Hawkeye
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The word Hawkeye may be applied in a number of ways:
- James Fenimore Cooper invented the character of Hawkeye, first of the long rifles, and his faithful Mohican blood brother Chingachgook, in The Pioneers, published in 1823. The most famous of Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales" was Last of the Mohicans, the original of the American Western, though it was Western New York State that was the setting, and the French and Indian War that provided the background. "Hawkeye" was Natty Bumppo, the original pioneer in deerskins.
- Hawkeye Pierce, taking his nickname from Cooper's character, was a major character in the novel, film and television series M*A*S*H.
- Hawkeye (comics) is a superhero published by Marvel Comics.
- Hawkeye (computer game) is a video game for the C64 and Amiga.
- The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an AWACS aircraft.
- Hawk-Eye is a virtual reality tracking system used in cricket and other sports.
- The American State of Iowa is known as the "Hawkeye State", and the University Of Iowa's sports teams are nicknamed the Hawkeyes.
- Hawkeye is the name of a character in the Gerry Anderson TV series Terrahawks.
- Hawkeye was the (now-defunct) RCA Broadcast Products division's name for the M professional video cassette format developed by Matsushita in 1982.
- Riza Hawkeye is a major character in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist.