History ComicBook / NickFury

** The MAX My War Gone By storyline starts like this, later becoming either GrayAndGreyMorality or EvilVersusEvil. To be expected with something that deals with Vietnam and CIA Covert Ops as written by GarthEnnis.

* DownerEnding: The end to the MAX My War Gone By arc. The final page is Fury sitting alone in a hotel room [[spoiler: [[EverybodyDies having lost everyone he cared about]] and possibly considering suicide.]] You know its bad when [[spoiler: The Punisher]] got a happier ending.

* KarmaHoudini: Several characters in the In My War Gone By arc:
** [[spoiler: Letrong Giap]] is revealed to have survived [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/ThePunisher Frank Castle]] shooting him in the neck]], despite him having committed several war crimes and atrocities before and during Vietnam. Somewhat averted in that he could be considered a Anti-Villain.
** Nick Fury could also be considered one in the story.
** [[spoiler: Barracuda]] would easily be one, if one has not read Ennis Punisher MAX book, which takes place after this storyline and shows his KarmicDeath.

* NotSoDifferent: At the end of My War Gone By [[spoiler: Letrong Giap says this to Fury. That they both have condemned themselves to hell in their actions, but both have done it for their country and both have ended up with their sacrifice having been made pointless due the governments corruptions.]]
* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene - One happens inthe Nicaragua story in My War Gone By, led by [[spoiler: Barracuda]]. The most horrifying moment being a [[spoiler: pregnant woman having had her stomach open and her baby stomped on.]]

* SexGod: GarthEnnis portrays him as this. During one storyline in ThePunisher he is roused during a mission to be updated on Castle with three women in his bed. In his own miniseries after the handicapped boy he's looking after injures himself he goes into a... well, [[JustForPun fury]] and phones for half a dozen Asian hookers.
* ShellshockedVeteran - His Max series and appearences in ThePunisher portray him as this, disillusioned with Iraq, looking after a young boy who he wants to mercy kill, drinking heavily, sleeping with multiple hookers, and beating the crap out of US generals when they resort to terrorism.
** The second MAX series, My War Gone By, shows how he becomes one.
* SmokingIsCool - It was even a RunningGag that his connections could get him Cuban Cigars.
** But subverted during Joe Quesada's reign in Marvel. He banned smoking by iconic characters, including Fury.

[[caption-width-right:360:You will ''never'' be this badass.]]

The life story of Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is relatively simple. A WorldWarII vet from [[BigApplesauce New York's]] Hell's Kitchen, Fury started fighting the [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]] with his [[BandOfBrothers band of brothers]] the HowlingCommandos first before moving onto more esoteric foes of humanity. It was sometime between moving to work for the {{CIA}} and fighting a hate-ray powered clone of AdolfHitler alongside [[Comicbook/FantasticFour a walking pile of rocks]] that Fury realized that when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. And thus has followed a several decade long CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

* He was reimagined for the UltimateMarvel universe as a virtual Creator/SamuelLJackson role. With Jackson's permission. Click [[labelnote:here]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nick_Fury_Ultimate_005_163x340_8788.jpg[[/labelnote]] to see Ultimate Nick Fury. You're welcome.
* He was ''literally'' made into a Samuel L. Jackson role in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Because Jackson asked to play him.

* He was reimagined for the UltimateMarvel universe as a virtual Creator/SamuelLJackson role. With Jackson's permission.Click [[labelnote:here]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nick_Fury_Ultimate_005_163x340_8788.jpg[[/labelnote]] to see Ultimate Nick Fury. You're welcome.

'''Nick Fury''' is an [[TheAgeless immortal]] superspy. He has been an agent (and later director) of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, an international security organization. He first appeared in ''"Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos''" #1 (May, 1963), created by Creator/StanLee and Creator/JackKirby. The HowlingCommandos series ran for 120 issues (May, 1963-July, 1974), featuring the World War II adventures of an army unit. In ''"ComicBook/FantasticFour''" vol. 1 #21 (December, 1963), an older Nick Fury appeared alive and well in the [[TheSixties 1960s]]. He was no longer with the military, instead serving as an agent of the {{CIA}}. This version of Fury next appeared in ''"Strange Tales''" #135 (August, 1965), where Fury became the leading agent of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} and the lead of a new series. He has since served as the lead character of several series and magazines. However, the most famous version was the period with Jim Steranko at the helm, that showed arty {{Surrealism}} and abstractionism had a place in comics.

