Most inconsistent character?!

[Jokerz79]

But that wasn't inconsistent: in the mean time, he was murdered by one of his best friends, resurrected without knowing how exactly, saw the Avengers divided in a civil war that ended with Cap's murder, became a fugitive hunted by some of his friends, saw Janet die, and finally a pschyopath become King of the World. He just snapped.

Nah that was just Bendis being Bendis he's the same guy who based Disassembled on a story point resolved years earlier.

[Agent Z]

Magneto.

My choice would be Clint Barton (A.K.A. Hawkeye). In the early days, Clint was totally against killing and even shunned Mockingbird after she let Lincoln Slade fall to his death. However, during the Bendis era, Clint had no qualms about killing Norman Osborn (public enemy #1 of Spider-Man).

Clint later admitted to Bobbi he was wrong about the Phantom Rider situation. It's not unreasonable to think he'd changed his mind about killing.

[XPac]

Nah that was just Bendis being Bendis he's the same guy who based Disassembled on a story point resolved years earlier.

The thing is in comic book logic (and to a degree sci-fi fiction in general), dying and coming back to life is somewhat of a free pass in comics to write the character out of character. The most extreme example would be Drax the Destroyer... he went from a Superman to a Hulk to a Wolverine and back again everytime he died.

[Michael Watkins]

Paladin is inconsistent enough that I suspect he might be covering up some kind of bipolar illness

[stingray]

Nah that was just Bendis being Bendis he's the same guy who based Disassembled on a story point resolved years earlier.

This. Hawkeye wasn't the only one acting totally out of character under Bendis' writing either. Glad he left for DC to be honest.

[K7P5V]

Clint later admitted to Bobbi he was wrong about the Phantom Rider situation.

Thanks. That's good to know.

It's not unreasonable to think he'd changed his mind about killing.

It's possible. I guess that could happen when you work with someone like Cap, who experienced the 2nd World War firsthand.

[Omega Alpha]

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It's possible. I guess that could happen when you work with someone like Cap, who experienced the 2nd World War firsthand.

Also: Wolverine.

Plus, it wasn't like killing Osborn was his first option. He tried to attack him on TV, make the public see who he really is.

[Digifiend]

But that wasn't inconsistent: in the mean time, he was murdered by one of his best friends, resurrected without knowing how exactly,

That's because House of M resurrected him. It was reality warping, and he just remembers dying one minute and blinking back into existence the next.

[Falcon16]

My choice would be Clint Barton (A.K.A. Hawkeye). In the early days, Clint was totally against killing and even shunned Mockingbird after she let Lincoln Slade fall to his death. However, during the Bendis era, Clint had no qualms about killing Norman Osborn (public enemy #1 of Spider-Man).

Seconded. I prefer the 90s Hawkeye.

[ermac]

Magneto and his children.

[Electricmastro]

I think Namor is one of them. A lot of writers can never seem to decide how his villainous and friendliness qualities should be balanced out.