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13[[center:[-[[Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse Main Character Index]] > Heroic Organizations > [[Characters/{{MCUSHIELD}} S.H.I.E.L.D.]] > '''Leadership''' ([[Characters/MCUNickFury Nick Fury]]) | [[Characters/MCUSHIELDTeamCoulson Team Coulson]] ([[Characters/MCUPhilCoulson Phil Coulson]] | [[Characters/MCUDaisyJohnson Daisy Johnson]] | [[Characters/MCUMelindaMay Melinda May]] | [[Characters/MCULeopoldFitz Leopold Fitz]] | [[Characters/MCUJemmaSimmons Jemma Simmons]]) | [[Characters/MCUSHIELDStrategicScientificReserve S.S.R.]] ([[Characters/MCUPeggyCarter Peggy Carter]] | [[Characters/MCUHowlingCommandos Howling Commandos]]) | [[Characters/MCUSHIELDOtherAgents Other Agents]]-]]]
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15!!Spoilers for all works set prior to the end of ''Avengers: Endgame'' are unmarked.
16[[foldercontrol]]
17[[folder:Founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]
18* [[Characters/MCUSHIELDStrategicScientificReserve Colonel Chester Phillips]]
19* [[Characters/MCUPeggyCarter Peggy Carter]]
20* [[Characters/MCUAvengersFamilies Howard Stark]]
21[[/folder]]
22
23!Directors of S.H.I.E.L.D.
24[[folder:Keller]]
25!!''Director Keller''
26[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/taloscaptainmarvel.png]]
27!!!'''Species:''' Human
28!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
29!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BenMendelsohn
30!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/RicardoMendoza (Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Japanese dub), Sérgio Rufino (Brazilian Portuguese dub)
31!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}''
32
33A high-ranking member of S.H.I.E.L.D., and by 1995, he was the agency's Director. Following an incident in Los Angeles, Keller was compromised when his identity was assumed by Skrull commander Talos.
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35* BoundAndGagged: According to Talos, he was knocked out and left tied up somewhere.
36* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He's shown to have been the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D in TheNineties, but hasn't been seen since.
37* ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter: The majority of his screentime is actually just Talos impersonating him.
38* LastNameBasis: He's on one with Fury, like everyone else. It gives Talos away when he calls Fury by his first name.
39* MinorMajorCharacter: Despite being the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he is OutOfFocus in ''Captain Marvel'' due to being compromised and impersonated by Talos.
40* OneSteveLimit: Averted. He shares a surname with Agent Damon Keller.
41* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Talos left him somewhere BoundAndGagged, but it's unclear what happened to him next. He probably continued on as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. until Fury took over.
42[[/folder]]
43
44[[folder:Jeffrey Mace / Patriot]]
45!!''Director Jeffrey Mace / Patriot''
46[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/director_jeffrey_mace_4.jpg]]
47[[caption-width-right:300:''"I try to live by a simple rule: A team that trusts is a team that triumphs."'']]
48[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as Patriot]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patriot_no_regrets.jpg]][[/labelnote]]
49!!!'''Species:''' Enhanced human / Inhuman
50!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
51!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JasonOMara
52!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (first appears in ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS4E2MeetTheNewBoss Episode 68: "Meet the New Boss"]]'') | ''WebVideo/AgentsOfSHIELDSlingshot''
53
54The new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. after Coulson stepped down due to personal reasons.
55----
56* AdaptationSpeciesChange: His original comic counterpart was a normal human but this version is an Inhuman. Subverted: he's only ''pretending'' to be an Inhuman; his powers actually come from a serum. He's a genuine Inhuman in the Framework, though, thanks to his wish that he had "real superpowers I could use to kick your (the Superior's) ass."
57* AgeLift: The comics Mace was one of the replacement Captain Americas to replace Steve after he disappeared. This Mace is a present day character.
58* BecomingTheMask: A FakeUltimateHero who is trying to become a real one.
59* BerserkButton: If he wants the truth, he wants the ''whole'' truth, and nothing ''but'' the truth, so help you God. And don't even ''think'' about pulling any of that ExactWords bullshit on him, lest he lose his patience with you (just ask Coulson). Racism and intolerance are also major do-not-push buttons for him. He gets seriously offended and pissed at Nadeer's casual racism towards Inhumans, despite only ''pretending'' to be one himself at that point, and completely derails his own PR stunt just to put her in her place.
60* BrutalHonesty: Although he values Coulson's advice and experience, he point blank tells the man that he has a blind spot when it comes to his teammates and friends.
61* CharacterCatchphrase: "A team that trusts is a team that triumphs." He says it ''so often'' than Coulson's team gets completely sick and tired of it by the second episode.
62* CharacterDeath: In the Framework, he gives his life to help a kid escape from a collapsing building, which causes his death in the real world.
63* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: In the comics, Jeffrey operated under the codename Patriot, and also spent some time as a LegacyCharacter for ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. He is not called by either of those names in the MCU, although it is mentioned that Coulson wanted the new director to be like Cap, and "Patriot" is the codename of the project that gave him his powers. Subverted once he's found in the Framework, as Coulson geeks out that he's meeting the Patriot as he is widely known, though Mace asks him to call him Jeffrey.
64* CompositeCharacter: While he already had similarities to other characters besides the Mace of the comics, "The Patriot" reveals that he's one of both the Jeffrey Mace and Eli Bradley versions of the Patriot. Like Eli, Mace has superhuman strength and durability, derived from using a superpower-inducing drug he regularly injects. The serum being derived from Mr. Hyde's formula also calls to mind Jack Flag.
65* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: InUniverse and PlayedForLaughs, but it's really more like [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience Color Coded For Your]] ''[[BaitAndSwitch Inconvenience]].'' As part of his PR campaign to rebrand S.H.I.E.L.D. as a more legit and family friendly organization, he changes the old clearance level system to what he dubbed the "spectrum of security", where instead of rank and number, every agent is assigned a color that details their clearance level. And there are [[CaptainObvious a lot of colors in the world]], with his system not taking into account wavelength relationships, or even gradients for that matter. All it does is confuse and annoy every agent over who gets to do what.
66* CurbStompBattle: Both the dispenser and recipient of one. When he takes on a crazed May, it doesn't even result in a fight - he simply suppresses her with zero effort. Not long after that, he ends up on the receiving end of a completely hopeless fight against the Ghost Rider.
67* DesecratingTheDead: After his death in the Framework causes him to die in the real world, his corpse is pulverized and thrown in the ocean by Ivanov to frame Daisy for his murder. Talbot later mentions being horrified by the sight after his body washes up on a beach.
68* DudeWheresMyRespect: Throughout the entire season, he tries to gain Team Coulson's approval, doing everything he can to do good (like reinstating Daisy as a legitimate agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and despite all that they never really accept him as one of their own. Framework!Mace lampshades this by asking Simmons what she knows about him as a person, with her not being able to give a proper answer. Sadly, it takes him performing a HeroicSacrifice to finally prove himself as a true hero.
69* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Goes out like the hero he always wanted to be, holding up a collapsing building in the Framework long enough for Coulson, Simmons, Trip, and Ward to escape with the kids. Not only that, but witnessing it is the direct main cause for Framework May's HeelFaceTurn.
70* EndearinglyDorky: {{Averted}}. It's an image he ''constantly'' tries to project as part of his PR campaign and efforts to come off as likable and personable, and one of the main reasons Coulson's team doesn't trust him. Once the truth about his powers gets out, it's revealed that not ''all'' of it was a lie: He's genuinely a kind, decent man trying to do some good - he's just not the dork he initially appeared to be.
71* {{Expy}}: As a boy scout with super-strength and classical all-American goods looks, he's clearly patterned after Captain America, given that his comic book counterpart assumed the title for a while. The process is complete by "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics", when he starts sporting a Captain America-esque battle outfit and leads S.H.I.E.L.D. in the field. That said, his by-the-book nature and obsession with PR make him a bit of a {{Foil}} for the fierce individualist Steve Rogers, and his pro-government stance and darker costume imply U.S. Agent was an inspiration as well. It's later revealed that it was actually invoked in-universe; Talbot was literally told to "find the next Captain America" when searching for Coulson's replacement.
72* TheFace: Of the new legitimate S.H.I.E.L.D.; in the words of Coulson himself "a powered person that people could trust". He himself thinks of this role as "team mascot".
73* FakeUltimateHero: The public believed he saved lives during the Vienna bombings, but it's a lie. He's so determined to keep it from being uncovered that he exempts Simmons from lie detector tests to avoid risking his own credibility. It turns out that an extremely heroic act for which he gained fame -- using Inhuman SuperStrength to save somebody from being crushed by falling debris -- didn't actually happen. Someone just happened to snap a picture just as he tripped and fell into the shot, with his arms positioned in such a way that from the camera's perspective ''looked'' like he was holding up the debris, which was actually in no danger of crushing anyone. To his credit, he ''tried'' to explain what really happened at first, and only decided to go along with it because he thought that he could use his reputation to actually do some good.