* ArtEvolution - Just look at the first reprint book of Jim Steranko's period with this character to see the artwork gradually changes from an imitation of JackKirby's style to an inspired surrealist visual magic like ''nothing'' ever attempted in mainstream comics before!

* He does, however [[{{Badass}} ride motorcycles]] through them while shirtless and [[GunsAkimbo Dual Wielding Laser Pistols]].

* He [[UnflinchingWalk never looks at explosions]].
* He [[GunsAkimbo Dual Wields Pistols]].

* He was reimagined for the UltimateMarvel universe as a virtual Creator/SamuelLJackson role. With Jackson's permission.Click [[labelnote:here]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nick_Fury_Ultimate_005_163x340_8788.jpg[[/labelnote]] to see Ultimate Nick Fury.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: Fury often uses morally questionable tactics like lying, manipulation to outright murder. Despite this he does care for other people, tries to minimize damage, and values freedom and justice. These acts are often necessary to stop people who do care for the lives of others and often want to watch the world burn.

* ActorAllusion - Marvel asked Creator/SamuelLJackson to use his likeness in the Ultimate Marvel Universe comics. It's even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] when members of the Ultimates are discussing what actors should play them.
** The deal went like this: Marvel asked if they could base their Ultimate Nick Fury on Sam Jackson, Jackson's answer was "Just so long as I get to play him!" [[OneOfUs Jackson is a lifelong comic book fan]] with Nick Fury being one of his personal favorites.
** The original Nick Fury was apparently based on Dean Martin.

* MemeticBadass

The life story of Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is relatively simple. A WorldWarII vet from [[BigApplesauce New York's]] Hell's Kitchen, Fury started fighting the [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]] with his [[BandOfBrothers band of brothers]] the HowlingCommandos first before moving onto more esoteric foes of humanity. It was sometime between moving to work for the {{CIA}} and fighting a hate-ray powered clone of AdolfHitler alongside [[Comicbook/FantasticFour a walking pile of rocks]] that Fury realized that when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. A flying base filled with [[RobotMe Life Model Decoys]] and psychic spies was obviously in order.

* He is a [[TheAgeless literally ageless]] [[TheCasanova Casonova]].

* He was ''literally'' made into a Samuel L. Jackson role in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. [[CaptainObvious With Jackson's permission.]]

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* He is cooler than you will ever be.
* He was played by Creator/DavidHasselhoff in a 1998 MadeForTV movie/[[PilotMovie failed pilot]].

* DownerEnding: The end to [[spoiler: the MAX My War Gone By book, it ending with Hatherly completely losing faith in the military after the events in Nicaragua and realizing that everything he had done was pointless. Despite being the most optimistic and idealistic one at the start, and despite being the most morally good of them, he dies first, but he does do so with a fairly large family. On his deathbed he tells Shirley that he did have a crush on her and they could potentially have had a happy future together, leading Shirley who had had an really unhappy marriage with Pug to kill him and his prostitute, before killing herself while talking to Fury on the phone. Fury himself had after the events of Nicaragua realized that he had complety ruined his life and letting himself do Pug's dirtywork just so he could keep fighting in wars instead of choosing a happier life. The final page is him sitting alone in a hotel room having lost everyone he cared about and possibly considering suicide.]] You know its bad when [[spoiler: The Punisher]] got a happier ending.

* KarmaHoudini: In My War Gone By, [[spoiler: Letrong Giap is revealed to have survived [[ComicBook/ThePunisher Frank Castle]] shooting him in the neck, despite him having committed several war crimes and atrocities before and during Vietnam.]] Somewhat averted in that he could be considered a Anti-Villain. [[spoiler: Nick Fury]] could also be considered one in the story. [[spoiler: Barracuda]] would easily be one, if one has not read Ennis Punisher MAX book, which takes place after this storyline and shows his KarmicDeath.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: In his days with the Howling Commandos, Nick hardly ever finished a battle with his uniform shirt intact. S.H.I.E.L.D. uniforms, however, are apparently made of more durable materials.

** This trope is practically a given seeing that they tailored Ultimate Nick Fury from the likeness of TropeCodifier [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Samuel "Motherfuckin'" Jackson]]

* DownerEnding: The end to [[spoiler: the MAX My War Gone By book, it ending with Hatherly completely losing faith in the military after the events in Nicaragua and realizing that everything he had done was pointless. Despite being the most optimistic and idealistic one at the start, and despite being the most morally good of them, he dies first, but he does do so with a fairly large family. On his deathbed he tells Shirley that he did have a crush on her and they could potentially have had a happy future together, leading Shirley who had had an really unhappy marriage with Pug to kill him and his prostitute, before killing herself while talking to Fury on the phone. Fury himself had after the events of Nicaragua realized that he had complety ruined his life and letting himself do Pug's dirtywork just so he could keep fighting in wars instead of choosing a happier life. The final page is him sitting alone in a hotel room having lost everyone he cared about and possibly considering suicide.]]

