General Hawk
| Hawk | |
|---|---|
| G.I. Joe character | |
.jpg)
Packaging artwork for Hawk's 1986 action figure.
|
|
| First appearance | 1982 |
| Voiced by |
|
| Information | |
| Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
| Specialty |
|
| File name | Abernathy, Clayton M. |
| Birth place | Denver, CO |
| SN |
|
| Rank |
|
| Primary MOS |
|
| Secondary MOS |
|
| Subgroups | Star Brigade |
| General Hawk | |
|---|---|
| G.I. Joe character | |
Dennis Quaid as General Hawk in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
|
|
| First appearance | 2009 |
| Portrayed by | Dennis Quaid |
| Voiced by | Josh Robert Thompson (video game) |
| Information | |
| Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
| Specialty | Team Leader |
| File name | Clayton M. Abernathy |
| SN | 142-27-CM46 |
| Rank | Major General (O-8) |
| Series | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
Hawk (also released as General Hawk, General Tomahawk, General Abernathy, and G.I. Joe Hawk) is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is one of the original members of the G.I. Joe Team, and debuted in 1982 as a Missile Commander, but was later promoted to full commander of the team. Hawk is portrayed by Dennis Quaid in the 2009 live-action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
Hawk's real name is Clayton M. Abernathy, and he was born in Denver, Colorado. He comes from a wealthy family, whose influence enabled him to enroll in West Point. He graduated at the top of his class. He also graduated from Advanced Infantry Training and Covert Ops School, and served on the fictional North Atlantic Range Command and USA ENG COM and EVR Missile Radar Training. Hawk is a qualified expert in the use of the M16 rifle and M-1911A1 automatic pistol.
Hawk is the original field commander of the G.I. Joe Team. His primary military specialty is strategic command operations and his secondary military specialties are ranger, artillery, intelligence and radar. His original rank was that of colonel. He was later promoted to brigadier general and then major general. As a colonel, Hawk served under General Lawrence Flagg, and was responsible for recruiting most of the team's early members. After General Flagg was killed in action and his successor, General Austin, retired from active duty, Hawk assumed full command of the G.I. Joe team.
As the conflict between G.I. Joe and Cobra became known in the United States and abroad, Hawk was the public face of the G.I. Joe team. He was also instrumental in the reinstatement of the G.I. Joe team after it was temporarily disbanded. This was due to his involvement with "The Jugglers", a top-secret group of generals who had frequently interfered with the team's operations. Hawk was able to undermine corruption from within by keeping tabs on them, and blackmailed them into immediately reinstating the team, once evidence was presented that Cobra was again operating on domestic soil. However, he decides to take on more of an advisory role as commander in chief, letting field command duties fall to Duke.
...
Wikipedia