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[[folder:Director Nicholas J. "Nick" Fury]]

[[folder:Director Phil Coulson]]
!!''Director Phillip J. "Phil" Coulson''

[[folder:Victoria Hand]]
!!''Victoria Hand''

* AffectionateNickname: Fury calls him "my one good eye" when lamenting his "death".

--> '''World Security Council:''' Director Fury, the council has made a decision.\\

-->'''Coulson:''' Stupid, stupid, stupid! And very cruel! And stupid!

-->'''Maria Hill''': Those cards, they were in Coulson's locker, not in his jacket.\\
'''Nick Fury''': [The Avengers] [[ILied needed]] [[AndThisIsFor a push in the right direction]]. (''sees the Quinjet takes off'') They found it.
* MachiavelliWasWrong: Invoked and averted. When Steve is concerned about the implications of Project Insight, Fury quotes Literature/ThePrince, and says that S.H.I.E.L.D. deals with things as they are rather than how they wish they could be. Ultimately this mindset is shaken to the core at the end of ''The Winter Soldier'' when [[spoiler: HYDRA leader Pierce reveals that Fury's pragmatic attitude towards world security is what inspired him to take a KnightTemplar approach himself and join HYDRA]]. It's pretty clear Fury is '''not''' proud of this development.

-->'''[[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]]''': He is ''the'' spy. His ''secrets'' have secrets.

!!''Agent/Commander Maria Hill''

* AdaptationalHeroism: In this universe, [[spoiler:SHIELD is officially disbanded]] before the Civil War even happens, and her antagonistic role toward superheroes is transferred to General Ross, so she doesn't really get the opportunity to display the infamous bitchy attitude she had in the comic.

* ActionGirl: In [[EstablishingCharacterMoment her first few minutes on screen]], she takes on Loki and his crew of thugs.
** By ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', she ''definitely'' qualifies. She [[spoiler: saves Nat, Steve, and Sam from imminent execution]], as well as [[spoiler: very casually shooting two soldiers who were trying to sneak up on her, ''without even getting up from her chair''.]]

** In Deadpool Bi-Annual #1, [[ComicBook/BruteForce Brute Force]] establishes itself as hating humans for imprisoning animals and ruining the environment... until Coulson shows up, at which point they ''immediately'' try to get him into a group hug. [[spoiler: Turns out that Phil was their government contact while they did some black-ops work in the nineties until an operation went south and they had to lay low, but still, given their attitude towards almost every other human, the way they treat him certainly qualifies as this.]]

%% Putting a trope into a secondary bullet of another trope is against the Examples Indentation rules. Leave BadassNormal at first level, please.

%% Putting a trope into a secondary bullet of another trope is against the Examples Indentation rules. Leave BadassNormal at first level, please.

--->'''Fury''': S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the world as it is, not as we'd like it to be.
%%%* CynicalMentor: Could be considered this to the Avengers as a whole, as well as his (former) S.H.I.E.L.D. subordinates.
%%% How so? Otherwise, it's zero context.

--->'''Fury''': You have become a problem; a problem '''I''' have to deal with. Contrary to your belief, you are not the center of my universe. I have bigger problems in the southwest region to deal with!

** This persists in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. He has off-the-grid facilities set up in the event [[spoiler:S.H.I.E.L.D. is compromised]], and has Coulson's badge embedded with the coordinates to one such base in case he might ever need to use it. [[spoiler:He probably didn't predict Maria Hill betraying its location to the U.S. government in a misguided attempt to help Coulson. But it turns out he had ''another'' secret base, dubbed "the Playground.]]

* DontExplainTheJoke: It seems Coulson likes hanging lampshades on his jokes. In he pilot, he makes a dramatic statement while stepping out of the shadows, then apologizes for it and says he thinks a bulb's burned out (which ended up making up for his surviving his fateful encounter with Loki being spoiled before the series was even broadcast). In episode 8, he puns on the fact that they have to dig for an artifact, then ''immediately'' points it out.

* FingerFirearms: He clams to have a laser finger in his artificial hand. Is this the truth or a bluff? Sorry, that's classified.

