Fury's Phase 2, as the offshoot idea came to be called, involved re-engineering weapons technology that had emerged in the hands of HYDRA years earlier during World War II, as well as another cutting edge, or alien technology. Outwit the platinum bastard.Nick Fury to the Avengers. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people, see if they could become something more. [5] However, Marvel Studios initially discussed a potential film role with George Clooney, who turned it down after reviewing some of the comic book source material and finding Fury to be too violent of a character. This caused Fury to assume that Keller was replaced by a Skrull. Snoofers. ""Now's probably not the best time, but I'd like to have a lengthy conversation with you about that. That's the problem.Nick Fury and Steve Rogers. ""My people want nothing but peace with your planet. Midway through the battle, one of the Ultron Sentries crashed onto the bridge of the Helicarrier and attempted to kill the crew inside, going straight for Cameron Klein. [11], After the resolution of the Westview Anomaly, Fury sent a Skrull to arrange a meeting with Monica Rambeau. Sharon Carter arrived and treated Fury's wounds while Rogers chased the Winter Soldier, but was unable to capture the assassin. In 1943, Bucky helped Captain America to get inside the Red Skull's fortress in Norway. That night, Fury, Carol Danvers, Talos, Soren, Maria Rambeau, and the Skrulls returned to the Rambeau Residence, where Fury offered Rambeau a job as a pilot for S.H.I.E.L.D. Winter Soldier to AoS Season 1 Finale - SHIELD officially still exists but has been branded a terrorist organization. [37], Back in the day, I had eyes everywhere, ears everywhere else. However, Stark eventually escaped and not long after, Iron Man had also appeared and begun destroying Ten Rings units, as Fury suspected Stark may have been brainwashed. In Captain Marvel (2019), which is set in 1995, a younger Fury appears and he is still a low-level bureaucrat. As Vers headed to the file room, Fury secretly contacted S.H.I.E.L.D. organization, but before he could act on his suspicions and escape to safety, his car was blown up. However, Fury disobeyed his orders and got the hostages out. Captain America: The First Avenger. : 1.20: Nothing Personal, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jackson was then offered the role, initially signing a nine-film contract with Marvel to portray Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. in Coulson's fake grave, cryptically telling Maria Hill that he buried the information about who led Project T.A.H.I.T.I. He suggested that Banner had likely escaped and gone to live in peace. 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Peter Parker realizes that he handed over Tony Starks priceless program, E.D.I.T.H., to the villainous Mysterio. Fury called a meeting with the last of the Avengers left on board the Helicarrier, Steve Rogers and Tony Stark, and showed Rogers all of Phil Coulson's beloved collection of trading cards, which were now stained with Coulson's blood as Fury claimed that he had gotten them from Coulson's jacket when in reality he had taken them from Coulson's locker in the room that seeing them would inspire the team, reminding Rogers of how Coulson had never had a chance to get his hero to sign them as he had asked just before his death. [10], Nothing lasts forever. ""I did what I did to protect people.Nick Fury and Alexander Pierce, Eventually, Fury became Deputy Chief of a S.H.I.E.L.D. Afterwards, he left the military and joined the CIA to pursue a career in espionage. [40], What is it? Of course, this death was undone along with all the other Marvel heroes killed by Thanos' snap. You just don't want to cross him". Standing up and shaking his hand, Stark told Fury that he could not afford his services before going to walk out. [30] However, the true builder of Coulson's Team was Melinda May; upon orders from Fury, she covertly chose the members for very specific reasons pertaining to Coulson's resurrection. He hires an Algerian mercenary, Georges Batroc, to hijack the Star as cover to allow Romanoff onto the ship with Rogers to retrieve data regarding Insight. Seeing Loki was armed with his Scepter, Fury initially tried to reason with him, but Loki responded by killing much staff in the laboratory, before using the Mind Stone inside the Scepter to turn Selvig, Barton and other agents into his own personal slaves. agents surrounded him. Fury then spoke to Loki personally, threatening that if he made any attempt to escape then his cell would be dropped off the ship and fall thirty thousand feet to the ground, as Loki noted how the cell had not been designed for him, to which Fury then confirmed that it had in fact originally been designed for someone who was considerably stronger than Loki. [43], You know how few people I trust, Coulson. Copyright 2023 ComicBook.com. [2], It was the Cold War. Stark barely survived the fall back onto Earth but was caught and saved by Hulk. Later, the team is taken to a secret facility where they learn that Fury didnt die. Once at Providence, Eric Koenig assured Coulson that Fury was alive, but that only they, Hill, and a few Avengers were aware of this. They looked across the city and determined they had won the war as they captured a bruised and beaten Loki yet again. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is filled with incredible characters and fantastic storylines, although they dont always follow the comics exactly. Some time later, he appoints Talos and Soren to impersonate him and Hill while he takes a vacation in space on a Skrull ship. But if you want to stay ahead of me, Mr. Secretary you need to keep both eyes open.Alexander Pierce and Nick Fury. but Fury assured him that it would only be until they found the Tesseract. You just don't know it yet.Nick Fury to Tony Stark, In 2009, Fury learned that Tony Stark had been kidnapped by the Ten Rings, so he sent Phil Coulson and Jasper Sitwell to deal with the situation. After that it only made sense to him that he should activate one of the many, many fail. Spider-Man: Far From Home Is Nick Fury the New Mentor Peter Parker Needs. The Skrull, now aware that Fury had uncovered his deception, attempted to choke him to cover his infiltration. When Pierce attempted to turn the tables on his situation, killing all the members of the Council and trying to take Romanoff hostage, Fury was left with no choice but to surrender to save his friend's life. As Fury had noted how Coulson had died while still believing in this Initiative and the concept of heroes, Stark got up and left the room out of grief and frustration over Coulson's death, as Fury regretfully confessed that it was an old fashioned notion. Since then, Fury has made appearances in ten more films. Goose swallows the Tesseract and scratches Fury's face, blinding his left eye. The larger issue here is that the Marvel movies are becoming guilty of a commonly used science fiction trope. This confused Fury, as there were very few to no documents which he was not cleared to access, raising his suspicions that Project Insight could be a risk. While Vers continued reading the file, Fury went to the entrance of the facility to meet the several incoming S.H.I.E.L.D. A shocking moment came in Captain America: Winter Soldier when Nick Fury is assassinated by Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan). With Hill now satisfied with the answer she walked away, leaving Fury overlooking the skyline. Talos has been serving ever since. [3][4] In 2002, Marvel Comics designed their "Ultimate" version of the character Nick Fury after the likeness of Samuel L. Marvel pretending to kill of Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury has become bit of a trend in the MCU, but it's time for it to stop. Nick Fury is clearly one of the MCU's most important characters, but a big problem with how he's been handled in the MCU is Marvel's tendency to kill - or pretend to kill - the character. In his spare time, he could be found working on his bookstagram, collecting figures, reading comics or watching movies with his girlfriend. Fury began his career within the United States Army, rising to the rank of Colonel before his honorable discharge. A crash of thunder and bright light fills the room and Sami watches Malekith fly from her view. He then gave Coulson the Toolbox, a device that contained everything Coulson would need to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. He asks if Cap believes him yet. A third instance of this occurs in Spider-Man: Far From Home when Peter finds out that he was tricked by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) into giving him Tony Stark's E.D.I.T.H. Once he arrived at Pancho's Bar, Fury confronted Vers and proved that he was not a Skrull by answering questions about his past, including his small quirks, the name of his first pet, and details about his military career; memories that a Skrull couldn't fabricate. Having seen the incredible sight of the advanced technology that the Helicarrier was now displaying and the scale of S.H.I.E.L.D. At the very least, he has his eye back. Following the Avengers's victory, Fury recruited Captain America as a S.H.I.E.L.D. We got a really complicated situation. Fury discovers Talos's ruse and helps Vers escape in a quadjet with Lawson's stowaway cat Goose. ""Nick Fury has been off-planet for the last year.Peter Parker and P. Cleary, After spending some time re-establishing contact with the Skrulls, Fury asked Talos and Soren to impersonate him and Maria Hill on Earth for a while as he took a vacation on the Skrull flagship in space. Fury informed all of the other agents and the Avengers of Coulson's sudden death. ""Toolbox, to help you build it back up.Phil Coulson and Nick Fury, Fury's private base on North American soil: