stabbed Daredevil who then fell off a cliff before Bullseye could cut off his head. This sets up the final scene of the story revealing Matt Murdock is now the sensei Stick.]]
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** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Comicbook/MilesMorales and [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] in a battle with the Comicbook/RedFSkull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.

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** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Comicbook/MilesMorales and [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] in a battle with the Comicbook/RedFSkull Comicbook/RedSkull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.
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* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler: Being fatally wounded by Bullseye allows Bucky to regain control of his own mind after years of having served as the Red Skull's brainwashed enforcer. He lives just long enough to thank the assassin for finally putting him out of his misery.]]

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* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler: Being fatally wounded by Bullseye allows Bucky Comicbook/{{Bucky|Barnes}} to regain control of his own mind after years of having served as the Red Skull's brainwashed enforcer. He lives just long enough to thank the assassin for finally putting him out of his misery.]]



** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Miles Morales and Kamala Khan in a battle with the Red Skull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.

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** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Miles Morales Comicbook/MilesMorales and [[Comicbook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan Khan]] in a battle with the Red Skull Comicbook/RedFSkull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.
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** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that Sam Wilson was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Miles Morales and Kamala Khan in a battle with the Red Skull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.

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** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson Wilson]] was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Miles Morales and Kamala Khan in a battle with the Red Skull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The last time Hawkeye will see some action...[[note]]Because he gets blind! got it?[[/note]]]]
->'''Claire Temple:''' You're going blind. That's something I can't fix.
->'''Hawkeye:''' How long do I have? Claire, how long?
->'''Claire temple:''' I don't know for sure. Months. Maybe weeks. My advise? There's something you want to see, something you want to do... do it now.
"Old Man Hawkeye" is a 2018 comic book by Ethan Sacks and Marco Checchetto. It is a {{prequel}} to the miniseries ''ComicBook/OldManLogan''.

Hawkeye is one of the few superheroes still alive in the Wastelands. Back in the day of the villain uprising, he was the leader of the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, who switched sides and aided the supervillains. Now, with little else to fight for, he is seeking and executing all the former members of the Thunderbolts. Especially their leader, Baron Zemo. But it's not an easy quest. Besides the Thunderbolts themselves, he must overcome the dangers of the Wastelands, the agent Bullseye sent by the government to kill him, and his glaucoma that is turning him blind.