74* {{Foreshadowing}}: The heroic act under FakeUltimateHero directly above is the way he dies for real in the Framework - using his SuperStrength to hold up debris from crushing someone, [[HeroicSacrifice at the cost of his own life.]]
75* AFatherToHisMen: Part of his deal with Senator Nadeer was that Simmons would help her Inhuman brother whose terrigenesis ended up botched for some reason; but when he needs Simmons back and Nadeer is reluctant to comply, he's furious and worried for her safety.
76* FearlessFool: His over-reliance on his serum results in him doing some ''spectacularly'' reckless things, like say, trying to take on the Ghost Rider by himself, or rushing into deeply-fortified and guarded enemy territory to get the serum back. Both were extremely humbling experiences, to say the least.
77* FirstNameBasis: No one seems to call him Director Mace but rather by his first name, Jeffrey. The same goes for him speaking to Coulson as Phillip or Phil, rather than Coulson.
78* HeelRealization: In "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics", he gets one after being confronted by Coulson and Daisy over that deal he made with Senator Nadeer regarding Simmons.
79-->'''Mace:''' In case you haven't noticed, Phil, we're not a team that trusts. We're not a team ''at all''...
80* HeroicSacrifice: In the Framework, he gives his life to help a kid escape from the reeducation center, which causes his death in the real world. This seems to be [[SenselessSacrifice in vain]] when the Framework is deleted along with everybody inside, but Coulson, Simmons, and May ''were'' in the same building, and his sacrifice did keep them alive, allowing those three to escape the Framework later.
81* HiddenDepths: When he's first introduced, he appears to just be another incompetent PerpetualSmiler leader picked by people who don't know anything about what S.H.I.E.L.D. needs to do. By the end of the episode, he's revealed himself as an Inhuman, and while it's later revealed that he wasn't actually an Inhuman, but was given powers through a serum by a project to pretend to be one, it was out of him actually wanting to help, and subsequent episodes show him to be a very serious and effective leader.
82* ItsPersonal: Some racist remarks by Senator Nadeer right in the middle of a debate lead him to out himself publicly as Inhuman and appeal to the public to trust people like him. Only it turns out that he's ''not'' an Inhuman. However, he initially agreed to go with the lie because he does believe that Inhumans deserve equal rights.
83* {{Irony}}: He goes on and on about the importance of trust, but the reforms he's made to S.H.I.E.L.D. mean nobody really trusts anyone in the organization any more. Also, he is lying about being an Inhuman.
84-->'''Mace:''' Trust must be earned with random non-invasive testing.
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89* MauveShirt: The creators, in confirming his death and that he was indeed dead, implied that they added him to the series to sacrifice for a situation someone wouldn't leave alive at a time they're not willing to sacrifice an established member of Team Coulson.
90* TheMenFirst: He doesn't hesitate to push his subordinates aside and risk his life for them when he encounters an enhanced threat, like Ghost Rider.
91* MidSeasonUpgrade: Fitz makes modifications to Mace's battle suit that enable it to serve as the delivery system for the Patriot Serum, so the really conspicuous briefcase is no longer necessary. It also has devices for monitoring his vital signs in case his health goes south while using it.
92* MrFanservice: Spends the entirety of the episode in which he's being interrogated by the Superior shirtless.
93* MyGreatestFailure: Being a FakeUltimateHero with no genuine superpowers. This is corrected in the Framework, and he gets to [[HeroicSacrifice go out doing something genuinely heroic]].
94* MyGreatestSecondChance: As of "No Regrets", the only regret that the Framework has truly corrected belongs to Mace. It creates a similar situation to the incident in Vienna where he gained his fame, only with him actually saving someone, using real Inhuman powers. He reacts without hesitation and faces his death with dignity.
95* MythologyGag: The project and serum that give him his powers are named after his comics alter ego, the Patriot.
96* NiceGuy: He is quite friendly and reasonable, even though he puts some restrictions on Team Coulson.
97* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By outing himself as Inhuman and winning over the public, he made himself a very easy target for Senator Nadeer, who beats the Rider to the punch in {{no sell}}ing his reveal and demonstrating that yes, the most powerful chief of security in the world CAN be intimidated.
98* PerpetualSmiler: He is almost never seen without a smile of some kind.
99* ProperlyParanoid: The division of departments and lie-detector tests for his inner circle are all about detecting another HYDRA infiltration or some other group. In regards to his shock that Dr. Radcliffe had built an android, Aida, without his permission, he's proven right at the end of "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" when Aida snaps a guy's neck and then cleans up an unconscious Agent May, of whom she had made an LMD.
100* PuppetKing: Once the sham behind his powers and reputation is revealed, Coulson leaves him in place to handle the PR and politics of the S.H.I.E.L.D. front office, but makes clear that Coulson is the one calling the shots from now on. He's okay with this, as he feels guilty about lying in the first place, and makes a real effort to be useful.
101* RankScalesWithAsskicking: He invokes this trope as part of his PR plan; in his view the public should occasionally see the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. kicking ass alongside his agents. He's not actually better than them at fighting and doesn't have any special powers, but he wants the public to ''think'' that he is and that he does.
102* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Whatever else he might be up to, Jeffrey definitely appears reasonable. He wants Coulson to lead the tour group not as a demeaning punishment, but because Coulson knows more about the S.S.R. and S.H.I.E.L.D. than anyone else, which is needed to impress the visitors. He quickly adjusts when Simmons tells him not to visit the containment cells, comes up with a better idea and then credits someone else for having it. He only uses as much force as needed to knock May out (and then quickly checks her vitals). He doesn't flip out on Coulson for going after Daisy alone, and seems honestly apologetic that they have to treat her as a wanted fugitive.
103* SheepInSheepsClothing: He lied about his superpower origins because he wanted the public to have a better image of Inhumans then what Nadeer was putting out and he joined S.H.I.E.L.D. under false pretenses because he wants to be a genuine hero.
104* SlaveToPR: S.H.I.E.L.D. is under the UN's jurisdiction, so he has to be this by necessity. Which is why he's so hell bent on capturing Daisy, a rogue agent that is making the organization look bad. Unfortunately, it comes back to bite him in the ass when Senator Nadeer blackmails him after he messes with her during their live debate. Fortunately, it also comes in handy. When Daisy is cornered by the press in the aftermath of an operation, he not only defuses the situation for S.H.I.E.L.D. but also erases all of Daisy's bad PR.
105* SmugSuper: Due to his overly-dominating physicality, he goes into his fight against Ghost Rider thinking it'll be over quickly. And it was - the Rider ''viciously'' kicked his ass all over the cargo bay.
106* SuperSerum: At first he presented himself as an Inhuman, but as it turns out the real source of his powers is a serum derived from Calvin Zabo's Hyde formula. The serum's effects are temporary, necessitating his assistant carrying vials of it in a [[HiddenInPlainSight suspiciously inconspicuous briefcase]], both of which are with him at all times.
107* SuperStrength: He easily [[NeckLift grabbed May by the neck]] and knocked her out with one blow.
108* SuperToughness: He was able to withstand Melinda May's attacks without being moved. Even when May resorted to hitting him with a lamp, it caused him no injury. Even an extensive beating from the Ghost Rider caused him no visible injuries.
109* TookALevelInBadass: In the Framework, he's an actual Inhuman with superstrength, and enough fighting skills to defeat May (who also had superstrength at this point) in a matter of minutes. He's also finally got the leadership training to be an effective leader of the resistance.
110* UnderestimatingBadassery: His super-strength makes him ''very'' confident in his ability to suppress situations. Effectively used against a crazed May, but when he tried to take on Ghost Rider, while he did get in a few good hits at first, he got his ass kicked ''[[CurbStompBattle utterly]]''.
111* UnskilledButStrong: He starts off this way, as Talbot only gave him a very basic course in combat training, forcing him to rely on his strength in most fights. He later starts training for real and shows progress. This changes in the Framework, where he has the actual fighting prowess to defeat high level HYDRA agents.
112[[/folder]]
113
114[[folder:Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie]]
115!!''Director Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie''
116[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mackenzie_alphonse.jpg]]
117[[caption-width-right:300:''"Like I told my man here, when you want something in life, you gotta grab it and walk out like you own it."'']]
118!!!'''Species:''' Human
119!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
120!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/HenrySimmons
121!!!'''Voiced By:''' Raúl Solo [Disney dub], Víctor Hugo Aguilar (Season 2) and Raúl Solo (Season 3 onwards) [Sony Dub] (Latin-American Spanish dub), Paulo Bernardo (Brazilian Portuguese dub)
122!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (first appears in ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E1Shadows Episode 23: "Shadows"]]'') | ''WebVideo/AgentsOfSHIELDSlingshot''
123
124->''"We can't afford to lose our best agents in one fell swoop... not here, not tonight!"''
