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It was Kate that saved them using one of Patriot's throwing stars. Unfortunately, the Young Avengers were only successful in starting a fire and becoming hostages themselves. Kate first encountered the Young Avengers when they attempted to save her and two hundred other guests at her sister's wedding in St. She also met with a therapist during this time to work through some of her issues. She quickly became proficient in swordplay, archery, and martial arts.

However, the ordeal eventually motivated her to learn several forms of combat fighting and self-defense.

The event initially left Kate traumatized and even more isolated. Īt some point prior to her sister's wedding, Kate was sexually assaulted while walking in Central Park. Kate also felt uncomfortable with her family's wealth and began trying to emulate her mother by spending time at soup kitchens and women's shelters. With the recent disillusion from her father, Kate turned Hawkeye into her role model. Kate was impressed by the Avengers, but specially Hawkeye, for being a regular human with no powers but only skill. The Avengers had arrived to the scene, after the archer Hawkeye had kept an eye on El Matador for some time, and they defeated the villains. When one of Matador's men was about to catch her, an arrow flew past him, distracting him and saving Kate. Įl Matador held her to ransom, but Kate managed to attempt an escape. She followed him to a meet-up with El Matador, and accidentally got herself caught briefly after Derek had left the location. She quickly became disillusioned with Derek, and decided to further investigate his activities. When she was still little, Kate secretly witnessed her father beating up another person late at night in his study. She developed a very independent, blunt, and stubborn personality. From an early age, Kate was frequently lonely and became determined to rely only on herself. They have a friendly but somewhat tense relationship, because Susan doesn't understand or share Kate's focus on helping others. Her mother Eleanor was estranged from her father and frequently absent on vacations until she died while on a trip to Boulder, Colorado while Kate was still young. Although her father Derek was an emotionally distant publishing magnate, Kate admired him, and tried to gain his attention and approval during her summer breaks from boarding school. Kate Bishop grew up as the youngest daughter of a rich Manhattanite family.