** In Deadpool Bi-Annual #1, [[ComicBook/BruteForce Brute Force establishes itself as hating humans for imprisoning animals and ruining the environment...]] until Coulson shows up, at which point they ''immediately'' try to get him into a group hug. [[spoiler: Turns out that Phil was their government contact while they did some black-ops work in the nineties until an operation went south and they had to lay low, but still, given their attitude towards almost every other human, the way they treat him certainly qualifies as this.]]

* TheBusCameBack: Gideon Malick (Powers Boothe), who went unnamed in his appearance in The Avengers and then was conspicuously absent in Captain America 2, returns (now with a name!) in the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Alexander Pierce executes three members of the council when they try to stop his plan. Gideon Malick (Powers Boothe) returns in the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and two others don't appear in the film. Since she was replaced by Black Widow, however, Ms. Hawley (Jenny Agutter) may still be alive.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:Even they find Pierce's HYDRA scheme repellant. When Pierce gave one of them the hypothetical situation of their daughter being held at gunpoint by terrorists, about to be executed, and he could stop it with a flick of a switch, Pierce asks him if would. The member retorts, "Not if it was your switch."]]

-->'''Coulson:''' ''[confiscating Jane's stuff]'' Sorry, ma'am, we're the good guys!

* SophisticatedAsHell: See his quote above ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight.

* CynicalMentor: Could be considered this to the Avengers as a whole, as well as his (former) S.H.I.E.L.D. subordinates.

->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/ClarkGregg
->'''Marvel Cinematic Universe Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Film/{{Thor}} | Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/MarvelOneShots | Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''

* ActionSurvivor: Agent Coulson seems like an average government agent with no outstanding abilities shown so far beyond basic {{Badass Normal}}cy, yet he's managed to survive attacks from both [[Film/IronMan1 Iron Monger]] and [[{{Film/Thor}} The Destroyer]] practically unscathed. Also, [[IKnowKarate he knows kung fu]].

* AscendedExtra: Originally an [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]]-only side character, possibly for comic relief. Creator/ClarkGregg took the role mostly as a favor to Jon Favreau, but the character proved to be popular[[note]]and Gregg found that he enjoyed playing Coulson so much that he is the only actor to portray the character in all media bar the comics and ''VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline''[[/note]] that Coulson became an [[CanonImmigrant official part]] of [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse the comics]], [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan Peter Parker's principal]], and the lead character in a TV serial in the MCU, to Fury's successor as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and in Fury's opinion, one of the Avengers in his own right.

* CelebrityParadox: ''The Winter Soldier'' and ''Civil War'' establishes that the ''StarWars'' franchise exists in the MCU. Samuel L. Jackson was a part of it from 1999-2005.

'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Film/{{Thor}} | Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger | Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier | Series/AgentsOfSHIELD | Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''

'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier | Series/AgentsOfSHIELD (Episodes: [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E1Pilot "Pilot"]], [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E20NothingPersonal "Nothing Personal"]]) | Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''

'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/MarvelOneShots'' (mentioned only) | ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''

* FingerFirearms: He clams to have a laser finger in his artifical hand. Is this the truth or a bluff? Sorry, that's classified.

** Coulson is one of the friendliest characters in the [[MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]], but there is a stone-cold ruthlessness hiding behind his grin. Whereas Whitehall and The Doctor crack the normally unflappable Raina with threats of violence, Coulson can have her tearfully begging for her life by just staring at her.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is ''extremely'' tolerant of the antics his team sometimes gets into and in some cases even encourages them.

** In Deadpool Bi-Annual #1, [[ComicBook/BruteForce Brute Force establishes itself as hating humans for imprisoning animals and ruining the environment...]] until Coulson shows up, at which point they ''immediately'' try to get him into a group hug. [[spoiler: Turns out that Phil was their government contact while they did some black-ops work in the nineties until an operation went south and they had to lay low, but still, given their attitude towards almost every other human, the way they treat him almost certainly qualifies as this.]]

* BreakoutCharacter: He started out as a random suit, but around ''Iron Man 2'' and ''Thor'', his current characterization began to emerge. Once his popularity reached its peak in ''The Avengers'', he then received his own show. To top it all off, he has been promoted to the position of BigGood in that show: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: Though he was joking when he said it, "Super Nanny" is an apt description of his relationship with the Avengers, or at least with Tony Stark.

* TheSpymaster: As the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., part of his job is to handle assets and secrets. Season 2 deals primarily with how acting as TheSpymaster is taking its toll on Coulson, though he proves to be excellent at it as seen with the moment Coulson wipes out most of HYDRA's leadership in one fell swoop. However it's because of this that "real" S.H.I.E.L.D. distrusts him and even Simmons and May began to lose faith when they find out to what extent they've been LockedOutOfTheLoop.

* FantasticRacism: They distrust the Avengers on the basis of them being an untested "[[RagtagBunchOfMisfits handful of freaks]]". They also initially refer to Loki as merely "the Asgardian", until Nick Fury corrects them. They also refer to Captain America as a "costumed mercenary".

* TheBusCameBack: Gideon Malick (Powers Boothe), who went unnamed in his appearance in The Avengers and then was conspicuously absent in Captain America 2, returns (now with a name!) in the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: Whoever they are, not much is known about them.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Hawley is the only woman in the council.

* NeverMessWithGranny: [[spoiler: Councilwoman Hawley, who is played by an actor in her sixties, delivers a CurbStompBattle to the S.T.R.I.K.E. {{Mooks}} that accompany Pierce. Subverted when it turns out it's Black Widow, disguised as Hawley.]]

* SuperStrength: His robotic arm has some degree of it, enough to shortly restrain Lash.

->'''Other appearances''': ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' (voiced by Gregg) | ''[[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame LEGO Marvel Super Heroes]]'' (voiced by Gregg) | [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse 616-Marvel Comics Universe]] (''Battle Scars'' miniseries, ongoing ''{{Deadpool}}'' comic series, current incarnation of ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'') | ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' (as of ''ComicBook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand'') | ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' | ''ComicBook/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' | ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers''

* CelebrityParadox: ''Civil War'' establishes that the ''StarWars'' franchise exists in the MCU. Samuel L. Jackson was a part of it from 1999-2005.

** As Director he keeps his people LockedOutOfTheLoop on things they don't need to know for security reasons. Which proved to be justified when he found out that Mack and Bobbi were moles for a splinter cell of S.H.I.E.L.D. who are very hostile to anything assocaited with alien tech or "gifted people."

** In ''Film/{{Iron Man 1}}'', we don't see much of him in the first few scenes he pops up, but he's very polite about setting up an appointment with Stark and Pepper. Later on, when Pepper hurriedly brings him along to arrest Stane, he and he stands very cool and collected while deploying a secret agent gadget (ok, a bomb) to break the door lock.

* ColonelBadass: His [[spoiler:gravestone]] in ''The Winter Soldier'' identifies him as a Colonel, although it's left unclear as to branch of service in which Fury holds the rank.

!!''Commander Robert Gonzales''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Secrets is what brought S.H.I.E.L.D. down the first time, and we won't let that happen again."'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos
->'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (first appeared in ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E14LoveInTheTimeOfHydra Episode 36: "Love In The Time Of Hydra")]]'')

-->''"We're fighting a war with an enemy that is without honor. Sometimes, we make sacrifices for the greater good."''

The commanding officer of the S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft carrier ''Iliad''. After S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fall during the events of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', he took it upon himself to reorganize whatever parts of the organization Coulson or Talbot hadn't touched into a new S.H.I.E.L.D. -- the "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D., as he calls it. Believing Coulson can't be trusted due to being brought back to life by alien tech, he seeks to remove Coulson from power and reform S.H.I.E.L.D. into what he thinks it should be. He has notable dislike of Gifted people and appears more focused on consolidating S.H.I.E.L.D. under one banner than fighting HYDRA.