125
126A mechanic and equipment specialist Coulson recruits for S.H.I.E.L.D. who would go on to succeed him as Director.
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128* TenMinuteRetirement: His decision to quit after Coulson becomes the man in charge of the combined S.H.I.E.L.D.s becomes a temporary one when the Inhumans attack.
129* AdaptationDyeJob: His comics counterpart has gray hair. Here, he's bald.
130* AdaptationNameChange: He goes by "Al" rather than "Mack" in the comics. Ironically, rather than solving any naming issues, the new nickname violates the OneSteveLimit, since there was a minor character named Agent Mack in Season 1.
131* AgeLift: His comics counterpart is a veteran ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} agent. Here, he looks younger.
132* AmbiguouslyEvil: He and Bobbi are double agents for Gonzales' S.H.I.E.L.D., which is separate from Coulson's branch and trying to overthrow him. Mack shares their penchant for FantasticRacism, though he still clearly care about Fitz and tries to protect him, and wanted to avoid conflict with Hunter.
133* AmicableExes: He claims that all of his exes are "awesome", though he seems to retract that statement when reminded that he once had to pretend to like quinoa for a year.
134-->'''Mack:''' ''[utter seriousness]'' That was a dark time.
135* BadassBoast: "I'm the guy who kills Gordon."
136* BaldOfAuthority: Takes the role reluctantly halfway in Season 3. Proves to be a firm but fair leader who manages to take down a major HYDRA asset and bring his team home safely. And then in the Season 5 finale, Daisy officially assigns him this role after determining that she isn't fit to lead the team after Coulson becomes terminally ill.
137* BayonetYa: Mack can flip the axe-head on his Shotgun Axe around to turn it into a more traditional bayonet, which he uses to kill Kasius.
138* BerserkButton: Don't tell him he was a bad father or didn't care about his daughter. Gunner, when Yo-Yo and Mack find out he was expecting a child, repeatedly insults Mack, asserting that it's a good thing he's not a father. Mack, who lost his daughter years ago, flips out [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and savagely beats him]].
139* BigBrotherInstinct: He slips into the role starting with Bobbi; it's implied he's been there to help with her relationship with Hunter for a long time. Then he helps Fitz manage his aphasia. Starting in Season 3, he's become this for Daisy as well; telling people to back off when they get on her case and helping her with Inhuman team building, and alongside Coulson (her father figure) and Lincoln (her love interest), one of the three most determined to save her from Hive's infection. There's also a lot of ''Halo'' playing with both Fitz and Daisy. "Watchdogs" reveals he has a younger brother he's very close to who he's been unable to spend time with thanks to his work with S.H.I.E.L.D., and he's greatly troubled by it.
140* BlackAndNerdy: When Hartley's team and Team Coulson come back after a violent encounter with Absorbing Man, Mack's primary concern is whether or not the agents managed to retrieve some technology he could play around with. He's visibly upset when Triplett tells him no. He also plays VideoGame/GearsOfWar and is itching for a chance to get to work on Lola.
141* BoundAndGagged: He's taped up by Elena Rodriguez in "Bouncing Back".
142* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Becomes this after touching an alien defensive mechanism that makes him attack Coulson and the rest along with giving him enhanced strength and durability. It wears off an episode later.
143%%* BromanticFoil: Mack and Fitz.
144* BrutalHonesty:
145** In a good way, as the imaginary Simmons notes that it's quite refreshing how unlike everyone else, he doesn't walk on eggshells around Fitz. It's enough that Fitz starts to use him as a sounding board rather than the imaginary Simmons.
146** With Simmons herself after she returns. He's the only one who's not afraid to confront her directly about the fact that she apparently abandoned Fitz right after he told her how he felt ''and'' nearly died saving her life. As with Fitz, he's still fairly kind in his delivery, even if what he has to say ''is'' undeniably brutal.
147** He has no problem telling Coulson to his face that he doesn't trust him after Skye's powers are revealed.
148* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: He takes it upon himself to keep Fitz grounded.
149* CoolCar: He owns a classic Rolls Royce that he restored himself. Coulson still won't let him touch Lola, though.
150* CurbStompBattle: He ends up on the receiving end of a couple of these throughout the series.
151** In late Season 3, when Daisy is under Hive's sway, she uses her powers to deliver one of these to him and is only stopped by May.
152** In the mid-season finale of Season 5, after Kasius drinks the Odium and kills Future Yo-Yo, Mack squares off with him, and manages to hold his own for some time, but Kasius, being on the Odium, [[NoSell no-sells]] all of Mack's attacks and eventually overpowers him, delivering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown only stopped by the timely intervention of Simmons.
153** In the Season 6 finale, Mack takes on Sarge by himself after Sarge had both delivered a fatal wound to May and unlocked his godlike potential, which was ''completely immune'' to point-blank quake blasts from Daisy and manages to fend for himself for some time strictly because Sarge makes absolutely no attempt to fight back, and once he does it's with obvious minimal effort and he simply steamrolls over Mack until Izel's death distracts Sarge enough that Daisy, May and Mack are able to CombinationAttack him and kill him.
154-->'''Sarge:''' You put up a good fight, Director, but we're no match now.
155-->'''Mack:''' I've been through...enough of these to know...we always come out on top.
156* CuttingTheKnot: He has the presence of mind to simply lop off Coulson's hand to save him from the effects of the Terrigen crystal.
157* DeadpanSnarker: He's more than capable of dishing out sarcastic quips when he wants to.
158* DeepCoverAgent: Along with Bobbi, he's revealed to be working for a separate branch of S.H.I.E.L.D. that considers itself the "real" S.H.I.E.L.D.
159* DemonicPossession: Halfway into Season 2, he gets possessed and augmented with Kree tech to serve as the temple's protector, allowing only Inhumans to pass and kill trespassers. It passes as soon as Daisy and Raina undergo Terrigenesis. Played straighter and more literally when he briefly serves as a host to the Spirit of Vengeance in "Deals With Our Devils", although it returns to Robbie Reyes by the end of the episode.
160* EmbarrassingNickname:
161** It's revealed in "Watchdogs" that his brother Ruben calls him Alfie; Ruben himself goes by Mack in his own circle of friends.
162** Mack was dubbed "Mackhammer" in his academy days, on account of a love of MC Hammer that he made the mistake of revealing. The whole team ribs him for it.
163* TheEngineer:
164** Mack is a skilled mechanic and loves to play around with technology, allowing him to bond with Fitz. Unlike Fitz, however, Mack doesn't have a natural affinity for technology and requires things like schematics and instructions in order to know how to make and repair things. Mack also doesn't have a formal engineering education like Fitz's, meaning that he can't help Fitz find the exact terminology when the latter's aphasia gets in the way, and unlike Fitz, who tends to work rather fast, its noted that Mack is a rather slow methodical worker. Despite this, its revealed he was the Head Engineer on ''the Iliad'', indicating his skills are pretty developed.
165** In Season 3, he makes himself a unique shotgun-axe that serves him well through the battle with Hive, the ghosts, and the Watchdogs.
166* EveryoneHasStandards: Mack is without question one of the nicest and sweetest guys in the series, if not the entire MCU. But even ''he'' has his limits. And when those said limits involve, say, [[{{Squick}} a virtual-reality simulation fantasy scenario where a digital duplicate of Daisy throws herself upon the player (read: Deke Shaw) for hugs and smooches]], he's ''not'' going to react well to it. If anything, he'll give TranquilFury a whole new meaning.
167* ExactWords: When he was questioned by Coulson (pre-season) and asked if he was loyal to S.H.I.E.L.D., he said he was. He didn't specify ''which'' S.H.I.E.L.D., though, and more importantly he doesn't (or at least didn't, at the time) consider the ship that Coulson's running to be the "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D. in his eyes.
168* FakeGuestStar: He's appeared in every episode of Season 2 to date and usually has as much screen time as the lead cast, but is still credited as a guest star, along with B. J. Britt (Triplett) and, later, Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi). It's averted in Season 3, as he was PromotedToOpeningTitles.
169* FantasticRacism:
170** As Season 2 progresses, he develops a dislike of anything "alien" after Kree technology causes both his temporary brainwashing and Triplett's death. He eventually resolves to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. because he just doesn't trust Coulson. When he changes his mind, Coulson puts him in charge of securing and researching alien artifacts, on the grounds that a man who refuses to trust anything of alien origin will always be careful around them. By Season 3, while he's aware of the danger of alien tech, he's pretty much over this. It helps that he's Daisy's partner and they're pretty damn close, with him dubbing her "Tremors".
171** He absolutely refuses to consider any kind of [[JustAMachine machine]] as a living being.
172* FightingFromTheInside: Despite being BrainwashedAndCrazy, he's able to tell Coulson to run. Mack also temporarily halts his rampage when faced with Fitz begging him to snap out of it.
173* FireForgedFriends: With pretty much everyone but Fitz (even there, they bonded during battle, but it was from a supporting role rather than directly in the line of fire), Mack gained trust and friendship via fighting alongside. Though shown to be friends with them prior, his close loyalty to Real S.H.I.E.L.D.'s members came about following the battle of ''The Iliad'', while his past grievances with Coulson and Lincoln dissolved after fighting Gordon and Lash alongside them respectfully. Lincoln outright states that fighting Lash beside him gave him some measure of trust (albeit, mostly because it meant Lash wasn't him).
174* FrontlineGeneral: As with many of the S.H.I.E.L.D. directors before him, he both leads the agency and goes out into the field himself, just as he did from before he became the director.
175* GeniusBruiser: He's a highly skilled engineer and mechanic and he's also built like a brick wall. Fought against HYDRA insurgents, held his own against Gordon with just an axe, and is still willing to kick some alien ass with little to no help.
176* GenreSavvy: He's seen enough films over the years to know that robots always rise up and turn on their makers, leaving him very distrustful of Aida and unsurprised when she seemingly turns on them. He even mentions to Yo-Yo that his life insurance policy has a special clause for "death by robot", with a very generous payout for his brother if that happens. [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron In a world after Ultron]], it makes sense.
177** In the Season 5 premiere, he is adamant against splitting up the group to explore the space station infested with killer aliens the team has materialized in, directly citing the ''[[Film/{{Alien}} Alien]]'' franchise and knowing that the BlackDudeDiesFirst. (Though as that trope's page notes, the ''Alien'' franchise actually has only had the black guy as the first to die only once.)
178* GentleGiant: Tallest and most muscular member of the team but he prefers to leave the fighting to others and is content to stay behind with his engines and tools.
179* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite being a very nice and morally upstanding member of the team, he will not hesitate to kill in order to fulfill the given objectives. And with an ''axe'' no less.
180* TheHeart: He ''looks'' like the muscle, but his introduction makes it clear that his real gift is his compassion and desire to go above and beyond for people. His aspect as playing this role for the team is ultimately why Daisy cedes leadership to him.
181* HeelRealization: Starting with "The Frenemy of my Enemy", it ''finally'' starts getting through to him that maybe Real S.H.I.E.L.D. is actually part of the problem when he notices they're more obsessed with taking out Coulson (who is relatively small fry) than stopping HYDRA (who are meant to be their ''actual'' enemies). It doesn't stop him from quitting when Coulson comes out on top... only for him to come back almost immediately; Coulson jokes that he guilted Mack into it after he had to amputate Coulson's hand.
182* HotMenAtWork: Lampshaded when Fitz and the hallucination of Simmons discuss Mack's attractiveness, helpfully accompanied by a shot of Mack wearing a muscle-emphasizing undershirt while he works in the garage.
183* IChooseToStay: Chooses to stay in the Framework even after realizing it's a LotusEaterMachine, refusing to abandon his daughter even though he knows that she isn't real either. Hearing that his real daughter is dead just reinforces his decision to stay.
184* InNameOnly: Beyond sharing a full name with them, he doesn't resemble the Alfonso Mackenzie of the comics at all. Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad comes into play though, as Mack ends up being a very fleshed out character compared to the rather minor comic character he's based on.
185* InsultOfEndearment: Elena nicknames him "Turtle Man" because of his slow working speed, which is rather unfair considering she has SuperSpeed. She continues calling him that after their RelationshipUpgrade and it has clearly become affectionate by then.
186* {{Irony}}: After discovering that Coulson has alien blood in him in "The Writing on the Wall", he expresses some distrust in Coulson's leadership, especially after seeing how crazed he became from the compulsion to carve symbols. Two episodes later, he gets possessed by a Kree defense system that turns him into a superhuman that mindlessly protects the underground Kree city. This experience only hardens his opinion that Coulson shouldn't be trusted.
187* JerkassHasAPoint: While his jerkass moments mostly only occur on the topic of alien influence and technology, in "S.O.S.", Mack is immediately proven right on his insistence that "we are not opening that damn box in a thousand years."
188* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Originally he was a nice guy who was helping Fitz with his brain damage. Then he began distrusting Coulson due to the alien blood in him. Then came the incident at the Kree City and his FantasticRacism became his most pronounced trait. He's still a good guy, but perhaps not as nice as we originally thought he was. Although this part of his character pretty much disappears after Season 2.
189* TheKirk: While still pretty empathic, he is also usually the one who rein's in the rest of the team when they get too emotional.
190* TheLancer:
191** Evolved into this, sharing the role with May. Even when May returns, he's shown to be the one Coulson relies on to both keep himself in line and acts as his personal backup when needed.
192** As of Season 3, he serves as this to Daisy. He has become her partner, best friend, and sounding board when it comes to the Secret Warriors.
193* LargeAndInCharge: One of the physically largest members of S.H.I.E.L.D., and as of Season 6 onwards, its director.
194* MacGyvering: The unofficial first iteration of his Shotgun-Axe was him duct-taping a kitchen cleaver to an old shotgun.
195* MadeOfIron: Mack has a history of being the receiving end of savage beatings and still getting up. Whether it's being [[EvilOverlord beat on by a mad Kree exile in a possible future]], taking on [[HumanoidAbomination inter-dimensional invaders with superhuman strength]] or [[MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight time travelling Chronicoms looking to end humanity.]] Mack has taken an astonishing amount of physical harm and keeps on going.
196* MinoredInAssKicking: He's mostly an engineer, but can definitely kick some ass when called upon.
197-->'''Reuben:''' You're really good at this stuff, huh?\
198'''Mack:''' ''[tiredly]'' I'm a mechanic. I ''hate'' "this stuff."
199* MixAndMatchWeapon: The shotgun-axe that he made himself!
200* TheMole: He was actually loyal to a rival S.H.I.E.L.D. faction who was working to take down Team Coulson from within. After the rival factions reconcile their differences, this goes away, and Mack is fully loyal to Team Coulson from then on out.
201* NiceGuy: He's friendly and really makes an effort to talk to Fitz and tries to help him out. He even succeeds in recognizing that Fitz knows of a way to take down Creel, but is having trouble because of his brain damage.
202* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Started out on the Iliad as the Chief engineer, he then joined Roberto Gonzales organization and went undercover as a technician to infiltrate Coulson's organization. After dealing with the Inhumans attack on the Iliad, Coulson assigns him to watch over all the alien artifacts SHIELD acquired. He then serves as a field agent initially partnered with Daisy, and then Coulson, when the latter steps down as director. After Coulson falls ill and Daisy declines to be director, he takes over as director of SHIELD.
203* TheNicknamer: Fitz is "Turbo", Daisy is "Tremors", Alisha is "Ginger Ninja", Gordon is "No Eyes", and Lincoln is "Sparkplug" (in the Framework, he gives this nickname to his daughter Hope). He later calls the Secret Warriors "Franchise/PowerRangers" and Elena in particular "Yo-Yo". Flint is dubbed "Pebbles". [[ItMakesSenseInContext Deke is dubbed "Lemons."]] Elena gives him a taste of his own medicine by dubbing him "Turtle Man".
204* NonActionGuy: Interesting variation. Mack is a ''very'' skilled and natural fighter, but he doesn't like violence at all and avoids it. As the series goes on he becomes more willing to do it and is eventually made a full field agent, but he notes twice that he ''hates'' violence, and when Daisy is brainwashed and listing the problems with S.H.I.E.L.D., she specifically notes how they turned him into a soldier even though he's only meant to be an engineer.
205* TheNotLoveInterest: An interesting case of this; as Fitz and Simmons go through their RomanceArc, Mack fulfills the role of the RomanticFalseLead for Fitz. He and Fitz bond while Simmons is undercover in HYDRA and the drama that plays out between the three seems very much like a LoveTriangle with Simmons acting very jealous and Mack appearing as a tempting potential partner.
206* OneSteveLimit:
207** Not to be confused with the one-off character of Agent Mack from the first season.
208** To add even more confusion, his ex-girlfriend (and the mother of his dead daughter) is named Nicole. "Nicole ''Mackenzie''" is also the name of an unrelated Caucasian woman and minor character from Season 1.[[note]]Though we don't know what Mack's ex-girlfriend's ethnicity was, but it's presumably African-American, judging from how Hope looks like in the Framework.[[/note]]
209* OnlySaneMan: Mack is probably the most normal member of Team Coulson and is also the most resistant to accepting all the strange phenomena they constantly encounter.
210* OutlivingOnesOffspring: In 2006, Mack and his ex had a daughter named Hope, who died four days after being born. Mack has been able to grieve and move forward, but still feels the loss. Enough for the Spirit of Vengeance to possess and suppress him.
211* PromotedToOpeningTitles: For Season 3.
