| “ | If they're somewhere in Americana, Sue and I fill find them. You can be sure of that. | „ |
| ― Hawkeye to Bookburner, Jack of Fables #18 — "Americana, Part 2: Welcome to Americana — Mind the Zombies" |
Natty Bumppo, better known as Hawkeye, is a human Fable from Americana. He is one of Bookburner's henchpeople and debuts in Jack of Fables #18 — "Americana, Part 2: Welcome to Americana — Mind the Zombies."
History
Background
Natty Bumppo,[1] better known as Hawkeye, is a Fable who lives in Americana, the Homelands version of Northern America. He is one of Bookburner's henchpeople.[2]
The hunt for Hillary Page
In a zombie-ridden area of America known as the Idyll, an enraged Bookburner commissions Hawkeye to track down Hillary Page and her traveling companions. Hawkeye consents but states that he requires funds, new attire, and a firearm, which Burner accepts. Burner hands Hillary's jacket to him and inquires whether Hawkeye can detect her scent from it. After taking a deep sniff, Hawkeye confirms that he can, assuring Burner that if Hillary and her companions are present in Americana, he and Slue Foot Sue will be able to locate them. Burner instructs him to eliminate Hillary's associate, Jack Horner, as he holds no regard for him. However, he commands him to return Hillary and the Pathetic Fallacy to him without harm, and threatens to incinerate Hawkeye's books[2] and obliterate him from existence[3] should anything occur to the latter.[2]
Accompanied by a zombie police squad, Sue and Hawkeye successfully track down Hillary and the others at a train station in Steamboat, where they hold them at gunpoint. When Hawkeye commands the group to board the train, Jack questions their identities. Hawkeye provides his name and asserts that he does not wish to inflict harm; yet, Jack provokes him by implying that his parents must have really loathed him to give him the name Natty Bumppo. A furious Hawkeye inquires of Jack whether he wishes for that name to be the final thing he hears before his demise. When he threatens to commence shooting if they do not board the train, they are attacked by Paul Bunyan, allowing the others to flee. Hawkeye and Sue successfully shoot down Bunyan, but their victory is short-lived as the fallen Bunyan crashes down on them, trapping both of them beneath its weight. While being pinned down by Bunyan, Hawkeye commands the police zombies to pursue Hillary and her group, unless they wish to provoke Bookburner. However, the unintelligent zombies fail to perform adequately.[1]
Hawkeye and his team chase after Hillary and her group throughout Americana. In The Frontier region, they follow them on horseback, with Hawkeye shouting that they cannot let them escape this time, and they must seize Hillary and the Literal, while the others can be disregarded. However, when Raven morphs into a colossal raven and knocks Sue and Hawkeye off their horses, their targets manage to escape, much to Hawkeye's anger.[1]
Hawkeye is forced to go back to Idyll with only Bunyan as his captive, and he watches with sorrow as Bookburner incinerates Bunyan's book. As Bunyan starts to disappear from existence, Hawkeye expresses his genuine regret. The two then resume their chase and locate Hillary and Humpty Dumpty in the Frontier area, who have become detached from the remainder of the group. They apprehend both individuals, and the captives are taken to Burner.[3]
Powers and abilities
Enhanced tracking: Hawkeye has the ability to follow a specific scent trail of a person with just his nose, which allows him to track individuals over vast distances, across the entire world.[2]
Appearances
Jack of Fables
- Jack of Fables #18 (first appearance) (first identified as Hawkeye)
- Jack of Fables #19 (first identified as Natty Bumppo)
- Jack of Fables #20
Original source
| “ | Just remember that your books burn as well as any, Hawkeye. | „ |
| ― Bookburner to Hawkeye, Jack of Fables #18 — "Americana, Part 2: Welcome to Americana — Mind the Zombies" |
Bookburner's copy of The Leatherstocking Tales
Natty Bumppo, aka Hawkeye, is based on the character of the same name from James Fenimore Cooper's book series The Leatherstocking Tales. He is a mythic frontiersman and guide, who acts as the protagonist of the series. Natty Bumppo is also recognized by the names Leather-Stocking, Hawkeye, Pathfinder, and Deerslayer. He is a young white man who was brought up by the Delaware Indians and educated by members of a Moravian sect. The character is a courageous and honorable woodsman, hunter, and interpreter, and has been a lifelong friend of Chingachgook, a chief of the Mohican tribe, as well as his son Uncas. Throughout the series, he forms alliances with different European pioneer and military groups, alongside his Indian brethren. He is depicted as an idealized figure connected to the disappearing wilderness, without a wife or children, and remains hauntingly devoted to a way of life that is ultimately doomed.[4]
In Hawkeye's debut issue, Bookburner can be seen holding up a copy of the book series, threatening to burn it[2] and erase Hawkeye from existence[3] if he doesn't do what he says.[2]
References
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