* AccompliceByInaction: Subtly called on this by May, who accuses him of going on a witch hunt instead of fighting HYDRA like they should be doing. It's worth noting that Gonzales deflects whenever a member of Coulson's team brings up HYDRA.
* AncestralWeapon: Possesses a pistol which belonged to his grandfather and was used in combat in the Second World War.
* ArcVillain: After Whitehall dies and with HYDRA crippled, he takes center stage in the second half of Season Two. Until Jiaying kills him.
* BadassMustache: Dugan would be proud.
* BigBad: Takes this position for the second half of Season Two. He's the creator of his own S.H.I.E.L.D., has Mack and Bobbi infiltrate Coulson's S.H.I.E.L.D., with plans to take Coulson out if he has to on the table. However, he forms an alliance with Coulson. Shame it doesn't save him from [[DiscOneFinalBoss getting murdered by Jiaying]].
* BigBadEnsemble: With Dr. List in the second half of Season Two. Could be considered in one retroactively with Whitehall and Cal in the first half, as he sent Isabelle, Mack and Bobbi to infiltrate Coulson's team, but his endgame doesn't kick in until much later.
* BigGood: Inversely to the above, he's this for the "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D., as he is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who guides them through their darkest times.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He tries to come across as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, but he proves himself hypocritical and racist in short order. Any attempt to call him on this is ignored. Furthermore, despite being part of a more democratic S.H.I.E.L.D. and claiming that he doesn't want to be in charge, he shows visible annoyance when the majority opinion turns against how he wants to do things.
* BrokenPedestal:
** His view of Coulson, after the latter's resurrection. He feels that Coulson's judgment has been fatally impaired by the GH serum and is aiming to eliminate the "problem" permanently.
** Goes for him, as well. Both times he's tried to introduce himself to members of Coulson's team (Coulson himself, then [=FitzSimmons=]), they immediately point out that they know exactly who he is and respect his reputation, which only makes the current situation that much worse.
** Bobbi is also starting to clash with him, as his blatant FantasticRacism and willingness to sacrifice Coulson's team conflicts with her more idealistic view on the situation.
* CanonForeigner: He doesn't have a comic counterpart although he does share many similarities with Maria Hill as she was portrayed in ''ComicBook/CivilWar''.
* CommandingCoolness: His title is Commander Gonzales, and he commands S.H.I.E.L.D.'s [[CoolShip aircraft carrier]], the ''Iliad''.
* CoolOldGuy: As antagonistic as he is towards Coulson, he gives off this vibe because he's a proven badass played by Edward James Olmos.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Gonzales does not seem to be very happy with what he's forced to do due to his position as Director of "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D. At the same time, however, he also doesn't like to be questioned on his methods.
* DecompositeCharacter: His way of running S.H.I.E.L.D., down to how they view superhumans and extraterrestrials, is eerily similar to Maria Hill's run as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. during the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' storyline.
* EnemyMine: In "The Dirty Half Dozen", he teams up with Coulson to take down HYDRA's remnant forces.
* EntitledBastard: As part of his insistence that his S.H.I.E.L.D. is the real one, he expects Coulson and his team to extend him courtesies he pointedly refuses to show them, and is trying to paint the situation as them betraying S.H.I.E.L.D. by following Coulson.
* FantasticRacism:
** He has a general dislike of anything alien, to the point that he considers alien technology a bigger threat than HYDRA. He doesn't think Coulson is fit to run S.H.I.E.L.D. after being changed by the GH serum, citing that he used to be a better man. Coulson bluntly rebuffs this, saying Gonzales didn't know him then and doesn't now.
** He has a less than stellar opinion of Gifted and Enhanced, to the point that he calls Skye [[ItIsDehumanizing "it" and "something"]] after she defends herself against SHIELD agents disobeying direct orders and trying to kill her, and refers to Gordon as a "freak."
* HandicappedBadass: Faces off against hundreds of HYDRA thugs while having a shattered leg.
* HazyFeelTurn: He was originally a loyal agent insisting that Bobbi fulfill the orders that Fury gave her to sink his ship (potentially killing hundreds of loyal agents in the process)... until Bobbi convinced him otherwise (causing him to become the leader of "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D).
* HeelFaceTurn: Joins forces with Coulson after the man willingly turns himself in and makes a deal.
* HeroAntagonist: He considers his own S.H.I.E.L.D. the real one and Coulson's as being under alien influence to build an army of enhanced humans. He's spent his time since the day S.H.I.E.L.D. fell rescuing other agents. As far as he's concerned, he's the BigGood and Coulson is a SleeperAgent.
* {{Hypocrite}}: His S.H.I.E.L.D. prides itself on transparency and democracy among its leaders, and blames the whole HYDRA incident on Fury's secret-keeping. Gonzales has shown that he resents not getting his way, as demonstrated when he's overruled on how to handle May, and is not above manipulating his fellow board members to achieve his own ends. His reaction to Coulson's knowledge of the ''Iliad's'' cargo also shows he has his own secrets. Both Hunter and Coulson call him on going straight to violence rather than trying to talk things out. It's fairly telling that, in every appearance, he provides an example of this behavior, if not several.
* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: Pulls this tactic with Agent May prior to inviting her to take a seat on "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D.'s board. She declines to take the shot, claiming that he wouldn't [[WhatAnIdiot be so stupid as to hand her a loaded gun]]; however, Gonzales reveals that it actually ''was'' loaded.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: It seemed like he was having a HeelRealization when he put his dislike of Coulson aside so the two could coordinate a strike on a major HYDRA base. Turns out he only agreed to it because he was secretly hoping that Coulson and his team would die in the process, and even if they didn't he had plans to imprison the gifted people Coulson brought back.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his Jerkass-ish behaviour, he does care about the people under his command and even his bias towards Coulson had some justification, and before Jiaying murdered him to provoke a war was ready to be at peace with the Inhumans.