212* RaceLift: He's white in the comics.
213* RealMenLoveJesus: When trying to form an understanding and reach common ground with Elena Rodriguez, Mack talks about how he had never seen it before, but that he was beginning to think that the Inhuman mutations all around the world are part of God's plan for helping humanity.
214* ReligiousBruiser:
215** Reveals in Season 3 that he is actually quite religious and that it helps him get through the work he does and the things that he has to deal with, and is certainly capable in the 'bruiser' department.
216** Come Season 4 and this marks him as the odd one out on the team, as he's rather open minded about Robbie's claim that he made a deal with the Devil to become the Ghost Rider. As Mack says, as he believes in God, he has to believe in "the other thing."
217* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the S.H.I.E.L.D. civil war ends with Coulson still in charge and "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D. in an advisory role, Mack quits because he still doesn't trust Coulson. He even admits that, in spite of all their assumptions about Coulson being wrong, he still thinks Coulson's pursuit of alien technology is foolish and won't be a part of it.
218* SheCleansUpNicely: He's normally dressed in grease-stained clothing and can usually be found elbow deep in machinery. When he dresses up in a suit and brings out a classic Rolls to sell a cover, he looks like a completely different person.
219* ShipperOnDeck: Averted in two cases.
220** Despite most of the team supporting [=FitzSimmons=], Mack is strongly opposed to Simmons presence, believing that she abandoned Fitz when he needed her. He seems to soften up by Season 3.
221** He also opposes Bobbi and Hunter getting back together. Despite knowing that both love each other, he worries because he's seen what their past breakups have done to them.
222* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: He certainly thinks so, especially when said shotgun is [[RuleOfThree also an axe]].
223* SuperStrength: When he's BrainwashedAndCrazy from one of the Kree city's defense mechanisms, he's granted superhuman strength. It goes away when the brainwashing does.
224* TakeUpMySword: Does this in a metaphorical way for Gonzales by primarily using an axe in "S.O.S."
225* ThereAreNoTherapists: He's clearly suffering some serious PTSD after the events in the Inhuman city, but beyond Fitz and Bobbi, no one seems to do much to help him which contributes to his decision to vote to take down Coulson's leadership.
226* TookALevelInJerkass: The second half of Season 2 shows him increasingly irritable and hostile, though [[BrainwashedAndCrazy given what happened to him]] its not hard to sympathise with him. He [[TookALevelInKindness becomes considerably nicer]] in Season 3, being especially protective towards Daisy and sympathetic towards Joey.
227* TookALevelInKindness: While still weirded out by alien stuff, Mack has become much more understanding and nice towards the new Inhumans. He and Daisy are even best friends and partners now, to boot.
228* TranslatorBuddy: He is the first person to confront Fitz's aphasia head on and make an effort to try and understand what Fitz is trying to express, be it through interpreting the true meaning behind Fitz's words (such as by realizing that Fitz saying "I didn't solve this today!" means "I solved this in the past but I can't remember which design.") or by running through lists of words or design schematics until Fitz hears or sees what he's thinking of. It takes a significant amount of effort on the parts of both men, but it does help Fitz to open up in the wake of his trauma.
229* VitriolicBestBuds:
230** He and Hunter bicker a lot, but it's all in good fun.
231** He later pokes gentle fun at Fitz for not making sense, which is pretty bold when talking to someone who's suffered brain damage, but Fitz seems to appreciate it.
232* WhatTheHellHero: Gives a ''massive'' one to Fitz and Radcliffe after they create Aida, citing his [[ProperlyParanoid paranoia]] of a robot uprising [[GenreSavvy after watching so many movies about it]]. After Aida (predictably) goes rogue, he and Yo-Yo agree to force Radcliffe to watch all of the Franchise/{{Terminator}} movies, ''[[CoolAndUnusualPunishment including Salvation]].''
233* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's deathly afraid of robots staging an uprising, and even has ''[[CrazyPrepared a life insurance clause]]'' in case of a [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Robot Apocalypse.]] It's justified after [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Ultron and Sokovia]], as well as ProperlyParanoid given, well, Aida.
234** This comes up again [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS7E07TheTotallyExcellentAdventuresOfMackAndTheD Season 7: The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D"]], as Mac has to go toe to to not only with a murderous robot, but one specifically modeled after the 80's movie villain robots he's constantly citing.
235* WillfullyWeak: That NonActionGuy thing is self-inflicted. He is fully capable of easily rendering someone unconscious with a chokehold and can fight alongside Bobbi just fine, but he doesn't like violence and so avoids it as much as possible.
236* TheWorfEffect: Ever since he's started working in the field, he's fallen victim to this, being the physically largest member of the team and often the first one taken out of commission.
237* YouAreInCommandNow: The director of S.H.I.E.L.D., as of ''Agents'' Season 6.
238[[/folder]]
239
240[[folder:Others]]
241* [[Characters/MCUPeggyCarter Peggy Carter]]
242* [[Characters/MCUNickFury Nick Fury]]
243* [[Characters/MCUPhilCoulson Phil Coulson]]
244* [[Characters/MCUSHIELDTeamCoulson Deke Shaw]]
245[[/folder]]
246
247!Commanders and High-Ranking Agents
248[[folder:Maria Hill]]
249!!''Commander Maria Hill''
250[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maria_hills_avengers_4156.png]]
251[[caption-width-right:300:''"We get into a situation like this again, what happens then?"'']]
252!!!'''Species:''' Human
253!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
254!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CobieSmulders
255!!!'''Voiced By:''' Marisol Romero [main movies and ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', Disney dub], Gabriela Ornelas [''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', Sony dub] (Latin-American Spanish dub); Cristina Mauri [main movies], Cecilia Santiago [''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''] (European Spanish dub), Laura Blanc (European French dub), Ariane-Li Simard-Côté (Canadian French dub), Márcia Coutinho (Brazilian Portuguese dub), Creator/TakakoHonda (Japanese dub)
256!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''[[note]]Archive footage from ''The Avengers'' in TheStinger[[/note]] | ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' | ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''[[note]] In TheStinger[[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome''[[note]][[spoiler:As an impersonation by Soren and an illusion by Mysterio, the real Hill never appears in the movie]][[/note]] | ''[[Series/SecretInvasion2023 Secret Invasion]]''
257
258->''"Who would bring those people together and not expect what happened?"''
259
260Nick Fury's aide and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Deputy Director and also held the title of "Commander."[[note]]Not exactly revealed until ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'''s episode [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E11TheMagicalPlace "The Magical Place"]][[/note]] Clear-minded and pragmatic, she carries out his orders, though his seemingly reckless approach doesn't increase her trust of him.
261----
262* ActionGirl:
263** In [[EstablishingCharacterMoment her first few minutes on screen]] in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', she takes on Loki and his crew of thugs.
264** By ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', she saves Nat, Steve, and Sam from imminent execution, as well as very casually shooting two soldiers who were trying to sneak up on her, ''without even getting up from her chair''.
265** One of her cameos in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' has her beating half a platoon of special forces soldiers in physical combat.
266* AdaptationalHeroism: In this universe, S.H.I.E.L.D. 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.
267* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Is much more nicer and approachable than the occasional bitch her comics version is.
268* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
269** She's on way better terms with the Avengers than [[ComicBook/NewAvengers in the comic books]].
270** Instead of being his successor as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., she's Nick Fury's [[NumberTwo second-in-command]] since her introduction in ''Film/TheAvengers2012''.
271* AdvertisedExtra: She appears prominently in the trailers and promo material for ''Secret Invasion'' [[spoiler:despite only appearing in the first episode, where she is KilledOffForReal at the end of the episode]].
272* AffirmativeActionGirl: It doesn't really balance it out, but it does help to decrease Black Widow's [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Smurfette]] rating in ''The Avengers''.
273* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's usually serious and has dark brown hair.
274* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:Her fate after the events of ''Endgame'' is somewhat unclear. While Nick Fury is seen commanding a group of Skrulls in space after attending Tony Stark's funeral, Maria isn't seen alongside him, with it being unknown whether she's still on Earth after Soren impersonated her in ''Spider-Man: Far From Home''. She returns in person in ''Secret Invasion''.]]
275* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:After being impersonated by Soren in ''Spider-Man: Far From Home'' she returns in person in ''Secret Invasion'' - only to be KilledOffForReal in the end of the very first episode.]]
276* BackFromTheDead: She is a victim of Thanos' snap before she is revived by Bruce Banner.
277* BadassNormal: Would have to be in order for ComicBook/NickFury to trust her to use a truck and a small team to chase after [[PhysicalGod Loki]] and the BrainwashedAndCrazy Hawkeye.
278* ByTheBookCop: This creates friction with her and Fury due to his more MilitaryMaverick style, and several times she's filed reports to the WSC criticizing his actions. Even after she develops undying loyalty to Fury, she still retains this: notably she's not in any particular mood to join Fury or Coulson in their fight against HYDRA.
