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“ | Kickin Hawk's my best hand-to-hand fighter... Foot-to-head fighter. | ” |
Kickin Hawk is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an unknown species from an unknown planet.
Appearance[]
Kickin Hawk resembles a combination of a rooster and a hawk. He has sharp black claws on his toes and talons on his hands, as well as two larger talons protruding from his arms. He has green eyes and a short yellow beak and is covered in brown feathers. He also has a white-brown mohawk and belly. He wears a green mask, a green belt with a white stripe, and black briefs.
Kickin Hawk wears a strap vest with the Omnitrix symbol on the vest hooker.
Powers and Abilities[]
Kickin Hawk has enhanced strength, durability, agility and reflexes and can use a special ability where he spins around very fast and knocks enemies away with his feet.[2]
Kickin Hawk is recognized by Ben as his best close-range (hand-to-hand) fighter, or "foot-to-head fighter", fighting almost exclusively with his legs.[1]
Kickin Hawk's legs have surprising flexibility and dexterity, as he is able to use them to reach out and grab objects much like an arm.[3] He is also capable of pulling the trigger of a blaster with his three-fingered hands.[2]
Kickin Hawk's kicks can generate powerful shockwaves that send his enemies flying. He is also able to kick an object with enough force equivalent to a cannonball, and can also run very fast.[4]
Kickin Hawk is capable of withstanding the vacuum of space, but he still needs to breathe to survive. Without an oxygen supply, Kickin Hawk is limited to holding his breath.[5]
Weaknesses[]
Kickin Hawk is weak against energy-based attacks, such as those generated by a Pugnavore.[6]
Kickin Hawk is vulnerable to electricity, as demonstrated with Liam.[7]
History[]
Omniverse[]
- Kickin Hawk first appeared in Outbreak, where he was added to the active playlist after the Omnitrix "sampled" Liam's DNA[note 1] and defeated the latter.
- In Bros in Space, Kickin Hawk defeated Fistrick and his Muroid army.
- In T.G.I.S., Kickin Hawk and Zak battled Argost.
- In Tummy Trouble, Kickin Hawk fought Attea until he reverted.
- In Vilgax Must Croak, Kickin Hawk entered Incarcecon with the other Plumbers before briefly attacking Vilgax out of anger.
- In O Mother, Where Art Thou?, Kickin Hawk knocked some TNT out of the Vreedle Brothers' hands and kicked it away before it exploded.
- In Collect This, Kickin Hawk played soccer with Rook and the Kineceleran kids and accidentally wrecked Pakmar's lamp store after scoring a goal.
- In Weapon XI: Part 1, Kickin Hawk tried to fight Servantis, but was stopped and defeated by Kevin, forcing Kickin Hawk to escape the Rooter Headquarters with the rest of his team.
- In Rook Tales, Kickin Hawk was defeated by Kundo.
- In Charm School, Kickin Hawk "protected" Gwen from Hex by pinning the latter against a tree.
- In Vreedlemania, Kickin Hawk fought the Vreedles and was defeated by the Krakken.
- In Third Time's a Charm, Kickin Hawk battled and tricked Charmcaster with Skurd's help before kicking her into her bag.
- In The Most Dangerous Game Show, Kickin Hawk escaped the Null Void with all the contestants and was defeated by Charles Zenith.
- In A New Dawn, Kickin Hawk appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Appearances[]
Naming and Translations[]
Language | Name | Origin |
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Bulgarian | Кикин Хоук | From the original English name |
Chinese | 刀锋神鹰 (former) 威力鹰 (current) |
From 刀锋 (Dāo Fēng), blade, and 神鹰 (Shén Yīng), eagle From From 威力 (Wēi Lì), power, and 鹰 (Yīng), hawk |
French | Faukonnosaure[CN 1] | From faucon, falcon, and -saure, -saur |
German | Kicking Hawk | From the original English name |
Greek | Κλωτσογεράκι | From κλωτσιά, kick, and γεράκι, hawk |
Italian | Crestabestia | From cresta, crest, and bestia beast |
Polish | Megaszpon | From mega and szpon, claw |
Portuguese (Br) | Cocorocoide | From a mix of cocoroco, the natural sound that roosters emit, and -oide, Greek suffix for "similar to" |
Romanian | Gainovulturul, șoimul | From gaina, chicken and vultur, hawk
From falcon |
Russian | Кикин-Хок | From the original English name |
Spanish (HA) | Halcón | From halcón, hawk |
Turkish | Tekmeleyen Şahin | From Tekmeleyen, kickin, and Şahin, hawk |
Etymology[]
Kickin Hawk's name is a portmanteau of "kicking", his main fighting technique; and "chickenhawk", referencing his hawk-like appearance.
Trivia[]
- Kickin Hawk's existence was confirmed on the Entertainment Earth website.
- Derrick J. Wyatt possibly came up with Kickin Hawk, but could not remember if that was true.[DJW 1] He was conceived after the creation of Liam.[DJW 2]
- Kickin Hawk appears to make a screeching sound when he talks, much like how Liam often makes chicken noises when he speaks.
- The same sound can be heard during Kickin Hawk's transformation sequence and whenever he kicks.
- Said sound appears to be the infamous stock eagle screech, which is the cry of the red-tailed hawk. Interestingly, the red-tailed hawk is among the three birds of prey that were once known as chickenhawks.
- Kickin Hawk's Spinning Kick Attack somewhat resembles the Tatsumaki Senpuyaku from Street Fighter.
- Kickin Hawk went by multiple working names, such as Kickin' Hawk, Ka-Chickin, Chi-Kickin, Ch'Kickin, and KiChicken, before his final name was coined by Matt Wayne.[OV Brief 1][DJW 3][DJW 4]
- Kickin Hawk's mask resembles that of Hawkman. The rest of his outfit bears a close resemblance to the 1980's design of Marvel's Hercules.
- Albedo is unable to transform into Kickin Hawk.[DJW 5]
Notes[]
- ↑ Liam is not Kickin Hawk's genetic donor, as whenever the Omnitrix detects uncatalogued DNA, it will vocally alert Ben and will disable its functions if it does not get close enough to the subject, which means it would had sampled Liam's DNA when Ben first encountered him in The More Things Change: Part 1 if his DNA wasn't already catalogued.[8]