* KarmicDeath: Averted. After showing extreme paranoia and insisting on preemptive actions be taken against the Inhumans, he insists on going to meet with Jiaying himself and brings her a family heirloom that was stolen by HYDRA as a peace token. He gets murdered by Jiaying... who we learn was never interested in peace.
* MisplacedRetribution:
** He blames Fury for the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., specifically bringing up that Fury was responsible for the inception of Project Insight, and tells Coulson as such to his face. Coulson counters that HYDRA was responsible. Gonzales consistently deflects whenever this is brought up. While he is right to an extent, in that Fury's suggestion was the opportunity HYDRA was waiting for, he's intent on blaming Fury and Coulson for his problems, even in the face of rational arguments to the contrary.
** Blames Coulson for Hartley's death, despite the fact it was caused because people ''didn't'' follow his orders, and wouldn't have even been at risk if Gonzales hadn't withheld the ''Illiad's'' resources from him. He also blames Coulson for a number of things which were obviously outside his control or implying he intended for them to happen, such as Skye becoming enhanced.
* MotiveDecay: Originally he wanted to build a better S.H.I.E.L.D. that didn't suffer from the flaws of Fury's autocratic leadership, and thought (not unreasonably) that the GH Serum in Coulson had comprised him. Now he's obsessed with eliminating the potential threat of gifted people by putting them down, and he wants Coulson out of the picture because he's a threat to his leadership.
* NeverMyFault: Without question, he is the aggressor in this equation. Coulson didn't even know he was still alive until he had taken over the Playground. Yet whenever Coulson or his team act against him, he stubbornly insists that they're the ones responsible for the conflict.
* NobleBigot: Despite his mistrust against powered indiviuals he is still able to honestly negotiate peace and even sympathising with them on a personal level. Too bad [[BigBad Jiaying didn't appreciate it.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When he strong-arms Coulson into making him SHIELD's representative to the Inhumans, it looks like his FantasticRacism and distrust of Skye is going to ruin the negotiations and lead to war. However when he gets to the table, he actually takes a surprisingly conciliatory stance, returning a precious keepsake to Jiaying, and doing his best to find common ground with her. Unfortunately it turns out that Jiaying has no interest in peace as she then murders him and frames him for attacking her, causing a slide into open war between SHIELD and the Inhumans.
* NotSoDifferent: He believes that enhanced individuals - including advanced scientists - cannot be trusted with their own freedom. They have to be indexed, monitored, and "crossed off" if necessary. In other words, it's the same "gun to the head" style of management that was behind Project Insight, the very thing Gonzales complained about to Coulson in their first meeting.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: "That man had an ax. Now I have it."
* PetTheDog: He gives Jiayang a sentimental heirloom relating to her daughter during their meeting.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite the flaws in his logic, he seems to be a fairly reasonable boss. He treats Hunter well despite kidnapping him, and insists Bobbi is still trustworthy despite Tomas raising concerns that she could have done more to stop Hunter's escape. Further shown when he makes an apparently genuine offer to May to act as Coulson's advocate on his board, accompanied by offering up his life if she really thinks it would be for the best. May assumes it's a trick and gives the gun back, but he then shows her it really was loaded.
* SharpDressedMan: Always wears a three-piece suit, even when he's commanding the ''Iliad''.
* SoreLoser: Major decisions are decided by a vote, and although he will still carry out the majority's will, he'll grumble about being outvoted.
* StillTheLeader: On the day S.H.I.E.L.D. fell, he asserted that he remained the commander of the aircraft carrier, ''Iliad'', which formed the nucleus of his own S.H.I.E.L.D.
* TheSpymaster: His function to the "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D. is the same as Coulson and Fury for the old one, though he resents the secrecy and double-dealing that comes with the position.
* VillainHasAPoint: It's up for debate whether he's doing any better, but Gonzales does identify some legitimate flaws with Fury/Coulson's leadership, which both Hunter and Coulson acknowledge.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Has this attitude with Coulson, even though by his own admission they never met before "One Door Closes". Coulson also thinks highly of him, but calls Gonzales out on claiming to know him pre- or post-resurrection.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He suspects that Coulson's mind was corrupted by the Kree fluids that resurrected him, and takes Coulson sequestering Skye as evidence of him building an army of gifteds for some nefarious purpose. Bobbi has to correct him on the latter, not that he listens.
* YoureInsane: On his dying breath he calls Jiaying crazy because she will get everyone killed by starting a war.
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[[folder:Agent Anne Weaver]]
!!''Agent Anne Weaver''
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Christine Adams
->'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E12Seeds Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 1 Episode 12: "Seeds")]]'', ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E17TurnTurnTurn (Season 1 Episode 17: "Turn, Turn, Turn")]]'', ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E14LoveInTheTimeOfHydra (Season 2 Episode 14: "Love In The Time Of Hydra")]]'''