279* CallBack: During ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' she says she's helping Stark "privatize global security" which connects to something Tony said back in ''Iron Man 2'', only he said "world peace."
280* CheatedDeathDiedAnyway: She's brought BackFromTheDead by the Blip, only to be [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal by Gravik in ''Secret Invasion''.]]
281* CommandingCoolness: In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'''s episode [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E11TheMagicalPlace "The Magical Place"]], it's revealed her title as Deputy Director is "Commander".
282* CommunicationsOfficer: The link between Fury and multiple S.H.I.E.L.D. operations.
283* CompositeCharacter: In the comics, she succeeds Nick Fury as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., in the movies, she mainly serves as his [[NumberTwo loyal second in command]], a role more common with [[ComicBook/NickFuryAgentOfShield Dum Dum Dugan]] in the comics. Also, her working at the security for Stark Industries after the downfall of S.H.I.E.L.D. makes her one with [[ComicBook/IronMan Bethany Cabe]].
284* TheCynic: In contrast to the more idealistic Coulson. When S.H.I.E.L.D. goes bust, she seems more resigned to give up the fight against HYDRA, be content to work for Tony Stark, and play ball with the government as much as she can. Coulson stills prefers to fight on, even if he has no official support or sanction.
285* DeadpanSnarker: At times.
286-->'''Tony Stark:''' ''[simulating an eyepatch while looking at two screens]'' How does Fury even see these?\
287'''Maria Hill:''' [[CaptainObvious He turns.]]
288* DespairEventHorizon: S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapses seem to be this for her. She goes to work for Tony Stark; but she briefly joins Coulson in order to get Skye back, but that's it. She tells Coulson "there is no S.H.I.E.L.D. anymore" after he asks her for backup to go after the Centipede sector of HYDRA. She tells him he's on his own and goes back to her new civillian life. She either came back from it or was pretending because both ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' Season 2 and ''Age of Ultron'' show her continuing to work with Coulson and for Fury.
289* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the comic version of Secret Invasion, Maria Hill seemingly dies by being shot to death from the Skrulls, only for her to be revealed as a Life Model Decoy, and are wiped out by the real Hill. In the MCU, Maria is shot in the stomach for real by Gravik, dying of her wounds early in the show.]]
290* DressingAsTheEnemy: One of the mooks that guard the arrested Cap, Black Widow and Falcon turns out to be Hill in disguise, about to save them. She makes a snarky comment on the helmet being uncomfortable.
291* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Not long after her introduction, after hearing Nick Fury get shot, she leaves with a small team and a truck, to chase after [[BigBad Loki]], and the BrainwashedAndCrazy crew of an unnamed ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} agent, ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, and [[TheProfessor Erik]] [[Film/{{Thor}} Selvig]] to try to take back the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Tesseract]] without even being ordered. She ends up with her truck facing the opposition head-on, with them firing at each other through windshields until she is forced to move away, surviving a crash not long after.
292* FirstNameBasis: She's notably one of the only trusted allies of Fury who allows her to call him Nick. As ''Captain Marvel'' would retroactively reveal, Fury ''never'' allows anyone else to call him that, not even Carol Danvers herself.
293* GuestStarPartyMember: In her second ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' appearance, she assists Coulson's team as they attempt to recover their kidnapped communications specialist and their stolen plane.
294* HauledBeforeASenateSubCommittee: She had to undergo a Congressional hearing after S.H.I.E.L.D. was taken down in ''The Winter Soldier''.
295* ImportantHaircut: Cuts her hair by the end of ''Age of Ultron'' when she rejoins S.H.I.E.L.D., so the throwback to the first film is complete.
296* {{Incoming}}: She shouts this in warning in ''Age of Ultron'' when an Ultron sentry attacks the Helicarrier.
297* ItsPersonal: In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', learning that Ward is a traitor when she personally vetted him is enough for her to immediately turn on Talbot when she had previously been helping him.
298* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In ''Series/{{Secret Invasion|2023}}'', she's murdered by Gravik.]]
299* TheLancer: Her primary role in the comics is to disagree with Fury, because he needs someone who will stand up to him, challenge him, and make sure he's not heading down the wrong path. This is downplayed in the MCU, because she gets less screentime, but she still makes it a point to stand up to Fury when scripting permits.
300* MissionControl: For the helicarrier assault team in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' and the Avengers in ''Age of Ultron''.
301* TheMole: For the World Security Council in deleted scenes, though she sides with Fury in the end. In a blink and miss it moment, as she is trying to shut down the "rogue bird," you can see the WSC override has locked her out of the system.
302* MsFanservice: Gets some MaleGaze in her first appearance in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Also, through her action sequences in said film, it is clear that BeautyIsNeverTarnished aside from some minor wounds. Later appearances tone that down and play out her ActionGirl role more, and while Ward makes a crack towards her in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' that "if Fury wanted eye candy, he should have chosen Romanoff", it's clear that it's more of a show of how contemptuous Ward (revealed as a HYDRA mole) is rather than anything else.
303* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In "Nothing Personal", she tries to help Coulson's following by brokering a deal with the US Military, leading them to Providence and Coulson's team as a show of good faith to ensure they all get fair trials. It's a sound plan in theory. However, when Coulson reveals that Garrett is still alive, Ward killed Victoria Hand, they both raided the Fridge, and by bringing in the military Maria is preventing him and his team from saving Skye from them, she realizes she has made a miscalculation. To her credit, she then proceeds to immediately help Coulson fight off the soldiers and aid his team with their mission.
304* NoBodyLeftBehind: Is disintegrated along with half the universe after Thanos completes the Infinity Gauntlet.
305* NotSoAboveItAll: While she's very straight-laced in her first appearance, subsequent ones played up her quirky side more often.
306** When she lets loose at the party early in ''Age of Ultron'', cracking jokes on Tony and Thor alongside Rhodey, and this gem when she's a bit tipsy.
307--->'''Maria:''' Steve! He said a bad language word!
308** When she was doing personnel assessments for Coulson's team, she left Grant Ward's personality and psych profile section blank and instead drew a porcupine. Coulson mistook it for a "poop with knives sticking out of it."
309* NotSoStoic: She usually behaves quite seriously and professionally, but "usually" is the operative word here.
310-->'''Agent Ward:''' I don't think Thor is technically a god.\
311'''Maria Hill:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll Yeah, you haven't been]] [[DistractedByTheSexy near his arms.]]
312* NumberTwo: To Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D., she is the official second-in-command.
313* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Coulson loves to poke fun over her horrible porcupine drawing. He's also miffed she joined Stark Industries instead of joining his team, calling her a "sellout".
314* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:The Maria Hill in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' is [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 the Skrull Soren]] impersonating her. Unlike with Fury, however, the real Hill is absent for the entire movie and her actual whereabouts are unknown until ''Secret Invasion''.]]
315* SecretKeeper: She was one of the few people who knew that Fury was alive from the beginning. If ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' and the ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' comic prequel are any indication, she's also one of the few people who knew about Captain Marvel's existence before Carol showed up in ''Infinity War''.
316* SellOut: Coulson calls her one for joining the private sector instead of his team.
317* SpannerInTheWorks: Led the U.S. military to Fury's secret base in Canada, interrupting Coulson's rescue attempt of Skye and denying his team any further use of it as a refuge.
318* TheStoic: She usually behaves quite seriously and professionally.
319* TerribleArtist: Her attempt to draw a porcupine in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' ended up looking to Coulson like "a poop, with knives sticking out of it".
320* UndyingLoyalty:
321** By the time of ''The Winter Soldier'', she's developed this towards Fury. She becomes TheLancer after Coulson's "death", firmly supporting Fury's actions. She's one of the few people he trusted with the truth of his survival.
322** As revealed in ''Age of Ultron'', she only pretended to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. for Stark Industries. She was still working for Nick Fury the entire time, and is first to rejoin him aboard the re-commissioned Helicarrier. Tony Stark was less than enthused.
323* TheWatson: In ''The Avengers'', most of her quotes are questions about how to deal with what's going on.
324* WhatTheHellHero:
325** She gets this from Coulson on multiple occasions: covering up his resurrection and then leading the U.S. military to the secret Providence base.
326** Coulson is also upset that she joined the Private Sector instead of his team, calling her a "sellout".
327** Tony Stark, the man she sells out to, is not happy when he learns joining his company was a ruse until Fury was able to build a new S.H.I.E.L.D.
328[[/folder]]
329
330[[folder:Victoria Hand]]
331!!''Agent Victoria Hand''
332[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victoria_hand_aos_7897.jpg]]
333[[caption-width-right:300:''"No single agent is that important."'']]