* KarmaHoudini: In My War Gone By, [[spoiler: Letrong Giap is revealed to have survived [[ComicBook/ThePunisher Frank Castle shooting him in the neck, despite him having committed several war crimes and atrocities before and during Vietnam.]] Somewhat averted in that he could be considered a Anti-Villain. [[spoiler: Nick Fury]] could also be considered one in the story. [[CompleteMonster Barracuda]] would easily be one, [[Spoiler: if one has not read Ennis Punisher MAX [[ForegoneConclusion earlier]] Punisher book.

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene - One happens inthe Nicaragua story in My War Gone By, led by [[ComicBook/Punisher Barracuda]] the most horrifying moment being a [[spoiler: pregnant woman having had her stomach open and her baby stomped on. ]]

** The Ultimate Nick Fury, {[[RaceLift no pun intended]]}, is corrupt and has done immoral things to stay in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D., though he does have a soft spot for [[UltimateSpiderMan Peter Parker]].

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy - In the Ultimate Universe, which became the go-to version whenever they want to depict Nick Fury outside of comics lately (though he isn't bald in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', in fact he retains most of his 616 features save for ethnicity; funnily enough, that version of Nick Fury ends up looking like [[PulpFiction Jules Winfield]] with an eyepatch! In season 2, he's shaved his head and looks like Ultimate Fury.)

** The Ultimate Nick Fury, [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy (no pun intended)]], is corrupt and has done immoral things to stay in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D.

'''Nick Fury''' is an [[TheAgeless immortal]] superspy. He has been an agent (and later director) of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, an international security organization. He first appeared in ''"Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos''" #1 (May, 1963), created by Creator/StanLee and Creator/JackKirby. The HowlingCommandos series ran for 120 issues (May, 1963-July, 1974), featuring the World War II adventures of an army unit. In ''"ComicBook/FantasticFour''" vol. 1 #21 (December, 1963), an older Nick Fury appeared alive and well in the [[TheSixties 1960s]]. He was no longer with the military, instead serving as an agent of the {{CIA}}. This version of Fury next appeared in ''"Strange Tales''" #135 (August, 1965), where Fury became the leading agent of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} and the lead of a new series. He has since served as the lead character of several series and magazines. However, the most famous version was the period with JimSteranko at the helm, that showed arty {{Surrealism}} and abstractionism had a place in comics.

* TheChessmaster: In ''Film/TheAvengers'' film, he plays several cards close to his chest. [[spoiler:WordOfGod says he even faked Coulson's death to motivate the team.]]
** In ''ComicBook/SecretWarriors'' [[spoiler: Nick has let Baron Strucker believe that he secretly controls S.H.I.E.L.D. all this time, because that puts ''him'' in a position where [[GambitPileup he can secretly control HYDRA]].]]

** The Ultimate Nick Fury, (no pun intended), is corrupt and has done immoral things to stay in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D.

* MoleInCharge - Happens depressingly often to S.H.I.E.L.D.

->''"I am very real. I'm the realest person you're ever gonna meet."''
-->-- '''Nick Fury introduces himself to [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]'''

'''Nick Fury''' is an [[TheAgeless immortal]] superspy. He has been an agent (and later director) of {{SHIELD}}, an international security organization. He first appeared in ''"Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos''" #1 (May, 1963), created by Creator/StanLee and Creator/JackKirby. The HowlingCommandos series ran for 120 issues (May, 1963-July, 1974), featuring the World War II adventures of an army unit. In ''"ComicBook/FantasticFour''" vol. 1 #21 (December, 1963), an older Nick Fury appeared alive and well in the [[TheSixties 1960s]]. He was no longer with the military, instead serving as an agent of the {{CIA}}. This version of Fury next appeared in ''"Strange Tales''" #135 (August, 1965), where Fury became the leading agent of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} and the lead of a new series. He has since served as the lead character of several series and magazines. However, the most famous version was the period with JimSteranko at the helm, that showed arty {{Surrealism}} and abstractionism had a place in comics.

-->-- '''Nick Fury introduces himself to [[Franchise/IronMan Tony Stark]]'''