S.H.I.E.L.D

S.H.I.E.L.D is an organization founded on protection from human, superhuman, even extraterrestrial threats. Founded by Peggy Carter, Bucky Barnes, and the Howling Commandos after Captain America's disappearance and the end of WWII, S.H.I.E.L.D's primary function was to track down the remainder of the subversive, military and science organization Hydra and destroy it.

In modern day, S.H.I.E.L.D often allies with various superheroes to help protect the world from whatever threat is currently happening. However, Agent Phil Coulson was asked by Nick Fury after the formation of the Avengers to put together a small, team of agents--new and old--to act as a mobile unit with the goal to investigate the emerging unclassified cases around the globe(see Team Coulson). This team would be off S.H.I.E.L.D radar and answer primarily to Coulson, and occasionally Maria Hill and Nick Fury himself.

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