334!!!'''Species:''' Human
335!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
336!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SaffronBurrows, Creator/RacheleSchank ([[TimeShiftedActor in 1983]])
337!!!'''Voicted By:''' Queta Calderón (Latin-American Spanish dub), María Jesús Nieto (European Spanish dub)
338!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (first appears in ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E7TheHub Episode 7: "The Hub"]]'')
339
340A famous S.H.I.E.L.D. operations agent in charge of The Hub. She has a cold and secretive demeanor.
341----
342* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics, Victoria Hand is a MyCountryRightOrWrong type of character, which leads her to become [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn Norman Osborn's]] right-hand woman, although she ends up working with the good guys after Osborn's downfall. The TV version still retains some of the comic version's [[ObstructiveBureaucrat less pleasant qualities]], which [[RedHerring makes it seem]] like she would be revealed to be a villain, but she turns out to be GoodAllAlong.
343* BackForTheFinale: She returns in the GrandFinale of ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', stationed at the bar along with other agents after the Chronicoms attack their bases in 1983.
344* BatmanGambit: Does this in "The Hub". She sends Ward and Fitz in there without an extraction plan, which hinges on either Ward and Fitz escaping themselves or, failing that, Coulson and the others finding about the extraction plan (or lack thereof, in this case) and moving in to pick them up once their job is done.
345* ByTheBookCop: In contrast to the more pragmatic, emotional Coulson. In fact, she suspects that Coulson is HYDRA because of all the rules he breaks.
346* CharacterDeath: Killed by Ward while trying to deliver Garrett to The Fridge.
347* CommanderContrarian: Often against and obstructing most of Coulson's decisions.
348* DoubleTap: After seeing someone walk away from a double gut shot, Ward puts a bullet in her chest and then two in her head to [[MakeSureHesDead to make sure she's dead]].
349* EmbarrassingNickname: She considers the nickname "Vic" (given to her by Garrett) condescending. Hartley later refers to her by the same nickname, but Hand isn't on-screen to complain.
350* GoodAllAlong: As Simmons is relieved to learn, she's actually hunting for HYDRA agents; however, she honestly believes that Coulson is with HYDRA.
351* GoodIsNotNice: "HYDRA won't show mercy. Neither can we."
352* HideYourLesbians: She is a lesbian in the comics, and lover of Isabelle, but here she is killed by Agent Ward before there is any in-universe confirmation that she is a lesbian.
353* InspectorJavert: She has major suspicions about Coulson's allegiance because of all the rules he's broken in past episodes, not to mention his secretiveness and failure to be forthcoming with S.H.I.E.L.D. leadership.
354* MeaningfulName: Roughly translates as "winning hand."
355%%* MemeticBadass: In-universe.
356* MentorArchetype: In the Framework, she was the one to recruit Grant Ward into S.H.I.E.L.D. instead of John Garrett. In both cases Ward was a BoxedCrook who developed UndyingLoyalty to the person who spared him from prison, but while Real!Ward became a villain under Garrett, Framework!Ward became a hero under Hand.
357* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She's unhelpful at best, although outright lying about the extraction plan is pretty awful. It's a cover for even more ruthless behavior -- for example, she orders the Bus to be taken down, so she can kill everyone onboard, because she believes they're all HYDRA agents. Mostly, it serves to set her up as a RedHerring as to being The Clairvoyant -- she's not.
358* RedHerringMole: She's not the Clairvoyant, although [[SuperDickery she's set up to look like it]].
359* SacrificialLion: The first character of note to (indisputably) die in the show; the fact that [[EvilAllAlong Ward]] is the one to kill her hammers home just how deep HYDRA influence within S.H.I.E.L.D. truly is.
360* SecretTestOfCharacter: Her HYDRA mole act was intended as a test of loyalty. Her subordinates passed.
361* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Coulson and his team, due to her "by the book" way of doing things and their more maverick tendencies.
362* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: She didn't bother giving Fitz and Ward an extraction because she thought Coulson's team wouldn't need one. It's not clear if she expected them to escape on their own or for Coulson to figure it out and rescue them, but either way Coulson wasn't happy that he wasn't told.
363* WeHaveReserves: Has no problem with sending Fitz and Ward on a dangerous mission without planning an extraction for them.
364[[/folder]]
365
366[[folder:Rick Stoner]]
367!!''General Richard "Rick" Stoner''
368[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rick_stoner_mcu.jpg]]
369[[caption-width-right:300:''"This S.H.I.E.L.D. technology will make you think that the 1980s got here a bit early."'']]
370!!!'''Species:''' Human
371!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
372!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/PatrickWarburton
373!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (first appears in ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS5E11AllTheComfortsOfHome Episode 99: "All the Comforts of Home"]]'')
374
375A S.H.I.E.L.D. leader who oversaw the construction and implementation of the Lighthouse.
376----
377* AdaptationalJobChange: He was SHIELD's first director in the comics, rather than an admittedly high-ranking agent. He also only made it as high as Colonel.
378* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He was something of a Neidermeyer who antagonized Nick Fury in the comic, but is much friendlier in the show.
379%%* ByTheBookCop
380* TheCameo: Stoner appears as a recording projection in the Lighthouse.
381* CrazyPrepared: He's the one responsible for the creation of the Lighthouse, a SHIELD base constructed to withstand any sort of crisis - including an alien invasion. It was a good call as the Lighthouse would eventually serve Coulson's team within an alien invasion.
382* PosthumousCharacter: We first learn of him in season 5, when he already died. Stoner only appears as hologram in the Lighthouse. In season 7 the team meets him while he is still alive via time travel.
383* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he is understandably dubious about Coulson and May's claims about sentient time-traveling aliens (S.T.T.A.s as he calls them), he immediately changes his mind after they save him from a Chronicom attempt on his life.
384* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only briefly appears and [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse his current status isn't even known]], but he's responsible for the construction of the Lighthouse, which becomes the much-needed headquarters for S.H.I.E.L.D. as of the second half of Season 5 after the destruction of the Playground.
385* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When May attempts to get information out of him by flirting with him, he immediately and nervously shuts her down with what is obviously a verbatim HR course regarding sexual relations in the workplace, implying he may have gotten into trouble for such dalliances before.
386* UnwittingPawn: A loyal SHIELD agent who's being manipulated by Malick and the Chronicoms into building HYDRA's Project Insight decades early.
387[[/folder]]
388
389[[folder:Robert Gonzales]]
390!!''Commander Robert Gonzales''
391[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/145287294014721.jpg]]
392[[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."'']]
393!!!'''Species:''' Human
394!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
395!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos
396!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (first appears in ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E14LoveInTheTimeOfHydra Episode 36: "Love in the Time of HYDRA"]]'')
397
398->''"We're fighting a war with an enemy that is without honor. Sometimes, we make sacrifices for the greater good."''
399
400The 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.
401----
402* ArcVillain: As the de-facto leader of the "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D., he serves as this for the 2nd half of Season 2. [[HeelFaceTurn Until he complies with a merging of his and Coulson's factions]] and is then [[DiscOneFinalBoss killed]] by [[FinalBoss Jiaying]].
403* AncestralWeapon: Possesses a pistol which belonged to his grandfather and was used in combat in the Second World War.
404* BigGood: As opposed to his ArcVillain status, he is this for the "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D., as he is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who guides them through their darkest times.
405* 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.
406* CanonForeigner: He doesn't have a comic counterpart although he does share many similarities with Maria Hill as she was portrayed in ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}''.
407* 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.
408* CommandingCoolness: His title is Commander Gonzales, and he commands S.H.I.E.L.D.'s [[CoolShip aircraft carrier]], the ''Iliad''.
409* CoolOldGuy: As antagonistic as he is towards Coulson, he gives off this vibe because he's a proven badass played by Edward James Olmos. He is also willing to join forces with Coulson in the end.
410* 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/{{Civil War|2006}}'' storyline.
411* DiscOneFinalBoss: While Gonzales is a major antagonist in the second half of Season 2, he eventually allies with Coulson... and is soon after killed by Jiaying.
412* EnemyMine: In "The Dirty Half Dozen", he teams up with Coulson to take down HYDRA's remnant forces.
413* 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.
414* HandicappedBadass: Faces off against hundreds of HYDRA thugs while having a shattered leg.
415* HeelFaceTurn: Joins forces with Coulson after the man willingly turns himself in and makes a deal.
416* 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.
417* 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 be so stupid as to hand her a loaded gun; however, Gonzales reveals that it actually ''was'' loaded.
418* MisplacedRetribution:
419** 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.
420** 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.
421* 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.
422* 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.
423* NobleBigot: Despite his mistrust against powered individuals 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.]]
424* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When he strong-arms Coulson into making him S.H.I.E.L.D.'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 S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Inhumans.
425* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: "That man had an ax. Now I have it."
426* PetTheDog: He gives Jiayang a sentimental heirloom relating to her daughter during their meeting.
427* 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.
428* SharpDressedMan: Always wears a three-piece suit, even when he's commanding the ''Iliad''.
429* 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.
430* 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.
