people often conflate comedic with unintelligent when it comes to certain characters ( that or āsassyā) so I can only imagine clint likely gets flanderized to hell by fandom and made into a complete idiot when heās not. idk much about clint but thatās my guess anyway.
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there definitely is a wide-spread assumption that Clint is . . . not stupid, necessarily, but too chaotic to function properly. that heās just 100% a mess. the reason for that, I think, doesnāt come from his comedic nature ( lbr, a lot of folks arenāt even aware that heās funny af ). if there is one comic run that somehow most people have either read or seen panels of, itās Fraction.
Fraction is wonderful on one hand cos it utterly humanizes Clint in a world full of perfect superheroes. he drinks coffee straight from the pot, uses shoelaces for a belt, cuts every last wire on his PlayStation cos heās too lazy to untangle them, starts beef with the ātracksuit mafiaā and ends up needing to be saved by every last one of his ex-girlfriends while also being demeaned and slapped by them but thatās okay cos Clint is obviously an idiot ( listen, I was trying not to let my dislike for Fraction show but obv I canāt hide it ). the fandom at large finds that so relatable, itās become established that Clint is a messy dumbass.
thing with that run that people seem to forget : Clint was severely depressed at the time to the point where heād started to neglect himself completely.
if one was to pick up pretty much any other comic run with him, one would come across one of the most hard-working and capable people, especially considering that Clint is 100% human without any form of powers. sure, heās very nonchalant about pretty much anything. heās sarcastic, he quips a lot, doesnāt take most things too seriously, and comes with a generally very casual attitude. but heās way, way more than that.
he creates his own trick arrows. heās successfully lead various avenger teams and a thunderbolt team. his greatest fear is not being good enough. he has an unbelievable temper and will start a fight with literally anyone. he is the most loyal friend anyone could ask for. he will always sacrifice himself for the right thing even if it means being alienated from and hated by everyone he knows ( if I had a cent for every time that happens in the comics, Iād have two cents. which isnāt a lot but itās weird that it happened twice ).
and hereās the fun part: Clint strives on being underestimated. he aims for that. constantly. if he comes across as stupid, itās because thatās what he wants others to believe. Clint is basically the guy who invented weaponized incompetence and uses it when he sees fit - only to then turn around and pull a thoroughly complicated, well-planned and selfless act.
heās a bit chaotic. absolutely. and heās a little too casual and doesnāt take a lot of things seriously. but heās definitely not stupid.