I had to see it for myself.Glenn Talbot. The Helicarriers are capable of continuous suborbital flight, due to new Repulsor engines proposed by Stark, their guns can kill 1,000 targets per minute, and the satellites, launched from the Lemurian Star, a S.H.I.E.L.D. weapons, conventional and otherwise. In "0-8-4", Fury appears at the end to scold Coulson over damage caused to a S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury then explained what S.H.I.E.L.D. Just, don't kill me. Fury told the group that they needed to expose Project Insight and save S.H.I.E.L.D., but Rogers insisted that he intended to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. After receiving an But right now, we owe Garrett a punch in the teeth, wouldn't you say?Nick Fury and Phil Coulson. In addition, due to him being the leader of a secret but a covert/military organization, he has access to the most cutting-edge technology S.H.I.E.L.D. As secrets began to leak from people like Fury, SecretaryAlexander Pierce dispatched the Winter Soldier to eliminate any loose ends. Fury and his Howling Commandos No. Sometimes the changes work, and sometimes they dont. Fury had then also aided the Avengers during the Ultron Offensive, serving as support during the Battle of Sokovia. When Stark insisted that there was no cure and that he had looked for every single known element to replace his Palladium Arc Reactor and found nothing, Fury informed Stark there was indeed a way to cure his infection and he just had not found it yet. Fury originally appeared in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Nia reluctantly agreed to leave her life behind, moving to Atlanta, Georgia. [6], Last year Earth had a visitor from another planet who had a grudge match that leveled a small town. [27][28] Fury chose to hide the truth about Coulson's survival from the Avengers, classifying the information to those with Level 7 clearance or above. agent and proposes Project Insight: three S.H.I.E.L.D. when Pierce gave up his position to become a member of the World Security Council. In August 2020, actor Jeff Ward revealed that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. With the energy from the Tesseract going critical over his head, Fury ran through the facility to get back upstairs and make his escape, avoiding pieces of debris as the facility fell apart around him until Fury made it to a helicopter. ", In The Avengers (2012), Fury is present with Clint Barton when Loki arrives on Earth to take the Tesseract to lead the Chitauri invasion. Fury was able to shoot the jet with a rocket launcher causing it to crash but not kill the pilot, however, a second jet had been sent as well which Fury was unable to stop as it flew towards New York City while Fury looked on helplessly. ""Yes, sir. Selvig accepted the challenge to investigate the object further. [20] Romanoff then gave Fury report on Bruce Banner's transformation into Hulk and his successful fight against Emil Blonsky. [37], There's no one else I'd trust with this. Emerging from the rubble, Fury was shot to near-death by the mysterious Hydra assassin, the Winter Soldier.. After being framed for Nick Fury's "murder," Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, and Natasha . Though Romanoff is successful, Fury is unable to decrypt the data, increasing his suspicions and forcing him to convince Pierce to delay the project. You know, had a space invasion, big car chase, got to watch an alien autopsy. As Fury walked across the Helicarrier's control room and overlooking the skyline, he was questioned by Maria Hill about what they would do if the world came under threat again, as now the team had gone their separate ways, with some now traveling to the other end of the universe. [citation needed], Fury is introduced in the post-credits scene of Iron Man (2008), meeting Tony Stark at his Malibu home to discuss the Avengers Initiative.[16]. Otherwise, it carries no emotional weight. [33], S.H.I.E.L.D. While Banner claimed that the Avengers were a time bomb, Fury became concerned and recommended Banner step out of this situation. Samuel L. Jackson says 'Maybe I won't be Nick Fury', "MCU: The Actors Who Almost Played Nick Fury Before Samuel L. Jackson", "Marvel to Make Movies Based on Comic Books", "Samuel L. Jackson Says His Marvel Contract is Almost Up", "120 Movies, $13 Billion in Box Office: How Samuel L. Jackson Became Hollywood's Most Bankable Star", "Samuel L. Jackson script for Avengers movie 'stolen, "Marvel Moolah: Robert Downey Jr. 'Avengers' Pay Set to Hit $50 Million", "Samuel L. Jackson Would Like to Guest on S.H.I.E.L.D. [35] Jackson added that trusting Danvers plays a key role in his development, as they become "compatriots" throughout the film. Fury stated that "the world is filling up with people that can't be matched" and advocates methods for S.H.I.E.L.D. 