431* 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..
432* 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.
433* YoureInsane: On his dying breath he calls Jiaying crazy because she will get everyone killed by starting a war.
434[[/folder]]
435
436[[folder:Anne Weaver]]
437!!''Agent Anne Weaver''
438[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anne_weaver_aos_1574.jpg]]
439!!!'''Species:''' Human
440!!!'''Citizenship:''' British
441!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristineAdams
442!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (appears in ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E12Seeds Episode 12: "Seeds"]]'', ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E17TurnTurnTurn Episode 17: "Turn, Turn, Turn"]]'', ''[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E14LoveInTheTimeOfHydra Episode 36: "Love in the Time of HYDRA"]]'')
443
444A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and director of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Science and Technology.
445----
446* BadassTeacher: Inevitable for being both S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy director. See MamaBear below for example.
447* CelebrityParadox: Christine Adams has previously appeared in ''Series/DoctorWho'', which is particularly pleasing since Fitz-Simmons apparently love that show.
448* 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.
449* 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.
450* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As the Academy director, she gives students a lot of freedom while at the same time keeping everyone safe.
451[[/folder]]
452
453[[folder:Others]]
454* [[Characters/MCUHYDRALeadership Head of Defense Mitchell Carson]]
455* [[Characters/MCUSHIELDStrategicScientificReserve West Coast Chief Daniel Sousa]]
456[[/folder]]
457
458!The World Security Council
459[[folder:In General]]
460!!''The World Security Council''
461[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/world_secruity_council_avengers_5790.png]]
462!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
463
464->''"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."''
465
466A 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.
467----
468* TheBusCameBack: Gideon Malick (Powers Boothe), who went unnamed in his appearance in ''The Avengers'' and then was conspicuously absent in ''The Winter Soldier'', returns (now with a name!) in the third season of ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''.
469* CharacterDeath: Alexander Pierce executes Councilmen Rockwell, Yen, and Singh when Nick Fury shows up to stop his plan. Gideon Malick 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.
470* CosmopolitanCouncil: International Group. Out-of-universe, this is why the Pentagon didn't provide assistance during production.
471* FaceFramedInShadow: You actually can see their faces, but it takes a bit of squinting. They are seen in full (four of them anyway) in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', though.
472* 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".
473* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: They actually consider selecting Blonsky for the Avengers Initiative, citing that he is a war hero over the Hulk while blaming the latter for the destruction of Harlem, ignoring the fact that the Abomination is even harder to control than the Hulk.
474* LawfulStupid: Hence why Fury [[MilitaryMaverick often elects to ignore their orders]].
475* MisaimedFandom: [[invoked]]
476** The WSC wanted the Abomination on the Avengers instead of the Hulk, since they viewed Blonsky [[VillainWithGoodPublicity as a war hero]] and blamed Harlem's destruction on [[HeroWithBadPublicity Banner]]. It takes a sneaky BatmanGambit from S.H.I.E.L.D. to have their request for Blonsky to be denied.
477** Later, Steve Rogers finds they've been collecting old HYDRA tech, as they've been studying them so they too can create Tesseract powered weaponry.
478* NGOSuperpower: They don't seem to be accountable to any government - as they order a nuclear mission to New York City without consulting anyone. After S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse they were permanently disbanded and when S.H.I.E.L.D. was relegitimized the UN took to directly overseeing S.H.I.E.L.D..
479* NukeEm: They decide to solve the Chitauri problem with a nuke.
480* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Mostly to Nick Fury, hence why he elects to ignore their decisions.
481* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: Whoever they are, not much is known about them. They even appear shadowed when communicating with Fury.
482* OverrideCommand: The same override command that the pilot receives to launch the nuke locked Maria Hill out of the system before she could override the launch.
483* ShownTheirWork: When they decide to nuke Manhattan, they launch two jets just in case somebody manages to stop one. Such redundancy is standard real-life procedure when "delivering a package".
484* StrawCharacter: In ''The Avengers'', they are there to make Fury look right in spite of his MilitaryMaverick attitude, most notably when they opt to immediately nuke New York rather than send in more military support, give the Avengers more time, or ''anything'' else. In ''Winter Soldier'' they are there for Robert Redford to be sarcastic at.
485* WellIntentionedExtremist: In order to protect the whole world, they fired a nuclear missile at New York City to halt the Chitauri invasion.
486[[/folder]]
487
488[[folder:Jakuna Singh]]
489!!''Councilman Jakuna Singh''
490[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/councilman_singh.png]]
491!!!'''Species:''' Human
492!!!'''Citizenship:''' Indian
493!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BernardWhite
494!!!'''Voiced By:''' Antonio Gálvez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Jordi Ribes (European Spanish dub), Mathieu Buscatto (European French dub), Benoit Éthier (Canadian French dub)
495!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
496
497Councilman Singh served on the World Security Council after the Battle of New York.
498----
499* CharacterDeath: He's killed by Pierce with the rigged security badges alongside Rockwell and Yen.
500* EveryoneHasStandards: Even they find Pierce's HYDRA scheme repellent. 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. Sing retorts, "Not if it was your switch."
501* FakeNationality: Singh is Indian whereas Bernard White is Sri Lankan-American.
502* ShutUpHannibal: He gives a succinct and powerful refusal to Pierce.
503-->'''Pierce:''' Let me ask you a question: what if Pakistan marched into Mumbai tomorrow, and you knew that they were going to drag your daughters into a soccer stadium for execution. And you could just stop it, with the flick of a switch, wouldn't you? Wouldn't you all?\
504'''Singh:''' Not if it was your switch.
505[[/folder]]
506
507[[folder:Douglas Rockwell]]
508!!''Councilman Douglas Rockwell''
509[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/councilman_rockwell_9.jpg]]
510!!!'''Species:''' Human
511!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
512!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AlanDale
513!!!'''Voiced By:''' Mario Díaz Mercado (Latin-American Spanish dub), Joan Massotkleiner (European Spanish dub)
514!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
515
516->''"You smug son of a bitch."''
517
518Councilman Rockwell served on the World Security Council after the Battle of New York.
519----
520* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics, Douglas Rocwkell is a lackey of the Red Skull. In the MCU, while not precisely heroic, he opposes Pierce when the latter reveals his allegiance to HYDRA.
521* CharacterDeath: He's killed by Pierce with the rigged security badges alongside Singh and Yen.
522* {{Jerkass}}: A specialty of Alan Dale; he's the most blatantly disrespectful and angry member of the council.
523* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's largely a replacement for (the then-unnamed) Gideon Malick; much like Malick's role in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', Rockwell is an argumentative and vocally critical American member of the council.
524[[/folder]]
525
526[[folder:Chao Yen]]
527!!''Councilman Chao Yen''
528[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/councilman_yen_1.jpg]]
529!!!'''Species:''' Human
530!!!'''Citizenship:''' Chinese
531!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ChinHan
532!!!'''Voiced By:''' Erick Salinas (Latin-American Spanish dub), Christophe Desmottes (European French dub), Yves Soutière (Canadian French dub)
533!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
534
535-->''"A breach like this raises serious questions."''
536
537A member of the World Security Council and one of the prime overseers of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operations.
538----
539* AdaptationalHeroism: The comic books Yen was a minor ''Avengers'' villain involved in Black Widow's brainwashing. The MCU version opposes Pierce when he reveals his allegiance to HYDRA.
540* AdaptationalJobChange: From scientist to politician.
541* CharacterDeath: He's killed by Pierce with the rigged security badges alongside Singh and Rockwell
542* FakeNationality: Yen is Chinese whereas Chin Han is Singaporean.
543[[/folder]]
544
545[[folder:Pamela Hawley]]
546!!''Councilwoman Pamela Hawley''
547[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/councilwoman_hawley_0.jpg]]
548!!!'''Species:''' Human
549!!!'''Citizenship:''' British
550!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JennyAgutter
551!!!'''Voiced By:''' Claudia Contreras (Latin-American Spanish dub), Margarita Ponce (European Spanish dub), Pauline Larrieu (European French dub), Isabelle Leyrolles (Canadian French dub)
552!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
553
554->''"We don't need hearings, we need action!"''
555
556A member of the World Security Council and one of the prime overseers of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operations.
557----
558* NeverMessWithGranny: Councilwoman Hawley, who is played by an actress 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.
559-->'''Hawley:''' I'm sorry, did I ruin your moment?
560* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Hawley is the only woman in the council.
561* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Councilwoman Hawley is not killed at the meeting in ''Winter Soldier'' that proves fatal for the other three members of the council; she is replaced by Black Widow in disguise. The whereabouts of the real Councilwoman Hawley are not revealed.
562[[/folder]]
563
564[[folder:Others]]
565* [[Characters/MCUHYDRALeadership Gideon Malick]]
566* [[Characters/MCUHYDRALeadership Alexander Pierce]]
567[[/folder]]

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