Calling Hawksworth a blunt instrument would be an insult to crowbars and hammers everywhere. In short, he is a hero with no redeeming features whatsoever. A thoroughly ruthless character, he is chauvinistic, uninterested in the thoughts and opinions of everyone else (and generally dismissive of the idea that other people can think and form opinions), disrespectful of his superiors, intolerant of those with liberal perspectives, and prepared to use and sacrifice anyone if it suits his interest. He is only ever at home in a war zone. Before working for Spyder he was kicked out of MI9; though he is potentially intelligent, he deliberately chooses not to be, preferring an all-guns-blazing solution to any problem. He won't hesitate to kill anyone when provoked to do so, believing this to be always the best approach, and enjoys manipulating people into positions where he will be forced to kill them without receiving any reprimand for his actions. He is never happier than when someone is trying to kill him – provided, of course, that it is 'a British sort of death' – as this means he is allowed to slay them in return.
His only hobbies are his classic Lagonda car and hunting, as shooting animals is the closest substitute to killing other people. He usually ignores women and nothing makes him more uncomfortable than a mission in which he has to show affection for a woman or get close to one in order to achieve the goal. Despite this, he has somehow developed a begrudging respect for Lottie, although he enjoys making her uncomfortable and even gleefully smirks in the penultimate episode when he believes she has been killed.