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* TheAtoner: Songbird has spent the ensuing decades since the massacre trying to make up for what she's done by working as a nun.
* BadBoss: Hammer hired Clint to take him somewhere. Clint points that the rocks in the area are unstable, but Hammer did not hire him for his opinions or his conversation. There are criminals in that area, that they may elude with a small detour, but Mr. impatient can't be late. And yes, they are attacked... because of Hammer's cargo, that he won't mention.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Clint manages to hunt down and kill Zemo and the turncoat Thunderbolts, and begins training to learn how to fight without the use of his eyes. However, Kate abandons him after realizing that he's not gonna stop until he gets himself killed, and readers of the original ''Old Man Logan'' know that his plan to use the SuperSerum to stop the Red Skull will ultimately result in his own death.]]
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Comicbook/WarMachine was the first Avenger to fall during Zemo's ambush.
* CallForward: A particularly bleak one. [[spoiler: In the final issue, Kate says that if Clint doesn't abandon his current path, he's gonna wind up with a bullet in his head, which is exactly what happens in ''Old Man Logan''.]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: It turns out after helping the Comicbook/{{Thunderbolts}} turn on the Avengers, Moonstone then tried to go after Comicbook/BaronZemo for not giving her a promised reward.
-->'''Clint''': Wow, you just had a taste for betrayal, huh?
* TheDragon: Avalanche serves as one for Baron Zemo.
* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler: Being fatally wounded by Bullseye allows Bucky to regain control of his own mind after years of having served as the Red Skull's brainwashed enforcer. He lives just long enough to thank the assassin for finally putting him out of his misery.]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Bullseye, who has lethal accuracy but nothing else, is now a cyborg!
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes / LoveMakesYouEvil: Beetle reveals that he betrayed the Avengers out of his love for Songbird, who would've been killed alongside the rest of the Thunderbolts had they refused to go along with Zemo's plan. After his death, Clint finds a note Beetle had written for Songbird, saying that he never stopped loving her, even at the end of his life.
* EvilCripple: [[spoiler: A series of strokes have left Zemo in a wheelchair and in need of an oxygen tube.]]
* ForegoneConclusion: Being a prequel to ''Old Man Logan'', it's clear that all pieces will land there.
** Logan is not taking part in fights anymore. If he appears, it will be just a cameo.
** Hawkeye ''will'' get blind. There's no escaping that. So, instead of making a big "twist" of it at one point, it is announced at the very beginning of the story.
** And of course, no matter what happens... Hawkeye will survive this story.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** [[spoiler: Zemo being confined to a wheelchair is subtly hinted at throughout the story, as he's always seen sitting down with the rest of his body obscured from view. The only time he's shown standing up turns out to be a hologram.]]
** In a fight, Comicbook/{{Bullseye}} mentions how [[spoiler: he stabbed Daredevil who then fell off a cliff before Bullseye could cut off his head. This sets up the final scene of the story revealing Matt Murdock is now the sensei Stick.]]
* GenreSavvy: At the end of the story, [[spoiler: Taskmaster chooses to let Clint and Kate get away after they kill Bullseye, saying "I didn't get this far chasing someone else's stupid vendetta."]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Bullseye dies with a smile on his face, content at having gotten one last showdown with a real superhero.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: When the villains attacked, Clint was part of an Avengers unit that included former enemies the Thunderbolts. Clint assured Comicbook/BlackWidow they could trust them. Instead, in the battle, the T-Bolts turned on the heroes and helped wipe the Avengers out.
* KillAndReplace: In the flashbacks, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Zemo infiltrated Clint and Natasha's Avengers squad by killing the John Watkins version of Citizen V and [[MuggedForDisguise stealing his costume]]. Ironically, that costume had previously belonged to Zemo back when he was first leading the Thunderbolts]].
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Magneto}} proves himself by killing the Comicbook/ScarletWitch and letting Comicbook/{{Quicksilver}} be crushed by Atlas.]]
* NecessaryEvil: Magneto justifies his involvement in the villain uprising by saying once all the heroes are dead, he'll use his territory to create the mutant sanctuary he's always dreamed of.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: The original ''Old Man Logan'' showed that the Red Skull had killed Bucky after destroying the nation's capital. Here, it's revealed that he actually spared Bucky's life in order to turn him back into a mind-controlled assassin as [[AFateWorseThanDeath a final insult]].]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Songbird has spent years praying for redemption after betraying the Avengers, and helps protect Hawkeye from Bullseye. Unfortunately, Bullseye ends up killing her for that.]]
* {{Retcon}}:
** A flashback in the first issue of the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing series showed that Sam Wilson was Captain America when he died, and that his death took place alongside those of Comicbook/IronMan, Miles Morales and Kamala Khan in a battle with the Red Skull (and a few other villains like Spiral, Whirlwind and Baron Blood). Here, Sam was still in his original Falcon identity at the time of the superhero purge, and his death occurred when the small team of Avengers that Hawkeye and Black Widow were leading got ambushed by Baron Zemo's group in Las Vegas. Iron Man, Miles and Kamala weren't at that fight (presumably having been attacked offscreen in other cities), nor were Red Skull or any of the other villains seen in the previous flashback. Also, Bucky's Captain America costume is shown as part of the Red Skull's trophy collection, reaffirming the flashback in the original series showing that he was the holder of the Cap mantle when the uprising happened.
** Bullseye claims he killed Daredevil, when the Enchantress was actually the one who killed him ([[YourHeadASplode by making his head burst]], no less) in the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing. [[spoiler: And then the ending of ''Old Man Hawkeye'' has Matt still being alive]].
** Minor example, but, as mentioned above, the original storyline implied the supervillain uprising took place in-universe around the same time the story was actually published, which was 2008. As such, when the corpse of Comicbook/CarolDanvers was seen on the cover of one if the issues, it was still clad in her black Comicbook/MsMarvel costume. The flashback in ''Old Man Hawkeye'' (as well as the previously-mentioned cameo from Kamala Khan in the ''Old Man Logan'' ongoing) instead indicates Carol had already taken on her Captain Marvel identity by the time of her death.
* ProperlyParanoid: In the flashbacks, Black Widow raises concerns about trusting the Thunderbolts in a battle against a villain army. She's right.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The point of Clint's crusade as he wants payback on the Thunderbolts before he goes blind.
* ShoutOut: Just before destroying a Sentinel with an arrow to the eye, Kate says "[[Film/{{Jaws}} Smile, you son of a bitch...]]"
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: After Avalanche is fatally stabbed through the mouth with one of Hawkeye's arrows, he tries to destroy the entire Weapon X facility so that nobody gets out alive.]]
* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler: Magneto is shown crying after he's forced to kill Scarlet Witch.]]
* WhamLine: The final scene: [[spoiler: Now blind, Clint goes to meet the mysterious "Stick", begging him to teach him how to fight as a blind man and seek justice. Stick's reply: "No need to stand on ceremony, Clint. Just call me [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matt]]]]."

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