Joseph Hawkins (Earth-6587)

"You have people that sit up at night worried sick about you, and they're not going to stop worrying about you. That's what a family does. They put up with each other and they put up each other first, before ourselves."

- - Joe Hawkins

Detective Joseph "Joe" Hawkins is a detective of the Dakota Police Department and one of the most dedicated members of the department, being an ally of the city vigilantes Static and Blue Beetle. He is the father of Iris and Jeff Hawkins, as well as boyfriend of his superior, Commissioner Mercy Knight.

Early Life
Joseph "Joe" Hawkins was born in October 5th, 1970, on Dakota, Ohio to Dakota Police Department officer Ben Hawkins. He and his father had a healthy relationship, and Ben's job inspired Joe to follow the same career.

At some point in his life, Hawkins met a woman named Francine Horton, the two fell in love, and they started dating in secrecy. The reaching point came when Joe personally went to Francine's house and asked her father if he could marry her. Luckily for Joe, Francine's family loved him and they were quick to accept. The two married in October 5th, 1992 and six months later the couple discovered Francine was pregnant of their first child, Iris. Two years later, the couple had another child, Jefferson.

After Jefferson's birth, Joe and Francine lived a happy life until she tragically died during the Dakota Riots by an unknown assailant. Francine's death caused a huge blow in the family, and Joe had to learn how to raise his children by his own, with Iris being 4 and Jefferson only 2 years old.