's computer systems, forcing Pierce to unlock S.H.I.E.L.D's database so Romanoff can leak classified information, exposing Hydra to the public. Until I am certain my team can't hold it, I will not order a nuclear strike against a civilian population!Nick Fury and Gideon Malick. referring to Tony Stark "I've got my eye on you". This is the last time you'll be seeing me for a stretch. So much so that according to CBR, some fans believe he was originally supposed to stay dead. Fury had major roles in Far From Home and Captain Marvel, and a cameo at Tony Stark's funeral in Avengers: Endgame, making him the only MCU character to appear in all three of Marvel's films in 2019. Afterwards at S.H.I.E.L.D, he officially declared Hulk to be Ross's problem for the time being. Samuel L. Jackson 's Nick Fury looks worn out. However, Fury continued the search despite their demands. : 2.15: One Door Closes, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In 2015, Fury arrives at Barton's home to help and motivate Stark, Rogers, Romanoff, Banner, and Barton to formulate a plan to stop Ultron. Afterward, he and Danvers discussed the Tesseract being hidden on Earth. Coulson recommended the project be shut down; however, Fury had secretly decided to continue with the project. While it seems peculiar, an answer was given -- just not through the films. During the scuffle, Fury hard turned the car they were riding in to be t-boned by an incoming bus, which killed the Skrull on impact. In 2014, Fury then covertly hired Georges Batroc and his team of mercenaries to take over the Lemurian Star in order to provide cover for Romanoff's mission to get information on Project Insight. His lack of trust in people leads him to the point of even distrusting his own family, as is the case with his mother, whom he asks to call him by the family surname. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Edgar Wright's energetic adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's hit indie comic book has its detractors. Fury had the Helicarrier flown into the air and put on clocking so that their mission could continue without being interrupted as Maria Hill relayed his orders. Natasha Romanoff mocked Stark for his failure to save the world and Fury tried to offer them all the confidence to go into battle again to save the world. Fury and Romanoff revealed that they intended to release all of S.H.I.E.L.D. With time running out to stop Loki from completing his goals of world domination, Fury had all their key candidates for the Avengers found and brought onto the Helicarrier, with the assistance of both Natasha Romanoff and Phil Coulson, who gave each of them all a full briefing about Loki and the plan to find and stop him before it was too late. [23], I went to great pains to make sure you didn't die the first time. to exactly replicate a human. 's Nick Fury has "died" and come back one time too many, to the point of the trope losing impact. Knowing that Hawkeye was running the attack, Fury then sent Black Widow to go out and personally engage him while also ordering one of his fighter jets to fire at Hulk in order to force him to escape the Helicarrier before he could tear it all apart, which resulted in Hulk furiously destroying the jet before disappearing having been thrown overboard. in the best hands. has to offer. This was never gonna work if they didn't have something to..Nick Fury and Phil Coulson. and the US military. ""Not an option. Fury survived being shot due to wearing a Bulletproof Vest and had managed to get back onto his feet, before getting onto the radio to inform Maria Hill of Barton's betrayal and ordering her to do what she could to attempt to stop Barton from escaping with Loki and the Tesseract. Fury also found Hill questioning his plan for evacuation and his current priorities, believing that they should be focused on trying to control the Tesseract however they could. As they shook hands, Fury reminded them not to tell anyone of his survival. In 2014, Fury trains Rogers to be a S.H.I.E.L.D. [25] Fury gave his report to the World Security Council. ""That's up to you Director.Nick Fury and Phil Coulson. Fury revealed the Tesseract within the case and told Selvig that it was a source of immense power, although nobody had been able to determine how to tap all the power. [32], According to Victoria Hand, when Coulson got abducted by the Centipede Project and tortured for several days by Edison Po, both Fury and Maria Hill wanted constant updates on the situation of the rescue mission coordinated by Hand and the other agents. "Bucky," is actually one of the oldest characters in Marvel history, first appearing alongside Captain America in the iconic hero's printed debut in 1940. However, just before Fury could then answer Stark's question, Captain America had then entered the room with a Arnimhilation 99L Assault Weapon which he had found, claiming that Phase Two was S.H.I.E.L.D. Shortly afterwards, an attempt is made on Fury's life by Hydra, which is revealed to have