A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and director of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Science and Technology.
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* BadassTeacher: Inevitable for being both SHIELD agent and SHIELD Academy director. See MamaBear below for example.
* BrokenPedestal: To Fitz and Simmons after she joins the "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D.
* TheBusCameBack: Despite her implied death in "Turn, Turn, Turn", she reappears -- nearly a whole season later -- in "Love in the Time of HYDRA", as one of the board members of the "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D. Her unusually prolonged absence might be partly down to Christine Adams having a recurring role in the final season of ''Series/TheMentalist'', which ended a few weeks before that episode aired.
* CelebrityParadox: Christine Adams has previously appeared in ''Series/DoctorWho'', which is particularly pleasing since Fitz-Simmons apparently love that show.
* FaceHeelTurn: In Season 2, she joins up with Robert Gonzales' faction of S.H.I.E.L.D., losing Fitz and Simmons' respect in the process.
* FantasticRacism: Developed a measure of this after HYDRA sent an "enhanced" fighter against her.
* MamaBear: On the day S.H.I.E.L.D. fell, she took on an enhanced HYDRA operative by herself to protect her students. According to Calderon, she was doing pretty well when he arrived with Quinjets to save them.
* TheMentor: One of several mentors from the Academy for Fitz and Simmons.
* NeverFoundTheBody: "Turn, Turn, Turn" implies that she dies during the uprising, but "Love in the Time of HYDRA" reveals her to be alive, well, and one of the founding board members of the new, "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the Academy director, she gives students a lot of freedom while at the same time keeping everyone safe.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She is last seen telling Simmons that she will know where to find her when her hiding place is discovered and breached by HYDRA agents. No mention of her fate is made after that. She survived and hooked up with a splinter cell of S.H.I.E.L.D. alongside Bobbi and Mack.
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[[folder:The World Security Council]]
!!''The World Security Council''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/PowersBoothe, Arthur Darbinyan, Donald Lee, Creator/JennyAgutter, Chin Han, Creator/AlanDale, Bernard White\\
'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/MarvelOneShots'' (mentioned only) | ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''

->''"We're running the world's greatest covert security network and you're gonna leave the fate of the human race to a handful of freaks."''

A secretive international group in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury reports directly to them... but he doesn't always agree with them.

See the [[Characters/MCUHYDRALeadership HYDRA Leadership page]] for more information on Gideon Malick.
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