taken over S.H.I.E.L.D. somehow be resurrected for the Disney+ series, Phase 4, the MCU will look considerably different, Marvel's Five New Avengers Characters Joining The MCU In 2020 Explained, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). When Simmons awoke while being treated, however, she was able to provide him with the information he needed to find Phil Coulson. Upon seeing the alien's true form, Fury quickly covered the Skrull's body and marked the scene of the accident under S.H.I.E.L.D. glasses to him. ""And I'm not afraid to cut off fingers.Nick Fury and Phil Coulson. sees the world as it is, not how it likes to be seen"; though Captain America believed that Project Insight was controlling people using fear. S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury chose to be dispatched in those locations, due to them all starting with the letter 'B' and that he could make them rhyme when he would mention them in passing. : 4.04: Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The photos of Peggy and . The king took a spear and set it with its point in the soil, then he laid an arrow on the string and shot up into the air. In both the original comic book and the Ultimate Marvel versions, Fury was able to remain active many decades after the war because he aged unnaturally slowly due to regular doses of an Infinity Formula. Following their trip to the secret facility, the team learns Fury is alive. He was convinced of this threat after encountering the Kree and Skrulls, but had difficulty convincing others that his concerns were warranted. Before he could react, a group of HYDRA agents disguised as cops then attacked Fury while he was driving, slamming into his car and using an Electronic Battering Ram to try and penetrate the vehicle's armor. In Iron Man 2 (2010), Fury sends in Natasha Romanoff to pose as an assistant to and assess Stark to see if he is worth recruiting for the Initiative and helps Stark deal with his palladium illness and Ivan Vanko. [7] Before returning to the Triskelion, Fury ordered Bobbi Morse and Isabelle Hartley to rescue Robert Gonzales in the Iliad, and also ordered Morse to destroy the ship in order to prevent HYDRA from obtaining the Monolith. In 2010, Fury visits Tony Stark in his Malibu home and recruits him into the "Avengers Initiative". They then deduced that she was the pilot that went down with "Lawson" and somehow arrived on Hala. After a few minutes, Garrett radioed again and told him that Iron Man swooped in a saved his life. In the years since, Fury has returned for multiple MCU movies, including films in the Captain America, Iron Man, and Avengers franchises. would help Stark find what he needed. Once he returned to his post on the bridge to take command of the situation, Fury ordered that the Helicarrier be positioned over water to ensure that if they fell out of the sky, they would not kill thousands of innocent lives below them, becoming annoyed as he had to give directions to the navigator about how to figure out where to turn to get over water. It proved to be a . Perfect opportunity. As of 2021[update], Fury has appeared in eleven MCU films, beginning with an appearance in the post-credits scene of Iron Man (2008). and founder of the Avengers. ""He knew his enemies. But it was all just a misdirect. Knowing that the energy levels above them were causing serious damage to the facility, Fury stalled Loki by questioning Loki on his true scheme for the Earth, however, when they discovered that Fury was stalling while he waited for the building to implode, Loki ordered Barton to shoot Fury in the chest and take the Tesseract. Afterwards, he oversees the Avengers transition into the new Avengers Compound. was being infiltrated by the Skrulls, Fury deceived Talos and decided to go rogue with Vers. When Rogers arrived after speaking to his neighbor, Fury greeted him and showed Rogers his injuries to express the seriousness of the situation. ""What is it? [6], When Fury was informed that the United States Army, led by Thaddeus Ross, was hunting down Bruce Banner, he personally approached Banner in a bar and tried to talk to him peacefully. glasses that Stark wanted him to deliver to Parker, and informed Talos of Parker's identity as Spider-Man. Secret Invasion. Fury originally appeared in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Fury, however, resolved to call upon the Avengers should they be needed again, and made further assurances that they would come, why Hill asked him why he was so sure of this, he told her this would be that they would need them. So don't have FitzSimmons going making modifications like a-a damn fish tank. ""Once we get our hands on the Tesseract, you're in the clear.Nick Fury and Bruce Banner. Later in the movie, it was revealed that Fury never died at all. Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "This Is Captain Marvel's Tiniest, Yet Very Annoying Mystery", "Nick Fury no more?